I wish i was home getting drunk right now

lumberjim • May 27, 2005 8:27 pm
i really do. but, i'm at work waiting to find out if they'll close this last customer and i'll be here for another hour. (we closed at 6pm....it's 8:20 right now)...the whores.

it's kind of like groundhogs day. if the customer sees their shadow and gets scared, i'll get to leave in a few minutes, but if they don't. I'm fucked.

I had hoped to make a stop off at Guitar center to see how cheap they are selling Martins and Taylor's during their 'big memorial day sale'. looks like that's out. i work all day saturday and monday too. shit shit shit.

have they invented cloning yet?

fuck you, i'll whine if I want.

I plan to use this thread for random bitching whenever i have a chance. this is not that uncommon a situation (waiting for a deal to gel). you're welcome to join in, commiserate, whatever.

hey, UT. why doncha un-archive my office, and dump this in there.
SteveDallas • May 27, 2005 8:53 pm
Hey I feel your pain. I was stuck late almost every night this week. And I'm definitely up for a couple martinis tonight--it's been a pretty shitty week.

Your post reminded me of Mrs. Dallas' next-to-last store management position. She ran a sheet music store that rented space from a piano dealer. The piano salespeople were always like what you described.... all it took was one customer, and boom, you have a $10,000 sale (or more). It was almost sinful if they deprived the theoretical customer of any opportunity to come by. ("Yeah, there's 15 inches of snow on the ground so a lot of people will be off work . . . . and they might come piano shopping!")
lumberjim • May 27, 2005 8:57 pm
no shadow.....i'm still here. these fuckers are gonna pay.
lumberjim • May 27, 2005 8:57 pm
er...., i mean customers
footfootfoot • May 27, 2005 9:19 pm
LJ,
Have they gotten to see the finance manager yet?
lumberjim • May 27, 2005 10:04 pm
I are the finance manager. and they just see'ed me. i don't think i have time to get drunk now. i'll have to get extra drunk tomorrow night. :beer:
cowhead • May 28, 2005 3:19 am
yeah the goddamn G.P. (general public) the other night I had the kitchen broken down and ready to get hte fuck out of there do get my drunk on, well... at 9:50 (we close at 10:00) 15 people walk in and say 'oh wow! what luck! we just made it".. uh no you simpering pansy ass bastards! if I didn't consider myself a proffesional at my work.. oh they would have paid dearly... but no I cooked them their damn food and then got even drunker than I would have before..oh, as a side note to anyone reading this, unless you know someone working there, it's a really, really bad idea to go out to dinner 30 minutes before a resturaunt closes. me? I won't do anything to you, but oh man the only people worse than the customers in foodservice are the cooks! (no not all of them and I'm damn lucky to be working with the people I am now.. ever read kitchen confiential? that's not the 1/2 of it.. I run a tight ship though.. damn apprenticing to real chefs! taught me too much about respect for the food :) )
staceyv • May 28, 2005 8:22 am
I also feel your pain. I had the last table last night. The kitchen closed at 10:30. My table was there until 12:45. I had to wait for them to leave so I could put the chairs up and clean their table. I got home after 1 am. Now I have to go back to work at 10:30 am.

On the bright side, I left with $184 after tipping out $54 and paying the $32 taxes I owe :) (somebody didn't notice their added gratuity and left me an extra $45)
footfootfoot • May 28, 2005 8:52 am
lumberjim wrote:
I are the finance manager. and they just see'ed me. i don't think i have time to get drunk now. i'll have to get extra drunk tomorrow night. :beer:


Don't worry LJ, I took care of that for you last night.
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Rock Steady • May 28, 2005 4:59 pm
Hey LJ, I forgot you were in the car biz. I am about to buy a compact pickup truck, maybe today. Ford Ranger or Toyota Tacoma. The Tacoma felt much better driving, but Ford is giving a $2K rebate making the price diff $2K. Still tempted to pay the extra money for the Tacoma at $15K.

We test drove one at each dealer. We think we will go to a third dealer where we spent a lot of money in their service dept. We thought we would say to them we spent a lot in your service dept already and if you give us a good price we'll write you a check right now, otherwise, we'll keep looking.

Any advice here would kinda rock. :)
elSicomoro • May 28, 2005 5:33 pm
I never go to a sit-down restaurant within an hour of closing...you just never know.

