JoeyM
JoeyM Mod Squad
1/2/25 12:03 p.m.

Ultra minor rant. I don't know if I should blame the ADD or my age, but I spent quite a bit of time yesterday looking for the check key so I could use the drill. I spent more time than I'd like to admit moving things around the workbench at the side of the garage.  Last night, when I was putting my keys away, I found the check key in my pocket.

wearymicrobe
wearymicrobe PowerDork
1/2/25 12:21 p.m.
JoeyM said:

Ultra minor rant. I don't know if I should blame the ADD or my age, but I spent quite a bit of time yesterday looking for the check key so I could use the drill. I spent more time than I'd like to admit moving things around the workbench at the side of the garage.  Last night, when I was putting my keys away, I found the check key in my pocket.

Tape it to the power cable if you have one. Mine has been there for a decade and its the only way I don't loose them. 

I had about 36 days off straight because I saved my vacation. My body took this as the go ahead to sleep like I have never before. ~10 hours a day for the four weeks straight. I forgot what a good baseline for health was. ave not had this much time off since I was 14 and started working. It was lovely and I want to retire. 

I have been back at the office for two days and my heart rate is already creeping back up to where it was. I had 583 emails this morning as well since I stopped checking around the 21th of December. Many others took the same time off because all the stars aligned, six of them handed in notice to retire and are leaving so maybe the feeling is mutual.  

Pete. (l33t FS)
Pete. (l33t FS) MegaDork
1/2/25 1:19 p.m.

In reply to TravisTheHuman :

Every car can get its hoses wrung around.

Duke
Duke MegaDork
1/2/25 5:35 p.m.

In reply to wearymicrobe :

Dude, with the resources it seems like you have put away, I've been wondering why you haven't retired yet for at least three years.

 

tester (Forum Supporter)
tester (Forum Supporter) HalfDork
1/2/25 7:23 p.m.

In reply to JoeyM :

Chuck. 

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH MegaDork
1/2/25 9:38 p.m.

In reply to Duke :

I may have tried it one night early on before any pattern developed, but no regular use. The idea of treating them with ordinary OTC painkillers just didn't cross my mind because they were such wildly abnormal headaches in terms of sensation, duration and apparent cause. I didn't even look at it as a headache problem but as the headaches being a symptom of an insomnia problem.

To be fair I slammed 2 extra strength last night and probably matched the most sleep I got since this trouble started, if I can keep that up I may start to pull out of this downward spiral, so the doc may turn out to be correct.

ShawnG
ShawnG MegaDork
1/3/25 12:22 a.m.

Of course...

It's -25c outside, my outside cleanout is buried under waist-deep snow and I only have a vague idea of where it is.

And my main drain from my house to my septic lagoon is blocked. Lagoon isn't frozen solid because I just went down and poked a hole in the ice with a T-post.

My drain bladder isn't moving whatever the clog is so now I get to hope that whatever is clogging the line is within 100' of the house because I have to rent a power auger tomorrow. The line is probably 250' - 300'.

Yay... fun and games with a camp toilet in the bathroom tonight.

DarkMonohue
DarkMonohue SuperDork
1/3/25 12:45 a.m.

Madam, is there any chance you could wait until the child is asleep before you tromp around the house, flipping thousands of lumens' worth of lights on and off at random, preparing what I'm sure is a nutritionally necessary bowl of Cocoa Roos with all the silent tact and discretion of an English butler performing a one-man Maori haka, and consuming it like an InSinkErator swallowing two pounds of roofing nails?

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
1/3/25 1:08 a.m.

In reply to DarkMonohue :

A truly eloquent rant.

RevRico
RevRico MegaDork
1/3/25 8:45 a.m.

This virtual school bullE36 M3 didn't work during the pandemic and doesn't work now. Oh no, a whole almost inch of snow, better shut the whole world down and punish all the parents. Bonus though for waiting until 5 am to let us know so we can, you know, plan around it.

slefain
slefain UltimaDork
1/3/25 11:09 a.m.

I REALLY don't like the tone 2025 is setting so far. At all.

BoxheadTim
BoxheadTim MegaDork
1/3/25 12:29 p.m.

Rant #1:

I didn't have "Staying a few days longer with family in Europe so I can attend an uncle's funeral" on my 2025 bingo card.

Comparatively minor rant #2:

EV charging solution blow in comparison to refilling gas cars, and twice as much when you're abroad and can't get the appropriate apps in the app store for your phone.

BoxheadTim
BoxheadTim MegaDork
1/3/25 12:56 p.m.

... and Rant #3:

I need to extend my car rental by a few days, the International Rental Car company's app doesn't recognize the rental and their local-ish car rental office (only about 40 miles away) is closed.

