Random Ramblings

gomersbro wrote:

The Pantry wrote:Aint over yet. Both quotes got submitted Monday. Buyer set this morning for a tech review...very little time to prepare a presentation. Meeting went well but the client/buyer supplied more information today, requiring us to have our vendors requote. Also wants a bunch of piddly shit stuff broken out separately. Pain in the ASS. Still haven't received any real product information.

"Fuck this client." Been thinking that since I started quoting this project. After this morning's meeting discovered others feel the same. We'll go thru the motions to provide them a requote. Unless a PO is provided after that, fuck them. Wasted too much time.

Sounds like someone needs to decide to cut bait and let it fall through. I don't see the need to do anything other than provide a quote. A tech review should only happen for the team that is 95% chance of getting the quote. Otherwise you are just wasting people's time.

When I was doing consulting work my boss and I had a signal. When it was given the cost of the project would jump 50% to get us out of the running. It was only used a couple times a year, but man did it save us from becoming involved in some shitty projects.

9 of 12 companies no-quoted. We might be in as the required 3rd for the buyer to present to his manager(s). Shitty project IMO. Little information and a lot risk. 2nd quote submission will also be clearly labelled, "Budgetary".

The Pantry wrote:

gomersbro wrote:

Sounds like someone needs to decide to cut bait and let it fall through. I don't see the need to do anything other than provide a quote. A tech review should only happen for the team that is 95% chance of getting the quote. Otherwise you are just wasting people's time.

When I was doing consulting work my boss and I had a signal. When it was given the cost of the project would jump 50% to get us out of the running. It was only used a couple times a year, but man did it save us from becoming involved in some shitty projects.

9 of 12 companies no-quoted. We might be in as the required 3rd for the buyer to present to his manager(s). Shitty project IMO. Little information and a lot risk. 2nd quote submission will also be clearly labelled, "Budgetary".

Have delt with many quotes like this, you know you are not winning but do it for "next time"

My eight year old daughter has been sleepwalking a couple of times a week for the last few months.  Her doctor says it is common in kids her age and in a likelihood will stop before or just after adolescence - but it is freaky.  

Her eyes are wide open, she has a spring in her step (she does not walk like a tired person) but in interacting with her you realize she is not awake.  When we get her back to bed she is out as soon as her head hits the pillow.  She has absolutely no recollection of it in the morning.

gomersbro wrote:

MSU addict wrote:My eight year old daughter has been sleepwalking a couple of times a week for the last few months.  Her doctor says it is common in kids her age and in a likelihood will stop before or just after adolescence - but it is freaky.  

Her eyes are wide open, she has a spring in her step (she does not walk like a tired person) but in interacting with her you realize she is not awake.  When we get her back to bed she is out as soon as her head hits the pillow.  She has absolutely no recollection of it in the morning.

Yikes that would freak me out. Thankfully these strange actions are just "phases" for kids.

It flat out freaked us out at first, but like most things we are becoming accustomed to it.

Hers is not the TV version of sleepwalking, you would swear she is awake.  It is hard to describe interacting with her as she is in a dream state.  For what ever reason she seems to respond much quicker to me than to my wife.  For example, I saw her up and about at 1:30 am, so I say "what's up kid"

Her - "the letters on my lights aren't right"  (she has two night lights on a timer she likes, neither have writing.)
Me (confused) - "show me" walking her back to her room
We get back to her room and she says "See, the letters on my lights are jumbled and wrong" (both lights are off)
Me - "Yeah, well I will fix it in the morning, why don't you go back to bed"
Her - "OK" and she is out before her head hits the pillow and I am awake for the next two hours thinking WTF

Sometimes it borders on the comical.  Last week she got up around 1:00 am and comes into our room, goes into the master bath, flips on the light and proceeds to do her whole before bed routine - goes to the bathroom, brushes her teeth, uses her anti-cavity mouthwash and then goes "back" to bed.  The whole time she asleep and has no memory of having done it.

Her most common action is just coming into our room and staring at my wife.  The weird part is she normally does not respond when my wife says something, but does when I do.  

Her normal nighttime routine does everything they suggest - relax before bed, consistent bed time, limit evening drinks and go to the bathroom before bed, etc.  She is super smart, but they say that has nothing to do with it.

Her staring at your wife sounds straight out of a horror movie haha

So far my kids just talk really loudly in their sleep. We do keep the doors locked more to keep them in at night than anything.

My wife talks in her sleep too. It's more along the lines of get off my grass. I've been kicked a couple of times too. I suppose it's a good thing I'm a light sleeper, I can anticipate the kicks and avoid them.

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:Her staring at your wife sounds straight out of a horror movie haha

Sleep on my side. Woke up middle of the night sensing a presence. Opened my eyes. 2 year old daughter was looking me in the face from maybe 3 inches away in the light provided by the alarm clock. Freaked me out a little.

I haven’t had a creme-filled Long John donut with chocolate frosting in years, maybe decades. Gotta fix that.

tGreenWay wrote:I haven’t had a creme-filled Long John donut with chocolate frosting in years, maybe decades. Gotta fix that.

Creme? ewww....

Custard then Jellies... creme isn't even on the list.

All donuts are good.

Cameron wrote:All donuts are good.

I hear ya... BUT...



but cream filled are just too much....

And maybe those ones with pink chunks of cherry in them. Gross.


Everything else is great... even plain.

I've always loved the cream filled version, not so interested in custard or jelly.

Blueberry donuts are the best.

Sour cream donuts is where it's at. I got two turntables and a microphone.

AvgMSUJoe wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:I haven’t had a creme-filled Long John donut with chocolate frosting in years, maybe decades. Gotta fix that.

