Geez! I hate that!

[GasoLane]

Originally Posted by .:4:.

Id prefer it if i could delete the phone calling ability all together. I hate speaking to people on the phone. But for whatever reason you cant delete that part on the phone.

That kind've defeats the purpose of having a phone.

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by GasoLane

That kind've defeats the purpose of having a phone.

Nah, I'm with .:4:., get a bit sick of phone interruptions at work so ignore them now.
Jobs wise, In person, txt or email is how I like to do business these days.

[.:4:.]

I used to have a work phone along with my personal phone. I would like to say i could turn the work one off when not at work, but being on call 24/7, whilst it was rare and theres money in it, nobody likes the random 2am call, and the real struggle to put pants on.

[Tassie f100]

Originally Posted by .:4:.

I used to have a work phone along with my personal phone. I would like to say i could turn the work one off when not at work, but being on call 24/7, whilst it was rare and theres money in it, nobody likes the random 2am call, and the real struggle to put pants on.

If you don’t like phone calls WHY would you put yourself on 24/7 callouts.Seems part of the job in my opinion.

[.:4:.]

Originally Posted by Tassie f100

If you don’t like phone calls WHY would you put yourself on 24/7 callouts.Seems part of the job in my opinion.

You do it for the money, sell your soul to a degree, but get paid for it.

[marty351]

Originally Posted by .:4:.

You do it for the money, sell your soul to a degree, but get paid for it.

And there's some tradie mob advertising no extra $ on an after hours call out.
The only reason I did any after hours work was 50/50 labour on the inflated after hours price.

[Lunch]

Double post

[Lunch]

We aren't as concerned as some with where we park but we always at least try to park with the least risk but when there are oxygen thieves like this around, what chance is there.


For the record it was a middle aged white male

[marty351]

Silent function 24/7..

Works a treat.

[sneaky]

Vet bills...

My dog did herself a mischief last night, this is going to be expensive..

I'm not an expert but I've heard the term 'cruciate ligament' thrown around for sports people and it doesn't sound good...

[peaterj]

Originally Posted by sneaky

Vet bills...

My dog did herself a mischief last night, this is going to be expensive..

I'm not an expert but I've heard the term 'cruciate ligament' thrown around for sports people and it doesn't sound good...

One of mine did her's 3 years ago cost me nearly 3K and that was one of the cheaper quotes.

[Mr_G6ET]

Originally Posted by sneaky

Vet bills...

My dog did herself a mischief last night, this is going to be expensive....

Hard to keep them still too, ouch.
We have two pugs, $4000 for eye surgery, week or two back, $5700 for the other dog a few months back; and then there's after care.

Good planning has us claim 80% of that so no stress, now both are

[sneaky]

Confirmed cruciate ligament. She is booked for surgical consult later this week.

I have stopped toying with the idea of updating my car any time soon.

I used to have pet insurance but it was one of the expenses that didn’t make it through the home budget cutbacks. Pretty sure the month to month saving over the years will cover this bill. At least I will tell myself that to feel better

[Mr_G6ET]

Originally Posted by sneaky

I used to have pet insurance

I think it depends on the dog breed, some are generally healthy. Mixed breeds especially !
Pugs are a hurt magnet, eye lids, big eyes but otherwise body. Bump off walls and keep rock and roll

[.:4:.]

This is the annoying thing my mum does. She annoys me. We went for lunch today, that bits fine, but whenever i go to the bar she asks for a half glass of wine. They still charge for a full glass, so a full glass she gets. I always say you dont have to drink the whole thing. But mum would rather drink 6 half glasses and still claim she hasnt had a glass of wine. Thats why i now buy her picolos and get the bar staff to leave the lid. And it turns into a case of you can take the rest home. 3 half glasses later, she never takes the rest home, there is no rest, but still claims to never have had a glass.

[.:4:.]

