Well, it isn't a big reveal...cuz it ain't done...
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Comments (18)40 days ago, I walked off the job, when a coworker and I had an argument about something she was doing...I was being a negative nitpicker...I realized that as soon as she told me to F Off!! In front of the customers...this was not the first time she yelled at me in front of coworkers and customers,,,she feels justified an nobody can/will stop her. She gets right in my face to do this too. Last time it was about something I sold(we work at a thrift store) that she was supposedly holding for herself(I KNOW she wouldn't be paying for said item) She "takes" home anything she likes that comes in and Never pays for anything, even lawnmowers and pools!!! Camers, dvd player etc, This place is a non profit(really, thanks to her) and we get donations of used items to resell, to pay wages, bills, etc, it's a mad house, diorganized mess, but I believed in the place(recycling depot) and the boss, whom I left a note saying I won't work under these conditions,(her yelling/swearing) hasn't even called or anything, she still works there...along with at least 7 other peolpe who steal from there all the time(money too) and I am the ostersized one as I won't go with the flow(steal) not everybody steals but they ignore it, and ifI talked to the boss, he would be mad that I am a snitch, he doesn't care that they are all stealing or being unprofessional. So why bother, I quit, it's been 40+days and I haven't even recieved my record of employment(typical of the place) I don't even know where I'm going with this but all I know is it just sucks!!! But I am getting lots of lpay/yard work done!!!lol! I worked in the addictions field for 10yrs and left because of burnout from the addicts and their shenegans, but working at a thrift store where we are The cheapest store in town, cheaper than a dollar store even, and people would come to shop Everyday and steal!!! Plus the corruption of employees who want to you to join them so we're all at the same level...well, it has been such a shock and disappointment, as I have been involved on the board of directors and done bingos for this organization and have always been passionate about advocating for better staff pkgs (ie: medical plan)etc, and to see a few who spoil it by being two faced and corrupt!!! I don't get it...I know I shouldn't let it bother me but I was redoing my resume to apply for a job and I had another job working at a detox and the director got it in her head to get rid of me and while I was away on vacation she went to the board and said I was getting my needs met thru the clients, by "opening cans of worms", and so I was "laid off" run out. Later it all came out that she and 2 other workers(women) were sleeping with ex clients(a no no) and another (guy) won $5000 on a scratch and win card and ordered 2 hookers to come and service him while he was at work!!!(one was an ex client)(that he was also using to take erotic pics of)sheesh!!! How does this happen??!!! I guess I've been triggered by reading this post and going thru my resume....Um, ya, (Jane at interview)I quit my last 3 jobs...why?? Ummmmm...aahhhh, well..... Well, the gist of it as of right now, I know I had to quit this last job cuz even when I drove away, I was plotting to get her alone somewhere after she finished work and SHOW her what being lippy ever got anybody who disst me...but I am not that person anymore, that's why she triggers me, she is like my past(addiction/harsh life) and I don't go there anymore...Boy, What a Vent!!!...See MoreIt ain't easy being green :(
Comments (11)My bet is those people putting things out on the curb are doing so because, like palimsest, they can't sell it or give it away. I am in the same boat after cleaning out my parents' home. We left a lot of good things in the house (maple bureaus, glassware, chairs, decorative things) because we didn't have anywhere to put the furniture and it wasn't the really good antiques or sentimental stuff. Had we lived closer, we would have hired someone to hold an estate sale, but getting sister to come up from GA was impossible and we dared not sell anything unless she okayed it-oh well. We live in northern VA outside DC. Charities will not take furniture and people at yard sales are not going to pay anything near what something is worth. We put things on CL, no go. Just as an example, my son did end up selling our huge antique grandfather clock that had been in the family since the late 1800s and was valued at $10,000 by our clock guy who took care of it for 40 years in Bryn Mawr, PA. DS was able to get $4800. A local clock guy here looked at it and offered $1500. He just wasn't being honest. We went ahead because it was in a crate in the garage (too big for our house) and I hated to take a chance that it could be ruined. After he sold it, another potential buyer said he would have given us $6500-after telling us $4500 was as high as he could go. I wish we had never moved it and had sold it up there in PA. Very sad. I do like freecycle and CL because people always seem so pleased to get their "finds," but a lot of the truly valuable (talking mid-range valuable here as in thousands, but not tens of thousands) stuff is hard to get sold. I have one of a pair of cabinets (sister has other, but could probably get the other, too, if someone insisted on having the pair) with beautiful brown marble tops, inlaid wood designs on the doors and side, solid brass trim, etc. for which we can't find a home. They aren't in perfect condition, but they are in good condition. Consignment shops require that we deliver and this is too big and heavy for us to move, plus if it doesn't sell, we would have to pick it up! It really is no fun, is it? Too good to relegate to the garage, but not my style, so it stays where I see it and hate it everyday. I keep thinking that I could get new countertops if I could just sell it! LOL. I feel your pain palimpsest! Alas, don't have any solutions....See MoreWhy Isn't My Chicken Soup Broth, Well...Chickeny?
