FWP anyone?

novella1186 · July 2015

It was pouring rain this morning and there was a flash flood where my office is. I get to work and the entire parking lot has about 2 feet of standing water. I tried to park on the highest ground I could find which, of course, was really far away from the building. I then had to wade through this 2 feet of standing water in the pouring rain.

I had worn ankle boots with socks to stay warm in the nasty weather and of course the water was well above my boots (almost to my knees). So my pants and feet got totally soaked. I took off my boots and socks when I got inside. Just now-- a few hours later-- I put my boots back on to walk to the bathroom and they're still squishing and gushing water (even though I dumped them out a few times). I'm so annoyed. It really sucks sitting here all soggy and barefoot.

The kicker is that H usually drops me at my office if the weather is this bad, but he's at home with a torn ligament in his ankle from soccer so I keep worrying that he's in pain

Poor guy.

Just wanted to whine about that. What's your FWP today?

ShesSoCold · July 2015

I was too cheap to buy a sweatshirt at a concert this weekend and then decided to buy it online. It't not available online.

I've gone to FOUR concerts this tour and didn't even look at the merchandise until the last one. Now I want to go to Detroit tomorrow.

kvruns · July 2015

not as bad as yours, but I went outside to call my parents and wish them a happy anniversary (43 years) and it sprinkled about 3 times and then was pouring with sunny skies. I ran through the parking lot back to the building and still got soaked. Great day to actually have done my hair and wear nice skirt. I look awful and my clothes are so wet.

luckya23 · July 2015

I don't consider having to ford a river to get to your office a FWP!

Mine is that I've bought soooo much crap recently, I'm digging through all my stuff trying to find certain receipts to make some returns while I'm down that way today.

I need to stop buying ANYTHING!!

novella1186 · July 2015

luckya23 said:

I don't consider having to ford a river to get to your office a FWP!
Mine is that I've bought soooo much crap recently, I'm digging through all my stuff trying to find certain receipts to make some returns while I'm down that way today.
I need to stop buying ANYTHING!!

Lol I figured the part where I whine about my ankle boots being squishy classified it as a FWP :P

And I feel ya on the shopping issue. I struggled with that one last month so I'm trying really hard to do better now.

knottie9c5ed33df4bbd226 · July 2015

It's not mine, but this weekend I was at a local fest with my friend who tends to be a little high maintenance. She wanted a drink, but only had 2 drink tickets left so I said to get a water. (Wine was like 6 tickets).

Her response: "I can only drink sparkling water. It's a whole thing." So she got a Coke instead.

luckya23 · July 2015

novella1186 said:

luckya23 said:

I don't consider having to ford a river to get to your office a FWP!
Mine is that I've bought soooo much crap recently, I'm digging through all my stuff trying to find certain receipts to make some returns while I'm down that way today.
I need to stop buying ANYTHING!!

Lol I figured the part where I whine about my ankle boots being squishy classified it as a FWP :P

And I feel ya on the shopping issue. I struggled with that one last month so I'm trying really hard to do better now.

I'm trying to undo whatever damage I can :-( Not only did I max a credit card, they let me go $700 over the limit!!!

novella1186 · July 2015

hicoco said:

It's not mine, but this weekend I was at a local fest with my friend who tends to be a little high maintenance. She wanted a drink, but only had 2 drink tickets left so I said to get a water. (Wine was like 6 tickets).

Her response: "I can only drink sparkling water. It's a whole thing." So she got a Coke instead.

This just made me laugh!!! It's a whole thing. I love that

novella1186 · July 2015

luckya23 said:

novella1186 said:

luckya23 said:

I don't consider having to ford a river to get to your office a FWP!
Mine is that I've bought soooo much crap recently, I'm digging through all my stuff trying to find certain receipts to make some returns while I'm down that way today.
I need to stop buying ANYTHING!!

Lol I figured the part where I whine about my ankle boots being squishy classified it as a FWP :P

And I feel ya on the shopping issue. I struggled with that one last month so I'm trying really hard to do better now.

I'm trying to undo whatever damage I can :-( Not only did I max a credit card, they let me go $700 over the limit!!!

Holy crap! What did you buy?!!!

luckya23 · July 2015

LOL, I wish!

