Tech Inspector

It’s a smelly job

The Inspector — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:14:37 +0000

I am pretty sure that my son is clogging my toilet so we need to sit down and have that talk about how much paper is appropriate and how spring plungers work when he clogs the toilet so he just doesn’t walk away from it leaving it clogged. Now for you and I this is an easy and informative conversation to have and I could teach him how to use an important household tool. But, to him I might as well be talking to him about using his hands to unclog the toilet. Anything dealing with bodily fluids is an off limits topic for him so I can only imagine what the “birds and the bees” conversation will be like.

Footrest

The Inspector — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:06:54 +0000

I took home my foot rest today from work. The boot that I have on allows me to hang my leg and foot over the edge of my chair like you normally would w/o the weight hanging down. So now that I have done this I wonder if I will be expected to carry my own files down to the central unit at the end of the hall. I figure now with the boot and the footrest gone, my co-workers will see this and I will lose the sympathy I have had for the last week at work. Oh well, I cant expect someone to get my coffee for me and carry my lunch back to my desk all of the time now can I.

Awkward

The Inspector — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:06:45 +0000

So where I work there are more women than men and most of the women do something else on the side to supplement their income. It’s not uncommon to go by the large table in the common area and find order forms laying out for a multitude of things whether it be for someone working in the office or for one of their children. A catalog for jewelry caught my eye the other day so I picked it up to look inside thinking that maybe I could find something for my wife for a mother’s day gift. One of the other women in the office walked by and made the comment that men look better in silver rather than the gold dangly ear rings I was looking at in the catalog. I looked at her and tried to think of a decent comeback for her but she was already half way down the hall and out of earshot. She was right though, I do look better in silver than I do in gold.

Sweet Relief

The Inspector — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:56:47 +0000

So I went to the Orthopedic Doctor who did my surgery and was met with some really good news. When the nurse started to cut my cast off I was under the assumption that I would be getting x-rays and then another plaster cast. Luckily I was wrong. The x-rays came back good so she fitted me with a walking boot which I found ironic as her last word to me before she pulled it off the shelf were that I still cant put any weight on my leg for another 4-5 weeks. But that I can live with as long as I can continue to take the boot off when I need to in order to let my foot air out, it was kind of stinky when they took the cast off.

Would you apply?

The Inspector — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:51:00 +0000

One of our children has been deemed to have a disability. This has qualified him for additional insurance through the state to cover the therapy that our insurance doesn’t cover. Someone suggested that we look into applying for what I think is called social security disability. I just can’t decide if this is something we should do? Part of me thinks it would be great to have some extra income to cover all the expenses associated with home schooling him. My wife no longer works outside the home because we feel he is best served by schooling at home. This has been a financial loss for us but he is thriving. The other part of me just doesn’t know if this is what we should do. I understand there are places out there, like Allsup, to help us navigate the system. We just need to decide what is best for our family and what we are comfortable pursuing.

New washer…

The Inspector — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:45:22 +0000

Our washing machine died on Sat. We have know it was coming for a while and have saved up to replace it. I’ve done repairs myself, just replaced the door switch on the dryer, etc. The baffles on my washer have worn out twice. Small loads aren’t a problem because you’re using so much less water/soap that it doesn’t bother me to run a small load. I want to get an extra large capacity since there are 4 of us and I want to reduce the number of loads. (Plus, I want to be able to wash our king size blanket and sleeping bags instead of taking them to the cleaners). I am finding all kinds of contrasting reviews on them online.

Cat Woman Wannabe.

The Inspector — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:42:29 +0000

One of our supervisors just came back from Mexico looking like she had been hit by a truck. She went down for what she called a “spa treatment” but looks like she did a little more that slather herself in tanning lotion and anti wrinkle eye cream. She is so bruised It looks like she got into a fight with someone and lost miserably. I cant think of any reason why I would want plastic surgery but if I did, how she looks now would cure me of ever wanting to have it done. I was really surprised to see her come back to work so soon until I found out that she had her thighs liposuctioned back in April and was out of vacation time because of this new set of “body tweaks”. Sucks to be her.

What a Ride :)

The Inspector — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:33:49 +0000

My dad doesn’t have that great of a track record but when he comes through he comes through in spades. The recent wreck had left us without a second vehicle. My dad works for Nissan and decided to help us out by getting a lease car for us at the price Nissan would charge him. So we got our Nissan Cube and have been jetting around as much as my wife will let us. I actually don’t mind the ride in this case. It gave me time to play with all of the new car gadgets, much to my wife’s chagrin. I think that I could have just stayed in the car and played with the satellite radio and the GPS until bedtime. Thanks dad.

Feeling my age

The Inspector — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:23:17 +0000

I am not old by any stretch of the imagination, but this ankle my have me feeling that way. I fractured my ankle in three places and had three screws put in. I wont be able to move like I used to and now I run the risk of arthritis and the thought of that sucks. I keep thinking that I need to do something radical like work the leg and ankle really good and look for some 50 gallon bucket of muscle builder supplements to build up what may be broken down. I want to get on a treadmill so bad I think I hear it running in my sleep. Hopefully things will go as I plan and in the next four weeks I will be able to get this thing off totally and get right into therapy. Maybe I can sneak in some therapy of my own before hand.

I think I am gelin’

The Inspector — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:14:20 +0000

So I went to the doctor today and had that god awful cast taken off of my leg and had it replaced with an air cast. I am ecstatic to say the least. I can now move my leg and not worry about smashing the cast into something and I will be able to sleep and not worry about doing bodily harm to my wife. I still cant put any weight on the leg itself but if I wanted to take th cast off to air my leg out I can. The best thing of it all is that I can now drive myself to work. Not that my wife will let me though, if she had her way she would have me get to work in a hamster ball.