Hi from Orange County, CA

[blue cat]

Hi everyone! Recently found this forum and am eager to chat with you all! I have a variety of interests in books. I'm currently on a horror genre kick at the moment. Look forward to discussing books with you all!

 

[steffee]

Hi blue cat, love your name, and welcome to TBF!!

 

[Poppy1]

Hello BlueCat and welcome. Is Orange County where Orange County Choppers comes from? My husband is an absolute fan of that programme.

 

[Halo]

Welcome to the forum, blue cat. I see you're reading the new Stephen King - I'll have a bit of a wait because I wait for the paperbacks. Is it good so far?

 

[SFG75]

Welcome cat!. Interesting book that you are reading, I definitely have to order from Amazon.

 

[ruby]

Hi and welcome to the forum

 

[StillILearn]

Welcome blue cat! You'll find plenty of horror here.

 

[Wabbit]

Have you been looking under the stairs again? I done told you keep away!

Blue Cat, I bid you welcome! Enjoy

 

[mom2kngr]

Hi and welcome to the forum, blue cat!

 

[angerball]

Hi there and welcome.

 

[blue cat]

Hey all thanks for the welcome

Hello BlueCat and welcome. Is Orange County where Orange County Choppers comes from? My husband is an absolute fan of that programme.

I've seen that program a few times myself. They're based out of the East Coast. West Coast Choppers - Jesse James is from here (Long Beach - close enough )

I see you're reading the new Stephen King - I'll have a bit of a wait because I wait for the paperbacks. Is it good so far?

Stephen King has a way of sucking me into his novels. I originally thought the book was going to be silly but now I'm hooked. I'm even sneaking in reading a few pages at work. Don't tell my boss

 

[SFG75]

Stephen King has a way of sucking me into his novels. I originally thought the book was going to be silly but now I'm hooked. I'm even sneaking in reading a few pages at work. Don't tell my boss

Way to stick it to "the man."

 

[StillILearn]

Way to stick it to "the man."

I understand that a huge percentage of bosses regularly monitor emails and personal computer use at work.

 

[blue cat]

I understand that a huge percentage of bosses regularly monitor emails and personal computer use at work.

Our IT Department at work had sent numerous emails about that...which is why I do my surfiing at home. They even block various sites from being viewed. A friend of mine at work went to check the lottery numbers and was denied access to the internet site.

 

[StillILearn]

Our IT Department at work had sent numerous emails about that...which is why I do my surfiing at home. They even block various sites from being viewed. A friend of mine at work went to check the lottery numbers and was denied access to the internet site.

Ah. The word has already gone out to the wise, then.

 

[SFG75]

Our IT Department at work had sent numerous emails about that...which is why I do my surfiing at home. They even block various sites from being viewed. A friend of mine at work went to check the lottery numbers and was denied access to the internet site.

My workplace does that as well. At the end of the year, a confidential report is sent to the big honcho by the IT guy, which lists all the URLs visited and contains a brief summary. I know this as I once dropped in to talk to the big cheese about adding a new extra-curricular program that I was eager to head. He left the room and I was able to spy the cover page of the report an arm's length from me.

On a somewhat related note, New York mayor Michael Bloomberg led reporters around some state office and came upon a worker who was playing solitaire. He took photos with the guy and then had some underling fetch-mokey fire the guy. If I remember correctly, he earned $27,000 a year. Now where I live, that is decent money, but in New York City, it's payment straight out of The Jungle. I would've played card games on the computer too for that amount. clickety