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Conference vaxcat::friends

Title:Welcome to Friends!
Moderator:POWDML::VENTURA
Created:Mon Mar 09 1992
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:437
Total number of notes:35174

178.0. "Mixed emotions!" by MVDS02::BELFORTI (I forgive you.... chilling) Tue Feb 01 1994 00:40

    Well..... it's officially unofficial!  I am at high risk!  I am
    starting a new note on this because I could enter this in the MFT OR
    the LFT.  I have mixed emotions!

    The stress of not knowing is enough to kill a person.  Now that I know
    I really do feel OK about it.  BECAUSE... now I know!

    I am weighing my options.  Do I try to find a job internally, and
    possibly put myself back in the stress of going day to day, not knowing
    if this job will last?  And who knows, next time it may just be a pat
    on the back and a kick in the seat as I walk out the door.  Do I take
    the money (4 weeks + 1 for every year = 18 weeks) and run?  I have very
    marketable skills; I know most PC applications like the back of my
    hand, so I could probably get a job outside.  I *know* I can go to a
    temp agency and get work.  My health bennies are through Steven, so the
    only things I would be losing are: you people and my 4 weeks of
    vacation time a year.

    Gee, I guess I just answered my own minor dilemma.... I guess I will go
    and have DBM help me rewrite my resume for the outside world and take
    it from there.

    There have been no dates announced to us, as of yet.... but I guess I 
    won't worry about that!

    It's been real nice guys!  I will miss you all!!!  TERRIBLY!  Please
    send me addresses, if you want me to keep in touch.  I'll be around for
    another few weeks (unless they decide they really can't live without
    me.. yeah, right).
    
    Hugs and smooches to you all!
    
    Mary-Lynn
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178.1LEVERS::WOODFORDFasterThanASpeedingRubberbandTue Feb 01 1994 01:2116
    
    Well, I don't know what to say, except that I will miss
    you terribly M-L!! :*(
    
    I've sent you the address and phone number, and my personal 
    thoughts.
    
    Big Major Mega Hugs!!!!!!
    
    :*(
    '
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    Terrie
    
178.2SUBPAC::SADINThe easy way is always mined..Tue Feb 01 1994 01:3110
    
    
    Man, this place is looking like a ghost town! :( My best wishes for you
    outside of DEC M-L....I'm sure you'll find something wonderful to keep
    you occupied for many years.
    
    
    	Good luck!
    
    chico
178.4ZEKE::STARBRIGHTSerenityTue Feb 01 1994 02:571
    Serenity bursts into tears!
178.5SUBPAC::SADINThe easy way is always mined..Tue Feb 01 1994 03:256
    
    
    Serenity seems to be moving more towards the third person....:)
    
    
    chico
178.6ZEKE::STARBRIGHTSerenityTue Feb 01 1994 05:263
    And the fourth and the fifth ... the fifth???
    
    Pass it over!!!!!!
178.7boy M-L! still a surprise to me!JGODCL::NOORDIJKonly 32 days and I get to ...Tue Feb 01 1994 10:4211
    
    Wow M-L! a pretty daring thing! you look a little like me! I did it
    and still am not regretting it for a second! ;-))))
    
    I wish you the very very best of luck a person can get and have and 
    am sure that as long as you keep thinking positiv all will be just
    fine!!!!! Goood luck and I'm proud to have gotton to know you and be 
    your friend. ;-)
    
    Mark ;-)
    
178.8Good Luck on whatever you decide!MARVIN::MORRELLLeeds United : League Champions 1992.Tue Feb 01 1994 11:555
    The only I can say having just come in from the outside is that things
    are not a lot better on the outside than they are in here... in many
    respects worse!!! :-{
    
    mav
178.9CHEFS::WARRENJanother one bites the dustTue Feb 01 1994 12:068
    
    M-L
    
    Its a tough call, but I'm sure that whatever you decide it will turn
    out the best for you.
    
    Big hugs,
    Jackie
178.10MEOC02::CASEYMEO78B::CASEY ..in truth!Tue Feb 01 1994 13:3810
    Re .9
    
    M-L,
    
    	Jackie summed it up exactly as I see it too.
    
        All the very best to you!
    
    Don
    *8-)
178.11ANOBTDAKOCOA::BBARRYFloating at snorkel-depthTue Feb 01 1994 15:4520
    
    	Key Ripes, M-L, now you? I hate this place. I've got
    	the same # of years as you, and I am pissed that those
    	leaving now, don't get the same as TFSO-1.
    
    	My longtime friend in MKO just got 'Tapped' Friday. :-\ 
    	Another is at a job he hates, (he found something 
    	internally in the last TFSO - 
    
    	At least you've got security outside, and it's getting better
    	all the time. My feeling is that you're doing the right thing.
    	It's no longer *if* we're going to get the boot, it's *when*.
    	
