WTF / Winning Wednesday 07-12

anewadventure · July 2017

elcd458 · July 2017

My WTF is my saga of being stuck in a parking deck the other day. Be warned, its long

They don't have attendants at the exit (kind of like how airports are), you have to keep your little ticket thing and pay at a machine before you leave. Well, the ticket must've gotten demagnetized against my credit card or something, because NONE of the machines were reading my ticket. I thought "OK, I'll just drive down to the bottom and ask the security guy for help or see if there are more machines somewhere else." Little did I know that the floor I was parked on USED to be an employee-only floor, so it had a separate exit and the access was one-way so I had no other way to get out! I talked to someone on the "call for assistance" speaker and they said they'd send someone up to help and not to move. But when 15 minutes went by and nobody came, I figured it was a lie. I ended up having to press the "lost ticket" button and pay the full-day fee of $8 even though I had only been there for about 30 minutes.

The worst part was, while I was waiting (with my car turned off and my hazard lights blinking), people were still pulling in behind me and honking and gesturing. I'm sorry, dumb person, but there are two other open, useable exit gates right next to me and you pull in behind the idling car with hazards on? Are you serious? Ughhh WTF.

Bonus WTF: How are there STILL people asking for skull/nub/Ramzi BS on here??!!

lestex · July 2017

@elcd458- I was going to say the same thing about all the "theory people." I can't stand baby theories! If one more person tries to guess the sex of my baby based on my morning sickness experience, bump shape, etc, I'm going to freak out on them. I would have bet $100, my 2nd kid was a girl because my pregnancies began differently-but nope! 2 boys, 2 pregnancies with different experiences. It's all BS.

peachy13 · July 2017

Winning Wednesday, my coworker has two girls and not planning to have any more children, so today she brought in a whole bag of cute clothes and other baby stuff, yay! Also wondering what the protocol is for receiving hand-me-downs? Do I write her a thank you note or anything?

cait5413 · July 2017

@peachy13 I always think a thank you note is a good idea!

NME44 · July 2017

@peachy13, for sure write a thank you note. Maybe a small gift card would even be nice. She likely saved you a bunch of money.

i was curious so I googled skull and nub theories and checked my 12 week US. Skull = boy, nub = girl. So. Square one.

anewadventure · July 2017

NME44 said:

@peachy13, for sure write a thank you note. Maybe a small gift card would even be nice. She likely saved you a bunch of money.

i was curious so I googled skull and nub theories and checked my 12 week US. Skull = boy, nub = girl. So. Square one.

i'm even more confused by your summary LOL. all i can envision is your US showing the dark mark and that means you're having voldemort.

NME44 · July 2017

anewadventure said:

NME44 said:

@peachy13, for sure write a thank you note. Maybe a small gift card would even be nice. She likely saved you a bunch of money.

i was curious so I googled skull and nub theories and checked my 12 week US. Skull = boy, nub = girl. So. Square one.

i'm even more confused by your summary LOL. all i can envision is your US showing the dark mark and that means you're having voldemort.

Lol. What?

Skull theory is based on the shape of the skull and nub is based on the angle of the nub. Shape of the skull looks like a boy and angle of the nub (0 degrees, totally horizontal) indicates a girl. So they contradict one another.

elcd458 · July 2017

@peachy13 I agree with gift card, and possibly for a generous amount. I was gifted several hundred $$ worth of hand-me-down maternity clothes, and feel like I need to give a little thank you at a minimum in the $30-$50 range when I think about what she's saving me!

That being said, I think most of the time people aren't expecting anything and are probably thrilled to be rid of it all "for a good cause" so they will be surprised and appreciative of any kind of recognition, even if it's just a nice thank you note.

Kirss · July 2017

@elcd458 parking garages giving me so much anxiety!

WW 1: I leased a new car 2017 Equinox, I haven't had a new to ride in ever! Well my Dad had leased a car like 12 years ago that I got to drive, but you get what I mean. vroom vroom!

WW 2: DH and I have agreed on a girl's name, Veda or Vada, but still have no idea what we're having.

WW 3: I am co-signing on a lease for my Dad tonight, (He just got out of bankruptcy. After my mom peaced out when I was still in diapers, he did everything he could for my sister and me.) since I have good credit, his payments are coming down $200 a month. I am so happy I can do something so minimal to help my Dad out in a big way.

WTF : I don't have much.

