December 21, 2012 - How Are You Spending Your "Last" Friday?

480sparky · Dec 17, 2012

I'm spending this final week telling everybody they need to send me all their stuff. That way they don't have to worry about it.

So everyone here can just ship me all their camera gear.

AgentDrex · Dec 17, 2012

I remember Y2K. I was working as an overnight contract custodian at a local department store (won't mention the name but it's the place where stuff "came apart"). About ten minutes before midnight, I stopped working, grabbed a cart and headed over to electronics (specifically the TV section). There was a clock nearby and I watched it slowly tick by. Since most of the power stations were controlled by 'puters, everyone was worried there'd be a wide-spread grid blackout. I was planning on this happening as this would give me time to take as much stuff to my car as I could without fear of camera or alarm (I was young and most likely wouldn't think about doing that at my age now). Well, clock struck midnight, nothing happened. Waited another ten minutes and still nada. So I pushed the cart back to where I got it from and went back to work heavily disappointed.

If I have to be disappointed again, so be it. It would be awesome though if there was some truth to this silliness and we all take part in a mass exodus from stupidity and hate. I guess we'll see Saturday if there is less dumbness in the world. Either way, I'll be taking photos.

thetrue · Dec 17, 2012

Less dumbness would make for a less interesting life, IMHO. People, as stupid as they may be, offer tons of entertainment. Like the woman who was screaming at the cashier at Wally World last night because her food stamps card didn't work (yes I helped her out), or the angry kid at McD's that acts like I OWE HIM something when I buy a Big Mac. These people provide me with reason to chuckle.

gsgary · Dec 17, 2012

In a real ale house

AgentDrex · Dec 17, 2012

Well, I guess I won't be spending it in jail after-all. Taking my case to jury trial.

molested_cow · Dec 17, 2012

AgentDrex said:
I remember Y2K. I was working as an overnight contract custodian at a local department store (won't mention the name but it's the place where stuff "came apart"). About ten minutes before midnight, I stopped working, grabbed a cart and headed over to electronics (specifically the TV section). There was a clock nearby and I watched it slowly tick by. Since most of the power stations were controlled by 'puters, everyone was worried there'd be a wide-spread grid blackout. I was planning on this happening as this would give me time to take as much stuff to my car as I could without fear of camera or alarm (I was young and most likely wouldn't think about doing that at my age now). Well, clock struck midnight, nothing happened. Waited another ten minutes and still nada. So I pushed the cart back to where I got it from and went back to work heavily disappointed.

If I have to be disappointed again, so be it. It would be awesome though if there was some truth to this silliness and we all take part in a mass exodus from stupidity and hate. I guess we'll see Saturday if there is less dumbness in the world. Either way, I'll be taking photos.

Could have done it with or without the power outage, just depends on how you want it to end. LOL at the cart part!

molested_cow · Dec 17, 2012

You know for those who believe in this end-of-the-world thingy, you should really think about getting in line early, cus when 6 billion souls and gatrillion more from other species, plants and cellular organisms are all trying to get in to the best damn club in the world, it's always a good thing to be on the front end of the long line and buy some time to make good impressions with St. Peter the bouncer.

480sparky · Dec 17, 2012

molested_cow said:
You know for those who believe in this end-of-the-world thingy, you should really think about getting in line early, cus when 6 billion souls and gatrillion more from other species, plants and cellular organisms are all trying to get in to the best damn club in the world, it's always a good thing to be on the front end of the long line and buy some time to make good impressions with St. Peter the bouncer.

So we should beat the rush and do ourselves in Thursday night?

molested_cow · Dec 17, 2012

Well, I have never been a night life person, so after you!

thetrue · Dec 17, 2012

AgentDrex said:
Well, I guess I won't be spending it in jail after-all. Taking my case to jury trial.

Don't special agents get, like, diplomatic immunity or something?

Mully · Dec 17, 2012

Business as usual .... I just bought a Christmas tree so the world can't end.

SCraig · Dec 17, 2012

I'm going to work on a wastewater treatment plant that I won't finish the electrical design on until sometime in January. Then at noon we are having an office Christmas lunch and breaking for the holidays, after which I'm going by Radnor Lake and try and get some bird or deer photos. Go home, watch some TV, eat dinner, watch some more TV, check this forum, get some sleep, wake up, laugh at all the survivalists sitting on top of mountains feeling disappointed that the world is still here and now they have to pay for all that survival crap that they bought on credit.