GM's Thread About Everything/GM's Thread About Nothing (7 Viewers)

[Dan Lambskin]

Now imagine it with 3 crazed and deranged animals running around this same home.  They shriek and cry with noises that gyrate down the spine and stick inside your eardrums like there was flypaper in your cochleas.  You try to evade them, hide, lock doors but they find you and they don't let up.  They never.  Let up.  Relentless in their pursuit for more food, more attention, a charged iPad, finding the remote.  You shout back "PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, I'M WORKING!" but they feed off your emotions, detecting weaknesses they can exploit.  You try reason and bribery, but you've now exposed yourself to be vulnerable. Oh, the home was big when you first bought it, double the size of anything you've ever lived in prior but suddenly, the expanse is very finite and the square footage feels like square centimeters.  There's a woman present who can help you, but she doesn't.  She hates you.  She hates that you did this to her.  You must suffer now too, she is no longer alone.  Oh, your commute is much better?  Partner, you'd walk to Pluto right now to spend the next 10 years filling out cover pages to TPS reports.  Oh, you wanna crank up the music?  Good idea "Alexa, play me some 90's grunge and play it loud!".....but the animals thwart you.  They cackle and shout louder "ALEXA, PLAY BABY SHARK!"......Break room?  There are no more breaks.  

Yeah had to mute mid conversation on multiple calls today due to kids and wife yelling at each other

the highlight was probably the wife yelling “WHO POOPED AND DIDNT FLUSH THE TOILET”

 

[General Malaise]

Yeah had to mute mid conversation on multiple calls today due to kids and wife yelling at each other

the highlight was probably the wife yelling “WHO POOPED AND DIDNT FLUSH THE TOILET”

It was you, wasn't it Dan?

 

[OrtonToOlsen]

Now imagine it with 3 crazed and deranged animals running around this same home.  They shriek and cry with noises that gyrate down the spine and stick inside your eardrums like there was flypaper in your cochleas.  You try to evade them, hide, lock doors but they find you and they don't let up.  They never.  Let up.  Relentless in their pursuit for more food, more attention, a charged iPad, finding the remote.  You shout back "PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, I'M WORKING!" but they feed off your emotions, detecting weaknesses they can exploit.  You try reason and bribery, but you've now exposed yourself to vulnerability. Oh, the home was big when you first bought it, double the size of anything you've ever lived in prior but suddenly, the expanse is very finite and the square footage feels like square centimeters.  There's a woman present who can help you, but she doesn't.  She hates you.  She hates that you did this to her.  You must suffer now too, she is no longer alone.  Oh, your commute is much better?  Partner, you'd walk to Pluto right now to spend the next 10 years filling out cover pages to TPS reports.  Oh, you wanna crank up the music?  Good idea "Alexa, play me some 90's grunge and play it loud!".....but the animals thwart you.  They cackle and shout louder "ALEXA, PLAY BABY SHARK!"......Break room?  There are no more breaks.  

You should have more kids.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Yesterday, I started drinking about now. Not sure what to do today. Pretty sure my job/income will be shutting down for 2 weeks minimum, starting today.   Just waiting for the official email. 

Interesting times. 

 

[kevzilla]

If GM has one more kid I'm gonna start calling him Secretariat

 

[strykerpks]

My wife is home with the 3 aholes kids for the foreseeable future. She's a freaking saint. At this point I welcome coming to work where I want to quit and want to stab just about everyone who works here with a dull rusty blade.

But hey, we're going to have a food day next Friday!!! That seems brilliant.

 

[Rustoleum]

You should have more kids.

Just a couple more and his house may qualify as a school and wa la, problem solved (and summers off!)

 

[DA RAIDERS]

my work is closed for 2 weeks.  

 

[OrtonToOlsen]

Just notified that we will be working from home starting tomorrow.  Carry on.

https://i.redd.it/x7w6rdic2bn41.jpg

 

[OrtonToOlsen]

https://i.redd.it/x7w6rdic2bn41.jpg

Technically we are all on “paid administrative leave” (just like when a cop shoots an unarmed black guy 17 times in the back) and “on call”.

The union sent out a general reminder that teachers who are on call aren’t allowed to drink alcohol during normal work hours.

Challenge accepted.

 

[-fish-]

Technically we are all on “paid administrative leave” (just like when a cop shoots an unarmed black guy 17 times in the back) and “on call”.

The union sent out a general reminder that teachers who are on call aren’t allowed to drink alcohol during normal work hours.

