To do what it should have taken the guy that was supposed to be running backhoe about four.
To back up...
Yesterday I was supposed to come in and punch out six holes for pole bases and go home.
Then it changed to do the six holes and rocksaw the trench...then go home (ok backing up to around 12:30, still cool).
Then boss says "Before you head home, do a quick fuel run to (a middles school nearby), and have a good week-end. (Cr@p- there goes my early day)
As I finish fueling I get another call: "Go back to the Orchard and pick up a trailer then pick up the skid-steer (a Cat bobcat) so you can work at (a college downtown) tomorrow. Can you work tomorrow?
...Yes....(sigh)
I was *really* thinking of taking the whole shebang home and just showing up to push dirt for about an hour, but the guy that signs my check knew where I was going and what I was doing. I had this niggling little thing that said 'he knows how long it should take to do this, do you really think he'll be gone before you need to be back?'
He was still there when I got back- an hour later than quitting time.
Today I had to drive an hour northeast to get the truck and drive back southwest for half an hour to the jobsite.
I then had to move about 12 yards of dirt with a bucket of less than 1/3 yard
-backfill and compact four sections of trench
-make a calichie lot presentable by consolidating the spoils into one big pile (with the 12 yds)
-scrape the parking lot clean so they can prep for asphalt work.
I left the yard at 5:30 tonight with 17 hours OT.
It makes a good paycheck, but I'd really rather be doing this:
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Sorry
Got nothing.
I worked almost 20 hours Monday, and was so tired I was making puns out of our transformers.
You're lucky I didn't get a chance to know WYE we were looking for 3 phase 480 so we could make a NEUTRAL for a garage size ice dispenser. Just because someone DELTAgated the job to us.
Now we WIND up TAPPING our CURRENT knowledge of our CORE electric technology.
We ended up with the COMMON consensus that we'd have to LOCK-OUT that idea and ended up just pulling 300 feet of 1/O copper in a full conduit to get what we needed.
If you think that was bad there was 6+ hours of that same talk
Monday night.
UPDATE
Got a link from a hot blonde who's scarysmart. Thanks Roberta.
I worked almost 20 hours Monday, and was so tired I was making puns out of our transformers.
You're lucky I didn't get a chance to know WYE we were looking for 3 phase 480 so we could make a NEUTRAL for a garage size ice dispenser. Just because someone DELTAgated the job to us.
Now we WIND up TAPPING our CURRENT knowledge of our CORE electric technology.
We ended up with the COMMON consensus that we'd have to LOCK-OUT that idea and ended up just pulling 300 feet of 1/O copper in a full conduit to get what we needed.
If you think that was bad there was 6+ hours of that same talk
Monday night.
UPDATE
Got a link from a hot blonde who's scarysmart. Thanks Roberta.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Do you Liberals want ME to tell you?
Ok, since no one in DeeCee wants the truth out, here it is from flyover country.
The reason Cheney told (or didn't- depending on which anonymous source you believe) the CIA not to tell you about an anti-terrorism program was so the New York Times wouldn't have it was a front page headline five minutes after he hung up.
It's because you people were actively rooting for us to loose in Iraq because if we won, then it would make Bush look good.
You were acting against the good of America for cheap political theater, your only core principles are the aggregation of power, no matter how you get it.
The reason Cheney told (or didn't- depending on which anonymous source you believe) the CIA not to tell you about an anti-terrorism program was so the New York Times wouldn't have it was a front page headline five minutes after he hung up.
It's because you people were actively rooting for us to loose in Iraq because if we won, then it would make Bush look good.
You were acting against the good of America for cheap political theater, your only core principles are the aggregation of power, no matter how you get it.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
"Where are you at?"
Me: Lowe's.
Boss: Where?
Me: Lowe's. I just got back with the one ton from that fuel run, and dropped it at the orchard.
Boss: Why?
Me: I need a new toilet. I can't stop my other one from draining the tank.
Boss: Oh. How much time have you got today?
Me: Two hours- it puts me at 6 OT for the week. (The guy who signs the checks doesn't like seeing much more than 5 OT)
Boss: You need to go over go back over to (the school I just left) and run the boom truck to finish pulling wire, they just broke one pulling head and got another pull stuck in the pipe.
