Cloudy's Cafe, a conversation zone-June 19, 2006 - Page 13

johnny · 07-20-2006, 02:44 PM

Help....i'm melting !

Captain Obvious · 07-20-2006, 04:22 PM

What is it you actually do Cloudy? i hope shredding is not your full time job?

my life is so pathetic i had to spend 3 hours after work last night trying to do a bank reconciliation for a client - take their bank statements and a list of all the transactions they put through the computer system, and find the ones that are missing.

there were over 30 pages of bank statements. And i couldnt figure it out.

Ladyzekke · 07-20-2006, 07:55 PM

It's very similar to what I have to do as well Cloudy. I have to do the docketing, i.e., keeping track of deadline dates. Have to docket them on the computer and I also do it in large 5-yr calander notebooks, just incase something happens to the PC and the docketing program gets fried. Cause if I lost it all, I'd have to go through every single file in the office, by hand, open them up, peruse the particular case situation, and docket again accordingly. And that'd be a big job LOL.

I just wish we'd get a new client with a really interesting invention LOL. Or at least a client with a really hilarious invention like we used to get ages ago. Dangit where is the underwear condoms and Mississippi Turkey Callers when you need them!

[img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

Cloudbringer · 07-20-2006, 09:07 PM

Johnny, think cold thoughts and hang in there! *sends virtual ice*

Captain Obvious, I'm a secretary/office admin in a university, so nope, shredding is NOT my only job and actually I probably won't do the shredding myself, I'll hand it off to someone else but I've got to determine what goes and what stays in active and archive file cabinets. Summer is our time to do things like this since the rest of the year we've got far to much going on to weed files out. Do you work at a bank? Wanna reconcile MY checkbook today? Seems hubby and I forgot to put a few deposits down in our register but the part that caused me the most trouble was when I DID put one in the book and he put the actually MONEY in our savings (not checking) account last month....sigh.. I need an accountant full time to take care of the silly numbers.

LadyZ, ROTFL, underwear condoms, yes, that is one of the good ones... but don't think I've heard the Missisipi Turkey Callers one!

Going through every single file again, eef, definitely NOT a job you'd want to do if you can avoid it, so I can see why you keep double records, one on pc and one on paper!

Bungleau · 07-20-2006, 10:08 PM

That, my dear LadyZ, is why us computer geeks preach the gospel of backups. If the files are that important, then make daily copies of them that can be stored off-site. It *CAN* be done...

Just don't ask any of us computer geeks about how we back up our own systems... [img]smile.gif[/img] Sometimes, it's a case of do what I say, not what I do...

And yet, my Quicken files are backed up every time I use it, and my contact manager files are backed up once a week. I *have* had to go back to those occasionally

On a different front, I'm much happier today than I was earlier this week. I drove down to central Illinois (about 4-1/2 hours), and discovered a pool of water underneath where my feet go the next morning. I figured my drink might have spilled, but on Tuesday, when I was driving back, it reappeared... my car had a self-contained leak.

And I had to drive to Detroit on Wednesday... not good, especially in this hot weather.

Dropped the car off at the dealership today with instructions to "take care of it"... and they did, for less than a hundred bucks. Frankly, I had fears of rusty floorboards and other nasty things, and I was happy to escape so cheaply

Other than that, I'm drinking the last Diet Dew in the house and getting ready for some gaming fun... [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

Madman-Rogovich · 07-21-2006, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by johnny:
Nah, those are just rookie flies, still have a lot to learn. The worst ones are those greenish bastards, who'll first dine on some huge turd, and then want to come sit on you.

Nah nah the worst fly award?

Ladies n Gents the Clegg >

these beauties frequent the west coast of Scotland and are basically horseflies but man I got bit by one a short time back, the horror..

robertthebard · 07-21-2006, 07:43 PM

It didn't carry you off? Good thing you weren't in Texas...

Ladyzekke · 07-22-2006, 11:39 PM

Definitely resembles a horsefly, which can bite the crap out of you. My most hated biting insect is what we nickname the "three cornered fly" as the shape of it is in a triangle. You see them a lot on pets' noses, etc., and they can even draw blood biting you. Hate!

