Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Considering the hours of the day you have said he is using his chainsaw - and the noise that makes, I really don't think he would have a leg to stand on regarding a noise complaint. When yours are locked up in the bard at night - even with the windows open - the barn and the fan running, blowing IN in the windows will do a lot to muffle the sounds and take the 'sharp edges' off of it.

Just as an CYA, though, I would start documenting the noise, burning, cutting, time, locations etc. in a permanent spiral bound notebook (not loose-leaf where pages can be added/subtracted). Keep detailed records! The loudest complainer and/or the one with the most evidence wins. Make sure you are the one to have the most evidence. I would also take pictures of the burn pile - proximity to tree-line and fence-line, and also note if he has a water source at burn pile. I don't know about with Canadian rules, but i my state you have to have a permit (restricted to spring UNLESS you have a farm ) either way, you MUST call and let FD know you are burning - and they can tell you know if it is severe wildfire alert conditions - AND you have to have a water source near the fire (garden hose, small pump (plug in or generator operated) with line to nearby stream or pond, etc. AND it must be a certain distance from any buildings, and a lesser distance from any trees not being burned.

Keep track of his burning, noises you have complained about, times, location, duration,etc. Unfortunately, my SOB Boss has taught me that I need to document, document, document. She has learned t NOT put anything in writing - so I follow up ALL meetings with her with an email stating 'this is what I understood you to say during out meeting 'in your office/in the hallway/phone , etc.)

for me, this does 2 things - put it in writing - which she usually ignores/won't respond to - that is tacit approval - OR she will deny, because she is aware it is completely wrong - then I have documentation that I CAN do X, Y, or Z, and she can't later try to turn it against me for doing it. (trust me, this is a constant battle of harassment. 'Why did you call in sick - you weren't sick - what was wrong - oh, just take 'X meds. she is aware that X meds does not work for me - commonly doesn't for people who are taking 'y' meds.) It doesn't matter that it is illegal to ask why someone is out sick as it is an invasion of personal privacy/medical conditions. AND our contract states that no notes are needed unless we will be out 3 or more days in a row. (and she is aware of that. If I call in 2 days in a row - rare, but does happen - she will say - 'You know you will need a dr. note if you are out again - so, you better get one or be here'. While it would be nice for a boss to remind you so you don't get into trouble if you don't have one (i.e. make sure you have an appointment scheduled or go to walk - in clinic), it is the tone - and the fact that she will deny she said it - that goes to the harassment piece. She got her hand slapped (though not fired, which she sould have been) when someone went to HR with over a half dozen emails that were harrassing and illegal - but she is protected and told the person filing claim 'oh, you just mis-understood her'...but Boss has NEVER put thing in writing since - and it has made the harrassment worse. A colleague of mine just tested pos. for Covid last Monday, and was VERY SICk (hence the testing int eh first place) texted boos. Boss CALLS back (not text - god forbid there be a record) and told her 'Covid protocols went away - you need to get your butt into work'

This person popped into my work zoom, in tears - she was so weak she needed help to get up and go to bathroom. She didn't know what to do. Well, the 'covid protocols' boss was talking about was that there was no longer a mandate to be vaccinated to be on campus/take in person courses. Our policy & Statewide policy is that if you test positive, you MUST stay put of work for 5 days. At that point, you can choose to either return to work and/or be retested - depending on symptoms. AND, it is illegal for Boss to request proof of Covid (invasion of HIPPA rights) Our state allows employees to just report that need to be out 5 days, and/or get a Dr. note stating needs to stay home/be out of work for 5 days. No reason should EVER be put on that. The ONLY time work needs information with DR. notes is if there is any accommodation needed, and then they only need limitations and/or accommodations medically/physically needed. They are NOT allowed to ask for specific condition(s).

Okay, I owe lots of tax for this off topic rambling:

A couple of chick pics, and one for Pony Sunday

Yes I learnt to document everything when I was a Nurse and was blamed for something - one o my patients had a mastectomy and the night Nurse told her it was a hack job and the surgeon was a butcher!

She was bawling when she told me what the Nurse said. I did the dressing and it was a horrendous wound, it had gone necrotic, but I told her that in a months time when the old stuff sloughed off and punk skin showed through it would be wonderful.

Couple days later my head nurse is tearing me up for saying I called the Dr a butcher and the Dr was furious with me! The patient had said it was me ! You see in my haste I neglected to document what the patient stated (I also didn’t want the other nurse to get on trouble), so I didn’t write it into my notes (bad Kelly!). Well I explained what had happened and who the other nurse was, I got a slap for not documenting it

About a month later I had that patient again and I did her dressing and I made a HIGE point of stating ‘didn’t I tell you it would look wonderful after the old stuff flew off, the other nurse was wrong about it’.

