Dear So and So

[sundial]

Dear Congressional Leader,

Do what's right, not what's popular.

[SadieKate]

Dear sundial,

I hope you are not holding your breath.

[SadieKate]

Dear interim-GM,

Are you aware that the company employee handbook states no solicitation of interest in personal organizations that use your work time or another employee's work time?

Are you aware that the corporate e-mail policy states that it cannot be used to solicit support for charitable endeavors?

I know you are aware that our company has ways to provide corporate support of run/walk charitable events because you have been the management sponsor for these, but this time you are soliciting for your own family team.

Are you aware that you are setting yourself up for potential bias and retaliation issues?

JDRF is a fine cause. I've contributed to them in the past and will continue to do so, but your name will NEVER be attached, and I will, at the minimum, have a personal verbal conversation with my own director. I hope this will be the last time I have to mention this to management.

I did not solicit support from my fellow employees for the recent MS150 ride due to these policies. As I have no non-work contact with these people, they are not a source of donation for my causes. The same goes for my relationship with you.

Consider this my vent and my warning.

~ PO'd SK who considers management ethic a non-negotiable area

[JaneE]

I am a recent convert to CO2 usage on the road. I have observed that my CO2 inflated tires do not hold pressure as long as pumped tires. I thought it was just me, that I'd done something wrong, but I guess others have observed the same thing.

I resisted using a CO2 inflator and always carried a Road Morph pump with me (which is a very nice pump, imo). Unfortunately, the RM does not fit on my new Ruby and I was forced to carry a mini-pump. It works but it's a MUCH greater pain the in rear. So, I pulled the CO2 inflator out of moth balls and now carry it and a few cartridges on my bike as well as the mini pump for back-up. It's a compromise: neither one by themselves is an ideal solution.

Another thing: those little empty CO2 canisters are recycleable. Any empties I might have after a ride are put right into our recycle bin for weekly pick up and we've had no complaints so far.

[sundial]

Dear Neighbor,

When the trumpet sounds, I won't be here.

[JaneE]

Oops! Obviously, I posted the above note to the wrong thread.

Gee, and I wondered why I didn't see it where I *thought* it would show up!

[Aggie_Ama]

Dear Shallow Person,

I really don't care what celeb is thin. Who we know or which celeb has gained weight. I really don't care to hear how little you supposedly eat or how much you claim to work out. The compliment on my weight loss was nice because you were the first person to notice but at the same time I don't care how you see me. I really like you but at the same time I am sad that your life is so caught up on image. I wish you could love yourself a little more it would be so much healthier.

Signed,
Tired of listening.

[snapdragen]

Dear people at work,

I'm going on medical leave in 3 days. In that time I need to be sure my minion is comfortable with what he has to do, my open projects are either finished or someone knows what to do with them, have a couple of different meetings, and meet with my neurosurgeon. Requesting that I design a brand new database "before I leave" is the stupidest thing I've heard. Do you think I wave a wand and "zing" there's what you want, or that I magically pull these things out of my a**? How stupid are you people!!

[SadieKate]

Dear snap,

Surely your computer has an FMB. No?????

Signed in empathy,
SK

[withm]

Dear snap,

Surely your computer has an FMB. No?????

FMB??????