Although this article here, talks about people going from 6 figures to $7 an hour and glad to get it, I wasn't making 6 figures. My husband and I together weren't making 6 figures. But we live where the cost of living was low and had no house payment or rent. I worked for him for years but the business grew and grew and due to the stressful nature we NEVER want to do that again. I actually got sick and had to quit (lyme) he went on to start another business but the demand for it went down the tubes so he's self employed again, I work @ Wally World. My daughter said if that hadn't happened we would have both been dead by now. But it was nice to be on the fast track and have the best of almost everything, not worry about the piddly things, even though the 24/7 work was a bit much, couldn't have any sort of family deal without having to answer the phone etc, I can't say how many meals I cooked while talking on the phone, or how many times I was awoken in the middle of the night by an emergency phone call from an employee, NOT FUN. On the other hand I, like these people in the link, am now VERY grateful for my little job although I think there are those who think I just work for the entertainment value. Doesn't make me feel so bad about my piddly little job and honest work?
I heard on the radio coming home tonight Barrack Obama said we should have the spirit of the American people during theRevolutionary War, not be depressed and downtrodden by the severe crisis that our country is in but concentrate on solving it. Think about it.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
Downadup Virus, look out, get windows updated!!
I normally don't push windows updates, I love the ones that look for bogus windows os and applications but say they don't. What a bunch of proprietary gobbledygook!
But being as this was on CNN and it sends information back to the host computer and infects every computer in a network I think maybe we should take heed and make sure we have patch MS08-067. I'm going right now to look and see if I have it.
Complete story here.
From what I could tell this is where you go for the security update for xp..
But being as this was on CNN and it sends information back to the host computer and infects every computer in a network I think maybe we should take heed and make sure we have patch MS08-067. I'm going right now to look and see if I have it.
Complete story here.
From what I could tell this is where you go for the security update for xp..
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Naming your child Adolf Hitler is abuse?
Think of it, someone named their kid Adolf Hitler? Think of all the abuse you have heaped on his head from that one simple act, seems Wal Mart did put the name on a cake after another bakery refused. I'll have to think on that for a bit, where WOULD you draw the line for putting names on a cake?
Anyway the children, one who was named Aryan Nation for her middle names were taken away from their parents for abuse, there's more to the story they say though. What do you think? Link
here. Wal Mart link over to the right side.
Anyway the children, one who was named Aryan Nation for her middle names were taken away from their parents for abuse, there's more to the story they say though. What do you think? Link
here. Wal Mart link over to the right side.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Wally World again
Today was a good day, big boss came by and said he was glad we had done what we had done with clearance, and then he said and we are glad you are here!! Yey!! You'd have to understand we do a wal mart cheer. And then I said I was glad to be there Yey, and did a little dance. Was good to be completely silly for a bit. Ok, it happens quite often but I try to control it.
Anyway was glad they'd noticed I'd been working le butt off.
Another girl worker came by and didn't want to put anything on my pretty shelves and mess it up. If you've ever seen Wal Mart clearance after a bad day you'd know the contrast between it and how I have it. Brushing fingernails on chest.
Have to make this short cuz husband has to get up @ 1 am to deliver some things to KC MO.
Anyway was glad they'd noticed I'd been working le butt off.
Another girl worker came by and didn't want to put anything on my pretty shelves and mess it up. If you've ever seen Wal Mart clearance after a bad day you'd know the contrast between it and how I have it. Brushing fingernails on chest.
Have to make this short cuz husband has to get up @ 1 am to deliver some things to KC MO.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
A day @ work
Ok, you all are just dying to hear about my day @ Wally World aren't ya??
Well here goes anyway.
It was good, got many compliments on how clearance is now organized, was one fellow worker back there wondering if sales had increased and I told him I kept having to move stuff around and go get more stuff to keep it full so surely it was going out the door. He said yeah, or they are just moving it around the store, it does happen. Anyway a cashier was there and she said no, she'd seen a steady increase in the number of clearance items coming through checkout!! Whoo hoo!!
