What RUINED your day today?

[Pornhubby]

Thank you very much, I hope your day goes smoothly.

The first five days after the weekend are always the hardest.

[Shiela_M]

Brother ended up in the emergency room because he drinks stout beer.

He was drinking some.bloody Mary's with friend and had a drink spear that he was bending and folding and just playing around with. When he finished his body mary, he dropped the spear in the empty glass, or so he thought. It somehow ended up in his beer, and he didnt realize it, and because stout is so dark he didnt see it.

The spear ended up lodged in his throat. He couldnt swallow and breathing was very difficult. They got him to the hospital rather quickly and had him on oxygen but the spear was still in there. It took about 30 more minutes until the ears, nose, throat doctor showed and pulled the spear out.

Brother is doing good. Throat is sore and he sounds like a shit when he talks but he wont have any long lasting problems. Told him he'll have to switch to pale ale or lagers so he can see what's in his drink

[MintJulie]

Oh my god.  I'm having a panic attack imagining what he must have been feeling.  Hope he improves quickly

[Pornhubby]

Oh my fucking God. Shiela sending your brother prayers and positive energy. You know I love those dark brews. Will definitely look twice before I drink next time.

 

[Shiela_M]

Hes going to be fine. just a scary event that left his throat scratched up. He sent me a text with this pic of what they pulled from his throat.



I replied to him that I found it quite gross. When he asked why it was gross, I clarified and said his thumb nail was gross and he needs to wash his damn hands. He hasn't texted back since.

He just needs to have a liquid diet and not talk too much for a while. A week of broth and milk shakes.

[Pornhubby]

My phone started blowing up about 8:30 AM local time this morning. This always happens before a holiday weekend. Everybody’s got a list of things they want their lawyer to do, so they start calling and texting. I kept pushing back my morning shower and coffee, and next thing I knew it was 3:30 in the afternoon, and there was no fucking way I was going to even get into the office. So I took the last call around 5 o’clock, put the phone on mute. Three day weekend. God bless America.

[Writers Bloque]

A big customer/client meeting today, and all we had to do, is come up with a nice package to sell them, and no one could do it. I had to come from my office, into a meeting I was not part of, to help save a group I am not responsible for, because their manager fucked off to narnia for a long liquid lunch. Not making myself out to be a hero, because quite frankly, the clients were transferred from our department to the department that handles "problem" (I.E. those who have trouble paying what they owe, or are generally rude or insufferable.) I had dealt with them often before the transfer, as they would have eyes bigger than their wallets. They would order equipment from us, expecting top of the line, but at bargain basement prices. My boss at the time almost lost his job when they told him their budget, and our distributors would generally laugh in our faces when we told them their offers. So no, I was no hero today, and its a pretty solid bet that they will take their business elsewhere.

If I have not said so, we basically wholesale heavy diesel equipment, that would be considered overstock to rental companies and major contractors. My job is to go over documents to check things for errors. Well that was before I became a low end manager, now I have to crack the whip, on top of keeping my workflow solid. I was so angry, I had to leave for a few to go scream at clouds. How hard is it to say "Look, you don't have enough for three bulldozers AND a Lull." I mean the clients were asshats, but not stupid. Once they got the point, it would be easy to make a sale on stock that's not as wonderful as named brand, but still better than nothing, and still pretty good too. Nope, they wanted what they wanted, and could not afford it. The meeting should have ended there, but that department was hard up for a sale. Amateurs.

[Hilda]

A big customer/client meeting today, and all we had to do, is come up with a nice package to sell them, and no one could do it. I had to come from my office, into a meeting I was not part of, to help save a group I am not responsible for, because their manager fucked off to narnia for a long liquid lunch.

That really, truly sucks. I wish I could be there to give you a hug and some words of consolation.

Will there be no consequences for the joker who went for a long liquid lunch?

[Writers Bloque]

A big customer/client meeting today, and all we had to do, is come up with a nice package to sell them, and no one could do it. I had to come from my office, into a meeting I was not part of, to help save a group I am not responsible for, because their manager fucked off to narnia for a long liquid lunch.

That really, truly sucks. I wish I could be there to give you a hug and some words of consolation.

Will there be no consequences for the joker who went for a long liquid lunch?

Yes. She has been officially reprimanded. HR ladies don't play. She played the woman's problem card, from the office gossip, and kind of lost the hand, when she came back reeking of booze. They wont fire her yet, because its her first major offense. They only give two chances when it comes to drugs and alcohol use on company time. Failure to comply, or continuing will get her ass fired. So she has to walk a thin line, because I know HR will be watching her like a hawk. Much appreciated. Its irksome, but part of what it takes to get paid.

Also I am Highly Terrified of HR. I try to stay off their radar as much as possible. But I also have to help them, by helping mediate problems, because hurr durr, you big stronk man. But I joke with them about the fact that they are freakishly scary, that they do not need me sitting in their meetings, dealing with problems. They laugh, I laugh, I get told to sit down, I sit and be quiet. fun times.

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But there is a brightside to helping HR, and that is, no one can chew me out if I am called to help HR. Reports due, nope, need more time, HR has me until after lunch. "Well, fuck, okay, finish them when you can." "Yes Ma'am."

