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CathyCA · Post by **CathyCA** » May 5th, 2011, 9:20 pm

Bjornolf, I'm so sorry.

I hope you'll make it a happy day for your kids and their mom.

CathyCA · Post by **CathyCA** » May 5th, 2011, 10:46 pm

GRRRR! The Glad Press-n-Seal wrap that I bought this week has a snowflake and mitten pattern on it. I think I now know why it was on sale.

Very Duke Blue · Post by **Very Duke Blue** » May 5th, 2011, 10:53 pm

bjornolf wrote:This will be a BRUTAL weekend. My first real Mother's Day without my mom, and the one year anniversary of her passing, all on the same day. Ouch. And my dad's not even spending it with me. He said he couldn't deal and went off to a fancy hotel in the mountains with another woman.

Bless you and yours. I know it will be hard. You do have wonderful memories of your mom. Remember them.

Very Duke Blue · Post by **Very Duke Blue** » May 5th, 2011, 10:57 pm

Very Duke Blue wrote:I am planning on leaving my pc here for this trip. Hope I don't have withdrawal.

I couldn't leave the laptop home because I couldn't find my phone charger. My phone is my modem for the internet plus it charges my phone. No withdrawal. That's a good thing.

bjornolf · Post by **bjornolf** » May 6th, 2011, 4:12 am

lawgrad91 wrote:
bjornolf wrote:This will be a BRUTAL weekend. My first real Mother's Day without my mom, and the one year anniversary of her passing, all on the same day. Ouch. And my dad's not even spending it with me. He said he couldn't deal and went off to a fancy hotel in the mountains with another woman.

Bjornolf, major vibes to you. To have both of those dates coincide is rough. (OTOH, at least you have one really, really bad day instead of two sucky days spaced out). Surround yourself with those you love and make a big deal of Mrs. Bjornolf's big day.

That's the problem. The one guy I can REALLY share the day with is gone for the weekend. I will, as ever, push through.

CameronBornAndBred · Post by **CameronBornAndBred** » May 6th, 2011, 8:14 am

I'm going to Greenville for the weekend to hang out with Renee. Cathy is joining us tonight when we go gallery hopping on the First Friday gallery walk. Oooooh..culture!

DukieInKansas · Post by **DukieInKansas** » May 6th, 2011, 10:09 am

bjornolf wrote:
lawgrad91 wrote:
bjornolf wrote:This will be a BRUTAL weekend. My first real Mother's Day without my mom, and the one year anniversary of her passing, all on the same day. Ouch. And my dad's not even spending it with me. He said he couldn't deal and went off to a fancy hotel in the mountains with another woman.

Bjornolf, major vibes to you. To have both of those dates coincide is rough. (OTOH, at least you have one really, really bad day instead of two sucky days spaced out). Surround yourself with those you love and make a big deal of Mrs. Bjornolf's big day.
That's the problem. The one guy I can REALLY share the day with is gone for the weekend. I will, as ever, push through.

Hang in there, Bjornolf. Mother's days suck without your own mom. As our neighbor said when Mom passed away, be grateful you have a mother to miss. He had a rotten relationship with his mother and didn't really miss her when she was gone - he never got a chance to understand our pain. If you need to vent or talk, feel free to call. (I can pm you my number.) I can share my other woman story with my dad.

Take solace and comfort in the loving arms of your wife and kids.

CathyCA · Post by **CathyCA** » May 6th, 2011, 5:35 pm

CameronBornAndBred wrote:I'm going to Greenville for the weekend to hang out with Renee. Cathy is joining us tonight when we go gallery hopping on the First Friday gallery walk. Oooooh..culture!

Culture is right! I'm going to view art with two professional artists tonight! They're also two of my favorite people!

Tonight's gonna be a good night!

captmojo · Post by **captmojo** » May 6th, 2011, 8:58 pm

Stay cool with it, Bjorn. What the others have said is for real.

captmojo · Post by **captmojo** » May 6th, 2011, 9:03 pm

Man! Car sales and assemblys are going gangbusters! I'm now 2nd from the bottom of the seniority list after today's layoffs.

I speak quite fluent sarcasm.
We have 85 guys on roster and are now down to 20 that are actually working.

ArkieDukie · Post by **ArkieDukie** » May 6th, 2011, 9:19 pm

captmojo wrote:Man! Car sales and assemblys are going gangbusters! I'm now 2nd from the bottom of the seniority list after today's layoffs.
I speak quite fluent sarcasm.
We have 85 guys on roster and are now down to 20 that are actually working.