Comments (11)That much chicken, barely covered with water - seems like it should have flavor! But I don't make chicken stock with breasts, that being the least flavorful part of the modern chicken in my opinion. I use the carcass, which has more connective tissue, skin, cartilage, and so on. That all breaks down to gelatin which you want in a chicken soup. So, I second the suggestion off adding some necks and backs. I also make my stock separately, strain it, then use it to make chicken soup. That allows you to cook the stock for hours until every bit of flavor is extracted from the chicken and veggies, then remove the now-tasteless mush, fat, clouding particles - that you don't want in the soup anyway. When you use that stock to make soup, in effect you are further enhancing the broth with a second pass of chicken and veggies, which you'll cook just enough and not too much. I usually put the veggies in last. I know this is not the simpler process your mother used, but those of us without "mom magic" have to resort to more laborious measures. One thing - your mom might have used more salt than you are using today. Salt enhances flavors and back in our childhood, people weren't usually trying to control sodium. Her "mom magic" might have been as simple as an additional tsp or two of salt....See MoreI'm not a neat cook and my sink isn't that big!
Comments (48)I REALLY wish GW had better search features - like, a lot of people here know your kitchen plans, while others (like me), don't. Sorry. It sounds like you live on a farm and want a country kitchen. Well, I'm from the Northeast - and Soapstone has been used here - in farmhouses - for CENTURIES! Ditto wide plank pine floors. That being said, if you are going with dark cabinets, it may be too dark for your tastes. Personally, I LOVE retro tiled countertops, but a LOT of people hate them because grime gets in the grout. If you go with tile make sure NOT to use white grout - impossible to keep clean (even if sealed). I love wood counters too, but still I would never put them next to a sink or stove - I really want to be able to put a hot pot on my counter without needing a trivet. And, well, even though I am obsessed with Tung Oil, and yes, it has been used for centuries to waterproof boats, it will need to be re-applied too often if wet dishes are left on it - therefore it is more work than I intend to do in my new kitchen. My main countertops will be soapstone or concrete simply because they require the LEAST amount of maintenance in the long run and only get better with age and wear. If you like gray but soapstone is too dark, ordinary gray Portland Cement (no color added) works, but it is more modern. Ground / wet-sanded to a fine polish and dirt won't get stuck in the pores. I'm not even planning on sealing mine if I go that route - why bother - I have no intention of re-sealing it at a later date. And hey, if sidewalks aren't sealed and I'm not planning on walking with muddy boots on my counter, any "dirt" will only add to the patina! I also LOVE stainless counters with integrated sinks - but they are expensive. My Grandmother had this as the countertop on the sink side of her kitchen and butcherblock everywhere else - it was a VERY country kitchen with pine cabinets and brick floors and it worked! This is by far the LEAST maintenance countertop choice. I'm going to have to compare costs of this vs. soapstone with a sink cut-out - it might just work out to be the same cost, but I already have a lot of stainless, so it will probably feel too cold in my kitchen. If I go with charcoal grey base cabs, maybe, if I go with stainless base cabs, no way! As for sinks, do yourself a favor and get a big DEEP sink! But fireclay or porcelain enamel over cast iron is NOT the best choice - chips too easily. I actually have a giant antique Art Deco double-bowl sink with a drainboard that clips over either bowl; one bowl is 8" deep, the other is 15" deep - but I really don't want to put it in the new kitchen because it already has a couple nicks in it and I don't want to have to worry and carfeully "place" my dirty pots and pans in it. I think I'll just buy a big stainless farmhouse sink instead and not worry about ruining the finish....See Morebrianadarnell
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