Thanks, brothers. I didn't mean to dump on the forum like that. Sometimes commission sales is the best gig in the world... and sometimes it sucks. We'll get through it and things will pick up. Just hate when the lean times put stress on the family. I really do appreciate the prayers and encouragement, though.
I'm in Santa Fe being a tourist and popped into a little cigar shop to pick up a couple sticks. I picked out an AVO classic no. 9 and an LFD double press. When I got back to my hotel and went to fire up the AVO I found two spots of white mold on the wrapper. Upon further inspection I found mold on the foot of the LFD. Now I'm headed back over there today to get my money back.
The idiot that is clear cutting about 40 acres of old trees that boarder 2 sides of our property. Watershed, animal habitat and a wind brake. It seems the old fellow who owned it passed away and his ignorant and uncaring son didn't even wait for the father's body to be buried before he started raping the land. He has cut our boundary fence, cut the power line (nice big fine) and some of the prettiest and old red maples, black walnut and pecan trees you have seen. The snakes, turtles, foxes, mice, deer, birds and everything else trying to escape and dying. We called the "police", about the boundary line, and all they would say is we have to file a civil suit, what kind of crap is that..? I can't find a local EPA office anywhere close by and their site is no help. Guess only politicians no how to file a complaint.
The idiot that is clear cutting about 40 acres of old trees that boarder 2 sides of our property. Watershed, animal habitat and a wind brake. It seems the old fellow who owned it passed away and his ignorant and uncaring son didn't even wait for the father's body to be buried before he started raping the land. He has cut our boundary fence, cut the power line (nice big fine) and some of the prettiest and old red maples, black walnut and pecan trees you have seen. The snakes, turtles, foxes, mice, deer, birds and everything else trying to escape and dying. We called the "police", about the boundary line, and all they would say is we have to file a civil suit, what kind of crap is that..? I can't find a local EPA office anywhere close by and their site is no help. Guess only politicians no how to file a complaint.
Check with your county planning/zoning/Community Development department, they usually do at least the initial investigation if not the full enforcement or they should be able to give you the place to file a complaint.
That some people are such damn pansies. A 20-inch water main ruptured two days ago about a block from my office so we haven't had any water in our building for two days. No biggie, the city brought in lots of bottled water and a couple port o' pots. Easy to get through a couple days right? Apparently not, one of the guys in the office above mine filed a friggin' grievance with the union because the bosses said that if they don't want to work anyone can use vacation time and stay home until the water came back. He didn't think he should have to use vacation to work in a, and I quote, "unsanitary work environment without easy access to restroom facilities." Seriously? down the stairs and 25 feet to the parking lot is SUCH a burden?
That some people are such damn pansies. A 20-inch water main ruptured two days ago about a block from my office so we haven't had any water in our building for two days. No biggie, the city brought in lots of bottled water and a couple port o' pots. Easy to get through a couple days right? Apparently not, one of the guys in the office above mine filed a friggin' grievance with the union because the bosses said that if they don't want to work anyone can use vacation time and stay home until the water came back. He didn't think he should have to use vacation to work in a, and I quote, "unsanitary work environment without easy access to restroom facilities." Seriously? down the stairs and 25 feet to the parking lot is SUCH a burden?
What a weenie. Sometimes I'm astounded by people like that, and I stop and wonder; how far through basic training would they have made it?
That some people are such damn pansies. A 20-inch water main ruptured two days ago about a block from my office so we haven't had any water in our building for two days. No biggie, the city brought in lots of bottled water and a couple port o' pots. Easy to get through a couple days right? Apparently not, one of the guys in the office above mine filed a friggin' grievance with the union because the bosses said that if they don't want to work anyone can use vacation time and stay home until the water came back. He didn't think he should have to use vacation to work in a, and I quote, "unsanitary work environment without easy access to restroom facilities." Seriously? down the stairs and 25 feet to the parking lot is SUCH a burden?
What a weenie. Sometimes I'm astounded by people like that, and I stop and wonder; how far through basic training would they have made it?
the sad thing is that if it is who I think it is, he's a navy vet. Just shows there are asshats in any group.
Finding out from a trusted friend that the pretty girl who cut my hair and gave me her number is actually full-on batshit crazy. The exact comment was "She's as passive agressive-crazy as [name of the last woman I dated], with swirls my ex-wife, and little Lorena Bobbit sprinkles on top."
Not much of a story really but since you asked, in 30 years I've had to pick up 5 fingers from 3 different people. the first was at a french furniture place, walking thru the shop I saw one of the guys lineing up a 2" dowel pin on a table saw, asked him what he was trying to do and he tells me he needs 1" pins, told him to use the cross cut box, thats what it's for, nope too much trouble to set the box on the saw, lost about 3/4" off his index finger, not as much blood as you might think. Working on a house in Lubbock TX 19 year old kid strait out of high school, tells me he had 4 years of woodshop, sent him to rip down some 1/8" masonite off a 4x8 sheet, you have to roll it over your sholder to feed it thru, anyway he left the blade all the way up and when it started flapping he used his left hand to push it down, pinkie, ring and middle right across the 2nd knuckle's, nice blood fan this time, I was on the 3rd floor and the fastest way down was to slide down the roof, they were able to reattach with 'limited' use. The other day one of my guys tried to make a pocket cut in a 2 1/4"w, x 10"L peice of oak on a 12" table saw and lost 3/8" of the ring finger, not enough left to put back. He's more worried about missing work or losing his job than the finger.
When a pleasurable experience goes bad...I splurged and had ice cream last night. Not just ice cream, but in a sugar cone. All was wonderful until the cone splintered and stabbed me in the gums. I'm still sore and swollen from it.
Peripheral Neuropathy. I just spilled over $300 worth of Flea4X tick and flea doses for the dogs. And the ticks are worse I have seen since I have lived here. I actually cringed when I saw them big freakin Lima beans hanging off 2 of the back yard dogs. Had it all planed for a 2 stage attack on the parasites. Spray as much lawn as we could and then dose the dogs. It was a good plan gone up in smoke. That stuff actually ate the finish off the drawer...
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