There were some legit expenses - I put my car insurance on there, needed a new AC compressor and a wheel bearing for my car, the honeymoon hotel, the wedding weekend hotel, and the vet bills for my dog that passed away. But there was surely a lot of nonsense too!

I just pulled out boots that I'm going to return to LLBean that I bought in October 2013!

lyndausvi · July 2015

hicoco said:

It's not mine, but this weekend I was at a local fest with my friend who tends to be a little high maintenance. She wanted a drink, but only had 2 drink tickets left so I said to get a water. (Wine was like 6 tickets).

Her response: "I can only drink sparkling water. It's a whole thing." So she got a Coke instead.

That is hilarious.

I can't think of anything right now.

ShesSoCold · July 2015

I can't take the day off on our first anniversary because several people in the office are already off.

My manicure is already chipping.

My office is out of paper bowls so I had to eat my oatmeal out of my coffee mug.

My pandora doesn't understand that new Megadeth sucks.

I'm a first world trainwreck.

Jen4948 · July 2015

I have a mild headache.

I ran out of conditioner washing my hair this morning.

But aside from that (and a really uncalled for snarky response to a post elsewhere) things have been okay so far today.

beachyone15 · July 2015

DH was sick all week/weekend with pneumonia. We had plans to go to the beach but that didn't happen. What did happen was lots of laundry and sanitizing the house. Now I'm back and work and I'm exhausted.

emmaaa · July 2015

DH isn't going to be able to go on vacation this summer. We are going with his family to the beach in August for a week. His boss had told him in April that he could take vacation at the end of summer since he was starting the Monday after graduation (plus he is salary and is working 60 hours a week right now). Well now, he was told he can have 2 days off but they would rather him take 1 day.

So now, I'm going to be on vacation with his family for a week while he is working.

lyndausvi · July 2015

emmaaa said:

DH isn't going to be able to go on vacation this summer. We are going with his family to the beach in August for a week. His boss had told him in April that he could take vacation at the end of summer since he was starting the Monday after graduation (plus he is salary and is working 60 hours a week right now). Well now, he was told he can have 2 days off but they would rather him take 1 day.

So now, I'm going to be on vacation with his family for a week while he is working.

That sucks he can't get off. I'm not sure I would want to go on vacation with DH's family without him. But DH's family doesn't do a group vacation, so the situation would never come up.

Now both my SILs have gone to my parent's beach house without my brothers. They all have kids, so I think it was more so the kids can hang out. I'm not sure they would have gone alone.

Where are you going? Do you have to go? If you only get so much vacation time I would want to cancel so you have the time when he gets off.

Maggie0829 · July 2015

Um, I actually have to do work at work today. I don't like when things get in they way of my Netflix binge watching.

hellohkb · July 2015

I'm too lazy to go downstairs and get my bags from my car.

[Deleted User] · July 2015

My right shoulder is killing me, and it's totally my fault. Dislocated it when I was around 12, went to the hospital and they said "eh, it's not too bad, you'll be fine." Months later, my shoulder blade was still sticking out awkwardly and I started PT. Being 12, I didn't stick to it once I had to do it at home. 12 years later...it hurts every day! All the muscles around it have atrophied and I now have uneven shoulders. 12 year-old me is a huge asshat.

Other than that, my main complaints involve food. I have my first dress shopping adventure next week and I've told myself no junk snacking at work and only salads for lunch...waaaaaaah!

lovemesomemonster · July 2015

PERFECT timing for this post!

I just got a call from a friend telling me her parents are in Mexico and have a room for us if we want to fly in tomorrow. I took yesterday off and I'm taking all next week off, despite having 7 weeks of vacation banked I'm not sure how excited my boss would be if I actually went for it.. but I REALLY want to go lay on the beach for only the cost of a flight!!!

[Deleted User] · July 2015

lovemesomemonster said:

PERFECT timing for this post!

I just got a call from a friend telling me her parents are in Mexico and have a room for us if we want to fly in tomorrow. I took yesterday off and I'm taking all next week off, despite having 7 weeks of vacation banked I'm not sure how excited my boss would be if I actually went for it.. but I REALLY want to go lay on the beach for only the cost of a flight!!!

Can you do some work while away? Not ideal...but it might make your boss a little less likely to be ticked off!

