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HF

04-20-2006, 04:37 PM

Don't you just LOVE it when someone ELSE doesn't do THEIR job, royally screws something up, and now it's YOUR job to fix it?

So one of my PIs (the fancy name they give a researcher when the gov't gives you money) has a conference in July, and we reserved a wholle building for it like, last October.

Go figure we call to verify last week, and they have NO record of it. NONE. So there was another meeting scheduled in one of the rooms smack dab in the middle of the day in the middle of the block of days we needed, and the reservations office basically said too bad.

So I called said person who had said reservation, and asked if they might be willing to move. I also kinda... mentioned... sorta... that their lunch meeting was scheduled in the middle of a convention of 40+ people discussing parasites and worms.

Funny that. They cancelled their meeting and gave us the room. Crisis averted I guess.

:laugh:

HF

04-20-2006, 04:37 PM

Don't you just LOVE it when someone ELSE doesn't do THEIR job, royally screws something up, and now it's YOUR job to fix it?

So one of my PIs (the fancy name they give a researcher when the gov't gives you money) has a conference in July, and we reserved a wholle building for it like, last October.

Go figure we call to verify last week, and they have NO record of it. NONE. So there was another meeting scheduled in one of the rooms smack dab in the middle of the day in the middle of the block of days we needed, and the reservations office basically said too bad.

So I called said person who had said reservation, and asked if they might be willing to move. I also kinda... mentioned... sorta... that their lunch meeting was scheduled in the middle of a convention of 40+ people discussing parasites and worms.

Funny that. They cancelled their meeting and gave us the room. Crisis averted I guess.

:laugh:

HF

04-20-2006, 04:37 PM

Don't you just LOVE it when someone ELSE doesn't do THEIR job, royally screws something up, and now it's YOUR job to fix it?

So one of my PIs (the fancy name they give a researcher when the gov't gives you money) has a conference in July, and we reserved a wholle building for it like, last October.

Go figure we call to verify last week, and they have NO record of it. NONE. So there was another meeting scheduled in one of the rooms smack dab in the middle of the day in the middle of the block of days we needed, and the reservations office basically said too bad.

So I called said person who had said reservation, and asked if they might be willing to move. I also kinda... mentioned... sorta... that their lunch meeting was scheduled in the middle of a convention of 40+ people discussing parasites and worms.

Funny that. They cancelled their meeting and gave us the room. Crisis averted I guess.

:laugh:

Alicia

04-20-2006, 04:43 PM

And you live to work another day! :beatup:

Alicia

04-20-2006, 04:43 PM

And you live to work another day! :beatup:

Alicia

04-20-2006, 04:43 PM

And you live to work another day! :beatup:

puck_it

04-20-2006, 04:59 PM

im a PI

Puck_it :beatup:

3.14159265358 (without lookin)

puck_it

04-20-2006, 04:59 PM

im a PI

Puck_it :beatup:

3.14159265358 (without lookin)

puck_it

04-20-2006, 04:59 PM

im a PI

Puck_it :beatup:

3.14159265358 (without lookin)

tommy

04-20-2006, 05:43 PM

3.141592653589

that's what i have memorized... (one more than you, puck_it). in algebra II my sophomore year of high school we had a competition to see who could memorize it the longest, and i actually had a few more digits that i knew... this is what i remember...

ANYWAY, congrats on the AC (averted crisis), MF (my friend)... lol.

tommy

04-20-2006, 05:43 PM

3.141592653589

that's what i have memorized... (one more than you, puck_it). in algebra II my sophomore year of high school we had a competition to see who could memorize it the longest, and i actually had a few more digits that i knew... this is what i remember...

ANYWAY, congrats on the AC (averted crisis), MF (my friend)... lol.

tommy

04-20-2006, 05:43 PM

3.141592653589

that's what i have memorized... (one more than you, puck_it). in algebra II my sophomore year of high school we had a competition to see who could memorize it the longest, and i actually had a few more digits that i knew... this is what i remember...

ANYWAY, congrats on the AC (averted crisis), MF (my friend)... lol.

puck_it

04-20-2006, 05:46 PM

yeah i used to know it out to like 30
but i love significant figures cause then i only need it out to like 3.14159

puck_it

04-20-2006, 05:46 PM

yeah i used to know it out to like 30
but i love significant figures cause then i only need it out to like 3.14159

puck_it

04-20-2006, 05:46 PM

yeah i used to know it out to like 30
but i love significant figures cause then i only need it out to like 3.14159

SouthernHockeyChick

04-20-2006, 05:54 PM

Pi. Pfft. Big deal. So pedestrian. Do you have the bioavailabilty of the extended release formulation of phenytoin memorized? The volume of distribution for gentamicin? Half life of amiodarone? Do you know all the formulas to calculate the dosing of vancomycin? How about an easy one....digoxin? No? That's what I thought.

