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QUOTE (shipps @ Sep 10, 2008 -> 03:24 PM) Alright,so I asked some of the ladies here at work if this foot shaving thing exists and they say it does. There is normally some kind of buffer tool that is somewhat like a smaller version of a cheese grater that shaves down some of that thicker skin on your heel. All this foot talk is making me sick. I agree. That sounds absolutely nasty and if someone came at me with one I would kick them in the face.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Sep 10, 2008 -> 03:48 PM) Sure they do, they use that vegetable peeler thing on the rough parts of your heel. No, they do not use that on me. They use a pumice stone. Maybe it's cause I don't have rough heels.

QUOTE (JuiceCruz16 @ Sep 10, 2008 -> 01:03 PM) No different with Lance, except he along with Marion jones is better at beating the tests. That's a pretty bold accusation. Does it stem from anything or just hate?

QUOTE (shipps @ Sep 10, 2008 -> 10:09 AM) Thats probably why it doesnt bother you. The people that told me get them like twice a year and would make their feet more sensitive to that kind of thing. No, I've never heard of getting the bottom of ones foot shaved. At no time during a professional pedicure does something that would shave anything touch the bottom of the foot. That is not normal, or right I think.

QUOTE (shipps @ Sep 10, 2008 -> 07:54 AM) I hate feet because everyone has nasty feet in my eyes. I hate my own feet. And I heard they shave the bottom of your feet down so much it hurts to walk on them the next day. EDIT:Oh yeah I left out my point,lol,no one should be subjected to another persons feet. I get pedicures all the time and have never heard of such a thing.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Sep 10, 2008 -> 10:40 AM) Why would Depp ever take that role? Honestly, would you want to come in and take a role where no matter what you did you'd never be able to be as good as Ledger? Heck, even if he did have as good of a performance as Ledger (and Depp is an amazing actor so he possibly could) no one would really recognize it as such. That would be a terrible role to accept, imo. The Riddler and the Joker are two completely different roles. Personally I would never compare the two. That said, I wouldn't want Depp in the role. I can't put my finger on it, but when I think of him playing something dark it's more on the reality side of things. Like that movie where he was the writer. The Window something or other I think it was called.

They aren't licensed so the Sox can't sell them. Try Triple Threat Sports.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Sep 10, 2008 -> 07:44 AM) Holy s***balls. I was watching the local weather and the center of circulation of TROPICAL STORM Ike is supposed to go right over Fort Worth Sunday at 2AM. Yep, a tropical storm this far inland. They said that we'd get 5 to 6 inches of rain and 40-60 mph winds for a period of about 8 hours Saturday to Sunday morning. Should be exciting! It wasn't labeled a TS, but Gustav dropped nearly 6 inches of rain on St Louis and 4 on us. I don't ever rememeber a hurricane reaching that far before. Hang in there Kap! Have a TS party, LOL.

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Sep 9, 2008 -> 02:49 PM) Steff...a lot has to do with company policy and/or the job someone does. In every job I've had they always ask, are you ok with overtime and weekends? Why, because that's the nature of the beast. If I want to do it, that's part and parcel of the job. YET, if I travel for the company, like SS2K5, as soon as I walk out my door, I'm on the clock. Also, if I'm done with my day, and I'm called back in or called for another reason, even if I didn't have to go in, it gets charged. Because, I was done for the day. We can't just throw everyone into a barrel and say, that's the way it is or that's not the way it is. First bold: As is my husband and I never said he wasn't so I don't know why you are making that point. This has nothing to do with getting reimbursed for traveling for work. It has to do with being reimbursed for being at home. Second bold: good for you. Some jobs, like VP or Prez of a private company, or say something like a Mayor or Gov of a city or state don't have set hours and OT comes without it being asked of you. There is a crystal clear difference. Third bold: I never said that. Please don't put words in my mouth.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Sep 9, 2008 -> 10:39 AM) When I pull back into my driveway I can still be on the clock. It depends on what you do for a living and what your companies policies are. In a lot of telecommuting jobs or people who have to support a home office, the lines between the home and work blur a bit. It requires personal restraint and knowing what is truly you being on the clock. My home office is a full extension of my work office. My work phone moves over to my work phone in my office when I log in at home. My internet is 100% expensed every month. I have expensed some meals at home. Yes its my house, but when you get impacted on your weekend for an unexpected critical issue that takes up 36 hours of your time, I think a 10 dollar meal is more than palatable to ask. It sure does. My husband is NEVER off the clock as he gets phone calls at ALL hours of the night and answers emails until midnite many nights. However he gets paid a salary and that salary covers the nature of the beast and if that beast rings the phone at 10pm, he answers it, WITHOUT logging and charging the call to the company.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 9, 2008 -> 10:49 AM) I'm not sure what all that is about, but something like 3 other people said basically the samething. It seemed as if people were comparing notes on business travel to me. If that was not the case, I sure missed it. But OK. The others seemed to understand the point of not charging for sitting on your own couch.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 9, 2008 -> 10:31 AM) Believe it or not, I think some people do NOT understand the reimbursement or payment thing for business travel. Plus, the dynamics are slightly different from company to company. Company policy variances aside, you think there are people who don't understand that if they travel for their company they wouldn't get reimbursed? If you do, that's perfectly fine, I however don't believe that for one second.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Sep 8, 2008 -> 10:43 AM) Oh yeah...that anorexic girl from The Hills (I think that's the show) is a big McCain fan. Heidi, though apparently she isn't registered to vote. Kirstin Dunst was at the Dem Convention and got photographed s***faced. If they do have any impact I bet it's not good.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 9, 2008 -> 11:04 AM) Wow. Big surprising response. Don't round up the mileage...

