Post Race!

[dilettante]

Most of the bigger companies here have public-view "parking lot cams" as part of a tri-county security watch program that started before the lockdown years. Today the lots fill up to near normal levels, more people can be seen out walking during lunch and breaks, so I assume fewer people are working from home.

We've had some hot spells and some rainy spells but in general a nice Summer. People are enjoying their last days of freedom before leaf raking becomes a daily chore again.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Really??? Or is it you have a thing for house ventilation?

I'm a big fan of extractor fans.

[Shaggy Hiker]

We put a camera looking at the glass door of one of our offices. Mostly it just picked up blurred images showing that kids used the lawn in the evenings, occasionally, which makes sense to me. It's a nice lawn. However, one time it picked up a cat peering in the door. Good thing we had a security camera. It might have been a cat burglar.

[Shaggy Hiker]

We set a record for number of days over 100. Just barely made it over the line, though, as it will start cooling down this weekend. It will be a long time before we rake leaf of our senses...or whatever.

[brad jones]

However, one time it picked up a cat peering in the door. Good thing we had a security camera. It might have been a cat burglar.

Was it this cat?


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[dilettante]

For a stretch there automakers were using the empty parking around here to store uncompleted cars due to supply chain disruptions. Most of that went South though once Winter arrived at the end of 2020.

Now they are claiming big losses from all of the damage down South, mostly from rats and roaches gnawing on insulation and rubber and dragging in nesting material.

[Shaggy Hiker]

That is a big problem in the Southwest. My parents volunteered at a wildlife refuge in New Mexico. Everybody had to keep the hoods of their vehicles open all the time or the rats would eat the wiring. I'm a bit surprised that keeping the hoods open was sufficient to deter them.

[NeedSomeAnswers]

Most of the bigger companies here have public-view "parking lot cams" as part of a tri-county security watch program that started before the lockdown years. Today the lots fill up to near normal levels, more people can be seen out walking during lunch and breaks, so I assume fewer people are working from home.

I went into the office today to pick up my new laptop, there were 6 people in on the whole floor and I was the only person in my side which has over 40 desks. The whole floor sits about 90 - 100 people, pre covid there were about 70 - 80 people in on an average day.

[Shaggy Hiker]

We moved into a new building. There is limited parking in the lot most convenient for me. There were a few days early on when it was full, but since then...not so much. I don't have enough data to understand that, yet. It might be that lots of people tend to be away in the summer, it might also be that people are still figuring out their parking habits for the new building, and it may be that lots of people are not coming in every day. I feel like it is the latter, but I'm not there often enough to know for sure.

[Shaggy Hiker]

I feel like half of our office is out on any given day. Whether or not that will change as the weather gets colder remains to be seen.

[dilettante]

It seems like "return to work" participation varies here by sector and field. Government employees mainly working outside seemed to go back in numbers first, office workers followed.

We had an easy ride here through the newer virus variants, so that may factor in as well.

It might be that going back makes it harder to return to working from home even if perceived risk increases again. Makes sense there would be inertia involved in both directions.

[wes4dbt]

That is a big problem in the Southwest. My parents volunteered at a wildlife refuge in New Mexico. Everybody had to keep the hoods of their vehicles open all the time or the rats would eat the wiring. I'm a bit surprised that keeping the hoods open was sufficient to deter them.

Had a problem with that a few years ago. Damn thing was eating mainly the rubber hoses and also the radiator overflow reservoir. Someone told me it was looking for water, I don't know why it liked my car so much but it did a lot of damage.

It might be that going back makes it harder to return to working from home even if perceived risk increases again. Makes sense there would be inertia involved in both directions.

If the company can maintain the same level of productivity then it would save the cost of office space. It seems like that would depend on the business.

[wes4dbt]

SH,

You might have been right when you said everything is political. Especially if it involves the fossil fuel industry in some way.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...regular-savers

I can understand having to disclose if ESG is used but to ban it has to be purely political. Well at least that's how this article makes it sound. I'd never heard of it till today.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Of course I was right.

