matt8204

Long season but you never want to get behind the 8 ball right out of the gate. There is an extra game this year but things tend to get hairy if you start 0-2. My Giants looked bad too. Looks like another long year at Met Life. I was shocked to see how badly the Packers lost. Will be interesting to see how they respond, especially with Rodgers having a terrible game after missing offseason workouts.

It really is...and a few years ago, the big fear was a lack of jobs in the future due to automation, offshoring, etc. You never know how things will transpire.

Scary stuff. In my most recent job, my boss essentially told me that I was hired by default. He had the job posting online for 2-3 months and received maybe a handful of responses. Those who applied aside from myself were either unqualified or canceled/no-showed the interview.

Wow. Big-time crisis in health care right now. The ones who are left behind to deal with the shortages are going to get burned out and might end up quitting as a result. It's a vicious cycle.

Many health care facilities are already stretched thin. The hospital my girlfriend works at is always short-staffed to begin with. There are something like 20 openings just in the ER and the wait times there are horrendous. My boss said the same thing this morning. Companies might reduce staff if they're right around the 100 employee threshold just so they don't have to deal with this.

I'll take it. Get it out of here and let's have a nice weekend. Forecast sounds great for the next few days.

Thought I noticed a stiff breeze looking out of my office window before. Crazy.

Extending my condolences. What a tragedy. May she Rest in Peace.

Sorry to hear this. Remember him well. He spent some time with the Giants also. Former linebacker Keith McCants also passed away this week. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2021/09/02/keith-mccants-dies-53-nfl-alabama-linebacker/5703279001/

You can't reason with some people. I don't understand why you would even want to be out in such miserable conditions. I left work and arrived home before things went downhill but if I had stayed late, I probably would have just sucked it up and stayed there for the night. I always keep snacks in my desk and I could have just fooled around on the internet or my phone to pass the time. Better than venturing into a storm after dark.

Have to let these events play out, especially given how volatile our weather has been around here lately. It's just like sports; never celebrate victory until the clock hits 0:00 or the last out has been recorded.

My agency has filed about a dozen claims already this morning. I'm kind of shocked that we're not getting even more calls. Maybe people are still trying to gather themselves.

Managed to drive to work from West Orange to Little Falls using back roads. No flooding but lots of debris in the road and several abandoned cars from last night.

Wow. He's usually not that alarmist. This thing must mean business.

Wow. Sounds similar to me. I get very light-headed. Sometimes it's even a delayed reaction. I go through the actual taking of the blood relatively fine...then it hits me a few minutes later. I've found that drinking a lot of water before my appointment helps me for some reason. I usually need to give a urine sample along with the blood work anyway, so it works out. Looking back, I actually feel bad for the nurses who had to deal with me as a kid. I was downright petrified of having my blood taken and gave them such a hard time. I think I even ran out of the office once in sheer terror. I got better as I got older but it's never been easy for me. I get in my own head about it the night before and usually don't sleep well as a resut.

Heck, I remember a Giants/Jets game in October of 2007 where it was about 85 degrees at kickoff. I think it nearly hit 90 on Columbus Day the following year as well.

What a tragedy. My mom was in the hospital with it for five days in April because her oxygen levels were dipping. She was told that she also developed pneumonia. So grateful that she came out of it. She's still dealing with fatigue and some hair loss but she's alive. That's all I can ask for. Two of her coworkers died of it.

Agreed. Putting aside your feelings about 45, Biden isn't the answer and Harris isn't either. The "Anyone but Trump" mantra has clearly backfired.

The Founders should have implemented term limits for Congress and the Senate.

Got my first dose this afternoon. Went with the Pfizer vaccine, as I felt a little better about things once it was fully approved. I feel OK so far. Very efficient process and everyone was helpful and friendly. It was a drive-up program in the parking lot of my doctor's office.

You can argue the degree of incompetence but both parties leave a lot to be desired. I've had it with DC in general.

I’m concerned about brush fires absent a few bouts of substantial rain soon.

Given the current vibes, they might have a very difficult time finding new recruits going forward also.

Maybe this is what has to happen in order for a necessary reckoning to take place. Bailouts often serve to just kick the can down the road even further.

Bingo. DeBlasio just said NYC might have to cut at least 22,000 jobs. How is that good for anyone? As I alluded to last night, this is also going to impact essential public services. Health is important and we need to find the right balance but you don’t have a society without a functioning economy.