Sam Carter/Amanda Tapping Discussion/Appreciation

[suse]

Well...you are close to the border, some of it must have rubbed off

Then what's my excuse?? I said pro-cess the other day!

[suse]

So.....in your experience, what do Kansas folk have a touch of?

A touch OF? Touched, perhaps...

suse
grin, duck and run behind JanSam

[RealmOfX]

Then what's my excuse?? I said pro-cess the other day!

You're finally learning to speak correctly?!?!?!

[Chelle DB]

You're finally learning to speak correctly?!?!?!

*high fives the little rubber duck*

[suse]

You're finally learning to speak correctly?!?!?!

*high fives the little rubber duck*

It's odd because I only IM via typing with Canadians/Aussies. It's not like I'm *hearing* you talk! If I were I'd have a mutt (a la Ames) accent by now!

[suse]

OT RAGE:

Spoiler:

My stepmom passed yesterday. I need to be there for Dad and work on getting the details finished for the Homegoing service. I'm not the point person, but I *do* have stuff to do.

I gotta ask. When you call your supervisor to notify her that you need some time off because there is a death in the family, should she not know how long you can take fo bereavement leave? Or at least offer to find out and call you back? "You will find out when you bring in the program/death announcement." SERIOUSLY??? Then she ends the call with "Have a nice day." Sure, I'm willing to be understanding that it was habit (or not, because I'm still pissed about it) but not after the supreme lack of proactiveness on her part. I also forgot to call in as I left yesterday and she said there was nothing to be done about that either. (Work assigns points for not coming in/calling out when you leave off schedule. Methinks I will be talking to *her* boss after I'm not in a rage.

[Celandine]

OT RAGE:

Spoiler:

My stepmom passed yesterday. I need to be there for Dad and work on getting the details finished for the Homegoing service. I'm not the point person, but I *do* have stuff to do.

I gotta ask. When you call your supervisor to notify her that you need some time off because there is a death in the family, should she not know how long you can take fo bereavement leave? Or at least offer to find out and call you back? "You will find out when you bring in the program/death announcement." SERIOUSLY??? Then she ends the call with "Have a nice day." Sure, I'm willing to be understanding that it was habit (or not, because I'm still pissed about it) but not after the supreme lack of proactiveness on her part. I also forgot to call in as I left yesterday and she said there was nothing to be done about that either. (Work assigns points for not coming in/calling out when you leave off schedule. Methinks I will be talking to *her* boss after I'm not in a rage.

Spoiler:

My condolences to you and your family on her passing first. xx

I know when my Dad passed away a couple years ago, I was told that I would get bereavement time off of only 3 days. One for the actual day of his passing, one for his wake and the last for his funeral. Given that there was an extra day in there while details were still being put in motion given the unexpectedness of his passing and not having things set up with the funeral home in advance, I actually had to go to work (or not get paid one day) the day before his funeral. Kinda weird working when my Dad had just died two days prior, but I had no choice. Definitely wasn't the most chipper dealer that night, but I didn't really care.

Also, I had to bring in a signed form from the funeral home to actually *prove* I wasn't faking his death so the bereavement period would actually be PT off. Seriously? How many people fake a parents death? :/

[Rocky89]

OT RAGE:

Spoiler:

My stepmom passed yesterday. I need to be there for Dad and work on getting the details finished for the Homegoing service. I'm not the point person, but I *do* have stuff to do.

I gotta ask. When you call your supervisor to notify her that you need some time off because there is a death in the family, should she not know how long you can take fo bereavement leave? Or at least offer to find out and call you back? "You will find out when you bring in the program/death announcement." SERIOUSLY??? Then she ends the call with "Have a nice day." Sure, I'm willing to be understanding that it was habit (or not, because I'm still pissed about it) but not after the supreme lack of proactiveness on her part. I also forgot to call in as I left yesterday and she said there was nothing to be done about that either. (Work assigns points for not coming in/calling out when you leave off schedule. Methinks I will be talking to *her* boss after I'm not in a rage.

Spoiler:

I'm sorry for your loss. I hope you'll be OK, and I hope you knock some sense into your boss. Some bosses are just... dumb.

[rderoch]

The farm hand?

I've always thought you were "special".

in my experience, michigan and minnesota folks do have a touch of the long o's and nasal speaking of a canadian accent.

And northern Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin have a touch of the Swedish.

whatever it is, wanna confound the crud outta a brit???? break out the exaggerated midwestern twang...they just stare and squint and struggled to find the words to say 'what the frak are you saying you ruddy yank?'

Haven't gotten that yet.

Generally speaking, do folks across the pond have trouble understanding American accents? I know there's a couple I even have trouble with. I only ran into one woman I had trouble understanding while I was in the UK. She was from Glasgow. Didn't have any trouble with the Edinburgh accent. Is the accent around Glasgow generally heavier, or was it just that woman?

OT RAGE:

Spoiler:

My stepmom passed yesterday. I need to be there for Dad and work on getting the details finished for the Homegoing service. I'm not the point person, but I *do* have stuff to do.

I gotta ask. When you call your supervisor to notify her that you need some time off because there is a death in the family, should she not know how long you can take fo bereavement leave? Or at least offer to find out and call you back? "You will find out when you bring in the program/death announcement." SERIOUSLY??? Then she ends the call with "Have a nice day." Sure, I'm willing to be understanding that it was habit (or not, because I'm still pissed about it) but not after the supreme lack of proactiveness on her part. I also forgot to call in as I left yesterday and she said there was nothing to be done about that either. (Work assigns points for not coming in/calling out when you leave off schedule. Methinks I will be talking to *her* boss after I'm not in a rage.

