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Arjai

Arjai

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    I just got home, a little longer ride due to traffic, and I am going to take a nap then go to the Lake, not sure which on yet. I will decide later. I am so unused to getting up at 5:30 in the morning, which I've had to do for the last 2 days, that I am bushed. I'll update the lake and the trip later tonight.
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    My day off is Today! So, what to do, what to do...I need to do a couple loads of laundry, I need to cut my hair, I need to eat something.. Perhaps I shall start with a load of laundry and do my haircut while that's going. switch out loads and shower and shave. Leave a load in the dryer, and go out for a ride and find somewhere to eat. Plan? Plan!
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    Well,looks like I am only going to have 1 day off this week, Wed. That'll be 10 out of 11 days, from Last Sat through next Tues. 96 Hours, next check. Should help pay for my next bike check, oil change and filter and bolt check stuff and brakes checked...and so on. I might also have them install my wind protector, that I could do if I had a place to do it.
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    I've now got my rain gear and with the front fairing thing, I will be all set for the Fall Flood Run. It's a one day trip around the Mississippi, South on the MN side North on the Wisconsin side. Bunch of waypoints and food specials along the way. I am planning the checkpoints, to earn my Fall Flood Run Pin.
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    Then in the Spring there' another Flood Run, I think it would be cool to have a collection of Flood Run Pins. Most folks just go and find a stopping point and hang with their buddies. I'm planning the whole course and earning the pin. I mapped it out, 180, or so miles. I'm looking forward to it! It's 4 Saturdays away.
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    I've been planning this for 2 months, already! The excitement is building. :toast:
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    Well, just had a Tequila, that has been marinating (if that's the right word) with a chunk of smoked oak, in a bottle I keep for such situations. It's been sitting in my cupboard fir about 10 days. Yes, it was smooth-er than this bottle is straight. Yes, I enjoyed it and yes, it's now past my bedtime! So....
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    OK, got my phone but, Apple locked my access to iCloud for 7 days! So, can't get my contacts or download any apps for a week. I am still unsure why they locked me out but, they are not going to help me at all, until next week! Can't wait until this phone is paid off! Going straight back to an Android!
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    OK, well, I am going to be a phone user, once again. Insurance sent me another and it should be at work, when I get there. I used my Alexa Dot to call my boss, so someone at the desk, will sign for it. I had to leave a message, since he didn't pick up. I may try calling again, in a few minutes.
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    UPS screwed up. So, I am heading to a holding facility, before work. Apparently, one of the drivers doesn't know what a Security Desk is. I kept getting updates that said I needed a suite number. I changed the address, twice, they said it was out for delivery, twice. But it was not delivered. (?)
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    Anyway, I am going to UPS to pick up a package that was clearly labeled and not delivered. I am unsure why I have to do this, UPS is a Delivery Business, no? Frustrating.
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    Just got the update from the insurance company. They want $279 for the Deductible. I thought it was only going to be $100. So, I will call them in the morning,they're shut right now. Either way, I should have my phone by Monday.
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    Well I did something stupid, again! Tuesday, I wanted to avoid traffic near a construction zone, I spent 10 minutes going 2 blocks on Monday. So, I plotted my new route on google, then sent the directions to my phone. Went out to the bike and had google start the route. Put phone in pocket, synch up my SENA...
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    Being an iPhone, I have to use iCloud to find it. iCloud wants to call, or text, a code to your phone....? Then since I tried to go around the text my phone, and had it call me at work, I got locked out, for however long, and for sure it has been scooped up. I tried some other, paid phone finders, to no avail.
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    Therefore, I am going to the phone shop today, Fortunately, I have insurance on this thing and hopefully they can get me another phone (second time this has happened!). I know what the problem is and I did it again! I'm sure it is the lack of sleep that is causing this mistake. Tomorrow, I am buying a QuadLock!!
