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[jmo1012]

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Work is changing insurance companies soon-ish. I need to get Rabies vaccines soon-ish...wanna do it before school. Found out my current insurance will cover the vax and they'll just cost me $30 per shot ($90 total)!!!! 😀 Obviously, I would like to jump on that shiz ASAP. But...my dr's office is just STUPID and can't seem to understand anything, so I have a feeling it's going to take a while. I hope I'm still on the same insurance when they get their **** sorted out.

Call Dr's office and leave a message telling them I need them to get me the vax because I'm going to vet school in the fall. Lady calls back and asks why I need the rabies vaccine- I repeat that I need it for vet school in the fall.
"Are you sure it's not Tetanus?"
"Yes. I need RABIES vaccines."
"Okay...I will give the doctor your chart..."

A few hours later, another lady calls back and leaves a message on my cell.

"Hi, Dr. wants to know why you want the Rabies vaccine. There's no reason to get it, unless it's for school. You would only need it if you were going to veterinary school or something. There hasn't been a case of Rabies since the 1950's."

ARE. YOU. F*CKING. KIDDING. ME?!?!?!?!??! 😡

i had my rabies series done by a travel clinic that specializes in having these vaccines (and some other drugs) available. it was super easy to make appointments, get the shots, and be done. way easier than going through the internist. who actually may have just pointed us in that direction to avoid having to order the vaccines and such. is that an option by chance? looks like there are a few travel clinics in Chicago.

 

[Emiloo4]

ARE. YOU. F*CKING. KIDDING. ME?!?!?!?!??! 😡

😆 haha sorry, but this just made me laugh so hard for some reason.

 

[sooprnova]

So I am really upset with my boss at the moment. She is usually really cool and easy to get along with, but today she was just not making any sense with what she was doing.

I called in sick to work on Tuesday letting her know I had been up since about 2AM coughing so hard I was making myself sick to my stomach. Then the vomiting would start the coughing over, etc, etc. I told her that I was just really exhausted at that point but that if she needed me to come in later I would. I then proceeded to call her at around 3PM Tuesday afternoon to see if they needed me to come in. She told me not to worry about it. I am on my lunch today when she comes up to me with the schedule and asks if I want to use my sick time to cover up for missing work on Tuesday and I tell her yes. She then asks if I would like to come in for a few hours tomorrow, my scheduled day off, to make up some of the hours. Ok, I have been with this company for 7 years and this is my SECOND time calling in sick in 7 years. I have plenty of sick time to cover for all of the hours on Tuesday. I tell her no; I would just like to use my sick time. She keeps trying to get me to come in tomorrow. I ask her if we are short-staffed tomorrow and she says no. Ok, do we have a really busy schedule? No, it is slow. Ok...why do I need to come in tomorrow? It makes NO sense. She states well we can always use help in reception answering phones...😡 DO YOU NOT HEAR MY COUGH AND HORRIBLE VOICE!!! You want me to ANSWER PHONES!!!??? I as politely as possible tell her that I offered to come in on Tuesday so that they would not have to use as much of my sick time, but since they are overstaffed tomorrow, with a slow schedule I would really prefer to not come in.

Now, I could understand if she had someone else come in on Tuesday to cover my shift if she wanted me to cover their shift tomorrow, but nobody came in to cover my shift so it is not like another employee is getting massive amounts of overtime because I called out sick.

I have been with you guys for SEVEN years, I have gotten very FEW raises in my pay, and I want to use my sick time for the SECOND time EVER and you are going to BITCH A FIT!!!

I can not wait to QUIT!!! Three more months...😡

Stand your ground. There is absolutely NO reason for a company to prevent you from using the sick time you earned. When I was in business, I had a wonderful boss who would tell me I had X hours to use before the end of the year, then would suggest Friday/Monday combos that were not crazy busy.

You EARNED that time. Sure, someone else will have to work a little bit harder, but how often have you picked up their slack? Stay in bed. Get better. Keep playing WW. You deserve it. 😉

 

[lostbunny]

Just a note - when you notice threads like these, that you think are trolling, please report them. It's the hazard sign you see under their name.

