# Whan that aprill with his shoures rante **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 1, 2014, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whan-that-aprill-with-his-shoures-rante/685072 "2014-04-01T03:52:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whan-that-aprill-with-his-shoures-rante/685072/141 "2014-04-09T01:58:33Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Sure it’s not hay fever? 😃 😛 Cobpletely. I do have hayfever later in sprig. This is a code. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whan-that-aprill-with-his-shoures-rante/685072/142 "2014-04-09T02:14:05Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Sure it’s not hay fever? 😃 😛 You know what sux about April in central Florida? Oak pollen. Disgusting green dust. On everything, every fucking where, even after rain. I’d hate it even if I weren’t allergic! ---
**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whan-that-aprill-with-his-shoures-rante/685072/143 "2014-04-09T02:39:57Z")
I was going to have ~200 people in one place at one time doing what I wanted on Thursday. And now it’s cancelled, for no good reason. Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whan-that-aprill-with-his-shoures-rante/685072/144 "2014-04-09T02:50:52Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > 102 fever, slept about 20 hours yesterday, completely out of it. Woke up about 1:30am this morning drenched in sweat, and that was WITH the fan blowing directly on me. Fever broke late morning, then I started to go. I swear I’ve been crapping out things my mother ate before I was conceived. Things I haven’t even eaten yet. I half expect a visit from a guy in a blue box… I sympathize with you. I had a serious kidney infection that had me vomiting back in 1998, I swear I thought I was upchucking food I had eaten the week before. I only ate about 12 oz of rice congee, and when I stopped hurling and we left for the ER there was at least 3 quarts of spew in the 2.5 gallon stock pot I was hurling into. [nice wide opening, solid to hold onto. Dump the contents, run through the dishwasher on sterilize. It is stainless steel, I could toss it into a fire to sterilize. Much better than trying to get to a bathroom to vomit and not making it.] And what is it about either vomiting or having the runs and finding stuff you know you haven’t eaten in a week - kernals of corn or carrot pieces … 😕:eek: ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whan-that-aprill-with-his-shoures-rante/685072/145 "2014-04-09T16:12:35Z")
Went to bed 8:30pm. Woke up at 11:00pm sharp, pouring sweat. Staggered to the bathroom, collapsed on the toilet (needed to sit rather urgently before I fell), dropped my head on the sink. I thought I was only there for a moment, but apparently it was more like 15-20 minutes. Amazing I didn’t just fall on the floor. Because I got up, still running sweat, took about a 10 minute shower, then when I got back to bed, the clock said 11:31pm. Slept straight through until my alarm went off at 6:10am. And silly me is at work today. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whan-that-aprill-with-his-shoures-rante/685072/146 "2014-04-09T17:17:13Z")
My kitty isn’t feeling well today - it looks like it’s a recurrence of the sore hip she had a couple of years ago. We still have meds from that, so we’ll give them to her today and see if it fixes her up; otherwise, she’s off to visit the vet, something she truly hates. She’s about due for her check-up anyway, so maybe I’ll just take her in. Poor little thing. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whan-that-aprill-with-his-shoures-rante/685072/147 "2014-04-09T18:04:29Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Went to bed 8:30pm. Woke up at 11:00pm sharp, pouring sweat. Staggered to the bathroom, collapsed on the toilet (needed to sit rather urgently before I fell), dropped my head on the sink. I thought I was only there for a moment, but apparently it was more like 15-20 minutes. Amazing I didn’t just fall on the floor. Because I got up, still running sweat, took about a 10 minute shower, then when I got back to bed, the clock said 11:31pm. Slept straight through until my alarm went off at 6:10am. > > And silly me is at work today. Can you get out of there early and go home? You’re just going to get sicker! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whan-that-aprill-with-his-shoures-rante/685072/148 "2014-04-09T18:46:35Z")
> [@Missy2U](#): > > Can you get out of there early and go home? You’re just going to get sicker! ☹ That, and cross contaminating the whole office. If I were your coworker I’d be pissed you showed up, even if it meant more work for me if you stayed home. If I were your boss, I’d send your ass right back out the door as soon as you arrived. It sucks to be so sick, and sucks more when you take the whole office down with you. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whan-that-aprill-with-his-shoures-rante/685072/149 "2014-04-09T19:27:21Z")
How did you spend your Tuesday, Missy? High as fuck on diludid at the hospital. I thought Lefty (kidney) has decided to give up the ghost. It hurt like hell. Tons of tests, a CT scan, xrays - nothing. Not a damn thing wrong, just a lot of hurt. Discovered that, despite being a big girl, I can only take small amounts of painkillers. The hurling when they gave me a half dose of diludid wasn’t pretty. Came home late last night with a scrip for vicodin and zofran Today I feel like I was hit by a truck - my whole body aches. Feh. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whan-that-aprill-with-his-shoures-rante/685072/150 "2014-04-09T20:05:12Z")
Hey asshole who called my eldest daughter obviously vaccine-damaged go fuck yourself. She just came home with a report card full of A minuses. People who write nasty things about other people’s kids should be sterilized without anesthesia. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whan-that-aprill-with-his-shoures-rante/685072/151 "2014-04-09T20:25:00Z")
[I Pit the people who’ve fucked up America this bad.](http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/global-rankings-study-depicts-america-warp-speed-decline) ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whan-that-aprill-with-his-shoures-rante/685072/152 "2014-04-09T20:48:03Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > That, and cross contaminating the whole office. If I were your coworker I’d be pissed you showed up, even if it meant more work for me if you stayed home. If I were your boss, I’d send your ass right back out the door as soon as you arrived. It sucks to be so sick, and sucks more when you take the whole office down with you. I don’t think I’ve ever had a single boss who gave this idea more than lip service. When push comes to shove, you come in to work. My boss isn’t in the office, so he doesn’t fucking care. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whan-that-aprill-with-his-shoures-rante/685072/153 "2014-04-09T20:52:40Z")
