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17 Sep 07 - 10:17 AM (#2151099) Subject: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Liz the Squeak I have just confirmed that a Family Tree disk containing my entire family history, covering over 300 years, Dorset, Hampshire, London and parts of Australia, America and Canada, entries upwards of 1000 names, associated notes and trees, research from all over the globe, has mysteriously turned up blank. I haven't lost everything, I'm not that stupid, it's mostly all on paper somewhere but everthing that was on that disk is gone. Trees that went back to the early 1700's and had hundreds of entries... personal notes including military service and family legends, in one case, almost the entire population of one village... all vanished into the ether. The disk has not been damaged, it's been stored in its case, nowhere near magnetic sources - the other disks in the same rack are fine - the computer was recently moved from one room to another but nothing major happened - it wasn't wiped or dropped or subjected to anything out of the ordinary... it was fine last time I used it a few months ago. I had hoped it was just a case of upgrades not recognising the old files, but alas, using 'open with' has failed, it didn't recognise a thing. It now asks me 'what do you open this with?', in the manner of someone who not only has lost the plot, but wasn't aware there was a plot in the first place. Reinstallation has resulted in the retrieval of the trees it came with (Royal families of France and England, not found any link yet), but none of the information I have been entering for the last 10 years. I am now unbelievably crabby. LTS |
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17 Sep 07 - 10:20 AM (#2151104) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: wysiwyg Oh Liz.... [sympathy] Be crabby enough to pay someone to re-enter it! ~S~ |
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17 Sep 07 - 10:20 AM (#2151105) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Peace Yeah? Well, after spending seventeen years to trace my family tree back NINETEEN generations, I found out I'm adopted. |
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17 Sep 07 - 10:26 AM (#2151114) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Liz the Squeak Peace - only 17 years? This disk had the fruits of nearly 24 years worth of my research on it... 10 generations, 8 major family lines, cousins removed to the Nth degree and that was just my researches! Add together what others have shared and it comes to about 100 years collectively. Crabby doesn't even begin to describe how I'm going to be when I stop being stunned! LTS |
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17 Sep 07 - 10:28 AM (#2151118) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Peace Liz, The material is still in your computer. Somewhere. When the computer wizards see this they'll help you out. In fact, start a tech thread on it. There are a few people on Mudcat who will know what you should do and how you can go about it. BUT, they have to see this thread. |
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17 Sep 07 - 10:32 AM (#2151121) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Liz the Squeak Peace - I live with a computer programmer.. if he can't find it (and I've a very strong suspicion it was deleted as an unrecognised programme, because of its total lack of recognition by Microsoft), no-one can. It's sort of what he does for a living, but thank you... I'll try a tech 'blonde moment' thread. LTS |
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17 Sep 07 - 10:51 AM (#2151133) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: John MacKenzie I once traced my ancestry back as far as the Suez crisis on my Father's side. Just what it was doing on my father's side is a mystery! G. |
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17 Sep 07 - 11:53 AM (#2151154) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Bee As far as I can tell, everything is still on my computer. Despite rigorous and regular use of AVG, Spybot, Ultra Window Cleaner, cache clearing, temp file deleting, cookie clearing, and so on, I noticed yesterday while running AVG that it was referencing, among other ancient web pages, forum pages I looked at three years ago. These are legitimate large forums that I never even joined or posted to: I just looked at them. But Liz, I feel your pain - I lost a huge slew of real 1900 to 1960 family photos, negs and all, about thirty years ago and I'm still cranky about it. |
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17 Sep 07 - 01:53 PM (#2151222) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: GUEST,rock chick Well taking 2.25 hours to cover 21 miles, normally I don't get fed up as I just listen to some good music, but I have a very sore back, which was aggravated by sitting so long, also I am still working and its 6.50pm....Oh well I will post on what made me happy today......when I stop work. rc |
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17 Sep 07 - 02:34 PM (#2151257) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: GUEST,sinky our lasses mate,dirty cow |
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17 Sep 07 - 02:49 PM (#2151264) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Sorcha I was making batch #2 of Faux Woody's BBQ sauce, had it all jarred and everything....remembered that I had not put in the carmelized sugar. DAMN. Dumped the jars, re heated it, added the carmelized sugar, re jarred it. DAMN. Woulda been a lot less messy the first time. |
