This is another thing that just drives me crazy. I see this every morning on my drive to work.
Why do people double park when there are open parking spaces only a couple car lengths away? Sure, it would be nice to always park right in front of your destination, but can't you park 25 feet away and walk? And you think it's just fine to disrupt and slow down rush hour traffic to save yourself a few steps? Come on people, you are not the sun, and the earth does not revolve around you.
Now I feel better.
Friday, February 12, 2010
A Snow Pet Peeve
This drives me absolutely nuts.
Why do people not clear the snow off the top of their cars before driving off?
It's dangerous - don't they understand that snow flying off their cars can create a hazard for the people driving behind them? Really, it's not that complicated to understand. So, are they just flat out lazy? Or are they just simply rude? You don't need anything fancy to clear the snow, an old broom will work just fine. And if you can't find a broom, just use your hands. Seriously.
Why do people not clear the snow off the top of their cars before driving off?
It's dangerous - don't they understand that snow flying off their cars can create a hazard for the people driving behind them? Really, it's not that complicated to understand. So, are they just flat out lazy? Or are they just simply rude? You don't need anything fancy to clear the snow, an old broom will work just fine. And if you can't find a broom, just use your hands. Seriously.
And Even More Snow...
Ok, the first snow storm was kind of cool. But again and again?
So in preparation for the upcoming snow, I started and warmed up my second (smaller and older) snow blower. I put fresh gas in it and it started on the second pull. Since I had this snow blower in the shop over the summer to have it prepped for the winter, I wasn't surprised that it started easily. Not surprised, but still relieved.
So the snow starts Tuesday night and just keeps on coming. I go out Wednesday morning to snow blow the sidewalk and driveway. Being cocky because of the easy snow blower start the day before, I fill up the tank and pull on the starter rope. And I pull and I pull. And pull some more. Nothing. Nada. Zip. Then I notice gas leaking from the carburetor. I never did get to use this snow blower during the storm. For those of you counting, that makes two broken snow blowers in one week.
That meant shoveling. Five hours of shoveling. Two hours in the morning, two hours in the afternoon, and then one hour just prior to bed time. For anybody that had to do something similar, I have one word for you: ibuprofen. And if you want to do it right, take the ibuprofen before you start working, not after.
I actually don't mind shovelling. It's nice to do something and see immediate results. But then again, as soon as a path was cleared, it was covered again with fresh snow. But it was a truly beautiful snow, just too much of it.
Can you believe they are calling for another three to six inches of snow next week?
So in preparation for the upcoming snow, I started and warmed up my second (smaller and older) snow blower. I put fresh gas in it and it started on the second pull. Since I had this snow blower in the shop over the summer to have it prepped for the winter, I wasn't surprised that it started easily. Not surprised, but still relieved.
So the snow starts Tuesday night and just keeps on coming. I go out Wednesday morning to snow blow the sidewalk and driveway. Being cocky because of the easy snow blower start the day before, I fill up the tank and pull on the starter rope. And I pull and I pull. And pull some more. Nothing. Nada. Zip. Then I notice gas leaking from the carburetor. I never did get to use this snow blower during the storm. For those of you counting, that makes two broken snow blowers in one week.
That meant shoveling. Five hours of shoveling. Two hours in the morning, two hours in the afternoon, and then one hour just prior to bed time. For anybody that had to do something similar, I have one word for you: ibuprofen. And if you want to do it right, take the ibuprofen before you start working, not after.
I actually don't mind shovelling. It's nice to do something and see immediate results. But then again, as soon as a path was cleared, it was covered again with fresh snow. But it was a truly beautiful snow, just too much of it.
Can you believe they are calling for another three to six inches of snow next week?
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Snow!
As I write this, we have 18 inches of snow down, and the possibility of several more inches to follow. So far, this is the sixth heaviest snow fall in recorded Philadelphia history. It's Saturday, I have a snowblower and gas, so this should be fun, right?
Sure, it's fun, but my staff and I manage a 24x7 emergency call center, so we have to worry about getting the staff in and keeping them there as long as they can stand it. The management team is great, as is the call center staff, so that helps to keep the stress levels in check. But it's still a worry. Thinking back, I haven't been able to truly enjoy a snow fall for 25 years, as I've always had to deal with staffing issues.
The staff is in, so far so good. Now I just have to decide when to go snowblow...that is, until the 5:00 shift change.
Sure, it's fun, but my staff and I manage a 24x7 emergency call center, so we have to worry about getting the staff in and keeping them there as long as they can stand it. The management team is great, as is the call center staff, so that helps to keep the stress levels in check. But it's still a worry. Thinking back, I haven't been able to truly enjoy a snow fall for 25 years, as I've always had to deal with staffing issues.
The staff is in, so far so good. Now I just have to decide when to go snowblow...that is, until the 5:00 shift change.
Changing my Email Address...more
I thought I was totally done with my email address change, but I was only close. Even after changing my email address, some sites continued to send to the old address, and two sites were sending to both the old address and the new address. I'm thinking that the sites that sent to both old and new addresses do so as procedure, playing it safe for the first email after the change, then deleting the old address. At least I can hope that's the case.
The thing that bothered me the most about the process is that so many sites make it difficult to change your email address. They do make it one-click simple to be deleted, typically by way of a link on one of their emails, but not so simple to change. Easy to delete, but difficult to change? That shouldn't be. Fact of life, people change email addresses for any number of reasons.
Fingers crossed that I'm done with this. It was worth it, gmail is good and I'm no longer tied to comcast...oops, forgot about my wife who doesn't want to change from her perfect comcast email address. Another project for another time.
The thing that bothered me the most about the process is that so many sites make it difficult to change your email address. They do make it one-click simple to be deleted, typically by way of a link on one of their emails, but not so simple to change. Easy to delete, but difficult to change? That shouldn't be. Fact of life, people change email addresses for any number of reasons.
Fingers crossed that I'm done with this. It was worth it, gmail is good and I'm no longer tied to comcast...oops, forgot about my wife who doesn't want to change from her perfect comcast email address. Another project for another time.
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