> [@LavenderBlue](#): > > Hey asshole who called my eldest daughter obviously vaccine-damaged go fuck yourself. She just came home with a report card full of A minuses. People who write nasty things about other people’s kids should be sterilized without anesthesia. Or should be locked in a room full of illnesses they haven’t been vaccinated for. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whan-that-aprill-with-his-shoures-rante/685072/154 "2014-04-09T22:58:19Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > [I Pit the people who’ve fucked up America this bad.](http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/global-rankings-study-depicts-america-warp-speed-decline) That was a good read. From the article - > [@](#): > > In The World As It Is, Chris Hedges writes, “Our anemic democracy will be replaced with a robust national police state. The elite will withdraw into heavily guarded gated communities where they will have access to security, goods, and services that cannot be afforded by the rest of us. Tens of millions of people, brutally controlled, will live in perpetual poverty.” I see this happening in our lifetimes. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whan-that-aprill-with-his-shoures-rante/685072/155 "2014-04-09T23:00:17Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > I don’t think I’ve ever had a single boss who gave this idea more than lip service. When push comes to shove, you come in to work. My boss isn’t in the office, so he doesn’t fucking care. Forgot to comment on this - I agree. It’s like work safety culture - you’re are supposed to reject unsafe work and report it, but they’d really prefer it if you didn’t. They don’t make as much money when you’re refusing unsafe work. The bottom line statistics that safe workers are more productive workers does not enter into it. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whan-that-aprill-with-his-shoures-rante/685072/156 "2014-04-09T23:14:10Z")
I’ve probably mentioned this in the work thread at some point, but my company likes to have employees conduct the monthly safety inspections of the facility. During my first year there, I was assigned to one of the surplus production areas – lots and lots of equipment, but next to no employees at the time. I went down the checklist, and also made a point to note various issues along the way – blocked fire extinguishers, home-made extension cords, overloaded outlets, broken pallets in use, spills, and so on. It was the last time I was ever asked to inspect a production area. Now I only get assigned to the office or the training center. 😛 Edited to add: the extension cord/overloaded outlet issue was not fully addressed until the building was expanded a few years later. ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whan-that-aprill-with-his-shoures-rante/685072/157 "2014-04-10T00:07:15Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > Edited to add: the extension cord/overloaded outlet issue was not fully addressed until the building was expanded a few years later. I initially read that as ‘exploded a few years later.’ Not exactly addressing the situation, but it sure wouldn’t be a problem any more 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whan-that-aprill-with-his-shoures-rante/685072/158 "2014-04-10T00:31:23Z")
I’ve learned from long, hard experience that two days is a perfectly acceptable amount of time to be out for any particular illness. After that, you pretty much have to show up so that they can see that you’re really horribly sick. You may then be able to get away with taking one more day off (except a Friday or Monday) if you are deemed sick enough, after showing up for one or two days. Taking three days off in a row is frowned upon pretty much everywhere, but can be done if serious enough, and you pretty much need medical collaboration. The idea of staying home as long as it takes to be well is laughable, because how else can you prove that you were actually sick and not just screwing off? I also see it as a test of your management. I have, by good managers in the past, actually been told to pack up and go home after they saw how sick I was. As it turns out, my manager will be in the office tomorrow, and I have a meeting scheduled with him. So he’ll either tell me to go home, or he’ll get some pretty good personal exposure to my illness. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whan-that-aprill-with-his-shoures-rante/685072/159 "2014-04-10T00:46:58Z")
True, my workplaces give two days to call in, and after that you need to see a doctor and have a doctor’s note. I can go with that, if you have to stay home a third day, you really should see a doctor anyway. I’ve done that once, and then the time I was in the hospital for 4 days was an exception but of course it was checkable, what with me posting stoned selfies on facebook from the hospital bed with an oxygen mask on my face! I just kept in touch with my two bosses via text and updated them with each time my room number changed. But yeah, my ER job kinda wants to see you on day 2, just to see you feel like shit and you’ll probably scare clients and make a lot of mistakes. Then they send you home. If you actually feel well enough to work, but are still full of spittle, sputum, and snuffly and scary, you get assigned to the treatment area, no clients or triage, and have to wear a mask. Hoping your meeting is early and you maybe get to go home tomorrow. Feel better, dude. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whan-that-aprill-with-his-shoures-rante/685072/160 "2014-04-10T01:55:18Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > \As it turns out, my manager will be in the office tomorrow, and I have a meeting scheduled with him. So he’ll either tell me to go home, or he’ll get some pretty good personal exposure to my illness. 🙂 Win/win! 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whan-that-aprill-with-his-shoures-rante/685072.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whan-that-aprill-with-his-shoures-rante/685072.md?page=9)