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A monster energy could help lol.
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I was tempted to buy a Tab energy drink yesterday but didn't. I liked Tab back when it was a normal diet soda.
peregrine
08-04-06, 07:46 AM
Yeah, maybe I should give that a try. For how long is it gonna keep me energized though? I really don't wanna crash down in the middle of the day
explody pup
08-04-06, 08:26 AM
Shill bidding makes me sad.
Michigander
08-04-06, 08:40 AM
I'm wasting time now that I have plenty of it. Job market here is so bad that its gonna take a while for me to find another decent job. Especially since my next job will have to co-exist with my college schedule begining in September.
I'm wasting time now that I have plenty of it. Job market here is so bad that its gonna take a while for me to find another decent job. Especially since my next job will have to co-exist with my college schedule begining in September.
Google is coming to Ann Arbor - no clue when though.
Michigander
08-04-06, 09:07 AM
Google will want nothing to do with a computer ignorant construction worker, and I want nothing to do with working at a cubicle all day.
jyossarian
08-04-06, 09:09 AM
Morning all! I ain't doing nothing!
Yeah, maybe I should give that a try. For how long is it gonna keep me energized though? I really don't wanna crash down in the middle of the day
Monster lasts me at least a good 2 hours. It's hard to describe its taste, but I know it has something to do with apples and pears, but its really carbonated so its not like drinking fruit juice lol.
Google will want nothing to do with a computer ignorant construction worker, and I want nothing to do with working at a cubicle all day.
They have to build somewhere though - lots of work for the construction company that wins that bid and will probably be taking on extra people.
Shadiyah
08-04-06, 09:32 AM
Hey all. Just trying to wake myself up. Working, but excited for the fun road trip we're starting tommorow! :) SBW, yay about your nose! Lex, blah about you FIL!
Michigander
08-04-06, 09:33 AM
I've helped build office buildings before. There maybe some metal stud framing I could do, but that would be it. Besides, whatever company is big enough to take that project on is big enough not to need to hire individuals. Smaller companies will be hired out, but its no safe bet for any construction jobs.
I've helped build office buildings before. There maybe some metal stud framing, roofing, window installation, or tile laying I could do, but that would be it. Besides, whatever company is big enough to take that project on is big enough not to need to hire individuals. Smaller companies will be hired out, but its no safe bet for any new construction jobs.
Ritehsedad
08-04-06, 09:48 AM
Nose got re-broken yesterday!!! Wooo Hooo! It will be straight again!!! Gotta big white splint on my face now. I'll be back to normal in no time :D
Ouch, but I'm glad your happy about it! Putting any cool designs on the splint? :rolleyes:
Hey all. Just trying to wake myself up. Working, but excited for the fun road trip we're starting tommorow! :) SBW, yay about your nose! Lex, blah about you FIL!
Thanks. FIL is of a certain generation so mostly I just take deep breaths and smile while he tells me how women are all competitive about housecleaning and cooking. He's still convinced that I'm with this program to answer the phones and make coffee. :mad:
Siu Blue Wind
08-04-06, 10:01 AM
Ouch, but I'm glad your happy about it! Putting any cool designs on the splint? :rolleyes:
"Advertising space for rent"
I've helped build office buildings before. There maybe some metal stud framing, roofing, window installation, or tile laying I could do, but that would be it. Besides, whatever company is big enough to take that project on is big enough not to need to hire individuals. Smaller companies will be hired out, but its no safe bet for any new construction jobs.
Too true. It was a thought. My bro was in the construction business in southeast Michigan - he has since moved to Tennessee. He fell off a roof and broke both ankles so that factored in but also, the construction job market was just so uncertain here.
explody pup
08-04-06, 10:05 AM
Just had my first (and last!) verbal beat-down by a customer. Whee!
Just had my first (and last!) verbal beat-down by a customer. Whee!
There has to be more to the story than that. Share for us sad losers stuck at work who never see anyone but co-worker who, quite frankly, looks the same as he has for the past 200+ days we've worked together.
