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Criss Angel is a doll, kind of strange some of the stuff he can do though.

Posted By: MI MT on 2005-08-19
In Reply to: A&E - p.s.

Great show!!!




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what kind of stuff
is she saying? Can you give an example?
That kind of stuff makes me physically
I have one doctor who always has a piece of hard candy rolling around in his mouth. For some reason, I just feel sick to my stomach whenever he stops talking to roll that around, and he does it often. It's so bad, I've sometimes wondered if I will have to give up that account because of it. It's just a little side thing I do, but it just grates on me so much and makes me feel so ill. Ugh.
You know, that sounds really neat. What kind of stuff do you hear? sm
Any recommendations if I ever want to get one? What kind do you have?

thanks!
Thanks! You're a doll! I am really
encouraged and will start right away!  Thanks again!
I have a little doll that my grandmother
gave me years ago. She called it my "Dammit doll". It's a little cloth doll with no face. She made it for me and wrote this little poem that says some about when you're feeling really stressed grab the little dolly by the feet, find a place to slam it, and as you whap the stuffin' out, yell dammit, dammit, dammit!


let it go, doll....BREATHE... walk away, it's over. NM
sheesh
apologizing for Hugh Grant ? He's a doll.
The oysters however, hmmmm.
LOL ... you win the kewpie doll. I wouldn't say "nuts," but definitely eccentric. sm
Her emails are definitely "brisk."  She should let the liaisons handle the accounts and quit micromanaging.  
Strange, really strange response. NM
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R.I.P. Our Little Angel
Thank you all for your prayers. Our little sweetheart passed away at about 11:30 am. Our hearts went with him. It must have been his time. He had been through surgery for a tumor and then radiation about 8 months ago, but we were told that we would have at least 4 to 6 more months longer with him. He was running around and doing great just last week. I just wish that we could have had longer.

God Bless
R,I.P. Our Little Angel
Thank you all for your kind thoughts and words. Thank you for the beautiful poem. It is nice to know that people care and it means so much to us.

God Bless all of you.
Angel on my shoulder - NM
NM
You are an absolute angel! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!
nm
Take care of yourself and your new little angel
I started as an IC when my first child was 18 months old.  My second child was born by c-section about a year after later.  There was a little in-house help, but I couldn't afford to take off much time, so I just took 2 weeks.  It was horrible trying to nurse, being sore sitting at the computer for long periods of time.  I had to try to be inventive propping 1 foot up at a time, using the Boppy around my waist, trying to nurse and type at the same time and literally wore myself out physically and mentally and made myself sick trying to work and care for my new baby and my oldest child.  With my 3rd pregnancy, I had twins.  I learned my lesson and took off 6 weeks.  This gave me plenty of time to heal from the surgery, care for 2 babies at once and care for my 2 older children and spend time with them all.  If you are able financially, etc. to take the time off then do it.  You will never get those precious moments back and after all your family should be your life not your job or making money.  Jobs and money come and go, but you will always be their mother.
You are an angel and get a halo from me today. sm
I think what you are doing is wonderful and wish there were more people like you. God love you.
Anyone who works at home with little ones is an angel. sm
I always wanted to try it when my kids were small, but knew it wouldn't work. I have to laugh at the "he said, she said" comment. My boys are now 28, 22, and 19. All three of them at home when they were small was like a lesson in mob action. Add to that the neighbor boys-5 of them-all the same age as my children and our neck of the woods was a war zone. I was lucky I could go to the bathroom without courting disaster and that was a big IF. I look back and wonder how I lived through it. We have good story telling time now, though........... So, anyone who manages to work at home with their children gets the halo of the day from me.
Has anyone ever heard of Angel Food Ministries?
We just discovered it in our local area and it's cheap groceries for families.  There's no income guidelines or anything here, it's just available to anyone who wants to order.  I just wondered if anyone else has taken advantage of this.  Here's a link to see if it's available in your neighborhood.
Recipe for angel hair dish...
*1 box Angel hair pasta
*2 dozen frozen raw jumbo shrimp thawed and peeled(thaws quickly under running water in collander)
*1-1/2 sticks butter and a 1/4 cup olive oil (prevents butter from hardening when cooled)
*A couple of cups of steamed (firm/not overcooked) and chopped brocolli
*Tablespoon of minced garlic or more or less to taste (I use the one in the jar - and we like garlic!)
*Salt and Pepper to taste - few dashes of each

*Melt butter and add oil, garlic, S&P on medium heat in small pot, mixing often
*Cook shrimp in butter mixture until just done and not overcooked, a handful at a time and removing when cooked and setting aside
*Cook and drain pasta, and transfer back into warm pasta pot
Add broccoli, cooked shrimp and pour butter mixture over all and blend together.

