tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post8734985588892862540..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Oh, Snap!Murr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-20940008573051770682011-04-05T15:27:40.434-07:002011-04-05T15:27:40.434-07:00Hi sweetie--yes, actually that is a depiction of t...Hi sweetie--yes, actually that is a depiction of the Postal Wax Museum.<br><br>And Robert? I don't even want to think what was happening with those Netflix. Gad.Murr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-7176319806452627522011-04-05T15:27:40.204-07:002011-04-05T15:27:40.204-07:00I suggest a more PC term for going postal, since i...I suggest a more PC term for going postal, since it isn't only postal workers who go postal:<br><br>"Self-directed downsizing"Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722567671925063706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-38602969935910317102010-08-27T19:32:59.957-07:002010-08-27T19:32:59.957-07:00Yes, you've been pushing the envelope.Yes, you've been pushing the envelope.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-74588649588139678372010-08-27T17:42:23.065-07:002010-08-27T17:42:23.065-07:00Thanks, Charlie. We may not be the only ones who g...Thanks, Charlie. We may not be the only ones who go postal, but we sure put our own stamp on it.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-57546524168994760232010-08-27T05:53:10.755-07:002010-08-27T05:53:10.755-07:00I suggest a more PC term for going postal, since i...I suggest a more PC term for going postal, since it isn't only postal workers who go postal:<br /><br />"Self-directed downsizing"Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722567671925063706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-70166999783182424042010-08-26T20:23:56.921-07:002010-08-26T20:23:56.921-07:00Hence, the expression "going postal." S...Hence, the expression "going postal." Sorry, it had to be said.<br />True true on retired folk being unsnappable.<br />Except I can still get really peeved at dumb-ass drivers.KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-1574011774948511842010-08-26T19:09:05.586-07:002010-08-26T19:09:05.586-07:00Hi sweetie--yes, actually that is a depiction of t...Hi sweetie--yes, actually that is a depiction of the Postal Wax Museum.<br /><br />And Robert? I don't even want to think what was happening with those Netflix. Gad.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-84782684442462411392010-08-26T19:01:24.552-07:002010-08-26T19:01:24.552-07:00WTF? Speich and MO synchronized casing?WTF? Speich and MO synchronized casing?Friesenhahnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-1815264201095136312010-08-26T15:04:34.074-07:002010-08-26T15:04:34.074-07:00A friend of ours rents movies through Netflix. She...A friend of ours rents movies through Netflix. She was noticing that often it took almost a week for her DVD to make it back to Netflix before they sent another one to her. Curious, she asked her postal carrier if he might have any insight on why it takes so long for her finished movies to get back to Netflix.<br /><br />Her carrier said that all those returning videos in the PO get sorted into aRobert the Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863488312604865183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-577370994881015952010-08-25T19:27:34.385-07:002010-08-25T19:27:34.385-07:00In my small, rural post office we used to have a p...In my small, rural post office we used to have a postmaster that we all called the "Postal-Nazi". Kind of like Seinfeld's "Soup Nazi." This guy was so mean. We were all relieved when he retired. Glad you made it through safely to retire and tell the tale.injaynesworldhttp://injaynesworld.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-73635734701990286822010-08-25T19:25:42.502-07:002010-08-25T19:25:42.502-07:00It was a brilliant exit, no doubt. But who will t...It was a brilliant exit, no doubt. But who will take a chance on hiring him in the future? Prospective employers may wonder if he may pull the same stunt on them if he stresses out again. Sadly, that's one aspect of "quiet desperation" that keeps so many workers on the job. I've had my own "Blaze of Glory" fantasies on the job as well, but with a mortgage to pay Saint Mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18189380890153930954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-7472898520979893152010-08-25T19:10:10.020-07:002010-08-25T19:10:10.020-07:00I would like to report at this time that retired p...I would like to report at this time that retired people are unsnappable. Ahhh!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-21236580321417895822010-08-25T17:05:57.728-07:002010-08-25T17:05:57.728-07:00[Gulp] Scary thought![Gulp] Scary thought!A.T. Posthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03987529687181431843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-13524660043775122432010-08-25T11:35:02.989-07:002010-08-25T11:35:02.989-07:00I guess I can say I was one of those snapped peopl...I guess I can say I was one of those snapped people last year.. I worked for a place for 7 years, with 4 bosses.. all at one time bosses. Everyday was one Boss said this to do.. Why are you doing this said another boss. No I need this done boss. In Feb 2009. I got my purse out, Said " I will not be Back" ! and lefted. They told everyone I snapped !!! Oh NO!!! They saw the good side ofaprilmecheelesdulllifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18228176118201085327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-44575978297626798762010-08-25T10:35:25.913-07:002010-08-25T10:35:25.913-07:00I'm so glad sheep can't shoot. Surely.I'm so glad sheep can't shoot. Surely.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00567171584953107044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-68048138383469548932010-08-25T09:36:59.253-07:002010-08-25T09:36:59.253-07:00Flight attendant would be at the top of my list of...Flight attendant would be at the top of my list of "never in a million years" jobs. I would way prefer rat-catcher, cockroach trainer, or Britney Spears' assistant. <br /><br />At school we now have "Active Shooter Drills" where we lock the doors and close the blinds and hide under the desks. I think in the event of a true emergency, I would figure out the running and Elizabeth Brewsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-79287668825501120982010-08-25T06:55:52.509-07:002010-08-25T06:55:52.509-07:00Sometimes I wonder if those people who let it all ...Sometimes I wonder if those people who let it all out are less likely to take guns to kill indiscriminately. In any event, I do wonder what I would do in some situations. Hopefully I would stay conscious enough to be part of the solution and not part of the problem. But until you're there, how can you know for sure?DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-58417342423212265712010-08-25T06:54:23.371-07:002010-08-25T06:54:23.371-07:00Just last week I was involved in a "bike rage...Just last week I was involved in a "bike rage" incident. One of my pet peeves is (are?) cyclists who breeze right through stop lights without stopping. They give the rest of us a bad name.<br /><br /> One such went right through a flashing 4 way stop light while I was waiting for my turn (and a car was waiting across from me). As the fellow went by (perpendicular to my path), I sculptor1https://www.blogger.com/profile/01342942066482312114noreply@blogger.com