Michigander
08-04-06, 10:08 AM
I've always been able to get a job within 3 days of loosing a job or quitting, but this time I don't know. There is one guy who screams at his workers like you're in Marine boot camp that will always give me a 15 dollar an hour construction job because he admires how hard I work and how well I can take **** off him. It less than half of what I was making, and I'd be doing it for about half the hours of the job I just left, but I have enough money saved to where it will work out if it has to. It beats moving back in with my parents.
superdex
08-04-06, 10:10 AM
I'm helping a new kid in the office re-write his resume so we can sell him to the client I'm on. Whee!
I've always been able to get a job within 3 days of loosing a job or quitting, but this time I don't know. There is one guy who screams at his workers like you're in Marine boot camp that will always give me a 15 dollar an hour construction job because he admires how hard I work and how well I can take **** off him. It less than half of what I was making, and I'd be doing it for about half the hours of the job I just left, but I have enough money saved to where it will work out if it has to. It beats moving back in with my parents.
It's nice to have options like that. I was on contract for this job (bike advocacy) and the contract ends on the 18th so I'm gonna be back out there looking as well. I'd love to stay in bike advocacy but there's a limited market on this side of the border so may just try to stick with health promotion in general. Helps that this program was a success.
jyossarian
08-04-06, 11:42 AM
Thanks. FIL is of a certain generation so mostly I just take deep breaths and smile while he tells me how women are all competitive about housecleaning and cooking. He's still convinced that I'm with this program to answer the phones and make coffee. :mad:
Seems FIL has cranial rectal inversion.
I just ran some errands. Amazing how much crap you can stuff in a mess bag. I got a 12 pack of soda, a dozen ears of corn, bananas, a roast and some fruit and veggies and a bunch of flowers in there. Good thing the ride home wasn't too bad.
Seems FIL has cranial rectal inversion.
I just ran some errands. Amazing how much crap you can stuff in a mess bag. I got a 12 pack of soda, a dozen ears of corn, bananas, a roast and some fruit and veggies and a bunch of flowers in there. Good thing the ride home wasn't too bad.
:lol: Considering that he called me at work YET AGAIN today and insulted the switchboard operator YET AGAIN. I would have to agree with you.
roughrider504
08-04-06, 12:19 PM
I am drinking my normal afternoon "Its HOT! drink" Grape drink with a load of sugar. I have to get back my energy somehow! My dog is looking at it with wanting eyes, but if he drank it he would be bouncing of the walls.
explody pup
08-04-06, 12:27 PM
There has to be more to the story than that. Share for us sad losers stuck at work who never see anyone but co-worker who, quite frankly, looks the same as he has for the past 200+ days we've worked together.
Client keeps moving the scope of the study we're doing for them. Which is okay, they're paying for it. But when they change things we have to move back our deadline. So they're not happy about that. My boss, who is the expert, is out of town and in meetings. Clients have a lot of questions which I can't answer since I'm still pretty new to the game. I should have handled it better and taken charge. Lots of ums and uhs on my part which only gave the a-hole on the other end of the line more fuel. What I should have done, and what I will do in the future if this happens again, is to just tell them that I am not the expert and am unqualified to give them the answers they want. I'm given my orders from on high and report results. If they want to talk to the expert, they're going to have to wait. In the mean time I'll be happy to take down any questions they have and relay them to said expert. Etc. Growing pains.
Only thing that's really bothering me is I might have messed up our relations with this client.
"Advertising space for rent"
How much?
jyossarian
08-04-06, 12:48 PM
'splody, right from the start, just say you're there to take down the client's issues for further discussion w/ your boss. You'll try to answer what you can, but for the rest, you'll have to table it until you can discuss it w/ your boss.
