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[SadieKate]

Send me your orders, ladies - I'm happy to make an SB run for you! I do work just a block from the Ferry Building store, ya know.

SK - I'm signed up for the Foxy Fall metric Oct 15 up in your neck of the woods, I'll bring along all the green bars you desire (and hand them directly to Bubba for safekeeping)!

Ooh, yum!

I broke down and placed a mail order for a few green bars. Haven't told Bubba though. I ordered one of their limited edition gold Jamaican bars. It'll be given the test run immediately so we may need a special run for these. Will report later. Thank you for the offer!

I'm so glad you're coming up for Foxy's Fall. There's going to be an AV invasion again. I haven't signed up because I don't know what the day will bring. It's my dad's b-day. Also, if it works out I'm going to ride the hills portion of the 100-mile course (about a metric in distance) so I could time things to see yawl.

[Brina]

SK, everytime I read about the gold jamaican bars I keep imagining the secret ingredient in them.

My dd is getting a passport! Which is good, since we are going to Canada on Friday. originally they told me that the paperwork was incomplete because the title of one of the documents was not translated into English, even though the body of the document was. I was totally sweating that we were going to have to cancel this weekend. I sent in what I thought was more documentation then neccessary figuring that there maybe a problem with one document but the others would cover it. Late yesterday CIS called back, and it turns out we were right, documentation is suffiencient, so The Empress (my friend's nickname for my daughter) now has an American passport. whew.

[mimitabby]

I went onto their website (Scharffen Berger)
and I want a nibby bar. or several nibby bars.
But i don't know what COLOR that bar is.

I am having a super tough week at work. So that crazy ride last night was great for relieving some of the stress and tension. I just hope my backside heals quickly.

I now know that our "fun ride" is going to be a dead serious race and my tandem partner in the race/ride is one of the ones most serious about it.

eeeek!!

[DrBee]

I went onto their website (Scharffen Berger)
and I want a nibby bar. or several nibby bars.
But i don't know what COLOR that bar is.

brown - very yummy stuff! Jo got me hooked on them!

[chickwhorips]

I took it to the PO, placed it in a priority envelope with some extras, asked for a tracking number, which they stuck on it and gave me a copy, paid, and left my SS package in the hands of the USPS. Well, after half a day calling, the conclusion is, it is most likely lost. How could it get lost in my tiny PO? It is possible no one scanned it, but I am not holding out hope. With luck she received it and has not posted. I am so ticked and bummed at the same time. The PO told me to give it 14 days. What for? They lost it, I doubt they plan to find it. Unless she somehow received it and it was never, ever scanned, which I doubt.

it may not have gotten lost in your tiny PO but it does go to the main branch somewhere that it gets proccessed and my have been sent somewhere else. (i've gotten mail here for things on the east coast, computers scann the bar codes wrong sometimes.) there is a new update with the computer systems at the PO and we have to scann them funny. sometimes i even forgit to scann it a second time, yes its true. as long as they scann it when it gets delivered it will show up on the tracking websight.
don't give up hope on the PO yet. please.

BMo3 - I've had a SS that did not post whether or not she received my gift. I just assume it's there. I've had issues before with the USPS tracking system. You cannot tell where it is, usually only if it's been delivered. I've had items that I know were delivered, but never showed up as delivered on there site. You can always ask the SS coordinator to PM her as ask if the gift was received.

i agree send the person a note. she may not have gotten it. i didn't get one yet from august and it may have actually gotten lost in the PO or something. who knows.

[Nanci]

MO3, I think it's very very very rare for something to get lost.

I just noticed this morning that I have a Nuisance Alligator Hotline magnet on my fridge. (I didn't put it there.)

I do not like touching willies as part of my job!

[mimitabby]

Hey Nanci
call your local feral cat ladies and tell them you want them to come trap the cats!
there are scores of dedicated ladies (and a few guys) who will trap unwanted cats and have them neutered and place them somewhere else where they are safe and wanted.

Those cats got there because someone else didn't take care of their pets.

[KnottedYet]

I get to go for a bike ride, I get to go for a bike ride, ALL DAY if I want, cuz I DON'T HAVE TO WORK TODAY!!!!

