Welcome to the MacNN Forums.

Salty · Jun 26, 2009, 10:57 AM

So, I'm stuck at work today for my birthday. I confess don't really want to be here since I was promised a transfer to our highest traffic store where I'd be able to help with selling a bajillion 3G S', but apparently since my trainee quit my transfer which was supposed to happen around June 1st is delayed with no for sure future date. Yes that's right, June 1st was the original date for it. I'm now stuck at a store that when the A/C is turned on paint fumes from the car paint place next door get pumped into the store so I have to leave the door open and the A/C running...

So... anyone else got any other lousy birthday stories. (And I swear if anyone tells me to get a blog I'm going to snap and rip your heads off and pee down your neck.)

residentEvil · Jun 26, 2009, 11:02 AM

try twitter then

Spheric Harlot · Jun 26, 2009, 11:15 AM

140-character limit?

Now THAT would be a challenge.

paul w · Jun 26, 2009, 11:19 AM

There's something wrong with your blog link - here I fixed it for you:

M'Blog

Spheric Harlot · Jun 26, 2009, 11:44 AM

^ another

Dakar V · Jun 26, 2009, 11:47 AM

zing.

Salty · Jun 26, 2009, 12:01 PM

bastards

SSharon · Jun 26, 2009, 12:15 PM

I've worked by choice on my birthday before. It wasn't really such a big deal.

Laminar · Jun 26, 2009, 12:19 PM

Originally Posted by SSharon

I've worked by choice on my birthday before. It wasn't really such a big deal.

Oh, so you're saying that you're not eight years old?

Dakar V · Jun 26, 2009, 12:20 PM

As a general rule I won't work on my birthday.

Laminar · Jun 26, 2009, 12:22 PM

Too busy with the clown and petting zoo? Maybe if it was a two-way petting zoo...

d4nth3m4n · Jun 26, 2009, 01:41 PM

snap AND rip our heads off? Wowza, they sure must make some strong gay boys up there in the maple leaf state.

and Laminar, the term you're looking for is "heavy petting zoo".

Dakar V · Jun 26, 2009, 01:45 PM

We need to open one of those.

Spheric Harlot · Jun 26, 2009, 01:51 PM

Oh, and happy birthday.

shifuimam · Jun 26, 2009, 02:11 PM

Originally Posted by Salty

So... anyone else got any other lousy birthday stories. (And I swear if anyone tells me to get a blog I'm going to snap and rip your heads off and pee down your neck.)

I got yelled at on my 19th birthday for wanting to spend it with my boyfriend rather than my family. I was forced to sit at home and have dinner with them. It was boring. And stupid.

Oh, and my 21st birthday was a real kicker. I ended up having a complete mental breakdown thanks to some good ol' family drama.

Railroader · Jun 26, 2009, 02:25 PM

Are people under 13 allowed to post on here? Just sayin'...

Dakar V · Jun 26, 2009, 02:27 PM

I wish I was under 13.

Laminar · Jun 26, 2009, 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar V

I wish I was under 13.

Railroader · Jun 26, 2009, 02:57 PM

he he he he

Salty · Jun 26, 2009, 05:28 PM

Originally Posted by shifuimam

I got yelled at on my 19th birthday for wanting to spend it with my boyfriend rather than my family. I was forced to sit at home and have dinner with them. It was boring. And stupid.

Oh, and my 21st birthday was a real kicker. I ended up having a complete mental breakdown thanks to some good ol' family drama.

Hey I can one up you. The Christmas after I came out after I invited a gay friend over while I was on Christmas break my mom told me she didn't want any more of THAT kind of people in our house... so I refused to talk to her from that point on until she apologized... which was boxing day

IceEnclosure · Jun 26, 2009, 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by Salty

I was promised a transfer to our highest traffic store where I'd be able to help with selling a bajillion 3G S',

There's no space between 3G and S.

http://gizmodo.com/5301617/sanity-wi...space-from-3gs

Rumor · Jun 26, 2009, 05:46 PM

I worked on my birthday. However, I wisely took the next day off.

turtle777 · Jun 26, 2009, 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by IceEnclosure

There's no space between 3G and S

I can't wait for the idiot's to write iPhone 3G'S...

-t

Spheric Harlot · Jun 26, 2009, 05:55 PM

Originally Posted by Salty

Hey I can one up you. The Christmas after I came out after I invited a gay friend over while I was on Christmas break my mom told me she didn't want any more of THAT kind of people in our house... so I refused to talk to her from that point on until she apologized... which was boxing day

You should have just left. Her message was clear-cut; your response should take her up on it.

Just my gut response.

finboy · Jun 26, 2009, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by Salty

Hey I can one up you. The Christmas after I came out after I invited a gay friend over while I was on Christmas break my mom told me she didn't want any more of THAT kind of people in our house... so I refused to talk to her from that point on until she apologized... which was boxing day

OMG I just realized Salty is a Canuck. Forget the blog, serial novel is in your future.

Andy8 · Jun 26, 2009, 08:26 PM

Birthdays are overrated.

iMOTOR · Jun 26, 2009, 08:34 PM

Can’t believe I have to pay for sex on my birthday.

mattyb · Jun 27, 2009, 03:56 PM

On my 21st birthday, our house got flooded to 1.5m with some heavily polluted water. We couldn't live there for 8 months due to the repairs. I failed the exam that I had to sit the next day.