Only bad thing that happened wasn't bad. One manager came by and took a clothes rack down in clearance and rearranged the others per the 2nd manager. 2nd manager asked me if I had put the clothes rack up, yes, did I move the others? Nope, she said why not??? I said cuz the first manager did it. I wasn't about to take credit for something I didn't do but not sure the first manager should have done it, she was probably just being nice since I was really busy @ the time. Oh well, got lots done, they wanted me to move clearance toys over and I moved clearance toys and clearance toys and clearance toys, hope it's all fine! Oh yeah, I get to work and my name is up on the screen above the time clock saying I'm in charge of organization in clearance, thanks guys, I needed more people wondering WHY I'm doing that? Was sort of nice to see it in black and white but..........
I have to go color my hair now, have about 1 inch of white and dark brown showing which wouldn't be so bad but the rest goes from really dark blonde to medium brown?? L'oreal here I come. My friend who works in deli whom I went to school with told me she had to dye hers and she couldn't stand it if hers got like mine, thanks alot Terri, I bought hair dye that night.
Well here goes anyway.
It was good, got many compliments on how clearance is now organized, was one fellow worker back there wondering if sales had increased and I told him I kept having to move stuff around and go get more stuff to keep it full so surely it was going out the door. He said yeah, or they are just moving it around the store, it does happen. Anyway a cashier was there and she said no, she'd seen a steady increase in the number of clearance items coming through checkout!! Whoo hoo!!
Only bad thing that happened wasn't bad. One manager came by and took a clothes rack down in clearance and rearranged the others per the 2nd manager. 2nd manager asked me if I had put the clothes rack up, yes, did I move the others? Nope, she said why not??? I said cuz the first manager did it. I wasn't about to take credit for something I didn't do but not sure the first manager should have done it, she was probably just being nice since I was really busy @ the time. Oh well, got lots done, they wanted me to move clearance toys over and I moved clearance toys and clearance toys and clearance toys, hope it's all fine! Oh yeah, I get to work and my name is up on the screen above the time clock saying I'm in charge of organization in clearance, thanks guys, I needed more people wondering WHY I'm doing that? Was sort of nice to see it in black and white but..........
I have to go color my hair now, have about 1 inch of white and dark brown showing which wouldn't be so bad but the rest goes from really dark blonde to medium brown?? L'oreal here I come. My friend who works in deli whom I went to school with told me she had to dye hers and she couldn't stand it if hers got like mine, thanks alot Terri, I bought hair dye that night.
Monday, January 12, 2009
My job @ Wal Mart
Ok, I know there are forums for Wal Mart etc. I'm not going to whine, complain, or put them on a pedestal so I'm here talking about it.
It's a job. I've never worked @ a place with so many employees so it's a new experience. Also I either ran or helped my husband with his business endeavors for the past 17 years so working for someone else is different. I've been a commercial artist, a hostess, worked @ a day care, worked for the census bureau and was a real estate agent too so I've worn many hats, those are just the biggies, I had my emt license and did telemarketing too and was an ebay powerseller. I ran my husbands trucking business, that's the biggie, we farmed too, won't talk about that, and I helped him in FL and MS when he had a crew down there cleaning up after Wilma and Katrina. (I was the main errand runner, my job was going to towns with half the stores blown down, most of the others closed, with missing street signs and finding things we needed or scoping out the next property to be cleaned up, I LOVED it)
Right now I'm just glad to have the job, I would like to be able to do ebay and my freelance web work (see Pegysus.com, blatant plug, she gets enough business I get extra work) but Wal Mart has insurance and I do get to get out of the house, working in your pajamas is not all it's cracked up to be if you work over 12 hours a day! I could have gotten a job better suited to my talents probably but I didn't want a desk job and Wal Mart called so there I am. Be nice to your Wal Mart worker, they could write about it! One added benefit, I've lost weight, like 10 or 20 lb and still going!
Anyway my Wal Mart started a new experiment, we used to have a Mc Donalds, they've used it for displays and extra seasonal items, now it's clearance and it's "my" dept or it was when I left work, we've been working on it for about a week now. Not really a department because I'm a lowly cashier but I keep it neat and clean and stock it and try to make room for new items which makes it my department I guess? I've only worked there 7 months (previously in another department, I really don't cashier much, don't mind doing it @ all because the big store manager cashiers all the time when we are short handed) but I did manage a fairly large business for years. Nobody has said anything but I'm sure there are some who are going "how come SHE gets to do that?" Probably because I CARE how things look and work even when the managers aren't looking? Just had to get that off my chest.
Anyway the idea with the "new" clearance department is to get the clearance all together and make it neater and more accessible, so far it's been a big hit, I spend most of my day trying to decide what I need to move where to make more room for the next item.
