other people's incompetence
not incontinence, for once!

i am sitting here, with a vile hangover, when it's lovely and sunny outside. my head is in pieces trying to work out which term in this stupid lease is right when the dickhead who drafted it 8 years ago (leading law firm, my arse) has done this:

definition of term: 10 years from and including the date hereof

demise: the landlord hereby demises unto the tenant all that the demised premises together with the rights and easements contained in the first schedule and excepting and reserving those items mentioned in the second schedule for a term of years from and including the date hereof and expiring on 21 November 2008.

given that "the date hereof" is 1 april 2000, THAT IS NOT TEN YEARS. THAT IS 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AND 20 DAYS. so which is it?!

i am wasting my life trying to work this out. all because of some gimp's carelessness with a precedent document 8 years ago.

make me feel better and tell me all about the shit your colleagues have left for you to shovel up??

yours,

seriously cranky of london
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 1 Aug 2008, 10:45, 13 replies, latest was 17 years ago)

I just had to change
four drum cartrdiges and now my clean, nicely ironed shirt is covered in blue.

I hate printers.
( Kroney, Fri 1 Aug 2008, 10:51, Reply)

I work in the Elephant enclosure of London Zoo
So don't complain to me about shovelling your colleagues' shit!

*grumbles*

*doesn't really work in a Zoo
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Fri 1 Aug 2008, 10:54, Reply)

@swipe
Perhaps the original was drafted by a disgruntled lawyer as an April fool's joke.

Doesn't help you much though. I suggest accidentally setting fire to it.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 1 Aug 2008, 11:14, Reply)

I provide support
for 7 countries local IT Teams, most of whome are populated entirely by flea brained idiots who need instructions on how to wipe arse after a shit.

the amount of times I have been passed a call that says "Please advise" which roughly translates as "I am too chicken shit or incompetant to be able to do anything by myself, even when we have a whole suite of test systems to dick around with to try and replicate any issues" is astonishing.
(Halfy By light alone, Fri 1 Aug 2008, 12:59, Reply)

Wanna trade?
I get to do more BOMs today! Yippee skippee!
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Fri 1 Aug 2008, 14:06, Reply)

Multiple
@CU - SOX = Sarbannes Oxley, that piece of horrid, awful turdiness from the colonials on t'other side of the pond, a piece of knee jerk wank that should have been gassed at birth, that one?

@seriouslycrankyoflondon - Erm. In my current gig I'm trying to fix some mahoosive cock ups made by the client with the client looking over my shoulder; so whilst tempted to refer to the original author as a class A, ocean-going, race-ready *wanker* it's a little difficult to do when he's standing behind you.

I've left him a little note in the code that if he tries to fuck around with it he'll find.
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Fri 1 Aug 2008, 15:48, Reply)

Well
While I was out in Iowa, riding to raise awareness and money for cancer research, my co-worker (boss) calls me, literally AS I am riding with none other than THE Lance Armstrong, and says "Yeah, we've decided to make some changes around here and we are going to let you go..."

It's not a co-worker/colleague leaving a shit for me to cover up, but what an asshole move, eh?

Thats GOT to make you feel better! Right?
( Citadel Because the world needs less morons, Fri 1 Aug 2008, 16:28, Reply)

@Citadel
Shit! Can they do that?!? They gave you severance pay at least, didn't they?

Need a very snarky bastard with a can of bear-strength pepper spray to pay them a visit?
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Fri 1 Aug 2008, 16:35, Reply)

Hey Loon!
I've GOT a very snarky mate, also known as William Littleton, Esq. who will be speaking to them.

The bastards actually questioned MY commitment despite the fact that 1) the vacation was for cancer awareness and in memory of my SIster and in support of my Mother and another Sister. 2) my home office phone had been transferred to my cell. 3) I had my laptop on the ride with me (in one of the RV's, not actually 'on' me) so I could address any challenges AND 4) I lined up the single largest multi-factor authentication opportunity the company has ever sold.

Bastards.

You know, the more I think on it: if you want me to cover your airfare, I would GLADLY fly you down to Baton Rouge! :)
( Citadel Because the world needs less morons, Fri 1 Aug 2008, 16:40, Reply)

Could be fun, actually!
I could bring along a boom box loaded with PJ Harvey, bear-strength pepper spray (click here to read about the stuff) and a load of firecrackers and give them an afternoon they'd never forget!
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Fri 1 Aug 2008, 16:50, Reply)

@ Loon
That'd be just about BRILLIANT! I especially like the firecracker touch. Nicely played!
( Citadel Because the world needs less morons, Fri 1 Aug 2008, 17:06, Reply)