Kind of a short post tonight feeling tired.
In the past few months I have started hanging out with some smokers. I had not had any smoker friends for a while and frankly I am surprised how many youngish people smoke. I just don't get why they would start, yeah I tried it but I never really saw the appeal to get a taste for it. Booze and other drugs have a pretty obvious high and that can be fun. Cigarettes I never really felt anything.
The thing is I don't really care about the second hand smoke, and hey they are aware of the dangers it's their choice. My problem is the fucking smell. I can't stand stopping by a friends place for a few an hour or so and having my clothes stink. If it's a week day I tend to only wear my pants for a few hours in the evening, I am not going to wash them each time I wear them, same goes for sweaters, and jackets.
Well that was my post for the day, pretty much something everyone already knows but oh well it's my blog. I may actually do a proper post in the next couple days, I have a topic planned but it's been a long week on call and I don't have the energy for a good post.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Concert time
Greetings all,
I had another topic planned for tonight but thanks to a post on Facebook I have something else to report. Rammstein will be touring the US and Canada this year. They had two shows last year and I missed both. The first one was in Quebec city, I only found out about it a few days before the concert and it was already sold out. Next up was New York city, this one I could have gotten tickets but they were pricey, not to mention making it down to NY, accomodations it was too much. Today they announced their North America dates. I want to go to the Toronto show, sadly I am on call that week end. I will be looking to switch as soon as possible, I can't imagine it will be impossible. I have two other options somewhat close Montreal and Chicago(on call that date too) but I am pretty sure I can swing Toronto, just hope the decent seats don't cost an arm and a leg.
Tour dates
I had another topic planned for tonight but thanks to a post on Facebook I have something else to report. Rammstein will be touring the US and Canada this year. They had two shows last year and I missed both. The first one was in Quebec city, I only found out about it a few days before the concert and it was already sold out. Next up was New York city, this one I could have gotten tickets but they were pricey, not to mention making it down to NY, accomodations it was too much. Today they announced their North America dates. I want to go to the Toronto show, sadly I am on call that week end. I will be looking to switch as soon as possible, I can't imagine it will be impossible. I have two other options somewhat close Montreal and Chicago(on call that date too) but I am pretty sure I can swing Toronto, just hope the decent seats don't cost an arm and a leg.
Tour dates
I am not usually a big concert guy, too many bands out there that I only like a few songs. I don't like all of Rammsteins stuff but I do like most of it. The thing that I really want to see is their live show. The pyrotechnics are the best and their overall showmanship is great. Here is a clip from one of their shows.
I can't wait for this concert.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Driver training
Sorry I missed my deadline yesterday. Was out with a friend and it was getting late for posting.
The other day I saw driver training car. A few mistakes were made, but that is to be expected from a new driver. A couple things he did though made me wonder what his instructor was doing. Nothing serious really, like at one point he was in the left lane and merged to the right lane. The thing is the right lane was ending in less that half a kilometre. He remained in the right lane until the absolute end despite plenty of opportunity to merge back ahead of time. All this to say how well do we train our trainers? I already think it's too easy to get your licence, heck you aren't even required to take a driver training class.
The next step is the testers. How well are they trained? Do they simply follow a check list or are they properly trained to recognise a bad driver.
I would actually like to open up a driver training centre. We would train new drivers, retrain older drivers, teach advanced courses. What would set us apart is out facilities. Something like this old Honda Proving centre would be great although admittedly a little overkill. The thing is the cost for such a venture is quite high and I just don't see enough people interested in the type of training I want to offer.
The other day I saw driver training car. A few mistakes were made, but that is to be expected from a new driver. A couple things he did though made me wonder what his instructor was doing. Nothing serious really, like at one point he was in the left lane and merged to the right lane. The thing is the right lane was ending in less that half a kilometre. He remained in the right lane until the absolute end despite plenty of opportunity to merge back ahead of time. All this to say how well do we train our trainers? I already think it's too easy to get your licence, heck you aren't even required to take a driver training class.
The next step is the testers. How well are they trained? Do they simply follow a check list or are they properly trained to recognise a bad driver.
I would actually like to open up a driver training centre. We would train new drivers, retrain older drivers, teach advanced courses. What would set us apart is out facilities. Something like this old Honda Proving centre would be great although admittedly a little overkill. The thing is the cost for such a venture is quite high and I just don't see enough people interested in the type of training I want to offer.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
The bed
Greetings all,
Well I got my bed. One problem though it does not fit through the door to my room. I never thought of measuring because I previously had a queen size bed in here before. It was however a water bed, being a water bed it actually comes in pieces so doorway are a non issue. I stored it in the garage for now. Two days went by and I said screw it, I got it set up and tried it out. Yep I am sleeping in the garage, it is heated and has a tv so really why not?
Obviously this is a temporary solution, I am currently looking for a place of my own. Not too sure where yet but I will make sure I can fit my bed in the bedroom.
An update about the phones I talked about last week. They have arrive but not everyone has gotten theirs yet, including me. There is one issue though our billing software Jonas is not compatible with the BlackBerry. This was found out before ordering yet we still went ahead, oh well not my call. I do hope to utilize the various apps related to the refrigeration field, I haven't bothered looking through them yet but I am told there are many good ones.
I do have a minor incident to report, also some safety advice. If using a pipe wrench be sure to use the right size. On Monday I was disconnecting an old gas line. The line was 1" black iron pipe. I had to break open the union. Well my pipe wrench was a little too small for the job. The pipe was a little over waist high. I had the wrench on the union pushing down with most of my weight, BAM it let go, I lost my balance and my face went into the pipe. Thankfully I hit with my cheek bone. The glasses would have been damaged quite badly, and I am afraid to think of what my nose would look like had I gone in nose first. It no longer hurts (let me tell you it did when it happened) but I look like I got into a fight. I have an abrasion on my cheek and some bruising under my eye. Maybe I should go to the bar and hit on the women who like tough guys.
Well I got my bed. One problem though it does not fit through the door to my room. I never thought of measuring because I previously had a queen size bed in here before. It was however a water bed, being a water bed it actually comes in pieces so doorway are a non issue. I stored it in the garage for now. Two days went by and I said screw it, I got it set up and tried it out. Yep I am sleeping in the garage, it is heated and has a tv so really why not?
Obviously this is a temporary solution, I am currently looking for a place of my own. Not too sure where yet but I will make sure I can fit my bed in the bedroom.
An update about the phones I talked about last week. They have arrive but not everyone has gotten theirs yet, including me. There is one issue though our billing software Jonas is not compatible with the BlackBerry. This was found out before ordering yet we still went ahead, oh well not my call. I do hope to utilize the various apps related to the refrigeration field, I haven't bothered looking through them yet but I am told there are many good ones.
I do have a minor incident to report, also some safety advice. If using a pipe wrench be sure to use the right size. On Monday I was disconnecting an old gas line. The line was 1" black iron pipe. I had to break open the union. Well my pipe wrench was a little too small for the job. The pipe was a little over waist high. I had the wrench on the union pushing down with most of my weight, BAM it let go, I lost my balance and my face went into the pipe. Thankfully I hit with my cheek bone. The glasses would have been damaged quite badly, and I am afraid to think of what my nose would look like had I gone in nose first. It no longer hurts (let me tell you it did when it happened) but I look like I got into a fight. I have an abrasion on my cheek and some bruising under my eye. Maybe I should go to the bar and hit on the women who like tough guys.
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