So I get over there and meet a journeyman who's really good at wire pulls (that they called in from home). I get the truck backed to where it should be (instead of where it was) while he takes the top off the switchgear box.
The first crew through inexperience or laziness tried making an angle pull in old,small conduit with sharp radius bends.
After getting the hook down directly above the conduit opening, we got enough mule tape on the barley visable head to get it the rest of the way out.
After that was done, and we saw how much wire lube was *not* used, I repositioned myself to pull the stuck wire out.
To do this, I had to back into a dead-end courtyard with about six inches of clearance on each mirror.
Because I couldn't fit under the walkway.
To make a blind pull, that was relayed by people who weren't up to speed on using hand signals.
While sharing space with the brick masons.
After pulling the stuck wire out, I got to drive through that alley again to set up in the first place I was.
The journeyman made the right head and used plenty of soap and the last three pulled in slick as snot.
Someone is going to hear about that pull from the office on Monday....
UPDATE
For Orangeneck-
All that really happened Monday was lots of yelling and finger pointing, with threats of writing 'someone' up.
Boss: Where?
Me: Lowe's. I just got back with the one ton from that fuel run, and dropped it at the orchard.
Boss: Why?
Me: I need a new toilet. I can't stop my other one from draining the tank.
Boss: Oh. How much time have you got today?
Me: Two hours- it puts me at 6 OT for the week. (The guy who signs the checks doesn't like seeing much more than 5 OT)
Boss: You need to go over go back over to (the school I just left) and run the boom truck to finish pulling wire, they just broke one pulling head and got another pull stuck in the pipe.
So I get over there and meet a journeyman who's really good at wire pulls (that they called in from home). I get the truck backed to where it should be (instead of where it was) while he takes the top off the switchgear box.
The first crew through inexperience or laziness tried making an angle pull in old,small conduit with sharp radius bends.
After getting the hook down directly above the conduit opening, we got enough mule tape on the barley visable head to get it the rest of the way out.
After that was done, and we saw how much wire lube was *not* used, I repositioned myself to pull the stuck wire out.
To do this, I had to back into a dead-end courtyard with about six inches of clearance on each mirror.
Because I couldn't fit under the walkway.
To make a blind pull, that was relayed by people who weren't up to speed on using hand signals.
While sharing space with the brick masons.
After pulling the stuck wire out, I got to drive through that alley again to set up in the first place I was.
The journeyman made the right head and used plenty of soap and the last three pulled in slick as snot.
Someone is going to hear about that pull from the office on Monday....
UPDATE
For Orangeneck-
All that really happened Monday was lots of yelling and finger pointing, with threats of writing 'someone' up.
Friday, July 10, 2009
So, GM is out of bankruptcy already
And it only took how many BILLIONS of dollars to get them all the way to bankruptcy court?
Now the .gov appointees in charge of the company are saying that the .gov is going to stay out......
.....
....
REALLY?
Does the AP actually believe that Barbra Streisand they printed here?
Lets see if I remember things right-
The Unions (of which there is no mention)refused to bargain with either Chrysler or GM until they wasted TRILLIONS of dollars on a band aid that was supposed to keep them both out of bankruptcy court.
THEN the .gov pretty much stole 70% of stockholders secured investments to reward the UAW for it's support in electing the Messiah.
THEN our head Neophyte put his own people in charge of both companies,,,,,,BUT the .gov won't interfere in the daily running of their new Peoples Auto Collectives (Bow tie and Pentastar divisions) because for some reason bureaucrats will run those companies better than people who actually STUDIED running a business.
BTW, Ford didn't take the .govs 30 pieces of silver- did you know they're number 4 in worldwide auto sales as of last week?
Now the .gov appointees in charge of the company are saying that the .gov is going to stay out......
.....
....
REALLY?
Does the AP actually believe that Barbra Streisand they printed here?
Lets see if I remember things right-
The Unions (of which there is no mention)refused to bargain with either Chrysler or GM until they wasted TRILLIONS of dollars on a band aid that was supposed to keep them both out of bankruptcy court.
THEN the .gov pretty much stole 70% of stockholders secured investments to reward the UAW for it's support in electing the Messiah.