And I looked my patient right in the eye when I said it, and I knew, that she knew at that moment, she had named me incorrectly and that I knew she had blamed me. But I let it slide and I never mentioned it again to her. So yes I learned that documenting things means covering your butt!

Anyways I wasn’t afraid of no moron doctor- whiny princesses all of them!

Noise/crowing: my windows are all open in the barn, fans are on a timer and go off at midnight-ish, trust me the crowing in the morning is very very loud! I am about 400’ from the hen house window and I can hear Mr P and Penne clearly, and Rico in the Summer House (though not as loud). This is why I get up at around 5am so I can control their noise level, feed them, move them into a stall with treats feed and straw to keep them all occupied.

When all the hens are clamouring inside the barn, I can hear it here in the house over the TV - they are LOUD! I want to keep my neighbours off my back, so they can’t come whining to me about the noise.

Meanwhile I have dirt bikes buzzing all weekend, and kids screaming, chainsaw Earl doing his thing…. Sheesh! Who says the country is quiet?!

 

[Ponypoor]

Considering the hours of the day you have said he is using his chainsaw - and the noise that makes, I really don't think he would have a leg to stand on regarding a noise complaint. When yours are locked up in the bard at night - even with the windows open - the barn and the fan running, blowing IN in the windows will do a lot to muffle the sounds and take the 'sharp edges' off of it.

Just as an CYA, though, I would start documenting the noise, burning, cutting, time, locations etc. in a permanent spiral bound notebook (not loose-leaf where pages can be added/subtracted). Keep detailed records! The loudest complainer and/or the one with the most evidence wins. Make sure you are the one to have the most evidence. I would also take pictures of the burn pile - proximity to tree-line and fence-line, and also note if he has a water source at burn pile. I don't know about with Canadian rules, but i my state you have to have a permit (restricted to spring UNLESS you have a farm ) either way, you MUST call and let FD know you are burning - and they can tell you know if it is severe wildfire alert conditions - AND you have to have a water source near the fire (garden hose, small pump (plug in or generator operated) with line to nearby stream or pond, etc. AND it must be a certain distance from any buildings, and a lesser distance from any trees not being burned.

Keep track of his burning, noises you have complained about, times, location, duration,etc. Unfortunately, my SOB Boss has taught me that I need to document, document, document. She has learned t NOT put anything in writing - so I follow up ALL meetings with her with an email stating 'this is what I understood you to say during out meeting 'in your office/in the hallway/phone , etc.)

for me, this does 2 things - put it in writing - which she usually ignores/won't respond to - that is tacit approval - OR she will deny, because she is aware it is completely wrong - then I have documentation that I CAN do X, Y, or Z, and she can't later try to turn it against me for doing it. (trust me, this is a constant battle of harassment. 'Why did you call in sick - you weren't sick - what was wrong - oh, just take 'X meds. she is aware that X meds does not work for me - commonly doesn't for people who are taking 'y' meds.) It doesn't matter that it is illegal to ask why someone is out sick as it is an invasion of personal privacy/medical conditions. AND our contract states that no notes are needed unless we will be out 3 or more days in a row. (and she is aware of that. If I call in 2 days in a row - rare, but does happen - she will say - 'You know you will need a dr. note if you are out again - so, you better get one or be here'. While it would be nice for a boss to remind you so you don't get into trouble if you don't have one (i.e. make sure you have an appointment scheduled or go to walk - in clinic), it is the tone - and the fact that she will deny she said it - that goes to the harassment piece. She got her hand slapped (though not fired, which she sould have been) when someone went to HR with over a half dozen emails that were harrassing and illegal - but she is protected and told the person filing claim 'oh, you just mis-understood her'...but Boss has NEVER put thing in writing since - and it has made the harrassment worse. A colleague of mine just tested pos. for Covid last Monday, and was VERY SICk (hence the testing int eh first place) texted boos. Boss CALLS back (not text - god forbid there be a record) and told her 'Covid protocols went away - you need to get your butt into work'

This person popped into my work zoom, in tears - she was so weak she needed help to get up and go to bathroom. She didn't know what to do. Well, the 'covid protocols' boss was talking about was that there was no longer a mandate to be vaccinated to be on campus/take in person courses. Our policy & Statewide policy is that if you test positive, you MUST stay put of work for 5 days. At that point, you can choose to either return to work and/or be retested - depending on symptoms. AND, it is illegal for Boss to request proof of Covid (invasion of HIPPA rights) Our state allows employees to just report that need to be out 5 days, and/or get a Dr. note stating needs to stay home/be out of work for 5 days. No reason should EVER be put on that. The ONLY time work needs information with DR. notes is if there is any accommodation needed, and then they only need limitations and/or accommodations medically/physically needed. They are NOT allowed to ask for specific condition(s).