I have a bottle of Boone's here...I should break that bitch open right now. In fact, I will.
Griff • May 28, 2005 5:37 pm
I'll cover the boozin LJ. You can just just keep watching the shop.
SteveDallas • May 28, 2005 5:54 pm
lumberjim wrote:
I are the finance manager. and they just see'ed me. i don't think i have time to get drunk now. i'll have to get extra drunk tomorrow night. :beer:

I went to sleep putting Steve Jr. to bed, so I never got around to drinking. (and then, to add insult to injury, he wet the bed, and when he got up, he stepped on my glasses, which had fallen off my lap as I went to sleep. Fortunately they were just badly twisted and not mangled beyond use.)

So for me too, it'll be double alcohol tonight.
Beestie • May 28, 2005 6:03 pm
lumberjim wrote:
no shadow.....i'm still here. these fuckers are gonna pay.
I can just see the ribbon cutting at the Car Dealer's Finance Manager's Hall of Fame for the the new monument complete with waterfall, ferns, a bronze bust of LJ and a marble copy of the contract LJ got him to sign.

:lol:
Rock Steady • May 29, 2005 1:10 am
OK Bought the Tacoma pickup truck tonight. Went to three dealers today; bought from the one we visited yesterday. We showed up at 8:05pm, they close at 8pm. We kept the sales guy and customer service rep there until 9:45pm. Thought of LJ while sitting around waiting.
elSicomoro • May 29, 2005 2:48 am
I never did open that bottle of Boone's. I was going to, but then I took a nap...and I just woke up (it's currently 1:50 AM St. Louis time)...whoops!
Clodfobble • May 29, 2005 11:02 am
Can someone tell me why these damn car-buying transactions take so damn long? I don't understand why buying a car still takes 2 hours after you've already agreed on a price. Is it the financing? Would it be as fast as checking out at the grocery store if the buyer just wrote a check?
Happy Monkey • May 29, 2005 11:55 am
There's also the various state registration issues.
Rock Steady • May 29, 2005 1:57 pm
Clodfobble wrote:
Can someone tell me why these damn car-buying transactions take so damn long? I don't understand why buying a car still takes 2 hours after you've already agreed on a price. Is it the financing? Would it be as fast as checking out at the grocery store if the buyer just wrote a check?


I had no finanacing nor trade in. I wrote a check. But, there was hella paperwork especially for the dealer. Besides the govt stuff, they had to prepare the dealer options prices for extended warranty, pre-paid maintenance program, coatings, gps carjack service, and vin glass etching. I only took the coatings.

This transaction was about as simple as it can get and it still took an hour and three-quarters.
footfootfoot • May 29, 2005 2:41 pm
Rock Steady wrote:
I had no finanacing nor trade in. I wrote a check. But, there was hella paperwork especially for the dealer. Besides the govt stuff, they had to prepare the dealer options prices for extended warranty, pre-paid maintenance program, coatings, gps carjack service, and vin glass etching. I only took the coatings.

This transaction was about as simple as it can get and it still took an hour and three-quarters.


You took the coatings?

BWAHWHAHHAHAHA!

Sorry, that just came out.
Rock Steady • May 29, 2005 3:03 pm
footfootfoot wrote:
You took the coatings?

BWAHWHAHHAHAHA!

Sorry, that just came out.


Ha. That even made me laugh. But, you don't know my kids. A simple Scotch Guard spray wouldn't be nearly enough. And the cloth seats in these cars are sponges. Overpriced, but needed, and below the cost radar.
SteveDallas • May 29, 2005 9:45 pm
When we bought our venerable 1995 Ford Escort (just like sycamore's!!) Mrs. Dallas was 8 1/2 months pregnant and probably looked about 14 months along . . . the woman who was doing the paperwork seemed nervous that she'd have a baby delivered in her office if she didn't get us done quickly enough.
elSicomoro • May 29, 2005 10:10 pm
Unfortunately, Steve, Mónica went to the junkyard last month.

I am now the coolest guy to ever drive a family car.
elSicomoro • May 29, 2005 10:32 pm
Speaking of alcohol...I just returned from the grocery store a short time ago, where I picked up a 24-ounce can of Stag beer and another bottle of Boone's Blue Hawaiian.