Top with parmesan cheese and a bit of parsley, if desired.

Delicious!!!
I miss Providence and Dark Angel...lol
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That is not how Angel Food Ministries works (m)
You have to pay your $25 ahead of the pickup day so everyone who has reserved their food, gets their food. It's not a "first come first serve" kind of thing. And again, if AFM wanted it to be only for low income, they would say so. It's not your business who participates, nor mine.
I have used Angel Food Ministries and love it. nm
nm
Filet mignon and angel hair w/shrimp and broccoli.
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I think I smell either VR on the easy stuff, or offshoring of the easy stuff.
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strange...

I have to say I go with the rudeness.  This industry is falling apart.  Poor management runs rampant.  I have encountered the same thing as you have.  Once in a blue moon, I will run in a recruiter or manager who is on the ball and actually returns phone calls.  Most of the time, they act like you should feel blessed if they deign to call you back. 


I too am in search of intelligent management/MTSO. 


 


Do you think it is strange that
a father would take a bath with his 2 year old daughter and not see anything wrong with that? Or is it me?
Yes! Very strange! and even if it were the other way around
a mom and her 2-year-old son it would be just as strange.

There is just no need and absolutely no reason for it other than...well you know the answer to that...it's in your gut instinct already.
That's strange...
I don't see where anyone was rude to her.  Everyone has given her excellent advice!
That is strange

Patti, I wonder if that MT might be just using all letterhead so that is all that needs to be ordered, so they do not have to order matching paper for second pages. However, IF that were the case, I would assume the letterhead page would cost the doctor more, so that may be a way to present it as well to the doctor once you take over the account completely since $ talks for most of these docs. :D Also, if I understand you correctly, some reports are being done on letterhead that should be on plain paper and, if so, that is a real waste of money for the docs! I am with you - I have never seen anyone do that in my life. It is not only incorrect but, as I said, may actually cost more for the letterhead paper.


I was told on one account I work for that there are a couple words that I should divide/hyphenate that technically are one word. I was told that they wanted all the words  consistent that begin with this same prefix as some are divided/separated; however, some are not, and it is not correct, and I just can't force myself to do what I know is wrong! I guess if I were to told "do it my way or else", then I would. Otherwise, I am doing it correctly. :)


BTW, congrats on landing the new account and best wishes!


I don't think that is strange at all....

the harder the work, the more money it pays.  That makes sense to me, if you have work that you HAVE to get done.


No, there's others. But it's strange, I almost took a job there too.

Wow, I guess I'm just destined to have to put up with it.  I'm so scared about it though.


Strange
That is really strange.  I have no idea why that would be happening.  They must not pay for spaces or something.  I would ask the company she works for.  Sorry, I'm not much help.
Very strange
I just began filling out an application to a transcription service advertising on another MT forum.  Halfway down the application page it is asking for my social security number.  There is no way in (you know where) I am giving that out.  I find this a bit shady if you ask me.  Why do they need my SS#?
strange
Well I have to agree with you there. That was strange. That is so rude to start firing questions off at you when she is the one that should be answering the questions. I mean I could understand after you were done with your questions her asking a couple things she was interested in knoweing. But that is strange. And then tell YOU I will let you know in a couple days. I think you made a wise decision against using her to fill the position.
That would be really strange
I can't imagine any computer sold now that didn't have more than 1 USB port; Looking at all the old computers laying around here, I've got an old laptop that's about 10 years old that only has 1. Are you sure there isn't a batch of USB ports on the front? If you really are total computer newbie, you might be mistaking the internet input for a USB port. If you truly only have 1 USB port, I suggest you immediately invest in a hub. Speaking for myself, I use a port for my keyboard, a port for my mouse, and a port for my footpedal. Then you get into accessories- my camera requires a port, my printer needs a port, and my jump drive gets a port. There's other stuff that I don't use quite as regularly. I can't imagine a new computer with less than 4 ports.
I think it is strange
that dictators don't ask for feedback. If I were dictating, I would let the transcription company know that I wanted feedback regarding anything I could to to be more effective. And there are those who HAVE to know that they make it very difficult. That's pathetic if you ask me.
Is it just me, or is this strange?
Today, I had a doc, under family history, include the medical history of the family dog. It wasn't anything contagious or anything like that. He even reported on when the dog gets his yearly physical exam and immunizations. Strange..
A little strange, yes...
... I had an overly-detail-oriented dictator once who discussed the bowel habits of the patient's dog.