Okay, I owe lots of tax for this off topic rambling:

A couple of chick pics, and one for Pony Sunday

Your boss is a twit, how long before you can retire? We need to have a retirement party and make sure everyone knows she’s a twit before you leave

That sounded like the HR girl where I was working at jenoptic - she was a twit also.

 

[Ponypoor]

Considering the hours of the day you have said he is using his chainsaw - and the noise that makes, I really don't think he would have a leg to stand on regarding a noise complaint. When yours are locked up in the bard at night - even with the windows open - the barn and the fan running, blowing IN in the windows will do a lot to muffle the sounds and take the 'sharp edges' off of it.

Just as an CYA, though, I would start documenting the noise, burning, cutting, time, locations etc. in a permanent spiral bound notebook (not loose-leaf where pages can be added/subtracted). Keep detailed records! The loudest complainer and/or the one with the most evidence wins. Make sure you are the one to have the most evidence. I would also take pictures of the burn pile - proximity to tree-line and fence-line, and also note if he has a water source at burn pile. I don't know about with Canadian rules, but i my state you have to have a permit (restricted to spring UNLESS you have a farm ) either way, you MUST call and let FD know you are burning - and they can tell you 'no' if it is severe wildfire alert conditions - AND you have to have a water source near the fire (garden hose, small pump (plug in or generator operated) with line to nearby stream or pond, etc. AND it must be a certain distance from any buildings, and a lesser distance from any trees not being burned.

Keep track of his burning, noises you have complained about, times, location, duration, etc. Unfortunately, my SOB Boss has taught me that I need to document, document, document. She has learned to NOT put anything in writing - so I follow up ALL meetings with her with an email stating 'this is what I understood you to say during out meeting 'in your office/in the hallway/phone , etc.)

for me, this does 2 things - put it in writing - which she usually ignores/won't respond to - that is tacit approval - OR she will deny, because she is aware it is completely wrong - then I have documentation that I CAN do X, Y, or Z, and she can't later try to turn it against me for doing it. (trust me, this is a constant battle of harassment. 'Why did you call in sick - you weren't sick - what was wrong - oh, just take 'X meds. she is aware that X meds does not work for me - commonly doesn't for people who are taking 'y' meds.) It doesn't matter that it is illegal to ask why someone is out sick as it is an invasion of personal privacy/medical conditions. AND our contract states that no notes are needed unless we will be out 3 or more days in a row. (and she is aware of that. If I call in 2 days in a row - rare, but does happen - she will say - 'You know you will need a dr. note if you are out again - so, you better get one or be here'. While it would be nice for a boss to remind you so you don't get into trouble if you don't have one (i.e. make sure you have an appointment scheduled or go to walk - in clinic), it is the tone - and the fact that she will deny she said it - that goes to the harassment piece. She got her hand slapped (though not fired, which she should have been) when someone went to HR with over a half dozen emails that were harrassing and illegal - but she is protected and told the person filing claim 'oh, you just mis-understood her'...but Boss has NEVER put thing in writing since - and it has made the harrassment worse. A colleague of mine just tested pos. for Covid last Monday, and was VERY SICk (hence the testing in the first place) texted boss. Boss CALLS back (not text - god forbid there be a record) and told her 'Covid protocols went away - you need to get your butt into work'

This person popped into my work zoom, in tears - she was so weak she needed help to get up and go to bathroom. She didn't know what to do. Well, the 'covid protocols' boss was talking about was that there was no longer a mandate to be vaccinated to be on campus/take in person courses. Our policy & Statewide policy is that if you test positive, you MUST stay out of work for 5 days. At that point, you can choose to either return to work and/or be retested - depending on symptoms. AND, it is illegal for Boss to request proof of Covid (invasion of HIPPA rights) Our state allows employees to just report that need to be out 5 days, and/or get a Dr. note stating needs to stay home/be out of work for 5 days. No reason should EVER be put on that. The ONLY time work needs information with DR. notes is if there is any accommodation needed, and then they only need limitations and/or accommodations medically/physically needed. They are NOT allowed to ask for specific condition(s).

Okay, I owe lots of tax for this off topic rambling:

A couple of chick pics, and one for Pony Sunday

Oh those chicks are growing so big!
You ever think of putting that pony in a harness?

 

[Ponypoor]

Oh my, I was gone 2-3 days and there's no way I'll catch up! I'll read backwards in a bit.

For now, here's a little update on the triplets. Feathers! Wing feathers they're already using to flutter up to Mom's back. I think Uno is going to have white wings and Tres will have reddish ones. That's still about the only thing I can tell.

I wonder what she's saying to them here?