I didn't think it was trolling, I thought it was ranting.
😕

 

[jalyndani]

Mini rant for a quick minute here.

I've been more than just slightly excited about this whole "I'm finally going to vet school" development. I was talking to my boss about some of the incredibly positive comments that were in my file from Mississippi (I visited Missy a few weeks ago and she read some things to me briefly). I was also thanking her for the LOR she had written for me; Missy made the comment that my LORs were "strong".

My boss' response? (She is a TAMU graduate, has been out about ten years, but was actually waitlisted during her application cycle.)

"Wow, if I'd known it was that easy to get in Mississippi, I would have applied there back when I was going through all that."

😵

Are you freakin' kidding me?

 

[BearKat17]

Mini rant for a quick minute here.

I've been more than just slightly excited about this whole "I'm finally going to vet school" development. I was talking to my boss about some of the incredibly positive comments that were in my file from Mississippi (I visited Missy a few weeks ago and she read some things to me briefly). I was also thanking her for the LOR she had written for me; Missy made the comment that my LORs were "strong".

My boss' response? (She is a TAMU graduate, has been out about ten years, but was actually waitlisted during her application cycle.)

"Wow, if I'd known it was that easy to get in Mississippi, I would have applied there back when I was going through all that."

😵

Are you freakin' kidding me?

😱 Wow.... rude. You are awesome! and MSU knows that! There isn't any "easy" vet school to get into. You proved yourself and that's all that matters.

 

[nordicat]

Mini rant for a quick minute here.

I've been more than just slightly excited about this whole "I'm finally going to vet school" development. I was talking to my boss about some of the incredibly positive comments that were in my file from Mississippi (I visited Missy a few weeks ago and she read some things to me briefly). I was also thanking her for the LOR she had written for me; Missy made the comment that my LORs were "strong".

My boss' response? (She is a TAMU graduate, has been out about ten years, but was actually waitlisted during her application cycle.)

"Wow, if I'd known it was that easy to get in Mississippi, I would have applied there back when I was going through all that."

😵

Are you freakin' kidding me?

Sounds like someone's jealous of you! 🙂

 

[Wildlife woman]

Mini rant for a quick minute here.

I've been more than just slightly excited about this whole "I'm finally going to vet school" development. I was talking to my boss about some of the incredibly positive comments that were in my file from Mississippi (I visited Missy a few weeks ago and she read some things to me briefly). I was also thanking her for the LOR she had written for me; Missy made the comment that my LORs were "strong".

My boss' response? (She is a TAMU graduate, has been out about ten years, but was actually waitlisted during her application cycle.)

"Wow, if I'd known it was that easy to get in Mississippi, I would have applied there back when I was going through all that."

😵

Wow that is so messed up. Why would she even agree to be one of your LORs if she didn't believe in you? At least you showed her something

 

[lostbunny]

I'm already pissed off with the uni I'm attending next year...

called about campus tours and they transferred me to someone directly in the program at that campus, who then told me to e-mail this person directly who is some administrator at this campus, who then just e-mailed me today saying to contact the campus directly by helpfully giving me a link to the campus website and graciously thanking me for my interest.............

WTF

😡

 

[dyachei]

I didn't think it was trolling, I thought it was ranting.
😕

Not you. The guy that posted in the vet forum.

 

[cowgirla]

Has spent the past few months installing power steering and brakes on my training pony- quite successfully I might add.
But apparently in the process of doing that, I broke the "go" button. My legs are SO tired!

 

[Emiloo4]

Mini rant for a quick minute here.

I've been more than just slightly excited about this whole "I'm finally going to vet school" development. I was talking to my boss about some of the incredibly positive comments that were in my file from Mississippi (I visited Missy a few weeks ago and she read some things to me briefly). I was also thanking her for the LOR she had written for me; Missy made the comment that my LORs were "strong".

My boss' response? (She is a TAMU graduate, has been out about ten years, but was actually waitlisted during her application cycle.)

"Wow, if I'd known it was that easy to get in Mississippi, I would have applied there back when I was going through all that."

😵

Are you freakin' kidding me?

