Yeah, that takes a little time to get used to, especially since fiancée is a bit awkward to say compared to girlfriend or wife.
Probably easiest to just introduce her by name and let the relationship label get sorted afterward.
Yeah, that takes a little time to get used to, especially since fiancée is a bit awkward to say compared to girlfriend or wife.
Probably easiest to just introduce her by name and let the relationship label get sorted afterward.
I don't believe that I uttered the word fiancee once during our engagement. I do not regret that.
EDIT- I can't read the threads correctly, apparently.
Just call her your pre-wife.
In reply to Datsun1500:
I'd always heard it as "future ex-wife". 
FranktheTank wrote: I've been wanting a friend of my Fiancées car for some time, for a work car. It's wrecked. I literally have 2 cars, 2 trucks and 3 lawnmowers in line behind the shop with jobs ranging from complete restoration, exhaust installation, transmission swap to engine replacement. I have been working 55+ hrs a week. My fiancées friends new non wrecked car had a steering failure. She volunteered me to fix it if the girl will take 400 for the wrecked car I wanted.... When?! How?! Actually N/M my fiancée is awesome for doing that! This is the least side jobs I've had lined up in 6 months. I'm soo glad she was quick enough to pounce on a simple PS pump and get me another car!! The real rant here I suppose is that I keep calling my 'FIANCÉE' my GF even when I type on here and she's not impressed when I introduce her... Especially at my recent family reunion.
thats why you just skip the whole engagement thing... we were together for ~4 years, then one day we were married=]
Headed down to my car in the parking garage after work yesterday, and was not greeted by the usual clunk of the solenoids when I hit the unlock button. Yes, I'd once again left the headlights on, and the flaky driver's side door switch had kept the usual idiot-proofing 'ding' from letting me know this when I got out, meaning I had to rustle up someone to jump-start the car.
Worse- this was after only about 4.5 hours of the lights being left on, which should NOT kill the battery to the point that it did. AutoZone couldn't test the battery at the charge level it was at, but tested the alternator and said that it passed the first two tests but failed the voltage regulation test.
So, after just replacing the starter on the car, I'm going to have to replace either the battery, alt, or both on what is SUPPOSED to be my super-reliable DD.
In reply to Ashyukun:
4.5 hours with the lights on will have that battery flatter than piss on a plate. Put it on a slow charge, and it will probably come back. Try to charge it with the alternator, and you will kill the alternator.
Streetwiseguy wrote: In reply to Ashyukun: 4.5 hours with the lights on will have that battery flatter than piss on a plate. Put it on a slow charge, and it will probably come back. Try to charge it with the alternator, and you will kill the alternator.
For the time being, I'm driving the DeLorean instead- I won't get the chance to retrieve my charger from the shop until the weekend most likely and then I can charge it back up (it's a bit of an annoyance pulling it out of the Saturn's tiedown setup, so I'm loathe to pull it out and have AutoZone charge it for me....).
No, idiot customer, we did not put that 6 month old chewing gum on the back of the mudflap on your 99 corolla. Yes, I will scrape it off anyway just to shut you the berkeley up.
clock in 715, clock out for lunch 702(pm). no breaks at all in between. Sweet!
lol.
Pretty sure the store manager is walking out (tired of 90 hour weeks), we have no service manager because he left last week, it's gonna be a fun time.
We will be working under the division manager probably, he likes to take on WAY too much work and expect it to all get done in the ridiculous time frames he assures our customers we can meet.
I had to tell him today that I couldn't work on three cars at the same time and get them all done. I had an s13, a loose tire, a new e class, and a POS honda with wiring problems in the cooling fan circuit (someone else's comeback, I didn't get paid for it, they replaced essentially the entire cooling system and it still overheats. Both fans come on with AC, cooling fan doesn't come on otherwise. Relay is good, connector to fan motor isn't getting a signal to cut on, ever. Ran the FSM's "check for open in cooling fan switch circuit" test, between the switch and ground there is nothing, there should be battery voltage lost over that long ass circuit.