SpaceMonkey · Jun 27, 2009, 04:11 PM

Originally Posted by iMOTOR

Can’t believe I have to pay for sex on my birthday.

I love Jim Gaffigan.

ghporter · Jun 27, 2009, 06:19 PM

Working on your birthday is something that one often has to deal with. I've done it a lot. I've done it thousands of miles from my family too. On the whole, there are worse things to do than have to work on your birthday.

I think having an expected transfer to a different store put off indefinitely is much worse to have to put up with. Or having to either smell paint fumes or be uncomfortably warm.

I once wound up with food poisoning just before my birthday, and spent the day before, my birthday, and the day after, in the hospital while they kept me from dieing of dehydration. Not fun. Note: never reheat chicken nuggets. Don't even bother to take 'em home. Just a little safety note here...

Gavin · Jun 27, 2009, 10:03 PM

I don't remember where working was a problem, but nobody remembered my 18th birthday. Friends, family, nobody. I didn't even get the usual card full of brand new $1s from my grandmother.

The next day I found an apology note from my mom with a melted ice cream cake on my doorstep.

iMOTOR · Jun 28, 2009, 12:02 AM

I don’t know about other countries, but most adults in the US don’t treat their birthday like it’s the Shabbat.

Gavin · Jul 3, 2009, 08:54 AM

Did you mean the Shiznit?

chabig · Jul 3, 2009, 10:05 AM

You only had one birthday, the rest are anniversaries. So no, I didn't work on my birthday.

msuper69 · Jul 3, 2009, 11:11 AM

I just wish I had a job to work at on my birthday.

Pretty tough for a 58 year old computer programmer/analyst to find work these days.

SpaceMonkey · Jul 3, 2009, 11:31 AM

I'm working the day before the birthday of our country.

Laminar · Jul 3, 2009, 07:31 PM

Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey

I'm working the day before the birthday of our country.

I'm licking 250+ envelopes today, but no real work.

Railroader · Jul 3, 2009, 09:35 PM

harbinger75 · Jul 3, 2009, 10:53 PM

I've lost track of how many birthdays, Christmases, Thanksgivings, etc. I've worked over the last 16 years. They've ceased to be "special" days to me.

Face Ache · Jul 3, 2009, 10:58 PM

My birthday is on New Years Eve. I've only ever worked it once.

Originally Posted by Gavin

I don't remember where working was a problem, but nobody remembered my 18th birthday.

On my 18th I was so busy thinking about the upcoming NYE celebrations that I forgot it was my birthday until a friend mentioned it at lunchtime.

ghporter · Jul 5, 2009, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by Face Ache

My birthday is on New Years Eve. I've only ever worked it once.

I compliment your timing on this. My own birthday is in mid-April, and while it's convenient enough, I should have put more thought into aligning it with a suitable holiday. Of course I never have issues with "it's too close to Christmas for you to get more gifts" and that sort of thing, so maybe your own choice wasn't without its drawbacks.

shifuimam · Jul 14, 2009, 08:11 AM

Working today because boyfriend's in class for most of the day - I'm taking tomorrow off instead.

I'm just hoping my car insurance rates go down, now that I've hit the big two-five.

turtle777 · Jul 14, 2009, 09:11 AM

Happy Birthday, shifu.

Soon your rates will go up again, because you are considered a risky old senile driver

-t

Laminar · Jul 14, 2009, 09:40 AM

Originally Posted by shifuimam

Working today because boyfriend's in class for most of the day - I'm taking tomorrow off instead.

I'm just hoping my car insurance rates go down, now that I've hit the big two-five.

Mine just went down this period - I hit 23, I've been with Progressive for over 3 years, and I've had zero accidents or tickets for the past 5 years, so they took an extra $50 off my 6-month rate. Full coverage on my car is no $250/6 months. Of course, I'm about to marry someone with four incidents in the past 5 years, so that's about to go out the window.

turtle777 · Jul 14, 2009, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by Laminar

Mine just went down this period - I hit 23, I've been with Progressive for over 3 years, and I've had zero accidents or tickets for the past 5 years, so they took an extra $50 off my 6-month rate. Full coverage on my car is no $250/6 months. Of course, I'm about to marry someone with four incidents in the past 5 years, so that's about to go out the window.

Ahhh, that's what true love will do to you...

... hit you financially

-t

mdc · Jul 14, 2009, 10:23 AM

I'll be working on my birthday tomorrow.

Eriamjh · 08:04 AM

3GSes, not 3Gs's.

I've never taken my birthday off for the sole purpose of taking my birthday off from work. Not in 25 years (yes, I'm old). My birthday is in early March and the weather tends to suck here in Michigan. I use most of my vac in summertime.

aberdeenwriter · Jul 21, 2009, 03:23 AM

Originally Posted by Salty

So, I'm stuck at work today for my birthday. I confess don't really want to be here since I was promised a transfer to our highest traffic store where I'd be able to help with selling a bajillion 3G S', but apparently since my trainee quit my transfer which was supposed to happen around June 1st is delayed with no for sure future date. Yes that's right, June 1st was the original date for it. I'm now stuck at a store that when the A/C is turned on paint fumes from the car paint place next door get pumped into the store so I have to leave the door open and the A/C running...

So... anyone else got any other lousy birthday stories. (And I swear if anyone tells me to get a blog I'm going to snap and rip your heads off and pee down your neck.)

My b-day is 6/27!

Birthdays are just another day, as are holidays. Work and then celebrate later.