Room For All

[KayTheCurler]

Smoke has become less obvious as today wore on. I can now see sky and clouds!! I am coughing more than usual and my chest is uncomfortably tight. Things have been worse, but they've also been better. I'm glad I don't live closer to the fires.

 

[Northwind]

The air seems clearer today and even yesterday. That's good because we were outside all weekend at a music festival. The fresher air and music have been wonderful. My respiratory system feels better.

 

[Tabitha]

I am developing a cough. And I have been staying in room with aircleaner. Yuck.
There is a warning out now for pets Pinga. Cats stay in. Small dogs out only for washroom. Larger dogs with no symptoms can be walked for 15 minutes.

 

[ChemGal]

Rash on your skin?

Yeah, eczema worse than usual and just itchy in general

 

[ChemGal]

I am developing a cough. And I have been staying in room with aircleaner. Yuck.
There is a warning out now for pets Pinga. Cats stay in. Small dogs out only for washroom. Larger dogs with no symptoms can be walked for 15 minutes.

Although who wants to be out there for 15 min?
The air is certainly better here. Looks like we'll be around a 4 for a while. I need to recover more before exposing myself even at the relatively good level. I didn't pay any attention to what's expected later on from the weather reports, but that can change anyway.

 

[Carolla]

10+ air quality in Whistler now - the mountain view has disappeared. It was Crankworx on the weekend - crazy mountain bikers, stunt riding. Not so good to be out doing strenuous activity.

 

[Luce NDs]

Is there truly room for all in all the smoke and mire? Like existential domains ... may lack balance of subject-object in the reasonable judgement !

Thus the essence side ... where attributes are implicit? Ain't that the Duce ... conflicted but take it all in ... that gnawing ...

 

[Tabitha]

Never thought I would say it but air quality is only 9 today. It is a huge improvement.

 

[Tabitha]

and it got down to a 7.

 

[Delightful Life]

and it got down to a 7.

Thatz a lot better than i saw some 2 dayz ago...on a 0 to 500 scale yer area was 338! Eep!

 

[ChemGal]

Sometimes I just have to laugh at some of my work requests. Someone emailed me this evening, just saw it recently because I don't expect to get emails after about 6pm.
They want the info for late tomorrow morning and the number is large. The hours that I will bill for, for completing this are greater than the hours between the email and the request. Ie. something like 13 hours of billable hours, but 10 hours turnaround time requested from when the email was sent (although it certainly won't take me 13 hours to complete).
Debating on what I will actually do. I'm thinking passing it on to someone else to double check for errors, as usually I give myself a large break between completion and proofing so I have fresh eyes. Will see how far I get on it tonight before I feel like I'm making tons of errors.

 

[Luce NDs]

Billing for numbers larger than the actual time?????

Is this virtual inflation?

 

[Nancy]

Glad you can laugh about it ChemGal! My husband claims that mankind is in a 'race to the bottom'...that our work/relationship standards are taking a huge nosedive. After my past week, where my volunteer duties have resulted in disappointment, and sometimes horror....I am beginning to agree. I am usually the optimist, believing the best in everyone, looking for the best in every situation. This past week has whipped that out of me.

 

[Luce NDs]

Glad you can laugh about it ChemGal! My husband claims that mankind is in a 'race to the bottom'...that our work/relationship standards are taking a huge nosedive. After my past week, where my volunteer duties have resulted in disappointment, and sometimes horror....I am beginning to agree. I am usually the optimist, believing the best in everyone, looking for the best in every situation. This past week has whipped that out of me.

Bottom end is that real doubletalk can discount any doubletalk from the bottom up!

 

[BetteTheRed]

Glad you can laugh about it ChemGal! My husband claims that mankind is in a 'race to the bottom'...that our work/relationship standards are taking a huge nosedive. After my past week, where my volunteer duties have resulted in disappointment, and sometimes horror....I am beginning to agree. I am usually the optimist, believing the best in everyone, looking for the best in every situation. This past week has whipped that out of me.

I can't like that, Nancy. It's impossible at the time to say "this too shall pass" and recognize that one will regain one's hope and optimism.

Hugs and chocolate and a glass of wine, if that's what helps.

*Bette bustles around tidying and making Room a warm hospitable (NON-SMOKY!!!) place for all of the guests who come in and sit for a while, chatting or silent, busily completing a puzzle or chatting with a neighbour. Tea, coffee, cool drinks of all sorts are ready; there are sweets and savouries, none of which contain a single calorie. Quilts and afghans and comfy chairs and couches and books abound.*

 

[Luce NDs]

Then when right in the stew ... can one pot call the other black ... like a great one calling all others spoiled?

In regards to stunned addictions ... the option is to be consumed in chicken soup ... then one is gone from the scene ... martyrdom if you can't help yourself extract from the bad situation?

All can join the feast ... even those on the lamþ ... the light of everything that comes out of: "who knows where?" Adam IHC Theory ... functions of little things ...

Is the psyche powered by out of here concerns? The like that Anis gone ... energy sink ...

Then DNA is common property ... but somehow business and industry has somehow managed to get it patented ... weird legalese ?

Tis the law and common question about how large operations can do this ... does it appear clear to some?

One needs to be exposed to corruption for a wake up call ... some are not prepared and disbelieve what is visible ... Christ is the Light of the extensive dark soul ... the realm of The Prince in fine doubletalk ... root of satire ...

This media should be denied and excluded ... thinkers are dangerous to the entitled ...

 

[ChemGal]

Billing for numbers larger than the actual time?????

Is this virtual inflation?

I get paid per the number of items completed, but paycheques aren't set up for that, so it goes down as an hour/item. Had I been a contractor, it wouldn't have been put down as # of hours.

 

[Luce NDs]

I get paid per the number of items completed, but paycheques aren't set up for that, so it goes down as an hour/item. Had I been a contractor, it wouldn't have been put down as # of hours.

Thank you for the expansion on how things ramp up !

And those of us on fixed income drop out of sight/out of mind ... tis a rigid enigma ... know!

 

[ChemGal]

Glad you can laugh about it ChemGal! My husband claims that mankind is in a 'race to the bottom'...that our work/relationship standards are taking a huge nosedive. After my past week, where my volunteer duties have resulted in disappointment, and sometimes horror....I am beginning to agree. I am usually the optimist, believing the best in everyone, looking for the best in every situation. This past week has whipped that out of me.

Most of the people who request things of me have never met me, it's all via email. They don't really understand the nature of the hours that I work, they all have work phones, I don't. If my husband gets an email at 9 pm, he typically looks at it fairly quickly to at least see if he needs to be out of town or something (rarely responds at those times, unless he knows there's an urgent project beforehand). Whereas I can get an email at 11am, and am out somewhere and might not see it until the evening.

 

[Carolla]

I used to face some "same only different" situations at work - being there only part time. The request for assessment when a patient basically had one foot out the door, or 'emergency/priority' ax for the next morning, but I wouldn't be back for 2 days. Gently informing & advising re availability & encourging earlier request for service was my usual response. Might suggest another therapist who may be available. I recall long ago somebody saying - you gotta teach people how to treat you & what to expect & this is done through managing your own responses. Good advice that I held to.

It does concern me that we (as a larger society) are moving toward this instant info, drop everything & figure it out kind of work mentality with email requests. Seems abundantly unhealthy if sustained.

Hey Bette - thanks for sprucing up the room - with fresh provisions!