Spoiler:

So sorry to hear of your loss. Your supervisor was incredibly insensitive.

[iiradned]

OT RAGE:

Spoiler:

My stepmom passed yesterday. I need to be there for Dad and work on getting the details finished for the Homegoing service. I'm not the point person, but I *do* have stuff to do.

I gotta ask. When you call your supervisor to notify her that you need some time off because there is a death in the family, should she not know how long you can take fo bereavement leave? Or at least offer to find out and call you back? "You will find out when you bring in the program/death announcement." SERIOUSLY??? Then she ends the call with "Have a nice day." Sure, I'm willing to be understanding that it was habit (or not, because I'm still pissed about it) but not after the supreme lack of proactiveness on her part. I also forgot to call in as I left yesterday and she said there was nothing to be done about that either. (Work assigns points for not coming in/calling out when you leave off schedule. Methinks I will be talking to *her* boss after I'm not in a rage.

Spoiler:

Sorry for your loss.

[ames]

It's odd because I only IM via typing with Canadians/Aussies. It's not like I'm *hearing* you talk! If I were I'd have a mutt (a la Ames) accent by now!

I prefer to think of it as a 'funky hybrid' accent, thank you very much! LOL
(My best mate H has been 'home' from Norwich for the past three months ... her accent is fading, slowly, except when the two of us start talking about England again -- then both the accents return strong. Drives her mother crazy (just amuses mine), and gets funny looks from others -- I had a shop owner on Sat night ask how long we'd been in Canada and then look dumbfounded when H explained we were actually both from here, and I'd been back over 3 years )

And northern Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin have a touch of the Swedish.


Generally speaking, do folks across the pond have trouble understanding American accents? I know there's a couple I even have trouble with. I only ran into one woman I had trouble understanding while I was in the UK. She was from Glasgow. Didn't have any trouble with the Edinburgh accent. Is the accent around Glasgow generally heavier, or was it just that woman?

Yes, in general they do, depending on the accent. Or they assume everyone is American from over here (I worked long and hard to break my staff/students of that habit - now unless you've got a southern drawl, they ask if you're Canadian first! LOL). Glaswegians have one of the strongest brogues of all the Scots, so I've been informed. I was practically adopted into a Glaswegian family over here (my boss was from Glasgow, and her parents referred to me as the 'granddaughter they didn't have to pay for' as I was at ALL the family gatherings whenever they flew over) -- so when I went to Scotland for the first time, the only place I felt I could actually understand everything being said was in Glasgow! (I mentioned that to the tour bus guide and her and the driver were so chuffed they gave H and I free rides ) So yeah, if you're not used to it, the Glaswegian accent is heavier than other areas of (southern) Scotland - I've not been to the Highlands before (is so on my to-visit list!!!), so can't speak to their accents in comparison.

[suse]

Thanks peeps. You're the best.

[SWMBOTGSG]

OT RAGE:

Spoiler:

My stepmom passed yesterday. I need to be there for Dad and work on getting the details finished for the Homegoing service. I'm not the point person, but I *do* have stuff to do.

I gotta ask. When you call your supervisor to notify her that you need some time off because there is a death in the family, should she not know how long you can take fo bereavement leave? Or at least offer to find out and call you back? "You will find out when you bring in the program/death announcement." SERIOUSLY??? Then she ends the call with "Have a nice day." Sure, I'm willing to be understanding that it was habit (or not, because I'm still pissed about it) but not after the supreme lack of proactiveness on her part. I also forgot to call in as I left yesterday and she said there was nothing to be done about that either. (Work assigns points for not coming in/calling out when you leave off schedule. Methinks I will be talking to *her* boss after I'm not in a rage.

(((Suse and her Dad))) Kicks insensitive supervisor!

Mumsey

[dipsofjazz]

Glaswegians have one of the strongest brogues of all the Scots, so I've been informed. I was practically adopted into a Glaswegian family over here (my boss was from Glasgow, and her parents referred to me as the 'granddaughter they didn't have to pay for' as I was at ALL the family gatherings whenever they flew over) -- so when I went to Scotland for the first time, the only place I felt I could actually understand everything being said was in Glasgow! (I mentioned that to the tour bus guide and her and the driver were so chuffed they gave H and I free rides ) So yeah, if you're not used to it, the Glaswegian accent is heavier than other areas of (southern) Scotland - I've not been to the Highlands before (is so on my to-visit list!!!), so can't speak to their accents in comparison.

Glaswegian isn't that strong, it's just a west coast accent that's a wee bit different than the accents on the east coast of Scotland. I am originally from Dundee, which is in east central Scotland, and it has a very strong accent.

As you go further north, you will find strong accents in Aberdeenshire, but I think you'll find that you'll have most fun with the accents of Orkney and the Shetland Isles.

[Skydiver]

When my dad died I actually had to tell my supervisor how much leave I was eligible for and that I needed to give her a copy of the death annct, or didn't have to but she would have been within her rights to ask for it.
I'm lucky in at I could have had a week and more upon supervisors approval. I took a couple of days because I needed to drive to Colorado.
Sadly, people do fake relatives deaths to get 'free'time off. And, unfortunately sincere people get caught up in it.

My condolences suse.