Red Mosquito

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Probably then a bad/missing shingle, or one that is out of its' place. Causing water to go where it shouldn't.

tragabigzanda wrote:I was gonna try some sort of gutter pun but then remembered Stone actually released a song about his gutters

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

washing machine wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Probably then a bad/missing shingle, or one that is out of its' place. Causing water to go where it shouldn't.

But what water? That's the headscratcher. It has not rained in a minute.

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

washing machine wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Probably then a bad/missing shingle, or one that is out of its' place. Causing water to go where it shouldn't.

But what water? That's the headscratcher. It has not rained in a minute.

Ah, I misread. Is it near your AC unit's condensation drain pipe? Otherwise it just sounds like a weird spot of condensation dripping down. I'm gonna need a picture.

tragabigzanda wrote:

washing machine wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:I was gonna try some sort of gutter pun but then remembered Stone actually released a song about his gutters

There goes your post.

Stellar work reid

doug rr wrote:once our kitchen was done we had a painter/repair guy here to finish up some stuff a couple weeks ago..he did a great job and real nice guy..i had told him to tell the architect how much we would owe and i'd send him a check..no problem..he showed up at our door yesterday a bit upset that he hadn't been paid yet..he said he called and left me 2 messages a week ago..I never received a single call..anyway, the architect gave him my phone number and he was 1 number off so left messages to someone in nyc since thats where my phone number still is...i felt bad and so did he..i gave him an extra $50 and am booking him for another upcoming job

Chris_H_2 wrote:

doug rr wrote:once our kitchen was done we had a painter/repair guy here to finish up some stuff a couple weeks ago..he did a great job and real nice guy..i had told him to tell the architect how much we would owe and i'd send him a check..no problem..he showed up at our door yesterday a bit upset that he hadn't been paid yet..he said he called and left me 2 messages a week ago..I never received a single call..anyway, the architect gave him my phone number and he was 1 number off so left messages to someone in nyc since thats where my phone number still is...i felt bad and so did he..i gave him an extra $50 and am booking him for another upcoming job

ok, i'll bite.

why didn't you just give him a check when he finished a couple of weeks ago instead of adding another layer with the architect and the mail?

doug rr wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

doug rr wrote:once our kitchen was done we had a painter/repair guy here to finish up some stuff a couple weeks ago..he did a great job and real nice guy..i had told him to tell the architect how much we would owe and i'd send him a check..no problem..he showed up at our door yesterday a bit upset that he hadn't been paid yet..he said he called and left me 2 messages a week ago..I never received a single call..anyway, the architect gave him my phone number and he was 1 number off so left messages to someone in nyc since thats where my phone number still is...i felt bad and so did he..i gave him an extra $50 and am booking him for another upcoming job

ok, i'll bite.

why didn't you just give him a check when he finished a couple of weeks ago instead of adding another layer with the architect and the mail?

i just realized i left out the part that we were out of town and he did the work while we were gone..

Chris_H_2 wrote:

doug rr wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

doug rr wrote:once our kitchen was done we had a painter/repair guy here to finish up some stuff a couple weeks ago..he did a great job and real nice guy..i had told him to tell the architect how much we would owe and i'd send him a check..no problem..he showed up at our door yesterday a bit upset that he hadn't been paid yet..he said he called and left me 2 messages a week ago..I never received a single call..anyway, the architect gave him my phone number and he was 1 number off so left messages to someone in nyc since thats where my phone number still is...i felt bad and so did he..i gave him an extra $50 and am booking him for another upcoming job

ok, i'll bite.

why didn't you just give him a check when he finished a couple of weeks ago instead of adding another layer with the architect and the mail?

i just realized i left out the part that we were out of town and he did the work while we were gone..

ha. that makes much more sense.

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Running all of the gas out of the mower so I can store it for the winter

bodysnatcher wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Running all of the gas out of the mower so I can store it for the winter

just raise the blade all the way and take it for a nice, loud walk around the neighborhood. that's what i usually do.

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Mine has the bar you have to keep down against the handle to run. I just put a pair of pliers on it and walked away

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.