I ask IT guy if he can make sure my pass card works on weekends. I tell him in no uncertain terms, “under the cone of silence,” (including making the cone overhead gesture), “I’m bringing my truck in tomorrow to rebuild the front end.” About 30 seconds later, another guy walks up and the berkeleytard IT guy says “hey other guy, you can bring your car in this weekend to work on it because PC’s gonna be here!”
- No, motherberkeleyer, that’s not how the cone of silence works!
- No, motherberkeleyer, he can’t bring his car in because at this time *I* am the only person who is trained and signed off to use any of the shop tools and equipment.
- No, motherberkeleyer, I most certainly will not help you swap the engine in your 944 or anything else because you just made me look like an shiny happy person because I already told the other guy that nobody is allowed to work on personal vehicles in the shop because of company liability concerns.
In reply to AngryCorvair :
Congratulations on finding the one nerd that doesn't know what the cone of silence is.
People who spell the word shiny as shinny.
I couldn't hit my targets tonight if my life depended on it. Still had fun at the range, just could NOT get in the groove.
stuart in mn said:
People who spell the word shiny as shinny.
Ice is often shiny when playing shinny.
Or, they want you to beat their shiny car with the hockey stick you use when playing shinny.
stuart in mn said:
People who spell the word shiny as shinny.
Are those people also happy?
Are you surrounded by them?
NickD
PowerDork
12/14/19 6:41 a.m.
stuart in mn said:
People who spell the word shiny as shinny.
Also people who spell scraping as scrapping.
Why did I not use high end kitchen knives sooner?
(Because you can lacerate yourself with a Kleenex)
wae
UltraDork
12/14/19 7:14 a.m.
My wife is a wonderful person who has many fantastic traits that I love. Nowhere among those traits is "attention to detail".
As a side note, her new job - which is essentially filling out paperwork for people and is extremely detail-critical - will either train her to become more detail-oriented or will be a train wreck. Upside: it's a gubbmint job so I don't think she can get fired. I'm pretty sure she will adapt and overcome and the experience will teach her that cabinet doors need to be closed after they are opened and instructions need to be read in their entirety.
In reply to wae :
It's funny, I never would have considered "closing the cabinet doors" to be paying attention to details.. until my 19 year old niece came to live with me. I admit my shower leaks if you do not turn it off just right. I simply do not have time to rip the wall apart to replace the mechanism, every time she takes a shower, I have to follow her in and turn the water off properly. It might drip a bit for anybody else, but it is a small torrent with her. I won't go into her habits regarding clean clothes and washing dishes. She is getting better, but it's been a long 9 months so far.
I’m a very understanding kind of guy. But I do not understand thieves.
This guy decided that he deserved our package more than we.
Rodan
Dork
12/14/19 10:11 a.m.
In reply to jfryjfry :
Make sure to report that to your local PD, and have a copy of the video for them. Lots of good cases being made off Ring video... and if he hit your house, he probably got some of your neighbors as well.
In reply to jfryjfry :
Fill old Amazon boxes with trash, preferably, old diapers. Bait thieves into taking your E36 M3.
I sent that pic, the video and video from my neighbor whose driveway he parked in to the police after I reported it
Haven't heard anything but I didn’t expect to.
I have definitely thought of some sort of bait package for the next guy... I’m sure there would be big issues with an explosive so I’m designing other options in my head that would be more impactful than just trash but not illegal....
smearing dog crap on the sides so it gets on them and on their car.... or covering in some kind of glue that would stick the package to them for a long time (rat glue trap maybe?). Something annoying but not harmful
In reply to jfryjfry :
There have been some very interesting glitter bomb bait packages. There's also this stuff called "cadaverine" they use for training cadaver dogs. It's a liquid.
You are in a unique position in that, I'm guessing due to your line of work, you know some prop guys that could help you out with something fun.
Hmmm good idea! Unfortch the only cadaverine I could buy on amazon is a song of the same name by a band “eternal rot.” I checked them out hoping I might have just found my new favorite group but their name aptly describes what happens to your brain once you listen to them.
But something rancid that would tip over and spill out would be perfect! Also, inexpensive and easy to purchase is a bonus
Fox urine cover scent, it's nasty.
Just sayin, careful with booby traps.
In reply to Mike :
We studied a similar case in Business Law in college. Be careful.
I should find the video of the NASA guy that rigged up the glitter and fart spray bait package with the embedded phones, but I'm too lazy.
Trying to complete a mission critical repair on my snowblower. I only have Dollar Store zip ties in the garage. I could walk out to my shop and get some good ones but it’s pouring rain. Let’s see if more equals better or at least equivalent.
Suprf1y
UltimaDork
12/14/19 4:16 p.m.
jfryjfry said:
I’m a very understanding kind of guy. But I do not understand thieves.
This guy decided that he deserved our package more than we.
That's kind of the premise of their chosen profession
Wally said:
In reply to AngryCorvair :
Congratulations on finding the one nerd that doesn't know what the cone of silence is.
This has been bugging me, and I have to voice this before it gnaws its way out by its own means.
The cone of silence... didn't work as intended. When you used it, you couldn't hear the other guy in the cone with you, but everyone outside the cone could hear you just fine.
Seems to me that the nerd knew exactly what the cone of silence was.