:p

I got precious little these days, I gotta flaunt it when I can. ;)

And, someone tell me just exactly what the hell I do tonight without a hockey game on. Anywhere. Second night in a row. This sucks. :beatup:

SouthernHockeyChick

04-20-2006, 05:54 PM

Pi. Pfft. Big deal. So pedestrian. Do you have the bioavailabilty of the extended release formulation of phenytoin memorized? The volume of distribution for gentamicin? Half life of amiodarone? Do you know all the formulas to calculate the dosing of vancomycin? How about an easy one....digoxin? No? That's what I thought.

:p

I got precious little these days, I gotta flaunt it when I can. ;)

And, someone tell me just exactly what the hell I do tonight without a hockey game on. Anywhere. Second night in a row. This sucks. :beatup:

SouthernHockeyChick

04-20-2006, 05:54 PM

Pi. Pfft. Big deal. So pedestrian. Do you have the bioavailabilty of the extended release formulation of phenytoin memorized? The volume of distribution for gentamicin? Half life of amiodarone? Do you know all the formulas to calculate the dosing of vancomycin? How about an easy one....digoxin? No? That's what I thought.

:p

I got precious little these days, I gotta flaunt it when I can. ;)

And, someone tell me just exactly what the hell I do tonight without a hockey game on. Anywhere. Second night in a row. This sucks. :beatup:

puck_it

04-20-2006, 05:59 PM

no but e=2.71ish which my friends gass tank empty light comes on at about 2.71 gallons remaining! engineers DO have fun!

puck_it

04-20-2006, 05:59 PM

no but e=2.71ish which my friends gass tank empty light comes on at about 2.71 gallons remaining! engineers DO have fun!

puck_it

04-20-2006, 05:59 PM

no but e=2.71ish which my friends gass tank empty light comes on at about 2.71 gallons remaining! engineers DO have fun!

Caniac

04-20-2006, 06:01 PM

Here I was thinking you were going to be talking about actually loving your job and I was going to have to slap you upside the head with one of Rio's troutcicles...

Caniac

04-20-2006, 06:01 PM

Here I was thinking you were going to be talking about actually loving your job and I was going to have to slap you upside the head with one of Rio's troutcicles...

Caniac

04-20-2006, 06:01 PM

Here I was thinking you were going to be talking about actually loving your job and I was going to have to slap you upside the head with one of Rio's troutcicles...

HF

04-20-2006, 06:05 PM

And, someone tell me just exactly what the hell I do tonight without a hockey game on. Anywhere. Second night in a row. This sucks. :beatup:
I'm so feeling your pain. I HATE network television.

It's too funny tho. I work as an admin and resident computer fixit in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology department of a major research hospital and medical school, and some days I get these papers and grant bodies and whatnot, and they are looking at me to like, fix things. I just look at them and smile, and remind them that MY degree is in religion. That usually nips that whole "write this for me" thing in the bud REAL fast.

HF

04-20-2006, 06:05 PM

And, someone tell me just exactly what the hell I do tonight without a hockey game on. Anywhere. Second night in a row. This sucks. :beatup:
I'm so feeling your pain. I HATE network television.

It's too funny tho. I work as an admin and resident computer fixit in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology department of a major research hospital and medical school, and some days I get these papers and grant bodies and whatnot, and they are looking at me to like, fix things. I just look at them and smile, and remind them that MY degree is in religion. That usually nips that whole "write this for me" thing in the bud REAL fast.

HF

04-20-2006, 06:05 PM

And, someone tell me just exactly what the hell I do tonight without a hockey game on. Anywhere. Second night in a row. This sucks. :beatup:
I'm so feeling your pain. I HATE network television.

It's too funny tho. I work as an admin and resident computer fixit in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology department of a major research hospital and medical school, and some days I get these papers and grant bodies and whatnot, and they are looking at me to like, fix things. I just look at them and smile, and remind them that MY degree is in religion. That usually nips that whole "write this for me" thing in the bud REAL fast.

IceSaber

04-20-2006, 06:36 PM

And, someone tell me just exactly what the hell I do tonight without a hockey game on. Anywhere. Second night in a row. This sucks.
I'm with you - and without Kam...How do you think I've wound up at work until...uh 7:35pm??? ALso because my crappy Tivo erased 3 episodes of Desperate Housewives and Grey's Anatomy, including the Hockey player cut off Finger episode....grrrr.

