When we went to visit some family NY they laughed when I said y'all.
Then they said what do "yous guys" want to do!
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When we went to visit some family NY they laughed when I said y'all.
Then they said what do "yous guys" want to do!
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HI and welcome! Sounds like your little girl is pretty bright!
When we went to visit some family NY they laughed when I said y'all.
Then they said what do "yous guys" want to do!
There are a few places in the US where "yous" is normal and it drives the ESL teacher in me really nuts because "you" never takes an "s". (Whatever is normal for a particular region is technically "correct", especially in speech)
41 yr old here been vaping for one yr and I will not go back to analogs.
I have 2 kids a boy 6 and a girl 9 she is the one who saw a commercial for e-cigs and said you should do that Daddy the rest is history! I started with the Blu and moved on to a riva 510 and am awaiting my first mod a glv super-mini!
I enjoy Aikido(Martial art) home improvements and staying one step ahead of my kids
Welcome Top Jimi! Glad to see you here!
You said Y'all !!!
I'm sure you know... but... Y'all is up to five.
For over five it's....All you Y'all. LOL!!!
Hrm, I learned it as all y'all, lol!
Please, we're in the sticks and close enough to West BY G-D Virginia and we definitely say y'all (not to mention I spent many years living in the south, lol)
When we went to visit some family NY they laughed when I said y'all.
Then they said what do "yous guys" want to do!
My grandpa said that and he's from PA, lol! I think it's prevalent in both states?!?
As the daughter of an ESL teacher - I feel your pain, lol!
Hrm, I learned it as all y'all, lol!
Good job, didn't think you'd be the first to catch it.
Hrm, I learned it as all y'all, lol!
Good job, didn't think you'd be the first to catch it.
What can I say, lol!
Good morning!
Daisy did you saw logs? Lol!
Other than the 4 hours of snoring from like 8-midnight, erm, no - I wish I had...and yes...my snoring could fell a tree
I works all night and sleeps alllll dayyyyyyyy!
Which was my life for many years and I
3rd shifts!
What I found
were days at Borders Manassas, VA where I had to be at the store *3-5* hours before opening. It was a gawd awful store that I had to transfer to after 7 years at a different location. I got kicked out of the house at 10 pm in my jammies and bunny slippers by my abusive ex, with nothing but a small backpack full of clothes. The nearest place I could find a home was only 2 miles from where I *had* lived (I was homeless living with friends for 6 weeks and only 3 people I worked with knew about it), but the traffic in the am took 2 hours instead of 5 mins to drive the 2 miles, so I had to change - blarf. I could have worked around that, but I had changed positions after surgery because my ex had gotten a promotion so I didn't have to be full time any longer, and suddenly I needed my full office supervisor/trainer income again.
Sooo, back on the subject, I had to be there to unlock the store so the "overnight crew" who didn't really work overnights, could be let in anywhere between 5 and 7 am (store didn't open till 10). This =
daisy when I unlocked the place and let everyone in, until my amazing employees brought me my morning pot about 15 mins later (one of those big vacuum pump monsters) with double strength french roast and 6 shots of espresso in it. This created 
8-o 
daisy. This would last until I finished doing the deposit, payroll, scheduling, write-ups (they created 
daisy). Then, after my back went out on 11/5 and until my last day on 1/26, as soon as I finished the clearminded tasks around 9 am (store still wasn't open for another HOUR), I had to take 2 perc. and 10 mg of val. which made :huh : :confused :
daisy, until I napped through lunch. I actually carried around a stuffed duck. I put my name under its foot like Woody's in toy story at my friend JenJen's request, lol. If the duck was hanging off my right pocket, I was in my right mind. If it was hanging off the left - it was best left till the next day.
Amazingly I managed that WHOLE holiday season with no errors and maintaining the audit-readiness for the entire store. One manager, however, decided that I had an attendance problem from a leave I had to take for a surgery. I never missed shifts until I had that surgery - and it's called medical leave for a reason, right? So when my back went out, she went NUTS on my tush. She threatened me in front of an entire night shift and I, and apparently the rest of the staff present, was sure she was gonna hit me! It disturbed JenJen so much that she still can't talk about it 6 years later. I only had like 2 weeks of FMLA coverage and then they could fire me for attendance for real.
