Some days you're the dog, and some days you're the fire hydrant
Have you ever had one of those weeks where nothing seems like it could possibly go right? I sure had one! So pardon me for a bit as we enjoy a 'Pity Party for Peter'. And yes, I would love some cheese with my whine.
My truck was leaking oil. My truck was leaking a lot of oil. It was leaking enough oil to soak the cardboard we had placed beneath it to absorb the dang oil. So after a few months of this, we had saved enough money to get this bad boy fixed. Well, you know the routine. We were told it would cost x amount, but they found something else wrong, so now it would cost twice x amount, but would still be done on time (we reserved a car from Thursday to Thursday so we could still get around). The car wasn't finished until the Monday following the expected Thursday due date. Bummer.
At work I scheduled a meeting to go over some upcoming changes. I had trouble scheduling this meeting for nearly a month, but finally had all the right people slated to be at the right place, and it was gonna be GREAT! Except that the morning of the meeting the computers acted up. The applications we were going to examine were the cause of the problems on the computers, so the whole thing got 'delayed' until further notice. Bummer.
I also scheduled another meeting at work. The was at the request of a specific department regarding something adversely effecting them. So I ask all the key players when they can meet, find a time that works with everyone's schedule, reserve the room, and everything looks ready, right? RIGHT!? Well, both of the representatives from that specific department developed 'conflicts', precluding them from attending said meeting, the one they asked me to facilitate for them. Bummer.
Then, the end of all things, I couldn't fix my mother's computer. This computer USED to be my computer, so I know it quite well. I've never been unable to resurrect a computer before, but this time I was completely and utterly stumped as to why (one would think a complete reinstallation of the operating system would let you boot the damn thing right?). It was almost like I could hear the thing laughing at me. HAHAHAHA it would say. You suck. Bummer.
Oh well. Sometimes your the dog, and sometimes you're the fire hydrant. At least I'm a hydrant in the good old U.S. of A with my warm home and fridge full of food and 1 car in good working condition. Things could be much, much worse.
-H-
My truck was leaking oil. My truck was leaking a lot of oil. It was leaking enough oil to soak the cardboard we had placed beneath it to absorb the dang oil. So after a few months of this, we had saved enough money to get this bad boy fixed. Well, you know the routine. We were told it would cost x amount, but they found something else wrong, so now it would cost twice x amount, but would still be done on time (we reserved a car from Thursday to Thursday so we could still get around). The car wasn't finished until the Monday following the expected Thursday due date. Bummer.
At work I scheduled a meeting to go over some upcoming changes. I had trouble scheduling this meeting for nearly a month, but finally had all the right people slated to be at the right place, and it was gonna be GREAT! Except that the morning of the meeting the computers acted up. The applications we were going to examine were the cause of the problems on the computers, so the whole thing got 'delayed' until further notice. Bummer.
I also scheduled another meeting at work. The was at the request of a specific department regarding something adversely effecting them. So I ask all the key players when they can meet, find a time that works with everyone's schedule, reserve the room, and everything looks ready, right? RIGHT!? Well, both of the representatives from that specific department developed 'conflicts', precluding them from attending said meeting, the one they asked me to facilitate for them. Bummer.
Then, the end of all things, I couldn't fix my mother's computer. This computer USED to be my computer, so I know it quite well. I've never been unable to resurrect a computer before, but this time I was completely and utterly stumped as to why (one would think a complete reinstallation of the operating system would let you boot the damn thing right?). It was almost like I could hear the thing laughing at me. HAHAHAHA it would say. You suck. Bummer.
Oh well. Sometimes your the dog, and sometimes you're the fire hydrant. At least I'm a hydrant in the good old U.S. of A with my warm home and fridge full of food and 1 car in good working condition. Things could be much, much worse.
-H-
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