Not necessarily a pet peeve (though it’s time for Monday’s pet peeve)… but!

Don’t you just hate it when someone hits the shower before you have to go in to use the “facilities”. Be it to shower yourself or use the other great features of a bathroom ! Especially if they like to shower with scolding hot water. The heat and humidity as you walk in really drives me nuts!

And what about those people who just have to use up every last drop of that precious hot water… WAIT..thats me. Ok, nevermind.

Happy Administrative Professionals Day to all telecommuters who help manage and run businesses from home. I didn’t realize we had a day dedicated to us until I heard it on the radio this am.

Cheers!

Had a brief visit with my parents yesterday, which meant driving on the 401 to get to Toronto. This brings me to “Monday’s Pet Peeve”…

Why is it so difficult for people getting onto the highway to merge into the flow of traffic? Is it that difficult to get up to the speed of the traffic you’re about to merge into?

Same goes for the “Yield” sign morons.. please learn what it means.

It’s my usual “Work From Home Wednesday” post…

I try my best to keep in touch with the telecommuting world as much as possible. This means doing my weekly search off news sites for telecommuting stories. Here’s one that grabbed my attention recently…

The General Services Administration is encouraging federal agencies to use more than a dozen telecommuting centers near the nation’s capital for free through September.

The GSA has been offering the telecommuting, or telework, centers since late January to federal supervisors, managers and senior executives as part of a government-wide effort to reduce the area’s highway congestion, recruit and retain qualified workers and lessen work-related stress.

The centers are essentially offsite offices equipped with Internet accessible computers, printers, copiers, fax machines and other equipment.

Only first-time users of a telework center are eligible to participate in this GSA program. They have until May 4 to register.

There are 14 telework centers in the area, including seven in Virginia, six in Maryland and one in West Virginia. Employees can use them as much as possible, depending on space availability.

The agency said using the centers has saved commuters 2.8 million miles of travel and 115,000 gallons of gas.

The overall number of teleworkers in the federal government in 2005 was more than 140,000, nearly 8 percent of the total work force, according to the GSA.

They are co-sponsored by the GSA, universities, cities and other groups and are also available to private sector employees as well.

Title:GSA Offers Free Use of Telecommute Sites

Source:http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/03/22/ap3543958.html

Hey it’s Monday and we’re back online (jerkhole hackers) so it’s time once more for Monday’s Pet Peeve!

Having 3 daughters we’ve had the fair share of Barbie (and other) dolls make it’s way into our home. Ones we bought and others that friends and relatives gave to them around Christmas, birthdays etc. Have you tried taking one of these dolls (and other toys) out of the packaging? First you have to deal with that molded plastic packaging… then the million and one pieces of twist-ties that strap the doll to the cardboard. Just when you thought it was over.. they now have a stitching that weaves itself through the hair and something clothing of the doll..YEP.. you guessed it..attached to the cardboard or piece of reinforced plastic.

Shoot.. the only thing missing is a combo-lock!

I’d prefer to put together a 100 piece toy than have to deal with the packaging.

Do we really need all this supposed safety measures?

Make it a good One!

Chris..

p.s. people who are quick to correct one’s spelling, yet they speak like a hick should just learn to “chill dey piggy”!