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[TCB]

Do you have any plans for  New Years Eve?

I don’t do anything, and I never go out on New Year’s Eve.

[vixmom]

Although since quitting back in 1986 I cannot abide the smell of cigarettes either

My mom quit in 1984, about a month before my niece was born.  It took quite a few months, but my mom no longer likes the smell, either.

Although every once in a while I get a strong urge tohave a cigarette

[George]

Hi, vixmom!  Hi, George!

Hi, Tom!  Hi, Vixmom!

[TCB]

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[vixmom]

I have not yet succumbed to the urge

[vixmom]

I assume it would  taste horrible, but I don't dare take the chance that I would once again become addicted

[TCB]

I quit smoking in February of 1995.

[George]

I was told , unofficially, by the outgoing lady that traditionally the office closes early on New Years Eve

The libraries that normally stay open until 7:00 pm (including the headquarters where I work) have to close at 6:00 on New Year's Eve.  And we don't get the hour for free.  We have to either get to work early, or work an extra hour sometime that week, or take vacation.

[TCB]

I was given a one year extension after my mom was killed.

[vixmom]

Do you have any plans for  New Years Eve?

I don’t do anything, and I never go out on New Year’s Eve.

We used to have an open house in New Years Eve with a buffet and we would play games like Jenga and wrap up by about 1 am

[George]

I have not yet succumbed to the urge

Good for you!

[vixmom]

Then the next morning we would all meet up again for brunch

[TCB]

Why do you have to close at six?

[George]

I don't think that my family is going to get together this New Year's Eve, like we have in the past.  I don't have any other plans (yet), so who knows what I'll be doing.

[TCB]

New Year’s Day Brunch sounds fun.

[vixmom]

We stopped doing that after I changed jobs because we always worked a full day New Year's Eve , at my previous office I had always had New Year's Eve off

[TCB]

Any day that I can eat a lot of food, and not cook, sounds fun to me.

[vixmom]

I was told , unofficially, by the outgoing lady that traditionally the office closes early on New Years Eve

The libraries that normally stay open until 7:00 pm (including the headquarters where I work) have to close at 6:00 on New Year's Eve.  And we don't get the hour for free.  We have to either get to work early, or work an extra hour sometime that week, or take vacation.

That's odd

[George]

Why do you have to close at six?

The building will "officially" be closed at 6:00, which just means that we can't work past then...really meaning having any time on our time sheets past six that night.  There isn't anyone making us actually get out of the building by exactly 6:00 pm.  It's all on the honor system.

[vixmom]

I was given a one year extension after my mom was killed.

I don't understand but maybe I am too sleepy, an extension of what?

[jan]

I don't go anywhere New Year's Eve either.  Too many crazies out there.

[George]

I was told , unofficially, by the outgoing lady that traditionally the office closes early on New Years Eve

The libraries that normally stay open until 7:00 pm (including the headquarters where I work) have to close at 6:00 on New Year's Eve.  And we don't get the hour for free.  We have to either get to work early, or work an extra hour sometime that week, or take vacation.

That's odd

Yup.  They say that they want us to be "safe," but really what difference will one hour make?

[TCB]

It doesn’t sound like an honor to keep working and not get paid.

[vixmom]

I wonder if it's too late to organize a brunch get together ....I'll have to speak to Vixdad in the morning and see what he thinks

[vixmom]

It doesn’t sound like an honor to keep working and not get paid.

Having had that "honor" for many years, I agree

[TCB]

I was given a one year extension after my mom was killed.

I don't understand but maybe I am too sleepy, an extension of what?

An extension from trying to quit smoking.

[George]

It doesn’t sound like an honor to keep working and not get paid.

I know!

[vixmom]

I was given a one year extension after my mom was killed.

I don't understand but maybe I am too sleepy, an extension of what?

An extension from trying to quit smoking.

Ah!

[George]

Well...

[George]

...since we're so close...