LOL. Most days are chock-full of work ... but Christmas Eve and Christmas are actually pretty slow ... lots of early stuff, wire stuff, featurey stuff. Lots of lulls. And I believe they are going to feed us free Christmas dinner at some point ... a very rare moment of kindness toward us lowly nightsiders.

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)

I'm always on call, whether a tenant runs out of oil, screws up the plumbing, blows a breaker or my mates need an extra horn for studio work.

Thank God life is no more complex than that and I can at least look forward to no-pressure gigs that I can go thru blindfolded.

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Not anymore.

For years I managed the group supporting credit card processing for a major processor. I was also one of the 2 senior architects of the software.

So for many years I was on call 24x7x365, even as a director I always took some off hours even at second level. The holidays were our number one critical days so I was always watching, the system notified me of ANY issue's even if the lower level support groups were working on the issue.

Then too for years I did plowing for the village as a backup driver (more a volunteer job although I did get paid), so if there were any storms possible, I had to stay dry and ready.

Thankfully I don't do either anymore.

Lost a lot of Christmas, New Years and even Super Bowl Sundays to one or the other, sometimes both.

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KLK, MCSE

1990 500SL

I was always taught to respect my elders.
I don't have to respect too many people anymore.

Sorry to hear that 'Toomany' - hope you'll find something this coming New Year - wish ya well.

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1987 Mercedes 300SDL; SOLD
1985 Mercedes 300D; SOLD
2006 Honda Pilot - wife's ride; 122K;
1995 Toyota Land Cruiser - 3X locked; 182K

Nope.
It's back to work Monday for me...

well, I'm a little irritated...I was going to sleep in today, and the damn dogs got me up at 5:30, wanting to play in the snow. Anyway, neat little thread, we just need to get through New Years in one piece and we're all set. By the way, I'm on call New Year's Eve evening and all day New Years Day...

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2002 Ford ZX2
2 x 2013 Honda Civics

No work for me yesterday. I did have to work on Thursday morning though. Since I work at an IT support company, there is really no reason for us to work on days that no one else is working (for the most part). I like working 3.5 days and getting paid for 5.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

Thanks, I appreciate it.

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83 SD

84 CD

Out of the last 35 years I have worked probably 30 Christmas days.

Refinerieys and Pipelines never stop, and you can't take your eyes off of them for more than a minute or two at a time.

Nope I'm working for my uncle now and he decided to take off starting wednesday. So no work till monday, and monday I might play hokey to go to cabelas. I'll have to see whats going on, he probably will want to start disconecting utilities at his new beach house so we can demo it. Hopefully its a nice easy day like that.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I wish I got called in to work Christmas.
Double-time starts from when I pick up the phone.
Yes, union membership is good

Nope. I work when and where I want to, and I'm off Thanksgiving until New Years. Usually take most of the winter off - have for a couple and a half decades. Money rolls in whether I'm out there working or not.

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'06 E320 CDI
'17 Corvette Stingray Vert

Yeah me too. My T-bills are kicking off like $10 a month. And I get .19 every quarter from BofA dividends.

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)

Printers do it best between the sheets?

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For the Saved, this world is the worst it will ever get.
For the unSaved, this world is the best it will ever get.

Clk's Ebay Stuff BUY SOMETHING NOW!!!

Fantastic!

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'06 E320 CDI
'17 Corvette Stingray Vert