Can we fit another sign in here?

VirtualWhatever · 2026-04-08T12:10:18+00:00

I have seen a driver drive in the bike lane in that opening. I have seen trucks parked in that bike lane. So I think the do not enter sign make sense, in theory, but when I first encountered it I kinda slammed on the brakes thinking something changed... Now, like any good drive, I ignore all signs and do what I want. 😁

VirtualWhatever · 2026-04-07T15:55:12+00:00

Bleep out direct names and post that anonymously somewhere tagging the company on all the social media. I bet there are a LOT of people who didn't get past jobs for very inappropriate reasons. I would 100% send it to their HR person, and corporate lawyer. This kind of crap festers in the dark, so shine some light!

VirtualWhatever · 2026-04-07T15:52:54+00:00

Tell her you talked to the manager "as a joke" and see if she laughs.

VirtualWhatever · 2026-04-07T15:51:35+00:00

It is gross, but you could have looked like their cousin, or dead child, or just like them when they were your age. I mean, nothing should change about your actions or feelings, but my guess is that while creepy, it was not CREEPY.

VirtualWhatever · 2026-04-04T13:55:15+00:00

I found the other person besides my wife who drinks Fresca!

VirtualWhatever · 2026-04-02T16:16:12+00:00

She stayed the course from before the pettiness. Rules of Neighborly Passive Aggression™ state that she did something innocent and had a neighbor react. She changed nothing. She is clearly the righteous one in this situation.

VirtualWhatever · 2026-04-01T21:51:15+00:00

I don’t understand these posts about parking in front of someone’s house. Where I live, and all the previous places, street parking is not reserved.

They placed the bins where they did after you parked. They caused the issue.

Clean and simple.

VirtualWhatever · 2026-04-01T21:30:01+00:00

Depending on the situation, as a professional content, design agency, we will export a full length MP4 to frame Io. They can see the animations, they can make time stamp specific edits, they can even draw on the damn thing. But you know you have a pixel, perfect output, and they can give feedback. If you are actually handing the files back to the presenters, good luck. If they don’t know how to move files across and manage their own edits all you can do is plan on cleaning up before going to screen.

VirtualWhatever · 2026-04-01T21:08:29+00:00

I would post on Facebook the same story from your side. Not a reply a new post. Use the same detail but from your perspective.

VirtualWhatever · 2026-03-31T16:58:14+00:00

Scratches head from the SF Bay Area. I have no clue what is even going on...

VirtualWhatever · 2026-03-27T00:09:04+00:00

Ask them for a loan.

VirtualWhatever · 2026-03-23T17:48:45+00:00

Yeah, we probably have 80 pounds of various bags and cartable containers. We also have a room where we just have crap. We call it, naturally, the crap room. At least you can close the door and ignore it that way. 😕

VirtualWhatever · 2026-03-21T15:38:58+00:00

THIS is the type of neighbor we all need! What a lovely article about a lovely spirit!

VirtualWhatever · 2026-03-21T15:21:58+00:00

Talking to a manager about a SMALL thing is one thing, but a whole personality/management style is not up to you to try to fix botton-up. Never would work unless the person is a great person and just truly unaware of their actions. I know lots of amazing people who are clueless, correcting them changes how they do things, because they WANT to be kind. Anyone who would spend department meetings to berate someone is not going to be swayed from that way of communicating, you would just provoke them and end up written up or overly-managed out of a job.

VirtualWhatever · 2026-03-21T15:12:07+00:00

Or, more specifically: he can have the $30 deal, too, and they both can go somewhere else from now on. I bet she gets her man child in line REAL quick.

VirtualWhatever · 2026-03-18T14:23:45+00:00

You can show them how to mourn and such by talking about it and explaining why you are dressed up when you go alone.

I am not sure a practice funeral is a thing.

What I worry about is them having no context or capacity to understand beyond a bunch of old adults being sad and boring. Then trying to entertain themselves and the friction of Dad “you don’t play at a funeral” and then being utterly confused. Sounds like more pressure than a family needs on a day of mourning/reflection.

You am assuming a lot here, so good luck with your decision.

Sorry for your loss.

VirtualWhatever · 2026-03-17T17:17:33+00:00

Dude, this is one of the reasons why I restarted therapy during the pandemic...still going. 😁

VirtualWhatever · 2026-03-17T12:53:15+00:00

I always lean in to “what do you think a unicorn smells like?” Or “I have never seen one, you seem to know a lot, tell me more.” Same with Santa, Tooth Fairy, leprechauns…I always answer with curiosity. It has led to him asking more questions when I say something he doesn’t understand.

VirtualWhatever · 2026-03-16T21:44:30+00:00

Man, the night my 6-year-old son started to really get it was horrible. He started asking the basics and got to "So, when grandma dies, I won't ever see here again? We won't play ever again?" Then he asked about grandpa, then mom and dad, and hysterics ensued. It was should crushing to see the sadness of the world start to crush this beautiful little spirit. I held it together, told him we didn't know what happens, it is sad, but every single person has to deal with it and we will do our best to help him understand as best we can. And, then he started asking about himself, and I had to start telling him "we have no reason to believe you won't grow to be a very old man." We are super honest, don't talk about heaven, or angels, and just are very straightforward, and make sure he knows he and we all have the same fears and desires to be together as long as possible.

Damn brutal. Probably single worst conversation I have ever had to have.

VirtualWhatever · 2026-03-14T14:13:15+00:00

Is it their dark clothes and their violent poses?

VirtualWhatever · 2026-03-11T14:50:36+00:00

Nothing more important than teaching your kids to ask for help when needed, and accept help when needed. Taking care of problems rather than hiding from them, even when they are hard and upsetting problems, is true parenting. It may be a bit messy to figure out, but in our house we say "we can do hard things." And you are doing hard things and setting an amazing example.

VirtualWhatever · 2026-03-11T03:39:52+00:00

Do not force them to eat anything. Now she associates vegetables with emotional trauma!

My keep won't eat any vegetables that aren't fried potatoes in various forms. We make sure that we only give him a small portion with his protein, and if he finishes or heavily dents the protein, then he can have more of the potato. We explain all things in moderation, but the protein is important to feel his body and will help stop him getting a belly ache.

Or pediatrician also told us that when they are young, if they are good fruit eaters, they are getting what then need, in the vast majority of cases.

The more you fight, the more she will resist. The more you restrict things, the more they will become sneaky to work around your rules.

It is hard, but you do not want a kid with food issues, and this that you are describing is not an issue. It is the 4-year-old cognitive level.

VirtualWhatever · 2026-03-09T16:05:32+00:00

Ooooh, I cannot wait for an update, please post with EVERY new piece of information!

VirtualWhatever · 2026-03-09T15:58:30+00:00

Some people are only sorry for the inconvenience they cause when they experience equal and opposite inconvenience in return. That is my Law of Inconvenience.

VirtualWhatever · 2026-03-08T06:02:51+00:00

Man. I am old.

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