https://www.customerssuck.com/board/ Not work-related advice - asked for and offered en Thu, 05 Nov 2026 08:07:36 GMT vBulletin 60 images/misc/rss.png https://www.customerssuck.com/board/ https://www.customerssuck.com/board/forum/community/off-topic/life-advice/2087781-hooboy-incoming-rant Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:08:10 GMT
There's been an announcement about increasing reports of bedbugs in my building. No signs in my unit, thank goodness.
But management has decided the solution is to treat ALL units.

And I have finally gotten some actual details (as opposed to rumours) on the situation.
They are doing roughly 2 floors per week. ALL units will be "treated" even if there's no signs of infestation (mine has no such signs, thank heavens).
For some reason they started on the 13th floor.
I'm on the 14th.
They won't get around to my floor until the end of November.

Okay, well, that's actually fine because the BIG issue is going to be my cats. I'm getting conflicting advice on what to do with them. The woman in the building's office said to lock them in the bathroom and put a towel under the door to prevent any of the spray getting to them.
A quick Google search said no, not good enough. Get them OUT.
My two cats will not let me pick them up, never mind put them into a carrier.
I called the company doing the treating. The rep I spoke to wouldn't/couldn't give me any actual advice. She said I had to catch an actual technician and ask them. Very helpful.
In order to board them at my vet's they must be up-to-date on their vaccines, which they are not (see above about them not letting me pick them up ....)
The cost of vaccines plus boarding is going to hit $400.
So I've thought of a sort of plan:
1) get some gabapentin (tranquilizer).
2) buy two cardboard carriers (the one cat in particular LUVVVS boxes, but the other one is fond of them too).
3) buy some refills for my two Feliway diffusers, so I can get them REALLY stoned.
4) Get each one to the vet ahead of time, so as to spread the financial misery around.
5) Hopefully by the end of November all I'll need is the cost of overnight boarding ($40 per night per cat). AND hope I can get them back into those carriers.

The alternative, of course, is to just make sure I save up the $400 (I've got a month to do so) and drag them to the vet ONCE. That would be easier on everybody.
Wish me luck.












]]> Life Advice Pixilated https://www.customerssuck.com/board/forum/community/off-topic/life-advice/2087781-hooboy-incoming-rant https://www.customerssuck.com/board/forum/community/off-topic/life-advice/2087779-pondering-my-beneficiaries Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:21:34 GMT I don't see myself actually qualifying for this (although it applies off the job too) but I'm debating who to name.
My brother has been extremely generous to me over the years but he sure as hell doesn't need the money.
My sister isn't as well off as he is, but she isn't exactly poverty-stricken either.
I have little doubt that my brother would share it with her (or possibly give her the whole amount).
Thoughts?]]> Life Advice Pixilated https://www.customerssuck.com/board/forum/community/off-topic/life-advice/2087779-pondering-my-beneficiaries https://www.customerssuck.com/board/forum/community/off-topic/life-advice/2087710-pondering-future-vacations Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:37:41 GMT But here's the problem: the week AFTER a vacation week, I get no paycheque. Yes, we do get vacation pay, but they dole it out in dribbles with each paycheque during the year. It used to come as a single cheque once a year but apparently that was too much effort for a multi-million-dollar company.
So recently I took the week of Oct. 12 off. This means that on Oct. 22 (Thursdays are paydays) there will be nothing until the following Thursday.
I am trying to pay off two large debts, the worst one being a credit card debt. So things are quite tight.
I am seriously considering not taking ANY full weeks of vacation next year.
I usually work three four-hour shifts a week, so my schedule isn't onerous. I will often go in to cover if I'm called in but am not required to do so.
One of my coworkers said she just books long weekends off (I think she works fulltime) instead of taking full weeks off mostly for the same reason. I am thinking of doing the same next year ... if I remember to do so. Since my schedule is pretty short to begin with, it's possible I won't even think about it (I certainly didn't this past year).
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