Creme? ewww....

Custard then Jellies... creme isn't even on the list.

Jam is okay, but not as good as creme. Custard is

Dendrobates wrote:So on Friday night, I slid down about 3 stairs. ...I broke my fibula. ... My control freak self is going to lose it.

Dendrobates wrote:no one died, except my pride.
I'm just bitching cause I can.

How about now?  What's the status? Any casualties?

Rick Saunders wrote:

Dendrobates wrote:So on Friday night, I slid down about 3 stairs. ...I broke my fibula. ... My control freak self is going to lose it.

Dendrobates wrote:no one died, except my pride.
I'm just bitching cause I can.

How about now?  What's the status? Any casualties?

I'm still in a boot, and I can't put any weight on it without it. No one is dead yet, but my husband is a close contender.

I've never been a big donut person.
I do like powdered and cinnamon sugar ones. Otherwise, it's a hard pass for me.

Dendrobates wrote:I've never been a big donut person.
I do like powdered and cinnamon sugar ones. Otherwise,  it's a hard pass for me.

I really like them, but not how they make me feel, which is why it’s been years since I had one. They sit in my stomach like an anchor and the sugar makes me feel horrible. Honey does the same thing, and I’d eat that if I could. Some of this is probably just me aging out of super sugary things, but I’m sure my body’s reaction plays a big role. Weird that neither cookies nor ice cream have any effect on me except to broaden my waistline.

Not a donut fan but I do enjoy danish or a good cinnamon roll.

The Pantry wrote:Not a donut fan but I do enjoy danish or a good cinnamon roll.

A flute with no holes is not a flute, and a donut with no hole is a danish.

tGreenWay wrote:

The Pantry wrote:Not a donut fan but I do enjoy danish or a good cinnamon roll.

A flute with no holes is not a flute, and a donut with no hole is a danish.

Though a funny movie line, the last part is false. Donuts are fried. Danish are baked.

A donut with no hole is more of a paczki.

The Pantry wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:


A flute with no holes is not a flute, and a donut with no hole is a danish.

Though a funny movie line, the last part is false. Donuts are fried. Danish are baked.

A donut with no hole is more of a paczki.

Except a paczki has a hole.

tGreenWay wrote:

The Pantry wrote:Though a funny movie line, the last part is false. Donuts are fried. Danish are baked.

A donut with no hole is more of a paczki.

Except a paczki has a hole.

The hole in a paczki is more of a bunghole.

The Pantry wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:



Except a paczki has a hole.

The hole in a paczki is more of a bunghole.

It’s still a hole for sticking whatever you want in there.

Edit: Just like a bunghole.

Wake up this morning to no Disney channels. Disney and dish can f right off

Why should we care about Judge hitting 62 homers? Two weeks in a row ESPN has been split screening CFB whenever he is at bat. Maris' record has been broken 6 times already. Oh, but let's stop the sports world because someone is breaking a Yankees record? GTFO.

And before anyone says this is a non-PED-aided, do we really know that? And until MLB strips Bonds, McGwire, and Sosa of their totals, then they still have over 61.

MiamiSpartan wrote:Why should we care about Judge hitting 62 homers? Two weeks in a row ESPN has been split screening CFB whenever he is at bat. Maris' record has been broken 6 times already. Oh, but let's stop the sports world because someone is breaking a Yankees record? GTFO.

And before anyone says this is a non-PED-aided, do we really know that? And until MLB strips Bonds, McGwire, and Sosa of their totals, then they still have over 61.

American League record.

Motown Spartan wrote:

MiamiSpartan wrote:Why should we care about Judge hitting 62 homers? Two weeks in a row ESPN has been split screening CFB whenever he is at bat. Maris' record has been broken 6 times already. Oh, but let's stop the sports world because someone is breaking a Yankees record? GTFO.

And before anyone says this is a non-PED-aided, do we really know that? And until MLB strips Bonds, McGwire, and Sosa of their totals, then they still have over 61.

American League record.

That's even more stupid.

Agree, fuck the Yankees.

Took Maris 7 extra games than Ruth had to get the record but no one whines about that

Today was garbage day.  Put both the garbage and recycling bins on the grass next to the street on opposite sides of driveway.  Both are truck lift bins.  I have appreciation for our refuse collectors and only put bins out when full/near full.  Sometimes don't put bins out for weeks.  Will not put bins out if the weather is shitty.

Today was pretty damn nice.  Came home to find both bins in the driveway.  Had to park in the street and move them before pulling in.  

WTF?

The Pantry wrote:Today was garbage day.  Put both the garbage and recycling bins on the grass next to the street on opposite sides of driveway.  Both are truck lift bins.  I have appreciation for our refuse collectors and only put bins out when full/near full.  Sometimes don't put bins out for weeks.  Will not put bins out if the weather is shitty.

Today was pretty damn nice.  Came home to find both bins in the driveway.  Had to park in the street and move them before pulling in.  

WTF?

Maybe today was "tip your refuse person" day?

What the hey! When did a half gallon of orange juice turn into a 52 ounce container of orange juice? I grabbed it out of the fridge and it just seemed smaller than normal and sure enough, it is smaller.
That friggin spider is still driving me crazy.

Jake from State Farm wrote:What the hey! When did a half gallon of orange juice turn into a 52 ounce container of orange juice? I grabbed it out of the fridge and it just seemed smaller than normal and sure enough, it is smaller.
That friggin spider is still driving me crazy.

I don't know the answer as to when, but shrinkflation blows.

My cat Casper (avatar pic) is now in diabetic remission! I can now hold off on the insulin for now. The vet was very excited to tell us.