Re: Hello Acme

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> 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...
> 

I'll being doing that soon enough.

> 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.
> 

There's always distractions.
I'm shocked that you would prioritize a video game over Usenet.
Shocked!

>>>>>>>>>>>> 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. 
> 
Like an airtag?
Do I care where they live?
I guess I could use that information: Do what I say. I know where you 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.
> 
You did not!

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
> 

Don't knock it 'til you try it.

I thought maybe you'd anything for a free staple gun.