View attachment 3586961Look at all those Dos feathers!
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Whoa Nelly! Have they ever grown!!!! Isn’t it amazing when they grow so fast
They are just precious

 

[Ponypoor]

Happy Pony Sunday!!
Some deer I saw about 20 minutes ago in my grandmother's neighborhood.
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Oh how lucky

 

[RoyalChick]

Considering the hours of the day you have said he is using his chainsaw - and the noise that makes, I really don't think he would have a leg to stand on regarding a noise complaint. When yours are locked up in the bard at night - even with the windows open - the barn and the fan running, blowing IN in the windows will do a lot to muffle the sounds and take the 'sharp edges' off of it.

Just as an CYA, though, I would start documenting the noise, burning, cutting, time, locations etc. in a permanent spiral bound notebook (not loose-leaf where pages can be added/subtracted). Keep detailed records! The loudest complainer and/or the one with the most evidence wins. Make sure you are the one to have the most evidence. I would also take pictures of the burn pile - proximity to tree-line and fence-line, and also note if he has a water source at burn pile. I don't know about with Canadian rules, but i my state you have to have a permit (restricted to spring UNLESS you have a farm ) either way, you MUST call and let FD know you are burning - and they can tell you 'no' if it is severe wildfire alert conditions - AND you have to have a water source near the fire (garden hose, small pump (plug in or generator operated) with line to nearby stream or pond, etc. AND it must be a certain distance from any buildings, and a lesser distance from any trees not being burned.

Keep track of his burning, noises you have complained about, times, location, duration, etc. Unfortunately, my SOB Boss has taught me that I need to document, document, document. She has learned to NOT put anything in writing - so I follow up ALL meetings with her with an email stating 'this is what I understood you to say during out meeting 'in your office/in the hallway/phone , etc.)

for me, this does 2 things - put it in writing - which she usually ignores/won't respond to - that is tacit approval - OR she will deny, because she is aware it is completely wrong - then I have documentation that I CAN do X, Y, or Z, and she can't later try to turn it against me for doing it. (trust me, this is a constant battle of harassment. 'Why did you call in sick - you weren't sick - what was wrong - oh, just take 'X meds. she is aware that X meds does not work for me - commonly doesn't for people who are taking 'y' meds.) It doesn't matter that it is illegal to ask why someone is out sick as it is an invasion of personal privacy/medical conditions. AND our contract states that no notes are needed unless we will be out 3 or more days in a row. (and she is aware of that. If I call in 2 days in a row - rare, but does happen - she will say - 'You know you will need a dr. note if you are out again - so, you better get one or be here'. While it would be nice for a boss to remind you so you don't get into trouble if you don't have one (i.e. make sure you have an appointment scheduled or go to walk - in clinic), it is the tone - and the fact that she will deny she said it - that goes to the harassment piece. She got her hand slapped (though not fired, which she should have been) when someone went to HR with over a half dozen emails that were harrassing and illegal - but she is protected and told the person filing claim 'oh, you just mis-understood her'...but Boss has NEVER put thing in writing since - and it has made the harrassment worse. A colleague of mine just tested pos. for Covid last Monday, and was VERY SICk (hence the testing in the first place) texted boss. Boss CALLS back (not text - god forbid there be a record) and told her 'Covid protocols went away - you need to get your butt into work'

This person popped into my work zoom, in tears - she was so weak she needed help to get up and go to bathroom. She didn't know what to do. Well, the 'covid protocols' boss was talking about was that there was no longer a mandate to be vaccinated to be on campus/take in person courses. Our policy & Statewide policy is that if you test positive, you MUST stay out of work for 5 days. At that point, you can choose to either return to work and/or be retested - depending on symptoms. AND, it is illegal for Boss to request proof of Covid (invasion of HIPPA rights) Our state allows employees to just report that need to be out 5 days, and/or get a Dr. note stating needs to stay home/be out of work for 5 days. No reason should EVER be put on that. The ONLY time work needs information with DR. notes is if there is any accommodation needed, and then they only need limitations and/or accommodations medically/physically needed. They are NOT allowed to ask for specific condition(s).

Okay, I owe lots of tax for this off topic rambling:

A couple of chick pics, and one for Pony Sunday

Your boss sounds beyond awful. It is disappointing she hasn't been properly disciplined for bullying at work. Are there no 360 feedback systems in use? They are considered quite normal for managers.

 

[featherhead007]

Rain….

In the past few days I have had 4” of it.

Today I had 1.5” again and it’s flooded everything.

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It’s safe to say the chooks were not trying to get outside any further today

Tax
Muffy - gosh she is another cutie pie
Not sure who the egg mama is but I suspect it’s Whiskers as she has the beard and cheek muffs like Muffy does
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[featherhead007]

Mutton chops.

 

[featherhead007]

Nope, tufts are this:
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These are muffs: (think: @BY Bob 's Aurora)

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Think: Fluffy handlbar/Imperial (Tufts) versus the Walrus/Lampshade (muffs)

You people are making me crazy!

 

[featherhead007]

Beard and Muffs

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Exceptionally pretty beard and miffs!