Solution? Tell customer there is damaged wiresomewhere and recommend he leave the AC on...always. lol
Datsun1500 wrote:Flight Service wrote:It would shift it to minimum wage drivers, and everyone knows you can't support a family on that. They'd probably make it part time so no healthcare either. It's just a way for the very rich store owners to keep the unskilled labor force poor. I'm sure a few of those workers will also be full of ideas on how to run the store better....mad_machine wrote:Wouldn't that actually shift work?Sine_Qua_Non wrote:Great, one more way to put people out of workRacer1ab wrote: In reply to ncjay: I really wish I could order my weekly groceries off Amazon.You will get your wish on that. Amazon is already working on it.
You think the guys at the local grocery store makes more than minimum wage?
Flight Service wrote:Datsun1500 wrote:You think the guys at the local grocery store makes more than minimum wage?Flight Service wrote:It would shift it to minimum wage drivers, and everyone knows you can't support a family on that. They'd probably make it part time so no healthcare either. It's just a way for the very rich store owners to keep the unskilled labor force poor. I'm sure a few of those workers will also be full of ideas on how to run the store better....mad_machine wrote:Wouldn't that actually shift work?Sine_Qua_Non wrote:Great, one more way to put people out of workRacer1ab wrote: In reply to ncjay: I really wish I could order my weekly groceries off Amazon.You will get your wish on that. Amazon is already working on it.
I worked at one when in HS/College. We made decent money and the store did well too. Friend of mine got a PhD in Mathmatics.. but is still a Store Manager because he would have had to take a pay cut to use his degree
To mimic a previously used rant, quit asking me for money! I HAVE NONE. I didn't get you into your dire financial situation, YOU did. I'm doing good enough to just stay current on the bills I have to pay. I am not working 20hrs/week in the ER plus 12 credits worth of nursing school to give you any money. If I give you money, I might as well be setting it on fire. If I give you money, my bills will bounce. I choose to not let that happen.
So, someone buy my damn truck. 
how 'bout telling whomever is hitting you up for money, exactly what you just posted 
In reply to wbjones:
Already told her no. But getting into specifics is just a waste of oxygen on my part.
mad_machine wrote:Flight Service wrote:I worked at one when in HS/College. We made decent money and the store did well too. Friend of mine got a PhD in Mathmatics.. but is still a Store Manager because he would have had to take a pay cut to use his degreeDatsun1500 wrote:You think the guys at the local grocery store makes more than minimum wage?Flight Service wrote:It would shift it to minimum wage drivers, and everyone knows you can't support a family on that. They'd probably make it part time so no healthcare either. It's just a way for the very rich store owners to keep the unskilled labor force poor. I'm sure a few of those workers will also be full of ideas on how to run the store better....mad_machine wrote:Wouldn't that actually shift work?Sine_Qua_Non wrote:Great, one more way to put people out of workRacer1ab wrote: In reply to ncjay: I really wish I could order my weekly groceries off Amazon.You will get your wish on that. Amazon is already working on it.
Everyone I know at grocery stores make Minimum +$0.50 max.
Your local grocery must be really cool. Like Costco.
On the rant side, I have went back to just technical services and my only regret as manager of the service department is I didn't fire the SOB in charge of production.
Get a call two days ago from my bank that apparently something happened with my primary CC and they decided they needed to close the account number and issue me a new one. Ooookay- that's definitely an annoyance since I'm going to have to go and change all the automatic charges that go to that account, but it beats having fraudulant charges to go it.
They say they're shipping a new one off to me express and it will be in by Friday. Somehow manage to get the somewhat complex work address across to the Indian call center girl who is handling all of this (couldn't get the concept of a suite # in the address for some reason...) so I can actually get the card.
Card shows up from UPS as it was supposed to- sweet, now I'm not running around without a CC any more. But I do still have to memorize the new number (since I hate pulling it out whenever I buy something online).