On another note, I bought today this cool dragon/wizard piece from a store that just opened up in the mall. It's just begging to be painted and inked. Hopefully paint will stick to it, not sure what it's made of. Will no doubt have to prime it white at least to times over. If done via my vision, it will end being one very colorful piece. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Here's a pic of it right now. The photo didn't come out as I wanted cause of the flash, it really is more black, with a slight silvery tinge going on there.

[ 07-22-2006, 11:40 PM: Message edited by: ladyzekke ]

wellard · 07-23-2006, 04:34 AM

Errmm LZ is that a little pixie riding on the dragons back wearing pink? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[img]graemlins/hidesbehindsofa.gif[/img]

Had a great day today, a real warm winters day. We went sailing with my sons scout pack to a small island in Sydney harbour to do some weeding and general conservation work. A good cause with to die for views. There was a yacht race to watch too. I may be biased but Sydney harbour is one of the most beautiful places on this earth.

Captain Obvious · 07-23-2006, 04:32 PM

^^ Although i could never admit it, Sydney harbour is pretty nice.

My wife and I did a trip around Aussie (well, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra and sydney) over new years, and it was a great trip. Lots of driving to go to all those places, but was still awesome.

Did you see the netball on saturday by any chance Wellard???

was a great night for NZ sport - beat the boks in the rugby (bit like we did to the Aussies actaully...) then beat the aussies in the netball!

Bring on the next Bledisloe match!

07-20-2006, 02:44 PM	#121
johnny 40th Level Warrior Join Date: April 15, 2002 Location: Utrecht The Netherlands Age: 58 Posts: 16,981	Help....i'm melting ! __________________

07-20-2006, 04:22 PM	#122
Captain Obvious Elminster Join Date: May 21, 2006 Location: New Zealand Age: 41 Posts: 420	What is it you actually do Cloudy? i hope shredding is not your full time job? my life is so pathetic i had to spend 3 hours after work last night trying to do a bank reconciliation for a client - take their bank statements and a list of all the transactions they put through the computer system, and find the ones that are missing. there were over 30 pages of bank statements. And i couldnt figure it out. __________________ I am the Walrus!

07-20-2006, 07:55 PM	#123
Ladyzekke Ironworks Atomic Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Virginia, U.S.A. Age: 57 Posts: 9,005	It's very similar to what I have to do as well Cloudy. I have to do the docketing, i.e., keeping track of deadline dates. Have to docket them on the computer and I also do it in large 5-yr calander notebooks, just incase something happens to the PC and the docketing program gets fried. Cause if I lost it all, I'd have to go through every single file in the office, by hand, open them up, peruse the particular case situation, and docket again accordingly. And that'd be a big job LOL. I just wish we'd get a new client with a really interesting invention LOL. Or at least a client with a really hilarious invention like we used to get ages ago. Dangit where is the underwear condoms and Mississippi Turkey Callers when you need them! [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] __________________ Reality Show Recaps

07-20-2006, 09:07 PM	#124
Cloudbringer Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Upstate NY USA Posts: 19,737	Johnny, think cold thoughts and hang in there! sends virtual ice Captain Obvious, I'm a secretary/office admin in a university, so nope, shredding is NOT my only job and actually I probably won't do the shredding myself, I'll hand it off to someone else but I've got to determine what goes and what stays in active and archive file cabinets. Summer is our time to do things like this since the rest of the year we've got far to much going on to weed files out. Do you work at a bank? Wanna reconcile MY checkbook today? Seems hubby and I forgot to put a few deposits down in our register but the part that caused me the most trouble was when I DID put one in the book and he put the actually MONEY in our savings (not checking) account last month....sigh.. I need an accountant full time to take care of the silly numbers. LadyZ, ROTFL, underwear condoms, yes, that is one of the good ones... but don't think I've heard the Missisipi Turkey Callers one! Going through every single file again, eef, definitely NOT a job you'd want to do if you can avoid it, so I can see why you keep double records, one on pc and one on paper! __________________ "Don't take life for granted." Animal (may he rest in peace)

