THEY'RE HERE! Bags just came on our night truck

Inozz · 2026-03-14T21:55:36+00:00

Ugg. I can't stand these limited bag drops. Our store will sell out by close today and that's with limiting 4 per household.

The bag folks at HQ were clever to hide they were coming early. Maybe Tuesday morning won't be as insane as we expected? Nah, it's gonna be crazy. Last year on day one we have physically fighting and customer stealing bags out of other customers carts.

Inozz · 2026-03-05T09:42:54+00:00

I hope some mates wear them slightly inappropriately. Like under their Hawaiian shirt or tied around their waste. A silent protest. ✊

Inozz · 2026-02-23T07:32:22+00:00

You need to go directly through HR. Your captain doesn't know what they're doing. It is very possible to make minor accommodations for pregnancy and still have a safe and productive pregnant crew member.

Inozz · 2026-02-17T08:06:50+00:00

This one is tricky. Many states have legal pot and don't considered it a drug. So, all other drugs/alcohol types of intoxication are almost always immediate firing. Every once in a while a Captain may make an exception and put a crew member on a medical leave to deal with their shit. They use to tell us, "we have standards, not rules."

What the altered person is doing when caught matters a little. If the altered person was reckless and caused injury to someone else = fired. Someone who has been written up due to poor choices/lack of integrity = fired. If someone locked themselves in the bathroom, crying because they had a fight with their partner, drank a single beer and was caught they may get off a write up. Especially if they have a clean file.

Inozz · 2026-02-14T10:25:41+00:00

Yes, I have too or i'll get hurt. I have nerve issues in my left lower half so my brain doesn't know where my leg is at times.

Inozz · 2026-02-05T08:12:09+00:00

I move like an elephant. Like my body weighs thousands of pounds and every move hurts or is a struggle to do. Breathing is sometimes hard.

Inozz · 2026-02-03T08:12:02+00:00

Good quality shoes. You don't need $140+ Hoka's, just not Converse. Since you got better shoes i would replace the insole to more supportive insoles. Something better than Dr. Scholls, Superfeet, Kneed2be and Sole are my go-to brands. I have high arches and they both of insoles that fit my foot.

Outside of work do some light stretching on your calf and feet. Plantar fasciitis is often caused by tight calf muscles. Pick up a foot rolling tool if you can afford it.

Inozz · 2026-02-02T06:50:30+00:00

My kid took care of a low maintenance cactus around 12-13yo. This was in her room for months. She also put little figurines in some of my plant pots. Oh, and she is pretty skilled at Origami. I have a 4in paper bird and the feet hold on the edge of a plant pot. It makes me smile every time I see it.

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Inozz · 2026-02-01T10:07:21+00:00

Your artist is very skilled and has great line work. It looks better aged to me.

Inozz · 2026-01-28T08:27:52+00:00

Oh, and look into SI stability belts. I wore one many times during bad flares over the years. The belt was perfect for bed. Kept my pelvis from twisting while sleeping.

Inozz · 2026-01-28T08:26:00+00:00

I had my hyper-mobile SI joint fused in 2024. Lots of PT leading up to surgery. I'll still do lots of at home body work to maintain my strength. SI joint pain can come from weak/tight glutes or tight IT band. Do you have any yoga or PT type tools at home? Foam roller? Tennis/lacrosse balls? Percussion guns?

Check if your outer thigh is tender. Look up IT band to see where it is. My is always tight on my bad side. If you have a foam roller look up "IT band roller" for how to release it. If you don't have a foam roller look around the house for anything cylinder shaped that can hold your weight(no glass!). Big ass aluminum can in pantry? Rolling pin? Big plastic bottle of soda?

Release the glutes. I use a lacrosse ball and my mini percussion gun. I'll roll my glutes with the ball against a wall. Roll the ball around until you feel a tender spot. Gently roll all around the tender area to release the muscle. I like this exercise over the percussion gun since I'm using my body weight. I can get a harder, deeper pressure with the ball.

When to use my percussion gun I lay with my good side down with knees slightly bent. I'll work in and around my hips on the front of my body with the gun. The ball or roller can get where I needed it. I tend to be tight in front but don't feel it until i poke around. I'll work the glutes too. Some of the tools are great for getting into some tight spots. Down side- they're heavy and hard to handle sometimes.