I'll keep writing about it but I have to get up @ 5 am so better make this short.
It's a job. I've never worked @ a place with so many employees so it's a new experience. Also I either ran or helped my husband with his business endeavors for the past 17 years so working for someone else is different. I've been a commercial artist, a hostess, worked @ a day care, worked for the census bureau and was a real estate agent too so I've worn many hats, those are just the biggies, I had my emt license and did telemarketing too and was an ebay powerseller. I ran my husbands trucking business, that's the biggie, we farmed too, won't talk about that, and I helped him in FL and MS when he had a crew down there cleaning up after Wilma and Katrina. (I was the main errand runner, my job was going to towns with half the stores blown down, most of the others closed, with missing street signs and finding things we needed or scoping out the next property to be cleaned up, I LOVED it)
Right now I'm just glad to have the job, I would like to be able to do ebay and my freelance web work (see Pegysus.com, blatant plug, she gets enough business I get extra work) but Wal Mart has insurance and I do get to get out of the house, working in your pajamas is not all it's cracked up to be if you work over 12 hours a day! I could have gotten a job better suited to my talents probably but I didn't want a desk job and Wal Mart called so there I am. Be nice to your Wal Mart worker, they could write about it! One added benefit, I've lost weight, like 10 or 20 lb and still going!
Anyway my Wal Mart started a new experiment, we used to have a Mc Donalds, they've used it for displays and extra seasonal items, now it's clearance and it's "my" dept or it was when I left work, we've been working on it for about a week now. Not really a department because I'm a lowly cashier but I keep it neat and clean and stock it and try to make room for new items which makes it my department I guess? I've only worked there 7 months (previously in another department, I really don't cashier much, don't mind doing it @ all because the big store manager cashiers all the time when we are short handed) but I did manage a fairly large business for years. Nobody has said anything but I'm sure there are some who are going "how come SHE gets to do that?" Probably because I CARE how things look and work even when the managers aren't looking? Just had to get that off my chest.
Anyway the idea with the "new" clearance department is to get the clearance all together and make it neater and more accessible, so far it's been a big hit, I spend most of my day trying to decide what I need to move where to make more room for the next item.
I'll keep writing about it but I have to get up @ 5 am so better make this short.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Microsoft and Windows 7, Best Windows Version?
Here's the link that got this all started.
Windoze is putting out it's best version ever?? What happened to Vista? I acutally lost all respect for microsoft when they had me testing things for xp and I had them convinced I was an IT person. (Internet Technology not the it girl)
That said, I use firefox, I'd be on my apple right now if I still had a big one, just have an ibook and a BIG screen for my old HP which was like top of the line a couple years ago. OK, there's an emachine laptop and my husband has an averatec tablet with him and there's a gaming computer around here somewhere but the old HP with Windows XP on it is fine. I've had several HP's, I think the first one I put linux on was a pavillion which was a trip, then I got started with apples and some old thinkpads that I fixed and gave away to relatives. Anyway for a grandma I've had some computer experience. I think like 90% of fixing networks or computers is being mechanically inclined and the other 10% is thinking outside the box.
But we were talking about OS or operating systems for those who aren't linguistically geeky. I started with computers with windows 95, my daughter bought the computer. We had had an ancient apple when she was younger, 10 minutes of programming and you could play 1 minute of music, wow, I lost interest in computers. Basic and Dos were not my native tounge. I must say windows 95 turned me on. I'd had a computer class in college, suffice to say the computer was as big as a piano, that's how long ago it was. Windows 95 was simple, it must have been, the kids had had computer classes in school and when we got the first pc with windows 95 in 96 I was like sure I would be STUPID, the kids would show me up but it would be fun. In two weeks I had managed to mess up the sound on something on windows so I decided to uninstall it and reinstall, it was still under warranty, I had no qualms, someone could fix it if I screwed it up seriously. A piece of cake, kids were asking me how to do everything on computer, mama was queen once again. I took over payments on the computer, took almost a year of talking for my husband to let us have internet but the first time I saved him like $1000 on a truck part he was fine with it. I progressed to thinkpads and fixing them and installing linux, was in 7th heaven. Then I got into apples and wireless networking, we got the satellite internet connection and I sort of lost interest? Actually I had a business to run and didn't have time and then got sick with lyme and got involved with my husbands next business but I admit I haven't kept up with any of it lately.