 

[jalyndani]

😱 Wow.... rude. You are awesome! and MSU knows that! There isn't any "easy" vet school to get into. You proved yourself and that's all that matters.

Sounds like someone's jealous of you! 🙂

Wow that is so messed up. Why would she even agree to be one of your LORs if she didn't believe in you? At least you showed her something

Yeah....not gonna lie, it kinda hurt my feelings....and I'm not a sensitive person. What's even worse is that I wrote one my supplemental essays for Western U about her, calling her the person I most admired and want to emulate in my future career. Also, SHE of all people knows how badly I wanted this; we've had many heart-to-heart conversations over the past five years. From the change of careers to the retaking of classes; all the time, money, effort, blood, sweat, and tears....."EASY" ?! ?!?! 😱

 

[hedgiehog]

My betta fish died today. He had stopped eating in the last few days and I went to check on him and he was just dead. I had him for 2 years. He was a tough fish--made it from college in New York to home in Nebraska in the middle of winter. I feel bad that I couldn't help him.

 

[ky261682]

My betta fish died today. He had stopped eating in the last few days and I went to check on him and he was just dead. I had him for 2 years. He was a tough fish--made it from college in New York to home in Nebraska in the middle of winter. I feel bad that I couldn't help him.

Sorry for your loss hedgie 🙁

 

[Katie8]

My betta fish died today. He had stopped eating in the last few days and I went to check on him and he was just dead. I had him for 2 years. He was a tough fish--made it from college in New York to home in Nebraska in the middle of winter. I feel bad that I couldn't help him.

I'm sorry hedgie 🙁

 

[nyanko]

Yeah....not gonna lie, it kinda hurt my feelings....and I'm not a sensitive person. What's even worse is that I wrote one my supplemental essays for Western U about her, calling her the person I most admired and want to emulate in my future career. Also, SHE of all people knows how badly I wanted this; we've had many heart-to-heart conversations over the past five years. From the change of careers to the retaking of classes; all the time, money, effort, blood, sweat, and tears....."EASY" ?! ?!?! 😱

I mean, that's such a ridiculous thing to say on her part that I can't help thinking maybe she was joking??? Is she the type to joke around? Otherwise that's ridiculous...

 

[sunshinevet]

I'm really annoyed - I'm trying to throw a surprise party for my boyfriend. I'm trying to make it people *HE* actually likes, as he's a bit introverted and a lot of his friends of friends he doesn't like.

Firstly his brother (whom i have a bit of a precarious relationship with) invites a whole bunch of people I know he doesn't really like, but are friends with the brother 😡 But of course, given our precarious relationship (and i really really want the brother to like me 😳) I don't say anything.

Now I just got a message from another friend (party starts in SIX HOURS) saying he's bringing his girlfriend. NOT OK!!!! My partner HATES his girlfriend - *I* HATE his girlfriend. I DO NOT WANT HER HERE!!! Trying to find the polite way to say ummm... no...

 

[sooprnova]

My husband made a reference to John Updike's "Dog's Death" tonight, which obviously made me read it. Hello, puffy eyes and red nose. Warning: this poem is definitely NOT for the weak of heart. It digs a comfy hole in your soul.

 

[sooprnova]

"And her heart was learning to lie down forever."

I can't even...

I don't understand why I am ultra emotional right now but holy hell, I am a wreck. Time for bed.

 

[Abnerrs]

"And her heart was learning to lie down forever."

I can't even...

I don't understand why I am ultra emotional right now but holy hell, I am a wreck. Time for bed.

Thanks a lot sooprnova!!! Now I have super puffy eyes!!! That is a horribly sad poem!!! But good. We can lament together

 

[Emiloo4]

I don't understand why I am ultra emotional right now but holy hell, I am a wreck.

?????????????????????????? 🙄 😕 😱

 

[Emiloo4]

Isn't it ultra annoying when people do what I just did?

"I really want a pickle right now"
"OMG maybe you're pregnant!"

"I'm tired"
"OMG maybe you're pregnant!"

"I'm thirsty"
"OMG you're pregnant!"

"My thumb is itchy"
"Holy crap, I bet you're pregnant!"


