What is pissing you off this time? - Page 132

monster · 03-14-2019, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

I dunno where that time zone map came from, but Florida is definitely on Eastern time.

Michigan too

Gravdigr · 03-14-2019, 01:49 PM

Burnt the toast.

Burnt the bacon.

Eggs are greasy.

I fucked up everything on the plate. Everything.

Fuck.

Gravdigr · 03-14-2019, 01:50 PM

I'm about to smoke the biggest fucking joint.

Unless I fuck that up, too.

limey · 04-02-2019, 01:03 PM

I'd much rather have spent the six hours that I didn't have to spare today which I have had to spend grappling with power supply/distribution/supply companies (yes, I got passed back between the two of them), wierd document formatting fails from my specialist software, laptop failure (Mr Limey's), failure to find printer (in the ether), birth certificate, marriage certificate (physical copies, ultimately found we've just moved house fer chrissake) dealing with the pile of unattended junk from moving. But I didn't have time.

Carruthers · 04-03-2019, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by limey

I'd much rather have spent the six hours that I didn't have to spare today which I have had to spend grappling with power supply/distribution/supply companies (yes, I got passed back between the two of them), wierd document formatting fails from my specialist software, laptop failure (Mr Limey's), failure to find printer (in the ether), birth certificate, marriage certificate (physical copies, ultimately found we've just moved house fer chrissake) dealing with the pile of unattended junk from moving. But I didn't have time.

Power companies are like the peace of God.

They passeth all understanding.

They also move in mysterious ways.

Gravdigr · 04-02-2019, 01:22 PM

That does sound like a full day.

Hope it gets better for ya.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-03-2019, 12:28 AM

I think about that every time some outfit tells me they can supply electricity cheaper than PECO(Philadelphia Electric Company). PECO still has to deliver that juice to my house, so if there's a problem I only have to deal with one company. No buck passing, not even division shuffling.

limey · 04-03-2019, 02:38 PM

Yabbut xob this was the supply and distribution arms of the same company.

Anyhoo we have a nice shiny new meter now and the heating will eventually kick back in tonight (storage heaters).

Sent by magick

xoxoxoBruce · 04-03-2019, 10:58 PM

So you didn't get excuses blaming the other guy, that's good. It's much better to only have to complain once.

What are these storage heaters of which you speak? I would guess they use off peak surplus to heat something, maybe water, to draw heat off during peak hours.

Gravdigr · 04-04-2019, 12:02 PM

Heaters she had in storage?

Temporary space heaters, maybe?

xoxoxoBruce · 04-04-2019, 02:31 PM

OK, I was close, just ceramic bricks instead of water.

henry quirk · 04-20-2019, 01:57 PM

I don't believe in bad luck, but I'm bein' tried, in a large way.

Just renewed car insurance...here, in LA., the rates are high (cuz it's a shithole).

Yesterday: my front left tire failed, a nice strip ripped right off the interior, exposing the metal...ridin' on the spare till Monday cuz I'm broke (cuz I just renewed the car insurance).

Today: the 12 year old & me were on the road when the brake & battery warning lights flicked on...pulled over, popped the hood...brake fluid is fine, belt is tight & in place...started her up, let her run...waitin' for the battery to fail...*poof* the lights go out...figured it might be a failing fuse or some such...we continued on into town and went to Auto Advance for a free look-see.

Turns out oil is dripping into the alternator, gumming up the works.

So: I'm broke, riding' on a spare, and will probably have to replace the alternator and repair the oil leak (and the power steering leak I've been makeshifting against).

Where is 'that' cash gonna come from?

Hell if I know.

Again: I don't believe in bad luck...my life is no worse than many, and a damn sight better thsn some...sometimes, though, things conspire in just the wrong way to mimic bad luck.

Bitchin' done.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-20-2019, 11:58 PM

That's a drag, Henry, especially when something not only goes south but takes other things with it.

Carruthers · 04-21-2019, 10:59 AM

I can sympathise, Henry.

I got in the car on Wednesday morning about 0730 to head off on the weekly shopping trip, turned the key and the the car gave a groan as there wasn't enough power in the battery to turn over the engine.

I only use it once a week for shopping and if there are no hospital or GP trips for Dad that's just twelve miles a week.

