Thursdays #165 - drinks are on me!

[gini]

Soooo, what do I wake up to this morning? An email that there is a response to my Thursdays post! Hmmm, let's see who has responded.

Why it is KK and lbaker and Tubby - they are gossiping about me and spreading wonderful lies

I've never been blacklisted before - it was kinda fun for a while. They sent me this loooonnnnnggg explanation which I forwarded to Karen our Mayor.
And of course, it isn't their fault - it is something that "I" did.

What "I" did was download their toolbar..............got rid of that puppy in a hurry - it was even freezing the computer.

Sooo, as she swaggers over to the bar with her new reputation...........BLACKLISTED!!! thumps on the bar and demands a Bailey's
for her coffee.

[Randi]

Gini, as soon as you want to make it easy for yourself, they have to screw it up for you, don't they! Hope you get it solved! Btw, did you recieve an e-mail or PM from me recently, or was taht blocked too.

MOFF, sorry about your car, but just think of me, I've never had one!!

I know I'm late here, but I think I better party while I can, I start a new job on monday (The Ministry of Refugee, Immigration and Integration Affairs) ... so I'd love a big plate of ribs and a Gin & Tonic while I wait, please.

[RedHedd]

Gini, what oh-so-helpful toolbar was it that you downloaded and installed? I'm still battling with AT&T blocking e-mails from a friend in Japan. They keep saying it's her ISP

Something for me to celebrate - I got my performance review at work yesterday and it was good, which surprised me as one of the attorneys I work with is a real pain in the (_|_) and is creating a hostile work environment. Management has their eye on her and I was scared to see what she had to say about me, but she gave me a good review. I'll find out about the raise in July. Happy, happy

[lbaker]

RedH that's terrific news!! Allow me to fresh squish some lemonade for you and offer you a snack!! Oh Gini, I saw the report on CNN this morning and I'm surprised the helicopter didn't wake you while flying back and forth over your house (the yard looks lovely by the way)

[gini]

Redhedd, it was the Comcast toolbar. I quickly realized that they verify every single site you enter. And I also quickly realized that they posted nearly everything as NOT VERIFIED AS SAFE. Now that included such mundane things as Dictionary.com - The Breast Cancer site - and of course, Pet Talk. However purging the toolbar didn't solve the problem - so I had to get on the mandatory hour phone call and then email the Blacklist people to get it straightened out. Comcast did admit that they were receiving a lot of complaints about their toolbar. (hello?????)

Since I am venting - my bill from Comcast is in my ex-husbands name. But when I called to change it - they demanded that I go into their offices with my divorce papers. That was nine years ago - I have just been paying the bill every month. I didn't really think that my divorce papers were any of their business.

Oh, but on to Randi - congratulations on the job. Gosh, I hope it is something that you will be happy doing.

MOFF, mmmm, I feel for you ..........no car is no fun! I wish we had a Thursdays trust fund and could just buy you another one.

Redhedd, congrats on the good review. I hope a good raise is in your future.

I am still swaggering around with the Blacklist title - do I have a black dot on my forehead?

More Baileys she demands!!!!

[Edwina's Secretary]

Gini....I am envious..... to be on a blacklist! Do you suppose homeland security has anything to do with it?

[catland]

Wow - Gini blacklisted - I feel like I know a celebrity now. Hmm - Homeland Security - that's an interesting theory - they aren't nearly as cute as the haz-mat guys but I bet we could invite them to Thursdays and maybe get them to spill their secrets.

I'll see how those ribs are doing and we can have lunch here anytime.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

MOFF, sorry about your car, but just think of me, I've never had one!!

Gosh, how do you get supplies and things?

Our bus is like a taxi in that they come right to the house but it's such a pain trying to bring kitty litter and stuff home. I dread the day I may have to take them to the vet. That clanky bus will freak them out.

I've never not have a car since I could drive. My life just gets harder and harder. I'll just sit here and cry in my cvc for a while.

[slick]

tsk.....tsk....tsk
Gini, Gini, Gini. **shakes head** You sure learned your lesson didn't you?? So sorry you had to go through all of that. You could have just asked me..

Toolbars are a big NO NO in the IT world (whether they come from your ISP or not), especially that thing called Hotbar. Bad, bad stuff to put on your computer. The only toolbar that I use is the Goggle toolbar. Anything else is just spyware as far as I'm concerned. While I'm on the subject, you know all those silly little smilies you can download?? Not a good thing either because they also install spyware unbeknownst to you. OK, I'm stepping off my IT soapbox now.

MOFF, I'm so sorry to hear about your car. I know how inconvenient it is to not have one. To echo Gini, yes I wish there was a PT fund available so we could sneak a new one into you driveway.

Hello to everyone else. I wish we could move Thursdays up here to KA-NA-DA. The weather is superb and we are supposed to get up to 25 today and 29 on the weekend. For those of you south of the border, just double it and add 30 and you'll get your approx. equivalent in Fair-in-height.

I've got a busy day so probably won't have a chance to check in again so bartender......could you just load up my desk with a few pitchers of slushies and a big platter of them finger-lickin' ribs and I'll be on my way? Ta!

Happy Friday everyone.

[Randi]

MOFF, I go shopping on my bike! Not fun in the winter though. I do have a basket in front, and a baggage thing in the back to put stuff. Will post a picture one day.

Can I have another G & T, please? Cheers!

Slick! Slow down!!

[catland]

Randi - one G&T - done.

Slick - we're getting the same weather - just a bit hotter for us but I'm ready for it. I should have some very long, hot cats by Monday.

Momo - I know there's not much I can say to cheer you up - One Big CVC with lots of ice - Done.

So, for next week - I think we should invent a brand-new Thursday's drink. I don't know what the ingredients should be yet - but I know of a catchy name, we can call it "the blacklist".

[lbaker]

Catland, that's brilliant!!! THE BLACKLIST I'll make one now if you want to sample it with me It's actually a shooter with white creme de cacao, Balaton or Morello cherry juice (look at Mario's eyes light up ), heavy cream and a wee bit of shaved chocolate over the top All highly chilled of course