aLrigHty....
Just a few things to update this damn thing. I'm at work, tired & bored.... so here's this.
A couple of days ago we did a $100.00 job for a customer. As I was loading the steel into his trunk, my foot slipped on the ice & I allegedly let the steel drop onto the piece of plastic that runs along the bottom rim of the trunk & around the trunk latch. Well, about a half hour later he comes back with a estimate from a repair shop to have that piece of plastic replaced because he said I damaged it.... the bill, $103.00. First things first, I went out & looked at the piece, the "damage" was a 1/4" wide & 1-1/2" long scuff, just a fucking scuff.... but he insisted that we replace the piece. After a quick conversation with my boss I politely declined his claim. He was not pleased with us & proceeded to argue his case, to no avail. His last words were "see you in court". lol, we'll see about that.... 1) He let me load it, 2) he's hauling freight in his car, 3) it could of been there before or he could of done it taking it out, 4) it was an accident, 5) good Samaritan law. Did I mention that to steady me when I slipped, his hand ended up on my butt.... from that I was so distracted I didn't even think to look for damage, & I'm going to require compensation for the stress I felt from that; as a single man who rarely has physical contact with any other human, any contact I do have is noticed 10fold then normal & felt the same... having another man touch my butt was not pleasant, lol.
Last Friday evening I was watching my fish & some small movement near the bottom of the tank caught my eye. Low & behold it was a baby fish! Turns out amongst my guppies I have a female who had given birth! Unfortunately that one fish was the only survivor, I figure the rest were subject to cannibalism by the larger fish in the tank. So, in hopes of saving this one, I quickly grabbed a net & scooped the little guy up. Using the net I created a little nursery at the top of the tank that he can stay safe in until he is big enough to join the rest of the fish. I check up on him often & each time he brings a smile to my face... it was quite a unexpected surprise. I had notice a few weeks ago one of my fish being unusually large in the belly, but thought that that fish just might of been getting more then it's fair share of food. So I have a good idea of which fish is the female & I know what to look for.... I've also noticed the other fish being quite frisky around her, so I'm betting I can look forward to more little fishies... & this time I'm going to be ready. I've got an idea for a birthing area that will be sectioned off from the rest of the fish, & it'll be made in a way that will quickly separate the new fish from it's mother.
A couple of days ago we did a $100.00 job for a customer. As I was loading the steel into his trunk, my foot slipped on the ice & I allegedly let the steel drop onto the piece of plastic that runs along the bottom rim of the trunk & around the trunk latch. Well, about a half hour later he comes back with a estimate from a repair shop to have that piece of plastic replaced because he said I damaged it.... the bill, $103.00. First things first, I went out & looked at the piece, the "damage" was a 1/4" wide & 1-1/2" long scuff, just a fucking scuff.... but he insisted that we replace the piece. After a quick conversation with my boss I politely declined his claim. He was not pleased with us & proceeded to argue his case, to no avail. His last words were "see you in court". lol, we'll see about that.... 1) He let me load it, 2) he's hauling freight in his car, 3) it could of been there before or he could of done it taking it out, 4) it was an accident, 5) good Samaritan law. Did I mention that to steady me when I slipped, his hand ended up on my butt.... from that I was so distracted I didn't even think to look for damage, & I'm going to require compensation for the stress I felt from that; as a single man who rarely has physical contact with any other human, any contact I do have is noticed 10fold then normal & felt the same... having another man touch my butt was not pleasant, lol.
Last Friday evening I was watching my fish & some small movement near the bottom of the tank caught my eye. Low & behold it was a baby fish! Turns out amongst my guppies I have a female who had given birth! Unfortunately that one fish was the only survivor, I figure the rest were subject to cannibalism by the larger fish in the tank. So, in hopes of saving this one, I quickly grabbed a net & scooped the little guy up. Using the net I created a little nursery at the top of the tank that he can stay safe in until he is big enough to join the rest of the fish. I check up on him often & each time he brings a smile to my face... it was quite a unexpected surprise. I had notice a few weeks ago one of my fish being unusually large in the belly, but thought that that fish just might of been getting more then it's fair share of food. So I have a good idea of which fish is the female & I know what to look for.... I've also noticed the other fish being quite frisky around her, so I'm betting I can look forward to more little fishies... & this time I'm going to be ready. I've got an idea for a birthing area that will be sectioned off from the rest of the fish, & it'll be made in a way that will quickly separate the new fish from it's mother.
posted by FAOPolarBear at 2/29/2008 03:50:00 PM
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