VBob why did you have to pass your coding disability to me?
swampy my Gilmore Girls thread is dying a quick death. Get in there and save it!
She was very pleasant, actually. I asked her if they ever fell out, and she assured me that they were wedged in so thoroughly it had never happened. Needless to say, she had quite a circle of goggle-eyed admirers. 
Mindfield, I’ve been struggling with the seal on my Shure IEMs for a while, but after reading your post I just switched out for the next bigger size and voilà! All this time I thought my ear canals always took the smallest size, but apparently I was wrong. They’re amazing headphones, aren’t they?
Unless SwampCo fails accreditation. Then they’ll be back in 6 months…
So, the rig has been dropped off. Of course they don’t provide service loaners. :rolleyes: They do provide shuttles, only I’m not sure they would have been able to get on post, so I had them drop me at the house. I’m hoping that whatever the problem is, it gets fixed today. If not, I’ll have get a rental car. :mad: I can’t miss too much work; I have way too much going on.
I’ll give it awhile and if I don’t hear anything, I’ll make arrangements for a rental car. Or, if it takes more than today, I’ll get a rental car. I really, really hope my other service agreement covers that.
VWife just called. She heard alarm tones on my scanner, and went to listen. My station, Hooterville-NC (not Sean’s Hooterville-VA), EMS, and NC Forestry were just paged to a forest fire. When the first responder got there, they found
Someone burning leaves
:smack:
Glad I’m at work, and missed it.
License, hell. They need their own zip codes.
I just showed my husband that picture. He said “Good grief!” I’m wondering how she can even walk upright; her back must kill her.
If they’re there because of SOX, they’ll be back disirregardless (a triple negative equals a negative) 
So, lunch was nice - pepper steak, chicken picante, eggplant roletini, herbed rice, roasted potatoes, baked ziti, and salad. But the best was my former supervisor, who retired two years ago, came back for a special visit. We’re still in touch as we had gotten to be very friendly (she kind of became my mom figure after mom passed away) but I hardly ever see her now that her husband left the rock band* he was playing with.
In about a half hour, there will be cake and handshakes, but alas, no presents.
- he was their drummer, but he’s not in any of the photos. The youngest of these guys is in his early 50s. Hey if Mick and Keith can do it at that age, why not a local bar band?
And I’m only in it for the hunks and the $$$ 
Bobbio, we got a call yesterday for a high-angle rescue, and in addition to us, they called for the ATR team (trench rescue, a specialty team with the ropes), an aerial ladder truck and an ambulance. Since we are a very rural company (lots of farmland, no high-rises), for a moment, I was thinking, “WTF?” Then they clarified it: Four-year climbed a tree and was 30 feet up. Mom couldn’t get him down and he was stuck. I skeddadled on up there. Turned out he was really more like only 15 feet up and the first-arriving engine got him out with a ground ladder.
Damn kid.
If it moves and it shouldn’t - Duct Tape.
If it doesn’t move and it should - WD-40.
I was the same way – I tried them first with the medium tips that were already attached out of the package, but I could not for the life of me create a proper seal, even though they seemed to fit okay. I tried the harder clear silicone ones but those just aren’t malleable enough to conform to the shape of my ear canals. The foam ones were pretty good – they’re the easiest to insert 'cos you just squish 'em and stick 'em in and wait for them to expand. They’re not that comfortable though and they will almost certainly get covered it ear schmutz in short order (even though I clean my ears regularly when using IEMs). So I went back and tried the large size tips and even though I had to fiddle a bit I eventually made the seal – what a difference that makes! They are indeed quite nice headphones. I only got the E3 models which are pretty good, but could stand for a bit of a wider range and some deeper bass, but I’d have to step up to the E5s or E500s for that, and those are quite out of my budget right now.
Not to mention that I’d find it hard to justify spending more on IEMs than my iPod. Even if they’re wicked cool, technologically speaking. I’m such a sucker for geek tech.
I got the Shure E2cs, and they’re plenty fine for my purposes. When I’m in the house, I use my good Sony noise-reduction headphones in any case, which are just amazing both in terms of noise reduction and sound quality. (They darn well better be for the price!) But the Shures are nice for when I’m out and about. I especially like that I can sling the cord under my hair and down my back under my shirt so that no one can even tell I’m listening to an iPod. Which I like when I’m places where it might get snatched. Plus I always keep the iPod itself in my pocket. Hey, I’m paranoid, but iPods don’t exactly grow on trees!
Some of those Shures are insanely expensive, though, aren’t they? I guess if I was filthy rich I wouldn’t mind spending upwards of $500 on headphones. But like you said, it’s hard to justify otherwise!
AG is at it again. New Girl almost didn’t come back today because of her. AG has been, well, annoying and aggravating New Girl incessantly. New Girl doesn’t want to say anything, because she’s new. Apparently, AG was trying to “save” her (yes, that kind of save) last Friday, when AG also wore her pro-life shirt. I am thankful that I missed that. I’m pretty sure I was here, but I avoid AG whenever possible. New Girl went home in a rage yesterday, and then burst into tears when she got home.
