Bet you got a bit of a surprise when you logged on to my blog today. I logged in to the site and saw that there was a new theme available. I had a look and did not like it very much. But I still wanted to change the theme. This was one of the first themes I saw and remember liking it once, so I activated it. What do you think? Old or new?
So, on Monday, we received an e-mail reminding us that the office would be without water the next day (now, yesterday). There would be portable toilets set up and bottled water available. I had the option of coming to work, not sure whether there would be a portable toilet that was wheelchair friendly (which apparently there was), working at the head office in town, or working from home. Working from home seemed like the cheapest option. Again, which would you have chosen?
Today, I got to work and everything looked quite normal. “Num Lock” on the keyboard lit. Mouse working. Screen blank. I moved the mouse and tapped a few keys on the keyboard. Nothing. “Caps Lock” lit up, so something was happening. I couldn’t reach the reset button, so asked Jenny to help. About ten minutes later, after switching monitors and forcing a restart, we discover that the PC is dead. Unable to be revived. I guess you could call this paragraph its obituary. Kidding. It will be recovered, when a new motherboard is installed.
That has been the highlight of my day so far. Surprisingly enough, for six hours sleep, I am not feeling that tired. Energy comes and goes, though, depending on how entertained I feel at the moment. Can’t say that the day is lacking entertainment so far …
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i like the new one – this is the theme that I started with – I was just looking for something a bit darker – I wished they would have made this gray or black (personally) – but I still really love it – nice choice!
Being a toilet geek I would have gone into work just to try out the portable – I know, I need to get a life! 🙂
LMAO … I really thought you were having me on there!
Absolutely not having you on, I’ve spent the last 23 years hiring them out; they’re SO interesting. My wife still gets embarrassed when we’re on holiday and I insist on taking pictures of them. (I know I have a problem! 🙂 )
Pictures are OK … so long as it’s not of what is *inside* the toilet 😛
I’m ashamed to say that it has been known! People give you very funny looks when you take pictures of loos, I suppose they don’t realise there is a professional interest. It’s really funny to imagine what they think the reason is I’m taking them. I’m sure they must think I have some kind of fetish. 🙂
I am still laughing. Have to admit, that a fascination for toilets is rather unique and I can understand the funny looks. Had I seen you, I probably would have asked what you were up to. Wonder if it’s better that its’ just a professional interest, or does it border on a personal interest too?
Good God no, it’s purly professional. Toilets and people’s toilet habbits are very interesting though, there’sa lot of psychology involved. eg there’s 2 urinals in the Gents here at the office; almost without fail most of us choose the one on the right hand side – Why, they’re identical? …….and women in queues for toilets – Don’t get me started on that!
I am laughing even harder. It’s like the coffee machines at work. Identical, but the 4th floor one makes better coffee than the one downstairs. Apparently.
Perhaps the guys are right-handed? *LMAO*
Hey Trudie, you let Jenny near your pc why?? honestly you should have known better.. no wonder its broken now, it might not have started out that way. Knowing the lot of you in that office I wonder if it was plugged in in the first place or if it was actually switched on!! 🙂
Can’t see the new theme, but then again i’m a bit of a techno dinosaur as you have already discovered so i’m probably not able to see the wood for the trees, or wait theres a dam portaloo blocking my view !!
It was the spiders hidden in my machine *LOL* … don’t worry, I won’t let her near it again. I changed the theme a 2nd and a 3rd time, so now it’s back at the one it was before I changed it. Just read all the comments. You’ll be running for the nearest loo because you laughing so hard!!!
Hi Trudie, In view of our conversations last week I thought I’d let you know that I’m just about to go unblock the right hand urinal! I’m sure you won’t take it the wrong way when I say that I immediately thought of you when they told me it needed doing! 🙂
Why on earth would you think of me? Do you find it amusing that I prefer not to go to a porta-potty? Or is it our in-depth discussion on toilets that had you running back for more? (Excuse the pun!!)
It was the amazing coincidence that I had mentioned to you about the right hand gents urinal here at the office and within a week I was elbow deep in…. stuff!