OK – first let’s get this out of the way. I got nothing knit wise to show you. Nada. I being a n00b at the creating my own pattern, etc. guessed wrong on how much yarn I would need (even though – honestly? I did get guage. Really – I swatched and everything and the guage matches.) I just didn’t realize how to measure correctly apparently to get enough to make the Hug & A Prayer blanket long enough. SO – I’m extremely lucky that Jennifer is so very talented at her craft and understanding of n00b’s at the same time. which mostly means that I’m not even knitting on H&AP because I want to be able to alternate the newer skeins in with the older skeins just to hide any changes in the “dye lots”. (keep in mind – this is custom painted yarn. I’m EXTREMELY lucky Jennifer is a little bit insane, and enjoys a challenge.
In other news… My office is literally IN the news. Well, not my specific office, but the building we are in. There was an electrical fire somewhere the other night that damaged the HVAC and released chemicals. So, yesterday when we went to work, the elevators weren’t working and neither was the HVAC. BUt we had power, and they let us in the building, so off to work we all went. Then, a little bit before 3 (~2:45) we get a phone call from building management that they are closing the building at 4. Everyone out. there will be NO power at all. No excuses, no yelling, no negotiating, out. AT 4. Period. Oh, and they wouldn’t be letting us back in till mid-day on Friday. Hopefully. 90% certain we’d be back in by Friday.
Now – we are tax attorneys. and back a couple of months ago a Tornado swept through downtown Atlanta and caused some damage. and the IRS gave an automatic extension to everyone in Fulton County (and a couple of others) including the TAX PREPARER OFFICES located in Fulton County. Free pass. NO required filing of an extension, didn’t have to pay estimates, etc. Totally free pass. Till May 19.
Our managing partner said – we were going to ignore this and continue to try and get all tax returns done by April 15 regardless. Our tax manager (who I rather dislike) ignored him. and no one called him on it because he gets the work done and no one else wants to do it. (This is one of the main reasons I dislike him. He’s got a Napoleon complex, and he’s allowed to get away with it.)
SO – NOW though – NOW we have lots and lots of tax returns that have to be done by May 19th. Which is Monday. and they were telling us with just about an hour to prepare that we had to be out of the building for ~2 days.
We called our network support guys and one of them (actually the owner) came and helped us carry our servers out (down the stairs – because the elevators aren’t working remember?!?) and took them to their offices to at least figure out a way to give us access to our network. but because we’re basically piggy-backing on their network, we can NOT redirect our mail to their or it would interfere with THEIR mail. SO – all the emails are going to MY personal email address and I then have to forward it on.
Our phones are not working – and we don’t even have the option of having a message saying we’re closed due to emergency repairs. We don’t have the option of an “out of office reply” on our emails. Our fax machine is not working. We are not getting any mail (which also means payments), fedexes, or courier delivered packages.
But it’s just till midday tomorrow – and OK. we’ll deal. (Although my legs? Hurt today from going down that many steps. I’m VERY out of shape and this really sucked.)
I got an email a little while ago from our office administrator. she’d just been speaking with building management. Guess what time we can get in tomorrow?
Tuesday. May 20.