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17 Sep 07 - 02:58 PM (#2151277) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Liz the Squeak To add insult to injury, in pursuit of further family history researches, I find a possible family member living next door to bloody Thomas Hardy in 1851... Ah well, explains him using the name Dunford in 'Under the Greenwood Tree' (John Dunford is the friend whose funeral Dick Dewey is going to). I am now monumentally crabby and have stiff neck to boot! LTS |
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17 Sep 07 - 03:04 PM (#2151288) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: akenaton I am never crabby. |
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17 Sep 07 - 04:20 PM (#2151353) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: pattyClink Before tossing the offending disk ---if it was small, proprietary software, it might be worth telling the sad story to tech support, see if their programmer will have a look at the disk, perhaps he could recover a slightly corrupted file. Just a thought. Or was it in big anonymous Microsoft application? Anyway, we feel your pain and crabbiness! |
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17 Sep 07 - 04:33 PM (#2151362) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Rapparee I tried to trace my ancestry back beyond me, but everyone denied it. When I asked my mother who my father was she replied, "Who the hell are you and how did you get in here? |
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17 Sep 07 - 04:55 PM (#2151368) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: John MacKenzie When I was born I was so ugly my Father asked my Mother why I didn't look anything like my 2 siblings. He said to her "Have you been fooling around?" she said, "No, not this time" G. |
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17 Sep 07 - 04:59 PM (#2151372) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Peace I was so ugly they tied a pork chop around my neck so the dog would play with me. |
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17 Sep 07 - 05:01 PM (#2151373) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Helen I'm still crabby from someone running up the back of my car and writing it off, 2 weeks ago. My father's crabby about it too, because it was his car and then I bought it from him. He is a motor mechanic and had it running like a dream. The insurance company is giving me just enough money to buy a bomb which will last me a couple of years if I'm lucky. Helen |
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17 Sep 07 - 05:01 PM (#2151374) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: kendall Jeez Liz, that's a monumental bummer! I had a "go round" with my computer, but it is all better now. |
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17 Sep 07 - 08:40 PM (#2151515) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: GUEST,pattyClink Okay, one more thought came to me, and then I'll shut up. You changed computers. If the new one has different drive names, then it's possible the new paths you are using are not yet 'approved' by the software, might be worth a check by your expert. It's a longshot, but I've had it happen with some obtuse software. |
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17 Sep 07 - 09:07 PM (#2151530) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Peace "The insurance company is giving me just enough money to buy a bomb which will last me a couple of years if I'm lucky." Hoimeland Security reads that post and YOU are gonna be up Shit Creek! |
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17 Sep 07 - 10:29 PM (#2151582) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Rapparee Shit Creek is near the Montana/Alberta border. Folks on the way to Ft. Whoop-up from Ft. Benton used to cross it. I am unaware if they used paddles or not. |
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17 Sep 07 - 11:19 PM (#2151602) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Liz the Squeak The computer hasn't been changed for at least 3 years, the disk ran perfectly well when I used it last (definately in the last 12 months and probably in the last 6), when the computer was in another room. It runs on Windows 93 and 3.1 which is probably the trouble. I suspect that upgrades and automatic cleanups have deleted the programmes we use least - 93 being one of them. Only one disk uses 93 and I'm trying to access it. I've run a search and there are plenty of these particular files cached, but when I try to open them, it comes up as an unrecognised format. All attempts to open them have failed to come up with a programme so I guess I have to accept that they are lost to me. To heap more coals onto the flame of disappointment, Raven kitty hasn't been seen for nearly 24 hours now. I hope he's just shut in a room somewhere in one of the houses down the street, rather than anything more sinister. LTS |
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17 Sep 07 - 11:27 PM (#2151606) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Cluin It's probaly where they filled up the barrels of "fire water" they sold the Blackfoot. Just before they added the turpentine, chewing tobacco and cayenne pepper. No wonder they went batshit when they drank it. |
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18 Sep 07 - 08:44 AM (#2151819) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Liz the Squeak Raven kitty turned up safe and knackered. LTS |
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18 Sep 07 - 08:55 AM (#2151837) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: maeve Liz, I'm so glad for you that Raven kitty is safe. maeve |