😕

 

[sooprnova]

Lol Emiloo!!!! Too funny!

 

[Katie8]

"And her heart was learning to lie down forever."

I can't even...

I don't understand why I am ultra emotional right now but holy hell, I am a wreck. Time for bed.

Starting the day off with tears! What a sad one sooprnva!!!!

 

[Emiloo4]

Ok, I give in, I'm gonna read it

 

[jemappellejane]

Ok, I give in, I'm gonna read it

Eeeep. I'm not.

 

[nyanko]

I actually didn't think that was that sad. But I think I may have no soul anyway so.

edit: the only dog poem that makes me real sad is that one that's hung up in like all the shelters and stuff, the "how could you?" one.

ah ha, i figured it out. the other animal-related thing that makes me feel sad is the song by the Weakerthans: "Virtute the Cat Explains Her Departure"

apparently I can only be bothered to care if it's from the animal's perspective. 😳

 

[PetPony]

Nyanko, things from the animal perspective make me much sadder, too. I just read "How could you?" and started crying in the middle of the library. 🙁

 

[kakurubird]

ah ha, i figured it out. the other animal-related thing that makes me feel sad is the song by the Weakerthans: "Virtute the Cat Explains Her Departure"

apparently I can only be bothered to care if it's from the animal's perspective. 😳

the Weakerthans! 😍

and, yes, that song makes me sad.

 

[Trilt]

We have a dog's plea up in one of my clinics. It isn't particularly sad, but I've always really liked it up instead of the rainbow bridge.

 

[bbeventer]

Okay, I feel like I am back in middle school, except this middle school occurrence involves my parents.

So I haven't friended my dad on facebook because he always post this over the top super conservative religous jargin about anti-this, "my religion is the only way ****", "everybody is going to die etc".

So my mom calls the other day and is like:
-"why haven't you friended your father? His feelings are hurt."

-Me: "well I don't want to read and be associated with the stuff he post on his wall."

-Mom: "oh okay."

2 Hours later she ask me to call her

Mom: "I just wanted to finish our conversation about you not accepting your father on facebook. Everything he posts is true you know."

Me: "well I just don't agree with it, its negative and I don't want to be associated with it."

Mom: she then talks for awhile related to how evil I am for not accepting my father on facebook.

Me: * irritated voice* Are we seriously still having a conversation about facebook? Why are we discussing facebook? Its not like if I am not friends with him on facebook I am not friends with him in real life.

Mom: "well it kinda is...."

Me:

 

[cowgirla]

Okay, I feel like I am back in middle school, except this middle school occurrence involves my parents.

So I haven't friended my dad on facebook because he always post this over the top super conservative religous jargin about anti-this, "my religion is the only way ****", "everybody is going to die etc".

So my mom calls the other day and is like:
-"why haven't you friended your father? His feelings are hurt."

-Me: "well I don't want to read and be associated with the stuff he post on his wall."

-Mom: "oh okay."

2 Hours later she ask me to call her

Mom: "I just wanted to finish our conversation about you not accepting your father on facebook. Everything he posts is true you know."

Me: "well I just don't agree with it, its negative and I don't want to be associated with it."

Mom: she then talks for awhile related to how evil I am for not accepting my father on facebook.

Me: * irritated voice* Are we seriously still having a conversation about facebook? Why are we discussing facebook? Its not like if I am not friends with him on facebook I am not friends with him in real life.

Mom: "well it kinda is...."

Me:

They make a "restricted" group and custom privacy settings for a reason 🙂

 

[nyanko]

They make a "restricted" group and custom privacy settings for a reason 🙂

nyanko likes this

 

[bbeventer]

They make a "restricted" group and custom privacy settings for a reason 🙂

Its still the principle of it. It would be an under statement to say that I was shocked I was having a fight about facebook. 🙄

 

[jmo1012]

Its still the principle of it. It would be an under statement to say that I was shocked I was having a fight about facebook. 🙄

👍 yup. parents + facebook = just plain weird. so thankful that my father would *never* join a social media site and that my mother is too computer illiterate to actually figure out what to do with facebook.