Wow! That's pretty scary, captmojo. So glad you still have your job.

Is the drop in business due to the problems in Japan? Don't many of the car manufacturers rely on parts from Japan?

devildeac · Post by **devildeac** » May 8th, 2011, 7:27 am

Ooooh, looks like we have a new member/guest/visitor:

Registered users: Bing [Bot], devildeac

I haven't seen Bing [Bot} here before. Wonder if s/he is related to wilson's best buddy, Chat [Bot]?

windsor · Post by **windsor** » May 8th, 2011, 9:21 am

devildeac wrote:Ooooh, looks like we have a new member/guest/visitor:

Registered users: Bing [Bot], devildeac

I haven't seen Bing [Bot} here before. Wonder if s/he is related to wilson's best buddy, Chat [Bot]?

No, but I think she's the second cousin to Google [Bot]

captmojo · Post by **captmojo** » May 8th, 2011, 10:28 am

ArkieDukie wrote:

Is the drop in business due to the problems in Japan? Don't many of the car manufacturers rely on parts from Japan?

Not so much, in our case anyway. We lost the Honda business about a month ago. That is being affected but to another 'jackleg' outfit. Our only manufacturer customer now is Ford. This company started delivering Fords at the time Ol' Henry first started an assembly line.

We are at new labor contract negotiation time. Our current CBA expires May 31. We are not requesting anything new for the upcoming agreement. We only want to maintain what we already have. I figure that the Honda, and possibly some GM and Chrysler business, will come into play at the 11th hour. They'll probably tell us they can get this work back if only we'd agree to a pay cut.

Picket lines can be fun! Life is what you make it.

ArkieDukie · Post by **ArkieDukie** » May 8th, 2011, 10:33 am

captmojo wrote:
ArkieDukie wrote:

Is the drop in business due to the problems in Japan? Don't many of the car manufacturers rely on parts from Japan?
Not so much, in our case anyway. We lost the Honda business about a month ago. That is being affected but to another 'jackleg' outfit. Our only manufacturer customer now is Ford. This company started delivering Fords at the time Ol' Henry first started an assembly line.

We are at new labor contract negotiation time. Our current CBA expires May 31. We are not requesting anything new for the upcoming agreement. We only want to maintain what we already have. I figure that the Honda, and possibly some GM and Chrysler business, will come into play at the 11th hour. They'll probably tell us they can get this work back if only we'd agree to a pay cut.

Picket lines can be fun! Life is what you make it.

Captmojo, I thought that the American car manufacturers also got parts from Japan. Could be wrong.

captmojo · Post by **captmojo** » May 8th, 2011, 10:40 am

You are correct, but I haven't heard of Ford being directly affected. It may yet be however.
Honda actually shut down assembly lines here in the US.
Some makes have US parts facilites for their own use. Honda, for example, builds all their CV joints (constant velocity axles), at a lawnmower plant in Mebane, NC. I used to haul those things up to their Marysville, OH plant.

ArkieDukie · Post by **ArkieDukie** » May 8th, 2011, 12:22 pm

captmojo wrote:You are correct, but I haven't heard of Ford being directly affected. It may yet be however.
Honda actually shut down assembly lines here in the US.
Some makes have US parts facilites for their own use. Honda, for example, builds all their CV joints (constant velocity axles), at a lawnmower plant in Mebane, NC. I used to haul those things up to their Marysville, OH plant.

I thought I read somewhere that a slowdown was either coming or had already happened due to the problems in Japan. Sending more job vibes your way, captmojo.

captmojo · Post by **captmojo** » May 8th, 2011, 1:11 pm

ArkieDukie wrote: Sending more job vibes your way, captmojo.

And, bouncin'em even stronger back at you!

Very Duke Blue · Post by **Very Duke Blue** » May 8th, 2011, 5:06 pm

captmojo wrote:
ArkieDukie wrote: Sending more job vibes your way, captmojo.
And, bouncin'em even stronger back at you!

I'm also sending job vibes to you and anyone else who needs them...........with happy bouncyblue.........

Very Duke Blue · Post by **Very Duke Blue** » May 8th, 2011, 5:12 pm

The baby shower was great. Tye's aunts went all out with the brunch. It was awesome. Donna and Tye got lots of really nice presents for Baby Henry. Bud took DukePA and Adam to the airport around noon. I wished they could have stayed for the whole shower but as it is, they won't get back to Emerald Isle until midnight, if all goes well. Our plan leaves tomorrow morning at 7:00. I hope we can get back within a couple of months after Baby Henry arrives.

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