It is 12:30 PM and I am still morning grumpy.
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My neighbor's elephanting contractor decided it was a great idea to fire up the old jackhammer right beneath my bedroom window at 7:30 this morning. That makes me SoMad. :suss: Here 5 hours later the jackhammer is still going at it and I am contemplating accidentally cutting the cord with my hedge clippers. :^) Personally, I would not start making excessive noise like that until after 9:30 in the morning. Is that just me? Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
Shouldn't you be at work instead of lying in your bed complaining on an online forum?
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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SoMad wrote:
Is that just me?
No it's not just you. I would have at least expected the inconsiderate arse to have asked the day before or something if it would be OK to start making all that noise so early in the morning.
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"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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Shouldn't you be at work instead of lying in your bed complaining on an online forum?
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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My neighbor's elephanting contractor decided it was a great idea to fire up the old jackhammer right beneath my bedroom window at 7:30 this morning. That makes me SoMad. :suss: Here 5 hours later the jackhammer is still going at it and I am contemplating accidentally cutting the cord with my hedge clippers. :^) Personally, I would not start making excessive noise like that until after 9:30 in the morning. Is that just me? Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
In my first house, I was woken every morning for about a week by builders chiselling off plaster right outside and below my bedroom window and surrounds, for waterproofing. Was hell.
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It's just you... ;P Actually, I prefer not to make excessive noise in the morning myself, as most of my neighbors are rather elderly and frail. But contractors usually start around here about 6 AM, primarily to be able to finish a day's work before workers start dying of heat stroke.
Will Rogers never met me.
I imagine it just has to be done like that in Arizona. These guys are actually lucky it's so cool today. This reminds of a few years ago I was on a road trip and coming through San Antonio. It was July or August, the heat was just incredible and here are these workers laying down blacktop...Stepping in a pile of hot asphalt and using shovels to spread it around. I was in awe. Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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My neighbor's elephanting contractor decided it was a great idea to fire up the old jackhammer right beneath my bedroom window at 7:30 this morning. That makes me SoMad. :suss: Here 5 hours later the jackhammer is still going at it and I am contemplating accidentally cutting the cord with my hedge clippers. :^) Personally, I would not start making excessive noise like that until after 9:30 in the morning. Is that just me? Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
having worked construction for years in a prior life, I can tell you that most likely what you have down there is your basic grunt who was told by the big boss to get his ass to work, and he couldn't care less what you think as it is his job on the line...
Treat stressful situations like a dog, if you can't eat it, play with it or screw it, then just piss on it and walk away. Be careful which toes you step on today, they might be connected to the foot that kicks your butt tomorrow.
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having worked construction for years in a prior life, I can tell you that most likely what you have down there is your basic grunt who was told by the big boss to get his ass to work, and he couldn't care less what you think as it is his job on the line...
Treat stressful situations like a dog, if you can't eat it, play with it or screw it, then just piss on it and walk away. Be careful which toes you step on today, they might be connected to the foot that kicks your butt tomorrow.
You are right, I should retract my elephant remark from the contractor (and worker) and apply it to my neighbor instead. Like I said earlier, a heads up the day before would have been nice. I think I just lost my hearing, or could it be that they finally finished. :^) After more than 6 hours of noise and vibration, I have this weird feeling of relief. Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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I imagine it just has to be done like that in Arizona. These guys are actually lucky it's so cool today. This reminds of a few years ago I was on a road trip and coming through San Antonio. It was July or August, the heat was just incredible and here are these workers laying down blacktop...Stepping in a pile of hot asphalt and using shovels to spread it around. I was in awe. Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
Those aren't men; they're machines! :omg: I see our linemen outside in 130°F temperatures, surrounded by concrete, rock and steel in a substation, and wearing long sleeved shirts - I'm in awe of them, and I'm convinced the heat has damaged their brains. I've done it, too, but not day after day like that.
Will Rogers never met me.
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My neighbor's elephanting contractor decided it was a great idea to fire up the old jackhammer right beneath my bedroom window at 7:30 this morning. That makes me SoMad. :suss: Here 5 hours later the jackhammer is still going at it and I am contemplating accidentally cutting the cord with my hedge clippers. :^) Personally, I would not start making excessive noise like that until after 9:30 in the morning. Is that just me? Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
:omg: I don't even run my washer/dryer between 10PM and noon.
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You are right, I should retract my elephant remark from the contractor (and worker) and apply it to my neighbor instead. Like I said earlier, a heads up the day before would have been nice. I think I just lost my hearing, or could it be that they finally finished. :^) After more than 6 hours of noise and vibration, I have this weird feeling of relief. Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
now you're thinking properly. :-D
Treat stressful situations like a dog, if you can't eat it, play with it or screw it, then just piss on it and walk away. Be careful which toes you step on today, they might be connected to the foot that kicks your butt tomorrow.
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Yeah, it would be great not to be unemployed. :sigh: One of the reasons I went to bed so late was because I was going through job postings. Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
SoMad wrote:
One of the reasons I went to bed so late was because I was going through job postings pron.
FTFY. :laugh:
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SoMad wrote:
One of the reasons I went to bed so late was because I was going through job postings pron.
FTFY. :laugh:
Quad skating his way through the world since the early 80's... Booger Mobile - My bright green 1964 Ford Falcon - check out the blog here!! | If you feel generous - make a donation to Camp Quality!!
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Yeah, it would be great not to be unemployed. :sigh: One of the reasons I went to bed so late was because I was going through job postings. Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
If you were in the Twin Cities area, my company has a few openings for programmers. We've been looking for a few months.
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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If you were in the Twin Cities area, my company has a few openings for programmers. We've been looking for a few months.
It was broke, so I fixed it.
Relocating is not an option for me at the moment. If it was, I could have pursued opportunities in Los Angeles, San Francisco and other places that have been presented to me by recruiters. Twin Cities seems like it wouldn't be much different than moving back to Denmark. :-D There are jobs here in San Diego and I have interviewed for some of them. The first one was a contract position and they decided to pass because they thought I was too senior for the position. It was good money and right now I wish I could go back and dumb myself down a bit... :sigh: I am still at the top of their pile once they are allowed to hire full-time in the Software Engineering department again. Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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My neighbor's elephanting contractor decided it was a great idea to fire up the old jackhammer right beneath my bedroom window at 7:30 this morning. That makes me SoMad. :suss: Here 5 hours later the jackhammer is still going at it and I am contemplating accidentally cutting the cord with my hedge clippers. :^) Personally, I would not start making excessive noise like that until after 9:30 in the morning. Is that just me? Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
At least you have a good excuse for being grumpy, and there is end in sight. I am grumpy, and been that way for too god damn long (couple of week now?).