Tennis11785 · July 2017

@peachy13 - My coworker just gave me a bunch of stuff too! She actually mailed it today, so I don't know what I'm getting. I planned on getting her a gift card to cover at least the shipping plus some. She was collecting all her stuff to donate anyway, but it was really nice of he to think of me (and MAIL it to me), so I wanted to get her something as a token of my appreciation.

peachy13 · July 2017

@Tennis11785 @elcd458 @NME44 @cait5413 cool thanks ladies! I think a gift card to a restaurant in her town would be a good idea, plus a nice thank you note. She did tell me that she's giving me more stuff as she cleans out her house so I'm totally appreciative of that.

clovelyone · July 2017

Winning Wednesday, Im finally approved to see the doctor I want which is at a closer hospital.

WTF Wednesday, my first appointment with the new doctor isn't until August 21st

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Tennis11785 · July 2017

Winning - I was craving tacos and was really happy when I spoke with my husband at 4 that he also wanted to go get tacos for dinner.

WTF - He come with food from the grocery store and said "I changed my mind. WIll you just make dinner."

LOL. Now I'm making burgers (because we don't have the stuff to turn the ground beef into tacos at home).

moonlady-2 · July 2017

My WW: our condo (that we are selling) is closing next week. 12 days early= yay!

Still haven't found a house but it will be very helpful to have the money from the condo in the bank and not have to make a contingency offer when we do find something.

kyrwyn · July 2017

My workday was quite the WTF Wednesday.

WTF 1: Payroll decided to change how they apply a particular policy and I would be PTO capped and would not accrue any PTO until after maternity leave, unless I could get approval to take 2 more weeks PTO prior to my maternity leave -- preferably immediately. Then got told I was holding up processing this pay-period's payroll because I was contesting this new policy/accounting. I don't think I've ever been so angry at work. So we had an intense little chat with general counsel yesterday afternoon. (Spoiler: I will not be PTO capped; the new policy will not go into effect without notice to anyone; and this week's payroll will not, in fact, be paid late.)

WTF 2: Unplanned 15 hour day at work due to a facilities/lab emergency that started less than a minute before I was planning to go home.

cait5413 · July 2017

@kyrwyn good for you for fighting it!

It's not Weds, but my WTF today is why do my appointments take so long? All I do is pre in a cup, get weighed, get blood pressure, Doppler the baby, and meet with the doc for all of 5 minutes. I'm now at an hour and counting, sitting in the 3rd waiting room waiting on Doppler and doc. SIGH

anewadventure · July 2017

@cait5413 that's so aggravating. i try to be the first appointment of the day to minimize the waiting. sometimes this backfires if the OB was on call or coming from the hospital but mostly works.

my belated, and very super large WTF, is that i just got a call from my MFM office canceling my anatomy scan appointment for this coming monday morning. i've had the appointment for months. they are moving to a new office and apparently don't have their shit together and won't be able to take their monday morning appointments. so now they want to "fit me in" sometime later in the week which i have to somehow work out with my schedule and my husband's. this office is near my house and absolutely not near my office so it is difficult and i can't take midday appointment slots.
not to mention i really just want to make sure LO is healthy so we can proceed with telling my DS about the baby

i'm just really frustrated and disappointed. i know it's only a few extra days in the end, maybe a week, but on principle i get SO AGGRAVATED when my appointments, for any doctor, get canceled for stupid reasons.

kyrwyn · July 2017

@anewadventure I'd be super pissed too! Especially an appointment like an anatomy scan, which is really easy to get emotionally invested in and actively anticipate and not so easy to schedule around. I hope the figure shit out quickly and find you an appointment that works for both you and your DH.

@cait5413 I hope they finish up and release you to your day soon!

ETA: words = hard

peachy13 · July 2017

@anewadventure ughhhhhh. sorry!

mdcd44127 · July 2017

@anewadventure Omg, my A/S is tomorrow and I've been counting down to it for weeks, I would absolutely lose my mind if they rescheduled!

(Especially with DH & I having put in for PTO and the scheduling/commuting conflicts that would arise, like you mentioned.) So sorry they did this to you, I hope they fit you in super soon and it's not too inconvenient for you.

@kyrwyn Nothing gets me as worked up as our company's payroll dept/HR screwing up. It's their one job, and the incompetence is unbelievable. I'm glad you were able to talk with someone and get it sorted out, but total BS that you had to fight for something so reasonable.

cait5413 · July 2017

@anewadventure That is so annoying! I hope they can find another time that works well for you

@kyrwyn about 1.5 hours total, but everything looks good and got my A/S scheduled!

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