Heffalump · July 2015

emmaaa said:

DH isn't going to be able to go on vacation this summer. We are going with his family to the beach in August for a week. His boss had told him in April that he could take vacation at the end of summer since he was starting the Monday after graduation (plus he is salary and is working 60 hours a week right now). Well now, he was told he can have 2 days off but they would rather him take 1 day.

So now, I'm going to be on vacation with his family for a week while he is working.

That sucks, I'm sorry. DH is at one of the banks, and they're pretty generous with vacation time, yet they also ignore it. Last year, we were due to leave for the beach on a Friday, and there was some sort of emergency meeting at work that he had to schlepp Uptown for. I eventually ended up leaving with the kids, and he met us there that night, after the kids were asleep. Four hours to Hilton Head with a nursing baby and a kid who started getting antsy around Columbia, plus literally the worst downpour I've ever driven through in my life. He's lucky I let him in when he finally got there. (<< Very FWP.)

My FWP is that horses are freaking expensive. News flash, I know.

kvruns · July 2015

lovemesomemonster said:

PERFECT timing for this post!

I just got a call from a friend telling me her parents are in Mexico and have a room for us if we want to fly in tomorrow. I took yesterday off and I'm taking all next week off, despite having 7 weeks of vacation banked I'm not sure how excited my boss would be if I actually went for it.. but I REALLY want to go lay on the beach for only the cost of a flight!!!

can you work next week, or part of next week, instead? That might make work better with it. Is the flight crazy expensive since it is last minute?

lovemesomemonster · July 2015

abcdevonn said:

lovemesomemonster said:

PERFECT timing for this post!

I just got a call from a friend telling me her parents are in Mexico and have a room for us if we want to fly in tomorrow. I took yesterday off and I'm taking all next week off, despite having 7 weeks of vacation banked I'm not sure how excited my boss would be if I actually went for it.. but I REALLY want to go lay on the beach for only the cost of a flight!!!

Can you do some work while away? Not ideal...but it might make your boss a little less likely to be ticked off!

I already work remotely so technically I could take off, just work the hours I normally do and nobody would know the difference.. but who wants to spend that much on a flight to Mexico to sit inside and work all day? The impulsive me wants to day F it and ask, the responsible me knows there are too many logistics involved (just got back from a week away, leave next week for a week away, need a dog sitter, money...)

loveislouder · July 2015

FWP: I'm in desperate need of a mani pedi but I spent my mani pedi money on Ben & Jerrys, a cheese ball and a cupcake in a PMS-impulse trip to the grocery store.

knottie9c5ed33df4bbd226 · July 2015

novella1186, it was totally a her thing to say. We were cracking up.

redheadbride15 · July 2015

My FWP: I'm having a drink with a friend this evening and then she wants to take me to REI to help her pick out some backpacking equipment. I'm obsessed(!) with REI and backpacking equipment but I already have ALL OF IT and have promised to watch my spending so we can save for better things, so I don't get to buy anything today. Boo

Maggie0829 · July 2015

Another FWP: The vending machine at work was sold out of diet pepsi so I had to settle for a diet coke. Not cool.

lyndausvi · July 2015

I wanted to ride my bike to Whole Foods to get some of their house roasted turkey for sandwiches. It's now thundering. I guess I'm just going to have to find something here too eat. Which isn't much since I haven't been to the grocery store in about 2 weeks. I have a lot of dinner type items. Just not lunch ones.

Oh and my internet keeps going in and out. I need internet to Knot... I mean work... yeah, work.

princessleia22 · July 2015

My FWP is that there isn't a way to retract a sent e-mail. I sent a work related e-mail yesterday to a guy that had an unusual name (luckily not a client or potential client). I sent it from my iPhone. Later I was looking in my sent e-mails for something and happened to notice that I started the e-mail with "Hi, Fathead"... MY iPHONE AUTO-CORRECTED THIS GUYS NAME TO "FATHEAD"! Oops!

PandaNikki · July 2015

I just moved into my new office out of the cube farm and I don't have wired internet set up for my computer yet so I have to use the wifi here and it's slow. It's also kind of plain and I really want to decorate but I'm sharing it with someone so I can't exactly go and cover everything in purple like I want to.

FWP anyone?

Re: FWP anyone?

Choose Another Board

Search Boards