    	Since each pkg is less than the preceeding one, this is the 
    	best offer you'll get.
    
    	*(HUGS)* and dare I, a small peck on the cheek...
    
    	/Bob
    	
178.12Chicken???? ;-)))) JGODCL::NOORDIJKTue Feb 01 1994 15:5227
    
    >>>>>*(HUGS)* and dare I, a small peck on the cheek...
          
    Boy Bob! Is that all!?????
    
    Here M-L, especially for you.................
    
    W   W  EEEE       L     OOO  v   v EEEE      Y   Y  OOO  U   U
    W   W  E          L    O   O v   v E         Y   Y O   O U   U
    W W W  EEE        L    O   O v   v EEE        YYY  O   O U   U
    WW WW  E          L    O   O  v v  E           Y   O   O U   U
    W   W  EEEE       LLLL  OOO    v   EEEE        Y    OOO   UUU


                      K   K  I   SSS    SSS    !!
                      K  K   I  S      S       !!
                      KKK    I   SSS    SSS    !!
                      K  K   I      S      S
                      K   K  I  SSSS   SSSS    !!

      m. ;-))))
    
     
    
    
     
    
178.13Address on the way!EARRTH::DREYERMake new friends, but keep the old!Tue Feb 01 1994 17:313
M-L, I know you must do what is right for you, but I am going to miss you
terribly.  Hugs,
Lola
178.14KNOPI::KNOPDead men tell no talesTue Feb 01 1994 19:048
178.15USAT02::NOORDIJKrubberband girl meTue Feb 01 1994 20:229
    
    M-L.. I think we're all being a bit tortured by such decisions.
    I hope you make the right one, for *you*!
    I've enjoyed your friendship and great sense of humor!!!!
    
    Take care!
    
    BIG hugs,
    t.
178.16You are a winner...CSC32::D_ROYERYou tucha my Karma, I breaka you faceTue Feb 01 1994 21:0715
    M-L,
    
    You will be missed, hugs and kisses!  
    
    You are surely increasing your life by reducing the stress level.
    
    I visited PKO3-2 to see some former friends from Training, the stress
    there was so heavy, you could cut it with a knife.  There were no
    smiles anywhere there, just existance.
    
    Digital is not a fun place these days.
    
    Good luck.
    
    Dave
178.17BINKLY::FRANCESCHIwild childWed Feb 02 1994 19:003
    *HUGS* M-L,  good luck whatever you decide...
    
    /gina
178.18no words needed!!!!!JGODCL::NOORDIJKhow time flies...18 leftMon Feb 14 1994 10:2812
                  \L  OV    D   f    M  / 
                   \O   E   R   e    O /
                    \V   R  E   e   N /
                     \ E  W  A  l  D /
                      \   O  M  i  A/
                       \  R  S  n Y/
                        \  K   g  /
                         \    s  /
                          \     /___________________
                           |         finally leaving for t.! ;-)
                           |________________________
    
178.19IT SAID "mixed" "E"-Motions!!! well ??? JGODCL::NOORDIJKhuh 18? nop...it's only 15!Thu Feb 17 1994 15:0610
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                      e       E                e              EEEEEE
                     e         E               e          EEEE      E
                    e           E             e      EEEEE           E
                    e            E           e   EEEE                E
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                      e            EEEEEEE   e                       EEEEEEE
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178.20LEVERS::WOODFORDWhereDoIGetOffThisCrazyRide?Thu Feb 17 1994 15:157
    
    I have mixed emotions today......about too many things to list.
    I think it's a combination of stress, frustration, and lack of sleep.
    
    
    terrie
    
178.21MARVIN::MORRELLLeeds United : League Champions 1992.Thu Feb 17 1994 15:163
    Welcome to wonders of living.... ;->
    
    mav
178.22SUBPAC::SADINThe easy way is always mined..Thu Feb 17 1994 17:025
    
    
    	we're alive?
    
    
178.23LEVERS::WOODFORDItalianCheekSqueezes 10centsEA.Thu Mar 10 1994 20:346
    
    This string of notes dedicated to M-L!  We love you!
    
    
    HUGS!
    
178.24SUBPAC::SADINslightly unstableFri Mar 11 1994 02:185
    
    
    	haven't we met somewhere before?
    
    
178.25LEVERS::WOODFORDItalianCheekSqueezes 10centsEA.Fri Mar 11 1994 02:198
    
    
    Are you having mixed emotions about all of these 
    familiar notes Chico honey? :*)
    
    
    Terrie
    
178.26SUBPAC::SADINslightly unstableFri Mar 11 1994 02:245
    
    
    	mixed? yeah, like in a blender....:*)
    
    
178.27LEVERS::WOODFORDItalianCheekSqueezes 10centsEA.Fri Mar 11 1994 02:278
    
    
    Well, I don't own a blender, will a food processor do? :*)
    
    
    Terrie(ble)
    :*)
    
178.28SUBPAC::SADINslightly unstableFri Mar 11 1994 02:305
    
    
    	Gee, it'd be tough to mix a good margurita in a food processor....
    
    chico
178.29LEVERS::WOODFORDItalianCheekSqueezes 10centsEA.Fri Mar 11 1994 02:336
    
    I don't like marguritas.  How about frozen mudslides?
    