Open package up- and find the new card has the same expiration date as my old one, which was less than 6 months away.
Why the berk when you're already bothering to issue me a new card and card number did you not just renew the card? Now you have to send me ANOTHER card a few months down the line. Stupid bank...
Fish or cut bait people, you are berking killing me. I'm going to need anxiety meds at this rate.
South Carolina DOT.
Manhole covers should be at the same height as the asphalt. Not 2" above, not 2" below, THE SAME BERKELEYING HEIGHT. It's not berkeleying rocket science. It's not even hard, but you do have to actually plan ahead and measure E36 M3.
Get it right for once. Nice, new, paving isn't worth a E36 M3 with 24" holes, 2" deep, every 200'.
Who the berkeley closes a barber shop at 3PM on a Friday before a holiday weekend!? Why the hell do you think people take a half day? To get beer and haircuts you idiots. Now I have to drink and eat grilled meat with hair in my eyes. Where is that Flobee when I need one.
If you sales pitch our company about how great your company is, you better berking live up to it. Don't be so surprised that we cut your stupidity today after just 5 weeks. There's $x,xxx down the hole that's makes me look bad for one measly letter. Worthless shiny happy people.
Toyman01 wrote: South Carolina DOT. Manhole covers should be at the same height as the asphalt. Not 2" above, not 2" below, THE SAME BERKELEYING HEIGHT. It's not berkeleying rocket science. It's not even hard, but you do have to actually plan ahead and measure E36 M3. Get it right for once. Nice, new, paving isn't worth a E36 M3 with 24" holes, 2" deep, every 200'.
We had some problems with people stealing as scrap. That's probably why they are the wrong sizes all over the place.
To other not so bright Pull-a-Part patrons . . .
Please close the hood of the car when you are done getting parts. It does keep the rain out of engine and other goodies.
Also, quit removing one or two spark plugs and leaving the hood open . . . Just because you can't get the engine, you shouldn't ruin it for everyone else . . .
shiny happy people. . .
Ashyukun wrote: Get a call two days ago from my bank that apparently something happened with my primary CC and they decided they needed to close the account number and issue me a new one. Ooookay- that's definitely an annoyance since I'm going to have to go and change all the automatic charges that go to that account, but it beats having fraudulant charges to go it. They say they're shipping a new one off to me express and it will be in by Friday. Somehow manage to get the somewhat complex work address across to the Indian call center girl who is handling all of this (couldn't get the concept of a suite # in the address for some reason...) so I can actually get the card. Card shows up from UPS as it was supposed to- sweet, now I'm not running around without a CC any more. But I do still have to memorize the new number (since I hate pulling it out whenever I buy something online). Open package up- and find the new card has the same expiration date as my old one, which was less than 6 months away. Why the berk when you're already bothering to issue me a new card and card number did you not just renew the card? Now you have to send me ANOTHER card a few months down the line. Stupid bank...
they always do that ... you'll get a new one in the mail (should be the same # as the one just issued) before this one expires ...
doesn't make good business sense to me either
minor rant against myself.. why did I take a loadout at 10:30pm for Blue Man Group... I know I will not get home before 3 and I have to be at my next gig by 9 am
Of course.. I did the same thing tomorrow
berkeleying reality TV.
The Wife complains all week about the drama in her surgical ward (full of women of course) and then she spends her day off doing what?
Watching uplifting and positive TV shows
Educational shows?
Reading?
Nope. Real Housewives of Orange County.
All. berkeleying. Day.
Thanks so berkeleying much Hulu.
I hate it so much that I can't spend more than a few minutes in the room when it is on, so instead of working from the nice air conditioned room while spending time with the Wife, I get to hide in my office full of computers and sweat my ass off.
I'm a little cranky to say the least. We're leaving for a weekend in Gig Harbor tomorrow morning. Should be a fun weekend!
Hope you all have a great Labor Day Weekend!
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