What's upsetting you today? - Page 318

Elspode · 11-02-2009, 07:05 PM

My boss has actually told me flat out that he and I would be the last guys out the door in a worst case scenario. I don't really know if it is because I'm indispensable, or because he's gotten used to essentially doing nothing and making me do his work, though.

I *do* know a lot of stuff that no one else does. I didn't do it on purpose. It just happened. I have twenty years of experience in my pathetically underpaid career.

DanaC · 11-02-2009, 07:22 PM

I just did something really, really stoopid.

Messing about with my new (bout a month old, but only started using it a week ago) casio digital camera, and dropped it. Wouldn't turn off, so took out battery and put it back in. It half turned off but the lens wouldn't fully retract. Now for the stoopid bit... I applied pressure to the lens and basically forced it to retract. Yeah...pretty dumb huh> Even as I was doing it I was thinking, Dani wtf do you think you're doing?

So...now it won't come out. I get 'Lens error', it comes halfway out then gives up and retracts again.

I am going to have to send it to the Casio repair place; where the engineers will no doubt instantly realise that the damage was caused by 'impact damage' or 'improper use' meaning it won't be covered by the warranty and will therefore quote me a repair bill more or less equivalent to the purchase cost of the fucking camera.

What a fucking idiot am I ?

Grrrr.

I wasn't even doing anything useful with the camera. I was attempting to work out how to use the timer setting to do a very slightly nsfw self portrait for the Cellar. Serves me right. That's karma that is, for being vain :P

Cicero · 11-02-2009, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanaC

I wasn't even doing anything useful with the camera. I was attempting to work out how to use the timer setting to do a very slightly nsfw self portrait for the Cellar. Serves me right. That's karma that is, for being vain :P

Oh no!!!! We will all be very disappointed we didn't get to see that. Lets add it to what upsets me today.

DanaC · 11-02-2009, 07:37 PM

Well, in the end I couldn't figure out the timing setting...so the shot I do have is at a slightly odd angle, since I am having to hold the camera up and point it at myself :P. Makes me look a little twisted. I'm not really that happy with it. I'll post it anyway tho.

Cicero · 11-02-2009, 07:42 PM

Yeah!!!

Thanks for making it all better!

zippyt · 11-02-2009, 08:10 PM

Dana yer Howtness is what busted the camera !!

It fainted !!!

DanaC · 11-02-2009, 08:17 PM

You are far too kind Zipp :P But I love you for it lol.

monster · 11-02-2009, 09:30 PM

We had that happen to ours a few weeks ago dana. Beest fiddled with it some more and it got better again. try blowing some air to dislodge any muck that's trapped. shake it a bit. Call it bad names. Smack it like you would and empty fuel gauge....

DanaC · 11-02-2009, 09:37 PM

mmmm. I'll try that. Though I suspect having forced it back into place I broke it fairly fundamentally :P

monster · 11-02-2009, 09:43 PM

Well we did that too...... it was a little crunchy for a while once we got it working again, but recovered slowly.

DanaC · 11-02-2009, 09:49 PM

Hmmm. I;ve tried blowing it. I've fiddled with it (yes I am still talking about the camera). It still gets halfway out then goes back in and gives me the lens error message

monster · 11-02-2009, 11:19 PM

leave it 'til tomorrow. It'll probably feel better then. and if not, try grabbing it when halfway out and encouragin it to go further? i mean, can you make it worse?

monster · 11-02-2009, 11:19 PM

and fuck it, d, it's 4am -go to bed!

DanaC · 11-02-2009, 11:22 PM

lol you;re right. I really should go to sleep now

monster · 11-02-2009, 11:30 PM

read a little tw, that should do it.....

11-02-2009, 07:05 PM	#4756
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	My boss has actually told me flat out that he and I would be the last guys out the door in a worst case scenario. I don't really know if it is because I'm indispensable, or because he's gotten used to essentially doing nothing and making me do his work, though. I do know a lot of stuff that no one else does. I didn't do it on purpose. It just happened. I have twenty years of experience in my pathetically underpaid career. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-02-2009, 07:42 PM	#4760
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	Yeah!!! Thanks for making it all better! __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

11-02-2009, 08:10 PM	#4761
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Dana yer Howtness is what busted the camera !! It fainted !!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

11-02-2009, 09:30 PM	#4763
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	We had that happen to ours a few weeks ago dana. Beest fiddled with it some more and it got better again. try blowing some air to dislodge any muck that's trapped. shake it a bit. Call it bad names. Smack it like you would and empty fuel gauge.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-02-2009, 09:43 PM	#4765
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Well we did that too...... it was a little crunchy for a while once we got it working again, but recovered slowly. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-02-2009, 11:19 PM	#4767
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	leave it 'til tomorrow. It'll probably feel better then. and if not, try grabbing it when halfway out and encouragin it to go further? i mean, can you make it worse? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-02-2009, 11:19 PM	#4768
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	and fuck it, d, it's 4am -go to bed! __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-02-2009, 11:30 PM	#4770
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	read a little tw, that should do it..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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