Random Thoughts 15: Crystal Clear 2021 Edition

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Has your wife (the one that won't give up the landline) been dressing like she wants to go out clubbing to one of the hot spots in Hancock County.

Because I'm weird, I googled dance places in Hancock County. Here is what popped up:

"Ellington Township, Hancock County, Iowa Entertainment and leisure ... get our dance on at the many nightclubs in the nightlife capitol Ellington Township."
Looked it up, it is actually Forest City, Iowa. (and Miller if you want to count that). If she is clubbing tonight, it could be interesting since she said she was going to the volleyball game with our new pastor, a single female.


Also, if there is any dance place in Hancock county, it is drunken Duncan. They still play a lot of this stuff also:

 
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I googled it and outside of the cemetery I can't see any dance halls, or buildings or anything that resembles a township
Just remembered that Tree town festival would have been there, now Country Thunder. It's a 3-4 day music festival, which used to be one day old rock and 2-3 country but is now mostly just country. They did have the current Lynyrd Skynyrd there this year.
 
Idiots scheduled a Disaster Recovery test this weekend
Holidays mean nothing anymore but they sent me a $50 digital gift card for Uber Eats.
As if I would ever use that service.
Years ago we were scheduling in-person presentations with firms looking to get a project. We realized that we had scheduled a firm for 0800 on the Monday after Easter so they were going to at the very least have to travel on Easter Sunday if they didn't get here earlier and probably work on their presentation some during the weekend. We were debating rescheduling and one of the big wigs said, "I'm Jewish so I don't ******* care if it screws up their holiday." She was a piece of work.
 
Years ago we were scheduling in-person presentations with firms looking to get a project. We realized that we had scheduled a firm for 0800 on the Monday after Easter so they were going to at the very least have to travel on Easter Sunday if they didn't get here earlier and probably work on their presentation some during the weekend. We were debating rescheduling and one of the big wigs said, "I'm Jewish so I don't ******* care if it screws up their holiday." She was a piece of work.
One of the other guys said they would cover on Saturday so I can still go to the game. Just getting tired of the complete lack of respect for people's time. We were told about it last Thursday and didn't know until yesterday if they were actually going to do it.
A few years ago they scheduled something over New Years and the PM actually said (and I paraphrase) "That's great, you don't have to work that day so you can concentrate just on this"

I have one more number I want to hit and then I don't care and while it all depends on the market I am guessing it'll be sometime between Jan-July.
 
One of the other guys said they would cover on Saturday so I can still go to the game. Just getting tired of the complete lack of respect for people's time. We were told about it last Thursday and didn't know until yesterday if they were actually going to do it.
A few years ago they scheduled something over New Years and the PM actually said (and I paraphrase) "That's great, you don't have to work that day so you can concentrate just on this"

I have one more number I want to hit and then I don't care and while it all depends on the market I am guessing it'll be sometime between Jan-July.

Is it overseas or for a domestic client?

I've scheduled some stuff on holidays before simply due to restrictions, but typically we are making people aware months in advance.
 
Looked it up, it is actually Forest City, Iowa. (and Miller if you want to count that). If she is clubbing tonight, it could be interesting since she said she was going to the volleyball game with our new pastor, a single female.


Also, if there is any dance place in Hancock county, it is drunken Duncan. They still play a lot of this stuff also:



I noticed the Randall foods sign in the background. I worked for them in the mid to late 70's.
 
Is it overseas or for a domestic client?

I've scheduled some stuff on holidays before simply due to restrictions, but typically we are making people aware months in advance.
The DR test this weekend is domestic. This was scheduled 2 times and cancelled. I'm not sure who cancelled and they start their freeze period the weekend of 9/11.
 
Perfect for HS kids.
True, when daughter got her license early this year I handed down my beater to her. What was perfectly fine for me to drive has quickly become unacceptable to her. She has been working on Mrs. Velo who is now convinced that we need to get me a newer car and hand down my Mrs. Velo hand me down to daughter.

I have been dragging my feet...
 
Affluent TC suburb kids, wouldn't be caught in my vehicles. LOL. Too much rust and too much smells.
Yeah, ain't that the truth. Mine was rust and noise. It has a manifold leak that makes it a bit noisy but the cost of a true repair would be more than the value of said vehicle.

Anyone have any ideas for a cheap fix for a manifold leak?
 
Yeah, ain't that the truth. Mine was rust and noise. It has a manifold leak that makes it a bit noisy but the cost of a true repair would be more than the value of said vehicle.

Anyone have any ideas for a cheap fix for a manifold leak?
Where is it leaking from on the manifold. If at the block, replace the bolts or cut out the old ones and replace them.
 
At least they have tried to sweeten the pot by saying that the newer car would be mine. I just keep saying we really don't need a new car (and another car loan) right now. We are only about a year into Mrs. Velo's car loan.

CF must be rubbing off on me because I'm thinking if I can't pay cash I can't afford it. :p
 
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Yeah, ain't that the truth. Mine was rust and noise. It has a manifold leak that makes it a bit noisy but the cost of a true repair would be more than the value of said vehicle.

Anyone have any ideas for a cheap fix for a manifold leak?

I wonder if JB weld would fix it? the O ring that goes from the manifold down to the exhaust pipes on mine are gone so it rumbles right along. It would be a ***** to fix and with 250,000 plus on it I'm not too worried about it.
 
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