Then the GM started in, she'd count every time I had to leave early - even if it was for a Dr, and even more vulture-like if it was only 15 mins early and all my work was done. She chipped away until I think I had 45 mins left (seriously)! So I said "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more!" Ok, I actually said - I need another surgery so I have to go back on leave...and never got to go back (I wasn't going to go back to that one anyhow, even if they offered me the GM position and I was on the GM track, it was only a matter of time and a store needing a GM.
But yeah - I totally loved my 3rd shifts in MIS for Red Roof Inn which were actually 12 hour shifts midnight to noon fri/sat and mid. to 6 am sun/mon. Then I got to work 3rds doing audit for the same hotel, but in Plano, TX where there's a major drug problem. Having the police and/or fire & rescue squads nearly every night wasn't so fun and I scheduled myself off the audit shifts after a dealer called me on my cell phone, read off my home address and the license plate of my car and said, "Have a nice ride home and sleep tight!" Yeah, not so much...thank G-d my ex got transferred to DC and I finally left RRI after 6 years.
I can still pull all-nighters if I need to get something done, or if I'm manic (usually the reason these days) but I've *always* been a night person.
For anyone that actually read THIS FAR DOWN - thanks! I tend to type-babble, lol!
Which was my life for many years and I
3rd shifts! What I found
were days at Borders Manassas, VA where I had to be at the store *3-5* hours before opening. It was a gawd awful store that I had to transfer to after 7 years at a different location. I got kicked out of the house at 10 pm in my jammies and bunny slippers by my abusive ex, with nothing but a small backpack full of clothes. The nearest place I could find a home was only 2 miles from where I *had* lived (I was homeless living with friends for 6 weeks and only 3 people I worked with knew about it), but the traffic in the am took 2 hours instead of 5 mins to drive the 2 miles, so I had to change - blarf. I could have worked around that, but I had changed positions after surgery because my ex had gotten a promotion so I didn't have to be full time any longer, and suddenly I needed my full office supervisor/trainer income again.Sooo, back on the subject, I had to be there to unlock the store so the "overnight crew" who didn't really work overnights, could be let in anywhere between 5 and 7 am (store didn't open till 10). This =
daisy when I unlocked the place and let everyone in, until my amazing employees brought me my morning pot about 15 mins later (one of those big vacuum pump monsters) with double strength french roast and 6 shots of espresso in it. This created 8-o daisy. This would last until I finished doing the deposit, payroll, scheduling, write-ups (they created daisy). Then, after my back went out on 11/5 and until my last day on 1/26, as soon as I finished the clearminded tasks around 9 am (store still wasn't open for another HOUR), I had to take 2 perc. and 10 mg of val. which made :huh : :confused : daisy, until I napped through lunch. I actually carried around a stuffed duck. I put my name under its foot like Woody's in toy story at my friend JenJen's request, lol. If the duck was hanging off my right pocket, I was in my right mind. If it was hanging off the left - it was best left till the next day. Amazingly I managed that WHOLE holiday season with no errors and maintaining the audit-readiness for the entire store. One manager, however, decided that I had an attendance problem from a leave I had to take for a surgery. I never missed shifts until I had that surgery - and it's called medical leave for a reason, right? So when my back went out, she went NUTS on my tush. She threatened me in front of an entire night shift and I, and apparently the rest of the staff present, was sure she was gonna hit me! It disturbed JenJen so much that she still can't talk about it 6 years later. I only had like 2 weeks of FMLA coverage and then they could fire me for attendance for real.
Then the GM started in, she'd count every time I had to leave early - even if it was for a Dr, and even more vulture-like if it was only 15 mins early and all my work was done. She chipped away until I think I had 45 mins left (seriously)! So I said "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more!" Ok, I actually said - I need another surgery so I have to go back on leave...and never got to go back (I wasn't going to go back to that one anyhow, even if they offered me the GM position and I was on the GM track, it was only a matter of time and a store needing a GM.
