The Syndicate

Vent your frustrations here. We feel your pain. We hate those jerks too!

My vent? Same vent as always....Customers. They can so make or break your heart. Some of them are so great and so wonderful, they make my job a joy! Others, yea....not so much.

I don't think this really qualifies as a vent but last night was insanely busy. I mean, over the top. And in the middle of it all of a sudden a cop car pulls in the station with the lights and sirens going. I look outside and the cops are literally chasing someone through the parking lot and tackling him to the ground out there. The best we can figure is that an undercover cop witnessed a drug deal or something and the dealer tried to escape. It was bizarre. Right before that all occurred I had this really snotty, horrible woman and I complained after she left. When it all went down my coworker commented that maybe it was my rude customer. I laughed and responded, last I checked they don't arrest you for being a bitch.

Anyway, that was random, crazy shift yesterday. Needless to say I was ready to go home by the time it was over, lol.

that totes quallifies.

I'm just going to post this now - and say - I'll post it again.

I've been more than 20 years in the restaurant business. I've seen some things. And like a pro -ball player - it makes me a bit superstitious. I've never been failed by it.

This weekend? Full moon + first of the month. Got help my sanity!

This site doesn't accept fourew as an answer to the registration question :C

Thats sad.

We should threaten Sock until he fixes that :nod:

I finished all my oolong tea. :'(

Oh Boy! This will be fun. I finaly have a place for some of my stories from work. Now, all names will be changed to protect the underage. Most likely they are not innocent. They are in jail after all.

I got a stomach flu... On Christmas morning... And I had to work this evening. I think I made four emergency visits to th bath room during the six hours I weathered it out at work. After that I decided it was time to find someone to cover the last two or three hours of my shift so I could go home. Yuck.

yuck! feel better daisy!

I'm thinking we may have gotten something from the family Christmas gathering on Sunday. Jess came down with some serious digestive trouble around midnight/1 a.m. (12/26) which is close enough to your timeline. I started in about 12 hours later. I'm wondering if anyone else has similar symptoms. I've always has a fairly robust immune system so when I catch something it's usually after everyone else & with lower grade symptoms.

Adam did as did Jackson, Wyatt and Leanna. The party was definitely "ground zero." Everyone better in your house now?

I bought an internet on Tuesday but they haven't opened it yet the fridge makes a loud vibrating sound unless I occasionally push it and why does Youtube keep recommending me videos I've already watched? .**L*OÄ(((((

I've got 99 problems and a... "female" is most definitely one.

Somehow, I didin't visualize someone named "Axxon" as having problems, lol~ maybe it's the 2 x's. Hope she comes around

I am out of tonic water

S~V~S wrote:
I am out of tonic water

That is the most tragic thing I have read in ages.

Vompatti wrote:I bought an internet on Tuesday but they haven't opened it yet the fridge makes a loud vibrating sound unless I occasionally push it and why does Youtube keep recommending me videos I've already watched? .**L*OÄ(((((

yeah

Planning vacations when you don't know for sure what your position will be at that time, or even what store you will be in, makes it extremely difficult. It is also highly unfair that I'm pretty much expected to work every freaking holiday. I get having to work them, I am even ok with working most of them. But ALL of them? That is BS in my opinion. Speedway is not my life, it is just my job.

That reminds me I should remember to send the school I got accepted in an email that I'm not coming because I get more benefit money sitting at home doing nothing.

What were you going to study?

Some kind of commercial/business stuff I think. I only applied for bureaucratic reasons.

Education is very expensive in Finland.

Actually it's nearly free but in most cases it's still not worth it.

So yesterday afternoon, I woke up and I had some pretty severe lower abdominal cramps. It felt like it does when you wake up in the morning and have to go to the restroom except once I did that, the cramps never went away. It hurt to stand, it hurt to walk, it hurt to lay down. I was in pain pretty much if I was in any position but a curled up ball.