    
    Terrie
    
178.30SUBPAC::SADINslightly unstableFri Mar 11 1994 02:356
    
    
    	sure, I can do a frozen mudslide....a 20oz glass ok?
    
    
    chico
178.31LEVERS::WOODFORDItalianCheekSqueezes 10centsEA.Fri Mar 11 1994 02:378
    
    
    20 oz glass sounds perfect!  Remember what subject we're in,
    and "Mix it with Emotion" ok?!!? :*)
    
    
    Terrie
    
178.32SUBPAC::SADINslightly unstableFri Mar 11 1994 02:399
    
    
    Oh man, do i have a reply to that! Can't post it tho'....I'd be tossed
    fore sure.....;*)
    
    
    chico (send mail if you're curious)
    
    
178.33Another *.33 for Mark and t.!EARRTH::DREYERMake new friends, but keep the old!Wed Mar 16 1994 19:095
I'm totally mixed up with all my emotions!!!

Lola    
    

178.34USAT05::NOORDIJKthe penpal wifeThu Mar 17 1994 00:273
    Thanks Lola!  Keeping M-L's spirit alive eh? ;v)))
    
    t.
178.35Goody,goody! Lola in action! ;-)))))JGODCL::NOORDIJKBM out of orderThu Mar 17 1994 10:4815
    
    re t. 
    
    honey, there is a difference with Lola and M-L here! Lola is giving
    'em to us honey where M-L snatched them away in front of my nose!
    ;-))))))
    
    Thanks Lola! *mega huggggg* I wasn't around at the time! 
    
    >M<, Di! Stay away from them 33's! We need them to get me in the US!!!
    ;-)))))))))))))))))))))))))))
    
    take any *69 you like thoughhhhhhhhhhh! hahahahaha! ;-)
    m. ;-)
    
178.36Still, I'll save them for you!EARRTH::DREYERMake new friends, but keep the old!Thu Mar 17 1994 17:114
That's a major difference, for sure!  But I would like to keep M-L's spirit
alive!!

Lola
178.37AYRPLN::VENTURAIt's Spring????Tue Mar 29 1994 18:0310
    Just an FYI, I saw M-L this weekend!  she went to the cat show that I
    was at in Concord, NH.  She is doing well.  Hasn't found a job yet, but
    may possibly be working for the Humane Society.  
    
    She looks great, and said to say "hi" to everyone here.  I'll be seeing
    her next week probably at the show in Worcester, so if anyone wants me
    to relay a message to her, I'd be more than happy to.
    
    Holly
    
178.38SUBPAC::SADINYou can't write if you can't relate Tue Mar 29 1994 22:225
    
    
    	Pass on a big, warm hug from chico!!!!!
    
    
178.39CHEFS::WARRENJblowing with the breezeTue Apr 05 1994 16:556
    
    I'm without my car :-(  ...gone to have it's brakes checked!
    
    Let's hope it's not going to be expensive.
    
    Jackie
178.40SUBPAC::SADINYou can't write if you can't relate Tue Apr 05 1994 20:296
    
    
    	I'd check the brakes for ya, but yer a bit far away....:)
    
    
    chico
178.41I could have checked them out next winter....CSC32::D_ROYERU breaka my Karma, I tucha U faceTue Apr 05 1994 20:4111
178.42snowBALL fight!!!! THUMPTFH::ANDERSONMWhat day is it reallY????Wed Apr 06 1994 00:1511
    
    
    	HAHAHAHAHA  you got snow... HAHAHAHAHA  sorry Dave... couldn't
    	resist.... I dont wanna see another snow-flake for at LEAST 
    	6 months!!!!
    
    	Glad to hear you did OK.  HYDROplaning is NOT fun!!!!  :^(
    
    	But pleez save some of that cold for when we're HOT out here!!!
    
    	>M<
178.43Just rubbing it in..CSC32::D_ROYERU breaka my Karma, I tucha U faceWed Apr 06 1994 19:507
178.44BINKLY::FRANCESCHIwild childFri May 20 1994 18:507
    well, i didn't want to start my own note, or put it in the LFT: note,
    because like M-L, i also have mixed emotions about this.  i'm "at
    risk" and looks like my last day will be may 31st...
    don't know what i'm going to do without ::friends even tho i've been
    too busy the past few weeks to participate much...  :-(
    
    /gina
178.45LEVERS::WOODFORDI need a back rub.Any volunteers?Fri May 20 1994 18:5313
    
    
    OH GOD!  Another one!  This is getting really depressing!
    
