Author Topic: what time it is (Read 1209 times)

Eel O'Brian · « **on:** July 31, 2010, 05:20:57 PM »

- 14 hour days for the past 15 days straight, looking at another two weeks of it
- office

es nitpicking every little thing and holding up progress as only clueless office

es can
- flat tire on thursday in the pouring rain
- second flat tire (different tire, hooray for change) a mile down the road today

it's beer o'clock, i plan on falling asleep tonight with the bottle still in my mouth

fuck summer, just fuck it right in the ass

Positive Touch · « **Reply #1 on:** July 31, 2010, 05:24:27 PM »

good for you turning to alcohol, the only true cure for the blues!

lennedsay · « **Reply #2 on:** July 31, 2010, 05:27:01 PM »

Beware: One of the boys accidentally picked up a 12 pack of Busch NA last night instead of regular Busch. What a way to end the week.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #3 on:** July 31, 2010, 05:29:01 PM »

Quote from: lennedsay on July 31, 2010, 05:27:01 PM

Beware: One of the boys accidentally picked up a 12 pack of Busch NA last night instead of regular Busch. What a way to end the week.

No one drinks Busch for the taste. What's the point?

lennedsay · « **Reply #4 on:** July 31, 2010, 05:55:09 PM »

Well no. They drink it to get drunk for relatively cheap. Cheaper than Budweiser, tastes better than Bud Light, goes down better than Milwaukee's Best or Natty Light. We do live in St. Louis, so it's consistently on sale around here.

They alternate it with the amazing homebrew we make in the basement.

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #5 on:** July 31, 2010, 05:57:08 PM »

I'm jealous

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #6 on:** July 31, 2010, 06:04:17 PM »

Quote from: lennedsay on July 31, 2010, 05:55:09 PM

Well no. They drink it to get drunk for relatively cheap. Cheaper than Budweiser, tastes better than Bud Light, goes down better than Milwaukee's Best or Natty Light. We do live in St. Louis, so it's consistently on sale around here.

They alternate it with the amazing homebrew we make in the basement.

Well yeah, Busch is crap, but I actually meant Non Alcoholic Busch. Why is it even made?

lennedsay · « **Reply #7 on:** July 31, 2010, 06:11:05 PM »

Oh fuck if I know. I can't even properly form sentences to explain my confusion by the whole thing.

Busch NA = Busch Not Allowed in this fucking house

But yea, if anybody wants a 12-er of BuschNA, I'll ship it to you for cheap.

According to the box (that's in pristine, unopened condition btw) there could be around 0.5% alcohol by volume.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #8 on:** July 31, 2010, 06:38:34 PM »

Costco had cases of Ninkasi Total Domination IPA

Hell yeah!

Boogie · « **Reply #9 on:** July 31, 2010, 06:55:38 PM »

Quote from: Eel O'Brian on July 31, 2010, 05:20:57 PM

- 14 hour days for the past 15 days straight, looking at another two weeks of it

paid overtime, or no?

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #10 on:** July 31, 2010, 07:09:38 PM »

i work for myself, so no

the worst part is that the hours are scattered - a few in the morning, a few at night, rest of the time either napping or sitting around with my thumb up my ass waiting for the maintenance/carpet/tile dudes to finish whatever they're doing

cruising on about 4-5 hrs of sleep a night

the best part of living where you work is you're only a few feet away from the job

the worst part of living where you work is you're only a few feet away from the job

Boogie · « **Reply #11 on:** July 31, 2010, 07:12:08 PM »

that sucks man.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #12 on:** July 31, 2010, 07:15:20 PM »

well, it's only for a few weeks, i'm just venting a bit, mostly because of the nitpicking

the office

es always pick this time of year, when everyone's busting their ass and on edge, to get hypercritical and micromanage everyone to the point that it just makes everything take forever

i am going to post a message i got on my answering machine last night, once i edit out the names and such, and you will clearly understand the insanity i am exposed to on a daily basis around here

Akala · « **Reply #13 on:** July 31, 2010, 07:23:27 PM »

sucks, but at least you're busy? didn't you say work was slow a while back?

