Spontanous reboot

[ElviraGoth]

LOL!

"You screwed up this computer totally.  Please keep your idiot hands off my mouse."

[ZephyrZodiac]

And I'll bet your vice-president know-all has a yes-woman for a wife!  Sounds the sort of man who, when going out in his wife or girlfriend's car because his is in for service, automatically assumes he has the driving seat!

[ElviraGoth]

Not sure.  Unfortunately, his wife has that disease that makes her muscles gradually harden, like stone.  I can't think what it's called off hand.  She doesn't drive much, but she also won't let him go to the doctor with her, so she must still be able to drive some.  He's pretty much in his own little world when it comes to work right now.

But he's the kind of guy who doesn't take suggestions well when it comes to work.  We have the "old boy network" kind of business when it comes to the top positions.  If you're a man, your input means a lot.  If you're a woman, you're there to make the company look good on paper whether in a management position or just one of the peons.  You can suggest anything you want, it just gets ignored.  Your job is to just do your job and be quiet about it.

Oh, and he's the son of the owner.  So that says a lot right there.

[ZephyrZodiac]

Well, yes, it would, wouldn't it!  I hope you're looking around for something more challenging elsewhere, where your input would be appreciated!

[J. M. Pescado]

Not sure.  Unfortunately, his wife has that disease that makes her muscles gradually harden, like stone.  I can't think what it's called off hand.  She doesn't drive much, but she also won't let him go to the doctor with her, so she must still be able to drive some.  He's pretty much in his own little world when it comes to work right now.

That's a disease? I thought that was called "exercise"?

[MsMaria]

I think in the wife;s case it's called Scleroderma.

[ElviraGoth]

Yes, I think that's it.  We were told about it over a year ago, and though I knew it I just couldn't think of it.  I just remember them talking about it being called the "statue" disease, because eventually the muscles calcify(?) to the point where the person can't move.

[ZephyrZodiac]

That's very sad, I hope they find a cure for the disease before it's too late for her.  And I suppose, in a way, it explains her husband being insensitive to the feelings of his office staff.

[ElviraGoth]

Yeah, it's sad but she's a real trooper about it.  I've only met her once or twice, but she's a real nice person.

And you can tell when she's had a bad night or day because he doesn't talk much the next day.  I can usually get him in some kind of conversation about nothing in particular when things are okay, but he kind of stays to himself when things are rough for her.  I've gotten to know when it's okay to chat and when it's not.

[J. M. Pescado]

That's very sad, I hope they find a cure for the disease before it's too late for her.  And I suppose, in a way, it explains her husband being insensitive to the feelings of his office staff.

According to my information, this condition is genetic, and as such, there is no cure but death. In order to defeat it, everyone who has it must be prevented from reproducing.

[ZephyrZodiac]

Well, if they can't cure it, maybe they will find a way of slowing its progress down. 

[ElviraGoth]

As I understand it, it's a long, slow process and difficult to diagnose because some of the early signs could be symptoms of other things.  I think they determined that she'd had the actual disease 8 years before they figured out what it was.  A lot of doctors later!

And they have 3 sons, all nearly grown now.  Unfortunate to think that they'll pass this along.  And who knows if any of her family before her had it.  They may not have even known!

[ZephyrZodiac]

I doubt things like that will remain such a problem for many more generations though!  Genetics has come a long way in a very short time and most of these kind of diseases and conditions will become a thing of the past.