Only thing I could think of was, if it was on the patient's mind, then the doc figured it was part of the entire "holistic" picture, if you will. And since I was being paid on production, I wasn't gonna argue that it was a waste of time.... Although I once asked him, to his face, why use one word when ten will do? (He didn't quite get it.)
you are asking strange questions
I don't post anything that is not true!  Guess I'll have to sound like it was back in the 60's with Nixon......I have a very reliable, high level source in the company, that is all I can say....    PLUS the account is small enough, and the number of transcriptionists covering the account is small enough that when your job numbers jump by over 100 from one report to the next and all you get are the "bad" dictators I would hope even you would realize that something is going on, don't you? 
Seems kinda strange,
if it is just for 911 purposes, it could be so that emergency personnel could have several contact numbers in case of an emergency.  However, I've moved 6 times in the past 8 years, and I've never had to give that info out for any of my utilities.
Strange but true:

You may want to be careful when you criticize a company, because your remarks may have the opposite effect from what you intended.  I work for a relatively small MT service. Some time ago, we had a lady work for us who, for whatever reason, was angry when she left and said whenever she saw our company name mentioned on any of the message boards, she would say negative things about us... and she did. But here's the interesting part - inevitably, shortly after each time she has flamed us, we've had an increase in job applicants - people saying they've heard of us on whatever message board her remarks have appeared on. As a result, we've hired several really good transcriptionists.  Not exactly the effect she intended, but we're all pleased with the way this has turned out.


Strange but true - NOT
Could it be that after someone posts something negative the owner of the "small company" comes on and posts how great the company is to work for posing as one of the MTs.  I would believe that before believing your story.
You are undoubtedly strange indeed
What the heck are you smoking? You are a total whack job! Actually, you are making me a bit uneasy with your wierd thoughts and comments. You are very contradicting - go re-read your posts?!?!?!

Seriously, did I do something personal or what? Please, don't act like little miss nicey-nice - I am not alone on picking up your strange comments. I want clarity - and by that I mean, what are you implying by saying multiple, welcome back everybody, we missed you all, etc! No time for games, cut to the chase and tell me exactly what you are talking about!
T-shirts el al will be strange to him to and in trying to get those off, he could still get at
:i
It is strange to me that one of the criteria
is whether the company made money. Gosh.

It sounds to me like they are copping out on paying you period. Especially if by your calculations you earned the bonus.

No communication; no bonus payout ... for me, I'd never type another minute for them again.

Bless your heart.
Their hours are strange. SM
One by me was opened and hour and a half in the morning, closed for "lunch", then reopened for another hour and a half. I thought I would be able to fit time in, being MT and all, but whenever I went, they were always closed. I would strongly consider asking about hours and really thinking about it. Actually, program is lots of fun, when able to get to it.
Yes, but here is a strange thing. SM
A friend of mine hired on with MDI-FL and when she got her material overnighted, the Fed-Ex slip had Transcend on it.  She called Transcend and MDI-FL called her back.  What's up with that?
Strange though this may sound.....sm
Your persistent encouragement, although admirable, could be perceived by him as a type of nagging. I hope you don't take offense to this, but I can tell you that is exactly how I took all my well-meaning friends' and family's encouragement to stop smoking. As bizarre as it may sound, I would continue to smoke in spite of their encouragement and sometimes even more heavily. A "I'll show them" attitude.

A different approach you might take is to back off of the subject of smoking and, if hubby should ask you why, just tell him that you realize that he will make the decision to quit when he is ready and that you will be there for him when he does make that decision. Just a thought. I hope he does stop smoking because that "enjoyment" just is not worth risking the enjoyment of watching your kids grow up, reaching your golden years together and then seeing your grandchildren come into the world.
I also thought it was strange.
The tone of this sounds off somehow.  I found the 'copy' part strange also and it almost felt confrontational.  Maybe I read too much between the lines...it just felt strange. 
strange posts
Has anyone else noticed there are some very strange posts today? I'm wondering if it is the Internet Trolls or what.
This is strange, why would the tax place ask you
about your hours?? I am independent and one of the most known places is where I have my taxes done year after year and they asked no such question. I am sorta scratching my head on this one as seems like an hmmmm.
This was the strange part...
Immediately after I submitted my testing, I received an email with all of the contracts to sign etc.. which I did and faxed back..but nothing since then. I will say, however, that we are 2 hours behind them and by the time I did get them sent back it was later in the day which was probably way later there...So, I guess I will hear if they got them back or not on Monday.