Topic: What are you doing right now?

[smokester]

Shoulda gotten it right first time. Bloody builders.

The property was huge and my brief contained all the major work. Once finished, you are left with an artist's brush touching up all the knicks and knacks that become like painting the Golden Gate bridge.

[goldshirt*9]

The property was huge and my brief contained all the major work. Once finished, you are left with an artist's brush touching up all the knicks and knacks that become like painting the Golden Gate bridge.

start one side to the other and then back to the beginning then back to the other side then back to the.....
I know what you mean.

[6pairsofshoes]

The property was huge and my brief contained all the major work. Once finished, you are left with an artist's brush touching up all the knicks and knacks that become like painting the Golden Gate bridge.

I had a great uncle who once worked as a painter on the Golden Gate Bridge.  I think he was a frustrated artist.  He used to draw cartoons on the asphalt of the street for us.  I remember him drawing Popeye and Olive Oyl. 

[6pairsofshoes]

Excuses, excuses. Bloody builders.

(The Forth Rail Bridge used to be the metric for continuous labour - when did this change?)

May 28, 1937, apparently.  Isn't the Firth of Forth a place similar to the Golden Gate?  Opening from a bay (tidal estuary) to an ocean?  The currents are very intense and there are rapid changes in weather there.

What am I doing?  Round three of my insanely complex income taxes.  We have to submit about 15 schedules, no kidding, and to three separate states.  Back to the slog.  It's due tomorrow, thank god, so there will be an end to this.

[smokester]

Excuses, excuses. Bloody builders.

(The Forth Rail Bridge used to be the metric for continuous labour - when did this change?)

I don't give excuses, I give "explanations".

One could say they're cleverly disguised excuses, but that way round it's the client that has to make the decision once all the information and options are available to them. My conscience stays clear.

[6pairsofshoes]

The day Volkswagen was founded? Wow, what a coincidence.

What a coincidence indeed.  If only I could find an image of a Volkswagen driving across the Golden Gate bridge on opening day...
http://goldengate.org/exhibits/images/facts-and-figures-opening-day.jpg?pda=true

[goldshirt*9]

basking in the  sunshine while it lasts

[smokester]

basking in the  sunshine while it lasts

If it lasts till Friday, everyone will be complaining about the heat.

[8ullfrog]

So there is this guy, criminal really, who uses my phone number for poo. My phone company charges $15 to change numbers, so I just curse at whoever calls me looking for him. It's kinda fun. Collection threats and Lawyers abound, and I just told walgreens that I think he's a real damn' piece of poo.

Apparently he either hits people with cars, or is hit by cars frequently. Reminds me of the insurance scam activity in saints row.

I'd love to talk to the guy for five minutes, to explain my displeasure with him.

I did have fun cursing at the Florida power and light employee who said he was going to ruin my credit. I guarantee the bumper car fool had poo credit to begin with.

[6pairsofshoes]

This sounds like identity theft to me.  I'd try calling the phone company, explaining what was happening and asking for help.

I'm learning how to use an HP12C financial calculator. It has a memory and is programmable in a cool retro 1980's techie way.  It's still very much in use.  Somebody on Freecycle gave it to me to help with an applied math course I'm taking.  Big fun.

[8ullfrog]

That's how I found out they charge $15 to change the number.

Reddit has a section showing texts where girls give out wrong numbers on purpose, funny stuff

Old tech really does have a charm. I've played my 89 gameboy a lot more than my psp 3000 (mainly because the 3000 blocks homebrew, but I think I prefer simple games while mobile.

Plus, your new skill is useful and applicable. Sometimes I lose to myself in tetris, damn s pieces.

I made a noodle dish for dinner, but did not enjoy it. Otherwise, nothing interesting to report.

[goldshirt*9]

recovering from spending the weekend on a friends narrowboat, with a couple of beer festivals thrown in for fun.

[smokester]

recovering from spending the weekend on a friends narrowboat, with a couple of beer festivals thrown in for fun.

Wow! those narrowboats must be spacious.

[goldshirt*9]

micro is the way to go 

[smokester]

I'm currently on an East coast train on the way to Newcastle.

Not a nice day as I'm travelling to the funeral of a good friend of mine who took his own life on the 11th.

Not really looking forward to this at all.