It’s to differentiate from the actual director. Reg Llama of Brixton Fan was too cumbersome.shuke said:Last night I finally discovered where the term Reg Llamas of Brixton came from.
Still can't figure out that extra L though.
@Reg Lllama of Brixton
It would have been exactly the sameDawning would have been better IMO.
Same thing here, except I'm getting hammered daily on collections by various corporate folks.My company right now: Make sure you’re following up on all outstanding invoices. We need to make sure our clients are paying us. Follow up on at least a monthly basis.
Also my company: We’re only paying invoices to vendors that we do daily business with, are critical for operations, and would stop providing service if we don’t pay.
Ok. Totally get that cash is king right now, but pretty sure our clients know that too. Harassing me to harass them probably isn’t going to do a whole lot.
Yeah, not sure why I typed monthly. Used to be monthly but now it’s minimum weekly.Same thing here, except I'm getting hammered daily on collections by various corporate folks.
Horrible news and I am so sorry. Just trying to be practical might be the best way to go - gift card to Walmart or the grocery store? I don't know...not the best guy to ask but I think sometimes to best gifts are the most practical ones. :(I need some advice and I know this is the best place to get it. My friends (young twenty something parents) lost their daughter over the weekend, she was just shy of 6 months old. I'm going to take up a collection but is there something to send other than flowers? They are both stationed in Kodiak, AK and away from family, hopefully they have someone join them up there asap, but I don't know with all of these restrictions if that's coming or not.
I would order food to be catered to the funeral home if there is a viewing. Although I'm not sure if these are still happening now.I need some advice and I know this is the best place to get it. My friends (young twenty something parents) lost their daughter over the weekend, she was just shy of 6 months old. I'm going to take up a collection but is there something to send other than flowers? They are both stationed in Kodiak, AK and away from family, hopefully they have someone join them up there asap, but I don't know with all of these restrictions if that's coming or not.
I was thinking food too...people tend to not want to think about that stuff in times of grief. Nice to have something ready to go for them.shuke said:I would order food to be catered to the funeral home if there is a viewing. Although I'm not sure if these are still happening now.
Very sorry to hear.
Food is a good idea until everyone else also buys food...and a bunch of it goes to waste. You can only eat so many lasagnas. Personally I'd lean more towards giving them something that gives them the flexibility to spend on whatever it is they need most, like a Visa gift card. If you think that's too "cashy" then maybe a GC for their local supermarket that they can use as needed.I was thinking food too...people tend to not want to think about that stuff in times of grief. Nice to have something ready to go for them.
But jeebus...heartbreaking.
I don't know how ok it would be to ask...but there are few FFA regulars who lost their children over the last several years.
Yeah, this. My dad is a very picky eater and when my mom was sick/dying her church friends would bring food over unsolicited. It was very nice and incredibly thoughtful, but that man eats like a 4 year old. Much of that food went to waste.Food is a good idea until everyone else also buys food...and a bunch of it goes to waste. You can only eat so many lasagnas. Personally I'd lean more towards giving them something that gives them the flexibility to spend on whatever it is they need most, like a Visa gift card. If you think that's too "cashy" then maybe a GC for their local supermarket that they can use as needed.
Sorry to hear about your friend's baby @CGRdrJoe
Damn. Sorry GB. fwiw: I think the advice here so far is pretty solid. Do they need something like a GoFundMe to help pay for funeral, etc? Might be another way to go.CGRdrJoe said:I need some advice and I know this is the best place to get it. My friends (young twenty something parents) lost their daughter over the weekend, she was just shy of 6 months old. I'm going to take up a collection but is there something to send other than flowers? They are both stationed in Kodiak, AK and away from family, hopefully they have someone join them up there asap, but I don't know with all of these restrictions if that's coming or not.
I'd be tempted to buy them all tickets home (RT) at a future date on Alaska Airways. It would give them something to look forward to at a price you can afford.CGRdrJoe said:I need some advice and I know this is the best place to get it. My friends (young twenty something parents) lost their daughter over the weekend, she was just shy of 6 months old. I'm going to take up a collection but is there something to send other than flowers? They are both stationed in Kodiak, AK and away from family, hopefully they have someone join them up there asap, but I don't know with all of these restrictions if that's coming or not.
Thanks gb, the CG was able to get their plane tickets to California and return. It was something we had all discussed and were looking to pull miles and cash for it.I'd be tempted to buy them all tickets home (RT) at a future date on Alaska Airways. It would give them something to look forward to at a price you can afford.
But it might be a faux pas. If so, someone with more social grace that I can give their input.
Otoh, you'll probably need to go to anotherthreadcommunity to find someone with more social grace than I.
I don't think there's a wrong answer here. I'm very sorry to hear about their loss.After some discussion I’m going to send them a Visa card with a card from all of us and let them choose how to use it.
socks?underwear is the only type of clothing I won't wear more than once in between washing
It has been many years unfortunately.Did you even let @St. Louis Bob know you'd be on the East Side?