The sun is up, the sky is blue, the leaves are changing colors!

I have errands to run (all just off the bike trail) and I get to go hang out at one of my LBS's and order goodies for Flossie!

Then, depending how sore the current stem and bars have made me, might ride to the lake or the ocean or maybe detour onto the campus of my alma mater and see how many students we can run over! (jk)

Wooo-hooo! A whole day with nothing to do but ride!

(and low traffic on the trails because it's a weekday)

[snapdragen]

mimi - nibbi bars are excellent!!!!

I wrote my work "manifesto". It's quite the bitter tale, I printed it on a very pretty background of the sunset in what looks like Monterey. In lovely script. People stop at my desk and read it, and walk away confused......

[KnottedYet]

Post it so we can read it, too?

[snapdragen]

Post it so we can read it, too?

I hate my job. I hate PBS.

I’m tired of working at a place that feels it is OK to work someone into the ground, then they get pissy because you take a sick day.

I no longer take pride in my work.

The fact that I asked for help, and was ignored speaks volumes about PBS.

I don’t care anymore.

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PBS stands for Patient Business Services...

[mimitabby]

I hate my job. I hate PBS.

I’m tired of working at a place that feels it is OK to work someone into the ground, then they get pissy because you take a sick day.

I no longer take pride in my work.

The fact that I asked for help, and was ignored speaks volumes about PBS.

I don’t care anymore.

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PBS stands for Patient Business Services...

sheesh, at least where we work, everyone knows that the only thing they care about is shareholders' value!

[KnottedYet]

My productive morning:

Slept in until 6:00 a.m. Hey, don't have to go to work this morning! Got up and played on the computer, made breakfast, walked the dog, cleaned the apt a little, packed up my bike stuff and drove to the trail.

Rode about 30 miles. Dropped off a bike seat, returned fugly stem to LBS #2, bought new bars at LBS #1, stopped at LBS #2 again to admire some seat post racks, went to Home Depot and bought electrical tape and zip ties. I'm sure I looked mighty cute on the trail: seat tied to my fanny pack heading one way, bars tied to my fanny pack heading the other way.

All before lunch!

LBS #1 said I should try riding the new bars on the old stem before I go switching stems. LBS #2 said they might have a used Nitto in the size I need at their offsite storage (aka home) which they'd sell me for $20. Both LBS's say if I put on a new stem all the cables will have to be replaced again. Dang. Just got all new cables last week. Money, blowing away...

Fondled some Vittorina Randonneurs with reflective sidewalls. Mmmm, nice.

so after I eat lunch I will attempt The Great Handlebar Switch. LBS #1 gave me some helpful hints. After the switch, then the wrap Trek sent Flossie.

Then another ride this evening!

(I can't stand the thought of replacing the cables AGAIN.)

[SadieKate]

SK, everytime I read about the gold jamaican bars I keep imagining the secret ingredient in them.

Shhhhhh.

[SadieKate]

I broke down and placed a mail order for a few green bars. Haven't told Bubba though. I ordered one of their limited edition gold Jamaican bars. It'll be given the test run immediately so we may need a special run for these. Will report later. Thank you for the offer!

Mmm, life is good. Bubba is coming home early for a bike ride and the SB ordered arrived. The gold Jamaican bar leapt out of the box. It must have been feeling very claustrophic in there.

The description on the wrapper:
Jamaica a l'ancienne melds the rustic textures of stone-ground Jamaican cacao nibs and course cane sugar to the deep flavor of SB Unsweetened Chocolate. It evokes chocolate's Caribbean roots.

I would call it a very rustic Nibby Bar with a rough texture and cane sugar overtones. Very interesting. Nibby Bar lovers will like it. It is pure dark chocolate left in an almost natural state -- not a "refeened" bar at all. Kind of like a young wine. Ingredients are: cacao beans, sugar and whole vanilla beans (70% cacao). You don't let it melt in your mouth like finely ground chocoate but move the nibs around because the taste changes at it hits different taste buds. It's kind of bold, rough and simple all at the same time.