During the winter I'd charge the battery the day before use but it was becoming clear that it was on its way out.

Anyway decision made, parted company with £86 ($112) for a new battery and was back on the road later that afternoon.

I used my time wisely and defrosted the freezer instead of trudging around Tesco.

Gravdigr · 04-04-2019, 12:03 PM

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A storage heater or heat bank (Australia) is an electrical heater which stores thermal energy during the evening, or at night when base load electricity is available at lower cost, and releases the heat during the day as required.

From Wiki

03-14-2019, 01:49 PM	#2
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Burnt the toast. Burnt the bacon. Eggs are greasy. I fucked up everything on the plate. Everything. Fuck. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

03-14-2019, 01:50 PM	#3
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I'm about to smoke the biggest fucking joint. Unless I fuck that up, too. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

04-02-2019, 01:03 PM	#4
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	I'd much rather have spent the six hours that I didn't have to spare today which I have had to spend grappling with power supply/distribution/supply companies (yes, I got passed back between the two of them), wierd document formatting fails from my specialist software, laptop failure (Mr Limey's), failure to find printer (in the ether), birth certificate, marriage certificate (physical copies, ultimately found we've just moved house fer chrissake) dealing with the pile of unattended junk from moving. But I didn't have time. __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

04-02-2019, 01:22 PM	#6
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	That does sound like a full day. Hope it gets better for ya. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

04-03-2019, 12:28 AM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I think about that every time some outfit tells me they can supply electricity cheaper than PECO(Philadelphia Electric Company). PECO still has to deliver that juice to my house, so if there's a problem I only have to deal with one company. No buck passing, not even division shuffling. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-03-2019, 02:38 PM	#8
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Yabbut xob this was the supply and distribution arms of the same company. Anyhoo we have a nice shiny new meter now and the heating will eventually kick back in tonight (storage heaters). Sent by magick __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

04-03-2019, 10:58 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	So you didn't get excuses blaming the other guy, that's good. It's much better to only have to complain once. What are these storage heaters of which you speak? I would guess they use off peak surplus to heat something, maybe water, to draw heat off during peak hours. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-04-2019, 12:02 PM	#10
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Heaters she had in storage? Temporary space heaters, maybe? __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

04-04-2019, 02:31 PM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	OK, I was close, just ceramic bricks instead of water. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-20-2019, 01:57 PM	#12
henry quirk maskless: yesterday, today, tomorrow Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,162	my turn... I don't believe in bad luck, but I'm bein' tried, in a large way. Just renewed car insurance...here, in LA., the rates are high (cuz it's a shithole). Yesterday: my front left tire failed, a nice strip ripped right off the interior, exposing the metal...ridin' on the spare till Monday cuz I'm broke (cuz I just renewed the car insurance). Today: the 12 year old & me were on the road when the brake & battery warning lights flicked on...pulled over, popped the hood...brake fluid is fine, belt is tight & in place...started her up, let her run...waitin' for the battery to fail...poof the lights go out...figured it might be a failing fuse or some such...we continued on into town and went to Auto Advance for a free look-see. Turns out oil is dripping into the alternator, gumming up the works. So: I'm broke, riding' on a spare, and will probably have to replace the alternator and repair the oil leak (and the power steering leak I've been makeshifting against). Where is 'that' cash gonna come from? Hell if I know. Again: I don't believe in bad luck...my life is no worse than many, and a damn sight better thsn some...sometimes, though, things conspire in just the wrong way to mimic bad luck. Bitchin' done.

04-20-2019, 11:58 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That's a drag, Henry, especially when something not only goes south but takes other things with it. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-21-2019, 10:59 AM	#14
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	I can sympathise, Henry. I got in the car on Wednesday morning about 0730 to head off on the weekly shopping trip, turned the key and the the car gave a groan as there wasn't enough power in the battery to turn over the engine. I only use it once a week for shopping and if there are no hospital or GP trips for Dad that's just twelve miles a week. During the winter I'd charge the battery the day before use but it was becoming clear that it was on its way out. Anyway decision made, parted company with £86 ($112) for a new battery and was back on the road later that afternoon. I used my time wisely and defrosted the freezer instead of trudging around Tesco. __________________

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