The Vent and Rant Thread

[GeoffC]

they obviously saw something in you when you arrived ....

[poohbear_nc]

Originally Posted by bjones6416

I ordered some from Amazon. They are in the mail to me now. NEVER AGAIN will I be in this riduculous situation, do you people hear me??

I hate being out of control, and that includes control of my feet.

Don't forget the bag of kitty litter in the car! I carry one year round - works on ice or mud!

[poohbear_nc]

Originally Posted by desertblues

Yes, I hear you from far, far away over the ocean.
I actually had to go for a job-interview once, when all was iced over, like mirror. I had no socks (at 21 years of age) and was wet all over when I finally arrived. Did get the job, though.

You remind me of my most memorable job interview - flew into Prince Edward Island in a blizzard (Canadian airlines seem to fly in any weather) - was supposed to be picked up at my motel by car to go to the interview - blizzard dumped 3-4 feet of snow overnight. So the island folk showed up on foot at my motel, provided me with a knee-length fur lined parka and knee-high snow boots - and we walked through waist high snow to get to the interview site on campus. They walked in front to "blaze the trail" and I floundered along behind. As I repeatedly fell flat on my face in the snow, I rethought my decision to apply for a job here.
[P.S. I didn't get the job.]

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Don't forget the bag of kitty litter in the car! I carry one year round - works on ice or mud!

And good for those kitty "emergencies!"

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

You remind me of my most memorable job interview - flew into Prince Edward Island in a blizzard (Canadian airlines seem to fly in any weather) - was supposed to be picked up at my motel by car to go to the interview - blizzard dumped 3-4 feet of snow overnight. So the island folk showed up on foot at my motel, provided me with a knee-length fur lined parka and knee-high snow boots - and we walked through waist high snow to get to the interview site on campus. They walked in front to "blaze the trail" and I floundered along behind. As I repeatedly fell flat on my face in the snow, I rethought my decision to apply for a job here.
[P.S. I didn't get the job.]

That sounds all to similar to an interview I had with Heathkit (near Chicago) one time.

[WT Sharpe]

Poor KK! Is there anyone else you can get to feed the horses? You need some downtime to heal!

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by astrangerhere

Spoken like a true girl scout with her first aid badge!

actually that's more the ski instructor/horse trainer speaking. the Girl Scout part tends to deal more with cuts, burns, splinters and insect bites

Originally Posted by desertblues

Yes, I hear you from far, far away over the ocean.
I actually had to go for a job-interview once, when all was iced over, like mirror. I had no socks (at 21 years of age) and was wet all over when I finally arrived. Did get the job, though.

how could you have possibly been living where you do and not have any socks!?

[LCF]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

how could you have possibly been living where you do and not have any socks!?

Well, being 21 has it's effect on socks

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by LCF

Well, being 21 has it's effect on socks

I've always worn a lot of different kinds of boots; riding, hiking, climbing, cowboy, ski, combat. none of them are worth a damn without socks! (plus I was in the Army at 21, I can just imagine what the reaction would have been had I found myself minus all socks!)

[desertblues]

Originally Posted by LCF

Well, being 21 has it's effect on socks

That is spot on!
Never was one for extreme sports, except for biking, running and reading.12 books a week ( that is; running is over now....bad knees.)

[wodin]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

excellent tips! I would like to add do NOT use your emergency brake! the cables on those little suckers freeze up tighter n' a drum! and you play hell thawing them out. (you really should not use your emergency brake 95% of the time anyway, but we can discuss that another time)

Using it all the time in Hawaii is the law! One that is rarely (never) enforced, and also one that I break regularly. Of course we don't need to worry about the cables freezing here, unless you're on one of the BIG mountains on the Big Island.

[badgoodDeb]

I thought it was a "parking brake". I use it whenever I park the car. Why do you say I oughtn't to do so?

[LCF]

i know it as emergency brake and use it only rarely. at least in my old car the more you use it the less it holds, so if i want to have it running in case the actual brake breaks i have to save it. but if you put your car on gear you never need the handbreak, unless the angle is more than 30°. and if you drive a lorry (and want to find it where it was parked), you *always* use it, unless the angle is less than 1°

[nohmi2]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

I've always worn a lot of different kinds of boots; riding, hiking, climbing, cowboy, ski, combat. none of them are worth a damn without socks! (plus I was in the Army at 21, I can just imagine what the reaction would have been had I found myself minus all socks!)

What boots did you have on when you went to feed the horses? Also, do you have any help at all where you are? A one-man band sounds terrific, but in the case of emergency it's literally a pain in the neck. Horses fed?

Take it easy.

Cheers

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

I thought it was a "parking brake". I use it whenever I park the car. Why do you say I oughtn't to do so?

it's technically an emergency brake. it can freeze in cold weather and takes an extraordinary amount of time to thaw. when it is frozen you cannot move the car at all, it is even tighter than normal. also, as LCF has pointed out, using it a lot stretches the cable so that it comes to the point that you REALLY need it, it does not hold.

Originally Posted by nohmi2

What boots did you have on when you went to feed the horses? Also, do you have any help at all where you are? A one-man band sounds terrific, but in the case of emergency it's literally a pain in the neck. Horses fed?

Take it easy.

Cheers

I had on a pair of riding boots ;o(. I have very rare help. I just broke everything down into smaller portions and made more trips even though all I wanted to do was crawl into my bed. I'm at work right now rotating ice packs