I try to take some aspirin - an hour later no help.

After 5 hours of this, I break down and go to the ER because it could be something simple, but it could also be something to worry about and there's really just no way for me to know which it is right?

While at the ER, they give me a norco for the pain and it's the first bit of comfort I've had in 6 hours. I still hurt mind you, but I can at least lay down and move and stuff without feeling like I've got a sword sticking in my gut. They take a urine sample, they do an ultrasound, they do a more extensive (and kinda evasive) ultrasound. An hour or so later, they know nothing. Urine didn't show anything, my overies look fine. (So, no ovarian cysts - this the good news I suppose) In the end, 3 hours and a 700 dollar bill (which somehow because I have a 750 deductible that's not met yet my insurance isn't picking up a penny of) all they can tell me is "We don't know what's causing it, even though you had a BM, you could still be backed up in there. If you're still in pain on Monday, call a family doctor and schedule an appointment with them. Here's a script for some pain meds."

So I fill the script and there's only 15 of them. I work again tomorrow so I've been trying to be hecka conservative with them because a) there's only 15 of them and they have to last till Monday if this pain doesn't go away. As of right now, it still hurts, but I can't tell if relief is coming because I'm getting better or if it's just the meds actually helping some or if it's a waxing and waning pain or if I'm just getting used to hurting and b)

If they think that my pain is due to needing to make another BM, why did they prescribe me pain meds that are known to cause constipation?

Also - srrsly. I hope I feel better before Monday because this has never happened to me before and I'm a little freeked out by it.

I have to work tomorrow. LIke all day.

bea, why dont you go ahead and make an appointment with your doctor now instead of waiting until Monday? Just because the ER said Monday that doesnt mean you have to wait. Sounds like they ruled out appendicitis which is good.

oh! I just noticed this is old! sorry!

hahahah - no problems - I felt better by monday - still the weirdest thing ever though...

That reminds me of my ER trip a few years ago. For days there was a building pain in the lower right of my abdomen, I eventually asked my parents to take me to the ER because it was getting pretty painful, but none of the tests/scans showed anything. After a few days the pain subsided but I still have no idea what caused it.

A Person wrote:That reminds me of my ER trip a few years ago. For days there was a building pain in the lower right of my abdomen, I eventually asked my parents to take me to the ER because it was getting pretty painful, but none of the tests/scans showed anything. After a few days the pain subsided but I still have no idea what caused it.

Sounds like hysterical pain brought on by stress or anxiety to me, but then I'm no doctor.

thellama73 wrote:

A Person wrote:That reminds me of my ER trip a few years ago. For days there was a building pain in the lower right of my abdomen, I eventually asked my parents to take me to the ER because it was getting pretty painful, but none of the tests/scans showed anything. After a few days the pain subsided but I still have no idea what caused it.

Sounds like hysterical pain brought on by stress or anxiety to me, but then I'm no doctor.

I think so too. The doctor said that it could have been an infection or something, but I'm not a doctor either and I never went for a checkup.

If I as the store manager end up having to cover a third shift due to a no-call/no-show, someone should be afraid of losing their job tomorrow. Just saying.

I am not pleased right now. I did third shift for a year and a half, this is unacceptable. I have other crap to do rather than this.

Spacedaisy wrote:If I as the store manager end up having to cover a third shift due to a no-call/no-show, someone should be afraid of losing their job tomorrow. Just saying.

I am not pleased right now. I did third shift for a year and a half, this is unacceptable. I have other crap to do rather than this.

HOly mother of pearl, I'd be hacked off too.

It's that time of year again for me...

"Mr. Brown...what can I do to bring up my grade?"

"BUILD A TIME MACHINE AND GO BACK TO THE DAY YOU WERE FUCKING AROUND."

Epignosis wrote:It's that time of year again for me...

"Mr. Brown...what can I do to bring up my grade?"