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    No more putting phone in pocket! It is obvious that I cannot be sure I zip it up. Seems silly, but when your sleep schedule gets effed with like mine does, I can't trust myself to 100%, like I can most of the time. So, Quad Lock it is. Off to the Phone store, wish me Luck!!
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    Made it through the weekend. Now 2 more days at 8 hours each, hopefully that is all (i'm tired this week, rotten sleep so far). I wanted to bring my bike in for service, this week, but scheduling a ride back and then to the shop. will not work this week. So, I'll shoot for next week.
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    Gotta get back on the horse and start going. I want to visit the PO box, I have some visor cleaning stuff, for me helmet! Then off to work, with a quick fuel stop located right on the way. So, on to it!! :lovetpu:
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    Well, just got done eating at my local diner and now I am sitting here, playing Raid and doing a couple loads of laundry. In a bit, I'm going to DoorDash some supplies, water for work and some snacks for after work. Oh, some ice cream and Chicken Pot Pies. That should do it!!
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    I hope everyone is having a wonderful day! I am going to continue to have a wonderful evening, possibly cap it off with a glass of Red Wine.
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    OK, so, I am a bit weary. Sat 12 hours, Sun 12 hours, Mon 16 hours and today another 8. Hopefully, that's it! My nephew is leaving for, 3 months, or more, and going to Thailand and Vietnam. He wants to decompress and work on his Physical Therapy business, away from the rig a ma roll of living in the city.
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    off to work, again. If nothing else, my commute is by Motorcycle, so I get my Therapy sessions before and after work. So, stress levels aren't much of an issue. Staying alert is an issue, I am not at a dangerous point, because I am aware of it, so I just have to try a bit harder to maintain focus. It's not hard, it's just there, right now.
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    Anywho, I hope you all have a fantastic day! I need to keep moving, so I don't end up camped here in this chair and then panic and rush out of here! LOL!
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    the54thvoid
    Stay frosty, soldier!
    Arjai
    Well, made through the work week and only got called a racist, once. so, not so bad. Although it's been a few weeks since that happened, it's usually a number of times a day. I think it's because we have been teaching the folks not to mess with our building. It's just a matter of time before a new crew of idiots...
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    arrive to learn the rules. We've had one guy showing up lately, that has been pushing his luck at the Hotel. 3 times today he was kicked out, once last Sunday, too. He's gonna find himself in a police car, soon. Other than that, things have been going well, at work, for the most part. Anyways, Good Night TPU! :lovetpu:
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    Well, got both of my appointments done by around 1 pm. On my way home I thought I would try Cecil's Deli and Restaurant. It's been around since 1949 and I had never been there, our Church (when I was a kid) was right in the same neighborhood, I've seen it a thousand times. Today, I went in.
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    Also, as a kid, I helped Guy, a friend of my mother's, who lived just up the street. For some reason, after I was done helping for the day, we would go to Tiffany's, for a burger rather than to Cecil's, 4 blocks away. (?) I overheard one of the Church goers mention Cecil's, a woman, at the time in her 30's...
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    She would have been born after the Depression, whereas, most of my Mom's Friends were born during or before the depression. Anyhow, She said she liked it and someone in the group, older, said, "What? That Jewish place? Never been there". Makes me wonder if my Mom and her friends were a little Anti-Semitic.
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    Rather than discuss Pre-Boomers and their issues, I'll just say, I, and they, missed out on a Gem of a place. Until today, on my way home, I decided to check it out. Better than a couple places, in Chicago, I have been to. If you ever find yourself in the Twin Cities in MN, Look them up!! They have 13 different awards on a wall that can't really hold any more, wonder if they have more they have taken down?
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    I am now going to shower, get ready and go to the lake. While there I will search for someplace new to eat, and probably settle on someplace I've visited before. Sometimes I try to branch out, other times I like going with the familiar. I will stop somewhere for a coffee and make up my mind later. So, on with it!!
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    So, it was a beautiful afternoon, mid 70's with a light wind. The sky at the lake had some nice fluffy clouds, with the Sun popping through every so often. I spent a little over an hour just chilling on a bench and decided to go back to Mavericks. Had another roast beef and Cheddar and some Chili and a Caramel shake. :rockout:Awesomeness, all around!