THEN our head Neophyte put his own people in charge of both companies,,,,,,BUT the .gov won't interfere in the daily running of their new Peoples Auto Collectives (Bow tie and Pentastar divisions) because for some reason bureaucrats will run those companies better than people who actually STUDIED running a business.
BTW, Ford didn't take the .govs 30 pieces of silver- did you know they're number 4 in worldwide auto sales as of last week?
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Prescient I am
I had just dropped off the skid-steer after getting the tire fixed.
I was sweeping the dirt chunks off and was almost done when the thoght hit me: "I really need to use a rag for this because I don't kneed a dirty wood sliver in my hand"
But it'll take too long to find one, besides I'm almost done.
I'm waiting for it to get enough pus to squeeze it out of my right middle finger.
Very important UPDATE
The G8 met yesterday and didn't even mention Michael Jackson!
I was sweeping the dirt chunks off and was almost done when the thoght hit me: "I really need to use a rag for this because I don't kneed a dirty wood sliver in my hand"
But it'll take too long to find one, besides I'm almost done.
I'm waiting for it to get enough pus to squeeze it out of my right middle finger.
Very important UPDATE
The G8 met yesterday and didn't even mention Michael Jackson!
Monday, July 06, 2009
I'm missing the nuance
In this article of the Honduran Constitution:
Article 239 — No citizen that has already served as head of the Executive Branch can be President or Vice-President.
Whoever violates this law or proposes its reform, as well as those that support such violation directly or indirectly, will immediately cease in their functions and will be unable to hold any public office for a period of 10 years.
Googles translator kinda falls down when trying to translate the whole thing.
I know Libs are very good in deriving *nuance* from such things as the way a chad is hanging so as to know how a person 'really' wanted to vote, but I have to admit that I can only see what is written.
I guess our smartest, cleanest and most articulate negro and his smartest woman in America have seen my hidden nuance like a flashing neon sign and are going to overturn the entire 375 articles of that 1982 docu...........
OHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....that's why it's not worth the paper it's written on, who remembers who was President of the U.S. in 1982?
Article 239 — No citizen that has already served as head of the Executive Branch can be President or Vice-President.
Whoever violates this law or proposes its reform, as well as those that support such violation directly or indirectly, will immediately cease in their functions and will be unable to hold any public office for a period of 10 years.
Googles translator kinda falls down when trying to translate the whole thing.
I know Libs are very good in deriving *nuance* from such things as the way a chad is hanging so as to know how a person 'really' wanted to vote, but I have to admit that I can only see what is written.
I guess our smartest, cleanest and most articulate negro and his smartest woman in America have seen my hidden nuance like a flashing neon sign and are going to overturn the entire 375 articles of that 1982 docu...........
OHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....that's why it's not worth the paper it's written on, who remembers who was President of the U.S. in 1982?
Sunday, July 05, 2009
On Obamas Honduran reaction
It's been in the back of my mind that since our 'Constitutional Scholar' got elected as President, that he has a certain ...lack ...of the nuances it suggests.
This Honduran episode is making me wonder what he'll do with a military he despises, and what kind of adventures he'll feel free to send them on. After Carter, the military was a shell of what it once was. Reagan rebuilt it and pretty much kept us out of unnecessary forgein escapades.
Bush I, responded to Saddam's invasion of out Kuwaiti ally.
Clinton got us involved in that Bosnian quagmire, where we'll have people forever due to Liberal cluelessness and U.N. ineptness. At least he didn't send ground troops when he bombed aspirin factories and empty tents.
Bush II, you know the Leftist tilt on all that.
Now we have a Socialist in charge who, I think will have no problem using the military to enforce hiswhims will.
While, I respect the Honduran military's willingness to enforce their Congress and Supreme Courts ruling in ousting their dictatorial President, but I'm wondering how the command of THIS country will react when they're ordered to commit illegal acts.
How far up- or down- the chain of command will it go before someone stands up and says "with all due respect Sir, I won't follow that illegal order"?
How many small, niggling things will it take to dull the perception of what's wrong with those orders to be used against your own citizens?
This Honduran episode is making me wonder what he'll do with a military he despises, and what kind of adventures he'll feel free to send them on. After Carter, the military was a shell of what it once was. Reagan rebuilt it and pretty much kept us out of unnecessary forgein escapades.
