Styrofoam Cups
At my office, a few months ago they discontinued styro-foam cups, which means I have to remember to bring in a coffee mug each morning, even if I don’t prepare a cup of home brew. Kind of inconvenient. What’s really inconvenient is after like 11am, when I don’t want coffee. I want some water. I can’t put water in my mug, because after you’ve tainted a stainless steel mug with coffee, everything tastes like coffee. I could walk to the drinking fountain every few minutes, but that’s not terribly productive. Or I could walk to the vending machine and purchase a bottle of water. But that means I’m wasting money, and to be honest, a plastic bottle is about as recyclable as a styro-foam cup, isn’t it? This was ushered in under an “environmentally … Read entire article »
Filed under: Food & Drink, Personal Life, Rants, Seen and Unseen
Here’s to All the “Bobs” of the World
A guest post from an anonymous friend of mine, who fired off this rant this morning. Sometimes you just need to vent… I’m sure he’s not the only one who has experienced something like this in corporate America. Begin rant Today is a special day here at my place of employment; there is a man here, a supervisor (let’s just call him Bob), who is retiring after 42 years at the SAME JOB. In this day in age especially with our Gen X crowd moving jobs every other year to find the mythical brass ring. A ring filled with fame and fortune beyond all comprehension. This is an accomplishment that most of us will never know of. Loyalty like this used to be rewarded with such cheesy luxuries like a watch, a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Employment & Labor, Rants
Postal Monopolies Suck
I bought a new snowboard a few weeks ago and it shipped FedEx (I don’t remember which) from San Diego, 2nd-Day service for about $30. Tracking notifications every few hours while the board was in transit… I sold it to someone out in NY state, shipped yesterday and should arrive tomorrow. I could track it the same way, if I wanted to. I sold it so I could buy another one. If you’re curious, I’m replacing the X8 with a brand-spaking-new Ride Machete, which should be sized more appropriately for me. Shipped yesterday from Washington state, via USPS. Seller told me that they charged him $30 for shipping standard ground. Tracking number is useless via USPS. No updates at all during the 16 hours the board has been … Read entire article »
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