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haha I hate it when people tell me that when I bitch about work. sorry

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Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #14 on:** July 31, 2010, 07:26:34 PM »

i'm not really complaining about the long hours, and i need the $crooge, it's just the chickenshit that goes along with it that is such a drag

Akala · « **Reply #15 on:** July 31, 2010, 07:28:21 PM »

I feel you. $:-\$

lennedsay · « **Reply #16 on:** July 31, 2010, 07:31:49 PM »

I'd rather work 14 hour days with no bullshit than 4 hour days with total bullshit. Unfortunately, I usually end up working 14 hour days with total bullshit. I feel your pain. :'(

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #17 on:** July 31, 2010, 07:33:38 PM »

sounds like SOMEONE has a case of the mondays!

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- "feels bad, man"

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Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #18 on:** July 31, 2010, 08:06:31 PM »

keep in mind that the following request was made two days after i had been chickenshitted in a nasty manner with complaints about an unfinished job (in other words, complaints about stuff that was going to get done anyway because, you know, i hadn't fucking finished the job yet)

this was received at about 1 this morning

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1006274/wtf_roaches.mp3

...

...

there just aren't enough ...s

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #19 on:** July 31, 2010, 08:08:32 PM »

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #20 on:** July 31, 2010, 08:12:27 PM »

"I'm sorry, this is going to sound totally crazy but is there any way possible you would consider dying in a fire?"

lennedsay · « **Reply #21 on:** July 31, 2010, 08:13:24 PM »

OMG

I'm fucking crying over here!

It's a fucking bug. Get over it. Unless I wake up with a spider crawling on my face or pillow and it runs away before I can kill it, who gives a shit?!

Boogie · « **Reply #22 on:** July 31, 2010, 08:14:44 PM »

Quote from: Eel O'Brian on July 31, 2010, 08:06:31 PM

this was received at about 1 this morning

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1006274/wtf_roaches.mp3

what the fuck

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #23 on:** July 31, 2010, 08:14:56 PM »

holy shit, now i'm vicariously angry

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #24 on:** July 31, 2010, 08:15:27 PM »

that is just the very tip of a moon-sized iceberg, i have shared other stories way more *boggle* worthy with van cruncheon

Akala · « **Reply #25 on:** July 31, 2010, 08:25:19 PM »

holy shit!

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #26 on:** July 31, 2010, 08:28:54 PM »

bullshit is usually what leads to your having to work 14 hour days in the first place, so it's natural that your scenario A is rare in practice.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #27 on:** July 31, 2010, 08:31:05 PM »

What kind of work do you do, Eel?

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #28 on:** July 31, 2010, 08:31:45 PM »

i am a contract painter

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #29 on:** July 31, 2010, 08:35:27 PM »

part-time pest control, evidently

Barry Egan · « **Reply #30 on:** July 31, 2010, 08:44:57 PM »

so...did you do it?

Akala · « **Reply #31 on:** July 31, 2010, 08:46:30 PM »

of course he did.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #32 on:** July 31, 2010, 08:49:15 PM »

if i'd had to make a special trip i wouldn't have, but i had to go there to get a maintenance key anyway, so yeah, i got a paper towel and picked up the fucking hairsprayed bug

i did get a delicious moment of passive revenge by popping the bug in the paper towel in front of her, though

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #33 on:** July 31, 2010, 08:52:08 PM »

on another note, those tire patch kits with the screwdriver handles are fucking worthless, always buy the T-handle ones instead

ManaByte · « **Reply #34 on:** July 31, 2010, 08:54:30 PM »

I would have gone to a pet/feed store and buy a shitload of the grasshoppers they sell as reptile food and spread them around the house.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #35 on:** July 31, 2010, 08:55:45 PM »

i have often considered buying a can of glow in the dark paint and leaving some special messages around the places i paint before i finally leave for good

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not that i would ever do that, but i've been doing this so long that i can practically sleepwalk through it, and i have a lot of idle mind time

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Bloodwake · « **Reply #36 on:** August 01, 2010, 07:12:56 PM »

If I would have gotten that message, I would have picked up a nine, went to get the bug, and SHOT it.

"Bug's gone!"

and I'm not even the guncrazy KYborean.

Sweet jesus. Seriously?

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Author Topic: what time it is (Read 1209 times)