Bush I, responded to Saddam's invasion of out Kuwaiti ally.
Clinton got us involved in that Bosnian quagmire, where we'll have people forever due to Liberal cluelessness and U.N. ineptness. At least he didn't send ground troops when he bombed aspirin factories and empty tents.
Bush II, you know the Leftist tilt on all that.
Now we have a Socialist in charge who, I think will have no problem using the military to enforce his
While, I respect the Honduran military's willingness to enforce their Congress and Supreme Courts ruling in ousting their dictatorial President, but I'm wondering how the command of THIS country will react when they're ordered to commit illegal acts.
How far up- or down- the chain of command will it go before someone stands up and says "with all due respect Sir, I won't follow that illegal order"?
How many small, niggling things will it take to dull the perception of what's wrong with those orders to be used against your own citizens?
Saturday, July 04, 2009
56 men
These men who after due deliberation and argument over every word in this document (which proves they read it) were not political hacks, but somber Conservative citizens who knew their lives would change forever with their signatures.
George Read- Delaware Colony
Thomas McKean- Delaware Colony
Caesar Rodney- Delaware Colony
George Clymer- Pennsylvania Colony
Robert Morris- Pennsylvania Colony (who almost sinlehandedly financed the Continental troops, and today would be labled a war profiteer)
Benjamin Franklin-Pennsylvania Colony
Benjamin Rush- Pennsylvania Colony
John Morton- Pennsylvania Colony
George Ross- Pennsylvania Colony
James Smith- Pennsylvania Colony
James Wilson- Pennsylvania Colony
George Taylor- Pennsylvania Colony
John Adams- Massachusetts Colony
John Hancock- Massachusetts Colony
Elbridge Gerry- Massachusetts Colony
Samuel Adams- Massachusetts Colony
Robert Treat Paine- Massachusetts Colony
Josiah Bartlett- New Hampshire Colony
William Whipple- New Hampshire Colony
Matthew Thornton- New Hampshire Colony
You know what?
F*ck it.
I just got back from the weekly shopping when I heard about our Autocrat in Chief calling a democratically elected government- who used their Constitutional powers to PRESERVE their Representative democracy from being usurped by a dictator wannabe-an illegal coup. Then cutting off military aid in spite of invasion threats.
Our Founding Fathers knew first hand how badly a deified autocrat could treat his people, and used their own resources to become a free and independent nation with the spirit of a true Republic where ALL citizens views were weighed.
Today we have a "god" as lead player and a complete rubber stamp Congress who'll do his bidding, and when he's done, the last of our checks and balances will be gone with his Liberal Supreme Court nominees.
Friday, July 03, 2009
A recent conversation
At casa trainwreck...
Her (watching a documentary): Whenever I hear helicopters on TWee, I always think of MASH.
Me: Whenever I hear helicopters on speakers, I think of Pink Floyd.
Her: Why?
Me:
Her (watching a documentary): Whenever I hear helicopters on TWee, I always think of MASH.
Me: Whenever I hear helicopters on speakers, I think of Pink Floyd.
Her: Why?
Me:
Stop and think a minute
I'm reading and hearing (in between MJ coverage) about the media finally starting to look objectively at the Obama administration.
Helen Thomas and others are lecturing the inept Robert Gibbs about their staging press coverage.
Don't get your hopes up too far about this lovers quarrel. As soon as the water Walker tosses them a bone, the Legacy media will be back in his lap licking his face and wagging it's collective tail.
Helen Thomas and others are lecturing the inept Robert Gibbs about their staging press coverage.
Don't get your hopes up too far about this lovers quarrel. As soon as the water Walker tosses them a bone, the Legacy media will be back in his lap licking his face and wagging it's collective tail.
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Nice thought.......................BUT
No matter how futuristic you get, the most defensive you can get is what the "command' lets you get.
How many of my readers have walked their posts/watches/tours..whatever with completely empty weapons armed with only a functioning radio?
This *New and Improved* robot gun that will increase a ships survivability in hostile waters....and is being installed on the USS Cole- is supposed to stop what happened to the USS Cole.
