OT: Sens Lounge LXXXVIV - Roman Numerals!!!!

[BondraTime]

2 weeks of nights coming up. Pretty rattled, but I'll be able to stream/watch the rest of the playoffs.

 

[Caeldan]

I hate rotating shifts. Legitimately would volunteer for 100% nights before rotating. If that's not an option, I'd be looking for a new job.

 

[BondraTime]

I hate rotating shifts. Legitimately would volunteer for 100% nights before rotating. If that's not an option, I'd be looking for a new job.

I have been on days since July, and was asked to hop on nights for two weeks while they ramp up night shift for a short while (No one would need to be on nights at all if less than 15 were working on a single project).

I'm not a fan of rotating shifts either, but I'm getting a few extra days of for it as an incentive to hop on it for a short while.

 

[Caeldan]

I have been on days since July, and was asked to hop on nights for two weeks while they ramp up night shift for a short while (No one would need to be on nights at all if less than 15 were working on a single project).

I'm not a fan of rotating shifts either, but I'm getting a few extra days of for it as an incentive to hop on it for a short while.

Yeah if it's just a two week temporary measure, that's fine.
It's the permanent rotating I can't do.

I think I'd even take a pay cut before permanent rotation. Just hate how you can't do anything routine outside of work because every couple weeks your availability changes.

 

[18Hossa]

Do you have any thin wires? They love to eat those. For example, those wii sensor bars, and some headsets. Just the really think wires. The rest are fine.

Cats don't care about TVs in my experience. The only thing I'd be worried about is the corner of your couch.

If they see a commercial with a bird(becel one from a while ago) or some things like hockey/nascar(fast moving coloured objects) they might occaisonally paw at the screen but they tend not to. If they do then a scolding or firm pat on the back should deter them.

 

[Caeldan]

Mine learned to be a counter surfer in the hotel. He loves to knock anything like a pen off of tables and then play with it on the floor.

Or help himself to any dirty dishes in the sink, or on the stove. Especially if it's got some leftover coconut oil, or banana in it.

 

[Here I Pageau Again]

Well there was the whole to do about my grandma saying she wasn't going to be able to come. Which was part of the turnover.
Have some friends of my parents bringing her now and so they're her plus two lol.

And the church we're getting married in just started an addition to the front, so she's gotta enter the church from the side now... I said we could just make an announcement for everyone to close their eyes so she can get to the back unseen :p

I'm sure she loved that idea!

But sounds like you have only a few hiccups which is great! Congrats and enjoy the wedding!

 

[Here I Pageau Again]

I hate rotating shifts. Legitimately would volunteer for 100% nights before rotating. If that's not an option, I'd be looking for a new job.

Funny thing is... as much as rotating shifts sucks. I'm not sure I'd do anything else. Maybe because nursing is just 3-4 days a week... but the thought of 9-5 Mon-Fri just makes me cringe! Especially with thoughts of kids and crap in the next coming years.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Also, a cat update, I think we're just going the easy route and im taking the cat for 2 months. It better not destroy my apartment with its claws damnit. They dont scratch TV screens do they? I have a fairly new TV I bought.

I have never had a cat actively chew on wires. They do instinctively chase anything that moves (that includes toes that poke out from under bedsheets at night). Never had one react to the tv, either (if the tv is on alot, they won't notice it).

Make sure you have a scratching post, a few toys to play with (plastic balls with the little bell in the middle, or a soft chew toy filled with catnip are cheap and cats love them), and a nice comfortable place to look out the window and sleep, and he'll be a happy furball. And have a clean litterbox....and a few treats.

 

[Caeldan]

My cat also loves those crinkle balls. They're like 0.99 and all it is is some coloured fluffy stuff with some silver lining mixed in

 

[Benjamin]

My cat also loves those crinkle balls. They're like 0.99 and all it is is some coloured fluffy stuff with some silver lining mixed in

One of my cats will only play with white stuffed animals that look like cats. About the size of a chipmunk. She's got like 4 around the house. She stashes them together but the location of the stash changes everyday. Walks around with them in her mouth meowing like she just caught a bird then begs for attention.

Im assuming its some instinctive thing.

 

[BonkTastic]

One of the better Penny Arcade strips in recent memory:

 

[PeterSidorkiewicz]

Thanks for the advice. My GF brought the cat over this morning before work. She has a few toys and stuff, and also one of those scratch boxes made out of the side of cardboard she can scratch for now at least. She took to the new place well it seems, when she was first adopted she hid under the bed for a couple days then got used to stuff and will follow her everywhere. At my place the cat was skiddish for a second but got used to the place it seemed before I even left 15 minutes later.

