Cloudy's Cafe, a conversation zone, Dec.20, 2004

[Jorath Calar]

Lot of snow here (what would you expect?), but ice under it and you have to be carefull if you want to keep your feets unbroken... I almost fell on the way to the store.

[Stormymystic]

it's snowing *dances for joy* and sticking too hubby is unhappy, but I am soooo happy, lol

[philip]

No snow here. It has been freezing a bit lately. But today it was raining and the wind made it pretty cold as well. I just hope it will be dry tomorrow evening when I've got to cycle to my prom-like party. At least it's better than paying big $ for a taxi and my father has to work next day so I won't ask him.

But first exam Dutch tomorrow Have to write a piece on patents on genes. Doubt that was a good choice. Today I had to write 450 words on euthanasia for English but I ended up with 515 and nobody knows how many words you were allowed to write more or less. And I still feel stupid for putting 515 as number of words instead of slightly a bit less. At least I hope they'll recount the words now so they at least know I was honest instead of some others who just wrote they had 50 words less.

But actually I think it's bs, I wasn't finished yet with 450 words. And those last were really needed to get a few things out of the way. I only talked about 3 superficial arguments. Why don't they just look if the piece is good instead of how many times you wrote 10 words too much. I count on a 10% deviation which gives me 20 words too much. Hope they don't take that too heavy. But next time they really should say how much is allowed. I don't think this test is worth a retake but maybe I have to now

[Cloudbringer]

Xen, did you get your sig reduced to proper size yet? [img]smile.gif[/img]

I'm not too happy with my washing machine repairman just now. Anyone else have a repair horror story? LOL I may have to post a regular thread on this if we have a few.

Last Tuesday the washer broke down....won't be fixed now til next Tuesday...if then.. ARGH!

[philip]

Originally posted by Cloudbringer: Xen, did you get your sig reduced to proper size yet? [img]smile.gif[/img] I'm not too happy with my washing machine repairman just now. Anyone else have a repair horror story? LOL I may have to post a regular thread on this if we have a few. Last Tuesday the washer broke down....won't be fixed now til next Tuesday...if then.. ARGH!

How about a company that took 2.5 months just to fix a burned out motherboard in our computer. Can remember it like yesterday. We didn't have a wireless network then and whenever I wanted to play a game or rather tell people in there I was still alive I had to go to the library. I was a baaz draconian by then lol

[Stormymystic]

how about a company that had to keep coming back every week to finx a broken AC in the middle of a heat wve because they do not know how to fix it to begin with? and they did this for 3 months.

[Azred]

It would have been less expensive for them to replace it entirely rather than send out so many tech visits. Why are so many "technicians" apparently so incompetent? [img]graemlins/1ponder.gif[/img]

[Attalus]

Just imagine your reaction to being a repasirman. That should show you what kind of folks go into it. Not at all like window washing technicians, mind. They are some of nature's noblemen.

[Stormymystic]

it really snowed

[Stormymystic]

Originally posted by Azred: It would have been less expensive for them to replace it entirely rather than send out so many tech visits. Why are so many "technicians" apparently so incompetent? [img]graemlins/1ponder.gif[/img]

how do you think they get so much money? if the thing keeps breaking, and it is not under warranty, they can charge you for every visit.