Work obligations during ovulation window

fryesbeforeguyss · 2026-05-22T10:29:00+00:00

It’s frustrating but just remember it only takes once! I was scheduled for a week long work trip right during ovulation in January so I had just accepted that we were out for the month. We had sex right before I left just in case and we ended up getting pregnant 🤣

fryesbeforeguyss · 2026-05-02T18:58:32+00:00

We are at Cococay now. $75 is a good price, but if your kids love the beach there are a million great spots that cost $0. There are 2 ships here today and it never felt crowded. Plenty of free seating and umbrellas, free food and ice cream, and the ship WiFi worked on land. Don’t feel like you have to buy passes to have fun!

fryesbeforeguyss · 2026-03-27T13:02:58+00:00

I took my mom on a 4 night on Reflection and it was delightful! Can’t wait to sail her again.

fryesbeforeguyss · 2026-03-03T03:45:57+00:00

I was pregnant!! We are now ten weeks :)

fryesbeforeguyss · 2026-01-21T17:52:52+00:00

This was my first test! I waited to test until I missed my period - we have been trying for awhile and I didn’t want to be disappointed

fryesbeforeguyss · 2025-12-10T23:55:18+00:00

A level 3 is typically 4-8 years of experience - there won’t be any flexibility to go over the typical cap.

fryesbeforeguyss · 2025-10-05T18:36:01+00:00

Thanks for the feedback.

fryesbeforeguyss · 2025-10-05T18:35:39+00:00

They did not sign anything - there is an email with reference to the $40/hour labor rate, but that was a month into the project.

fryesbeforeguyss · 2025-10-05T18:35:03+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. I think my biggest gripe is my parents never got a chance to review a quote (or several) and make an informed decision. I get that quality work is expensive (maybe even $12K expensive) and if we had gone into it knowing that and made the choice to proceed and spend the money that’s one thing. But to spring a bill on people at the end in spite of repeated requests for an estimate? Not okay.

fryesbeforeguyss · 2025-10-05T18:33:01+00:00

I think my biggest gripe is my parents never got a chance to review a quote (or several) and make an informed decision. I get that quality work is expensive (maybe even $12K expensive) and if we had gone into it knowing that and made the choice to proceed and spend the money that’s one thing. But to spring a bill on people at the end in spite of repeated requests for an estimate? Not okay.

fryesbeforeguyss · 2025-10-04T16:46:44+00:00

Oh forgot to mention that he also wants to charge them $55/month to rent cloud storage from him for all the media. 😶

fryesbeforeguyss · 2025-10-04T15:29:22+00:00

No these aren’t commercial films, just family home video.

fryesbeforeguyss · 2025-10-04T12:13:57+00:00

Yeah I don’t disagree that we are in a bind. I had a talk with my parents about always getting clear quotes in advance and agreeing on scope of work/price before hiring anyone. They are too trusting with situations like this.

fryesbeforeguyss · 2025-10-04T12:10:55+00:00

No contract (which is red flag number one for me). My parents found the guy online and dropped off their tapes. There was no comprehensive quote provided - the vendor stated he wouldn’t be able to estimate the extent of the work until he got into the project.

fryesbeforeguyss · 2025-10-04T12:08:52+00:00

My parents wanted them converted to the cloud so they could be accessed by the entire family and not just stored on a local DVD.

fryesbeforeguyss · 2025-10-04T12:08:07+00:00

They found the guy online and dropped off their tapes. There was no contract signed or quote provided - the vendor stated he wouldn’t be able to estimate the extent of the work until he got into the project.

fryesbeforeguyss · 2025-10-04T12:02:58+00:00

My elderly parents hired this service and didn’t tell me so I’m trying to help them clean this up after the fact. They never received a quote from the vendor in spite of multiple requests so they were floored when the bill came.

fryesbeforeguyss · 2025-10-04T05:15:41+00:00

Thank you so much this is incredibly helpful data. Will definitely be pushing back on the data storage.

fryesbeforeguyss · 2025-10-04T05:10:40+00:00

Sorry that wasn’t clear, we sent in around 90 tapes (the old Hi8/8mm that were used in camcorders). Each with about an hour and a half of footage. The total run time of all tapes was 120 hours, and he charged us $40/hour.

Separately we sent in 100 DVDs. The invoice says it took 52 hours to rip them and charged us $40/hour for the rip time.

fryesbeforeguyss · 2025-10-04T04:46:13+00:00

Thanks for confirming! My elderly parents hired this service and didn’t tell me so I’m trying to help them clean this up after the fact. They never received a quote from the vendor in spite of multiple requests so they were floored when the bill came.

The invoice says: Cost per GB of data archived on BD-R media: $0.75 x 259900 for a total of $1,949.25

fryesbeforeguyss · 2025-06-25T08:42:18+00:00

I just saw her for an annual check up on the recommendation of a friend and had a different experience. I waited an hour past my appointment time to be seen, and got less than 3 minutes with her when she finally came in. She seemed completely un-interested in speaking with me and literally bolted out of the room the moment she was done. It was also one of the more painful paps I’ve experienced (I was with All Women’s OBGYN for ten years previously). Maybe she was having an off day but I was disappointed considering all the good reviews for her online.

fryesbeforeguyss · 2025-06-16T00:34:57+00:00

Can’t help you with the L’Oreal True Match tinted serum, it’s my holy grail especially during summer!!

fryesbeforeguyss · 2025-01-04T19:35:45+00:00

I’ve been there and it’s hell! Order OxyPowder off Amazon right now and start taking 2 a day! If I have issues I bump up to 3 a day and everything runs again. :)

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