Not going to get into the sob story of why i dont have the exhaust on my car, and why its in the boot, well, the non stock one is in the boot. But due to unforseen circumstances i needed to daily my car. It was a driveway ornimant so not having the rear muffler and exhaust section on wasnt an issue at the time. Reason being only due to not being able to get a breaker bar in to attack the seized bolts on the front of the mid section of stock exhaust to fit the one i have for the car. So todays job was a pain in the hole. So i have been driving the thing for months with no rear muffler, it wasnt obnoxious or loud, the center muffler is about the same size as the 315L hot water unit at my house. Anyhow, being rego time, put the stock rear section back on, just going to pay the mechanics to put the new exhaust on, but taking things off is so much easier then putting things back on. And a stock exhaust on a bf sounds like a poofters fart. I only have to live with that for the weekend i suppose, and ive been careful, but scrapped 3 times in 1 trip having a rear muffler on the car. And the hangers are good. I think i just hate cars. Well, putting things back on them atleast.

[DFB FGXR6]

Anyone who has worked in retail will know that some days it feels like every air head in the universe comes through the door.

Today was one of those days, with customers making simple situations difficult, asking stupid questions, requesting the impossible and despite logical guidance couldn't make up their minds.

I don't drink, but days like these, I kinda wish I did.

[Citroënbender]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

Today was one of those days, with customers making simple situations difficult, asking stupid questions, requesting the impossible and despite logical guidance couldn't make up their minds.

I used to refer to wet Wednesdays as that sort of danger zone.

Chat to the paint counter staff at Bunnies, how they survive without murdering people baffles me at times.

[Tonz]

free punnets of poison ivy would be a nice touch.

[MITCHAY]

I washed the vacuum filter and then realised I forgot to do the bedroom windows

[Mr_G6ET]

Originally Posted by MITCHAY

I washed the vacuum filter and then realised I forgot to do the bedroom windows

or nearly finished and the battery drops out..

[.:4:.]

I really hate when my mum offers my sevices to people. I went for lunch at her boyfriends today. It was supposed to just be lunch. He had asked a while back to borrow my chainsaw for a few things, so i took that with me. The idea was take your time and drop it to mum when your done sort of thing. He is retired so has the time. But mum said i would do it. That wasnt too bad, it was just trimming a stack off a paperbark tree.
Then mum drags out a few flat packs and things then again offers me up to build them. To be fair flat pack stuff is a nightmare if you rely on the crappy spanner thing they come with, and i have my tools in the car. So it was tea and bickies for them, and constructing ill fitting stuff for me. And then there was cutting up a 300mm pvc section of stormwater into 3 for a gardening project. All i had on me was a hacksaw with blades for metal. So it was a great idea this morning to wear a black shirt. Well it was at the time, but i was expecting to spend my time inside, not slaving away in the sun. And there was no shady spot to park my car, so on a 32 degree day, those black leather seats were a real treat to jump back in for the drive home.
But atleast my mums boyfriend, my son and i share 1 thing in common. And that is the mutual feeling of embarrassment my mum insites at times.

[Crazy Dazz]

I am so tired of living in a world designed for stupid people.

Have you see the ads, advertising some tablet or something, saying "haven't you always wished your computer was more like a phone?"
Yes, just like I have always wished my nose was more like a haemorrhoid.
Why the heck would you want your computer to be like a phone?

And its like everything now is more intelligent, but designed for morons. So if you try to do a search, anywhere, on google, on ebay, even on SCA, rather than simply searching for what you ask, the system assume you're a complete and total ****wit, and tries to figure out what you really want from random sources.

I am trying to buy a battery. Not being a complete and total ****wit, I KNOW the damn model I want, and if they don't have that then I want to look at anything they have in a DIN65.
So their system is smart enough to figure out that I'm looking at batteries, but instead of showing me a handful of batteries in that size, it assumes I don't know wtf I'm doing and so shows me everything ****ing battery they sell.
Worse yet, it leads off, not with what I asked for, but with small batteries to fit a Pulsar, because at some time in the past I was looking for parts for that car.

