Regular every day pre-vet stuff

[tiburonfirst]

lol - got to the vet too late and was turned away ..... going again next week

we need some kind of ideas how to make this work - atty got turned around by the rw today but we can expect that to happen to any one of us
tweety promised to watch out for late turnings if at all possible ..... splinter thought she'd be back once school started

 

[AttyPops]

I don't know how to say this other than directly...

It wears on ya. It's fun. And important. And cool. But it's every other day at random times. Or every few days, but multi-party per day.

They don't get tired. They only have to show up once (if at all). We (some combination of us anyway) have to show up for all of em. I try to keep it unique and engaging for each one. Tough to do sometimes.

The only solutions I can come up with:
1) More people. Really there people. And I'm not unaware of time zone differences...so "night shift" shouldn't need to be there for "day shift". The night-crew has saved our .... multiple times. So... could use more of both, but particularly day-crew (EDT references here).
2) Maybe we get more people, but switch off days and/or parts of the week. So that way, we'd always know that "I get Mon-Wed" or whatever.
3) Just keep it totally dynamic...but more people will help.

IDK how to recruit.

 

[starrynight]

Very true Atty, and I agree. I can't be commited to a "shift or schedule" I am sorry but with my day job sometimes it turns into, oh we need you to stay for a meeting we planned 5 mins ago, or you have to attend dinner with the visitors in from the UK, etc.

I would feel awful/stressed if I was expected to be here and missed it. I am also at the mercy of the NJ Turnpike traffic, I am not making excuses, everyone is busy and has commitments, just a few reasons what limits me on being here at certain times. I guess I would be considered more the 2nd shift for I am not here during the day, and I am not here late at night.

Yes, more people is critical, and maybe we can post a want ad sign in PVT?

 

[CES]

People have been good about posting in welcome threads.

I'm not sure how to regroup for the turnings. as Atty says, the more people we have the better it will be. it's hard to maintain a long term commitment to being on the thread. People show up for awhile, then the real world gets in the way, and things fall off.

We have some new people who are coming by frequently, but they may not know how much we want and appreciate them continuing to participate. Appreciative posts might work in conjunction with or instead of a want ad.

I wonder if along with encouraging people to come back, or to stay around and participate before and after their turning, we also let them know times we know that we can't be here. that also allows us to ask people to reschedule if no one will be available.

There are certain times that i know that I'll be AFK, times that are iffy and times that i can pretty much commit to being there. Problem is, (with the exception of Monday afternoon and Saturday morning times that I can almost never be here, and any morning between 6 and 8 where I'm almost certain to be here) they change from day to day. So, having a regular shift isn't likely to work for me- but thinking about how do we make sure we have coverage is a good start.

We need people and we need a way to deal with the times that it's difficult to find people to be there. In the past, when we've been short of people to celebrate, we've been able to run over to a chat thread, like lounging on the beach, and ask for help from who ever's there. that might remain another possible option.

 

[AttyPops]

Sorry if I missed it. Is there confirmation that someone will be around for the 1:25 a.m. turning for frosting? Just checking to be sure....(see above comments)

 

[Katya]

Hi guys, sorry I've been MIA for a couple of days. I'm suffering from some post-Lasik complications--acute photosensitivity leading to severe migraines. I was told to limit my computer/TV/outdoors time to what's absolutely necessary. It's a PITA. I hope the migraines go away, eventually. I'm wearing my sunglasses indoors...

I'll try to be here tonight and tomorrow night, unless I get totally incapacitated again.

Are we expecting Lilybear to be here tonight?

Laterz.

 

[tiburonfirst]

tweety - both turnings are this evening for you .... lilybear at 8:25 pm your time and frosting at 10:25 pm your time



anybody has an idea what happened with sbecca?

 

[starrynight]

I sent both LilyBear and Frosting reminder pm's on Friday, neither replied to me so I don't know if they are coming. No idea what happened to Sbecca.

Feel better Kat!!

 

[Katya]

Thanks, Tibs... My eyes are so bad--I thought the late turning was scheduled for tomorrow night. I'll do my best.

 

[Katya]

I sent both LilyBear and Frosting reminder pm's on Friday, neither replied to me so I don't know if they are coming. No idea what happened to Sbecca.

Feel better Kat!!

Thanks, Starry! I'll be around.

 

[tiburonfirst]

i don't remember those sensitivities from the boy's surgery - have you been back to make sure all is well?

back to my company ..... sigh

 

[AttyPops]

I sent both LilyBear and Frosting reminder pm's on Friday, neither replied to me so I don't know if they are coming. No idea what happened to Sbecca.

Feel better Kat!!

Ditto all this.

You're future must be bright though Kat........

(I know...nothing funny with a migraine)
Hope you feel better.

 

[Katya]

i don't remember those sensitivities from the boy's surgery - have you been back to make sure all is well?

back to my company ..... sigh

Some people get this, others don't. Same thing with dry eye, halo, floaters, etc... It varies from person to person. Also depends on the magnitude of correction, if astigmatism was involved and so on.

Nausea is the worst part. And pain.

 

[Katya]

Ditto all this.

You're future must be bright though Kat........

(I know...nothing funny with a migraine)
Hope you feel better.

Very funny....

Thanks, Atty!

 

[CES]

Don't push it too hard Katya...but thanks for being here if you can be. Hope you feel better soon..

Sbecca moving on is really strange and unexpected.

i might make the first turning, but probably not the second.

 

[FranC]

Kat I hope you have improvement soon!!!!!! "Hugs"

No idea what happened to SBecca..........

 

[Katya]

SBecca's disappearing act seems bizzarre. I hope it's just some kind of forum glitch--wouldn't be the first time.

Classy, was she really banned? Could you make sure it wasn't just some freak software malfunction?

Thanks.

 

[AttyPops]

Sometimes people get banned because they've been here before (different user ID or something). IDK.

I also didn't see any inappropriate cupcakes, but who knows.......

Could be PMs too. Or a mistake. We just don't know.

Have to leave it at that.

 

[tiburonfirst]

@ starry - do you include the turning times in your reminder pms? thought i should ask since frosting made that remark on pvt she had no idea she was turning so early on the 10th
naturally, she might not have read your pm ...... sigh. i believe amanda always requested a ''read'' receipt to make sure.

now i'm off to post in jag's thread before the birthday child wakes up

 

[tiburonfirst]

Update: The exception on the prevet thread has been canceled and it has been moved to the lounge as well. The reasoning behind this decision is pretty simple. By the time you are eligible to become a veteran we would hope that you have learned the structure of the forum, if not this is a good way to introduce you to the lounge( our off topic area).

i'm sorry, y'all - i'm really at a loss ...... since we are now classified as ''off-topic'' i wonder what we're still doing here

in the meanwhile word games are being played all over the forum