[Shiela_M]

I just got off the phone with my cousin. He said a couple days ago, he got a call from an 888 number. He figured it a telemarketer or scammer, so he didnt answer. Two nights ago around 10 pm he got another call, and his fiancee told him to just answer it, when he did, he said there was a bunch of noise and talking in the background, and then said he head somebody speaking a different language and then they hung up. Again thinking scammer or something like that. He shrugged it off and went to sleep.

Last night around 10 again, he gets a text from the same number.  What did the text read?

S

That's it. one letter. He was confused and blocked the number, but this morning he thought of me and called. I've told him about Asmodel a few times, and I am seriously terrified that creepy little psycho is trying to call me.

The email attached to this site is part of a group of "burner" emails my cousin and I use for exactly this type of thing. I've blocked everything I can think of and shared the email Asmodel was using so he can block that too.

[Pornhubby]

I got a phone call from an 888 number the other day, and I never answer those. But I ran it on a Google inquiry, and it turns out that the number is from a scam country.  It has very high international rates that are billed to your phone, $9/minute or more.

The scam is said to have originated in Japan and is called Wangiri. The word wangiri in Japanese means “one ring and cut.”And this is exactly what the scammers do.

So they call you, through a host. If you pick up the phone, the host redirects your call to the international number. If you don’t pick up, but call the number back, it goes straight to the expensive international number. Either way you get billed some expensive numbers.

This sounds like what happened to your cousin. He needs to check his phone bill.

As far as Asmodel is concerned, that guy really knows how to get in peoples heads. I found myself spending way too much time thinking about it, checking new member accounts, looking for anyone of a number of incarnations that he’s had here. When a guy picks the name “Creepy“ believe him the first time. And yes Captain Jack (and Kittykat), I’m talking to you.

[staci]

 Et Tu Brute? Captain?

[Shiela_M]

Thanks love, I feel a bit more at ease, but still pretty freaked the hell out. The whole texting thing is what threw him off, not to mention it is a local area code.

I googled the number as well and for a "Shoppe Thailand"

Et Tu Brute? Captain?

Right? It's sad that every single new member I have to look at with scepticism. Is he or she new or "new"?

[staci]

I even msg'd captain with my doubt, he denied it. of course

[Pornhubby]

I even msg'd captain with my doubt, he denied it. of course

Well remember, he’s 10 hours ahead of the states, so when you look at activity peaking around 2 AM our time, it is noon in Bangladesh. And he just has a very unique linguistic pattern, phraseology, and choice of words. The minute Captain Jack started praising Miss Barbara for her “incredible“ comments, I knew who we were dealing with. As far as Kittykat is concerned, he was talking about how he wished he had known KitKat and lo and behold 30 minutes later there’s a new account created using her name. He spent this morning reading all of Psiberzerker’s stories (another strange obsession), and couldn’t resist commenting on two of them. Including one with a six year old. So I reported that to the moderators.

I’m just not technically savvy enough to know how to block VBN accounts. He’s the only person reporting from Bangladesh. So it seems like we should be able to block that entire ZIP Code, but  the VBN makes that almost impossible, I’m told.

At least we are not being spammed with memes and cartoons.  He is a child.

Right? It's sad that every single new member I have to look at with scepticism. Is he or she new or "new"?

New members have a typical pattern of behavior, because they are not familiar with board personalities and conventions. They come by to say hello, post a few little things here and there, and sort of ease into the waters.

When you have a “new“ member directing comments to other members with obvious familiarity and posting in pics and vids on day one, they are *always* a reincarnation of a former member. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, we all come and go. But when you’re banned, you’re banned.

[Writers Bloque]

It is sad that someone has to be so obsessed that it drives people to be overly cautious. But for whatever its worth I have all of your backs.

[Hilda]

The scam is said to have originated in Japan and is called Wangiri. The word wangiri in Japanese means “one ring and cut.”And this is exactly what the scammers do.

Should I be worried by one-ring calls?

I don't remember getting any when I had a regular landline telephone, but a few years ago we switched to fiber internet and for a small additional fee our phone calls are also routed through the fiber network.

About once a week I get a one-ring call on the phone. I went to our ISP's support page and read that they implement some kind of spam call blocker, but that occasionally it's a little slow to respond and one ringtone gets through.

That's reassuring — up to a point. But now I know about "wangiri" scams, I'm beginning to worry again.

[Pornhubby]

I think the challenge is the use of a local host. So the wangiri number can look quite innocuous. My rule is, if I don’t know you, I let your first call roll over to voicemail. I have 100’s of names, people, courts, and businesses in my contacts list. I check the voicemail transcript and add you to my contacts.

Phone calls are increasingly rare. My firm’s case management software creates a unique number for each client’s text messages. I’d say 90% of my communication with clients now is via text or Zoom.

[Hilda]

Phone calls are increasingly rare. My firm’s case management software creates a unique number for each client’s text messages. I’d say 90% of my communication with clients now is via text or Zoom.

Zoom is something that caught me flat-footed. I recall using Skype a decade or so ago, then nothing until the Covid outbreak, when suddenly everyone was using Zoom as if it was as old as Edison.

Apart from spammers, people seem to have abandoned plain-text email. Maybe it'll go the way of the telegram and the telex.

[Pornhubby]

Favorite to least:

1. Text
2. Zoom
3. E-mail
4. Voice call