I think I'm gonna like being back in St. Louis again...at least for a while.
wolf • May 30, 2005 1:41 am
sycamore wrote:
Speaking of alcohol...I just returned from the grocery store a short time ago, where I picked up a 24-ounce can of Stag beer


What, were they out of the 40s?
elSicomoro • May 30, 2005 1:47 am
40 dogs became illegal to sell in the City of St. Louis in the late 90s. A-B responded by making 32 oz. bottles.

The grocery store I went to doesn't carry 40s or 32s...they do have a small selection of individual 16-32-ounce cans, though. I haven't had Stag (which is a cheap local beer) in ages, so I bought a can.
wolf • May 30, 2005 1:59 am
Sometimes that reason doesn't have anything to do with proximity.

I only ever voluntarily drank Schmidt's once.
elSicomoro • May 30, 2005 2:01 am
I don't think I've ever drank that, though I did drink a 40 of Piel's once.
wolf • May 30, 2005 2:10 am
They went to beer heaven before you got here - 1987.

The brewery was in Northern Liberties, I think.
elSicomoro • May 30, 2005 2:12 am
Ah, yes! Bart Blatstein is redeveloping the brewery into some luxury apartment/condo setup, IIRC.
xoxoxoBruce • May 30, 2005 2:13 am
Boone's Farm. :headshake
elSicomoro • May 30, 2005 2:16 am
Bahahahaha!

Man, I might have to buy Boone's for Forks this year. Though it's hella expensive in Philly (over $4 a bottle). And I have 2 bottles of Egg Nog that I want to polish off before I move.
wolf • May 30, 2005 2:24 am
All right!! Out of season Egg Nog!! You are totally the best, syc.

Come to think of it, it's been a while since we've had a good puking at forks.
LCanal • May 30, 2005 5:04 am
RS,

I just checked. I can't beleive there is no 3.0L turbo diesel version over there. But I guess we don't have the 4.0L V-6 :guinness:
elSicomoro • May 30, 2005 9:12 am
wolf wrote:
Come to think of it, it's been a while since we've had a good puking at forks.


I won't be the one...especially since I'm not staying overnight this year.
Rock Steady • May 30, 2005 3:28 pm
LCanal wrote:
RS,

I just checked. I can't beleive there is no 3.0L turbo diesel version over there. But I guess we don't have the 4.0L V-6 :guinness:


Yea, in the Tacoma they only have V-6 in the 4WD; I didn't want the maintenance problems of the 4WD. They try to funnel you into higher prices with these things. You can spend up to $27K on a Tacoma; I wanted to keep it around $15K. Home Depot is only 2 miles away and that's the main use for me. I work in my home office and have the zero-mileage commute.
SteveDallas • May 30, 2005 7:10 pm
That's what I'm talking about.
elSicomoro • May 30, 2005 7:20 pm
Dude, clean your fucking stove. :)
elSicomoro • May 30, 2005 7:22 pm
I can't drink tonight (oral surgery tomorrow), but I just took a Lortec (related to Vicodin) a short time ago...wheeeeee!
SteveDallas • May 30, 2005 7:29 pm
After a couple drinks like that it doesn't look so dirty. ;)
footfootfoot • May 30, 2005 9:20 pm
sycamore wrote:
Dude, clean your fucking stove. :)

I'm sure it's a fuck of a lot cleaner than Stacyv's stove. :lol:
elSicomoro • May 31, 2005 6:40 am
Agreed. :)
elSicomoro • May 31, 2005 2:30 pm
sycamore wrote:
I can't drink tonight (oral surgery tomorrow), but I just took a Lortec (related to Vicodin) a short time ago...wheeeeee!


Now I actually have Vicodin...who needs to drink? At least for a few days anyway. :)
staceyv • Jun 1, 2005 8:50 am
I told you guys, I CLEANED the stove after Arsen gave me $200...
I don't want to be known as a dirty girl here...
SteveDallas • Jun 1, 2005 12:11 pm
I dunno, dirty girls can be fun.
elSicomoro • Jun 1, 2005 12:41 pm
So long as they're clean down south.
lumberjim • Jun 10, 2005 6:53 pm
here we go again.
zippyt • Jun 10, 2005 9:19 pm
oh quit whineing you big baby , i will drink enough tonight for BOTH of us , OK !!!!!
elSicomoro • Jun 10, 2005 9:23 pm
I took a Percocet earlier, so I'm still doing alright.
lumberjim • Jun 10, 2005 9:37 pm
well, this time it was worth it. 2 wks ago i did ok with the customers that kept me late...but this week? well, if you'll excuse me, i have to go wash his blood off of my hands.

