Dear So and So

[Veronica]

Dear Co-Workers;

I don't mind you borrowing my art supplies and sample projects. But could you please return them when finished, so I can use them with my own classroom? Geez... you have had some of this stuff for over a year!

Veronica

[bmccasland]

Dear person yacking loudly on your cell...
Why do you leave your cube to have the converstion and wander down to our cubes? Ever hear of speaking softly? So you don't want to disturb the people in your work area, what makes it OK to disturb us?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Dear person yacking loudly on your cell...
Why do you leave your cube to have the converstion and wander down to our cubes? Ever hear of speaking softly? So you don't want to disturb the people in your work area, what makes it OK to disturb us?

yeah, that is such a bummer. Put up a sign of some sort in the area where she's doing it maybe? You could get creative!
Or if there is a bunch of you annoyed by it, someone could turn on a radio really loudly when she starts in.

My new neighbor likes to spend all day out on her deck yakking aimlessly on her cell phone. She goes on hour after hour. She's not hollering, but her voice is one of those that strongly carries over distances. She's about 40 yards from me, but I can hear every word as though she were standing next to me. I swear she has no idea how her voice carries. I cough, I sigh, I bang shovels and make noise so she knows I'm right there gardening or trying to relax in my yard. She's clueless. I'm a captive prisoner to her boring endless yakfests.
Once my DH started saying "BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH!!!" really loudly, but she still didn't 'get it'. lol! We'll see how the situation progresses this summer.

[withm]

yeah, that is such a bummer. Put up a sign of some sort in the area where she's doing it maybe? You could get creative!
Or if there is a bunch of you annoyed by it, someone could turn on a radio really loudly when she starts in.

My new neighbor likes to spend all day out on her deck yakking aimlessly on her cell phone. She goes on hour after hour. She's not hollering, but her voice is one of those that strongly carries over distances. She's about 40 yards from me, but I can hear every word as though she were standing next to me. I swear she has no idea how her voice carries. I cough, I sigh, I bang shovels and make noise so she knows I'm right there gardening or trying to relax in my yard. She's clueless. I'm a captive prisoner to her boring endless yakfests.
Once my DH started saying "BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH!!!" really loudly, but she still didn't 'get it'. lol! We'll see how the situation progresses this summer.

Oh I sooooo know what you are going through. When I bought my house, there was nothing but woods for an entire block in the back yard. I came home after being away for a week, and found the entire block had been cleared. The house behind me is probably about 5,000 sf, and not 50 feet away - built right up to the setbacks. My neighbor, her husband, their grown sons all use their "outside voices" all the time. And then there's the 3 little yippy dogs that bark at the wind, at shadows, at cars, at people walking down my street - 500' away... The fun never stops. Even if I am behind closed doors, with my own TV or stereo on, and with the A/C or Furnace running I can hear them talking on the phone, or watching TV on their screened porch. Yikes! I've been tempted to crank up my music to overpower them, but it would overpower me too.

[Trek420]

My new neighbor likes to spend all day out on her deck yakking aimlessly on her cell phone. She goes on hour after hour. She's not hollering, but her voice is one of those that strongly carries over distances. She's about 40 yards from me, but I can hear every word as though she were standing next to me. I swear she has no idea how her voice carries. I cough, I sigh, I bang shovels and make noise so she knows I'm right there gardening or trying to relax in my yard. She's clueless. I'm a captive prisoner to her boring endless yakfests.
Once my DH started saying "BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH!!!" really loudly, but she still didn't 'get it'. lol! We'll see how the situation progresses this summer.

I would just start asking her ... "And is Priscilla feeling better yet? Hydrocepalus is a serious illness and it is going around. Your uncle Bob stilll has it too? We're all so worried about them. Did Priscilla like the bread pudding with candied ginger and prunes? She's always liked that. We sent some, thought that would make her feel better at least...." or ....

Whenever she's outside start running towards her house in your beekeeper outfit, the hat, mask, the smoke thingie yelling "the bees, the bees, get inside, go inside the bees are coming!" Once she's inside calmly walk away.

[Biciclista]

yes, we can't even discuss some presidents without the asterisks coming up, **** Nixon being one. not that anyone would want to discuss him.

[ultraviolet]

Dear brain,

I'd really enjoy a decent night of sleep. Actually, not just enjoy...be endlessly grateful for. So, if you could see your way to winding down soon, I'd really really really really appreciate it.