The problem being, is that the manned .50's that were BY ORDER--unloaded and were tracking those Zodiacs anyway,,,couldn't do Jack-chit without an order from the Pentagon, since they were in a forgien port.
It didn't matter that the gunners mates who racked the weapons were told by their Chief to 'belay that' were only going through the drill- it was Bill Clintons policy of *hope* that ensured our Destroyer was unable to defend herself from the prevalent anti-Americanism brought about from a pedophile adoring cult.
How many of my readers have walked their posts/watches/tours..whatever with completely empty weapons armed with only a functioning radio?
This *New and Improved* robot gun that will increase a ships survivability in hostile waters....and is being installed on the USS Cole- is supposed to stop what happened to the USS Cole.
The problem being, is that the manned .50's that were BY ORDER--unloaded and were tracking those Zodiacs anyway,,,couldn't do Jack-chit without an order from the Pentagon, since they were in a forgien port.
It didn't matter that the gunners mates who racked the weapons were told by their Chief to 'belay that' were only going through the drill- it was Bill Clintons policy of *hope* that ensured our Destroyer was unable to defend herself from the prevalent anti-Americanism brought about from a pedophile adoring cult.
Quick, more gun laws!!!
Because in sunny SoCal, we had a dental office shooting.
You know the state that has aruably the most restrictive fire arms laws on the books.
It's not like he may have actually got the gun illegally, or anything, right?
You know the state that has aruably the most restrictive fire arms laws on the books.
It's not like he may have actually got the gun illegally, or anything, right?
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Are you outraged yet..Barry?
We all heard the *koff* measured words of lukewarm support for the protests against a rigged election in Iran.
Then the knee jerk reaction in total support of a wannabe dictator from Honduras.
Now the Iranian authorities are hanging supporters of someone who probably won the election, but had the terminety to actually want their votes to count.
So Mr. Lightworker, after you got done signing a U.N. resolution with your dictator buddies in Venezuela and Cuba,,,are you going to say ANYTHING about the lynchings in Iran?
Then the knee jerk reaction in total support of a wannabe dictator from Honduras.
Now the Iranian authorities are hanging supporters of someone who probably won the election, but had the terminety to actually want their votes to count.
So Mr. Lightworker, after you got done signing a U.N. resolution with your dictator buddies in Venezuela and Cuba,,,are you going to say ANYTHING about the lynchings in Iran?
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
He swings- and misses by a mile
Yes, our dictaphile just went with his gut feeling on a Constitutional issue in Honduras- and slammed the legitimate authorities use of legal force.
In other words- Obama went with his gut and denounced the entire democratic government in Honduras.
...And Hilary honey? Their Constitution defines the processes that the ex-President broke- therefore, it was 'not' a coup. I'm not the smartest woman in the White House and even I know that.
But then, y'all have this knee jerk reaction to protect oppressors of their people- but arestrangely extremely reluctant to stand behind a population trying to free itself from a totalitarian state.
I guess it works that the 'enlightened' Legacy media is fascinated by plastic shiny spangly hopienss- and can't see the forest for the trees until they're forced to cut them down for letting the Dear Leader down, somehow.
Lastly, it looks like our slide into comlete socialism is greased with the Minnesota Supreme court validating the Libs newest member of the U.S. Senate to an unassailable majority.
In other words- Obama went with his gut and denounced the entire democratic government in Honduras.
...And Hilary honey? Their Constitution defines the processes that the ex-President broke- therefore, it was 'not' a coup. I'm not the smartest woman in the White House and even I know that.
But then, y'all have this knee jerk reaction to protect oppressors of their people- but are
I guess it works that the 'enlightened' Legacy media is fascinated by plastic shiny spangly hopienss- and can't see the forest for the trees until they're forced to cut them down for letting the Dear Leader down, somehow.
Lastly, it looks like our slide into comlete socialism is greased with the Minnesota Supreme court validating the Libs newest member of the U.S. Senate to an unassailable majority.
Monday, June 29, 2009
No. Shit.
It has come to the editors attention that the death of a certain mutant pedophile has spawned a rash of bogus personal items and concert tickets are, or will be showing up soon.
If you are still stuck in your tweens enough to want those items- go ahead and buy them- because you deserve what you're getting.
