Re: Hello Acme

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 12.03.2024 14.30, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]: 
>> 
>>> 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!
> It's more compulsion that prioritising. And also the way the game is
> put together - to make you take just one more turn. And then one more.
> 
What was that you were saying about addiction?

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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! 
> 
> I meant that you might show up at their office in person to deliver
> your complaint, but I guess your method works too...
> 

Showing up is only workable if they live nearby.
Do I want to travel to Japan to complain about lose wires at work?

>>>>>>>> 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!
> 
> Did too!!
> 
Oh yeah?
What am I going to say next?

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
> ...But I won't do that.
> 
> I'm sure one of my neighbours with the many power- and other tools has
> a staple gun I can borrow if it comes to that.

Right.
It's in the queue after the water feature.