yes, i'll sleep fine tonght.
plthijinx • Jun 10, 2005 9:41 pm
and with that, i toast a freshly opened Heineken, cheers, bro! :beer:

however, i do have a SERIOUS problem:
Elspode • Jun 10, 2005 10:28 pm
staceyv wrote:
I told you guys, I CLEANED the stove after Arsen gave me $200...
I don't want to be known as a dirty girl here...


$200 bucks to clean a stove? Hell, I'd do it for $50, and give you a nice Wesson oil rubdown afterward at no extra charge... :headshake

Just so I'm perfectly clear...that's *you*, Staceyv, not Arsen. :worried:
wolf • Jun 11, 2005 2:32 am
plthijinx wrote:
however, i do have a SERIOUS problem:


Absolutely. Although the little purple bags are very cool and have 1001 uses, we really need to get you onto a better quality alcohol.

After all, you're a commercial pilot now.
Queen of the Ryche • Jun 11, 2005 9:40 am
plthijinx wrote:
and with that, i toast a freshly opened Heineken, cheers, bro! :beer:

however, i do have a SERIOUS problem:

Yes you do have a problem - They're both empty!
plthijinx • Jun 11, 2005 5:24 pm
wolf wrote:
Absolutely. Although the little purple bags are very cool and have 1001 uses, we really need to get you onto a better quality alcohol.

After all, you're a commercial pilot now.


yeah, i am. but the special reserve is soooo smooth though!
plthijinx • Jun 11, 2005 5:27 pm
Queen of the Ryche wrote:
Yes you do have a problem - They're both empty!


yeah, i'll have mike pick me up some more when he goes to africa next week. get this, he can get it cheaper there than here and since he's going to be there......
elSicomoro • Jun 16, 2005 7:55 pm
My brother and his friend should be here in Philadelphia in the next couple of hours...time to hit a few bars. And I bought my first case of beer in almost a year today. Yuengling...the kids should dig it. You can't get it back home.

Don't forget, Saturday is the Freedom! celebration at my place...we're gonna start around 3. PM me for directions.
Rock Steady • Jun 16, 2005 8:16 pm
sycamore wrote:
... Yuengling....


Dude, I used to get that all the time when I lived in Pittsburgh. Black & Tan Damn, I miss that stuff.

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elSicomoro • Jun 16, 2005 9:18 pm
None of the Yuenglings are bad, IMO. The Black & Tan is quite good.
capnhowdy • Jun 16, 2005 9:21 pm
The only time I drink is .....then.
wolf • Jun 17, 2005 1:58 am
I like the Yuengling Black & Tan, and the Porter. The lager does nicely when the others are not available.

I had a very funny Yuengling moment when I was in Baltimore 6 years ago. I was at a conference and was spending my evenings in the hotel bar carousing with other conference attendees. I had been in this hotel before and knew the sports bar, Shula's often had several good microbrews on tap. The bartender did not know where I was from, and when I asked him about the beer selection he said, "Oh, great, you really like good beers! Hey, we just got this Brand New Beer!! Nobody else has this stuff, it's great, you'll love it!"

"Oh, cool! What is it?"

"Young-ling"

"Young? Ooooh. You mean Yuengling?"

"Yeah! It's really, really good!"

"Dude, I'm from Pennsylvania. We've been keeping it to ourselves for years. You got any of that Baltimore Brewed Raspberry Hefe-Weizen?"

"oh. yeah."