    
    /gina, I'm so sorry for you! :(  Maybe we can go out and
    start our own company together, and blow DEC out of the water! :*)
    
    Hang tough!
    MEGA HUGS!
    
    Terrie
    
178.46TFH::ANDERSONMDance Me into a CORNER!Fri May 20 1994 19:0010
    
    	Mixed emotions for sure..... DAM*..... how many more?  WHEN will
    	they hit the RIGHT people  (The ones who DON"T work!!!)  I KNOW
    	exactly how you feel....I was lucky and escaped the "HIT", but
    	sometimes I wish I HAD taken it and gone on with my life....
    
    	GOOD LUCK /gina.... keep your chin up and look at your talents
    	and USE 'EM!!!!
    
    		>M<
178.47CHEFS::WARRENJseeing different horizonsFri May 20 1994 19:167
    
    Like >M<, I escaped the hit this time round too....boy do those
    emotions fluctuate!
    
    Hope it works out OK for you, /gina
    
    Jackie
178.48AYRPLN::VENTURAEcstasy beyond purrs...Fri May 20 1994 19:587
    I understand.  I've escaped the "hit" twice now.  
    
    Gina .. I'm SO sorry to see you possibly gone!!  Hopefully things will
    work out for you.  
    
    Holly
    
178.49I am doin' my level best, ladies..honest!!!MEOC02::CASEYVOICEmail explorer extraordinaire.Fri May 20 1994 22:125
    There is ONLY one answer to the dilemma facing Terrie, Gina and
    everyone.. I'm just gonna have to sell more and more and more!!
    
    Don
    *8-)
178.50SUBPAC::SADINBan Bill Clintons Assault WeaponFri May 20 1994 22:3010
    
    
    	Aw /gina....ya can't go before I go to San Luis! :*( I wanna be
    here to see your face when I show you pictures of your old
    home-town.....:*(
    
    	this really s***s....I'm bummed....
    
    
    chico
178.51MEOC02::CASEYVOICEmail explorer extraordinaire.Fri May 20 1994 22:394
    I've been to San Luis Abispo .. or whatever.. LOVED it!
    
    Don
    *8-)
178.52SUBPAC::SADINBan Bill Clintons Assault WeaponFri May 20 1994 22:466
    
    
    	really Don? When were you there?
    
    
    chico
178.53MEOC02::CASEYVOICEmail explorer extraordinaire.Fri May 20 1994 23:056
    This time in 1984 ..motorhome holiday through West USA with the family.
    
    Don
    *8-)
    
    P.S. The ol' mission at Capistrano sticks in my mind too.
178.54SUBPAC::SADINBan Bill Clintons Assault WeaponFri May 20 1994 23:117
    
    
    	Sounds nice Don! Try the east coat sometime...we're ok out here
    too...:)
    
    
    chico
178.55ELMAGO::BENBACAI am not a fig plucker!Fri May 20 1994 23:131
    East coat?
178.56SUBPAC::SADINBan Bill Clintons Assault WeaponFri May 20 1994 23:136
    
    
    	fig plucker? ;*)
    
    
    chico
178.57Hi ChicoELMAGO::BENBACAI am not a fig plucker!Fri May 20 1994 23:205
     Yep, I'm not one   :-)
    
     Wonder if it will get me 'hid' again
    
     Ben
178.58Did that sound like I was suckin' up to anyone???TFH::ANDERSONMDance Me into a CORNER!Fri May 20 1994 23:3911
    
    	Ben-O.... depends on whose fig you don't pluck....  now THAT will
    	get hid.... wanna make a bet!!!  hehehehe
    
    	HI DON.... what a nice pic of you on that poster...
    
    	O HOLLY.... what a WONDERFUl person you are...
    
    	hehehe
    
    	>M<
178.59MEOC02::CASEYVOICEmail explorer extraordinaire.Fri May 20 1994 23:557
178.60SUBPAC::SADINBan Bill Clintons Assault WeaponSat May 21 1994 00:005
    
    
    	yeah, but you're WAY east....:)
    
    chico
178.61In and out, out and inAKOCOA::BBARRYLaudabamusne RexSat May 21 1994 04:0211
|             -< Did that sound like I was suckin' up to anyone??? >-
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
|    	Ben-O.... depends on whose fig you don't pluck....  now THAT will
|    	get hid.... wanna make a bet!!!  hehehehe
    
Nah, but we do miss Worcester, and it's on the East coast too!
    
Don, keep them cards and letters commin'! A lift to look forward to!
    
    /Bob
178.62ohhh nooooo! JGODCL::NOORDIJKTime to tango!!!!Tue May 24 1994 13:278
    
    Sjeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzz, You too /gina???? I'm soooo sorry and
    angry to hear that!! I hope so very very much that you also will find 
    a nice, well paid new job where you can be happy again! Good luck and
    lots of 33's!!! from both t. and me!
    