They have a decent special on some batteries at the moment, but fmd they make it hard. I'm tempted just to back to my local shop.

[.:4:.]

Had a doozie today. I know the battery isnt the happiest, same with the starter motor. The starter is tempremental when the motor is warm, fine when the car is cold. But so far its always turned after an attempt or 2. I had a pretty stressful meeting to attend today. The car was fine for the drive there, and fine for the drive back. I swung through the bottlo down the street from my house, and sure enough, today was hot, but sure enough no starter. So i asked one of the blokes in the bottlo for a jump incase it was a bum battery, and if anyone knows electrical, it runs on smoke, so when it releases its smoke that typically means its stuffed. Thats exactly what my starter motor did. So in the heat i walked home. Issue being i have an important appointment tomorrow, so i asked my mum if she could pick me up and give me a lift. She cant. So after dark i walked back to my car for things i needed from it, and to see what it did, and the stupid thing started like nothing happened. So yeah it needs another starter and battery which is an annoyance, this is starter #3 its killed, but its like the car was tormenting me.

[Mr_G6ET]

I will seek out the car parks away from everyone if possible and keep my car 'door dent free'.
There always seems to be someone that parks their car in the space next to my car despite there being chunks of clear areas elsewhere.

Agree the trolly subject, I do the same but with some thought, isn't that where the trolly is most under control ?

[Trendseeker]

The risk of parking near the trolley bay is the trolley man carelessly sorting out the trolleys from the different supermarkets and accidentally clipping your car with one. You know he’ll never leave a note.

[Crazy Dazz]

Originally Posted by .:4:.

Had a doozie today. I know the battery isnt the happiest, same with the starter motor. The starter is tempremental when the motor is warm, fine when the car is cold. But so far its always turned after an attempt or 2. I had a pretty stressful meeting to attend today. The car was fine for the drive there, and fine for the drive back. I swung through the bottlo down the street from my house, and sure enough, today was hot, but sure enough no starter. So i asked one of the blokes in the bottlo for a jump incase it was a bum battery, and if anyone knows electrical, it runs on smoke, so when it releases its smoke that typically means its stuffed. Thats exactly what my starter motor did. So in the heat i walked home. Issue being i have an important appointment tomorrow, so i asked my mum if she could pick me up and give me a lift. She cant. So after dark i walked back to my car for things i needed from it, and to see what it did, and the stupid thing started like nothing happened. So yeah it needs another starter and battery which is an annoyance, this is starter #3 its killed, but its like the car was tormenting me.

Chances are you have a sticking solenoid.
Open it up and fill with WD40

[marty351]

Originally Posted by Crazy Dazz

Chances are you have a sticking solenoid.
Open it up and fill with WD40

I love the smell of burning car in the morning.

[.:4:.]

Ive done the on the side of the road starter motor replacement on that car before. Its not fun getting to the top bolt. So even if i have to get a tilt tray, and hopefully it holds out for a few days because i have places to be, when i have the time, someone else can get paid to sort it out. My preference is no tow truck, but if need be, so be it. Once i get rid of what i need to get out of the way, ill book it in with my guys. The car only got regoed 2 weeks ago. And it presented with no issues. But its just my luck at the moment. If its not one thing, its another. Thats not talking about the car, that was just another annoyance. Otherwise the car is fine. Runs good, typically starts like a champ. Still not dissapointed with the new exhaust. So no repairs by me, my dodgey arm sort of limits my ability at the moment. So my mechanics can do a starter for me.
I was happy that leaving the car for a few hours then walking back to it, it started and i could park it back on my driveway. It has my tools in the boot, and there is a fair replacement value if they go missing. So im happy mr temprimental is back home keeping his best mate, my driveway, company. They dont share anything, by that i mean my car has never leaked a drip.

[roKWiz]

After everything we have been told about social distancing during 2020.
and not more than 50km away from Shepparton on Wednesday I see the local dumba** politician, member for Indi, HELEN HAINES Shaking hands and hugging some old folks in the street.