Legion World Forums LEGION OUTPOST Mission Monitor Board The Moaning, Groaning, I just want to Vent thread

I'm going to have to send a message via snail mail with the address she gave me

Let us know what you hear.

I haven't been able to send a letter out yet, I'm sorry

What do you do, how do you react, when you've done something for someone. Something good. And then that person dies, and you think "At least I was able to do this." And then someone else manages to completely invalidate the thing you did and makes you into a liar.

That's a blow for sure, especially for someone who is now beyond your help.

There's a number of sayings for this kind of thing.
"You did your best."
"It's the thought that counts."
"At least you tried."

They may seem shallow but they also have truth behind them.

I'm not sure from what you wrote if what this other person has said/done invalidates from their perspective or your own. There are times to listen to what others think and there are times to ignore it. Ultimately the only per son whose judgement of yourself counts is you.
Even if what you did was not as good as you hoped, you are still the person that tried to help.

We need more people like you in the world.

It's been windy and rainy all week, with no sign of it ending anytime soon. I haven't been able to get important errands done.

Now there's flooding!

AAAARGH!

Will you be okay?

I'm all right now, thank you, Sarky dear. I just had to vent.

The bad weather finally ended late last night, and the floodwaters are receding faster than Geoff Johns's hair.

Ba-dum tish

50 hrs in three days. Delayed at shipper 11:45 due to their poor planning. The last two days Moncks Corner, SC to Hamlet, NC over the roughest roads because somehow, some way, allllllll that lottery money goes to Columbia, and the i85 corridor instead of the desperately poor counties in SC. Surprise surprise...poor black counties get shafted again. Who'da thunk it. Right now my back is trying to lure me into a dark alley to slit my throat and boot stomp my tired old ass. Oh, and the run from Hamlet back to Moncks Corner to preload today? No product at the plant that's closing down, and wasn't supposed to load until sunday anyway.

Yeah, my old ass is tired. But, Carol has air conditioning and Midge, Abby, Piglet (spaz), and Gin Gin all have kibbles. So, that's something.

It ain’t easy eh Rick sympathies. Hope you have a relaxing, refreshing bit of time off after all this

Rick, I-20 from Augusta to Columbia has felt like a miles-long speed bump experiment for years, but they're working on it. I hate to imagine what you're dealing with elsewhere in the state. Glad you're home and safe. Enjoy the weekend!

Thanks, LT. I mostly spent it cutting grass, but that's a good thing so it went well. I know i20 at Augusta stinks right now, but that bridge was in such bad shape something had to be done.

One thing that never gets easier is getting along with co-workers. There's one who is prone to mood swings, but I had thought I'd sussed out the best way to read her moods and avoid triggering anything.

Was I ever wrong!

Last Saturday night, I triggered a fucking nuclear explosion just because I couldn't remember a computer command. What happened next is still too hurtful for me to have fully processed, but the short version is that I left feeling that she had abused her authority over me as the senior worker.

I texted my feelings to the manager, but I haven't yet had a chance to discuss the incident with him in person. That's going to be tomorrow. The manager has proven himself many times in the past to be fair-minded and reasonable, so I'm guardedly optimistic that he will deal with it in the best possible way.

But right now, I'm still hurting bad. I'm trying to feel sorry for her instead of hating her -- not there yet.

It's going to take time to get away from that strong a feeling Fickles. Personally, I don't do feeling sorry for people in the workplace, when it's somethign like this. It's a professional environment, and that comes with expectations. If they can't meet those, then that's on them. I'd definitely recommend professionally explaining to your manager why their approach was incorrect, and then show the impact that this had on you. That way you're showing that your communication skills are better than this other persons, and that you are a team player. It's just going to take a bit of time to go down through the stages, but that will come. It's a ituation that you can use to get some strength out of.

Funnily enough, I had someone come up to me, whille I was in the middle of fixing some MI today. I was distracted, so was just surprised at the tone they were using, and very well aware that my first response wasn't suitable for the ears of the people around me. I answered briefly, with just a little edge on it. 2 minutes later, after they'd had a moment to think about it, I got a return visit, that it was nothing at all to do with me after all, and an apology. Still really badly communicated, but then that's more on the standard of keen, but very raw, employee we have.

Today's a year exactly since my mom died. It feels like yesterday was the actual day because May 15th was on a Sunday last year. Mother's Day and the anniversary being back to back, I mean, you'd think it'd be excruciating. I feel I prefer it this way because every other year there's going to be a bigger divide and that'll make it more painful.

Yesterday we ate a Mexican place in Brooklyn my brother thought she'd like. I paid for the bill. The only problem was my allergies. It doesn't help that last year I had COVID as a result of all the time I spent maskless in the hospital with her, so I can't help but worry.

I took off from work today because I can't be thinking about my mom while I'm with my boss. I don't have it in me to deal with him or I'll just say something I probably won't regret, but he will.

Strength to you, Sarky dear. And big hugs.

Lots of emotions at the time of an anniversary Sarky. They can come out of nowhere and you just have to accept them as they come, and deal with them the best that you can. Lots of Legion World hugs, specially delivered from a covid and allergen free future.

Tough time. Thinking of you.

Okay, so I bought a used zero turn mower after the shed burned to have something to cut with. Little problem but I narrowed it down to the ignition coil. Not a problem. I look up model, get what is supposed to be the correct ignition coil pack of two for it and then have to wait for a day off that isn't raining to work on it. Finally get that today...

Yeah, ignition coils have the wrong prong for the wiring. So, I can lose another couple of weeks waiting trying to find the correct coils, or i can jury rig a solution this coming weekend.

Just fuggin yay.

Reminds me of a friend who bought a DVD collection of their fave show, only to find out the DVD was for another region or something like that... commisserations Rick

I put in 3 weeks' notice at work. Hoorah!

On to better things Annfie!

Sounds like a reason to celebrate! Best wishes for the future.

Thanks, guys, but just to be clear, the "hoorah" was meant to be sarcastic! My feelings are mixed at best, liberation mixed with uncertainty.