MisterVimes Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Re: The cranky thread So we got a quote from the vendor for three years of maintenance. We marked it up a couple points and passed it to the customer. They gave us a PO. We went back to the vendor to put through the maintenance order. Vendor says, "Sorry, that quote was for one year of the three years of maintenance. Even though the line item reads 'SA PREF AURA MAINT 3YR'. So you don't owe us $67k, you owe us $200k." Hilarity is underway. And that's when I call Legal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinKitty Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Re: The cranky thread Our place is cracking down on the parking which means we'd have to park one car right in front of the garage and one in the garage. This destroys all the convenience of having a garage. It is a one-car garage. So OddHat thinks he might give his car to our Niece who is 18 and we just both use the one car. We will wait and see if they really mean it this time. I think they do. OddHat says going down to one car is easier than moving. There are no apartments around here with two-car garages. We'll see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Re: The cranky thread And that's when I call Legal. Pfftt! That's when I call up "some guys I know" and explain the situation to them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Re: The cranky thread Pfftt! That's when I call up "some guys I know" and explain the situation to them.... You haven't met Legal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Re: The cranky thread Pfftt! That's when I call up "some guys I know" and explain the situation to them.... Can you get me their numbers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Re: The cranky thread Can you get me their numbers? I think 666 is the prefix... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Re: The cranky thread Pfftt! That's when I call up "some guys I know" and explain the situation to them.... "They show me no respec' ..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 Re: The cranky thread Laid off! Again! This will be the fifth time in my career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshairCollie Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 Re: The cranky thread Laid off! Again! This will be the fifth time in my career. Holy crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 Re: The cranky thread Laid off! Again! This will be the fifth time in my career. Damn. My condolences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 Re: The cranky thread Don't worry about it, guys. That was easily the worst job I have ever held. This way I get two months of "administrative leave" and a dinky severance, as opposed to what I'd have gotten if I'd just walked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmadanNaBriona Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 Re: The cranky thread Funemployemnt time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 Re: The cranky thread Don't worry about it' date=' guys. That was easily the worst job I have ever held. This way I get two months of "administrative leave" and a dinky severance, as opposed to what I'd have gotten if I'd just walked.[/quote'] That Georgia job is still on the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinKitty Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 Re: The cranky thread When I read or hear about someone mistreating or murdering pets I think of murder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 Re: The cranky thread That Georgia job is still on the table. I appreciate it, but if I could leave Hawaii I'd probably have done so by now already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 Re: The cranky thread I appreciate it' date=' but if I could leave Hawaii I'd probably have done so by now already.[/quote'] Understood. Good luck to you. Let us know if we can do anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 Re: The cranky thread There is "Les Miserables" fanfic. Seriously? I think I threw up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 Re: The cranky thread Les Miserables slashfic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 Re: The cranky thread Les Miserables slashfic. I hate you so much right now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klytus Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 Re: The cranky thread Les Miserables slashfic. What's the point of slashfic in a story where pretty much everyone dies, anyway? Or did I just answer my own question? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 Re: The cranky thread What's the point of slashfic in a story where pretty much everyone dies, anyway? Or did I just answer my own question? The ending pretty much is slash Marius/Cosette Mr/Mrs Thenardier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 Re: The cranky thread Now all you have to do is base it on the musical (rather than the novel) and add the lyrics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 Re: The cranky thread Wednesday evening I noticed some pain in my right shoulder near the site of the 2-year-old injury that caused some nerve damage that affects my shoulder, arm, wrist, pinky finger and half the one next to that. I don't know what caused it but I suspect a combination of nervous stress and repetitive stress. The pain was so severe it was causing nausea, something I had heard of but hadn't experienced until now. I went to the V.A. Urgent Care Clinic at Mather field (formerly known as Mather AFB) where, despite the heavy traffic they were experiencing, I got in and out in about six hours, half what I expected. They gave me a shot in my Rear Admiral and gave me instructions to treat this injury and avoid repeating the experience, and sent me home. My right arm is not as useful to me as it was before, so I'm using my left hand for the mouse right now and have my right arm in a sling. Fortunately I have learned to type one-handed (no, not because of that, but because I like to have a sandwich while I'm online)! A lot of my stress surfaced when I was trying to get the Sims working after a series of updates rendered the game unplayable. Due to the insidious nature of my illness, what should have produced relief that the game was working again was swamped by the feeling that something would go wrong again, probably as part of a fix prescribed by EA that has flaws of its own. One of my stress-relieving activities had become stressful. I noticed I was stressed; I pushed forward with projects I had been working on (making hunam analogues of Warner Brothers and Disney characters) and noticing stressful effects but ignored them, telling myself "I'm almost done. Just a little bit longer". In hindsight, there were lots of warning signs but I ignored them, not realizing their significance. If I don't post with much frequency as before over the bext few weeks now you know why. Once the stress is under control I should be back to my old self. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 Re: The cranky thread Monday. Troubleshooting. Located most likely fault after three hours of finagling. Will resort to stealing scrounging parts after lunch. Edited to add: nothing worth scrounging in the field; just rusty old junk covered with wasp nests. Found some stuff collecting dust in the shop, bashed together parts from three old contactors to make a "new" one that might do the job. Then the lightning and thunder started... ...I just love doing 480 volt 3-phase electrical work in a thunderstorm. Really. It's fun. Screw this I'm going home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megaplayboy Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 Re: The cranky thread Asking me how my April was is kinda like asking a Hiroshima resident in 1945 how their August was. Except for that one unexpected event, things were looking pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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