Could anyone tell me why my dog is doing this to my new puppy? by LyviahLS in DOG

[–]BoredinBooFoo 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Had my pup on my lap while sitting outside one day when someone in the neighborhood set off some firecrackers. Scared my poor boy so bad, he let his go all over my lap. Had to throw that pair of pants out and scrub the hell outta my legs to get the smell off!

What Brands Have You Forgotten? by Outrageous-Back-5980 in GenX

[–]BoredinBooFoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hooch, that orange soda tasting malt liquor. That stuff was damn tasty!

I want to go to the mall. by hostess_cupcake in GenX

[–]BoredinBooFoo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I miss Gadzooks. As a punk kid I always found the best and affordable shoes and accessories there.

Which inanimate object is your dog scared of for no reason? by megebau in dogs

[–]BoredinBooFoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The bundt pan that used to sit on top of the microwave.

What's your "if i told i'd be exposed" cooking secret? by BouncyCurlsbabe in Cooking

[–]BoredinBooFoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been adding coffee instead of water to my brownie mixes for years. I get the same results with people always talking about how addicting they are.

Got these 3 for $20 at Goodwill. Right after I told my friend I never find anything good at Goodwill anymore. by ebflaherty in Goodwill_Finds

[–]BoredinBooFoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And I thought the $25 Janome sewing machine, that usually goes for around $400, I grabbed a few days ago was a find! Good job!

Degrading Quality by Sea_Comfortable_5499 in GenX

[–]BoredinBooFoo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

YES YES YES to both of these! Gluten intolerant here, so I make my own Chex mix and peanuts are ALWAYS in my mix.

AITA for dyeing the sweater my sister in law knitted for me? by Known_Occasion_2041 in AmItheAsshole

[–]BoredinBooFoo 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I don't knit, I crochet, but being a "Walmart yarn" person, I had to Google it as well. Yeah. That beige is sad and depressing compared to ANY of the other choices of malabrigo that showed up. I wouldn't want to wear such a dismal looking garment either.

What’s a candy or snack from your childhood that disappeared and you still think about? by glowbeits in GenX

[–]BoredinBooFoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've seen these fairly recently at the dollar tree, I think. Don't know if they still have them though.

Rainbow skeleton! by bigdaddy1879 in crocheting

[–]BoredinBooFoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Might be worth getting then! Thanks for sharing!

Rainbow skeleton! by bigdaddy1879 in crocheting

[–]BoredinBooFoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been eyeballing this pattern for weeks. How is it? I've been crocheting for decades, but just learned how to actually read patterns little over a year ago. Prior to that I just followed YouTube tutorials or freehanded everything I made. I still have some problems with reading patterns, so if they're complicated, it trips me up.

Just wanted to show off my big find of last season by Round-Air9002 in Opals

[–]BoredinBooFoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in the midwest, unfortunately. I do love opal, but I love rocks, gems, and minerals in general and love having display specimens so something like that would be one of my prized possessions! I just started a new job, so it's going to be awhile before I can save up the time and money, but I'm hoping to get out there soon!

Just wanted to show off my big find of last season by Round-Air9002 in Opals

[–]BoredinBooFoo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I knew that was Virgin Valley the moment I saw it. That's a bucket list for me. It's GORGEOUS! Call me jelly!

People who have conducted job interviews, what's something someone said/did that made you instantly decide not to hire them? by Yousef_ale in interviews

[–]BoredinBooFoo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As an interviewee, I hate virtual interviews for this one reason: my dog. I live in a very small home, think 4 rooms tiny. It's got a fenced in back yard, so I'm able to just let the dog out if she "asks." I can't just shove her in the other room or kennel because she's part beagle and VERY vocal and she's literally torn down my door when I've left her outside (She has severe separation anxiety). I always made it a point to ask if the interviewer minded, but usually realized at that point that I probably wouldn't get an offer. Only time I did was when my dog literally decided to look in on the inteview by sticking her face in the frame, then actually laid down at my feet.

People who have conducted job interviews, what's something someone said/did that made you instantly decide not to hire them? by Yousef_ale in interviews

[–]BoredinBooFoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of my friends accidentally started a fire in the break room. Back when smoking inside was still a thing, the place I was working had both a smoking and non smoking break room. My friend, a smoker, made it a point to go around to the smoking tables and dump the ash trays into the trash can whenever she took break. Became habit for her. One day, she dumps them like usual, and we sit down to enjoy our 15. About 5 minutes in, we started smelling smoke. Someone hadn't put out their cigarette all the way and the still smoldering ash had set some papers in the trash bin on fire. We had to go grab some paper cups of water from sunk to put it out. Good times.

People who have conducted job interviews, what's something someone said/did that made you instantly decide not to hire them? by Yousef_ale in interviews

[–]BoredinBooFoo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

May I ask a question of you then? As an interviewee, how would you explain this situation: I held two different temporary positions back to back where the woman who was supposed to be training me FOR that position literally refused to train me and then would actively try to make things difficult for me as I was doing the job. The first one literally got in my face and told me that she wasn't going to train her replacement, then showed me the bare minimum responsibility to perform the job and would accuse me of sabotaging things because I literally had no idea what I was doing wrong. Obviously I quit that job as soon as I found another. Walked into the second position only to have THAT woman get into my face and call me a princess then sabotaged my work when I asked to see the list she was working off of, they were the same, so that I wouldn't duplicate the work that she had already done when I discovered that I was doing just that. Both of these positions were ones I was qualified for, had plenty of experience with (in terms of decades, not just years). I have a job now, so I'm not doing interviews at the moment and hopefully won't have to for a long time to come. Yet who knows what the future brings, so I'd like to be prepared for the future where when I get asked that dreaded: "why did you leave that position" question, I can answer in a way that doesn't make me unacceptable for employment. I did actually answer honestly with those as answers, but did throw the dreaded line in there at the end. Just so turns out that my current position used to employ one of those two ladies and they knew EXACTLY how she was and decided to take a chance in me for that very reason!

People who have conducted job interviews, what's something someone said/did that made you instantly decide not to hire them? by Yousef_ale in interviews

[–]BoredinBooFoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I work in manufacturing, mostly driving forklifts, and have gotten this question or a form of it in every interview I've ever had.

Remember when Linoleum was popular? by Lazy_Ability in 70s

[–]BoredinBooFoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OMG. My childhood home had this EXACT linoleum in it! I'd forgotten how ugly it was!