As for the swooning Legacy media- who have editors and fact checkers and stuff.
While you spent the entire week-end gobbling about some crotch-grabbing bubblegum music star...the entire U.S. economy got hit with the most massive and job-killing tax in history.
.......AND......... Michael Jackson is still dead.
If you are still stuck in your tweens enough to want those items- go ahead and buy them- because you deserve what you're getting.
As for the swooning Legacy media- who have editors and fact checkers and stuff.
While you spent the entire week-end gobbling about some crotch-grabbing bubblegum music star...the entire U.S. economy got hit with the most massive and job-killing tax in history.
.......AND......... Michael Jackson is still dead.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
How ironic
I came home from work yeasterday to a letter from the Tresury Dept.
It was saying that Timmy Geitners (Tax Cheat) IRS determined that I took too much for the last dependants deduction and/or I missed subtracting $103 in Mary Kays pyramid scam and they want another $992 from me under the revisions to the tax code made in January 2009. Hmmmmmmmmmm...2009 huh?
It wasn't even signed by our head tax cheat either.
It was saying that Timmy Geitners (Tax Cheat) IRS determined that I took too much for the last dependants deduction and/or I missed subtracting $103 in Mary Kays pyramid scam and they want another $992 from me under the revisions to the tax code made in January 2009. Hmmmmmmmmmm...2009 huh?
It wasn't even signed by our head tax cheat either.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
All Michael- all the time...
Too bad those pre-teen minded adults can't muster enough concern about that massive tax bill the House just passed as they do about a freakish pedephile who just died.
Hummmmm........maybe I should "question the timeing"?
Anyway, lets see if we can kidnap Olympia Snowe and the other guarenteed Lib votes when it comes up in the Senate. You know- let the Dems completely own this stinking pile of cr@p for the next election.
UPDATE
1:35pm
I just got home from work and I have to say, it sure would be nice to have a lot more CDs or to just not hear about 'the King of Pop' on every station I have programmedon the radio.
So as an ear wash....
Hummmmm........maybe I should "question the timeing"?
Anyway, lets see if we can kidnap Olympia Snowe and the other guarenteed Lib votes when it comes up in the Senate. You know- let the Dems completely own this stinking pile of cr@p for the next election.
UPDATE
1:35pm
I just got home from work and I have to say, it sure would be nice to have a lot more CDs or to just not hear about 'the King of Pop' on every station I have programmedon the radio.
So as an ear wash....
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Your daily dose of fact
This first occured to me as I was listening to a hot conservative babe read the table of contents to Henry Waxman (D-nostrils) and his energy bill/Cap and Trade/ Tax you to death for your living bill....
First- The ENTIRE authorization bill for the Federal Interstate Highway system was twenty four pages long.
Secondly- In reference to the bills futuristic battery technology- the ONLY time a battery will ever meet it's performance stats is the first time it's charged. Every following charge and recharge cycle it degrades. It can also build a memory that only lets it work for as long as it's used to working. I wonder where it's mentioned, what will happen to those hazardous chemicals that make up those batteries when it's time to drop $10,000 to change them out?
First- The ENTIRE authorization bill for the Federal Interstate Highway system was twenty four pages long.
Secondly- In reference to the bills futuristic battery technology- the ONLY time a battery will ever meet it's performance stats is the first time it's charged. Every following charge and recharge cycle it degrades. It can also build a memory that only lets it work for as long as it's used to working. I wonder where it's mentioned, what will happen to those hazardous chemicals that make up those batteries when it's time to drop $10,000 to change them out?
Monday, June 22, 2009
It was almost 100 today
I'm not saying that to brag, or anything, just stating a fact.
Since it was so hot, there were a lot of women from the Air Force base wearing very little clothing.
As the guy in the bucket truck stringing wire in the parking lot of the Schertz H.E.B. I want to say THANK YOU for that.
Since it was so hot, there were a lot of women from the Air Force base wearing very little clothing.
As the guy in the bucket truck stringing wire in the parking lot of the Schertz H.E.B. I want to say THANK YOU for that.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
How..........unsurprising
That our Teleprompter Messiah just cut all funding for pro-democracy programs in Iran.