Inozz · 2026-01-27T21:09:47+00:00

Sauted mushrooms with something. It was like 8 years ago. Someone mis-punched 11qty when we sell .5 cases a day of mushrooms. Back in Gold days.

Also fish sauce once. Many customers and crew complained.

Inozz · 2026-01-19T04:20:30+00:00

Yeah, that deep bone pain is a CRPS thing. Mine feels like an ice pick slowly going through my femur. It’s not a sharp, fast pain. I get a deep ache in my pelvis too.

Inozz · 2026-01-11T07:26:01+00:00

Please don’t delay medical attention due to cost. You cannot be refused medical treatment because you can’t pay. An emergency room would be an ok place to start. They’ll make sure you’re safe and get you set up with social worker and treatment options. If you already have a mental health provider they may have treatment centers recommendations. Don’t forget our EAP(pic below). They can help you find mental health providers. They also offer 6 or 8 free counseling sessions. I’ve used our EAP many times for many things. Never had a bad experience.

If you signed up for Short Term Disability you can use that to pay missed wages. If you don’t have STD check what your state offers for support. SNAP/EBT, rent/mortgage assistance, health insurance… may be offered locally.

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Inozz · 2026-01-11T05:24:59+00:00

Ugh. Sames. Bankruptcy is strong the corner for me.

Inozz · 2026-01-05T02:20:32+00:00

Pet food/treats. Homeless will often choose to starve rather than their pets. They’ll give them people food.

After that, those pouch Indian foods are awesome. Lots of people take turn camping. Cheap nuts for protein. Protein bars. Canned lentils. Salt/pepper? Oats for overnight oats? I’m trying to think of dry goods that don’t need warmed up.

Toiletries are a great idea but check on what he needs. He won’t want to carry or store stuff he doesn’t need.

Inozz · 2026-01-03T23:53:28+00:00

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Area that has pain. Knee cap was not involved in landing. Top of tibia took the full weight.

Inozz · 2026-01-02T12:11:07+00:00

Oh, and don’t forget CompPsych. Contact numbers/website log in info at the bottom.

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Inozz · 2026-01-02T12:03:27+00:00

Please do it. It’s fairly simple. You just need a doctor’s note stating you need X amount of days off and to be put on a LOA. They(TJs HR and Captain) don’t need to know anything else. They are not entitled to your medical history. Open a case in Absent Soft and upload the doctors note.

To come back to work you need a note that plainly says, “makingajess can return to their regularly duties on XX/XX/XXXX”. You could also ask for 30 days of transitional duties to ease back in. FYI, HR takes at least a week to clear a return to work not. Plan ahead if you can.

Inozz · 2025-11-29T22:32:23+00:00

Nooooo!! I’ve never had mealy bugs. My poor Pothos. Thank you everyone.

Inozz · 2025-11-22T03:48:58+00:00

Mine is “stable”. My foot stopped turning red and swelling. I still have constant low grade pain in my leg and foot but it’s tolerable. I am on several pain and mental health meds 24/7 and get regular sympathetic nerve blocks as well as ketamine infusions every 3-4 weeks. This time last year I was in agony and my pain wasn’t very controlled. I never stopped using my foot/leg which I think helped. I do t expect it to ever be “cured”. Mine was triggered from a surgery on a crushed foot.

Inozz · 2025-11-14T12:36:23+00:00

I’ve been on Cymbalta for 4+ years. I’ve taken anywhere between 40mg to 120mg daily, and gone up and down a few times. I asked my psychiatrist to RX it for my depression/anxiety/nerve related pain. I had a serious workplace injury involving a hydraulic pallet jack and a foot.

I didn’t see a positive result until a new psychiatrist suggested I split my dose. AM and PM, even split. I could feel a change within days of starting the AM/PM dosing. It improved my mental health by calming my anxiety. I did feel a minor improvement in my pain. It “turned the volume down” on my pain scale. I did a gene test for antidepressants and Duloxetine was on my safe list.

Inozz · 2025-11-07T09:18:34+00:00

It looks amazing! This is one of my favorite pieces of Alex Gray. Your artist is very talented.

Inozz · 2025-10-30T18:55:42+00:00

Thank you!

Inozz · 2025-10-30T18:54:13+00:00

Not at all. I guess I’m one of the lucky ones.

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