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I've also been told I have little tact, so if this offends you simply ride on.

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Lubed

 Okay, today's the day the temps begin rising.  Low 80's (F) being reached this after equals ceiling fans at level II upstairs - no Central AC.  If the forecasters are correct, we should be topping off near 90 (F) tomorrow.  Still no air, the fans might be spinning at Level I.  On Thursday, I have off, and the temps are supposed to begin their slow crash back into the normal 70-ish (F) range.  Oh, and there's a 64% chance of rain.

Yesterday was meh at the store.  Garden was busy, as expected, as was building materials.  People are doing a lot of home renovations.  The economy is booming.  Isn't that nice.  That doesn't mean we don't get asked stupid questions.  Phone calls.  Stupid people who choose not to look at a computer.  Yesterday a received a call from a woman who asked if we carried something called Fresetia (Sp).  Since I wasn't familiar with it, I asked her to spell it; we have millions of products on our website that are not in the store.  She got irritated:  "I don't know how to spell it!  I don't even know if I'm pronouncing it correctly!"  Yes, she said that.  When I asked what the product was she said, "it's an area rug.  I want to know if you have any in stock.  I want to see it.  I don't want to buy one without looking at it."  So, I told her if she's looking at our website, there will be a notation at the bottom letting her know if we have any in stock."  Her response.  "Well, you're not helping me at all."  And then she hung up.

Oh, and I got some new lube!


It's for the treadmill.  Now you all know.  You need to keep your belt lubricated if you want it to slide smoothly.

And what about that Supreme Court?  Are they going to make a long binding 2nd Amendment decision?  I suspect so.  Making it easy to carry a concealed weapon on the streets is fine for Conservatives.  Me?  I want more accountability, and fewer guns.  At the same time, however, their decisions to throw out Loser #45's elections challenges, as well as their liberal decisions on LGBTQ cases hands Conservatives a roll of burning toilet paper.  In an odd sort of way, they are keeping the country Centrist, spinning around in a circle like a well lubed hub, morselling out wins to the hungry mouths of both Liberals and Conservatives.  Someone once said, "you can't keep all of the people happy all of the time, but you can keep some of the people happy some of the time."  Their treadmill has been well lubed and they seem to be quite satisfied to keep running without moving fully to the left or the right, and in an odd way keeping the country Centrist.

10 comments:

  1. Justice Rammed through AKA Coney Barrett is said to be the one fighting for guns and she's a gun nut.
    Great,

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    1. Jesus and guns go together, I thought you knew that, it's the 11th commandment.

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    1. This will not change until they start killing each other off.

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  3. When I was still working, and having been in my organization for 35 years (the last 20 in HR), I swear I got all the "Fresetia" phone calls! I had one lady who called saying she was from the local Mairie in France (though what that had to do with anything I have no idea) and her son "wanted to go on mission". When I asked if he was a trade lawyer or an economist (or even a technical translator) she got mad at me. He had just left high school with no discernible skills but "wanted to go on mission" with my organization. I should have given her the telephone number of the local Mormon Church!

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    1. Did you check her last name, perhaps she thought her son was important enough not to have skills.

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    2. Never thought of that Dave. Where "Trump" might have worked in the US, I guess I could have looked up "Sarkozy". Oh well!

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  4. Ohh I see you can apply that lube deep. Who knew you were that considered? You surprise me sometimes, Dave.
    And I cackled at the customer being such an entitled twat.
    Nothing is gonna happen to the Second Amendment. Nothing.

    XOXO

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    1. Yes, the lube needs to go all the way to the center of the belt to avoid problems.

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    2. It happens with all those big machines. Been there.

      XOXO

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