    Hugs and kisses!
    Mark
178.63DPPSO::WASON&quot;Someone telling me what I wanted to hear:-)&quot;Wed Jun 01 1994 20:4411

	Well folks, it's officially official for me too!!

	Took me time to pluck up the courage to enter this, but I was informed
	yesterday that as of 30-jun my services will no longer be required.

	:-(( bye bye ::FRIENDS


	Tracy
178.64SUBPAC::SADINBan Bill Clintons Assault WeaponWed Jun 01 1994 21:297
    
    
    	Egad Tracy, I'm so sorry to see another friend go! big <HUGS> to
    you kiddo...hang in there....
    
    
    chico
178.65ASABET::J_TOMAOSixteen down, sixteen to go!Wed Jun 01 1994 22:024
    Best of Luck Tracy!!!
    
    (HUGS)
    Joyce
178.66TFH::ANDERSONMDo I DARE try again?!Thu Jun 02 1994 05:266
    
    	Good luck Tracy.... NOT FAIR at ALL!!!!
    
    	HUGS to you.....
    
    	>M<
178.67ZEKE::STARBRIGHTSerenityThu Jun 02 1994 06:323
    Bright Blessings to you, Tracy!!
    
    
178.68Stay in touch and lotsa *HUGGGGGGGSSSSSSSS*JGODCL::NOORDIJKBM without a visaThu Jun 02 1994 10:4618
    
    Tracy! I will miss you very much! You have all addresses now and when
    you feel like it, you can always come and stay with your friends!..us!
    Please do so at any time in the future! 
    
    I hope and know you'll be fine, since you are terrific! Thanks for
    being my friend! ;-)) One question though.....Is that you on the poster
    lying across the knees of some other friends with bliss there and all?
    Boy! One lucky guy who gets you then! ;-))))) I wish you all the luck 
    in the world to find and a nice hubby (who deserves *you*) and the
    nicest job around! 
    
    Hugs and farewell *kisses* from t. and me! 
    Take care girly! ;-)
    
    m. ;-)  
      
     
178.69this .xx69 is for you.QCAADC::RAVISHANKARI'm*NOT*ShiftingTimeZonesThu Jun 02 1994 13:098
    
    Whaaaaaaaaa.......
    
    All the very best, Tracy.
    
    *HUGS*
    
    Ravi.
178.70I hope I got my one there, I hit break....CSC32::D_ROYERThe Queen is dead, Camelot is closed!Thu Jun 02 1994 21:3116
178.71HARDY::MALLETTFri Jun 03 1994 01:0231
178.72SUBPAC::SADINBan Bill Clintons Assault WeaponFri Jun 03 1994 16:536
    
    
    	Too true...there is life after DEC...
    
    
    chico
178.73NACAD2::WOODFORDI need a back rub.Any volunteers?Mon Jun 06 1994 16:479
    
    Did I miss her already??  Tracy, I am so sorry!  I have been 
    too busy to note, and then without an account while they transferred
    us to a new cluster. (Note the new acct. name.)
    
    Best wishes to you and yours Tracy.  You will be missed! :(
    
    Terrie
    
178.74Hoping for nothing but GREAT news!!EARRTH::DREYERMake new friends, but keep the old!Mon Jun 06 1994 18:257
This fits the topic, but not the previous notes!    I have really mixed emotions
today...mom is going to get the results of her CAT scan, after having waited
two months since the end of treatments.  I feel like a mass of nerves, sitting
on pins and needles.  This must be why I can't concentrate today...

Lola

178.75NACAD2::WOODFORDI need a back rub.Any volunteers?Mon Jun 06 1994 19:488
    
    My heart goes to you and mom Lola!  Praying all goes well!
    
    
    **MEGA*HUGS**
    
    Terrie
    
178.76CHEFS::WARRENJWhat next, Bars on windows?Mon Jun 06 1994 23:075
    yep..repeat of Terrie's note!
    
    Fingers crossed for good news. :-)
    
    Jackie
178.77SUBPAC::SADINBan Bill Clintons Assault WeaponTue Jun 07 1994 06:015
    
    
    	big hugs to you Lola deary!
    
    chico
178.78ZEKE::STARBRIGHTSerenityWed Jun 08 1994 08:213
    I love you Lola ... is there anything I can do??
    
    Serenity
178.79MEOC02::CASEYMEO78B::CASEY ..that's me!Wed Jun 08 1994 13:244
    Lola.. here's hoping your mum's OK.. yes?
    
    Don
    *8-)
178.80The news couldn't be much worse.EARRTH::DREYERMake new friends, but keep the old!Wed Jun 08 1994 16:0611
Thanks Terrie, Serenity, Don and Chico.

