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I’m doing the one where you have your feet far apart, like a sumo squat, and you jump from toe to toe, while gesturing toward the sky. I’m using the DPD powder containers as rain sticks.

When I went to bed last night, I was promised 75% chance of rain today, so I thought my shift would be cancelled. I woke up to no rain forecast. None. Zilch. Fever dream. It’s 1pm and I spent the last 2 hours dancing. Now it says 25% chance of light rain at 3pm. I think it’s working?

I want to go home.

It’s cold, 72F, windy, the pool is outdoors and not heated, my phone is on 20%, I’m scheduled to be here until 8pm.

I’m open to suggestions. Any tips on interpretative dance to help the clouds feel less shy about raining? I need some rain please, send it my way, please ~ shakes dpd container vigorously ~

Edit: I decided to add a chant “rain, rain, come my way, I want to go home early today!” Then the rain forecast went down to 10% chance so DO NOT DO THAT CHANT the clouds don’t like it 🤷‍♀️

Edit 2: zero rain for 3pm now, but 15% chance at 4pm and 10% chance at 5pm and 6pm. The clouds seem to like it if I just sit here quietly and cry? I think my tears are inspiring them?

At the single guard swimming pool, I call everyone out of the pool for a 10 minute break, for the last 10 minutes of every hour. So on the “50 minute mark”. The break is for chemical testing, chemical adjustments, and for me to take a break from scanning.

I first lifeguarded about 13 years ago and the kids were able to read the analog pool clock to know when break is coming up and when it’s close to over. There was always some attention seeking kids who wanted to follow me around, interested in the testing kit, etc.

I took a break from lifeguarding after Covid. I came back to lifeguarding and there’s a digital clock at most indoor pools but only analog at outdoor pools. Kids at every pool seem to be unable to read an analog clock. They ask me over and over again when break will be or when it will be over and it got to the point that I was using my 10 minute breaks to teach the kids how to read it (they didn’t know hour hand [shorter] vs minute hand [longer]).

The majority of kids 5-16 can’t read an analog clock, younger I wouldn’t expect them to, and older will just check their phones instead of asking. It’s definitely the majority of kids, but like 1/5 kids are able to read a clock, I think most parents aren’t concerned, but it’s a big pet peeve for me that they keep asking me when break will be over when I have a 10 hour shift, anyone else?

Why am I buying stupid dragons for merging?? Most of them are not even cute!!! Additionally, I tried the influencer story game last year and spent sooo much money just to hate it. I need my KKH back. They had the perfect balance of addictive and competitive. Micro transactions suck but they used to be optional…. The games now are like peak end-stage capitalism. I want to play KKH when the new season of Kardashians comes out. We need a petition, a protest, and someone in a Cassio mascot suit

From the installation, to the maintenance, to the data storage, Flock is receiving tons of money from the local governments to be able to operate.

Why can the government agree to buy all this crap without taxpayer vote? Like this is legitimately a big expense and change of life. Why are there no guardrails?

My town doesn’t have flock. Only 1 out of 3 towns that border my town have flock cameras. Why are people targeting individual cameras? Like isn’t that just wasting more tax payer money? Is it because it gets more views?

Shouldn’t we be encouraging people to check their representatives? Like who the hell signed off on Flock in YOUR area? In my town, the representatives represent the people well and understand that we’re against it. Who is your representative? Whose signature allowed your taxpayer dollars to go to flock?

Wouldn’t it be more impactful to go after the PEOPLE who approved flock?

I think the flock camera vandal videos are funny but if the goal is to protect us from mass surveillance, shouldn’t we ultimately be looking into the laws and systems in place that allow our taxpayer funds to go to Flock rather than targeting Flock cameras or Flock itself???

Minimum wage has not kept up with inflation. Minimum wage needs to be raised in pretty much all of the United States to be a livable wage. Opps say “it will hurt small businesses because they can’t afford staff so they have to shut down”. That’s fear mongering.

Here’s a specific scenario I really want to share

Down the street from me is a convenience store owned by an older Indian fellow. He or his wife have been at the front counter every day for 20+ years. They never hired full time staff, until now. Now they’re older in their 60s, so as of this year they hired full time staff and are never seen at the front counter or even in the store anymore, although they’re still the owners.

If we raised minimum wage, the nice elderly Indian fellow might have to go back to working the front counter. *Boo hoo.* Although I think he’s a kind and hardworking man, it’s not fair for him to continue getting rich off labor of others.

Since he is too elderly to continue working, and he cannot afford to pay staff a livable wage, he will have to sell his business. That is a great compromise for everyone!

The convenience store is in a great location (private parking, near a busy street, no close competition). He will easily be able to sell the business for 1 million. He can then take his lump sum severance payment, put it in s&p500 and live the rest of his life comfortably retired. Furthermore, it gives an opportunity for another younger person to buy the business and become a business owner. The community will not suffer from the transfer of ownership. Win-win-win

When people fear monger “raising minimum wage will hurt small businesses” they are prioritizing longtime owners’ wealth over the greater population and encouraging wealth disparity. The American Dream is not having your feet propped up on the ottoman, as a small business owner, while your worker bees do the entirety of the actual work. That’s not a dream, that’s exploitation.