Shoot, GB, there's no right answer, well ,ever, on how much is too much. My Uncle, who has been like my Dad, had a brain tumor. They removed that mfer today.I was going to come in here and whine about having no hot water, but it turns out I'm a pansy.
I'm sorry brother, that sucks. Cash flow is the key to any business but some people like to "cheat" which sends a ripple effect down the chain. It's the worst.My company right now: Make sure you’re following up on all outstanding invoices. We need to make sure our clients are paying us. Follow up on at least a monthly basis.
Also my company: We’re only paying invoices to vendors that we do daily business with, are critical for operations, and would stop providing service if we don’t pay.
Ok. Totally get that cash is king right now, but pretty sure our clients know that too. Harassing me to harass them probably isn’t going to do a whole lot.
JFC I'm so sorry.CGRdrJoe said:I need some advice and I know this is the best place to get it. My friends (young twenty something parents) lost their daughter over the weekend, she was just shy of 6 months old. I'm going to take up a collection but is there something to send other than flowers? They are both stationed in Kodiak, AK and away from family, hopefully they have someone join them up there asap, but I don't know with all of these restrictions if that's coming or not.
PM me what you wrote so I know not to say that in the future.Pretty sure I'm going to be on an extended vacation from this site. Stay safe, everyone.
what's happening tomorrow?Tanner movie trivia was fun. Need to get some more FBGs in there for tomorrow. COME ON YOUZ GUYZ
Like your daughter, I'm into maps and I spend time exploring on Google Maps. I used to love this game, but haven't played much lately: https://www.geoguessr.com/ Your daughter will probably love it.GroveDiesel said:Read something on Reddit this morning that reminded my of a story from when my daughter was younger.
I have a group of friends I’ve known since I was a kid that have an ongoing text thread. We’re really tight and the nature of the thread is largely busting each other’s balls about stuff. If I ever ran for public office and that text thread got out, I’m sure my career would be over as a lot of the stuff I’m sure would seem awful out of context. There was one particular time that one of my friends was being particularly militant about something and I responded by sending a picture indicating as much. That’s about to become relevant to this story much to my chagrin.
When my daughter was 2 or 3 she loved maps. She actually still does and she has an amazing ability to figure out where we are and remember how to get places. Even when she was young she could give you perfect directions on how to get somewhere even if she had only been there once before. So one of the things she loved to do was follow along on Google Maps on an old iPod Touch while we were driving. She would even sit at home on Google Maps looking at all the roads and other places on the maps. She was especially fascinated by fire stations and liked to find new ones.
I figured all of this was rather harmless as we had things rather locked down and figured there was nothing inappropriate that she could get to through Maps. I even had Messages and all of that stuff locked down.
Well it turns out that kids are amazing at finding all sorts of loopholes. There was a way to access photos through Maps that were sent in a text thread. How did I find that out? Well, my Google account showed that I had recently helped out by uploading a picture of a place to Google Maps to help other people identify it when they got there.
The place that my daughter helpfully added a picture to? A small fire station in rural NJ. The picture she grabbed from the text thread? A group of goose-stepping Nazi soldiers from WWII...
That’s pretty cool, thanks for the share.Like your daughter, I'm into maps and I spend time exploring on Google Maps. I used to love this game, but haven't played much lately: https://www.geoguessr.com/ Your daughter will probably love it.
I don't see this event. Maybe I'm not invited.TVwhat's happening tomorrow?
I thought I saw him mention it in a post but have also not seen the invite.I don't see this event. Maybe I'm not invited.
I remember them talking about "next time - TV" but didn't recall seeing a set date.I thought I saw him mention it in a post but have also not seen the invite.
btw you're not the "fish" that signs on to those, right? My notebook says you're a dude. If that IS you then I have to reassess a lot of your content over the years.what's happening tomorrow?
Yeah that's confusing to me too.btw you're not the "fish" that signs on to those, right? My notebook says you're a dude. If that IS you then I have to reassess a lot of your content over the years.
you go up without a word and slap that dirt off and walk away. euphemism/non-euphemismIf a co-worker is walking up the steps ahead of you and you happen to notice that they have dirt all over their butt, do you tell them before they go sit on their chair or get in their car and track it on those surfaces too?
Does you mean answer change depending on the gender, age, or relative attractiveness of the co-worker?
say something, to any all.GroveDiesel said:If a co-worker is walking up the steps ahead of you and you happen to notice that they have dirt all over their butt, do you tell them before they go sit on their chair or get in their car and track it on those surfaces too?
Does you mean answer change depending on the gender, age, or relative attractiveness of the co-worker?
"Hey! It looks like you crapped yourself!"GroveDiesel said:If a co-worker is walking up the steps ahead of you and you happen to notice that they have dirt all over their butt, do you tell them before they go sit on their chair or get in their car and track it on those surfaces too?
Does you mean answer change depending on the gender, age, or relative attractiveness of the co-worker?
El Floppo said:you go up without a word and slap that dirt off and walk away. euphemism/non-euphemism
say something, to any all.
Apparently I made the wrong decision."Hey! It looks like you crapped yourself!"