But yeah - I totally loved my 3rd shifts in MIS for Red Roof Inn which were actually 12 hour shifts midnight to noon fri/sat and mid. to 6 am sun/mon. Then I got to work 3rds doing audit for the same hotel, but in Plano, TX where there's a major drug problem. Having the police and/or fire & rescue squads nearly every night wasn't so fun and I scheduled myself off the audit shifts after a dealer called me on my cell phone, read off my home address and the license plate of my car and said, "Have a nice ride home and sleep tight!" Yeah, not so much...thank G-d my ex got transferred to DC and I finally left RRI after 6 years.
I can still pull all-nighters if I need to get something done, or if I'm manic (usually the reason these days) but I've *always* been a night person.
For anyone that actually read THIS FAR DOWN - thanks
! I tend to type-babble, lol!
I grew up in Alabama and Georgia. Moved to Knoxville briefly, then spent 6 years in upstate NY. Now after about 8 years in Ohio I am completely schizophrenic when it comes to addressing a group of more than 2 people. I am most comfortable with y'all, and it feels like a perfectly adequate and correct way to address a small gathering, but I know that it sounds uneducated to many people. 'You' has never felt right when addressing more than one person; how do they know you are talking to all of them and not just one of them? Sometimes I say 'you all'. Sometimes I say 'you guys'. Y'all still feels the most natural way to say it.
I works all night and sleeps alllll dayyyyyyyy!
Which was my life for many years and I
What I found
Sooo, back on the subject, I had to be there to unlock the store so the "overnight crew" who didn't really work overnights, could be let in anywhere between 5 and 7 am (store didn't open till 10). This =
Amazingly I managed that WHOLE holiday season with no errors and maintaining the audit-readiness for the entire store. One manager, however, decided that I had an attendance problem from a leave I had to take for a surgery. I never missed shifts until I had that surgery - and it's called medical leave for a reason, right? So when my back went out, she went NUTS on my tush. She threatened me in front of an entire night shift and I, and apparently the rest of the staff present, was sure she was gonna hit me! It disturbed JenJen so much that she still can't talk about it 6 years later. I only had like 2 weeks of FMLA coverage and then they could fire me for attendance for real.
Then the GM started in, she'd count every time I had to leave early - even if it was for a Dr, and even more vulture-like if it was only 15 mins early and all my work was done. She chipped away until I think I had 45 mins left (seriously)! So I said "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more!" Ok, I actually said - I need another surgery so I have to go back on leave...and never got to go back (I wasn't going to go back to that one anyhow, even if they offered me the GM position and I was on the GM track, it was only a matter of time and a store needing a GM.
But yeah - I totally loved my 3rd shifts in MIS for Red Roof Inn which were actually 12 hour shifts midnight to noon fri/sat and mid. to 6 am sun/mon. Then I got to work 3rds doing audit for the same hotel, but in Plano, TX where there's a major drug problem. Having the police and/or fire & rescue squads nearly every night wasn't so fun and I scheduled myself off the audit shifts after a dealer called me on my cell phone, read off my home address and the license plate of my car and said, "Have a nice ride home and sleep tight!" Yeah, not so much...thank G-d my ex got transferred to DC and I finally left RRI after 6 years.
I can still pull all-nighters if I need to get something done, or if I'm manic (usually the reason these days) but I've *always* been a night person.
For anyone that actually read THIS FAR DOWN - thanks
Hi
Did you eat speedies in NY? The area my wife lived, they are a big thing. Like shredded chicken is here.
You said y'all......twice.
Sorry I haven't been on much but I am working on a couple of HUGE projects that are taking a lot of time and energy, (and caffeine and nicotine). Both are taking MUCH longer than I anticipated and are harder than I thought. Hopefully, once I finish, I will be in good shape for the summer months.
Both are taking MUCH longer than I anticipated and are harder than I thought. Hopefully, once I finish, I will be in good shape for the summer months.
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