Thanks,
me

[tangentgirl]

yes, we can't even discuss some presidents without the asterisks coming up, **** Nixon being one. not that anyone would want to discuss him.

Dear Self - while it looks really fun to test the limits of this editing program, that would just be immature and silly. For example, posting the Madonna speech from Reservior Dogs - entertaining to me, a whole lot of pointless ****s to everyone else.*

Dear Self - on a different topic, it's ok to take a week off of riding and going to the gym. You're not lazy, you're just really busy with other important stuff, and a week's break won't be terrible. Just eat well, and you'll be back on the bike on Saturday.


*On a side note, I once got to provide a list of interesting words to someone creating one of these editing programs. Who says work's no fun?

[channlluv]

...
*On a side note, I once got to provide a list of interesting words to someone creating one of these editing programs. Who says work's no fun?

Not in the original job description? I find it funny that some programmer asked you for a list of words. Did this person figure you were an expert in foul language? <g>

Roxy

[channlluv]

I would just start asking her ... "And is Priscilla feeling better yet? Hydrocepalus is a serious illness and it is going around. Your uncle Bob stilll has it too? We're all so worried about them. Did Priscilla like the bread pudding with candied ginger and prunes? She's always liked that. We sent some, thought that would make her feel better at least...." or ....

Whenever she's outside start running towards her house in your beekeeper outfit, the hat, mask, the smoke thingie yelling "the bees, the bees, get inside, go inside the bees are coming!" Once she's inside calmly walk away.

Or you could get a cell phone jammer - Radio Shack, maybe? - and suddenly her back yard never gets any reception. Darn satellites, always changing their flight path, and all.

Just sayin'.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Whenever she's outside start running towards her house in your beekeeper outfit, the hat, mask, the smoke thingie yelling "the bees, the bees, get inside, go inside the bees are coming!" Once she's inside calmly walk away.

Hmmm... and then she'll complain to the village zoning board and then I'll have to get rid of my bees because technically they are probably not allowed, under 'agricultural or nuisance animals'. good try, but no thanks!
Unfortunately, making enemies of the neighbors always has its drawbacks.

...the 'smoke thingy'....lol!
I was using it today!

[Trek420]

making enemies of the neighbors always has its drawbacks.

True, that. But it's soooo much fun to think of ideas.

Every time she is outside talking you take a paint brush, large jar of honey, the bee hat and mask and chase your DH around the yard. Extra points for wearing nothing else. She'll go back inside

...the 'smoke thingy'....lol!
I was using it today!

I don't know what it's called but you get the idea.

Or you could get a cell phone jammer - Radio Shack, maybe? - and suddenly her back yard never gets any reception.

More than likely she
1) doesn't have a home phone line so can't call from in the home and
2) has &^%'ey cell reception that only works outside in a corner of the deck. Unless she wants to walk to the deck to make an emergency call you could politely mention getting a better cell phone and/or land line.

[marni]

Every woman should have her own pedal wrench and her own vibrator, and know how to use both. ~ KnottedYet

trek 420- I love this line but would like to add "and I have a chain whip and a knife sharener and know how to use them to."

not tht this has anything to do with cell phones. That's why I keep a referees whistle around to break out and blow whenever neighbors annoy me, usually in close vicinity and while looking at them. Seems to work. Tell her you need to use it outside just like her because it annoys your family.

[Kitsune06]

yeah, that is such a bummer. Put up a sign of some sort in the area where she's doing it maybe? You could get creative!
Or if there is a bunch of you annoyed by it, someone could turn on a radio really loudly when she starts in.

My new neighbor likes to spend all day out on her deck yakking aimlessly on her cell phone. She goes on hour after hour. She's not hollering, but her voice is one of those that strongly carries over distances. She's about 40 yards from me, but I can hear every word as though she were standing next to me. I swear she has no idea how her voice carries. I cough, I sigh, I bang shovels and make noise so she knows I'm right there gardening or trying to relax in my yard. She's clueless. I'm a captive prisoner to her boring endless yakfests.
Once my DH started saying "BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH!!!" really loudly, but she still didn't 'get it'. lol! We'll see how the situation progresses this summer.

I don't know that there's any way to really deal with these people... I mean, at school we're always seeing people going on with their long, meandering conversations in the bathroom. I mean, really. I really love my friends dearly, but unless they are in a terrible jam, or are really emotionally distraught, if I hear a toilet flush in the background of a conversation, I am hanging up. I mean, talk about tacky. Eww. And if people are rude enough to yak in public bathrooms, you might be stuck with that lady yaking in the yard.