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 9, 2008 -> 11:00 AM) Uh, no, I am serious. So what do you think people here are stupid and don't understand the concept of getting reimbursed for making business trips? That wasn't even close to the point that was being made.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 9, 2008 -> 10:51 AM) I'm making a business trip tomorrow, and I am on the company dime as soon as I get into my car to MDW. Seriously, or is this another stupid joke?

QUOTE (YASNY @ Sep 9, 2008 -> 10:32 AM) Whenever I have had to travel, all lodging, transportation and two meals a day (including tips) have been reimbursed. As does Jim. I think that's pretty common sense since he, and I assume you, work for the company sending you on the trips.

QUOTE (YASNY @ Sep 9, 2008 -> 10:06 AM) Hell, even in private business you get reimbursed for travel expenses, lodging, meals and costs to and from wherever they need to send you. What's the problem here? I do this several times a year. Usually lodging, sometimes meals, never travel even when you fly the same flight.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Sep 5, 2008 -> 12:58 PM) She may have seem or heard about this story: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail...ml?hpid=artslot It shows a pic of her crossing out the $5 million and putting $3.8 million instead. Here is the groups budget for 2006. http://www.guidestar.org/pqShowGsReport.do...mp;npoId=332976 Note the line under revenue from government grants. $1.2 million. It seems like a raise to $3.8 million is a pretty big cut, in government-speak. Thanks

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Sep 5, 2008 -> 12:41 PM) She INCREASED IT! She cut the amount of the increase from 300% to 175%. So, in government speak, that is a cut, I guess. Ya got a link so I can read about it myself? TIA.

QUOTE (jheath160 @ Sep 5, 2008 -> 11:48 AM) Quite the opposite. I have a daugher who was born with Down Syndrome, and am involved with a few different support groups in our area. In one of the groups, it seems that I'm in the minority of folks (possibly the only one) who thinks that she's allowing the party to exploit him by making an issue of it. Come on, he's not a circus freak that we're paying to see! He's a child, albeit one with special needs; why make such a huge issue of it (IMHO)? But they're all gushing over it, saying how wonderful it could be. No thanks--I don't agree with using a child like that. Also, maybe if she'd been more supportive of sex ed in her home state, her 16-yr old might not be preggers at the moment. This is directly from page 20 of the 63-page vetting posted earlier in the thread: I gotta say, I was pretty disgusted that she had that child in the middle of all that noise. Not because he has DS, but because he's 5 months old and should have been in bed. I don't think anyone would have faulted her for saying "Sorry Trig couldn't be here.. it's a bit past his bedtime."

QUOTE (Soxy @ Sep 5, 2008 -> 11:41 AM) I doubt that the fact that Palin has a child with Downs Syndrome will affect voting patterns of disability rights people. My sister said she read that Palin actually cut federal funding to programming that helped the parents of special needs children in Alaska.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Sep 3, 2008 -> 11:20 PM) Harry Dirtbag Reid? Please. His opinion matters about as much as my dog's pile of s*** he just left on the ground outside. MSNBC and CNN are harping on it and all the chicks appear to be "greatly offended" rolleyes, puke, etc, etc... so you might want to have a chit chat with that s***.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Sep 3, 2008 -> 11:13 PM) You actually kind of made my point. Here a "community organize" may be nothing more than a volunteer working to clean up the lawn. but n the south side it's very different. Here it might be more of a organizer of community events. We have community organizers in Plainfield, Naperville and Aurora. The tasks may be different, but the title is the same and some make nice coinage for doing so out this way.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Sep 3, 2008 -> 11:10 PM) wow. Harry Reed called Palin "shrill". Not good. not good. I think it would be offensive if it wasn't true. I don't think it will hurt them. To be honest, I think outside of that hall not many females will be proud of what she did tonight. A damn shame too. Such a historical event and she stunk it up speaking like a 2 year old. Those writers should be fired, IMO.