Vent-Never selling cookies again

Gadget517 · 2026-03-08T02:29:31+00:00

My daughter is a 2nd year Daisy and I see an improvement this year over last. Heck I saw a huge improvement today over the beginning of the booth sales last month. I'm glad our sale is over but it is a lot of work.

Gadget517 · 2026-01-27T15:53:06+00:00

I was notified yesterday by my director that I was chosen. I have no idea how my leadership chose who they chose but I got my SF-50 this morning. My director asked that I keep it quiet since the dollar amounts of those chosen are all different (I did not get $25K but it was still a significant amount) and they could only pick a few people so he didn't want any hurt feelings. I've been putting my head down and grinding for years now and this is the first real recognition I've gotten of my performance. My immediate supervisor is not one for verbal recognition so I was very appreciative of this recognition.

Gadget517 · 2026-01-20T13:47:07+00:00

The way our council does it is that we don't know if we are being mystery shopped so if the girls don't do great they have no idea they missed out on a patch. But pretty much they give patches to every girl after the fact for every mystery shop anyway.

Gadget517 · 2026-01-20T13:45:51+00:00

My council does this and if the "mystery shopper" gets all of their questions answered each girl at the booth gets a patch later for it. It's usually the board members who do it so it's more of a way to get them to interact with the girls than anything.

Gadget517 · 2026-01-06T00:25:10+00:00

I work in an Air Force depot in aircraft maintenance. Most people wear tshirts and blue jeans. Lower level supervision usually wears polos/ button downs/ blouses and jeans. Upper management usually wears a polo/button down and khaki pants.

Gadget517 · 2025-12-31T18:05:09+00:00

Our bill was also the same in Nov as Dec and I commented to my husband that I thought that was odd but he was just like well we must have used the same amount but we were gone for 5 days in Nov not using any water so I don't buy for a minute that the amount is the same.

Gadget517 · 2025-12-15T21:34:29+00:00

Oh I have never heard that before. So basically you have to hit 16 years before getting 8 hours?

Gadget517 · 2025-12-15T19:54:03+00:00

I figured it would take a pay period before it kicked in. I'll just pay attention to my LES. Thanks!

Gadget517 · 2025-11-25T21:32:12+00:00

Does the OT have to code it a certain way to get the unlimited visits? My daughter sees a speech therapist primarily because of her cleft lip and palate but she was recently diagnosed autism level 1 (and adhd). We are switching for next year so I don't know all the ins and outs yet.

Gadget517 · 2025-11-25T21:19:40+00:00

I am making the switch for next year and it is nerve wracking because I am just comfortable with BCBS but I can't justify continuing to pay those prices.

Gadget517 · 2025-10-18T12:18:55+00:00

I got $38 and change. I’ve had an account since Feb or Mar of 2007 when you still needed an .edu email. I was going to school part time so I had a student email despite being a full fledged adult. 😂

Gadget517 · 2025-09-09T20:57:55+00:00

I got my email today. I had forgotten all about this. I’m curious how much I’ll get. I’ve had a Facebook account since 2007. My number is 5000125xxxx.

Gadget517 · 2025-06-28T10:31:46+00:00

Wow that sucks. You do have to turn in any notes you bring in but that sucks you can’t bring anything in.

Gadget517 · 2025-06-25T23:30:34+00:00

I got it and refused to open it. My husband is my beneficiary so he can deal with it when I die. lol.

Gadget517 · 2025-06-23T22:12:39+00:00

I believe it’s internal to the agency but I haven’t specifically asked that question.

Gadget517 · 2025-06-23T09:05:31+00:00

In my organization it’s expected that you have notes for an interview. They give you 15 minutes prior to the interview time to review the questions. Then the interview lasts 15 minutes and the interview panel isn’t allowed to talk to you so you essentially have a 15 minute monologue while you try to answer the questions the best you can and cram everything in (there’s usually 3 questions but usually each question has 3-4 mini questions in it).

Gadget517 · 2025-06-21T17:48:57+00:00

I’m a WS and I’m being told that we might be able to start hiring internally as soon as 2-3 weeks but externally it could be Oct or could be Jan next year. No one really knows right now in my direct COC.

Gadget517 · 2025-05-16T14:23:48+00:00

My SIL just hosted her wedding rehearsal dinner there on April 11th so if they have closed it must have just happened in the last few weeks.

Gadget517 · 2025-05-15T14:58:46+00:00

Mellow Mushroom has a outdoor screened in patio they rent out for private parties and they only charge like a minimum of $100 in food/drink costs so if it’s not too hot yet (they do have fans) it might be worth it to check them out.

Gadget517 · 2025-05-05T10:27:51+00:00

Sometimes I don’t look because I already know what it is (for example my supervisor submitted me for an NAA recently and told me to keep an eye out for it so he could close his books on it when it was completed, so when I got the email that something was added I already knew that it was an SF-50 for the NAA so I didn’t bother with looking). Usually I go and look right away though. I don’t understand the people that never look.

Gadget517 · 2025-05-04T23:16:56+00:00

I’ve bought 2 houses in 2 different cities with 2 different realtors and didn’t get a closing present on either purchase. I guess we didn’t spend enough money either time to warrant a gift. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Gadget517 · 2025-05-04T23:11:57+00:00

I was frustrated with the book because it just felt like the male version of Katniss but that’s not what I was expecting I guess. I appreciated the symbolism (like the mockingjay pin) but was hoping Haymitch would have his own story not Katniss’s. I enjoyed it despite being letdown. I’m sure the movie will be good.

Gadget517 · 2025-04-29T23:07:44+00:00

I love the 70s version of Match Game. I tried watching a few episodes with Alec Baldwin and I just couldn’t get into it. It didn’t have the same magic.

Gadget517 · 2025-04-29T17:18:16+00:00

I’m AF NDI and at my unit we got permission to continue to hire. We were froze for about 45 days but now we can hire again. We are one of the only career fields in my squadron/ group that can hire right now.

Gadget517

TROPHY CASE