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KozmoNaut posted:Hellraiser, obviously Hey man, good to see you around, can’t remember seeing you post lately, although that could just be me. stevobob posted:I don't habitually air personal stuff to the internet, but probably the worst possible thing imaginable happened to me in September, so I don't see how October could possibly be worse. Build yourselves a support system, you'll need it at some point and it might just keep you above water and sane. I hope that October will treat you a little better.  Speaking of airing personal stuff, suffice to say that breaking down crying ten seconds into a one-on-one with your manager is probably not a sign of sustainable stress levels. Taking tomorrow off to decompress a bit. Take care of yourselves, goons. You might all be manly men, but trust me, you’re next to useless after exploring your breaking point.
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meltie posted:(ditto - maybe it's something inherent to the line of work we both do?) Oh, you're also in the rapidly-changing-requirements-with-little-information-all-the-responsibility-with-none-of-the-mandate business? Always nice to meet a colleague.
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Have i told you about my new tire guy? Let me tell you about my new tire guy. I had a screw in one of my winter wheels, which was no biggie, as it was summer, but suddenly I got a screw in my old man's car (which I had borrowed and was mission critical, as it has a tow hook). I had briefly seen a sign not too far from our new house, so I looked up the guy, gave him a call. He told me to bring both wheels over right away. After navigating a narrow driveway to the back-back alley, I was greeted with this:   Guy came out, quickly assessed the situation, and had two tires patched (properly, from the inside) in less than fifteen minutes. Got a real, proper invoice etc.which was very reasonable. I recently went back to have tires put on wheels, told him it was in no way a rush job, and he was still done in three hours even though he had other stuff going on. Really hope he sticks around as it's less than half a mile from my house.
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Oct 4, 2019 13:40
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slidebite posted:Is there some decent free/cheap software for editing and combining multiple MP4 vids into one? If you’re not afraid of a Unix command prompt (and with that newfangled Linux subsystem for windows, no one really should be), there’s a way to do this that’s, like, 23 keystrokes, including installing the package. Edit: oh poo poo didn’t see the editing part.
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T-Square posted:Fuckin' lol. I mean, stealing is bad mkay and all that, but I can’t help but respect that amount in a go big or go home kinda way.
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meltie posted:Ooooooft. Yeah, be really careful, burnout is on your immediate horizon. KozmoNaut posted:After seeing a number of colleagues get ground down by stress, seeing my girlfriend almost break down over her PhD and working conditions, and flirting with a stress breakdown myself, you need a break. Aaaaaand we got two winners. Laid up for three weeks then a slow start again at work. And apparently it’s happy hour: my brother got the exact same deal the exact same day. To reiterate: if you don’t say stop your body will say stop for you, and it’s neither pleasant nor efficient. Take care of yourselves goons. :hug:
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Put the ghetto winter wheels without TPMS on the Mazda, and nary a squeek from the thing. Granted, I've only done a few short trips since then, but still... I miss my giant Bahco jack. It's sitting at a friend's while I'm garageless, so I elected to buy the cheapest little red jack I could find, and, oh my, I'm glad I still have all my fingers.
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Galler posted:I can usually get about halfway through winter before my Fit realizes it doesn't have TPMS sensors anymore. I think it takes about 20 miles without being shut off before it notices which doesn't inspire a lot of confidence. It figures out the sensors are back within like half a mile once the summer wheels are back on so I spoke too soon, it came on on my commute. No ill effects so far though. Ferremit posted:And my dad put an 800mm auger through a pair of 11KV lines that weren't where they were meant to be at a shopping centre when he was younger. He was fine because he was sitting on the machine, but the arc jumping out of the drill mast fused the gearbox and burnt a hole in a sign when it jumped back to earth. Did he get to keep the sign as a souvenir?
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