"Gimme one of them."
Queen of the Ryche • Jun 17, 2005 11:04 am
Have a YL t-shirt from ex-boss (his mom is the distributor for the state of PA) but haven't tried the beer -
My silly beer story: tried to order a Sierra Nevada at a bar in Ohio...
Bartender: "Honey, where do you think you are?"
Me: "Oops. I'll have a Coors Light please."
Didn't know you can't get it everywhere.........
plthijinx • Jun 20, 2005 12:18 am
my beer story takes place at the one and only bowling alley in paris, france back in '92. my best friend (a native from paris) and i had been seeing the sights all day and decided to bowl off some steam. i went to the bar for the first round:

me: "Je voudrais deux heineken sil vous plais"
(i would like two heinekens, please"

asshat, errr, bartender: (rudely) ce qui? (sp?)

me thinking i said it wrong tries it a different way: "Je voudrais deux pression"
(i would like two beers (pression means whatever you have on tap"

asshat, errr, bartender: ce qui? (even more rude)

me: (in english) i want two fuckin' heinekens you moron!

asshat: you should've ordered in english

me: i'm in your country, i was trying to be respectful and speak your language"

asshat (as he sets the beers on the bar): yeah, well, you didn't have ze accent down right."

blew him off as an asshat and enjoyed the bowling.
wolf • Jun 20, 2005 1:14 am
You let him live. That was very nice of you.

France has a good record of being nice to American murderers. Keep that in mind.
Nothing But Net • Jun 20, 2005 1:20 am
Very brave, Frederico. After that exchange, I would wonder how much of those beers was actually piss?
plthijinx • Jun 20, 2005 1:23 am
wolf wrote:
You let him live. That was very nice of you.

France has a good record of being nice to American murderers. Keep that in mind.


well with that in mind, i guess it was a good thing then!

NBN wrote:
Very brave, Frederico. After that exchange, I would wonder how much of those beers was actually piss?


none, thankfully. we watched him open the bottles.
plthijinx • Jun 20, 2005 1:24 am
oh, and seeing as how your fixing to go over there, NBN, be very wary of the waiters trying to rip you off. remember: the tip is INCLUDED in the final bill.
staceyv • Jun 20, 2005 3:38 am
I AM at home getting drunk right now. Quite enjoyable really.
elSicomoro • Jun 20, 2005 4:51 am
I'm on my second beer. I had to get up early to get my brother and his friend up and on their way back to St. Louis. I think I'll keep drinking until I fall asleep.
plthijinx • Jun 22, 2005 8:27 pm
I got off work at 5:15 and was on my way home with my mouth watering for that cold heineken when my phone rang. now, bypassing the beer 'til later, i'm sitting at the airport waiting for a flight to college station. sure it's a good thing and all, i was just ready to unwind for the day and have a nice T-bone steak and a couple of beers. oh well. i'll fly to aggieland hungry and thirsty and settle for take out later when i get back later tonight.......
Clodfobble • Jun 22, 2005 10:11 pm
Does College Station still have that tiny-ass bar that claims to hold the record for most alcohol consumed per square foot?

Edit: "The Dixie Chicken," I think it is?
elSicomoro • Jun 22, 2005 10:18 pm
I think I drank 12 beers Monday, then passed out around 6 pm. Tomorrow night is Happy Hour at McMenamin's, and I have no intention of repeating Monday.
plthijinx • Jun 22, 2005 11:39 pm
Clodfobble wrote:
Does College Station still have that tiny-ass bar that claims to hold the record for most alcohol consumed per square foot?

Edit: "The Dixie Chicken," I think it is?


as long as there are aggies, that place will never close.

just made it back a half hour ago. 2.3 hrs there and back. 1.3 hours night, 2.3 "cross country" and now........i have my beer! :beer:
wolf • Jun 23, 2005 12:11 am
sycamore wrote:
I think I drank 12 beers Monday, then passed out around 6 pm. Tomorrow night is Happy Hour at McMenamin's, and I have no intention of repeating Monday.


Good boy. You're practicing for forks. I'm proud of you. See you there.
capnhowdy • Jun 28, 2005 11:02 am
.....the 8 gin martinis I consumed last night have me feeling a bit queasy this am......do you think it's because I ran out of olives on the last two? Or was it the last 3?.........
LCanal • Jun 28, 2005 8:47 pm
Ya see what happens when you drink gin. Should have been vodka or maybe you've been using those cheap olives again.
capnhowdy • Jun 28, 2005 10:06 pm
LCanal wrote:
Ya see what happens when you drink gin. Should have been vodka or maybe you've been using those cheap olives again.