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18 Sep 07 - 09:02 AM (#2151840) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: bfdk Glad to hear kitty's back in one piece. Sorry to hear about your troubles with your genealogy files, though. I can imagine what it must be like, as I'd be in the same fix if I suddenly couldn't access mine. It's possible to put it all together again, but it represents hours and hours of laborious toil doing so.. I hope you find a way to get to those files. As long as the files are still there, keep trying and DON'T delete anything until you're sure you've tried every trick in the book. Best wishes, Bente |
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18 Sep 07 - 10:55 AM (#2151917) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Alba Nothing.........yet Jude x |
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18 Sep 07 - 01:53 PM (#2152014) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: SINSULL A colonoscopy. Yuck! But all is well. A perfect asshole - there I bet you to it! Glad the kitty is home safe. Freddie goes walkies every once in a while and I sit and worry the same way I did when my son came home late. |
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18 Sep 07 - 02:00 PM (#2152021) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Captain Ginger Some boy racer bastard killed my beloved dog this morning. I am more than crabby. |
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18 Sep 07 - 02:50 PM (#2152047) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Little Hawk "What made you crabby today?" You mean I have to have a reason? |
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18 Sep 07 - 03:24 PM (#2152072) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Catherine Jayne Sorry to hear that Captain ginger (((hugs))) |
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18 Sep 07 - 03:38 PM (#2152084) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: wysiwyg What's making ME crabby is FLIES, the end-of-season desperadoes in my house that can't find anything to eat but ME! ~S~ |
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18 Sep 07 - 03:44 PM (#2152090) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Captain Ginger Ta. It's ripped the stuffing out of me and I'm in bits. Only a scruffy terrier, I know, but he was my best mate. |
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18 Sep 07 - 04:03 PM (#2152100) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Desdemona I narrowly missed an accident on the way home from picking my kids up from school...some idiotic moron on a motorcycle sliced across two lanes of traffic at top speed (no signal, of course), ostensibly to cut in front of me in his hurry to get to the red light first. Thank heaven there was no-one immediately ahead of me, and for the speedy acceleration of my intrepid Volvo; if I hadn't been able to hit the gas HARD he would certainly have hit us. As soon as the light changed he passed me--on the right--amid a roar of exhaust (how small can some people's penises BE, one wonders??), presumably on his way to cause an accident somewhere further up the road. Asshole. ~D |
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18 Sep 07 - 04:13 PM (#2152109) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Desdemona Captain Ginger, I just read your post, and now I'm embarrassed by my comparatively trifling (yet not wholly unrelated) entry. I am completely devoted to my own doggie, and there is just nothing I can say except that I am SO sorry...please accept my heartfelt sympathy. ~D |
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18 Sep 07 - 04:20 PM (#2152115) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Sorcha Oh, Captain, all of our sincere condolences. The Corgi Herd plus Uncle Max, Sorcha, and Mr. Been there, done that. Doesn't get any easier. |
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18 Sep 07 - 05:01 PM (#2152130) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Donuel I had a $2000 dentist visit today and they hit a nerve. They did not offer pain medication so what is now standard office procedure I had to go back and plead for pain medication 2 hours later when the novacaine had worn off. I have witnessed about 6 people having to ask for medication at the front counter in a crowded waiting room. I assume some suffer needlessly since they are to ashamed or timid to go through the humiliation and condesending attitude with strangers watching and listening. They are so niggardly with pain control nowadays it is nearly criminal. The front desk is not the place to practice good medicine. If all goes well the nerve will recede, if not a root canal will be indicated. but...I'm feeling much better now. |
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18 Sep 07 - 05:29 PM (#2152148) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Little Hawk "How small can some people's penises BE, one wonders??" Well, judging by the daily spam in my bulk email...it seems to be a problem on a lot of people's minds...or so the spammers hope, anyway. |
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18 Sep 07 - 08:05 PM (#2152285) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: SINSULL Captain Ginger, I am so sorry. Poor little bugger desreved better. It doesn't matter if they come with expensive papers and sires or just turned up on your door step, when you lose them it hurts. Mary |
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19 Sep 07 - 03:47 AM (#2152451) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Captain Ginger Thanks for your kind words, and sorry to hijack the thread. It's just that yesterday I was still very raw having just buried the little bugger. |