I just finished eating a salad sandwich and fresh corn for lunch. Chopped lettuce, tomatoes, marinated artichokes, grilled red pepper, prosciutto, asiago cheese and lemon viniagrette dressing stuffed into pita pockets. Perfect for a summer's day.
catatonic
08-04-06, 12:56 PM
Just tell him the magic phrase "I don't have that information offhand, but I will find out for you.", and then follow up when you do. Don't slack on it, but that will buy you much needed time.
Telling them you don't know will piss them off, and mess up customer relations. I have to deal with a problematic customer everyday, and this customer happens to be the majority of my company's revenue. Given I don't take any crap, but you have to be diplomatic about it.
Diplomacy is the fine art of being the icon of good manners with the customer while you want nothing more than to turn the person on the other end of the line into a life-sized voodoo doll. Really, just try to keep a cool head, and be quick of mind when things like this happen.
Free-form BS is sometimes a good tactic, but that's double black diamond stuff right there....one false move totals your credibility. I only use it when it's necessary to avoid a total customer relations disaster, such as the project manager failing to do his job....I'll say he's on it, and I'll do all the work under his name, make sure he is informed on the situation so he can keep the BS flowing in event the customer or another dept's employee reaches him, but make sure internally I get the credit, since that's where it's due. That's one of those "take one for the team" moments.
Client keeps moving the scope of the study we're doing for them. Which is okay, they're paying for it. But when they change things we have to move back our deadline. So they're not happy about that. My boss, who is the expert, is out of town and in meetings. Clients have a lot of questions which I can't answer since I'm still pretty new to the game. I should have handled it better and taken charge. Lots of ums and uhs on my part which only gave the a-hole on the other end of the line more fuel. What I should have done, and what I will do in the future if this happens again, is to just tell them that I am not the expert and am unqualified to give them the answers they want. I'm given my orders from on high and report results. If they want to talk to the expert, they're going to have to wait. In the mean time I'll be happy to take down any questions they have and relay them to said expert. Etc. Growing pains.
Only thing that's really bothering me is I might have messed up our relations with this client.
Omygosh, that sucks. But everything is a learning experience. Whatever will happen probably has happened. Good luck.
Michigander
08-04-06, 01:29 PM
I'm gonna change my avatar, then I'm gonna go on a nice little 20 mile ride.
Flippin Sweet
08-04-06, 01:35 PM
I am on my day off!! goin' on a bike ride and then hitting downtown. It's the last weekend before the students will descend like locusts on this town and crowd my favorite watering holes until I can't even get to the bar to order a drink. :(
explody pup
08-04-06, 01:43 PM
Oh, and I'm also a little cranky because I really, really want this bike (http://cgi.ebay.com/NISHIKI-TRIATHLON-BIKE-SHIMANO-600-TIME-TRIAL_W0QQitemZ330013429916QQihZ014QQcategoryZ98084QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem), but both the auctioneer and the bidding history (http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=330013429916) seem a little shady. None of those bidders, nor the auctioneer, are more than a couple months old. But, damn, I like that bike and I need something w/ gears before September (http://www.nationalmssociety.org/OKE/event/event_detail.asp?e=7145)...
Oh, and I'm also a little cranky because I really, really want this bike (http://cgi.ebay.com/NISHIKI-TRIATHLON-BIKE-SHIMANO-600-TIME-TRIAL_W0QQitemZ330013429916QQihZ014QQcategoryZ98084QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem), but both the auctioneer and the bidding history (http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=330013429916) seem a little shady. None of those bidders, nor the auctioneer, are more than a couple months old. But, damn, I like that bike and I need something w/ gears before September (http://www.nationalmssociety.org/OKE/event/event_detail.asp?e=7145)...
That is a very cool bike. Good luck if you do go for it.
jyossarian
08-04-06, 02:15 PM
I saw a dude do the 5 boro bike tour on a GMC Denali. Just sayin'.
explody pup
08-04-06, 02:20 PM
I saw a dude do the 5 boro bike tour on a GMC Denali. Just sayin'.