Tried both. I prefer gin (Bombay). Queen Anne olives are best.
Forget all that ..... 8 martinis of any sort will definitely leave a lasting impression. "Lord if you help me get over this, I'll never do it again."......
damn.....This is a good Corona w/lemon twist. I feel better now. :biggrin:
Trilby • Jun 28, 2005 10:34 pm
capnhowdy, you should hook up with some perc's or vic's or even phenergan! Painkillers really take the edge off a hangover. Ask Sycamore for some. :)

Of course, benzo's are good,too :chill:
lookout123 • Jun 28, 2005 10:45 pm
settle down girl.
Trilby • Jun 28, 2005 10:46 pm
lookout123 wrote:
settle down girl.


*looking ashamed*

I was just trying to be helpful! :o
LCanal • Jun 28, 2005 10:49 pm
Up north where men are men and the Polar bears are scared they recover from or prolong a hangover with a breakfast Caesar. You'll need calmato juice though to do it properly http://www.mottsclamato.com/recipes.php?recipetype=2 but again it involves Vodka.
lookout123 • Jun 28, 2005 10:50 pm
just teasing you. just don't want to see you go to far in reminiscing. (spelling - <STRIKE>illegitimate</STRIKE> i mean <STRIKE>illiteral</STRIKE> oh hell, i can't write so good.)
Trilby • Jun 28, 2005 10:53 pm
I just watched HOUSE and Dr. House was downing all these vicodins and I got a little nostalgic, but I'm fine. Thanks, though :blush:

Now, does clamato=tomato juice and (gag! gasp!) CLAM JUICE? Coz if it is... :vomit:
elSicomoro • Jun 28, 2005 11:02 pm
I didn't have a pleasant experience with Vicodin when I had my wisdom teeth pulled. Out of all the painkillers I've taken this year, my favorite is Lorcet.

I don't know how many pints of Guinness I had last night...somewhere between 5 and 9. I've drank more in the past 3 weeks than I have all year. Time to detox for a while. :)
wolf • Jun 28, 2005 11:27 pm
Why on earth did you post in the I wish I was home getting drunk right now thread, when you are at home getting drunk right now?

Better sober up, boy. Them pizzas won't deliver themselves, you know.
elSicomoro • Jun 29, 2005 12:02 am
I haven't had a drink in over 24 hours, thank you very much. :)
wolf • Jun 29, 2005 12:02 am
I am very, very sorry.
elSicomoro • Jun 29, 2005 12:07 am
Don't be...I needed a break.
wolf • Jun 29, 2005 12:16 am
Make sure you take that librium exactly the way the doctor told you so you don't have any detox seizures.
LCanal • Jun 29, 2005 12:33 am
That would be then "In equi-librium"
capnhowdy • Jun 29, 2005 8:48 am
I'll have 3 of all the above mentioned.......even the clamato (which IS tomato & clam juice, & very tasty I might add). Just kidding. Last thing I need is another vice.
I should appreciate the hangovers. If it weren't for them there wouldn't be any reason not to get gassed EVERY night.
The doctor gave me some blue lorcet one time & I took them every day for a couple weeks. I remember when they ran out it took me several days to realize that I COULD function without the hydrocodone. (called the dr & asked him for more 3-4 times). They do give you that "I own this fuckin world I'm standing on top of feeling". Regardless of your ailment.
lumberjim • Jul 10, 2005 12:39 am
i AM home getting drunk right now. my buddies Asylum, and Murphonian Logic are over. we're all shitfaced and singing. i learned how to play tangled up in blue on weds. we rock.

sailor jerry rum is 90 proof, whereas Captain Morgan is only 70 proof. yay sailor jerry.
Trilby • Jul 10, 2005 9:45 am
How are you feeling this morning, LJ? Need to puke?
Griff • Jul 10, 2005 9:55 am
Are we taking bets on what time he signs in? I've got 1pm. :greenface
Trilby • Jul 10, 2005 11:28 am
lumberjim, pour vous: :coffee:
Elspode • Jul 10, 2005 11:31 am
lumberjim wrote:
i learned how to play tangled up in blue on weds.


Cool. I picked up a good used copy of Blood on the Tracks recently. I know I'm a minority in this case, but that is my favorite Dylan album.
xoxoxoBruce • Jul 10, 2005 3:16 pm
I still have one in good shape. ;)
lumberjim • Jul 10, 2005 9:06 pm
no hangover. i always drink a lot of water and eat carbs right before bed when i drink. seems to work. i couldnt log om all day. kept getting a 404 error. ??
Griff • Jul 11, 2005 7:23 am
Yeh, me too, I was lucky to get on when I did.
bluecuracao • Jul 11, 2005 3:39 pm
lumberjim wrote:
no hangover. i always drink a lot of water and eat carbs right before bed when i drink. seems to work.


