Re: Hello Acme

On 24.02.2024 21.56, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
> 
>> On 11.02.2024 15.49, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>
>>>> On 14.01.2024 16.02, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They are like running shoes with no laces.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I wear flipflops all summer, much to the chagrin of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people who work near my office.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So I conclude that you don't run a lot in the office.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> No. It's not safe.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Lots of scissors, I imagine.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Actually no.
>>>>>>>>>>> There are wires sticking out from under walls and such.
>>>>>>>>>> That's almost as dangerous as scissors. You should complain to
>>>>>>>>>> your work safety representative.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I don't think that exists any more.
>>>>>>>> Then who checks the fire extinguishers and takes care of the
>>>>>>>> unsecured scissors?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The scissor fairy does.
>>>>>> You work in an enchanted office building?
>>>>> I like to think I do.
>>>> And yet you prefer to work from home...
>>>>
>>> You can't put a price on waking up 5 minutes before your shift
>>> starts, working in your pajamas and then going out to the kitchen at
>>> noon and making a grilled cheese sandwich.
>> Maybe not, but at home is where not-working happens and it's full of
>> distractions. Also most often not enchanted.
>>
> Sometimes you have to put on your big person pants and sit at the 
> computer and do your job.
Not me. Not any more. I'm just quietly waiting for the public pension to
start rolling in...

Also about distractions: I decided last week I was finally going to
figure out how to play Civilization VI that I bought long ago. So I've
been doing that pretty much non-stop since (as in 14hours at a time)...
I think I've got in now.
That kind of distraction is what I mean.

>>>>>>>>>>> Plus it's really hard to run in flipflops.
>>>>>>>>>> That too. Not that I've ever tried.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It's shoe/boot time again.
>>>>>>>> Which practically invites running. Even more reason to secure
>>>>>>>> the wires. 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'll put in a complaint about that.
>>>>>> You probably should. Do you have a complaints department in your
>>>>>> enchanted office building?
>>>>>>
>>>>> No one can find it.
>>>> I've heard that before.
>>>>
>>> Who can I complain to about not finding the complaints department?
>> Do they have mailbox in the lobby. For anonymous complaints and such?
>>
> Actually, I don't know. Probably not.
> There are cameras and security guards in the lobby.
> It would be next to impossible to drop something off withoug being 
> traced.
Well I dunno. Maybe you could mail your anonymous letter and Att. the
complaints department. If you include one of those
trace-your-stolen-stuff thingies maybe you will find out where they live.

>>>>> Also, no one listens.
>>>> That I've never heard before.
>>>>
>>> What?
>> You can say that again.
>>
> Say what?
I knew you were going to say that.

>>>>>>>>>>>>> Okie dokie. I sit corrected.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> You certainly do. Apropos there are also some chairs out
>>>>>>>>>>>> there that I plan to re upholster at some point.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I've done that a few times.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> When I get around to it I will have done it once.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> So after the water feature then?
>>>>>>>> Maybe I'll spontaneously do it one day. Who can say. I'll need
>>>>>>>> some cloth first. And a sturdy stapler.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You need a staple gun.
>>>>>> Yes, I know. I tought I had one, but it was a crappy piece of junk
>>>>>> that was unable to dispense staples with any regularity. Also the
>>>>>> included staples were the wrong size. At least it was cheap.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You can borrow mine.
>>>>> Do you want the manual one or the electric?
>>>> The manual will be nice to have. Especially for the electric one.
>>>> But any will do.
>>>> A you going to mail it along with the buttons?
>>>
>>> I'm not sending staple gun through the mail. You'll have to come and
>>> get it.
>> You know, I think my passport has expired...
>>
> You have the worst excuses.
Well excuse me for not wanting to be cavity-searched in the airport
before being sent back.

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BeH

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