Guess I get to call them tomorrow morning and check what they can do to address this, otherwise I'm looking at a 7h round trip on Monday to either fix the issue or swap rental cars.

gixxeropa
gixxeropa HalfDork
1/3/25 6:17 p.m.

My fiancées father wants us to do a marriage in Jordan (where they're from) in addition to the planned one in the US. I'm open to it, but damn, there's are so many steps I'm not sure how possible it is without staying there for a month. We have to get a blood test to make sure we done have risk factors for certain conditions, I'd have to officially convert (we're not religious so I don't care tbh), I'd have to get an ID number assigned, then get their office of foreign affairs to sign off on it since I'm a US citizen, then we could finally get married. I thought when we decided to elope in Vegas, we'd be able to avoid all the placing stress.

gixxeropa
gixxeropa HalfDork
1/3/25 6:19 p.m.

Much more minor rant, the pool cover didn't stay on during a recent storm (above ground pool built into the deck) And now the pool is full of E36 M3. Gonna have to find a better solution next winter. Maybe removable hooks attached to the deck? 

tester (Forum Supporter)
tester (Forum Supporter) HalfDork
1/3/25 7:12 p.m.

In reply to slefain :

Yep. It's a Friday after a major holiday. Most people aren't even back in the office. I should be able to really get some stuff done. LOL 

Multiple Teams calls this morning. Two, back to back, hour long meetings scheduled for Friday afternoon. Productivity, E36 M3. I should have taken the day off. 

 

ShawnG
ShawnG MegaDork
1/3/25 9:41 p.m.

Well, 2025 sucks pretty hard already.
Our sewer line is blocked.
I bought a 100' power auger today. It hits a hard blockage at roughly 80' out.
Been trying to bore through since 5:00 this evening. 
Going to call a plumber tomorrow.

Antihero
Antihero UltimaDork
1/3/25 10:37 p.m.
ShawnG said:

Well, 2025 sucks pretty hard already.
Our sewer line is blocked.
I bought a 100' power auger today. It hits a hard blockage at roughly 80' out.
Been trying to bore through since 5:00 this evening. 
Going to call a plumber tomorrow.

I've had better luck with a jetter, they are pretty amazing 

ShawnG
ShawnG MegaDork
1/4/25 9:11 a.m.

One of my neighbours is the town plumber, I sent him a message this morning.

Beer Baron 🍺
Beer Baron 🍺 MegaDork
1/4/25 10:03 a.m.

Your dog got loose and attacked our dog. You said that you would reimburse us for medical expenses for our dog that resulted.

You are now refusing to pay the $28 for a rabies booster because, "My dog is current on her rabies vaccine." We did not have that information when we took our dog to the vet. We were not going to take that chance.

berkeley you. Your dog attacked ours.

Steve_Jones
Steve_Jones UltraDork
1/4/25 2:49 p.m.

In reply to Beer Baron 🍺 :

I'd be sure to update the FB post to reflect the refusal to pay. 

Antihero
Antihero UltimaDork
1/4/25 3:04 p.m.
Beer Baron 🍺 said:

Your dog got loose and attacked our dog. You said that you would reimburse us for medical expenses for our dog that resulted.

You are now refusing to pay the $28 for a rabies booster because, "My dog is current on her rabies vaccine." We did not have that information when we took our dog to the vet. We were not going to take that chance.

berkeley you. Your dog attacked ours.

People always seem to want to die on the stupidest hill......

Jerry
Jerry PowerDork
1/4/25 3:48 p.m.

Ordered a set of Hella 500s for the GRC on Amazon.  They were a day late, no big deal, nothing happening until the weekend anyway.

They showed up with an Amazon label stuck to the Hella box.  Not even taped shut.  Realized now it's missing the wiring harness, switch, and relay.  Try to contact Amazon, a chat with "Alex" about sending replacement parts goes:

"Sure thing.  Do you prefer which of the following:- Whole Foods UPS Staples Which one?

ME: What? None of those make sense."

Now they have to send me a UPS label I guess, send it back, then get a refund (eventually) and THEN I can try ordering again, hoping they seal the box.

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
1/4/25 4:14 p.m.
Antihero said:
Beer Baron 🍺 said:

Your dog got loose and attacked our dog. You said that you would reimburse us for medical expenses for our dog that resulted.

You are now refusing to pay the $28 for a rabies booster because, "My dog is current on her rabies vaccine." We did not have that information when we took our dog to the vet. We were not going to take that chance.

berkeley you. Your dog attacked ours.

People always seem to want to die on the stupidest hill......

But at least they're dead.

Jerry
Jerry PowerDork
1/4/25 4:18 p.m.

In reply to Jerry :

After I told "Alex" that I had a UPS pickup at work, the email I got says I have to take it to a UPS store. Even better.

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