I do that, and it never works!
warch • Jul 11, 2005 6:34 pm
Cool. I picked up a good used copy of Blood on the Tracks recently. I know I'm a minority in this case, but that is my favorite Dylan album.

I have a very sentimental copy of that record. It came as part of a bittersweet breakup. Not only my favorite Dylan, high up there on the big list.
elSicomoro • Jul 11, 2005 10:19 pm
Tim (my brother), April (my gf) and I hit a local dive last night...$11 for a bucket of Bud Light (6 bottles)...amen!
capnhowdy • Jul 11, 2005 10:40 pm
Bud Light?
You know Bud Light has 30% less alcohol than Budweiser?
It's true. Call the 800 number on the lable. I won a bet not long ago about that....
elSicomoro • Jul 11, 2005 10:52 pm
Yeah, and Budweiser tastes about 800% worse than Bud Light. :)
wolf • Jul 12, 2005 1:53 pm
bluecuracao wrote:
I do that, and it never works!


At minimum, you should drink an equal amount of water to the amount of alcohol consumed.

My secret anti-hangover recipe requires the consumption of 4 aspirin or Motrin before bed, and 4 immediately upon rising.

Never fails.
wolf • Jul 12, 2005 1:54 pm
sycamore wrote:
Yeah, and Budweiser tastes about 800% worse than Bud Light. :)


Which tastes about 800% worse than beer.
Queen of the Ryche • Jul 12, 2005 2:30 pm
which is 800% better than life itself.
bluecuracao • Jul 12, 2005 3:09 pm
wolf wrote:
At minimum, you should drink an equal amount of water to the amount of alcohol consumed.


Shit, no wonder! Though I wouldn't have enough time to drink that much water. Maybe I should learn to hook up my own IV. ;)
mrnoodle • Jul 12, 2005 4:05 pm
Hangover remedy del noodle: take a B.C. powder before your third drink and drink a big glass of Tang before you go to sleep (and one upon awakening). Your stomach still wants to turn backflips, but the headache and light/noise sensitivity aren't nearly as bad. The Tang seems to neutralize that "alcohol seeping out of your pores" smell, and the extra liquid keeps you hydrated.
Queen of the Ryche • Jul 12, 2005 4:27 pm
mashed potatoes and gravy. and lotsa water.
Clodfobble • Jul 12, 2005 5:09 pm
Waffles (no syrup).

But I've only had a hangover once in my life, and I'm really not sure if I was hung over or just still drunk.
wolf • Jul 13, 2005 2:37 am
bluecuracao wrote:
Shit, no wonder! Though I wouldn't have enough time to drink that much water. Maybe I should learn to hook up my own IV. ;)


Hang a Banana Bag.
wolf • Jul 13, 2005 2:41 am
I would recommend Gatorade over Tang for the morning pick-me-up ... but (important caution) Never ever EVER use Gatorade powder to mix grain punch.

Bad mojo.
lumberjim • May 12, 2006 7:16 pm
i hate new salesmen. gah!
Dagney • May 12, 2006 7:18 pm
This is why you tell him it's his job to buy the <insert your title here> X rounds of drinks.

Works with our new programmers.
jinx • May 12, 2006 7:38 pm
lumberjim wrote:
i hate new salesmen. gah!


It's your own fault for not beating one to death on the showroom floor a long time ago. Respect must be earned, grasshopper.
footfootfoot • May 12, 2006 8:06 pm
LJ, I will put another guinness in the fridge right now and drink it in your stead. Oh the hell with that. I'll put it in the freezer so it chills faster. Who am I kidding?

what jinx said.
Urbane Guerrilla • May 12, 2006 11:10 pm
wolf wrote:
I would recommend Gatorade over Tang for the morning pick-me-up ... but (important caution) Never ever EVER use Gatorade powder to mix grain punch.

Bad mojo.


Literally bad mojo -- good mojo is made of fruit juices (any), some canned pineapple chunks with their juice, equal parts rum and vodka (2-3 bottles each), and some beer, some neutralish soda, both for the fizz. Mix in a clean trashcan liner in a clean new trashcan -- this is a quantity beverage, intended to supply thirty or more naval partiers intending to get about crosseyed before the evening is over.

