I’m taking an extended break from work. It’s pissing me off today. I would go to the Pit about it, but it wouldn’t be of interest to anyone but myself, so why bore people with the details. Suffice it to say, the hellacious day I’ve been having revolves around a bitch I have to do business with in Austin TX who is as pleasant on the phone as Ed Wood was a masterful film director. This lady is to phone etiquette what Martha Stewart is to ice hockey.
[mini rant]
Look lady, I’m sorry to call you and make you put down your copy of Weekly World News to hunt down a piece of equipment for me, but that’s your JOB! I would do it myself, but it’s hard to find a piece of equipment in Texas when I’m in Missouri. My parasychological powers tend to diminish anywhere outside of a 35 mile radius.
[/mini rant]
There’s also my supervisor Barry (I’ve ranted about him before). The man is so dense light bends around him. If he comes by my desk again, I may have to kill him. He hasn’t been around in the last hour or so. I think I may have inadvertantly voiced that thought aloud last time he popped by. (I’m supposed to be on vacation this week, but Barry screwed up and scheduled some training, so I got called in to work all week to make up for the missing bodies who are at class.)
And then there’s Ervin (who’s also been the subject of a Pit thread). Ervin, he of the infinite mouth. Actually, Ervin wouldn’t be that bad if he were just somewhere else. Far, far away from me.
So anyway, I’ve decided I’m not going to do anymore work for a while. I’m going on a 2-hour smoke break. Anyone care to join me? If you don’t smoke, that’s cool, just hang out talk about inconsequential things and I’ll try not to blow smoke your way.
I’m there. It’s too cold here today to go outside and smoke, so I’m seriously considering lighting up right here and now before I tear someone’s eyes out…
Well, right now I’m talking withh some people who . . . let us say I disagree with them on some things fundamentally. And it’s not fun at all. Really having to restrain myself from crying out “you’re suchhh ignorant pricks! Fuckit!”
I don’t smoke, but I brought a six-pack of root beer.
Crunchy: I’m in Rhode Island. It’s not “that cold”, probably in the 40’s, but cold enough to make smoking outside miserable… makes me cut down on my nic intake for the winter, but doesn’t do much for my attitude.
Oh please…can I join you? It’s almost too cold here too, but I could really use a break. What is it, Pick-Your-Abuse-Week? Jeesh. When it rains, it pours…
In the AF, I was once sent on assignment to Eilson AFB in Alaska. In January. The warmest it got was -15 F. I still smoked up. Actually, the cold didn’t seem that bad once you got used to it. Saw the Northern Lights while I was there too. That’s worth the trip to Alaska alone.
but I’m even sadder to hear that for the moment you’ve given up on quitting. When I saw this thread and thaat you wrote it, I thought you were recommitting.
I hope you end up getting the book I told you about. It really worked a miracle on me, and it has on thousands of others.
In the meantime, chin up. It’s all just bullshit anyway.
struuter - what happened? Why are you so sad today?
Stoidela - giving up cigarettes is still in my future, but I don’t want to put on weight again like that time I quit for 6 months. I’m started excersizing regularly now, and once that become routine, then I’ll give up smoking. Looking to do it before Christmas. I have to quit soon, after all - doctor’s orders and everything.
Oh honey, you know how it is. Just a rain of lousiness this week. But you know, sufficient to the day and all that. Up side is that it’s just reaffirmed my decision to combat the effects of these kinds of days by making sure that I’m not responsible for creating them for others. WHOA! Talk about a bunch of words not making any sense. I’ll try to be clearer–something bad happens to me, I make something good happen for someone else.
Can I bum a smoke? I’m good for it. I promise.
wanders out, stands upwind from the smokers Mind if I join y’all? Don’t smoke, but a break (not from work, which is great, but my LIFE…) sounds good right about now. If I have one more shitty thing happen to me, I’m not going to be responsible for my actions…
Hack Hack, I come out here to get away from work for a little while, gee could ya all move down wind aways, you know I have been coughing since I had the flu last week.
Gosh, I had more phone calls yesterday than I had all of the last three weeks and really no time for them. Now I start a new design and find it is going to be way more work than the guy who assigned it thought and it has to be done by next Monday, maybe I can get the deadline extended, or else I will be here until after Midnight for the next few days and here very long hours on Sunday. Boy am I looking forward to this.
iampunha thanks for the root beer. Aaah, you got the kind in the bottle that cost an arm and a leg. This is good.
Who’s got a lighter? Christ I need a smoke. Last night sucked ass and I’m still pissed about it today. I’ve got menthols if anyone wants one.
I’m with Crunchy on a smoke break not being dependent on the weather. Those cold snaps in January are brushed off like nothing. The wind is a detriment but that is why they make Zippo’s.
I don’t smoke, but could use another coffee. Anything to get away from the guy at the next desk, Mr. Tuneless Humming and chauvanistic attitude, not to mention total A**hole and jerk! The mind of a five year old (and my apologies to all five year olds out there) in the body of a 30 year old. When he’s not pontificating or being arrogant he’s acting like an immature. . . well, you get the idea. I should probably post this in BBQ, but I’ll let it pass for now.
I’m with you on outside smoke breaks in the cold - we have inside breaks at work, but it’s nice to breathe outside air now and again. But you wouldn’t happen to have a warm cup of coffee, would you?
When I saw this thread and thaat you wrote it, I thought you were recommitting.