SpaceX just launched another rocket, this one deploying a satellite. Kinda cool moment with my 6 year old son, he was sitting in my lap watching it. He’s obsessed with electronics and thought it was so cool the first stage was landing on a drone ship. He was blown away how they used the same thrust that pushed the rocket up to also slow it down. I had to explain how it worked using my beer can. First time he watched a rocket launch, it was completely autonomous. Welcome to the world our children are gonna grow up in.
We are having the worst mosquito spring I can remember. I basically have to paint myself with Muskol just to go out on our patio after dusk. They are EVERYWHERE when you go outside.
Customer came by a week ago with a 2004 black Mustang that has a salvaged title. He had it at another shop and they left some over spray on some adjacent panels and one small area on the edge of a door needed to be touched up. Probably a 3-4 hour job. He wanted us to do the work and that the insurance company would pay for us to do it. I asked why he doesn't take it back to the shop that did the original work so they can fix it and he passed it off as he didn't like the guy or whatever. I get a hold of the insurance adjuster and she tells me that he's been kicked out of 3 shops because of aggressive attitude, claimed that the shops damaged his car and stole items out of his car. Well shit, I don't need that drama at my shop for a $300 job so I emailed him and said that we're going to pass on the job. He replies this morning; "After all this time and our agreement. You're a complete asshole. You're all the bad things this country is made of." Oh man, I laughed and laughed. It'll be interesting if he comes down here and tries to get aggressive since he's about 5'5", 120lbs and has a gimp leg.
Imagine how many fights he’s picked in his life. I mean, you’d be angry too if you were always reaching up for shit. When you have a “Little Guy” as your boss, it is a fucking nightmare. He has been waiting his entire life to push people around, planning it, fantasizing about it as a child. They always have harsh, car-compactor handshakes and LOVE standing up at meetings.
Tell me about it. My first boss was appx 5’7. One time he was being a dick across the cubicles and I told him - “Why don’t you stand up and say that to me”. He was already standing up.
Sorry, I've been out of pocket the past week. The hold up was the repair side. Storm damage was wide spread throughout the region and October was the earliest the roofing company could schedule me. I could've gone with a different company, but they had a great reputation and came in a couple grand under what USAA estimated.