Norms Bait and Tackle

Marilyne · June 26, 2025, 11:48:08 AM

"Wars are terrible. Why can't humans live in peace worldwide?
Religion wars? Greed? Power fight? I am so tired of it all".

It's been that way since the beginning of time, and will continue on after we are are no longer here to witness. Maybe then we'll have an answer?

patricia19 · June 26, 2025, 12:33:32 PM

There will never be enough, those narcissistic parasites greedy for power and money will never stop. The idea of religion is only one tool in their arsenal.

Ciaobella · June 26, 2025, 01:06:57 PM

Bubble, I am so glad to see you post and that you are okay. I've been keeping up with the happenings and I pray this cease fire will last. How sad for the deaths of the soldiers and families. Yes, we have had wars since the beginning of time, and I am certain we will til the end of times. All I know to do is pray without ceasing for world leaders to care more for their people than they do for power, money, territory and possessions.

OLM, I am sure the quietness with all the family gone is difficult but keeping busy sounds like the perfect way to deal with their absence.

Patricia, thank you for the sweet pic and link. I am such a visual person that when I am at the dentist, I close my eyes and imagine being back on Clearwater Beach in Florida where I first saw the Gulf of America (Mexico).

Marilyne, I had to laugh out loud when you said you found it in the bedroom closet still in the box never opened. lol I was just searching for some valuable items this morning and was so anxious because the boxes were not where I thought I had put them. I little prayer to St. Anthony always works: Alas! I found them safe and sound.

Tony, Tony look around something is lost and must be found.

We have been into the high 90s for the past few days and so I have hunkered down in the AC. The pool is finally finished and refilled so I may lounge a bit in it later today. It's unbelievable July 4th is just 8 days away. I feel like I blink, and a new month has begun.

Y'all take care and stay cool.

MarsGal · June 26, 2025, 01:26:31 PM

What a relief it is to see you back online, Bubble, and doing okay.

It is yet another hot day today, "only" 90^o. Rain TK later this afternoon and evening with a flood watch in effect this evening and overnight.

My new bedroom furniture and mattress are being delivered on Sunday. The apartment maintenance guys are going to take the old bed out either this afternoon or tomorrow, so I will be sofa sleeping for a day or two. Meanwhile, I have more stuff to move out of the way after I hand wash some dishes.

OnLonelyMountain · June 26, 2025, 04:23:55 PM

Hi Ciaobella,
Your pool sounds heavenly!

My current "take my mind off it" project is the hearth for my wood cookstove. I have to get a head start on it because everything has to be non-toxic. Normal building materials don't always measure up. Ron isn't even at the build the platform stage yet. I'm currently working on finding non-toxic grout in the color I want. The wood cookstove I inherited is olive green! Oh dear😆 But I searched until I found a beautiful tile with various shades of blue and green. I finally opened the pallet and looked at one last week. Its beautiful! So what I'm thinking is a 1/8" light, slightly bluer, olive green grout should tie them together nicely. I've been searching; there are a couple of nodes on our patrols where I can get 2 bars of internet. While the dogs complete their business I run searches. Though after questioning manufacturers I'm switching to mixing my own color. I have a bag of white sanded grout from years ago at home. I've seen bags of grout colorant online. Problem solving is a great way to keep one's mind healthy.🤪

MG, ooh new furniture! How fun!

RAMMEL · June 26, 2025, 06:52:31 PM

Quote from: OnLonelyMountain on June 26, 2025, 04:23:55 PMProblem solving is a great way to keep one's mind healthy.

My career was shooting electro mechanical and electronic problems (Phone Company). Now that I'm retired I sort of miss that. It certainly keeps the brain in shape.

OnLonelyMountain · June 26, 2025, 07:33:00 PM

Rick, I can always find something that needs fixing or solving

patricia19 · June 26, 2025, 08:12:06 PM

You want problem-solving...try splitting 200 hours between 12 sales clerks for the two-week pay period. Keeping in mind that the amount of hours given is determined by admin assigned sales quotas, most added on purchases and sign-ups for customer credit cards, achieved.

Have there been any issue between a sales associate and customers or other associates? You also take into mind, the number of callouts and tardies on the last schedule.

The sales associates don't take in the fact that you, as a manager, are following rules set out across the board. They believe that you have it in for them, or you've been bribed. All you can say is that it's store rules and leave it at that.

RAMMEL · June 26, 2025, 11:38:47 PM

Quote from: patricia19 on June 26, 2025, 08:12:06 PMThe sales associates don't take in the fact that you, as a manager, are following rules set out across the board. They believe that you have it in for them, or you've been bribed. All you can say is that it's store rules and leave it at that.

Ohhhhh, I do believe that. I found scheduling impossible to make most workers happy. No matter how you did it, it was wrong.