"BUILD A TIME MACHINE AND GO BACK TO THE DAY YOU WERE FUCKING AROUND."

Is there any extra credit I could do?

My tests are open book and open note. There is no extra credit. You have to be a loser to fail me.

Epignosis wrote:My tests are open book and open note. There is no extra credit. You have to be a loser to fail me.

I once failed 95 percent of a class. Got in trouble with the principal over it too. I refused to change grades. I let them make up work from the beginning of the year all the way up to the end of the year. No body took me up on the offer. I refused to change 0's into passing marks.

Today I had a catscan and it was scareh!

I will probably need surgery for all the hernias I got in the car accident back in August. Poop.

Someone gave me a cupcake though.

My tooth fell out finally. The dentist said my mom had to twist it.

Simon wrote:My tooth fell out finally. The dentist said my mom had to twist it.

Hi Simon!

My first tooth fell out on the first day of 1st grade! A lot of firsts. It happened at lunch and all the first grade teachers (4 of them, I think) came over and helped me.

Twisting is indeed the best way to get out those loose teeth! When I was your age, my next door neighbor tied one end of a string to his dog's leg and the other end to his loose tooth. He figured that when his dad came home, the dog would jump up (like he usually did) and the tooth would pop out. Let's just say this was not the best plan!

Hope the tooth fairy brings you a nice shiny coin!

Later Simon!

Your Bud,

I WANT A DISHWASHER!!!

Elohcin wrote:I WANT A DISHWASHER!!!

How much are you paying?

But seriously, you have a cake bidness and no dishwasher? Omg

Elohcin wrote:I WANT A DISHWASHER!!!

Epi!!! Get this lovely woman a dishwasher ASAP. Otherwise, you'd better grab a dish cloth and get to washin' buddy.

I hate mean customers. I hate customers who can't decide what they want. I hate customers who call every 10 seconds to change their order then get mad because it didn't get to their house by the time that was quoted before said changes to their order were made. I hate that we as a culture have been trained to know that if you just yell loud enough and use enough curse words, you can get what you want for free. I think businesses have messed up a bit there. It's a system that rewards problems. I have no issue at all with wanting to make things you dislike right with you. I'm a pleaser, I'm Italian, and I take feeding people VERY seriously. You do not have to yell at me to get me to give you free food. All you have to do is stay calm and talk to me. Let me know how I can make it right and I'll do it.

I do however wish we could move as a business practice to, rather than reward people who yell the loudest. Reward people who are always steady and regular customers. Those are the guys I *really* want to take care of.

ok - I'm done ranting now.

Busy Friday was busy.

Hedgeowl wrote:

Elohcin wrote:I WANT A DISHWASHER!!!

How much are you paying?

But seriously, you have a cake bidness and no dishwasher? Omg

Yes, it is increasingly frustrating. I do dishes for about two hours each day. We don't eat out really...and most of our meals are from scratch, plus I have the dishes from cake stuff. We use a LOT of dishes.

I just burned the hell out of my hand. I use my pans in the oven sometimes and I grabbed the handle of this one while stirring.

Owwie.

ALL THE THINGS

Epignosis wrote:I just burned the hell out of my hand. I use my pans in the oven sometimes and I grabbed the handle of this one while stirring.

Owwie.

you know what would make things better?


A FUCKING DISHWASHER.

Mongoose wrote:ALL THE THINGS

Lizzy wrote:

Mongoose wrote:ALL THE THINGS

:O ture

bea wrote:

Epignosis wrote:I just burned the hell out of my hand. I use my pans in the oven sometimes and I grabbed the handle of this one while stirring.

Owwie.

you know what would make things better?


A FUCKING DISHWASHER.

bea wrote:

Epignosis wrote:I just burned the hell out of my hand. I use my pans in the oven sometimes and I grabbed the handle of this one while stirring.

Owwie.

you know what would make things better?


A FUCKING DISHWASHER.

I think they prefer to be called "Mexicans."