Not that it would send any messages about how the Empty Suit up in D.C. stands behind those anti-dictatorial protesters.
Not that it would send any messages about how the Empty Suit up in D.C. stands behind those anti-dictatorial protesters.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Motivation
I'm trying to get some.
I need to change my rotors on the S-10.
- And fix that hinge bushing that keeps breaking on the drivers door.
- And get back to work on the bookcase.
- And buy a new commode because one just decided it was going to drain it's self into the bowl -even with new guts.
And work on window treatments for the house. Don't laugh or I'll sik Rosey Greer on you.
And decide if we're having cabbage roll or beef tips tonight.It was beef tips
- And get back to work on my PVC bender/mandril.
- Now, listening to the washer, wonder what's wrong with the water pump.
How embarrassing to be an American right now
First we have the French standing up to condemn their erstwhile companions in Iran.
And all Obama had to say was meaningless platitudes,,,,again.
Now we have the Canadians, those oh-so-polite hosers who took in all of our Pansy-assed draft dodgers voicing condemnations against the crooked and violent government in Iran.
And Obama still mouths meaningless platitudes.
I guess he really can't say too much to vilify election fraud when his own administration is actively working to allow a hate organization to intimidate voters and allow a socialist group to conduct massive voter fraud in the 2010 election, not to mention the nationwide Gerrymandering of democrat fiefdoms.
Addendum: Here's another reason to get off my butt and change banks...
“Acorn also has received generous grants from top recipients of federal bailout money. Bank of America (almost $3 million), Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase made big grants to Acorn Housing Corp., one of Acorn's many affiliated organizations.”
And all Obama had to say was meaningless platitudes,,,,again.
Now we have the Canadians, those oh-so-polite hosers who took in all of our Pansy-assed draft dodgers voicing condemnations against the crooked and violent government in Iran.
And Obama still mouths meaningless platitudes.
I guess he really can't say too much to vilify election fraud when his own administration is actively working to allow a hate organization to intimidate voters and allow a socialist group to conduct massive voter fraud in the 2010 election, not to mention the nationwide Gerrymandering of democrat fiefdoms.
Addendum: Here's another reason to get off my butt and change banks...
“Acorn also has received generous grants from top recipients of federal bailout money. Bank of America (almost $3 million), Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase made big grants to Acorn Housing Corp., one of Acorn's many affiliated organizations.”
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Mottoes and taglines
I had a short e-mail conversation with Eric a while ago. It's been in the back of my mind, but I've been working OT and haven't had time to post.
As we were talking about Marine Boot camp for my newly minted son-in-law, he ended with the kick-ass and well earned "Semper Fi'.
I didn't feel any of my Navy slogans were half up to a reply by that and ended up with a weak 'Bravo Zulu" back.
I mean how can something like "Construmus Batumius" be a come back to "Semper Fi"?
Even if we do go ashore with them in the second wave?
My Battalion motto of The 'Roo "Can Do' is even worse.
If you want to know what we were like in the '80 scroll down to the middle of the page - Naval Station Overhead Electrical Distribution Project was my baby, as I was assistant crewleader on it.
But still, not even "Semper Paratus" meets that Jarhead saying- especially coming from a crew of Puddle Pirates.
As we were talking about Marine Boot camp for my newly minted son-in-law, he ended with the kick-ass and well earned "Semper Fi'.
I didn't feel any of my Navy slogans were half up to a reply by that and ended up with a weak 'Bravo Zulu" back.
I mean how can something like "Construmus Batumius" be a come back to "Semper Fi"?
Even if we do go ashore with them in the second wave?
My Battalion motto of The 'Roo "Can Do' is even worse.
If you want to know what we were like in the '80 scroll down to the middle of the page - Naval Station Overhead Electrical Distribution Project was my baby, as I was assistant crewleader on it.
But still, not even "Semper Paratus" meets that Jarhead saying- especially coming from a crew of Puddle Pirates.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
I realy hate to say it
But in this Iranian ,,,um,,,uprising.
(For lack of a word that the Left hasn't usurped for disguising terrorists.)
That I admire the stand the French have taken as opposed to President Peace-in-our-Time and his squishy I-don't-wanna-make-them-hate-me generalizations of hopieness in the non-interference on a sovereign nation thing.