I wish I could report some good news, but the results were very bad.  Not
only were the treatments unsuccessful, but the cancer has spread to my mom's
liver.  All they can do is keep her comfortable now, at least that's a relief.

I'm just trying to hang on hear.  Now my eyes are all filled with tears.  
Have to stop writing now.


Lola
178.81Have to file for the trademark on the Power Kiss....CSC32::D_ROYERThe Queen is dead, Camelot is closed!Wed Jun 08 1994 19:2412
178.82Can someone help me up...pulleeeeze????EARRTH::DREYERMake new friends, but keep the old!Wed Jun 08 1994 23:0410
Whoa Dave...that POWER KISS knocked my socks off!!!!!!!!  I think this is
going to be hardest on my dad, but he's doing amazingly well.  Of course, he
has his moments...

It's hard on all of us though, we're a very close family.  I'm very lucky for
having such a fine lady as my mom...wish I was more like her!!!!!

Lola    
    

178.83Things will be better...CSC32::D_ROYERThe Queen is dead, Camelot is closed!Wed Jun 08 1994 23:3512
178.84What a sweetie you are!!EARRTH::DREYERMake new friends, but keep the old!Thu Jun 09 1994 00:147
>    Remember you got the very VERY first Power Kiss (tm pending)
 
I'm honored Dave, and I WILL remember!!!!!

Lola    
    

178.85SUBPAC::SADINTaking it SLO...Thu Jun 09 1994 05:246
    
    
    	keep the faith Lola....we're all here for you....
    
    
    chico
178.86ASABET::J_TOMAOSixteen down, sixteen to go!Fri Jun 17 1994 00:1417
    I was all set and ready to leave.  I will be notified Monday that I'm
    getting laid off.  My boss told me almost 3 weeks ago so I've had time 
    to adjust.  At first I tried to get a job within but soon came to the
    conclusion it was time to leave. I started making *big* plans,
    wonderful plans and not soi wonderful plans (like living in even less)
    
    Then came the phone call and the interview that went very well for a
    job in Shrewsbury, just 3.9 miles from my home.  I will know by
    tomorrow if I've been offered the job so I need to decided by then what
    I want to do.  I'm leaning toward staying and the job sounds pretty
    interesting but I still feel the pull to leave........
    
    Since all this was up in the air I wasn't going to say anything until I
    knew for sure.
    
    Well thats it for now,
    Jt
178.87TFH::ANDERSONMOK, I'm goin' for it!!Fri Jun 17 1994 00:1710
    
    	WOW,,,,,Jt  you'll be working here with me!!! MAN...SHR will NEVER
    	be the same if you get the job and decide to take it.... hehehe
    
    	Good luck, gurl with you decision.... tuff one, I know!!!!  But the
    	right one will win!!!!
    
    	HUGS
    
    	>M<
178.88WRKSYS::REITHJim WRKSYS::Reith MLO1-2/c37 223-2021Fri Jun 17 1994 00:236
There is life outside DEC but the selfish part of me wants you to still be here
8^)

Yup, it's a tough decision

CM
178.89TFH::ANDERSONMOK, I'm goin' for it!!Fri Jun 17 1994 00:292
    
    	<-----  good snarf there CM.... hehehe
178.90got a number more than just here...WRKSYS::REITHJim WRKSYS::Reith MLO1-2/c37 223-2021Fri Jun 17 1994 01:182
Thanks for noticing for me. I was in one of those tough decision meetings as
well... Gonna be a LONG weekend of decisions... 8^|
178.91SUBPAC::SADINIn dog years, I'm dead....Fri Jun 17 1994 18:394

	I'm gonna be selfish.....Jt, take the job in SHR!

178.92TFH::TOMAOTue Jul 19 1994 21:0315
    Yikes!  I seem to have several of these lately :^}
    
    But I have to say.......I've got mixed emotions about being a future
    Quantum employee.
    
    Looks like basic bennies are there - health plan, we don't loose
    senority and the vaca bennies are a little nicer (I'll get an extra
    week) BUT I will no  longer have access to notes and I won't get
    tuition reimbursement :^(
    
    Tuition was a major factoring in my taking the job here (beside the 4
    mile communte) and now I'm feeling saddened that once again my future
    plans are in jeopardy...............
    
    Jt
178.93NACAD::WOODFORDDoesn't Matter-It's in the past!Tue Jul 19 1994 22:089
    
    
    
    MEGA MEGA HUGS To Jt!!!!!  Everything happens for a reason...
    