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19 Sep 07 - 04:30 AM (#2152461) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: bfdk Captain Ginger, there's no such thing as "Only a scruffy terrier", when you're talking about your best mate. And saying goodbye to a four-legged friend hurts like hell, as those of us who have been there and done it know all too well. I'm sorry to hear about your loss, sincerest condolences from here. Best wishes, Bente |
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19 Sep 07 - 06:30 AM (#2152505) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: The PA The cost of an MOT for the monster car. It failed on two bolts which hold the rear seatbelts. I said nobody uses the back seats - he said that dont matter, £50.00 please. So £50 for the test, £70 for the repair, and £25 for the re-test. Bugger! |
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19 Sep 07 - 08:31 AM (#2152565) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: GUEST,punkfolkrocker waiting in the house on my own for a guitar delivery from ebay which may or may not actually be delivered today, or any time this week.. ..i've been desparate to go for a shit for hours.. but trying to hold it in beyond bursting point cuz its 'sods law' that our usual miserable lazy parcelfarce delivery driver will arrive just a few moments after i sit on the bog; tap the door once, then stick a 'sorry we missed you' failed delivery card through the letter box before swiftly buggering off to his next 'victim' ooh.. the pressure from my nether regions is giving me a headache and making me very irritable... |
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19 Sep 07 - 10:26 AM (#2152643) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Becca72 First, let me say how sorry I am for your loss, Captain Ginger. Now, what's making me crabby today is that my car failed state inspection and the autoparts place wants $450 to fix it to pass. AND my 1 1/2 year old cat has another bladder infection and needs to go back to the vet this afternoon, meaning I have to take time off from work which cuts into my paycheck which makes the $450 (and the $100 vet visit) a little tight. Grrrr. I feel for the cat and don't blame him in the least, but the mechanic almost lost his head this morning. |
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19 Sep 07 - 12:42 PM (#2152718) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: JennyO Sorry you lost your best mate, Captain Ginger. Puts it all into perspective really. {{{{{{{{{{Captain Ginger}}}}}}}}}} |
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19 Sep 07 - 07:22 PM (#2153057) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Joybell I had several reasons for being crabby -- but they just don't rate with yours Liz. Now I can just be concerned about you and forget my own problems. Does it make you feel better that we haven't had it happen to us? How much lighter is my burden -- happy day. Just about to print off a bit more of my family tree info. just in case. Lots of chocolate! Lots of chocolate! Sending hopeful thoughts, Joy |
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19 Sep 07 - 08:10 PM (#2153084) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Helen How about you pay about $500 for the car registration and compulsory third party insurance, plus paying $217 having to pay put 2 new tires on before it is passed for inspection, and deciding to get a wheel alignment because you care about your car and want it to run safely and reliably, plus the $31 inspection fee, plus about $45 for a full tank of petrol. That's $793 to keep your reliable, safe car on the road, the one your father looked after like a baby for 8 years and then sold to you 3 years ago. Then, 13 days after car registration someone runs up the back of your stationary vehicle and the insurance company writes it off. Says it can't be fixed *for the amount it was insured for* so it's kaput! No arguments or tears or appealing to their respect for a family-loved and cared-for car will change their minds. It's taken off you without any warning, without even the chance to get your father to see the damage and talk to his friends in the motor repair industry. Then 2 days later you are diagnosed with whiplash in your neck, shoulder, arm, lower and middle back. So now every waking moment is painful. Not 10 out of 10 pain, but just constant discomfort. Then you have to run around, using public transport or making your hubby walk to work so you can borrow the car, to get medical treatment and chase up the at-fault driver's insurance company, hoping you'll get some sort of compensation for treatment of the condition. Not to mention having to use public transport to get to work, 30 miles from home. Sorry, I can't be more sympathetic about having to pay to keep a car on the road. My father and I are in deep mourning for a car which, although 11 years old, would have stayed safe and reliable on the roads for at least 10 more years. And after the fees and costs and hidden charges are all deducted I'll get just enough back from the comprehensive insurance to buy something unsafe, unreliable, and something which is riddled with another person's bad habits and lack of care and respect for a machine which is almost like an extension of ourselves in life these days. But it's all all right, because the at-fault driver said he was "sorry for the inconvenience". Helen |
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19 Sep 07 - 08:18 PM (#2153092) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Emma B OK I lost my faithful old car in the floods but I got a "new" one! Now while I was overtaking two cyclists riding one behind another some silly sod (sorry male driver/tautology?) decides he doesn't need to slow down or pull over to his side and wipes out my wing mirror! Would you believe these are not "standard" fittings? |