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    I was feeling melancholy, afterwards, it was that good! I am now full and lazy. Thinking I may take a nap and then Youtube and Raid Shadow Legends w/ some ice cream.
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    Done with another work week. Gonna do some apt. clean up in the morning, make a few calls, then head to the lake for a few hours and then, find a late lunch somewhere. That's the plan, anyway. We'll see how it pans out (Wed. are a tough one for me to get out of bed. Hopefully, writing this plan out will help motivate me).
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    Just do it !
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    Well, I woke up late, 12:30-ish, so I am going to postpone the bathroom until either, tonight or friday morning ( I have a couple of appts. tomorrow that will start in the morning). I might have time Thursday evening but, not sure if my dinner plans are set, or not set (I hate floaty people, but if we were all perfect we have nothing to complain about! LOL!). :roll:
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    Well, survived my little 4 day $0 ordeal. Phone is paid, parking (for the motorcycle) is paid and I am going, soon, to the Post office to pay for my PO box. Then, gotta get gas in the bike, Cigarettes and then, since it is nice out, head to the lake for a spell. After that, find something for lunch and then come home and plan my finances, because next check will be short 2 days and that check will have to cover rent.
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    Well, it appears I am effed! I tried to cancel my patreon stuff this month, it charged me anyway. I got charged from some company called Actiteck, and I've received nothing back from them. Then, I got another auto payment that hit last night...I now have $7 cash and nothing else. I need gas for my bike and I am out of cigarettes.
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    That $113 would have saved me from what is happening now, but I tied to budget what I had left but got stuck because of Patreon and Actitech. Actitech, when I looked them up, appears to be a bit scammy. Non of the phone numbers on their website work, 2 are robo sales pitches about some vague special and the 3rd was disconnected.
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    I emailed them and if I get nothing by tomorrow, I am going to contact a lawyer. I am also thinking about changing my bank card, on Wednesday. That's a hassle but, it may be a necessary step, at this point. Anywho, I'm still kicking and I can eat at work...somehow, I will survive this on $7 of gas in my bike. Until then...
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    basco
    after some bad days the only way is up.
    wish ya the best
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    2things. I talked with the Hotel Mgr. and the problem employee is gone. My boss had left early Mon. and called off Tue. due to some issues at home. So, did not, yet, talk with him about our pay thingy. I think I will call him later, with my concerns and idea. Until then, I am taking shifts, cleaning my apartment. Right now is my first 30 minute break.
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    Wow. Well, due to my rent increase, last month, and my recent trip, I am broke. I woke up this morning, a few moments ago, a little panicked about Patreon hitting my account, today. So, I just rushed through canceling all my subs. This is hopefully, a situation that is not going to be perpetual. I am employed, after all.
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    Which means, I didn not get paid for 36 hours. On top of that, we haven't gotten the raise that was due in JANUARY!! I lost count of all the excuses, and for a month it's been "that will be taken care of next pay period". I am going to talk with my boss today, and ask him if I can talk to Building MGMT.
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    I am thinking of getting a Lawyer, to sue them for back pay. I want to talk with our mgmt guy and perhaps they will do this fight for us. I am sure he is aware of it, as is our Director of Sec. but, our guy has done nothing, ever, to help us and I am sure he has been avoiding it, per my boss's answers to my questions.
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    Anyway, I am going to get ready for work and see how THIS goes. I have mentioned to both my bosses that I was contemplating perusing a lawyer for this so, I am not blindsiding them. I also think it would be better if the company paying the sec service sues them, I and my coworkers would be a little more protected, since we would be not doing it ourselves.
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    Did not get a chance to talk with the Hotel Mgr, got busy and he was gone before I had a chance to go over there. Oh, well. it will be fine.I have the next few days off and need to clean my apartment. So, off to bed! Good Night TPU!
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