OnLonelyMountain · Reply #24339 - Re: Norms Bait and Tackle

Good comment Rick! I was so flabbergasted and its so far outside my experiences I couldn't think of anything useful to say. I just had naughty thoughts, like making comments to those reps that might seem to confirm their suspicions. I wouldn't have lasted a minute in that job! Kudos to you personnel managers for your incredible tact, perseverance and patience.

RAMMEL · Reply #24340 - Re: Norms Bait and Tackle

Assigning was especially "fun" when you had to assign someone to a Holiday, like Christmas.

patricia19 · Reply #24341 - Re: Norms Bait and Tackle

I worked in middle management, a thankless job, in both retail and hospitality. In hotel management, I preferred nights because of the amount of paperwork.

Holidays are no fun, even with time and a half or more. Then there were some who volunteered for every holiday and that caused resentment as well, if others wanted a pay boost. You had to set limits there too.

One of the worst behavioral situation I had was when I found out that one of the owner's sons, early-twenties, would bring a "friend," to the hotel, overnight. Putting a stop to that endeared me to no one. I soon moved to a different hotel.

patricia19 · Reply #24342 - Re: Norms Bait and Tackle

This is an old puzzle graphic. The more you look, the more you see...

Marilyne · Reply #24343 - Re: Norms Bait and Tackle

Patricia, Hmmmmm . . . So far I'm seeing four things, but still studying the picture for more?

Ciaobella, I had to laugh at . . . Tony, Tony look around something is lost and must be found. I don't think I've ever heard one of the Saints, referred to by a nickname! I remember wearing a St. Christopher medal around my neck on a chain, to keep me safe when I traveled. Then through the years, always making sure that I had it in my purse whenever I went anywhere on bus, train or car. Wasn't there also a Patron Saint of Lost Causes? I think I need to refer to him now!

Patricia, I worked in retail a couple of times when I was young. Both times at different Sears stores, and I don't remember much about how things were set up there? More recently, my younger daughter worked at J.C. Penney for about four or five years, so I remember how the "chain of command", was there. She always worked in either the Lingerie, or Petite department. The same middle-manager in charge of both. Then there was a Manager, who had an office, who was in charge of all the departments dealing in womens clothes. Everyone was in fear of her, because that was where you were sent if you got "written up".

MarsGal - Looks like you only have one day to wait for your new bedroom furniture. Did you decide on the twin or double bed? Let us know how Shan and Oscar react, and which one takes charge of the bed!

OLM, I agree - the olive green cookstove sounds a little drab, but finding the tile in various shades of blue and green, will be beautiful.
Sorry to hear that your family members might not be returning again for the rest of the Summer? (except for Ron). It's good that he comes every weekend to work on his projects.
We're supposed to get a warm-up starting today, in all three coastal States, so you may be getting some hot weather ahead. Is your mountain climate cooler, like Portland, or Hot, like then Tri-Cities, in WA?

Bubble, hoping we hear from you again, as to how things are recovering in your town and throughout Israel? Was there any damage near you from the missiles? It will take a long long time for things to return to what they were before, but Israel will recover, if only the cease fire will continue indefinitely.

MarsGal · Reply #24344 - Re: Norms Bait and Tackle

Marilyne, I am getting a twin. The cats are a bit befuddled with all the furniture being moved about temporarily, but for the most part, they are taking it in stride.

Looks like the sun is just now trying to peak out, but that won't last.

Ciaobella · Reply #24345 - Re: Norms Bait and Tackle

Marilyne, yes, the Patron Saint of lost causes is St. Jude. He was my mother-in-law's favorite saint. She kept a statue of him on her bedside table. When she passed, I asked if anyone wanted it and his siblings said no, so I asked if I could have it. My mother-in-law is the person who taught me the prayer to St. Anthony (Tony) when we were first married, and we were at our lake cottage, and she had lost her car keys. Hubby, her and I were searching everywhere, and she said let's say the prayer to St. Anthony the patron saint of lost articles and she proceeded to repeat "Tony, Tony look around something is lost and must be found." Minutes later we found her keys is the grass near her car. lol

Patricia, is there a certain number of things to see? I love these types of pics.

MarsGal, pets the nosiest when you are changing something. My hubby and I have been working a new flower bed, and our Australian Silky Terrier Brinkley has been in our way all morning as if he is the Supervisor. At one point he plopped down right in the center on the hot black plastic and laid there in the hot sun! I love their curiosity.

Rick, I have to say I have a sister who was head of the lab in a small-town hospital, and she was in charge of scheduling and boy did she create enemies. In all fairness she did target certain people she didn't care for and one went over her head and won the claim. I suppose as Patricia points out most companies have a method that would prevent such cases like my sister taking her prejudice and power to use in such a way.

Okay I took a little break out of the sun but must get back to finishing the flower bed so you all have a nice weekend.

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