Dave Ambrose Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 I'm building the Dick Tracy Space Coupe. It's yellow. Y'all know just how many coats of paint that takes. Wipe off the hull, put down a coat. Set it aside to dry. I notice a cat hair on it. It's Shasta's. She's been gone 5 months, but here it is. I'd like to think she just wanted to say hello. Thankfully, the hair wasn't embedded in the paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 20 hours ago, Snake45 said: I won't work if you actually plan it. It only works because of The Natural Cussedness of the Universe. This has happened with these lights in the past. We used these same lights at our old house on the railing around the deck. The wind can get pretty windy hear in the edge of the Pierie and these thing would bang around on the railing. This would cause some sections to work off and on. They have worked thru ice storms and snow, wind is the only thing that seems to effect them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 That same storm seems to have shaken the trees enough here to lose their leaves. My yard is blanketed! Guess what I’m doing this weekend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodent Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 43 minutes ago, Tom Geiger said: That same storm seems to have shaken the trees enough here to lose their leaves. My yard is blanketed! Guess what I’m doing this weekend? Paying a neighbor kid to clean them up so you can build models? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Rodent said: Paying a neighbor kid to clean them up so you can build models? Good try! In my neighborhood the kids are too spoiled to do any work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 That's bad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott8950 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Fast food people who can't pay attention 🤬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 (edited) We got our first storm here yesterday. Heavy, heavy wet snow! I spent most of today blowing and shovelling snow. Then a couple hours later the loader comes down the back lane because it’s garbage day and the lane always gets plugged solid about five houses west of us. So there was a big ridge of heavy snow that I had to get back out and clean up before it froze into a solid wall of ice. I even had to get the big snow scoop out because the blower couldn’t handle it. Edited November 12, 2021 by NOBLNG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 48 minutes ago, Scott8950 said: Fast food people who can't pay attention 🤬 Whatcha expect for 15 bucks an hour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 People who won’t help another person unless they get something in return. I’ve never been that way but I must be one in a mIlion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 1 hour ago, ewetwo said: People who won’t help another person unless they get something in return... And people who do something insignificant for somebody else...something that's of no real help whatsoever...then tell everyone what great, Jesus-like self-sacrificing humanitarians they are. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 What ever Bill. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott8950 Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Whatcha expect for 15 bucks an hour? It wouldn't matter if they made 40 bucks an hour it would still be the same crappy service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, Scott8950 said: It wouldn't matter if they made 40 bucks an hour it would still be the same crappy service. That was pretty much my point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 47 minutes ago, Scott8950 said: It wouldn't matter if they made 40 bucks an hour it would still be the same crappy service. yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Wagon Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 The thing is, fast food jobs were never meant to be a long term career. It’s intended to be a first job for a teenager, a temporary job to get back on your feet, or a part time job for a college student. If you stick with the job then you’re supposed to move up within the company, not continue to be a line cook at 35 years old. These jobs are not that physically demanding, they’re not complicated, and there’s no prior experience or education needed to qualify for these jobs. That’s why they have historically been minimum wage jobs. If you’re qualified and able to make more than minimum wage, then there’s no sense in barking up Ronald McDonald’s tree. Just my 0.02. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Wagon Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Burnt two fingers (middle and index) on the power trowel’s exhaust at work earlier today. My little sister is having her birthday party at the bowling alley tomorrow. Either I’m gonna have to suck it up or learn how to bowl left-handed, lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 17 hours ago, ewetwo said: People who won’t help another person unless they get something in return. I’ve never been that way but I must be one in a mIlion. I hear ya buddy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchook Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 21 hours ago, Smoke Wagon said: learn how to bowl left-handed, lol. Good luck with that!😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 On 11/12/2021 at 9:52 PM, Scott8950 said: It wouldn't matter if they made 40 bucks an hour it would still be the same crappy service. I’m babysitting folks who make that right now, some of which are pretty much useless. 23 hours ago, Smoke Wagon said: The thing is, fast food jobs were never meant to be a long term career. It’s intended to be a first job for a teenager, a temporary job to get back on your feet, or a part time job for a college student. If you stick with the job then you’re supposed to move up within the company, not continue to be a line cook at 35 years old. If you are 45 years old and still making minimum wage YOU are the problem! My wife worked in HR for a school bus company. They were hiring drivers for $15-20 an hour for a 6 hr day. She’d talk about the applications from people who at 45 had never held more than minimum wage retail type jobs. The company would even pay people to get their CDLs. And their expectation for applicants wasn’t that high! They lost many of them on the drivers license history, the drug test or criminal histories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 (edited) Okay my chuckle of the day… we had our first model club meeting (we had Zoom meetings during the pandemic) in a year and a half! It was great to get together! We always have food from a specific shop that does excellent fried chicken and acceptable pizza. I went to my phone to call in our usual order… no answer! I even dialed back! We thought it was weird, so Tim and I agreed to drive over there. This is what we found: A hole in the ground! We thought maybe the store shut down (we were hoping they were maybe too busy to answer the phone), but we weren’t prepared to find the entire building missing! Man, the things that have changed in a year and a half! Note- we went to their other location and indeed were fed. Edited November 14, 2021 by Tom Geiger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Tom Geiger said: Okay my chuckle of the day… we had our first model club meeting (we had Zoom meetings during the pandemic) in a year and a half! It was great to get together! We always have food from a specific shop that does excellent fried chicken and acceptable pizza. I went to my phone to call in our usual order… no answer! I even dialed back! We thought it was weird, so Tim and I agreed to drive over there. This is what we found: A hole in the ground! We thought maybe the store shut down (we were hoping they were maybe too busy to answer the phone), but we weren’t prepared to find the entire building missing! Man, the things that have changed in a year and a half! Note- we went to their other location and indeed were fed. Almost related story - last Christmas Day my wife and I were driving early morning to visit her family, and we thought we’d try the local McDonald’s to see if we could grab coffee for the road. I pulled into the parking lot and spotted pretty quickly that they were indeed closed (no great surprise), but some guy who was in the parking lot flagged us down. Rolled down the window, guy comes over - “they’re not open?!” he says. “Nope - closed for Christmas I guess” I reply. “How am I meant to collect my order?” he asks, frustrated… Turned out he’d ordered like $80 worth of breakfasts and drinks and snacks for some big family gathering via their app…and there was no one there to make it. The app didn’t care if they were open or not, it still took his order and told him to drive to the store to collect it 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Wagon Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Tom Geiger said: If you are 45 years old and still making minimum wage YOU are the problem! My point exactly. I worked a minimum wage job at age 18 for 3 months to get my foot in the door. It was actually pretty easy to land a $24/hr job after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Wagon Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 4 hours ago, mchook said: Good luck with that!😬 I sucked it up and went with my right. Had a few gutter balls and only one strike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Tom Geiger said: Okay my chuckle of the day… we had our first model club meeting (we had Zoom meetings during the pandemic) in a year and a half! It was great to get together! We always have food from a specific shop that does excellent fried chicken and acceptable pizza. I went to my phone to call in our usual order… no answer! I even dialed back! We thought it was weird, so Tim and I agreed to drive over there. This is what we found: A hole in the ground! We thought maybe the store shut down (we were hoping they were maybe too busy to answer the phone), but we weren’t prepared to find the entire building missing! Man, the things that have changed in a year and a half! Note- we went to their other location and indeed were fed. On our way to Hobby Lobby a few months ago we hadn’t been the way my wife went and found the Steak and Shake torn down and gone, torn down and a different building there. My wife said Steak and Shake went bankrupt.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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