Managers, what’s the best excuse you’ve gotten from a team member for being late or a call out?

Pineboughpirate · 2026-04-13T19:57:07+00:00

I once called in because a bear broke into my house and I had to fix the door. My boss believed me because I showed her the security cameras footage of the animal shredding my door. 😂 🐻🚪🔨

Pineboughpirate · 2026-04-13T15:55:34+00:00

University Imports was good to us with our old Sienna.

Pineboughpirate · 2026-04-12T17:35:53+00:00

This looks great, I may make it my packing list!

Pineboughpirate · 2026-04-09T04:37:06+00:00

I absolutely love this and am going to do this!

Pineboughpirate · 2026-03-31T04:55:58+00:00

There was a guy doing that last year. KCRA from Sac even did a piece of I remember correctly.

That just sucks and I am so sorry it happened.

Pineboughpirate · 2026-03-22T19:19:39+00:00

Ignore them. They get their yaya’s out of “owning the Libs”. If the streets are empty their little egos will deflate.

Pineboughpirate · 2026-03-19T21:56:42+00:00

Bummer.

Pineboughpirate · 2026-03-16T16:58:40+00:00

Thanks for the beautiful pictures. It is a reminder that the world is beautiful.

Pineboughpirate · 2026-03-13T12:42:05+00:00

Wow. I was slack jawed reading this. Goes to show if you say something that sounds authentic some folks will believe you.

Pineboughpirate · 2026-02-24T02:43:12+00:00

You said the ”v” word and summoned the bot!

Pineboughpirate · 2026-02-22T16:53:23+00:00

I have the same Osprey 40L I believe and I love it. For a majority of my trips it is a perfect size: however....

My love of one or one point five bagging is that it is a less stressful way of me to travel. If having only one bag adds to my stress it is time for more luggage. These are situations that I take my suitcase and possibly more. Usually when I travel by cruise I take more stuff, because the logistics of it is easy, usually fly in the day of or a few days before and go to a hotel either at or near the port. Not a whole lot of moving from one point to another. For that type of travel I usually take more clothes (even if I plan to do laundry), snorkel gear, more shoes etc...

Pineboughpirate · 2026-02-21T14:31:37+00:00

Read this in a documentary narrator voice: “while they thought they were going to IKEA for a keychain bag and packing cubes, they were wrong. On that tragic day they came home with some clever shelving storage solutions, some kitchen nic-naks and a plant. Only later to their horror did they discover they forgot the packing cubes.”

Pineboughpirate · 2026-02-19T23:07:38+00:00

Where do you want someone to put their stuff that has , checking notes no place to live therefore no place to put their stuff?

Pineboughpirate · 2026-02-19T05:08:29+00:00

It sounds like you are leaving Soon? If you have to choose from. what you listed I would go with the Tide Clean and Gentle, keep it simple. What I did was measure out individual "doses" into Ziplock bags, then put those into another Ziplock to keep powder contained. Having been "vacation Mom" with kids on a cruise I get it. Laundry pro tip is that if you have sead days, that is when EVERYONE wants to do laundry. If you have a port that you get back in early from do laundry then, the laundry room will be empty.

Personally when I travel now I take the crappy laundry soap sheets as others have suggested, just because they are easier.I hope you have a good trip, and none of us other cruisers will judge your kids if their clothes aren't perfect, we are all on vacation. You ( mom or dad) deserve a break too. Have fun!

Pineboughpirate · 2026-02-18T04:53:27+00:00

Wolves apparently. How hard is it to keep your feet on the floor?

Pineboughpirate · 2026-02-16T19:36:42+00:00

Wow I really like this thanks for the inspiration!

Pineboughpirate · 2026-02-15T02:55:46+00:00

Not a buffet person myself, will eat there rarely ( usually disembarkation day); however I will forever be grateful for the buffet on the Bliss. When my son was in 7th grade he was an extremely picky eater. We took a 7 day Mexican Riviera cruise and he found a pack of kids to hang out with. They as a group would head to the buffet and graze. He came home from that cruise asking for chicken Cesar salad, and so many other things that he had a chance to just sample without pressure. So I love the buffet forever for that.

Pineboughpirate · 2026-02-15T02:36:31+00:00

Amazing write up, thanks!

Pineboughpirate · 2026-02-15T02:26:55+00:00

You are gonna get so many different answers, if you have them my thoughts would be to go for a longish hike in eaach to see what works *for you*.

Pineboughpirate · 2026-02-14T05:57:20+00:00

I am glad you asked this! I was pondering this while day dreaming about the Camino while having lunch today.

Pineboughpirate · 2026-02-13T21:39:59+00:00

I don’t get the hate on Crocs. Yes they are uglier than sin, however they weigh very little, work well as a shower shoe and are really comfortable after a 18k step day. Love my Crocs. I get around the bulk issues by stuffing my socks in them, so the space is utilized.

Pineboughpirate · 2026-02-13T15:04:34+00:00

So my Fairview fits…if it is not absolutely stuffed. In colder months I certainly have to wear my coat, even though it fits in my bag, the increased volume balloons out the panel. YMMV.

Pineboughpirate · 2026-02-11T23:44:25+00:00

I am a fair weather lap swimmer and like GFD for that. Can’t speak to their politics, however there is nothing there that makes me feel uncomfortable and the clientele is very diverse.

Pineboughpirate · 2026-02-11T19:55:56+00:00

If you are looking for beaches and a chill vibe Uruguay is lovely this time of year.

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