IceSaber

04-20-2006, 06:36 PM

And, someone tell me just exactly what the hell I do tonight without a hockey game on. Anywhere. Second night in a row. This sucks.
I'm with you - and without Kam...How do you think I've wound up at work until...uh 7:35pm??? ALso because my crappy Tivo erased 3 episodes of Desperate Housewives and Grey's Anatomy, including the Hockey player cut off Finger episode....grrrr.

IceSaber

04-20-2006, 06:36 PM

And, someone tell me just exactly what the hell I do tonight without a hockey game on. Anywhere. Second night in a row. This sucks.
I'm with you - and without Kam...How do you think I've wound up at work until...uh 7:35pm??? ALso because my crappy Tivo erased 3 episodes of Desperate Housewives and Grey's Anatomy, including the Hockey player cut off Finger episode....grrrr.

CanesChic

04-20-2006, 07:25 PM

And, someone tell me just exactly what the hell I do tonight without a hockey game on. Anywhere. Second night in a row. This sucks. :beatup:

I know! This no hockey thing is getting expensive. WAY too much time for EBay. I think I have a Chinese good luck charm on the way, and now I'm looking for Chia Pig Pets to grow instead of a playoff beard, and later tonight I'm thinking I might search for Southwest green passes...

A game would be MUCH cheaper.

CanesChic

04-20-2006, 07:25 PM

And, someone tell me just exactly what the hell I do tonight without a hockey game on. Anywhere. Second night in a row. This sucks. :beatup:

I know! This no hockey thing is getting expensive. WAY too much time for EBay. I think I have a Chinese good luck charm on the way, and now I'm looking for Chia Pig Pets to grow instead of a playoff beard, and later tonight I'm thinking I might search for Southwest green passes...

A game would be MUCH cheaper.

CanesChic

04-20-2006, 07:25 PM

And, someone tell me just exactly what the hell I do tonight without a hockey game on. Anywhere. Second night in a row. This sucks. :beatup:

I know! This no hockey thing is getting expensive. WAY too much time for EBay. I think I have a Chinese good luck charm on the way, and now I'm looking for Chia Pig Pets to grow instead of a playoff beard, and later tonight I'm thinking I might search for Southwest green passes...

A game would be MUCH cheaper.

CANESFREAKinDET

04-21-2006, 12:53 AM

I try to convince myself that I love my job everyday....

:beatup: Yeah...still ain't workin'.

And I need me some hockey too--that could be the deep root to my work-hatin' lately, I have nothing to look forward to! *is a nerd lol*

CANESFREAKinDET

04-21-2006, 12:53 AM

I try to convince myself that I love my job everyday....

:beatup: Yeah...still ain't workin'.

And I need me some hockey too--that could be the deep root to my work-hatin' lately, I have nothing to look forward to! *is a nerd lol*

CANESFREAKinDET

04-21-2006, 12:53 AM

I try to convince myself that I love my job everyday....

:beatup: Yeah...still ain't workin'.

And I need me some hockey too--that could be the deep root to my work-hatin' lately, I have nothing to look forward to! *is a nerd lol*

Night Train

04-21-2006, 09:04 AM

Don't you just LOVE it when someone ELSE doesn't do THEIR job, royally screws something up, and now it's YOUR job to fix it?

My job in a nutshell....

I can only hope that one day, someone else will have to fix all of my screwups. It's the circle of life...

Night Train

04-21-2006, 09:04 AM

Don't you just LOVE it when someone ELSE doesn't do THEIR job, royally screws something up, and now it's YOUR job to fix it?

My job in a nutshell....

I can only hope that one day, someone else will have to fix all of my screwups. It's the circle of life...

Night Train

04-21-2006, 09:04 AM

Don't you just LOVE it when someone ELSE doesn't do THEIR job, royally screws something up, and now it's YOUR job to fix it?

My job in a nutshell....

I can only hope that one day, someone else will have to fix all of my screwups. It's the circle of life...

HF

04-21-2006, 12:41 PM

If I don't kill our receptionist today, it will be a small miracle.
Between two admins she makes utterly insane daily, it's a wonder she's still breathing.

CANESFREAKinDET

04-21-2006, 01:21 PM

GRRR *at work getting sanity off bosses computer*

I obviously can't be away for a day---I get back and there's 50 million things that SHOULD have been done...that weren't *scoffs* :beatup:

tommy

04-21-2006, 01:46 PM

my job is pretty cool (starbucks); except when people get really *****y about super-specific drink orders.

be like ray whitney. just get a coffee and a mocha.