    
    
    Terrie
    
178.94SUBPAC::SADINDon't be a useful idiot.Tue Jul 19 1994 22:356
    
    
    	Hugs to you Jt! Things will work out hun...I promise....
    
    
    chico
178.95Dang !!!!QCAADC::RAVISHANKARI'mInRetroGrade!It'sBackToBASICsWed Jul 20 1994 10:107
    
    Oh JT !!
    
    	loads of HUGS. Things, they say, happen for the better.
    	You'll be sorely missed..... *8((
    
    Ravi.
178.96TOOK::MORRISONBob M. LKG1-3/A11 226-7570Mon Jul 25 1994 22:513
  Yes, no tuition reimbursement is a bummer, so is not having access to the
notesfiles. At least you have 10 weeks before THAT happens.
  What do they call a Quantum employee? A Quantumite?
178.97That's all folksHOCUS::FERGUSONYou folks quit having opinions!Wed Aug 03 1994 22:0324
    Well folks, I'll be catching the next flying saucer out of here - it
    leaves on Friday.
    
    While I'll miss the network and all the people I've met (the ones who
    are still here) I can't say I'll miss Digital - this isn't the company
    I signed up with.  Guess I'm still a DECie at heart.
    
    I'm not looking for a job yet.  I think this is my golden opportunity
    to try and break into freelance art, which is what I've been thinking
    about doing for awhile.  Between the package and unemployment, I figure
    I have six months to become self-supporting.  I think I can do it.  If
    not, well I can always fall back on my computer graphics skills; I hear
    there's a big demand for that.  (thanks DEC!)
    
    All in all it's been a positive experience.  Even the past three years
    were good for me because they forced me to think about what I really
    want to do. My only regret is that I didn't get involved with the
    notesfiles sooner.  (I would've made it to more parties!) :^)
    
    That's all I can think of to say.  Lots of luck and best wishes to
    everyone.
    
    
    Ginny
178.98SUBPAC::SADINFree men have arms...slaves don't.Wed Aug 03 1994 22:219

	Good bye Ginny...good luck outside of this h*ll hole! There is life
after DEC.....:)


	cheers,

	chico
178.99ATPS::TANNERAscii and you shall receiveii!Wed Aug 03 1994 22:278
    Ginny,
    
    Best of luck in your future endeavors!  
    
    Big Hugs!
    
    
    Wen
178.100Gee.. I hate to see friends leave.CSC32::D_ROYERI don't do reruns!Wed Aug 03 1994 22:3011
178.101first in a while...CSC32::D_ROYERI don't do reruns!Wed Aug 03 1994 22:317
178.102LONDON::BRIDGEleather loverWed Aug 03 1994 22:404
    
    Good Luck Ginny!
    
    John
178.103SNOC02::CASEYWed Aug 03 1994 23:305
    Ginny,
    
    Best of luck in everything you do.. we're gonna miss you!
    
    Don
178.104NAC::MANYOut Of My Mind...Back In 5 Min.Wed Aug 03 1994 23:445
    
    Best of luck Ginny, you'll be missed!
    
    Ann
    
178.105AYRPLN::VENTURAMake the world your playground.Thu Aug 04 1994 00:065
    Best wishes Ginny.  It was great meeting you when you went to that
    party at Chopsticks!
    
    Holly
    
178.106TFH::ANDERSONMCouldjaWouldjaAintjaGonna..Thu Aug 04 1994 00:127
    
    	Good Luck Ginny....  It'll be the BEST thing that DEC has done
    	for you!!!!  Trust me!
    
    	HUGS
    
    	>M<
178.107NUPE::hampI'm Hamp. (Button)Fly me!Thu Aug 04 1994 00:324
Go Carefully, Ginny!


Hamp
178.108SHIPS::WARREN_JDiamond in the DarkThu Aug 04 1994 00:555
    Ginny,
    
    Very best wishes..live life, be free!
    
    Jackie
178.109HLFS00::CHARLESchasing running applicationsThu Aug 04 1994 01:135
    Al the best Ginny!
    
    There *is* life after DEC, try to make the most of it.
    
    Charles
178.110QCAADC::RAVISHANKARI'mInRetroGrade!It'sBackToBASICsThu Aug 04 1994 09:354
    
    All the very best in any/all future endeavours, Ginny.
    
    Ravi.
178.111ATPS::TANNERAscii and you shall receiveii!Thu Aug 04 1994 16:318
    
    Best of luck to you Ginny.  
    
    I'll miss reading you in the box.  It was good to see we shared
    opinions on many of the deranged topics in there. 
    
    Hugs,
    Wen
178.112best wishes GinnyKAOFS::C_PLANTThu Aug 04 1994 16:4316
    
    
    
    
    Good luck with the art and all your future endeavors!
    
    
    
    I'll be dreaming of Ginny!
    
    
    G I N N Y!
    
    
    Hugs
    Chris
178.113all the best, GInny!POOKY::OROURKEThu Aug 04 1994 18:2811
    
    Ginny,
    
    I'm so glad we got to meet during your visit here to Mass!
    Did you get the driver's license yet?  Come back and see us
    again!
    
