Make Lemons... » poll http://make-lemons.com Random thoughts.... from a 30-something gal that works hard and plays hard... Sun, 20 May 2012 13:18:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Security Breach! http://make-lemons.com/2008/08/16/security-breach/ http://make-lemons.com/2008/08/16/security-breach/#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:06:00 +0000 michelle http://make-lemons.com/?p=211

I work at a semi-secure building in downtown DC. Multiple tenants, some floors are more secure then others (one tenant on another floor even has their own security team… and when I was walking around the floor looking for the Suite where the Notary that I was referred to by the concierge [...]]]>

I work at a semi-secure building in downtown DC. Multiple tenants, some floors are more secure then others (one tenant on another floor even has their own security team… and when I was walking around the floor looking for the Suite where the Notary that I was referred to by the concierge sat I was approached and semi-nicely asked “Are you lost?”). You need a FOB to get into the building and to use the elevator to get to your floor (after hours), and all of the stairwell doors are locked from inside the hallway, so you can get into the stairwell from your floor to go all the way to the ground floor ( ie in case of fire! or like the guy I encountered a few months ago who was walking fast up and down the steps for exercise :P ) but you cannot use the stairs to go between floors (ie between 4 & 5).

Except for the person on my floor that does this “pencil as a doorstop” manuever. We know who it is, and they do not work for my agency. My co-workers and I have started talking and we want to remove the pencil the next time we see it! Someone even had the great to remove it and then tape it inside the stairwell with a note ( ie “Is this yours?”; “Does this belong here?”).

What would you do!?
Vote in the poll!

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Coupled with the MARC heat problems I expect I am in for the commute from HELL!

Usually it takes me 1 hour 15 minutes door to door in the evening!

How long do you think it will take me today? Same – 1 hr 15 [...]]]>

Expect Major delays ! (Though WMATA failed to send out an alert about this!)

Coupled with the MARC heat problems I expect I am in for the commute from HELL!

Usually it takes me 1 hour 15 minutes door to door in the evening!

How long do you think it will take me today?
Same – 1 hr 15 minutes
0
Slightly longer – 1 hr 30 minutes
1
Way longer – 2 hours!
2
Horrific – 3 hours or more!!!!
0

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Wondering where yours is? Check out this nifty chart!
What are you planning to do with your tax rebate?
Save It!
1
Spend It!
0
Pay off Debt!
0
A combo of the above!
1

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Eeek! They are reuniting!! If they do a real tour I may have to buy tickets (my luck it will be the same date as one of my Pearl Jam shows ) Would you go to an NKOTB reunion concert? Hangin’ Tough (Yep) 1 I am over it! [...]]]>

New Kids on the Block to Appear on Today Show

Eeek! They are reuniting!! If they do a real tour I may have to buy tickets (my luck it will be the same date as one of my Pearl Jam shows :P )

Would you go to an NKOTB reunion concert?
Hangin’ Tough (Yep)
1
I am over it! (Nope)
2

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What should I use my refund for? New kitchen countertops 2 New Refrigerator 0 Electric fireplace 1 Other! 0

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Yay!! My taxes are done

What should I use my refund for?
New kitchen countertops
2
New Refrigerator
0
Electric fireplace
1
Other!
0

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I followed a link inside the story and found a clinic for changing a bathroom faucet, later in February. This would fit nicely with my plans to make some cosmetic changes in the guest bathroom (replacing the mirror and light fixtures).

If [...]]]>

The Washington Post had a story this morning about “Do-it -yourself” clinics at Home Depot.

I followed a link inside the story and found a clinic for changing a bathroom faucet, later in February. This would fit nicely with my plans to make some cosmetic changes in the guest bathroom (replacing the mirror and light fixtures).

If I decide its now time to cease my boycott of Home Depot, do you think I could change a bathroom faucet?

yes
3
no
1

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Yay me!

and its poll time again ! what should i do with the dvd player? sell it on ebay! 1 keep it and watch my new buffy dvds on the metro! 1 re-gift! 1

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I just won a portable DVD player at my company’s holiday party!

Yay me!

and its poll time again !

what should i do with the dvd player?
sell it on ebay!
1
keep it and watch my new buffy dvds on the metro!
1
re-gift!
1

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Madison usually gets 3 or 4. This year she is getting 2… the biggest cat condo that I can fit in my car, and a fancy new litter box mat.

So its poll [...]]]>

Just heard a snippet on my morning news — “The average pet owner buys their pet 6.7 gifts during the holiday season”.

Madison usually gets 3 or 4. This year she is getting 2… the biggest cat condo that I can fit in my car, and a fancy new litter box mat.

So its poll time again!

How many gifts are you planning to give each pet this holiday?
0 — I don’t shop for pets
1
1-2
1
3-5
1
6-10
0
more than 10!
0

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We have been having this debate at my office lately… and we had it at a previous job also…

who knew the confusion was so widespread!

Which means its poll time again!

So which camp are you in? Flesh Out 2 Flush Out 2 who care’s! 0

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Flesh out vs. flush out

We have been having this debate at my office lately… and we had it at a previous job also…

who knew the confusion was so widespread!

Which means its poll time again!

So which camp are you in?
Flesh Out
2
Flush Out
2
who care’s!
0

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Yesterday I got off the train and was ready to drive home, opened up the car, put the top down and thought I put the front windows down. The passenger side window went down, but the driver side window wouldn’t budge! Since the MARC parking lot is a mess at that time of day, I didn’t want to fuss with it… so I drove home (5 minutes!!). When I got home I tried again , nothing! I thought this is great… just when I am almost ready to trade in Fritz II it’s having mechanical failures!

This morning when I got to the train station, I tried the window again and it went down and back up (YAY!) Who knows what happened ( its possible I was tired and was pressing the wrong button, but I don’t think so).

Which means …..It’s poll time again!

How to handle the car window…
It was a one time -freak thing…. use as normal!
1
It’s ready to go up… don’t use the window at all!
1
It’s ready to go up… if the window goes down, put it back up before turning the car off
2

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