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20 Sep 07 - 06:54 AM (#2153303) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Becca72 Sorry, Helen, but the latest 2 incidents I mentioned above are just the most recent in a horrible year for me. I love my car and take very good care of it. What pisses me off is that I think the mechanic is trying to pull something and at the very least is jerking me on the cost. I had to register my car in July to the tune of a couple hundred dollars, put 2 new tires on it in the last 3 months to the tune of another couple hundred dollars and I pay for full coverage insurance at over $600 a year....all of that is the cost of running a vehicle. I'm angry at the mechanic, not the car. Sorry I can't be more sympathetic to your situation but in addition to the car issue my 1 1/2 year old cat could have died yesterday and had to spend the night at the vet's office (which, incidentally, will cost me about $400 when I pick him up this afternoon). |
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20 Sep 07 - 10:00 AM (#2153403) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Sorcha Becca, ref. the cat. Neutered male? Bladder infections common in those but a Low Ash dry food (Urinary Diet) will help a lot. Wet/canned food is VERY high in ash. |
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20 Sep 07 - 10:30 AM (#2153411) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Becca72 Sorcha, Yes, neutered male. He is already on food with all protein (Wellness brand) and that's still not quite good enough. He has a lot of crystals in his urine right now. Looks like he'll need to be on prescription food for the rest of his life as this is the 2nd time since March he's had issues. The first time there weren't any crystals, though, just an infection. As a side note, he is the only cat I have ever met/owned who doesn't like canned food. He doesn't even really like treats. I am going to ask about giving him organic canned salmon or something because I have read and been told that wet food is good for urinary tract health because of the high water content. We'll see! |
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20 Sep 07 - 12:13 PM (#2153489) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Liz the Squeak Huh... don't talk to me about cats and urine... my older kitty has decided the world is her toilet. Trouble is, her world at the moment is the shelf behind the monitor, next to the computer. First time she pees there could be her last. LTS |
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20 Sep 07 - 01:42 PM (#2153565) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Becca72 Liz, I'm sure you know this already but if it's new behavior you might want to have her checked out for a medical cause. Or has something changed in the house that is pissing her off (no pun intended)? Mikey will let me know he is not satisfied with the state of the litterbox by "going" on the bathmat. That is usually my cue to change the litter. But he's alwasy been that way. The other 2 couldn't care less. |
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20 Sep 07 - 03:13 PM (#2153665) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Liz the Squeak Regretably, peeing in unsuitable places has long been one of her less enticing habits... she's not shown a preference for electrical equipment before though... although it might explain a lot about the hairdryer. LTS |
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20 Sep 07 - 03:35 PM (#2153677) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Becca72 LOL...peeing on electrical equipment might break her of the habit... :-) |
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20 Sep 07 - 03:38 PM (#2153681) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Helen Becca72, I'm sorry. What I was trying to say came out badly, because I am at my lowest ebb in years - just when I thought life was turning around for the good after 15 years of bad luck. I was trying to say that having a car is a blessing, and you never know when, or how fast, it can be taken away from you. Keep at it with the mechanic, and stand your ground. Use back up/moral support if necessary - you know, so you don't get treated like a "girlie", if that is the problem. And I hope your life takes a turn for the better. Been there, done that and I totally know how it feels to be hit by one bad event after another, but I also believe in the way life turns around, especially if you put your heart and soul into making the changes happen. Helen |
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20 Sep 07 - 06:53 PM (#2153829) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Liz the Squeak Right.. Now I'm crabby because I have a stiff neck and I'm frustrated with the Ancestry.co people who want to take my credit card details so I can access their "free trial"... Excuse me? What part of FREE don't they get?! I have a stiff neck because I've put over 200 names and notes into the new family history CDRom. That's just one branch of the family, and only 2/3 of the 8 generations I've got on paper. My problems are as nothing compared with some here, but hey, it's my thread, I started it, I can put what I want in it, so there!!! LTS No more bitchy pills for ME today! |
