In reply to DarkMonohue :
Uhhh, you don't happen to work for a Maryland-based firm with the initials "GA", do you?
Because I could have been one of the mercurial architects in your drama there, this week.
To be fair, the engineers were at least 3 weeks or a month behind.
Duke said:In reply to DarkMonohue :
Uhhh, you don't happen to work for a Maryland-based firm with the initials "GA", do you?
Because I could have been one of the mercurial architects in your drama there, this week.
To be fair, the engineers were at least 3 weeks or a month behind.
Negative, sir. Wrong end of the country. We are on schedule, despite the fact that the architect continues to invent new and unnecessary deliverables, and has made a hobby of moving the goalposts. They just refuse to put their pencils down.
We aren't even contracted with the arch. We're contracted with the GC. If anyone is driving this bus, I don't know who they are. This whole project has been a surreal game of telephone.
I messed up the roux or didn't have the cream and milk warm enough before it was added.
The cheese for the baked Mac & cheese didn't melt and ended up lumpy gooey playdough instead of a creamy cheese sauce to mix with the pasta before putting on the smoker.
I was able to "salvage" it by breaking the cheese into crumbles to mix with the pasta. It seemed to be well received and not just people being polite, since most took some home with the rest of their leftovers.
It bugs me that I messed it up even thought no one else but my wife knew.
Facebook marketplace buying used wheels. Or at least trying to.
In reply to Dusterbd13 :
I was selling some Suburban K2500 wheels. 8 bolt wheels.
Guy asks me if they'll fit his 4-runner.
I asked him how many bolts hold the wheels on his 4-runner.
6
Then why the f--- are you asking stupid questions?
The family trying to "help" me with Thanksgiving dinner tonight. The "help" made more work than if they had just left me alone to do it. Dinner was delicious and fairly on time, but far more stress because of the "help" and the things they brought themselves that were "done, just need to be heated".
It doesn't help that my wife's sisters kids are basically uncontrollable, somewhat due to their neurodivergence, and can apparently shriek and volumes only previously known to air raid sirens.
Sonic said:The family trying to "help" me with Thanksgiving dinner tonight. The "help" made more work than if they had just left me alone to do it. Dinner was delicious and fairly on time, but far more stress because of the "help" and the things they brought themselves that were "done, just need to be heated".
It doesn't help that my wife's sisters kids are basically uncontrollable, somewhat due to their neurodivergence, and can apparently shriek and volumes only previously known to air raid sirens.
I really hate cooking with anyone else. When I am cooking, especially if it is something that requires a lot of attention (timing, multiple dishes, or reading a recipe), I usually end up hyperfixating on the task and any time anyone asks me anything it really bugs me as it pulls me out of the zone, my reply will sound like I'm frustrated, and then I get admonished for being an shiny happy person (which I usually am in that situation).
The other part of it is that our kitchen isn't big enough for the one of us, so there is simply no space for two adults to be working.
Clean VIN, no title
Lost title, stop asking for it.
Have keys, no title.
Lost title haven't had time to replace (In CT you can request a new title in 10 minutes online. You know if you're the legal owner..)
Owned the car since 2015, no title.
WTF is wrong with people. I get that it happens sometimes, the New Beetle I bought didn't have a title, but I just bought it for parts so it wasn't an issue. But today especially it's been about 75% of cars I've looked at, no title.
I'm not bright enough to go to bed when I should. Last night, fed, showered, ready for bed at 10. Sit down in my recliner, turn on YouTube and get involved in an old guy from New Hampshire repairing old furniture. Realize after a while that I should go to bed. Look at the clock as Ai climb into bed, 4:22... alarm is at 5:45.
I'm curious how many episodes of old guy furniture restoration I "watched"...
In reply to dan0 :
Other side of that:
"Runs great, just needs (battery / ignition module / other random part) $2500 firm"
If it's good and you want "not broken" car money for it, replace that $100 part like an adult.
In reply to Streetwiseguy :
I'm impressed by your commitment to distracted YouTube viewing to make it past 4am. When I get into that cycle I only go until about 1am.
In reply to dan0 :
Those "Shorts" they've started playing are treacherous. Oh, I'll just watch this 3 minute comedy bit, oh, a 5 minute vid on Char B armament, courtroom lawyer drama, Scottish castles, compound piston steam locomotives, history of Hotwheels-HOLY berkeley, ITS 5AM!
ShawnG said:In reply to dan0 :
Other side of that:
"Runs great, just needs (battery / ignition module / other random part) $2500 firm"
If it's good and you want "not broken" car money for it, replace that $100 part like an adult.
My take on that is that the seller knows replacing the part will only expose other stuff that's broken. If they don't replace the part they can always hide behind the "hey, I'm not a mechanic" defense.
Yes, I have a somewhat dim view of my fellow humans. Unfortunately it's mostly based on experience.
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