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Especially since one of the things they'll be demonstrating is Flexible Digital Radiographic Testing. It uses a flexible panel that can bend around the pipe, instead of film or a plate. And the sources are low-Curie, so the distance you have to keep is much less. It makes for a faster process, with smaller barricade areas.
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Yesterday, as the wife was preparing to leave for a brief get together with her kickboxing group, her car would not start. I think it might just be a dead battery. Unfortunately, the way my truck is designed it seems near impossible to jump start another vehicle without removing parts from under the hood. Not a great design.
So I let her take my truck to her little get together. And today my usual routine gets thrown to the wolves while I deal with her vehicle problems.
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Made my quick trip to the grocery store. It would have been quicker, but the managers at the grocery store are at least slightly incompetent.
When we entered, there were two full-cashier stations and about nine express lanes for 15 items or less. By the time we were ready to check out (maybe 20-30 minutes), there was only one full blown cashier station with 3 people waiting. After a minute or two a manager stepped in to open another register. I helped with bagging to speed things along.
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Took a look at the wife’s car battery. Checked the water levels, and they seemed a bit low, so I topped them off. I’m still pretty sure the problem is the battery. We don’t know how old it is, and the thing got progressively worse as I tried to start it yesterday, until it just stopped doing anything.
Since my vehicle seems ill-suited by design for jump starting, the wife called for roadside assistance to give it a jump. If we can get it started, she’ll take it to get a new battery. If it doesn’t start, we’ll probably have it towed to the Honda dealership. I hate to do that, since the local auto shop is way cheaper, but he’s closed on the weekends.
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I saw a rumor the villain for Matt Reeves (eventual) Batman sequel would be Hush. Seriously?!? There are numerous (and far better) villains who deserve to get a shot at a good film adaptation.
Poison Ivy
Two-Face
Mad-Hatter
Hugo Strange
Mr. Freeze
Ventriloquist
Black Mask
Deadshot
Firefly
That’s just off the top of my head.
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On the other hand....
Perusing Facebook this morning, and one of my Facebook Friends had posted a video about the BBQ Platter of Doom. Complete with it's very own heavy metal song.
I don't know which impressed me more: the actual delicious looking platter, or that someone took time to write and record a metal song about it.
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I guess that makes me old (other than actually being old, of course)? Having a Facebook page I actually use? Mostly I just post stupid crap. However, that's also where I have a separate page for the RPG Maps I create. And the scout troop has a page there as well.
And I can keep in touch with other old people I know. Some of them I even kind of like.
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I was in the shower contemplating the universe (as I often do), and found myself considering one of those wretched phrases that inundate our society. I had a big long spiel prepared on it, many deep thoughts. I realized I couldn’t post them here without getting perma banned after some internet Karen reported me.
It’s sad, because I thought I had some really good points. I might try to unload them on someone reasonable one day.
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I doubt there's much of interest going on in the office today anyway. At least one meeting, but that's a weekly thing. I doubt there'll be any real work.
Still no word on when the new person is supposed to start. I may try and ask around about that. I have my suspicion as to when they might time her start.
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I've also got some stuff out in the garage that needs to go. Each kid has a bicycle that's way too small for them now (and which they never really learned to ride anyway). My daughter also has a scooter she wanted for Christmas but never bothered to use.
I may also go through some of the movies we have and get rid of ones I don't want anymore. Looking at you Captain Marvel and Venom blurays.
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I forgot to mention this. I had ordered two out of print Planet Stories books from a used book website. Based on the listed information, I thought they were coming from the same location. That was not the case, however.
Got one book last week. That's how I found out about the split. I contact the seller and was informed the other was on its way. Should be here later this week.
I'm wondering if they somehow screwed up the order and are now scrambling to fix it.
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And now my wife MAY have to go to Helsinki next week. She's hoping not, though. I wouldn't mind too much. It'd mean I don't have to drive to the office for a whole week. The only problem would be on Tuesday, when the girl has her pottery class from 5-6:30 pm, then the boy and I have a scout meeting from 7-8:30 pm.
This alias is what today feels like.