But Gatorade just DOESN'T go with alcohol -- that's not a beverage, it's a practical joke.

Me, I put down at least a pint of plain water before retiring after a night like that, and at least that much again if I, um, lose the first dose. Metabolizing alcohol removes water from your system, so it does you good to supply yourself with its replacement.
lumberjim • Oct 24, 2007 9:28 pm
c'mon, Juan. you overtalking, gold chain wearing, doofus....get your deal in here....
Urbane Guerrilla • Oct 24, 2007 9:52 pm
Hmm... it's coming up Halloween... must be Zombie Thread Jamboree...
lumberjim • Oct 24, 2007 9:53 pm
OH NO.....the fucker has another one!

i'll be here all goddamnnight!
bluecuracao • Oct 24, 2007 9:54 pm
Another gold chain?
lumberjim • Oct 24, 2007 10:02 pm
another deal. .... :(


how the fuck do you walk into a dealership at 8:45 and buy a car?
what the fuck is wrong with people? We close at 9. ALL dealers close at 9. I watched these fucking hoodlums walk in at 8:45.

I'm going to dismember these motherfuckers.
Aliantha • Oct 24, 2007 10:05 pm
wow....cranky or what? lol

Poor Jimbo.
monster • Oct 24, 2007 10:05 pm
We love to walk in just before stores close.... never bought a car from a dealership, but works a treat at electrical goods stores..... :lol:
monster • Oct 24, 2007 10:08 pm
(Beest just went to pick up our already paid for new refridgerator -more sales people were keen to help him get it in the care than pounced on us when we first went in to look! :lol:)
DucksNuts • Oct 24, 2007 10:37 pm
I feel your pain LJ. I fucking hate it when they walk in late, then the sales guys will offer them a wine or a beer and I sit there thinking really nasty thoughts!
lumberjim • Oct 24, 2007 11:18 pm
fucktard wanted to argue about the tax rate too. i hate military customers.
but then...i hate bambi right about now

im leaving
DucksNuts • Oct 25, 2007 12:37 am
We all hate dealing with school teachers!
Cicero • Oct 25, 2007 7:13 pm
Hey- I get to drink and clean tonight.
Because that's how ridiculous my life is right now. No time to drink? No time to clean?

Drink and Clean!!

Pathetic
;(
Aliantha • Oct 25, 2007 7:17 pm
I work at my computer from 9 am to 12 noon (officially) each day but am available for consultation via mobile pretty much any time from 7am to about 9pm on work days and during daylight hours on the weekends.

Some of the people in the office seem to have a problem understanding that if they call me at times other than 9am to 12 noon, I might not be at my desk and have no plans to be there till late that evening and then they get pissed off because I can't give them the answer they need right then and there. These people are not even customers. They're the fucking morons I work with!
Aliantha • Oct 25, 2007 7:28 pm
Oh, and when I tell them to email me the details and I'll sort it out when I get home, they don't send the fucking email.

I think we all have to deal with arses in our work days. That's why it's called work. ;)
Cicero • Oct 26, 2007 3:13 pm
Aliantha;399534 wrote:
Oh, and when I tell them to email me the details and I'll sort it out when I get home, they don't send the fucking email.

I think we all have to deal with arses in our work days. That's why it's called work. ;)


Quit giving them information about your whereabouts and what you are currently doing. (if you can)
Act like you are dealing with it right then and you need to call them back in a couple mins. And they need to e-mail you right then. Give very little details if you can. I watch people do this all the time to our IT guy and god he is smooth. You never know where he is....he always acts like he's right there sorting it out. He might not be...but he's not going to tell you about it. I've only done this once myself and it worked. I pretended to be at work and just sorted everything out in my car on the way home because my boss was too dumb to realize that it was 45 mins. after my shift.
Aliantha • Oct 26, 2007 9:27 pm
Well, I don't really care if they know I'm not at my desk when it's not my scheduled working hours. In fact, that's the bit they need to get a grip on. That I probably wont be at my desk to save their universe if they call outside my hours.
lumberjim • Oct 8, 2009 10:07 pm
boink.


i have 4 deals to recap. i was sure I'd be home by now. sorry hunny.