Challenge accepted.

Because there may be a history emergency?

 

[GroveDiesel]

Technically we are all on “paid administrative leave” (just like when a cop shoots an unarmed black guy 17 times in the back) and “on call”.

The union sent out a general reminder that teachers who are on call aren’t allowed to drink alcohol during normal work hours.

Challenge accepted.

Yeah, my daughter’s teachers have “office hours” where you can call or email them and get a quick response. It’s one hour a day. I can’t imagine figuring all of this out and making it truly workable, but it sorta feels like it plays into the mistaken idea that teachers don’t actually do much work.

 

[GroveDiesel]

I work for an engineering company. About 90% of the office is working from home. I think I’m exposed to less people being in the office right now than being at home. It’s actually kinda awesome.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Now imagine it with 3 crazed and deranged animals running around this same home.  They shriek and cry with noises that gyrate down the spine and stick inside your eardrums like there was flypaper in your cochleas.  You try to evade them, hide, lock doors but they find you and they don't let up.  They never.  Let up.  Relentless in their pursuit for more food, more attention, a charged iPad, finding the remote.  You shout back "PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, I'M WORKING!" but they feed off your emotions, detecting weaknesses they can exploit.  You try reason and bribery, but you've now exposed yourself to vulnerability. Oh, the home was big when you first bought it, double the size of anything you've ever lived in prior but suddenly, the expanse is very finite and the square footage feels like square centimeters.  There's a woman present who can help you, but she doesn't.  She hates you.  She hates that you did this to her.  You must suffer now too, she is no longer alone.  Oh, your commute is much better?  Partner, you'd walk to Pluto right now to spend the next 10 years filling out cover pages to TPS reports.  Oh, you wanna crank up the music?  Good idea "Alexa, play me some 90's grunge and play it loud!".....but the animals thwart you.  They cackle and shout louder "ALEXA, PLAY BABY SHARK!"......Break room?  There are no more breaks.  

Pretty accurate description of my home except instead of toddlers they're bigger than a lot of men and still growing.  When I started screaming "FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WILL YOU PLEASE QUIT SCREAMING WHILE PLAYING VIDEO GAMES??!!"  I get a look like  "you might want to choose your next words carefully dad".  Sometimes I have to resort to going fully Tommy DeVito in order to save face.  "YOU WANT A PIECE OF ME!! HUH TOUGH GUY?!! COME ON!!  COME ON!!!".

 

[Tecumseh]

Anyone here familiar with some on-line board games (old school like Risk or Monopoly, Password, Jeopardy etc.)

And bored enough to play?

eta - yet?

There’s a group here that plays warlight(?). It’s the same as risk.

 

[cosjobs]

There’s a group here that plays warlight(?). It’s the same as risk.

go on

 

[Tecumseh]

go on

Use the amazing search function, if you dare. Otherwise I’ll find the thread tomorrow and tag you.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Use the amazing search function, if you dare. Otherwise I’ll find the thread tomorrow and tag you.

/in. Proxy cos

 

[Tecumseh]

It looks like Warlight is now called Warzone, and is available as an app. The old warlight thread is archived, so I can’t bump it, but I bet you could find some people to play if you start a new thread.

 

[El Floppo]

Technically we are all on “paid administrative leave” (just like when a cop shoots an unarmed black guy 17 times in the back) and “on call”.

The union sent out a general reminder that teachers who are on call aren’t allowed to drink alcohol during normal work hours.

Challenge accepted.

Yeah, my daughter’s teachers have “office hours” where you can call or email them and get a quick response. It’s one hour a day. I can’t imagine figuring all of this out and making it truly workable, but it sorta feels like it plays into the mistaken idea that teachers don’t actually do much work

NYC teachers are supposedly meeting at school this week (per di Blasio) to work out a school and DOE sanctioned teach/learn from home for the kids for the foreseeable future (schools closed definitely until April 23).

Originally ordered to spend the full week getting this up and running for a rollout next monday...with shelter in place feeling imminent, I'm not sure how far they'll get this week.

Also no idea yet what this will look like- if the teacher will be "teaching" live to a group remotely, or just setting up lesson plans and responding on her time as the kids send stuff in. The wife has both kids using the Khan academy online (Khannn!!!) for now. 

I'm on my way up to my son's school to pick up a packet of stuff his middle school teachers have supposedly prepared...at least, that was the word yesterday. Today, who knows, and no idea if they'll even have the stuff when I get there (30ish min bike ride each way).