07-20-2006, 10:08 PM	#125
Bungleau 40th Level Warrior Join Date: October 29, 2001 Location: Western Wilds of Michigan Posts: 11,752	That, my dear LadyZ, is why us computer geeks preach the gospel of backups. If the files are that important, then make daily copies of them that can be stored off-site. It CAN be done... Just don't ask any of us computer geeks about how we back up our own systems... [img]smile.gif[/img] Sometimes, it's a case of do what I say, not what I do... And yet, my Quicken files are backed up every time I use it, and my contact manager files are backed up once a week. I have had to go back to those occasionally On a different front, I'm much happier today than I was earlier this week. I drove down to central Illinois (about 4-1/2 hours), and discovered a pool of water underneath where my feet go the next morning. I figured my drink might have spilled, but on Tuesday, when I was driving back, it reappeared... my car had a self-contained leak. And I had to drive to Detroit on Wednesday... not good, especially in this hot weather. Dropped the car off at the dealership today with instructions to "take care of it"... and they did, for less than a hundred bucks. Frankly, I had fears of rusty floorboards and other nasty things, and I was happy to escape so cheaply Other than that, I'm drinking the last Diet Dew in the house and getting ready for some gaming fun... [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] __________________ B Save Early, Save Often Save Before, Save After Two-Star General, Spelling Soldiers -+-+-+ Give 'em a hug one more time. It might be the last.

07-21-2006, 07:43 PM	#127
robertthebard Xanathar Thieves Guild Join Date: March 17, 2001 Location: Wichita, KS USA Age: 60 Posts: 4,537	It didn't carry you off? Good thing you weren't in Texas... __________________ To those we have lost; May your spirits fly free. Good Music: Here. Interesting read, one of my blogs.

07-22-2006, 11:39 PM	#128
Ladyzekke Ironworks Atomic Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Virginia, U.S.A. Age: 57 Posts: 9,005	Definitely resembles a horsefly, which can bite the crap out of you. My most hated biting insect is what we nickname the "three cornered fly" as the shape of it is in a triangle. You see them a lot on pets' noses, etc., and they can even draw blood biting you. Hate! On another note, I bought today this cool dragon/wizard piece from a store that just opened up in the mall. It's just begging to be painted and inked. Hopefully paint will stick to it, not sure what it's made of. Will no doubt have to prime it white at least to times over. If done via my vision, it will end being one very colorful piece. [img]smile.gif[/img] Here's a pic of it right now. The photo didn't come out as I wanted cause of the flash, it really is more black, with a slight silvery tinge going on there. [ 07-22-2006, 11:40 PM: Message edited by: ladyzekke ] __________________ Reality Show Recaps

07-23-2006, 04:34 AM	#129
wellard Dracolisk Join Date: November 1, 2002 Location: Australia ..... G\'day! Posts: 6,123	Errmm LZ is that a little pixie riding on the dragons back wearing pink? [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/hidesbehindsofa.gif[/img] Had a great day today, a real warm winters day. We went sailing with my sons scout pack to a small island in Sydney harbour to do some weeding and general conservation work. A good cause with to die for views. There was a yacht race to watch too. I may be biased but Sydney harbour is one of the most beautiful places on this earth. __________________ fossils - natures way of laughing at creationists for over 3 billion years

07-23-2006, 04:32 PM	#130
Captain Obvious Elminster Join Date: May 21, 2006 Location: New Zealand Age: 41 Posts: 420	^^ Although i could never admit it, Sydney harbour is pretty nice. My wife and I did a trip around Aussie (well, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra and sydney) over new years, and it was a great trip. Lots of driving to go to all those places, but was still awesome. Did you see the netball on saturday by any chance Wellard??? was a great night for NZ sport - beat the boks in the rugby (bit like we did to the Aussies actaully...) then beat the aussies in the netball! Bring on the next Bledisloe match! __________________ I am the Walrus!

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