Rain Delay

by Bryan

10 comments

1 ellroon { 04.19.14 at 1:37 pm }

Isn’t that an Irish curse? “May you live in interesting times”…. Hope your interesting events are quickly made bland and survivable…

2 Bryan { 04.19.14 at 10:30 pm }

Chinese actually, and things are improving today,

3 Kryten42 { 04.20.14 at 2:21 am }

Good to hear my friend. 🙂

It will be something of a roller-coaster I’m afraid, but you know that. 🙂 I can say that the dips and peaks do tend to flatten out somewhat over time, so that’s something!
Good luck m8, and all the best!

4 Bryan { 04.20.14 at 11:19 am }

One day at a time, but I could do without some of the ‘professional help’ I’ve been receiving.

5 Kryten42 { 04.20.14 at 10:03 pm }

I could do without some of the ‘professional help’ I’ve been receiving.

Seriously??! LOL THAT m8, is the story of my life! And I’m surprised it isn’t yours!
Supposed *professionals* and well-meaning fools! Bane of my existence! Bah!
(I’m an INTJ type. We don’t tolerate fools of any kind at all well!)

6 Bryan { 04.20.14 at 10:38 pm }

I don’t mind people who don’t know something, as long as they acknowledge they don’t know. What frosts me is when someone claims to have the knowledge and ability to do something, and then screw things up to the degree that things are set back for days fixing what they broke.

7 Kryten42 { 04.21.14 at 5:01 pm }

Aha. Something like this:

The front door of my little apartment was replaced during the renovations end of last year. They replaced the 80-90 year old very solid wooden door with a brand new one, made from plywood and I think I can almost see through it. The new door didn’t get painted for some reason, and with all the recent rain, it swelled and was jamming. The builder came back, removed the door, and planed the side edge with the lock. The wood on that side is now less than 1mm thick, and while feeling it, my finger went right through. And the door no longer closes unless I slam it a few times (though carefully… I almost ripped the doorknob out of the thin plywood)! It turns out, this isn’t a proper entry door, it’s a cupboard type door, much cheaper, can pick them up at K-Mart. I told the owner it better be replaced properly this week, or I’ll call an inspector to have him look at all the work by his builder m8.

like that you mean? Yeah.

Anyway, I thought you might enjoy a laugh… I know how much you like Clapper. 🙂 😀

James Clapper Giving Speeches To Students, Begging Them To Stop Thinking Of Ed Snowden As A Hero

I was already LMAO just at the headline! But it got soooo much better! Even the comments… 😉 😀

A snippet:

And trying not to gag while reading this:

But the same transparency that reassures our citizens comes with a cost. It hurts our capabilities because our adversaries go to school on that very transparency. But when we boil it all down, we felt I felt we needed to pay that cost. Even if it meant losing some sources and methods, we need to engage in the kind of national conversation that free societies have – to correct misunderstandings that lead to false allegations in the media and to counter misperceptions that the IC work force is violating civil liberties. So we made the painful choice to declassify critical documents in the interest of being more transparent.

Yeah, right. There’s a reason people think Ed Snowden is a hero and James Clapper is a lousy liar. And this little tour to try to convince students otherwise isn’t likely to change that.

It’s a good read! Laughing all the way… 😉

Oh… And not to be outdone! We have DHS! LMAO

Homeland Security Adviser Warns Parents That Their Mouthy Kids May Grow Up To Be Terrorists

Now, here’s a new one to add to the list. If Lisa Monaco (White House Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor) is to be believed, nearly every parent, especially those with stereotypical teens in the household, is harboring potential terrorists.

“Parents might see sudden personality changes in their children at home—becoming confrontational. Religious leaders might notice unexpected clashes over ideological differences. Teachers might hear a student expressing an interest in traveling to a conflict zone overseas. Or friends might notice a new interest in watching or sharing violent material.”

That’s right, parents. If your child seems moody, unreceptive to your religious leanings, enjoys watching violent “material” or wants to travel nearly anywhere in the world (not a whole lot left outside of the First World that can’t be described as war-torn), he or she is your family’s very own “insider threat.”

Monaco understands this might be troubling for parents to hear, but it’s all for the best. Remember, parents: only you can prevent terrorism.

“The government is rarely in position to observe these early signals, so we need to do more to help communities understand the warning signs, and then work together to intervene before an incident can occur.”

(BOLD is mine).

I had a couple moments of Déjà Vu, as I am sure you will!! Where, or where, have I heard that before??! Hmmm… The NKVD/KGB, STASI, Nazi’s etc. etc. perhaps? They would all be sooo proud! Yes! Amerika has risen to that vaunted level! Well done. I see “reducation” facilities in your future!

8 Bryan { 04.21.14 at 9:42 pm }

Those hollow-core luan doors are some of the most expensive doors in the world, because you can’t fix them through a lack of materials to work with; the surface breaks with a heavy sneeze; and the bottom and top edges are usually compressed paper. They look cheap on paper, but once you factor in the work to install hinges and a lockset once a month, because they got wet and swelled, or a small child bumped into them, a solid wood door looks pretty good, especially 10 or 20 years down the line.

Oh, yeah, some of the ‘handyman companies’ can really cost you money better spent on a professional carpenter.

Clapper got caught lying and people know it. He has no credibility with kids or anyone else. He should have been fired, and certainly shouldn’t be talking to outside groups.

Ms Monaco has apparently never figured out that the basic reason for the existence of teenagers is to annoy adults. It is their sworn duty to be just as obnoxious as possible until their hormones stabilize. The more mature cultures send them off on arduous journeys to get rid of them until the worst is over.

I truly wonder how few people remember growing up and what it was like.

9 Badtux { 04.22.14 at 10:52 am }

Regarding annoying teenagers and how adults don’t remember being annoying, it’s a case of willful self-blindness. Annoying teenagers don’t think they’re being annoying. They think they’re being sensible and that the adults around them are idiots. Maybe true on the latter, since the world seems to be breeding better and better idiots, but certainly not true on the former!

One of the things that annoys me about many of the renovations that I see around here is that they rip out solid wood cabinetry in the kitchens and replace them with this faux particleboard crap. No. Just no. All that cabinetry needed was to be hit with a sander and refinished, it was plenty sturdy to take the new granite counter tops you want to put on it. Talking about which, the granite counter tops don’t last anywhere near as long as the old tile counter tops did, and basically can’t be fixed if you drop a heavy pot on it and break it, while if you keep some of the old tiles around all you need to do is pop the cracked tile off, mastic the new tile on, and re-grout, and you’re done. It’s amazing to watch people spend $20K on a new kitchen to replace good stuff with crap.

Clapper rhymes with crapper, which is where he should be in my book. Preferably a stinky outhouse at an underfinanced National Forest Service campground that is on the verge of overflowing. It’s full of crap, and so is Clapper.

10 Bryan { 04.23.14 at 12:39 am }

I hate chipboard, no matter what they call it. You have to be totally brain-dead to install it anywhere there is water, as it acts like a sponge and then swells and disintegrates. It is a pain to cut, nearly impossible to join It is heavier than necessary and rarely holds a fasteners of any kind.

Ceramic tile is a great surface for kitchens. When my Mother burned a spot on her laminate counter, I routed out a square, sealed it, and dropped in a ceramic tile so that it looks like it was designed as a location for hot pots and pans. Given the prices they charge, kitchen cabinets should all be solid woo.