My company has been paying us $2 extra an hour, but planned to end that on May 31. Then Costco announced that they would be ending their extra pay at the end of the month. There was backlash right away. That's why my company changed their policy. My supervisor was telling me about the change in plans. I then told her about Costco. She hadn't heard ( Read more... )

We are wearing face masks and gloves everyday now in this new world we are surviving. PPE was a term I learned at work. You used it when cleaning up dangerous spills at work. I'd never had to use it, but now it's the new normal. PPE is to protect us. Now walking to my car exposes ( Read more... )

News says the Earth is happy with us staying home. The Earth's crust is not shifting as much since we are staying home. Rivers and oceans are clearing a bit. The air is not as full of nasty stuff. Maybe our scary time is allowing the Earth to heal somewhat. I pray we realize now how we can change our ways to save our world.

I'm amazed how this virus has brought out the different sides of people. I work retail and we are still open. This week my company decided not to accept returns or exchanges. Most understand why. Some react so very crazy. We are extending the return window so things will be taken back in a few weeks. They can also return through the mail. This to ( Read more... )

A young woman I work with said she advised her younger sister to not tell her parents she is gay. My co-worker is in her twenties and a wonderful person. Seems she came out to her parents a few years ago. It did not go well. Now her sister is dealing with this as well. I feel so very sorry that people are still having to hide who they are and who ( Read more... )

My apartment is well known for having issues. Three times now I've had to stay in a motel so repairs to the pipes could be done. Last year they leveled the building and that caused doors not closing and cracks in the walls. The building was sold twice in the last couple of years. I had the neighbors from Hell that finally got evicted. They kept ( Read more... )

There has been so many news stories about abuse the last few months.  It breaks my heart to hear about the abuse and how the victim is often not believed.  It's true that some might be only after money or fame, but not all of them. I was a teen in the sixies. It wasn't unsual for an older teen or even a grown up to try to force themselves on you. ( Read more... )

I am so disappointed that Trump won.  Worse, Clinton did have more votes, but the system doesn't go by popular vote, but by each state having a certain number of votes in the electoral college ( Read more... )