Yeah. Just one of my options. If it doesn't work out it doesn't work out. I'll decide for sure if/what I want to bid on it after I visit the local used bike shop tomorrow.
explody pup
08-04-06, 02:48 PM
As a side note, has anyone here ever had to deal with a bad seller and Paypal?
Shadiyah
08-04-06, 02:51 PM
I had to deal with a horrible seller when I bought my first kombucha kit last year. She was horrible! But I eventually did get my stuff after a month and 1/2 and plenty of emails. Bleh. Sometimes ebay SUCKS!
jyossarian
08-04-06, 03:00 PM
I'm eating cherries and eyeing the mostly green w/ hints of yellow bananas. And also welcoming folks cuz I'm friendly and ****.
Shadiyah
08-04-06, 03:01 PM
Mmmm I had a lovely salad for lunch w/kombucha and I also bought some raw lara chocolate bars! Quite tasty and healthy!
blonduathlongrl
08-04-06, 03:16 PM
my kid just made me go see "the decent" OMG!!!!!!!!!!!! scary scary!!!!!!!!!!
Defiance
08-04-06, 03:18 PM
TGIF everyone! :)
TGIF indeed, I'm finally getting a haircut :D
Karldar
08-04-06, 03:52 PM
TGIF indeed, I'm finally getting a haircut :D
Hey, I gave myself one a those today. I'm all bald now. Well, there's a little stubble up there.
I'm chatting with a friend, keeping an eye on the stormy weather here and hoping a girl calls me soon.;)
Michigander
08-04-06, 04:49 PM
Hey, I gave myself one a those today. I'm all bald now. Well, there's a little stubble up there.
Get a transplant. Thanks to my grandpa and his genetics that what I'll probably end up doing.
Michigander
08-04-06, 07:09 PM
Per SBW's advise, while I was out buying oil and a filter, I got synthetic. It turns out it might not matter all that much, because while I was at the auto parts store, an old friend of mine who works there offered me a good condition fuel enjected 351 Windsor for 300 bucks. I'll probably be buying it and installing it in my crown victoria in the engine servicing and emissions class I'll be taking this fall. (don't know how yet)
jyossarian
08-04-06, 09:37 PM
Those the same engines they threw in de Tomaso Panteras? The Cleveland 351? Or this a whole different 351?
Wife and I just got back from a free concert of salsa/merengue and calypso music so you know there was a whole lotta quick stepping and rump shaking.
roughrider504
08-04-06, 10:44 PM
I am dancing the robot to techno
Note to self, do not listen to techno.
Those the same engines they threw in de Tomaso Panteras? The Cleveland 351? Or this a whole different 351?
Wife and I just got back from a free concert of salsa/merengue and calypso music so you know there was a whole lotta quick stepping and rump shaking.
They are two completly different motors. Kind of like the Mopar 318 'A' series small block motor and the pre 64(?) 318 'Y' block motor.
The 351 Cleveland is the HP motor, the Windsor is the grocery getter motor.
Ritehsedad
08-05-06, 04:45 AM
"Advertising space for rent"
Hmmmmmm..."Will immasculate criminals for food"? I know, probably too many words. :p
Ritehsedad
08-05-06, 04:46 AM
I'm trying to get my son outta bed so we can go for a ride down by the beach. We haven't ridden together yet this year. :(
blonduathlongrl
08-05-06, 07:19 AM
just got back from my first 20 miler in a month! cast on and strap pedal instead of clipless for a while and I got a lot of smiles and good luck and good job! I love the cyclist community!:)
Michigander
08-05-06, 07:25 AM
They are two completly different motors. Kind of like the Mopar 318 'A' series small block motor and the pre 64(?) 318 'Y' block motor.
The 351 Cleveland is the HP motor, the Windsor is the grocery getter motor.
Depends on what you do to it stacey, but you knew that. Granted there won't be much there to begin with, but I worked with a guy who has a 351W in a T bird with 700 horse power, before nitrous that is. 351 Windsors have a decently large aftermarket, and surely they beat a 4.6
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