WaPo has a "Can you spot the scam?" article. I missed 3 of 7. Two were legit and I hit "scam", but overcautious is good. I did miss a real scam though, which surprised me. Take the test: https://wapo.st/451wbV1
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I kinda feel bad for whoever had enough English to put DIY + AREA together as a brand name for their company, but not quite enough to realize it also parses as DI-YA-RE-A.
This supports my long-held theory that, in addition to the mandatory workplace violence training, all retail sales people should be trained in improv, and have to pass before staffing customer-facing positions. An example of an acceptable answer would be "Yes, and this baby right here receives all the socks that disappear from all the other dryers."
I'm looking at washer/dryer pairs in Lowe's and the sales guy walks up and asks what capacity do I need. I told him my current dryer will pack three sets of Queen sheets - flat, fitted, pillowcases, everything - into one corner of one of the fitted sheets. Does he have anything like that? He gives me a blank look for a couple of seconds, says "Let me know if you need anything," and then disappears toward the back of the store. I think he's watching from the break room waiting for me to leave.
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Charlie Stross@gsuberland @c0dec0dec0de It kinda works (badly) for self-pub authors who get their notifications, but with trad pub it's feeding into the wrong end of a mass production pipeline that ISN'T DESIGNED TO TAKE FEEDBACK THAT WAY.
My first time turning deer antler produced a nice looking Vesper click pen. The antler was incredibly hard and even sharp carbide cutters bogged down a bit. The biggest surprise was that it gave off a smell of over-crispy barbecue. Now I understand why people charge a lot for these - lots of work and now I need to air out the shop for a week!
25+ years ago I had a root canal and the orthodontist said I had the longest roots he'd ever seen.
Last week I needed a repair on that tooth and went back. He showed no recognition on greeting me, but as soon as he opened my file he said "Oh, I remember you. I was hoping to retire before seeing you again."
I said "You do mouth surgery. You realize ALL of your patients feel the same way about you, right?"
He almost made it. Retired this week.
We are only two weeks away from closing on our house sale so I do a walkthrough every day or so, just to make sure no major issues develop to kill the deal.
Today it seems there's a serious leek under the kitchen sink. It's always something.