Mentor Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 Re: The cranky thread Funny how people keep using UPS to send flaming bags of dog poop' date=' isn't it?[/quote'] Apparantly the dead give away from the sound of the huge truck was only marginally worse than my brothers and I chortling and guffawing with glee when we did it. We always got caught. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 Re: The cranky thread ...It's poop, Martha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 Re: The cranky thread I'm on a first name basis with my UPS guy ... of course, he knows I'm not home at his delivery time and nicely puts the packages on the porch. But then - in order to see anything on my porch you have to leave the street so, no targets of opportunity stealing my packages. Was a time they'd put it around back. Also - I love the "put the weclome mat over the massive box" trick, hides it oh so well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zornwil Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Re: The cranky thread Our UPS guys put the package on the porch and to the side so it isn't immediately visible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Re: The cranky thread At least I got my package today, so I won't complain about it any more. The freaks on the train today are another matter entirely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narratio Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Re: The cranky thread So the client said, "Better allow for a 10kV overhead line to run in that pipeline corridor." I gave him the old raised eyebrow. "Sorry? What for?" "Well, of course we're not going to ever put one in, the pipeline is 300kM long after all, but we have to show that there's a provision for it." "What for?" "Well, we have to make provision for supplying local villages along teh pipeline with power." "Okay, so where will we hook up power generation?" "Well, we won't." My bewilderment was approaching record levels for a Friday morning. So we make allowances in the 150M wide, 300kM pipeline corridor for a 10kV overhead line that will never be built, has nowhere to tie into and, due to it's length, could just about supply a volt, maybe 2 at the far end. I hate it when politics gets into engineering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Re: The cranky thread I notice these boards run slowly for me. Sometimes, I can't even give rep until I refresh the page. Heck. just now, it took forever to refresh the page. I got an error message, and I couldn't get back in for a few minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Re: The cranky thread That was a pretty ordinary birthday. Heck, it didn't even feel like a birthday, just like any other day, other than having a lot of strangers (who I'm actually related to, but who didn't actually talk to me) in my house for a few hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Re: The cranky thread That was a pretty ordinary birthday. Heck' date=' it didn't even feel like a birthday, just like any other day, other than having a lot of strangers (who I'm actually related to, but who didn't actually talk to me) in my house for a few hours.[/quote'] Happy, belated birthday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Re: The cranky thread Our water heater started leaking last evening, so we shut it off from both water & gas lines. Since I can't stand cold showers, I skipped it this morning. So I am itchy and scratchy, and their off-camera cousin stinky. I don't belong to a gym, but there's a city pool about six blocks away. I expect I'll go swimming a couple of times this weekend, unless the service dudes are faster than I expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Re: The cranky thread Dear co-workers: I've given up trying to get you to help make my job easier. I would settle, quite happily, if you'd stop making it so much more difficult. For instance: today, when I was register training the guy in the gizmo department who's been here for months and never gotten the training? That's a BAD time to direct phone calls to him. And when he ignores the first, "Hey, take a phone call on 515," that's a strong hint that he's BUSY! Coming up to him five minutes later when he's in the middle of finally getting the hang of using the register and berating him about "She's been on the phone for fifteen minutes!" is, at best, rude, and at worst, sabotage. Take a message, dumba**. And boss? Time to remove the stick. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebeccared50 Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Re: The cranky thread Please, please, please stop telling the guy that needs to talk to the tech floor that I'll call him right back... I can't to anything about it, I promise... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Re: The cranky thread That was a pretty ordinary birthday. Heck' date=' it didn't even feel like a birthday, just like any other day, other than having a lot of strangers (who I'm actually related to, but who didn't actually talk to me) in my house for a few hours.[/quote'] Belated Happy Birthday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Re: The cranky thread That was a pretty ordinary birthday. Heck' date=' it didn't even feel like a birthday, just like any other day, other than having a lot of strangers (who I'm actually related to, but who didn't actually talk to me) in my house for a few hours.[/quote'] Happy birthday, old man! You may have posted in the cranky thread, but your birthday sounds like a dream come true for me. My birthdays come with sufficient family obligations that I spend the weekends on either end of it at some dinner or party. I know, boo hoo, cry you a river, but all I really want to do is lie on the couch and read a book. Or, gods forfend, watch a football game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Re: The cranky thread Happy birthday' date=' old man! You may have posted in the cranky thread, but your birthday sounds like a dream come true for me. My birthdays come with sufficient family obligations that I spend the weekends on either end of it at some dinner or party. I know, boo hoo, cry you a river, but all I really want to do is lie on the couch and [i']read a book.[/i] Or, gods forfend, watch a football game. Despite being sick, I did what I like to do on my birthday: stay home, forget about the outside world, and eat pizza. Considering all the obnoxious jerks I encountered the last two days, I wish I could have done that all week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewing Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Re: The cranky thread As I was trying to head into the office to finish my logs and go home, two young men thought it was funny to shine a portable spotlight in my eyes as I drove past! Unable to catch them, my left eye still hurts 90 minutes later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewing Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Re: The cranky thread CRAPOLA! due to the above mentioned idiots and the delay in paperwork,(finished about 5 minutes ago) it is too late for me to buy beer on the way home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdamnhero Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Re: The cranky thread Freakin' United! My flight home yesterday was... (anyone? anyone? Bueler?) Cancelled, that's right. Reason given? Weather. Tho just like Tuesday, every other airline seemed to be flying just fine. Fortunately, I was able to squeeze onto a Midwest flight, so I only got home about 5 hours late. Oh then this morning, my paragliding instructor forgot to let me know class was cancelled this morning due to an expected front. So I get up early and drive all the way up to Boulder for nothing. Oh and the storm front? Still hasn't materialized... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zornwil Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 Re: The cranky thread Despite being sick, I did what I like to do on my birthday: stay home, forget about the outside world, and eat pizza. Considering all the obnoxious jerks I encountered the last two days, I wish I could have done that all week. I enjoy birthdays like that, too, though I usually opt for Subway or something similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinKitty Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Re: The cranky thread I sleep very poorly. It makes me cranky. I have sleep medication, but I have a sneaking suspicion it does more harm than good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Re: The cranky thread I sleep very poorly. It makes me cranky. I have sleep medication' date=' but I have a sneaking suspicion it does more harm than good. [/quote'] I have the same problem. I normally sleep 4-5 hours a night. Last night, I got up to 7 hours, but I was actually more tired at work today than normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zornwil Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Re: The cranky thread Sometimes if I"m too well-rested I'm so hyper it's annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Re: The cranky thread I sleep very poorly. It makes me cranky. I have sleep medication' date=' but I have a sneaking suspicion it does more harm than good. [/quote'] Try eating turkey for the tryptophan and wash it down with some red wine, it's full of melatonin which is supposed to be a sleep hormone. Don't let it become a habit though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Re: The cranky thread I seem to be coming down with some low-grade crud my kids brought home from school. Children are the plague rats of post-WW2 America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Re: The cranky thread For my birthday I just want to eat pizza and nail a supermodel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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