I am going to go home for lunch, hopefully the place isn't destroyed! Apparently there is a name for it, but this cat has extra toes. Being more of a dog person I think I've adjusted nicely.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Thanks for the advice. My GF brought the cat over this morning before work. She has a few toys and stuff, and also one of those scratch boxes made out of the side of cardboard she can scratch for now at least. She took to the new place well it seems, when she was first adopted she hid under the bed for a couple days then got used to stuff and will follow her everywhere. At my place the cat was skiddish for a second but got used to the place it seemed before I even left 15 minutes later.

I am going to go home for lunch, hopefully the place isn't destroyed! Apparently there is a name for it, but this cat has extra toes. Being more of a dog person I think I've adjusted nicely.

Cool, a Hemingway cat. Well, technically, they're called polydactyls.

 

[Caeldan]

Also remember a cat will always bother you to feed it well before it actually is feeding time... So don't get in the habit of giving it breakfast immediately when you wake up. Or you will be woken up by a cat who wants breakfast earlier

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Also remember a cat will always bother you to feed it well before it actually is feeding time... So don't get in the habit of giving it breakfast immediately when you wake up. Or you will be woken up by a cat who wants breakfast earlier

You can leave dry food out for them all day. Of course, it also depends what the girlfriend was doing beforehand.

 

[PeterSidorkiewicz]

Yup, that's it, a polydactyls. Well, my SO is going to be over a lot while the cat is here so she's going to do the feeding and litterbox stuff if she can, although I don't mind doing it either. But yeah it seems like she usually just leaves dry food out and the cat is good about knowing when to eat and stuff.

This cat NEVER covers her poop in the litterbox though, she just leaves all the turds out in the open.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Yup, that's it, a polydactyls. Well, my SO is going to be over a lot while the cat is here so she's going to do the feeding and litterbox stuff if she can, although I don't mind doing it either. But yeah it seems like she usually just leaves dry food out and the cat is good about knowing when to eat and stuff.

This cat NEVER covers her poop in the litterbox though, she just leaves all the turds out in the open.

Is there a cover on the litterbox? I've noticed that a lot of times, cats won't cover their poop if the box itself has a cover. No idea why...complex critters they are. (If the box is covered and that's what she's used to, you might not want to change that. Cats get a bit wonky when their litterbox moves around or changes a lot. )

 

[Qward]

Cats usually learn the behavior to cover the poop. A lot of pet store cats are adopted before they learn this, and if a mother cat has kittens and doesnt do this, it will not teach the kittens and it just carries on.

On a side note, I hate cats.

 

[BonkTastic]

On a side note, I hate cats.

 

[PeterSidorkiewicz]

Is there a cover on the litterbox? I've noticed that a lot of times, cats won't cover their poop if the box itself has a cover. No idea why...complex critters they are. (If the box is covered and that's what she's used to, you might not want to change that. Cats get a bit wonky when their litterbox moves around or changes a lot. )

There is but she actually GOT the cover because the cat wouldn't cover her poop haha. Do you recommend taking the cover off now that she's in a new place so she knows that the thing is actually a litter box or will she automatically still know?

 

[Caeldan]

You can leave dry food out for them all day. Of course, it also depends what the girlfriend was doing beforehand.

Cats will overeat, so meals tend to help regulate their weight better.
Also, anecdotally I find that cats who are on meal feedings rather than free fed tend to be more social and friendly

 

[saskriders]

I would like both a cat and a dog and some point.

 

[BK201]

I don't have the energy after work to walk a dog. I have 3 cats one of which loves playing fetch xD.

 

[Canadian Time]

I hate rotating shifts. Legitimately would volunteer for 100% nights before rotating. If that's not an option, I'd be looking for a new job.

Your take about 100% nights is interesting to me. I managed a couple of groups that worked nights, 3 X 12.5 hour shifts per week. I always tried to treat the night guys like gold because I figured they were giving up a lot.

Occasionally I would have to replace one that moved on to another job or left, I was always terrified I wouldn't find a replacement. I would spend a long time talking a 9-5er into just trying it for awhile as it would be a big favour to me. 100% of the time the guy would end up staying on nights full-time because they adjusted their lives and learned to love it.

Nights can be hard on folks, but my experience is that people with the right attitude thrive with it. But managers must be willing to do what they can to accommodate them.