Topic: Shit Days (Read 227982 times)

Stush · « **Reply #2900 on:** July 30, 2012, 11:13:07 AM »

It's a completely different company to the american one, they just bought the logo and name to use in australia.

Miss Cat Ears · « **Reply #2901 on:** August 03, 2012, 01:04:36 PM »

We had our move all planned out. My fiance has all his stuff in a storage unit in Dallas. He's in Orlando for work. The plan was something like this:

He flies to Orlando from OKC then flies back to DFW Friday night.
When he gets there at 8pm, spend the night packing the storage unit stuff into a Uhaul.
He drives up early Saturday, two local movers are there to unload the truck.
Movers come to the apartment and pack up my stuff.
Movers unload my stuff at the house.
We try to get as much done by Sunday afternoon when we both leave for different business trips.

It wasn't TOO crazy until he found out ten minutes ago that his flight was canceled and the next flight out is at noon tomorrow.

I think what's happening now is his parents just both left work early and are packing his storage unit stuff now, and will drive up tonight and help me out. I am really not prepared for them to see the pit of filth that is my half-packed apartment.

Also the heat index is still 121. Although the high tomorrow is only 111 so yay

Kayma · « **Reply #2902 on:** August 03, 2012, 02:44:08 PM »

dont melt

A² · « **Reply #2903 on:** August 03, 2012, 05:09:15 PM »

Uh, holy crap.

Classic · « **Reply #2904 on:** August 03, 2012, 11:45:20 PM »

Since you posted that thing where roads buckled and streetlamps melted, you are treating this like a dangerous-to-your-health emergency operation, right?

Miss Cat Ears · « **Reply #2905 on:** August 05, 2012, 11:21:27 AM »

didn't die

Smiler · « **Reply #2906 on:** August 05, 2012, 12:09:36 PM »

That doesn't go in this thread.

Miss Cat Ears · « **Reply #2907 on:** August 05, 2012, 08:12:50 PM »

Brentai · « **Reply #2908 on:** August 05, 2012, 08:15:15 PM »

Oh shit a zombie.

Mongrel · « **Reply #2909 on:** August 05, 2012, 08:50:04 PM »

"So this one time my buddy Keith was helpin' this girl move house, right? Only it was really hot out, like you know that hot when the dumpsters catch fire? Yeah! That hot! So anyway, it turned out that Keith didn't notice these melting streetlamps and- "

McDohl · « **Reply #2910 on:** August 05, 2012, 09:15:31 PM »

NOT NOW, ELLIS!

Joxam · « **Reply #2911 on:** August 07, 2012, 08:39:13 PM »

So power was out at the theatre today for almost an hour and a half. Trying to explain why we we couldn't just start the movies over when the power came back on and that we had to cancel the rest of the sets that evening was like pulling teeth.

TA · « **Reply #2912 on:** August 07, 2012, 09:06:04 PM »

Quote from: Joxam on August 07, 2012, 08:39:13 PM

So power was out at the theatre today for almost an hour and a half. Trying to explain why we we couldn't just start the movies over when the power came back on and that we had to cancel the rest of the sets that evening was like pulling teeth.

Okay, I'm actually curious. Like, if the movie starts at 5 and power goes out at 5:30, obviously you just refund the money for that showing. But if it comes back at 7, why can the 8:00 showing not proceed? Is it just a matter of "stop pre-selling tickets and send people home because you don't know when the power will be back"?

Joxam · « **Reply #2913 on:** August 07, 2012, 09:10:59 PM »

Because your movie stopped 30 minutes into it with 1/4 of the film on one table and 3/4 of the film on another and then stayed that way the entire time the power was off. You can't exactly rewind a three platter film system so you have to play out the entire rest of the movie before you're ready to go again.

Also this person is stupid, who puts uninsulated cups on a film platter!?

Miss Cat Ears · « **Reply #2914 on:** August 08, 2012, 04:30:24 AM »

Guys without fingers apparently

Niku · « **Reply #2915 on:** August 08, 2012, 05:33:21 AM »

Quote from: Joxam on August 07, 2012, 08:39:13 PM

So power was out at the theatre today for almost an hour and a half. Trying to explain why we we couldn't just start the movies over when the power came back on and that we had to cancel the rest of the sets that evening was like pulling teeth.

the only thing worse than this is when you have to explain that an entire evening's showing of a film is cancelled because the projectionist dropped the fucking reel

MarsDragon · « **Reply #2916 on:** August 08, 2012, 06:24:27 PM »

So I go into the dentist for some tooth pain and find out I basically need to get a root canal as soon as possible. (so next week) I've hit the cap on my insurance, so I have to pay out of pocket. So that's a nice random 800-900 bucks down the drain. I can afford it, but it's still annoying as hell.

I really wasn't expecting to have a crown in my 20s.

Brentai · « **Reply #2917 on:** August 08, 2012, 06:41:51 PM »

I have like 6.

Mazian · « **Reply #2918 on:** August 08, 2012, 08:55:03 PM »

Quote from: Niku on August 08, 2012, 05:33:21 AM

Quote from: Joxam on August 07, 2012, 08:39:13 PM
So power was out at the theatre today for almost an hour and a half. Trying to explain why we we couldn't just start the movies over when the power came back on and that we had to cancel the rest of the sets that evening was like pulling teeth.

the only thing worse than this is when you have to explain that an entire evening's showing of a film is cancelled because the projectionist dropped the fucking reel

Or my favorite moment from my college projectionist days, explaining that we would be stopped until we could replace the projector's power plug, which had spontaneously caught on fire. These were always very special projectors:

Niku · « **Reply #2919 on:** August 09, 2012, 03:25:18 AM »

"Why is that man wearing blacksmithing equipment?" "Changing the light bulb."

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