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21 Sep 07 - 11:35 AM (#2154303) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Becca72 Helen, that's exactly what I reacted badly to re the mechanic. I absolutely HATE it when they talk down to me. I have a brain in my head and can understand most concepts pretty quickly. I have spoken with someone I know personally whom I trust not to give me the run around and he is pricing the parts needed to do the repairs. I'm sure it'll be a damnsite cheaper, too. I'm still crabby about the cat, though. I brought him home yesterday with a script for Clavamox and Valium...yes, Valium. The vet told me that she wanted him to have it for the next 3 days to keep him relaxed so that his urethra doesn't spasm because of the trauma of the catheter. Ok, that made sense to me. I gave him a pill at 9:30pm yesterday and when I left the house this morning, over 12 hours later, his was still loopy. It did NOT relax him, it made him very aggitated and he spent the night wandering around the apartment like a drunk stroke victim, falling over, not able to jump up on the furniture, shuffling along. It was horrible. I looked at the bottle and the pills are 10mg each...for an 8 pound cat! There is no way in hell he's getting the other 8 pills. I'm running on about 5 hours of sleep in 2 days and someone could get hurt today. |
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21 Sep 07 - 12:39 PM (#2154354) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Catherine Jayne A book shop near us is closing down. Mind you everything was half price so I have bought 10 books for the price 5! |
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21 Sep 07 - 01:43 PM (#2154399) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Bert Helen, Call the insurance company and tell them that you are not accepting their settlement and what would they offer as a settlement that includes the salvaged car. I had a similar thing happen to me some years ago. They wrote off the car and said that I couldn't have it back. I called the insurance head office and said what I told you above. They came back straight away with the revised offer which was the write off amount minus 100 pounds for the salvaged car. I fixed the car myself for the price of a new hood and a couple of cans of paint. The whole deal left me with about 500 pounds in pocket. |
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21 Sep 07 - 03:20 PM (#2154461) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Greg B Some 24-year-old get in a pick-up truck dragging an air compressor to work on the 36-inch gas pipeline project they're inflicting on us through town took a look at me and pulled right out across me from the driveway where he should have been patiently waiting to turn left, causing me to jam on the brakes. It might not have been so bad but it was the very same drive where some git from the same construction company did the same damned thing three weeks ago, causing me to jam on the brakes. (Different git.) So, I tracked down the 'safety supervisor' on the project at his mobile number and told him what happened. I described the git and he replied "I'll take care of it. That's the SECOND complaint I've had about him doing that this week." Now THAT was rather satisfying. |
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22 Sep 07 - 03:57 AM (#2154779) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Liz the Squeak Putting the 250th name into my nice new family tree maker programme and realising that that is only one branch of the family and it's not finished yet... This could take some time. But at least the cat hasn't peed on the printer today. Yet. LTS |
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22 Sep 07 - 05:13 AM (#2154802) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: GUEST,rock chick Nothing so far ;-) |
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22 Sep 07 - 09:08 PM (#2155358) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Joe_F Almost everything reminded me of something I am ashamed of. |
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22 Sep 07 - 09:41 PM (#2155370) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Alba My crabby feeling has passed but I was a bit crabby for a while this evening when I heard that a very gentle Buddy of mine made a choice and trusted someone that my Buddy considered to be trustworthy and was under the impression that this person also cared for my buddy as a person only to end up being treated like shite. People can be real arseholes at times. Better oot than in. Feels much better to post it here and let it go. Thank you for the outlet Mudcat:) Jude |
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23 Sep 07 - 08:33 AM (#2155553) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: Liz the Squeak Well isn't this just the bees bollocks... My nice new Family Tree programme that I'd spent ages this week filling in details (hit my 300 about 80 names ago), has decided it can't read a file that I was accessing only this morning. I suspect sabotage but more likely some damned corruption from the computer. Thank heaven for backups though, something this programme has and my previous one didn't! LTS |
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24 Sep 07 - 06:46 AM (#2156172) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: GUEST,LTS pretending to work A two and a half hour journey into work where it usually takes 45-55 minutes... but not as crabby as the bloke on the bus... because we were between stops, the driver wouldn't open the doors despite the gentleman asking him to several times... the gentleman then proceeded to turn green and throw up - well he had asked to be let off! LTS |
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24 Sep 07 - 07:34 PM (#2156662) Subject: RE: BS: What made you crabby today? From: GUEST,sinky my lazy good for nothing work shy son in law,sponging cretinous creature.How do they get away with never working,surely the powers to be know that his last job was milk moniter at school. |