I said I'd go sailin' and I should have. It was a wasted day at work.
Damned employees have screwed up. If'n ya ever go inta business, rely
only on yourself, dont hire anybody and you'll be happier.

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I said I'd go sailin' and I should have. It was a wasted day at work.
Damned employees have screwed up. If'n ya ever go inta business, rely
only on yourself, dont hire anybody and you'll be happier.


With Christmas falling on a Sunday why was today not a paid time off holiday
for them?

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I said I'd go sailin' and I should have. It was a wasted day at work.
Damned employees have screwed up. If'n ya ever go inta business, rely
only on yourself, dont hire anybody and you'll be happier.

The staff at my Canadian publisher's got the 23, 24, 25, and 26 off for
the holiday. The 23rd and 26th were both paid, "stat" (legal) holidays.
Ebeneezer Scrooge would have been apoplectic, with Bob Cratchitt
picking his pocket *twice*! :-)

Back to business as usual tomorrow. All the stores will be hyping "only
363 days until next Christmas!"

I read an interesting theory about how Christmas giving actually has a
negative impact on the economy. The theorist postulated that while
there is no doubt that a lot more money is spent during the Holiday
season, the nature of the items purchased is frequently of much lower
actual worth or intrinsic value. We tend to pay far more, for far less,
when we shop for gifts and there is some negative impact associated
with the distortion from the normal price/value relationships that we
adhere to when we shop during the rest of the year. How many of us
would spend $75 for six oranges, three apples, a half dozen mediocre
chocolates, a cardboard box, and some fancy paper 11 months out of the
year? Not many, I'm sure, but tens of millions of these "gift boxes"
and similar values are sold every December.

This whole week is a holiday for em. I went into work, not them.
Their screw up was last week.

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I said I'd go sailin' and I should have. It was a wasted day at work.
Damned employees have screwed up. If'n ya ever go inta business, rely
only on yourself, dont hire anybody and you'll be happier.

The staff at my Canadian publisher's got the 23, 24, 25, and 26 off for
the holiday. The 23rd and 26th were both paid, "stat" (legal) holidays.
Ebeneezer Scrooge would have been apoplectic, with Bob Cratchitt
picking his pocket *twice*! :-)

Back to business as usual tomorrow. All the stores will be hyping "only
363 days until next Christmas!"

I read an interesting theory about how Christmas giving actually has a
negative impact on the economy. The theorist postulated that while
there is no doubt that a lot more money is spent during the Holiday
season, the nature of the items purchased is frequently of much lower
actual worth or intrinsic value. We tend to pay far more, for far less,
when we shop for gifts and there is some negative impact associated
with the distortion from the normal price/value relationships that we
adhere to when we shop during the rest of the year. How many of us
would spend $75 for six oranges, three apples, a half dozen mediocre
chocolates, a cardboard box, and some fancy paper 11 months out of the
year? Not many, I'm sure, but tens of millions of these "gift boxes"
and similar values are sold every December.


And the huge discounts. Bought the wife her anniversery gift before
Christmas. 70% of on a diamond bracelet. Normally you would only find a
50% sale during the year.

On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 02:20:38 GMT, "Bill McKee"
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And the huge discounts. Bought the wife her anniversery gift before
Christmas. 70% of on a diamond bracelet. Normally you would only find a
50% sale during the year.

I'm with you on that one, though that just goes to show the ridiculous
mark-up on jewelry and hints at it's true value.

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On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 02:20:38 GMT, "Bill McKee"
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And the huge discounts. Bought the wife her anniversery gift before
Christmas. 70% of on a diamond bracelet. Normally you would only find a
50% sale during the year.

I'm with you on that one, though that just goes to show the ridiculous
mark-up on jewelry and hints at it's true value.

The true value is not the $$$$.