I was supposed to start a new project today at work, but the boss's right hand in charge says he might do it himself in the absence of meetings, etc. My current two projects are slowing and done likely by end of april...starting to get worried if they don't give me some thing new to work on, they won't keep me around. You've all heard this song and dance in the past from me...hoping it's just my snakebite paranoia talking.

 

[OrtonToOlsen]

Because there may be a history emergency?

Just got an email that we are no longer allowed on campus.

Also we are still are not allowed to provide online assignments.

 

[-fish-]

Just got an email that we are no longer allowed on campus.

Also we are still are not allowed to provide online assignments.

What's the reasoning behind this?  My duaghter's high school teachers are also not allowed to provide online assignments, even though they were all provided laptops at the beginning of the year.   We haven't been given an explanation as to why they won't be providing any online instruction or even guides for self-study.

 

[OrtonToOlsen]

What's the reasoning behind this?  My duaghter's high school teachers are also not allowed to provide online assignments, even though they were all provided laptops at the beginning of the year.   We haven't been given an explanation as to why they won't be providing any online instruction or even guides for self-study.

Probably the Williams Act.  There’s no way a district/school can guarantee EVERY kid has equal access to learning materials...even if they’ve all been issued equipment or books or whatever.  

 

[El Floppo]

One important thing I've learned from watching all these news conferences- if you pause the screen, chances are really good the sign language person will he making a funny face.

 

[-fish-]

Probably the Williams Act.  There’s no way a district/school can guarantee EVERY kid has equal access to learning materials...even if they’ve all been issued equipment or books or whatever.  

Yeah, that's the part I don't get.   Every student was issued a chromebook.  I guess it's possible that a kid doesn't have access to wifi (that's actually laughable in this district).

 

[Tiger Fan]

Sup fam

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Yeah, that's the part I don't get.   Every student was issued a chromebook.  I guess it's possible that a kid doesn't have access to wifi (that's actually laughable in this district).

more likely, the school is trying to figure out how they can quantify how many students do the work, so they can get paid.  

 

[GroveDiesel]

more likely, the school is trying to figure out how they can quantify how many students do the work, so they can get paid.  

I don’t get this either. My daughter’s ELA and Math curriculum are both hosted through online platforms and work done through them. They use Google Classroom for getting assignments and turning in Social Studies and Science work through that. This is pretty common I think. 

 

[GroveDiesel]

Probably the Williams Act.  There’s no way a district/school can guarantee EVERY kid has equal access to learning materials...even if they’ve all been issued equipment or books or whatever.  

Seems smart. If you can’t guarantee that every kid has the ability to keep learning, then nobody should learn.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

on an awesome note:  my kid has been doing tae kwon do for the last 4-5 years.  she just tested for her black belt in feb.  the dojang and the master of the dojang are AWESOME.  he set up  a virtual classs thru ZOOM.  he was at the dojang and maybe 25 kids were at home, doing a normal(ish) class.  the master saw me setting stuff up for my kid, moving the car etc., and called me out to join the class.  "mr Raiders!!  what are you doing?  it's time to work out!"  so i did!  it was a great workout.  my kid was both mortally embarrassed and proud.  high light of my day!  

 

[DA RAIDERS]

I don’t get this either. My daughter’s ELA and Math curriculum are both hosted through online platforms and work done through them. They use Google Classroom for getting assignments and turning in Social Studies and Science work through that. This is pretty common I think. 

my kid's school changed spring break, to this week, instead of 2 weeks from now, so they could get ramp this up properly.  i fully expect them to cancel the rest of the school year.  they already pushed it out another week to 4/13

 

[DA RAIDERS]

on an awesome note:  my kid has been doing tae kwon do for the last 4-5 years.  she just tested for her black belt in feb.  the dojang and the master of the dojang are AWESOME.  he set up  a virtual classs thru ZOOM.  he was at the dojang and maybe 25 kids were at home, doing a normal(ish) class.  the master saw me setting stuff up for my kid, moving the car etc., and called me out to join the class.  "mr Raiders!!  what are you doing?  it's time to work out!"  so i did!  it was a great workout.  my kid was both mortally embarrassed and proud.  high light of my day!  

when he asked everyone to raise their hand, if they made their bed today.  i stood there in shame.  

 

[St. Louis Bob]

I don’t get this either. My daughter’s ELA and Math curriculum are both hosted through online platforms and work done through them. They use Google Classroom for getting assignments and turning in Social Studies and Science work through that. This is pretty common I think. 