But that is all beside the point, what is my point is Windows 95 was simple. Sure it was clunky and had security problems but I lost all confidence in Windows with the ME version. At least 95 would keep running without shutting down, and if it did shut down you could actually FIX IT? That's probably why I tested xp so early, I was sooooo very ready to get rid of Windows ME. XP was fine till the second update and it wouldn't install on some computers etc but you HAD to have the update, plus @ the time I could afford more memory which was GOOD because you needed LOTS of memory? Then they come out with Vista which I've worked with a little but if you aren't into doing things the weird way it just didn't seem to be worth the trouble of switching from XP? Now there is Windows 7? From what I read it seems to do some of the things that my lowly little ibook has done for years? PLUS my ibook runs cooler and longer and doesn't complain when I open lots of windows or shut down like the emachine or the other laptop or the gaming computer when they have had enough. Or do weird things like have a parallel universe running like the HP I'm on now which was one of the first 64's to come out. Which reminds me, WHY am I on this computer? Oh yeah, I can't afford to buy ANOTHER computer but soon, very soon I will get my hands on a sleek white new apple with a big screen.
Windoze is putting out it's best version ever?? What happened to Vista? I acutally lost all respect for microsoft when they had me testing things for xp and I had them convinced I was an IT person. (Internet Technology not the it girl)
That said, I use firefox, I'd be on my apple right now if I still had a big one, just have an ibook and a BIG screen for my old HP which was like top of the line a couple years ago. OK, there's an emachine laptop and my husband has an averatec tablet with him and there's a gaming computer around here somewhere but the old HP with Windows XP on it is fine. I've had several HP's, I think the first one I put linux on was a pavillion which was a trip, then I got started with apples and some old thinkpads that I fixed and gave away to relatives. Anyway for a grandma I've had some computer experience. I think like 90% of fixing networks or computers is being mechanically inclined and the other 10% is thinking outside the box.
But we were talking about OS or operating systems for those who aren't linguistically geeky. I started with computers with windows 95, my daughter bought the computer. We had had an ancient apple when she was younger, 10 minutes of programming and you could play 1 minute of music, wow, I lost interest in computers. Basic and Dos were not my native tounge. I must say windows 95 turned me on. I'd had a computer class in college, suffice to say the computer was as big as a piano, that's how long ago it was. Windows 95 was simple, it must have been, the kids had had computer classes in school and when we got the first pc with windows 95 in 96 I was like sure I would be STUPID, the kids would show me up but it would be fun. In two weeks I had managed to mess up the sound on something on windows so I decided to uninstall it and reinstall, it was still under warranty, I had no qualms, someone could fix it if I screwed it up seriously. A piece of cake, kids were asking me how to do everything on computer, mama was queen once again. I took over payments on the computer, took almost a year of talking for my husband to let us have internet but the first time I saved him like $1000 on a truck part he was fine with it. I progressed to thinkpads and fixing them and installing linux, was in 7th heaven. Then I got into apples and wireless networking, we got the satellite internet connection and I sort of lost interest? Actually I had a business to run and didn't have time and then got sick with lyme and got involved with my husbands next business but I admit I haven't kept up with any of it lately.
But that is all beside the point, what is my point is Windows 95 was simple. Sure it was clunky and had security problems but I lost all confidence in Windows with the ME version. At least 95 would keep running without shutting down, and if it did shut down you could actually FIX IT? That's probably why I tested xp so early, I was sooooo very ready to get rid of Windows ME. XP was fine till the second update and it wouldn't install on some computers etc but you HAD to have the update, plus @ the time I could afford more memory which was GOOD because you needed LOTS of memory? Then they come out with Vista which I've worked with a little but if you aren't into doing things the weird way it just didn't seem to be worth the trouble of switching from XP? Now there is Windows 7? From what I read it seems to do some of the things that my lowly little ibook has done for years? PLUS my ibook runs cooler and longer and doesn't complain when I open lots of windows or shut down like the emachine or the other laptop or the gaming computer when they have had enough. Or do weird things like have a parallel universe running like the HP I'm on now which was one of the first 64's to come out. Which reminds me, WHY am I on this computer? Oh yeah, I can't afford to buy ANOTHER computer but soon, very soon I will get my hands on a sleek white new apple with a big screen.
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