[Shaggy Hiker]

We should ban TLAs, while we're at it.

[wes4dbt]

We should ban TLAs, while we're at it.

Your gonna need to be more specific. I Googled TLA and got a list of 89 answers. lol

[Delaney]

[Shaggy Hiker]

Your gonna need to be more specific. I Googled TLA and got a list of 89 answers. lol

I'm surprised that it was only 89. TLA: Three Letter Acronym.

[dday9]

When I am asked the difference between a junior and senior developer, I will show this.

[wes4dbt]

I'm surprised that it was only 89. TLA: Three Letter Acronym.

Ah, very clever. Didn't realize you have a TLA's phobia. But I get it, the pain is real!!!!

[dday9]

I lost a friend last week. He was 35.

[FunkyDexter]

That's rough. Sorry DD.

[wes4dbt]

Awfully quiet around here.

Sorry DD about your friend. The lose of a friend is always terrible but when they are so young it makes it even worse.

[Shaggy Hiker]

I got called away to count fish, fish nests, and cut up a bunch of rotting salmon. It was kind of awesome.

[Shaggy Hiker]

I also managed to cut myself pretty well. Got blood all over the place. Doggone finger cuts bleed like crazy.

[Shaggy Hiker]

My feet hadn't fully healed from hiking, and now they have to heal even more. I need a break.

[wes4dbt]

My feet hadn't fully healed from hiking, and now they have to heal even more. I need a break.

You sure a break is a good idea. The last break you took is how your feet got injured. lol

Seriously, if your dealing with infections be very diligent. You REALLY don't want the injury to go septic.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Yeah, I'm opposed to that. You might even say that I'm antiseptic.

[Shaggy Hiker]

I go back to work to recover from my vacations, but now I need a vacation to recover from my work. At this point, I'm not sure what to do...

[dilettante]

I also managed to cut myself pretty well. Got blood all over the place. Doggone finger cuts bleed like crazy.

Don't get old.

I got put on blood thinners last year, and became paranoid about any cuts or bruises because the warnings are pretty dire. Even bought a bracelet mentioning the drug involved so paramedics are forewarned if need be. Needless to say I'm super cautious about yard work, especially stuff involving ladders like cleaning out rain gutters.

I can't imagine engaging in the things I had in the past. Doctor told me even bicycling injuries can be very serious. I'm super cautious now with scissors and of course even more with utility knives, saws, and axes.

[Niya]

I got put on blood thinners last year..

Those blood thinners might save you from a vampire one day

[dilettante]

Good to know.

[dday9]

My mom was diagnosed with an extremely rare blood condition known as protein – S deficiency and was put on blood thinners when I was about five or six. I vividly remember her cutting herself with a knife while trying to peel an apple, and we had to rush her to the emergency room because she could not stop bleeding. It was particularly scary because we lived in a rural part of the state and the closest emergency room was 20 minutes away.

[dday9]

By the time my youngest brother was 18, she already had 22 DVTs and just stopped counting. He’s 24 now and we guess she’s at like 30-ish. I don’t know what she’s on now, but I know it isn’t warfarin, and it’s been like a year since her last DVT.

She still gets superficial clots regularly, but those aren’t anything to worry about.

[dday9]

I was tested when I was a teenager, in my PT reading was borderline. But my youngest brother is full blown and diagnosed. Apparently if affects men worse than women, but his PT was better than my mom’s, but who know with all the variables (age, health, etc.)

[Shaggy Hiker]

I barely remember what DVD is, so I'm not sure what DVT is.

[Shaggy Hiker]

I could make something up for it, though.

[dday9]

Deep vein thrombosis.

[dday9]

Or Dairy Rich Thirst if you’re from Wisconsin.

[Shaggy Hiker]

They spell 'rich' with a v?