    Best wishes for much success and happiness! :)
    
    /jen
    
178.114POCUS::FERGUSONYou folks quit having opinions!Fri Aug 05 1994 19:5715
    Thanks to everyone for the good wishes.  You wouldn't believe how much
    flak I'm getting around these parts because I don't plan to get a
    "real" job.  I'm really going to miss this notesfile.  
    
    Jen, I'm embarrassed to admit that I never got around to getting my
    drivers license (once DEC eliminated business travel I found I really
    didn't need one).  It's the second thing on my To Do list for next
    week, though (first thing is signing up for unemployment).
    
    I'll try to pop back in later (don't you hate these long dragged out
    goodbyes? :^)  ).  My exit interview isn't till 4 pm but I still have
    lots to finish before then.  (Not work - cleanup and tying loose ends.)
    
    Bye,
    Ginny
178.115Was it that obvious?CHEFS::WARRENJE non ho amato mai tanto la vita!Mon Aug 08 1994 12:529
    
    This morning, whilst I was driving into work via the creche, Kathryn 
    (she's 4) pipes up "Mummy...are you OK there in the front, is something
    bothering you?"   
    
    It quite took me by surprise, for at the moment she asked I *was* deep in 
    thought pondering over a problem that had arisen.  Gee, she is perceptive.
    
    Jackie
178.116smart kid!KAOFS::C_PLANTMon Aug 08 1994 14:5012
    
    
    
    Morning Jackie
    
    
    Kids are so smart and perceptive aren't they?!!!
    They have unclouded minds and pick up on everything and aren't 
    afraid to tell you what they think either.
    
    
    Chris
178.117CHEFS::WARRENJE non ho amato mai tanto la vita!Mon Aug 08 1994 16:505
    Chris,
    
    That is *so* right.  I could learn a lesson or two from her! :-)
    
    Jackie
178.118TFH::ANDERSONMIf I Astja Wudja Wanna....Mon Aug 08 1994 17:0111
    
    Jackie....we ALL can learn a lot from children.  I sometimes think it's
    	the ADULTS who need the displine NOT the children.
    
    	My daughter was and has been a great comfort to me for many years.
    	She's always there for me with a big hug and kiss when I"m down or
    	troubled.
    
    	Kids...Ya GOTTA love 'em.
    
    	>M<
178.119TFH::TOMAOQUANTUM Leaping 10/3Fri Sep 23 1994 23:426
    ........Mixed Emotions.........
    
    I just had my exit interview
    
    
    Jt
178.120Don't know which way to turn anymore!TFH::ANDERSONMOne step closer to the QUANTUM leap!Fri Sep 30 1994 16:0226
    
    
    	Well, talk about mixed emotions!!! MAN, I have them.
    
    	All week I've been so busy that I really didn't have that much
    	time to think about what impact today is causing to my life. I
    	walked into the building with a girl who said to me, "I woke up
    	this morning, realizing that today is the my last day with DEC."
    
    	I've thought of that but not seriously. I'm going to be doing the
    	SAME job in the SAME office with the SAME people, only for a
    	DIFFERENT company. Hmmmmmmm.
    
    	I traded in my DEC badge for my QUANTUM badge.  no number, just a
    	picture and my name. (At least I don't have to memorize ANTOHER
    	number!)  I think that's when it hit me.  I have left a company
    	that I've been with almost 11 years. 
    
    	There have been many many changes in my life lately and this is a
    	biggie!!!!!  But I CAN and WILL handle it.
    
    	Well, off to the NOOK for a drink!  I'm firsty!!!! ;^)
    
    	HUGS TO ALL MY FRIENDS!!!!!! (ALL of you here!)
    
    	>M<
178.121SUBPAC::SADINgeneric personalFri Sep 30 1994 16:116

	Big, mega, huge HUGS to you >M<! You'll do fine over there at Quantum....


chico
178.122TOOK::MORRISONBob M. LKG1-3/A11 226-7570Mon Oct 10 1994 01:416
>    	I traded in my DEC badge for my QUANTUM badge.  no number, just a
>    	picture and my name.

  A name, not a number. What a concept!
  (A bit of trivia here: Digital has has badges for 32 years, and we have had
badge numbers as long as we have had badges.)
178.123Stress = good for weight reductionCHEFS::WARRENJanother day...Thu Nov 24 1994 12:326
    
    I've dropped a size and a half in clothes this year without trying.  I
    know I could have done with losing a bit ot weight, but this is
    silly..just falling away.
    
    Jackie
178.124ADCA01::RAVISHANKARFinger ~ NetworkFeelAccessThu Nov 24 1994 12:377
    
    Oh oh....Jackie, metinks it might have summin to do with all those
    sleepless nights.... hehehehehehehe... that is a calorie burner
    extraordinaire..... *;)))))
    
    Ravi.
    *8)