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  • The Feral Slasher
    MVP
    • Oct 2011
    • 13396

    Originally posted by The Feral Slasher
    I was layed off in 1995. Almost layed off a time or two after that. About 15% of my co workers getting laid off next week. Just awful especially with the current situatuon
    *laid
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    Champagne for breakfast and a Sherman in my hand !
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    The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
    George Orwell, 1984

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    • Bene Futuis
      All Star
      • Jan 2011
      • 5175

      I'll take "Things Feral Has Never Been for $200, Alex"
      More American children die by gunfire in a year than on-duty police officers and active duty military.

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      • chancellor
        MVP
        • Jan 2011
        • 11653

        Originally posted by The Feral Slasher
        I was layed off in 1995. Almost layed off a time or two after that. About 15% of my co workers getting laid off next week. Just awful especially with the current situatuon
        I hear you - our department will be cut by about 40%, others have had similar cuts, with two being eliminated altogether. Looks like I'll make it through, but it'll be brutal at the end of the month for a lot of people.
        I'm just here for the baseball.

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        • Kevin Seitzer
          All Star
          • Jan 2011
          • 9175

          We had to put our dog to sleep today. She was 12 years old, and her arthritis had progressed to the point where she was in constant pain. Last few days she was on the max dose of painkillers and it still wasn't enough
          So it was time to go, but it is a sad day.
          "Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you.'"

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          • Bene Futuis
            All Star
            • Jan 2011
            • 5175

            So crushing. Sorry, man. Dogs are family.
            More American children die by gunfire in a year than on-duty police officers and active duty military.

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            • The Feral Slasher
              MVP
              • Oct 2011
              • 13396

              Originally posted by Kevin Seitzer
              We had to put our dog to sleep today. She was 12 years old, and her arthritis had progressed to the point where she was in constant pain. Last few days she was on the max dose of painkillers and it still wasn't enough
              So it was time to go, but it is a sad day.
              Sorry to hear that. Losing a pet is so tough
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              Champagne for breakfast and a Sherman in my hand !
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              The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
              George Orwell, 1984

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              • Kevin Seitzer
                All Star
                • Jan 2011
                • 9175

                Thanks, guys.
                "Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you.'"

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                • Controller Jacobs
                  Welcome to the Big Leagues, Kid
                  • Mar 2011
                  • 2204

                  Yeah sorry to hear. Glad she got to be with you guys.
                  people called me an idiot for burning popcorn in the microwave, but i know the real truth. - nullnor

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                  • revo
                    Administrator
                    • Jan 2011
                    • 26127

                    Originally posted by Kevin Seitzer
                    I enjoyed VD more than fantasy, though.

                    My boss at my last pre-baseball employer complained about me spending too much time on VD spreadsheets. That should have been a sign to me about where my heart was, but it took several more years to make the move.
                    That’s funny. I used to do the same at one employer, a major national CPA firm, but I’m pretty sure my boss had no idea what I was doing or what it was. Good thing it was a spreadsheet!

                    Did your boss know it was non-business related?

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                    • revo
                      Administrator
                      • Jan 2011
                      • 26127

                      Oh man, sorry about your dog. My dog died almost a year ago, he just collapsed and died right in front of us at a park. It was horrible.

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                      • Bene Futuis
                        All Star
                        • Jan 2011
                        • 5175

                        Originally posted by revo
                        Oh man, sorry about your dog. My dog died almost a year ago, he just collapsed and died right in front of us at a park. It was horrible.
                        Jesus, man. Really sorry to hear that! Sounds awful.


                        I had to put down two dogs essentially back to back a few years ago. First one, a sweet black lab, got pancreatitis and wasn't eating. Normally pancreatitis isn't fatal but the fucking moron veterinarian office we went to essentially ignored any diagnosis until it was too late. It was very frustrating. Then, only a few weeks later, my enormous wolf dog who had hip issues for years after getting hit by a car when he was young was having a really tough time walking at all. We also found a tumor on his throat that rapidly grew to the size of a grapefruit in just a couple weeks. He was all kinds of messed up and we had to put him down like two days before we left to travel around the world for 6.5 months. I felt so guilty and had a hard time shaking the feeling that I'd put him down for my own convenience. Of course it was an irrational feeling given the circumstances but the timing of that one really sucked.

                        George Carlin once said that when you get a dog you are "purchasing a tragedy" because you inevitably outlive them. Man, I feel that one super bad. Still, it's worth it to have these awesome, loving creatures in your life.
                        More American children die by gunfire in a year than on-duty police officers and active duty military.

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                        • revo
                          Administrator
                          • Jan 2011
                          • 26127

                          Originally posted by Bene Futuis
                          Jesus, man. Really sorry to hear that! Sounds awful.


                          I had to put down two dogs essentially back to back a few years ago. First one, a sweet black lab, got pancreatitis and wasn't eating. Normally pancreatitis isn't fatal but the fucking moron veterinarian office we went to essentially ignored any diagnosis until it was too late. It was very frustrating. Then, only a few weeks later, my enormous wolf dog who had hip issues for years after getting hit by a car when he was young was having a really tough time walking at all. We also found a tumor on his throat that rapidly grew to the size of a grapefruit in just a couple weeks. He was all kinds of messed up and we had to put him down like two days before we left to travel around the world for 6.5 months. I felt so guilty and had a hard time shaking the feeling that I'd put him down for my own convenience. Of course it was an irrational feeling given the circumstances but the timing of that one really sucked.

                          George Carlin once said that when you get a dog you are "purchasing a tragedy" because you inevitably outlive them. Man, I feel that one super bad. Still, it's worth it to have these awesome, loving creatures in your life.
                          Thank you. Tragic. Carlin is right. But ultimately, it's still worth it.

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                          • heyelander
                            MVP
                            • Jan 2011
                            • 10398

                            Originally posted by Kevin Seitzer
                            We had to put our dog to sleep today. She was 12 years old, and her arthritis had progressed to the point where she was in constant pain. Last few days she was on the max dose of painkillers and it still wasn't enough
                            So it was time to go, but it is a sad day.
                            Very sorry to hear kev
                            I'm not expecting to grow flowers in the desert...

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                            • heyelander
                              MVP
                              • Jan 2011
                              • 10398

                              and this is what Placer County thinks of masks. This is the town next to mine...

                              I'm not expecting to grow flowers in the desert...

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                              • Controller Jacobs
                                Welcome to the Big Leagues, Kid
                                • Mar 2011
                                • 2204

                                What platform do you guys play red dead 2 on? I was thinking of getting it but I'd rather be able to do some train robbery or something after I've gotten the hang of the single-player.
                                people called me an idiot for burning popcorn in the microwave, but i know the real truth. - nullnor

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