 

[bbeventer]

👍 yup. parents + facebook = just plain weird. so thankful that my father would *never* join a social media site and that my mother is too computer illiterate to actually figure out what to do with facebook.

Consider yourself 'oh so lucky.

 

[twelvetigers]

They make a "restricted" group and custom privacy settings for a reason 🙂

I saw you post the other day about something like, "see mom, I'm updating, are you happy?" and I thought, man, she posts a lot... And then I realized you must hide most of it from your mom. 🙂 I'm glad it's not something I have to worry about!

You should let her see your food posts, those ate mom appropriate. Pickles!

 

[PetPony]

Both my parents have a facebook and sometimes I hide stuff from them. My grandma on the other side gets to see everything, because she's cool. 😎

 

[Emiloo4]

I actually didn't think that was that sad. But I think I may have no soul anyway so.

So I'm so glad you said this, because I didn't want to be the insensitive person who said it out loud but I didn't think it was bad either lol.

 

[Emiloo4]

👍 yup. parents + facebook = just plain weird. so thankful that my father would *never* join a social media site and that my mother is too computer illiterate to actually figure out what to do with facebook.

My BF's mother (who I cannot STAND, neither can the rest of his family ) tries to use Facebook as a text or something. I got off the plain coming home from my FL interview... she called my BF (her son) as he was picking me up and said "I just tried to talk to Emily, why is she being a b*itch and ignoring me?" (I KID YOU NOT!) Turns out she wrote "Em, where are you?" on my FB wall 10 minutes earlier...

 

[mooshagen]

Hahaha.

 

[Emiloo4]

Ok so I have a serious rant!

Neighbors have a dog (insanely handsome black lab) that they leave tied to a chain 365/24/7 even through winter... he broke his leg a year ago and they refused to take him to the vet. Poor thing just hops around with it hanging. It has since healed improperly (obviously) and he can sort of walk on it, but it's all jacked up. They also beat the crap out of him 🙁. (Yes, I have called on them many times)....
Anyway, they CONSTANTLY put me down as a reference for them to adopt another dog, and I have told 4 rescues to NEVER let them adopt a dog! So they have had some problems adopting a dog.
Last week they went to a breeder and bought a Rotty pup (He is insanely handsome as well)....

My main rant...
Last night she saw me out and started telling me how they are only feeding him CHICKEN BONES! As in, the only thing he eats is chicken bones! This look 😱 appeared on my face without me having time to restrain it, and she said "I was really worried about it at first, but the breeder said it was ok"



Apparently the breeder made them sign an agreement that they would only feed him chicken bones the rest of his life

😡

 

[Dsmoody23]

One of the sad realities of keeping your dog outside is that sometimes it gets loose and never comes back.

Hint.
Hint.

 

[PetPony]

👍

 

[Emiloo4]

One of the sad realities of keeping your dog outside is that sometimes it gets loose and never comes back.

Hint.
Hint.

They might just happen to disappear the day before I leave for vet school across the country 🙄

 

[jmo1012]

Consider yourself 'oh so lucky.

oh i definitely do! and btw, who is that adorable critter in the picture?!

 

[cowgirla]

I saw you post the other day about something like, "see mom, I'm updating, are you happy?" and I thought, man, she posts a lot... And then I realized you must hide most of it from your mom. 🙂 I'm glad it's not something I have to worry about!

You should let her see your food posts, those ate mom appropriate. Pickles!

Freudian slip?

And, if she can see those, it turns into "well if you have time to cook/bake/make pickles, you have time to call your mother."

Or "I tried to call you and I can see you were on facebook ten minutes ago, so why are you ignoring me? Im sorry I'm so annoying, I guess you dont love me enough"

 

[jemappellejane]

Jeez, Em. That is all sorts of crazy. Why haven't the authorities done anything about this?

 

[Emiloo4]

Jeez, Em. That is all sorts of crazy. Why haven't the authorities done anything about this?

They've been fined for not having rabies vaccines, and for not being licensed, but without any proof of anything, the authorities just fine them and leave. One of the more frustrating things I've dealt with. 😡
I couldn't even believe they put me down as a reference, but at least I saved 4 other dogs from their torture 🙁