(as opposed to his invading our Pakistani 'allies')
Yeah Michelle, I think I can start relating to your being ashamed to be an American.
At least not proud like I used to be.
Chit, the French are showing more macho than the U.S. in the Iranian peoples revolution.
(For lack of a word that the Left hasn't usurped for disguising terrorists.)
That I admire the stand the French have taken as opposed to President Peace-in-our-Time and his squishy I-don't-wanna-make-them-hate-me generalizations of hopieness in the non-interference on a sovereign nation thing.
(as opposed to his invading our Pakistani 'allies')
Yeah Michelle, I think I can start relating to your being ashamed to be an American.
At least not proud like I used to be.
Chit, the French are showing more macho than the U.S. in the Iranian peoples revolution.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Gas prices and you
Gasoline is on the average of $2.47 here- as of last week.
Crude oil is on the way down again.
Petroleum experts are saying that the only reason the gas prices are going up is that speculators are driving it up.
So, given The Unicorn Riders well known aversion to financial manipulation against 'the little guy',
where is the threat to use his tame MSM against those greedy speculators.
I'd bet we won't hear much since they're the ones driving the price up to halfway where he wants them to be.
Crude oil is on the way down again.
Petroleum experts are saying that the only reason the gas prices are going up is that speculators are driving it up.
So, given The Unicorn Riders well known aversion to financial manipulation against 'the little guy',
where is the threat to use his tame MSM against those greedy speculators.
I'd bet we won't hear much since they're the ones driving the price up to halfway where he wants them to be.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Body mass index
You've heard about it forever.
But how does it relate to your love life?
Specifically, how do YOU like your best female pal?
Bob over at The drawn cutlass wants to know: which bodystyle are you most attracted to. Ever since the that poll in OZ said normal women are more attractive than Playboy girls.
Real, not silicone.
I chose Voluptuous, btw.
But how does it relate to your love life?
Specifically, how do YOU like your best female pal?
Bob over at The drawn cutlass wants to know: which bodystyle are you most attracted to. Ever since the that poll in OZ said normal women are more attractive than Playboy girls.
Real, not silicone.
I chose Voluptuous, btw.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Fall protection and you
OSHA requires fall protection with body harness and shock absorbing lanyards when working over certain heights.
The way the shock absorbing lanyards work is that basically they are woven so as to gradually reduce the shock by tearing themselves apart.
The problem with those lanyards is that they're basically ineffective with a fall of less than 15' because of the tearing action that slows you down and protects your spine.
This is all well and good, it's required in bucket trucks, too. In case something happens to the bucket that you're standing in. and as common bucket trucks have a 55' height, the 15' limit is pretty moot.
I wore mine for about four hours this morning rerunning wires in poles (we used Blue instead of brown, and I got called off the job before I could tell the helpers that they needed to brown tape the insulation).
Anyway, a bucket truck is a good place to use that safety lanyard.
Except it won't do a lot of good when you're in and out and forget to attatch the end to the top boom.
The way the shock absorbing lanyards work is that basically they are woven so as to gradually reduce the shock by tearing themselves apart.
The problem with those lanyards is that they're basically ineffective with a fall of less than 15' because of the tearing action that slows you down and protects your spine.
This is all well and good, it's required in bucket trucks, too. In case something happens to the bucket that you're standing in. and as common bucket trucks have a 55' height, the 15' limit is pretty moot.
I wore mine for about four hours this morning rerunning wires in poles (we used Blue instead of brown, and I got called off the job before I could tell the helpers that they needed to brown tape the insulation).
Anyway, a bucket truck is a good place to use that safety lanyard.
Except it won't do a lot of good when you're in and out and forget to attatch the end to the top boom.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Watching Tv as I surf
We have on Robert Duvall in "Broken trail" with Tomas Hayden Church and Susan Sarandon.
Basically, the guys are trailing horses up to Canada where they end up with five Chinese women who were sold into prostitution.
Then they end up with Susan.
She's a whore, too.
Just thought it was kinda fitting.
Basically, the guys are trailing horses up to Canada where they end up with five Chinese women who were sold into prostitution.
Then they end up with Susan.
She's a whore, too.
Just thought it was kinda fitting.
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