So do my kids.  They were getting homework almost immediately.  They were not amused.

I was

 

[Rustoleum]

I don’t get this either. My daughter’s ELA and Math curriculum are both hosted through online platforms and work done through them. They use Google Classroom for getting assignments and turning in Social Studies and Science work through that. This is pretty common I think. 

In our district, a lot of that stuff is for intervention or enrichment and not intended to be “direct instructional. We have to submit some other “proof” in addition to log and reports from those things in order for non-traditional instruction days to count.

We already had home use in grades 9-12 with MacBooks,, and sent grades 3-8 home with ipads for the first time. Have had a slew of requests for support getting online because they have to sign into a proxy and  parents can’t follow directions. Probably going to do k-2 next week. My life sucks right now.

Tomorrow I get to inform some parents that the reason little Johnny doesn’t have a MacBook charger in March is because he ducked his fee from the end of last year when he didn’t turn it in, or he  lost it and didn’t pay for a replacement. And he has done nothing all year long, which is how he can get by by bumming charges off his friends during the day.

Silver lining: This is literally the first time some of our parents have paid any attention at all to their child’s education.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Silver lining: This is literally the first time some of our parents have paid any attention at all to their child’s education.

Awesome

 

[Mr.Pack]

Lost my sister on Sunday. She wasn't answering calls or texts so my brother and i went to her place in the afternoon,  could hear her phone ringing and ended up breaking the door down. 

Find her slumped over in her chair. Checked for a pulse but she was gone. They figure she was dead for about 12 hours,  that she had a heart attack.  56 years old. 

Saturday night she got to see my daughters debut with a new band that I was Facebooking live. She was supposed to go but she wasn't feeling well. Her last text to me was a   when I told her I'd call her on Sunday. 

Live for today and tell your loved ones you love them, no one's promised a tomorrow. 

 

[GroveDiesel]

So sorry Pack. That sucks.

 

[krista4]

Aw, I"m so sorry.

 

[mr. furley]

Lost my sister on Sunday. She wasn't answering calls or texts so my brother and i went to her place in the afternoon,  could hear her phone ringing and ended up breaking the door down. 

Find her slumped over in her chair. Checked for a pulse but she was gone. They figure she was dead for about 12 hours,  that she had a heart attack.  56 years old. 

Saturday night she got to see my daughters debut with a new band that I was Facebooking live. She was supposed to go but she wasn't feeling well. Her last text to me was a   when I told her I'd call her on Sunday. 

Live for today and tell your loved ones you love them, no one's promised a tomorrow. 

####. sorry to hear it, bud. 

 

[heckmanm]

Dammit. Sorry to hear, Pack.

 

[El Floppo]

Profound condolences, pack :(

i can't imagine what you've just gone through.

 

[Hawks64]

Lost my sister on Sunday. She wasn't answering calls or texts so my brother and i went to her place in the afternoon,  could hear her phone ringing and ended up breaking the door down. 

Find her slumped over in her chair. Checked for a pulse but she was gone. They figure she was dead for about 12 hours,  that she had a heart attack.  56 years old. 

Saturday night she got to see my daughters debut with a new band that I was Facebooking live. She was supposed to go but she wasn't feeling well. Her last text to me was a   when I told her I'd call her on Sunday. 

Live for today and tell your loved ones you love them, no one's promised a tomorrow. 

Sorry for your loss Pack.

 

[Stoneys]

Sorry for your loss

 

[General Malaise]

Oh man, so sorry to hear about Pack Sister.  :(

hang in there, GB.

 

[kevzilla]

Condolences, Pack

 

[El Floppo]

Four days into this work from home thing...

Marriage ending from home, more like it.

This is not going well.

 

[mr. furley]

hang in there, man

 

[mr. furley]

watching Cross Country Skiing on the Olympic channel

it's so humid and foggy that at points you can't actually see anyone on the course. in the best moments you can see the guys in closeup shots, but it's like watching the Eagles v Bears fog bowl game.

 

[El Floppo]

watching Cross Country Skiing on the Olympic channel

it's so humid and foggy that at points you can't actually see anyone on the course. in the best moments you can see the guys in closeup shots, but it's like watching the Eagles v Bears fog bowl game.

I'm reminded of the commercials during the ...NBA? Or MLB strike...not THATS excitement!

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Thoprawishes to the Packs.