Old Man Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Re: The cranky thread So the damage to the car is up to $9000 and counting. Nice to know it's coming out of the other guy's insurance. You know it's bad when the assessor sees the car and blurts, "Are you sure no one got hurt?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Re: The cranky thread So the damage to the car is up to $9000 and counting. Nice to know it's coming out of the other guy's insurance. You know it's bad when the assessor sees the car and blurts, "Are you sure no one got hurt?" Yikes. Been there, though with mine it was "And you survived?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshairCollie Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Re: The cranky thread So the damage to the car is up to $9000 and counting. Nice to know it's coming out of the other guy's insurance. You know it's bad when the assessor sees the car and blurts, "Are you sure no one got hurt?" You should have said, "no, no, the line is 'NOBODY COULD HAVE SURVIVED THAT!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klytus Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Re: The cranky thread OK, folks. When you leave a message on the emergency hotline, there are two very important things I need: 1) your name, and 2) your phone#. Please skip the 2-minute rambling message about the nature of the problem, how critical it it is, your personal feelings about it, how this always happens at the worst moments, yadda yadda yadda. When I call you, I'm just going to ask for more detail about the problem, anyway, to verify that this truly is an emergency. However, if I cannot understand you when you give me the phone#, or if the # you leave me is no good, then guess what? I can't call you back! And, if I cannot understand your name because you mumble with an accent thicker than London fog, I can't look you up in the system to track you down, either. Ergo, your "emergency" goes unaddressed, you get mad at us for ignoring you, and then you complain to my boss. This means I have to let him listen to the saved recording of your non-message, which only further cements the notion that if you are too incompetent to leave a comprehensible voice mail, no wonder you're having a problem with whatever system you are trying to get to work but can't. After three days of this, I'm about ready to take up drinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiggins Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Re: The cranky thread I'm setting up beehives this spring. I was installing the wax foundation sheets into the frames. When I got done for the evening I stacked them neetly in the corner of my living room. The next afternoon I noticed that my cat had discovered them and did what cats do. He hopped on top, tearing 7 sheets. I managed to fit it back to gether but couldn't reinstall all the reinforceing wires. I hope the bees will be able to fix them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinKitty Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Re: The cranky thread The whole area is shut down due to snow and I'm bored and hungry. I want cheese fondue and chocolate fondue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Re: The cranky thread After three days of this, I'm about ready to take up drinking. I think it's about time the power went out at your house, preventing you from charging the phone. Dig? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klytus Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Re: The cranky thread I think it's about time the power went out at your house' date=' preventing you from charging the phone. Dig?[/quote'] ~chuckles~ If only it were that easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 Re: The cranky thread So my brother actually went down to see our mother about a week or two ago and had the nerve to say that the letter he wrote her was true. (It was not and she never replied). Somehow he could not understand why she hadn't. And anytime my mother mentioned me, he changed the subject. But what really ticked her off was that he told her that he had married his common law wife. Nearly three years ago, in Australia. And now he tells her. Neither side of the family has any relations in Australia so what they were doing getting married there is anyone's guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 Re: The cranky thread Dpression + nostalgia = bad combo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 Re: The cranky thread I wish I could let go of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 Re: The cranky thread So, the tag says, "Machine wash cold with like colors". On a plaid shirt. JoeG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 Re: The cranky thread I wish I could let go of things. I have the same problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshairCollie Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 Re: The cranky thread So, the tag says, "Machine wash cold with like colors". On a plaid shirt. JoeG Hope you're Scottish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 Re: The cranky thread Hope you're Scottish. Alas, no. My wife was a MacDonald of Clan Donald, however. On the laundry front, I have recently found that I own two plaid shirts (I think that my wife bought them, and forgot to give them to me). I've decided to wash them together, in case the first one gets lonely. JoeG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinKitty Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 Re: The cranky thread I feel old, fat and boring. Also useless. I feel like I died in 1990 and they just forgot to bury me. And it seems unfixable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 Re: The cranky thread You're not boring! Also if you died 20 years ago I'm sure you wouldn't smell so good. Seriously though, I know the feeling. I too am stuck in a rut. It's just a high-speed rut what with the kids, deteriorating house, and impossible workload. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 Re: The cranky thread Evr have one of those days when you're just off your game? I couldn't get the cobwebs out of my head today. I wasn't very effective at my job, which is bad when you're working with students. They're the ones who lose out, and that makes me feel bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burrito Boy Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Re: The cranky thread A few days ago I was telling a friend about the problems I've been having lately. His response was, "Do you have friends you can talk to?" Funny, I thought I was talking to a friend. Guess I was mistaken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshairCollie Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Re: The cranky thread A few days ago I was telling a friend about the problems I've been having lately. His response was' date=' "Do you have friends you can talk to?" Funny, I thought I [i']was[/i] talking to a friend. Guess I was mistaken. Ouch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinKitty Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Re: The cranky thread I'm so sad and messed up I'm sitting here cuddling a plush Rabies germ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Re: The cranky thread Last night, the total time I spent sleeping was measured in minutes, not hours. And I had to work today. Insomnia sucks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewing Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Re: The cranky thread I wish I could let go of things. I have the same problem. I was just mentioning on facebook that I have an almost photographic memory for all the times I have humiliated myself! oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewing Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Re: The cranky thread NOte to self: Maybe avoiding the Salisbury steak at the Dining Hall would be a good idea in future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Re: The cranky thread NOte to self: Maybe avoiding the Salisbury steak at the Dining Hall would be a good idea in future. It's almost always worth avoiding. And I'm not just saying that because I'm a vegetarian now. May have been one of the causes... And if you want to see ugly, vegetarian salisbury steak. Though it's pretty indistinguishable from the carnivore version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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