Sigh. Why does this woman get away with this? I know, I know, it’s because nobody wants to say anything. I would, but I don’t interact with her at all now. It’s much better that way. Too much interaction would undoubtedly lead to my being written up and AG getting off scot-free.
AG sure makes me want to read up on my Bible. It’s times like these that I miss my parents. They were batshit crazy, but they knew their Bible like nobody’s business, and my father had bookshelves of concordances and other biblical esoterica. Between the two of them, I could have lists of scriptures for her reference. Jesus in the temple with the Pharisees might be appropriate, and she could definitely use a refresher on the 10 Commandments, specifically stealing, coveting and bearing false witness.
Hi honeys! I’m home!!
My project had its introductory team meeting today. Let me say once and for all I’m glad I’m not the leader this time. The idiot naval officer has declared that our product will be ready by the first week of Feb. Naturally, between now and then we have Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. And some folks have use-or-lose leave so they HAVE to be off.
And he expects a finished product the first week of Feb. Glad I dodged that bullet. I feel sorry for Phil who is wearing the leader chapeau. Oh yeah, and I’m the only one on the team who worked the last 2 projects that lead up to this one. I’m the only one with current corporate knowledge.
First week of Feb. Right.
Keep fingers crossed - my kidlet has an interview tomorrow at a science museum in Orlando for some kind of job. She’s very excited and very broke, so she needs this paycheck. Plus she loves science museums, so she really wants the job, whatever it is.
All my best to the whole sack of Taters!! There aren’t enough hugs to express how I feel. Hang in there, sweetie!
swampy, I take it there’s no way to get another batch of ornaments to sell? Sounds like you could raise even more $$$
Just a reminder - I’m home without adult supervision for the next 2 nights. Oh yeah, I’m gonna, I’m gonna… I’m gonna glaze some pots, by golly! Yeah, I know… <yawn>
*17"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. 19Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
21"You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not murder,[a] and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ 22But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother**will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,[c]’ is answerable to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell. *
Ask her if she has recently been angry with anyone, and point out that she’s wearing mixed fibres. Also, tell her she’s going to hell for eating ham and eggs.
Also point out to her that “It is better to live on the corner of a rooftop than in the same house with a contentious woman”. Best I can come up with on short notice.
The damn hamsters ate my post!
Mama Tiger, my thoughts are with you and your sister. It is hard when things go wrong with someone you love and you can’t really do anything. I hate that helpless feeling.
We just got the “all clear” from a tornado alert - apparently one was spotted south of here. It is nasty outside - I released the cat and returned the trap, so I have no plans to leave the house again today.
Will someone please slip some motivation through the cd drive? I need to get moving and clean the kitchen and do more laundry, but I started the new Stephen King book and on a day like this I would much rather read.
I had other stuff in the post the hamsters ate, but I can’t remember it all now. Grrrrr. Stoopid hamsters.
I keep my iPod in my coat pocket if I’m playing it in sequential mode. If it’s random I usually keep it firmly in-hand for easy access to switch tracks, but I try and hold it in such a way as to make it impossible for someone else to get a grip on it. Yeah, I’m paranoid, too. Probably from hearing all the incessant reports about iPods being at the top of the “things dickheads like to steal” list. Mind you those articles invariably mention that they’re easiest to spot by the signature white Apple buds. Since I now have slate gray Shures sticking out of my ears now that should eliminate that tell.
If I had the money I’d go for it, just to see how much better those E500s really are. But I’d really have to be lighting my smokes with sawbucks to consider it. Unless I scored a really awesome deal off eBay, which isn’t very likely. Even if I found one they’d probably want $100 to ship. (Y’know, $5 air letter post, $95 handling fee because of all that customs paperwork…)
Howdy, I’m up again. Dinner is cooking, jambalaya type food. I’ve done nothing today except sleep, in preparation for tonight.
FCM, “glazing some pots”, is that the new euphemism?
Mamatigs, Whoa! I wish I was a Viking!
LiLi, ham and eggs? You mean I damned my self at breakfast this morning? :eek:
Whoa.
Deja vu.
Ten minutes ago I get a call. It’s an end-user. He gives his name and wants to know the length of some electrical wire in the generator he just bought. I explain to him that we only distribute parts for the engines in those things, and I give him the number of the unit’s OEM. He writes it down and repeats it back. I confirm it, he hangs up.
Five minutes ago I get call from a client. Parts inquiry. Easy.
Three minutes ago I get a call. It’s an end-user. He gives his name – the same name – wants to know the length of some electrical wire in the generator he just bought. Again. I explain to him that we only distribute parts for the engines in those things – again – and I give him the number of the unit’s OEM. Again. He writes it down and repeats it back. Again. Exactly like the previous call he made less than ten minutes ago. He hangs up.
What the hell did they put in my Chai?
You are very, very naughty! 