at6
1st Sergeant
Yungins' better enjoy it while they have it. One day they will end up like us. Cranky old farts on a forum.
What Annoyed You Today? (5 Viewers)
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main walk in fridge broke down last week, hired a mobile trailer fridge while i get mine sorted.
guy just phoned me " sorry Karl, double booked need my trailer fridge back in the morning"
WTF am i supposed to do now ?
guy just phoned me " sorry Karl, double booked need my trailer fridge back in the morning"
WTF am i supposed to do now ?
Snautzer01
Marshal
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- Mar 26, 2007
Keep the fridge. Do not make the other guys problem yours. It is his problem.
issue is he would rather piss me off as a one time customer with an emergency than piss off what is probably a long term repeat customer.
he knows we wont do anything about it as it would cost too much to do so !
Snautzer01
Marshal
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- Mar 26, 2007
What can he do. Break in ? After all you have a contract for the thing. What mistakes are made on his side is not your problem.
fridge is basically a trailer so its set up in our car park, so he could come and take it when he wants.
not very professional but as i have said, dumping me in it is the least of two evils probably
Snautzer01
Marshal
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- Mar 26, 2007
That would be trespassing. Moment he does that i would call police. It is how hard you need it and what actions you are willing to take. It is easy ofcourse just typing something. On the other hand i am not a very pleasant person when a party breaks a promise/contract i have been told.
common sense has prevailed.
he recognizes i have hired his equipment and so will honour the booking and not be taking it back !
Snautzer01
Marshal
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- Mar 26, 2007
Good news! hop over to what cheered you up today thread stat.
The heat. I'm Dutch, I'm not made for 40+ degrees celcius.
N4521U
Plastic Pirate
Age!!!!!!!!
Not liking 76
Not liking 76
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Only 40? That's when we breakout the sweet tea and water melon.
Snautzer01
Marshal
- 46,292
- Mar 26, 2007
Marcel means Celcius being Dutch. That is 105 degrees. Much hotter then most days in south C.
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
I know, it averages around 45 during the summer here but with the heat index it easily gets in the 50's. Of course most houses here have A/C.
Its been around 40+ years since I lived in Germany, but I do not think we had it there.
Its been around 40+ years since I lived in Germany, but I do not think we had it there.
at6
1st Sergeant
Sunday forecast calls for 110 degrees Fahrenheit here and if it has humidity with it, I'll have proof that Fresno really is Hell.
Greg Boeser
1st Lieutenant
Spent thousands on a software and controls upgrade on our big ductline. Hasn't worked since.
fubar57
General
Next two days are 19°C/66°F and 15°C/59°F. I'm outside spraying chlorofluorocarbons into the air
MIflyer
Captain
I am often annoyed at Fake Computer Experts.
I got a new Windows 10 computer late last year. It would do two things that were very annoying. One was that the Internet page display would zoom in and give a more limited view, and on a laptop screen that was none too big in the first place that was a real problem. The other was that the Internet screen would suddenly get smaller and would add a small view at the top showing all of the pages that were being accessed.
Microsoft's answer to this was to let you type in a Help question and then be routed to a Internet discussion group to get it answered. Now, these were designed-in FEATURES of the Internet browser, but the answer would be from some guy in China or India who would chant the same mindless mantra, "What browser are you using what is the latest update are you sure you have the right drivers you should do a driver update...." Blah, Blah, Blah! One guy even explained the challenge in C programming required to fix it. These were people who knew everything about computers except how to make them work. Eventually someone said, "You click on the little triangle in the upper right corner." or some such to make it go back to the old way.
Everybody wants to learn to code, but what we all too often have is the equivalent to a mechanic knowing all about the molecular structure of oil but not knowing how to take the drain plug out, replace the oil filter, and then get it all back together. They not only can't see the forest for the trees, they can't even see the trees for the leaves!
I got a new Windows 10 computer late last year. It would do two things that were very annoying. One was that the Internet page display would zoom in and give a more limited view, and on a laptop screen that was none too big in the first place that was a real problem. The other was that the Internet screen would suddenly get smaller and would add a small view at the top showing all of the pages that were being accessed.
Microsoft's answer to this was to let you type in a Help question and then be routed to a Internet discussion group to get it answered. Now, these were designed-in FEATURES of the Internet browser, but the answer would be from some guy in China or India who would chant the same mindless mantra, "What browser are you using what is the latest update are you sure you have the right drivers you should do a driver update...." Blah, Blah, Blah! One guy even explained the challenge in C programming required to fix it. These were people who knew everything about computers except how to make them work. Eventually someone said, "You click on the little triangle in the upper right corner." or some such to make it go back to the old way.
Everybody wants to learn to code, but what we all too often have is the equivalent to a mechanic knowing all about the molecular structure of oil but not knowing how to take the drain plug out, replace the oil filter, and then get it all back together. They not only can't see the forest for the trees, they can't even see the trees for the leaves!
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AMEN!! I tried the free upgrade to Ten on my laptop, had the same issues you did, and reverted to Seven In disgust.
In Navy Avionics "A" School (1970) we built and programmed a BiTran6 embryonic digital computer. Paper tape input and output, no other user interface, no memory capacity other than registers and no storage at all. I learned to do only minor damage in BCD and Hexadecimal, but then have been so preoccupied with boring holes in the sky through the intervening years that I've lost track ofthe state of the computing art. Still stuck on Seven and resisting learning Ten. I actually prefer Android now.
Cheers,
Wes
MIflyer
Captain
I'm using XP on my main PC. When my work computer got a virus and got totally 'effed up they bought me a new HP with Win 7. Setting it up went fine but trying to use it - and the new changed-for-no-reason-but-change Office suite was so much trouble that I found a Windows XP Dell in the trash while walking the dog - a little later model than the one at home - fixed it up and got it working.
I had to get a WIn 7 notebook in order to keep running TurboTax. Now MS is abandoning Win 7, too. I got that Win 10 Dell laptop for $120 Thanksgiving Week. And I still do not like the way Win 10 works. My brother gave up on Windows a few years ago and went to Apple - and is well pleased. I recall telling him back in the Windows 2000 days that we were going to have to give up on MS POSOS and go to Apple. He said I was crazy.
I rebuild old radios for fun. I can't help but think that in 70 years this stuff we have now will not be working as well as the WWII stuff.
I had to get a WIn 7 notebook in order to keep running TurboTax. Now MS is abandoning Win 7, too. I got that Win 10 Dell laptop for $120 Thanksgiving Week. And I still do not like the way Win 10 works. My brother gave up on Windows a few years ago and went to Apple - and is well pleased. I recall telling him back in the Windows 2000 days that we were going to have to give up on MS POSOS and go to Apple. He said I was crazy.
I rebuild old radios for fun. I can't help but think that in 70 years this stuff we have now will not be working as well as the WWII stuff.
