I'm getting pretty good with ps.

But I spend alot more time at the taking stage now. Only using photoshop to adjust colours.

My tax bill arrived through the letterbox today.

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Kate1308:

KeithT - My dad had that problem, he rang up some helpline and they said blow a desk fan onto your computer while it's running the virus checker - he said "are you joking?!" and they said no, seriously, it will work. And it did. Very strange.

It was something to do with the computer had been upgraded loads but the fan wasn't big enough to cool it down.

Hope that helps a bit :o)

I thought it was a heat issue at first but I found this on the web: http://www.adwarereport.com/mt/archives/000045.html

I have now uninstalled it and my computer, surprisingly enough, is running much faster.

What Annoyed Me Today?

Having another retarded idiot mistakenly assume that my chosen job has some bearing on my intelligence! I've now had three people (two from this forum) make derogatory remarks about my intelligence based on the assumption that my job is in some way 'menial'. One of these idiots has also had the unmitigated gall to claim that he's been hard done by on here recently! Talk about hypocrisy!

So I'm a meter reader... so what! I enjoy my job and it pays well - well enough for me to be able to enjoy myself.

At least I get off my 'arris and work for a living rather than sponging off the social and/or spending ALL FLIPPIN' DAY pontificating and making one inane post after another on here!

Jealousy's a terrible thing I guess!

Oh yeah, and another pet hate that's reared its ugly head lately... I hate offering advice or suggestions to someone only for the recipient to outright fail to have the good manners or decency to say thank you or even acknowledge the original post!

Spiritflier:

At least I get off my 'arris and work for a living rather than sponging off the social and/or spending ALL FLIPPIN' DAY pontificating and making one inane post after another on here!

I can see another forum post, "What do you do for a living? or What's the worst job you've had?" I'm sure other people on here have some genuinely terrible jobs. Meter reader.. sounds like an enjoyable job actually, with a level of freedom not found in the office! And you get to size up photo opportunities on the hoof.. lucky! I can't believe that people would have the cheek to berate you or imply an lack of intellect from your choice of career.

Mind you, I try to find some amusement in the sad fact that I go to work to generate taxes for the lazy gits to sit at home all day smoking pot and watching Jeremy Kyle, in between popping out to collect their benefits and on the way back robbing my house, mugging my gran and stabbing my neighbours kid.. It's a charmed life (N.B. These things have not actually happend to me; they are for illustration purposes only).

....Si, I assume you know how to rig meters too.. cause I fear I am paying too much and that simply won't do!

....looks around for the most inane posts.........

One of our customers worked as a meter reader after he was made redundant in his late fifties. He enjoyed it too - mind you I would'nt have fancied delving into some of the places he had to in some of the less solubrious areas he visited!

a few mediocre pics

KeithT:

Kate1308:

KeithT - My dad had that problem, he rang up some helpline and they said blow a desk fan onto your computer while it's running the virus checker - he said "are you joking?!" and they said no, seriously, it will work. And it did. Very strange.

It was something to do with the computer had been upgraded loads but the fan wasn't big enough to cool it down.

Hope that helps a bit :o)

I thought it was a heat issue at first but I found this on the web: http://www.adwarereport.com/mt/archives/000045.html

I have now uninstalled it and my computer, surprisingly enough, is running much faster.

Glad it's sorted now anyway! My advice is always useless

EyeWest:

Meter reader.. sounds like an enjoyable job actually, with a level of freedom not found in the office! And you get to size up photo opportunities on the hoof.. lucky!

It is an enjoyable job (most of the time)... It's physically demanding and requires me to be able to interact well with people. I have a great deal of personal freedom (more than I get at home) and a fair degree of autonomy. As long as my work gets done, my boss doesn't mind how. I spend a couple of hours in the morning sorting out paperwork and then I'm out until about 7 in the evening. I spotted a potential photo location this evening although ironically, it came about as a result of looking to see what sort of housing I'd be visiting by trawling through Google Earth and not from actually pounding the streets!

EyeWest:

...I can't believe that people would have the cheek to berate you or imply an lack of intellect from your choice of career...

Yeah, well there are one or two sanctimonious pillocks on every forum! I had a look at the gallery belonging to one of 'em and all I can say is they've obviously spent so much time looking down their noses at others, they're unable to compose a half-decent picture through the viewfinder!

EyeWest:

...Mind you, I try to find some amusement in the sad fact that I go to work to generate taxes for the lazy gits to sit at home all day smoking pot and watching Jeremy Kyle, in between popping out to collect their benefits and on the way back robbing my house, mugging my gran and stabbing my neighbours kid.. It's a charmed life (N.B. These things have not actually happend to me; they are for illustration purposes only).

Depending on where I'm working, I can go from one house to another down the entire street and be able to keep track of what's going on on the Jeremy Kyle show! What is it about that program? Is it required watching for doleys?

EyeWest:

...Si, I assume you know how to rig meters too.. cause I fear I am paying too much and that simply won't do!

I do know how to rig meters but there's no way in Hell I'm going to tell you how to do it... Other than leaving the chip pan on, it's one of the quickest ways to burn your house to the ground! You're right about one though... you ARE paying too much for your electricity - the trouble is, so are the rest of us!

sue allen:

...looks around for the most inane posts.........

One of our customers worked as a meter reader after he was made redundant in his late fifties. He enjoyed it too - mind you I would'nt have fancied delving into some of the places he had to in some of the less solubrious areas he visited!

Don't worry Sue, you're not the culprit!

Most of our meter readers are in their late forties or early fifties (some are near retirement age) and a few like me haven't even hit forty yet! Apart from having to put up with our inclement weather and one or two undesirable meter locations (we're offered hepatitis shots as a matter of course), it's a pretty good job and it's not badly paid either.

There's a certain degree of irony in all of this though... I got a phonecall from my boss a couple of hours after I hit the return key on my last post. It seems that I'm not going to be a meter reader for very much longer...

I got promoted today!

Spiritflier:

I got promoted today!

Congrats,

what you get promoted to? the boss?

EyeWest:

Craig_1591:

more frustrating I supose,

oh how i wish i could editted pics properly and not just curves and levels.

LOL.. that has to be my top gripe and about as far as my PS skills go.. I just wish I had the time to learn how to use it.

On the way to work I try and have a go on my laptop (DCMag in one hand, laptop in the other).. but that's why some of my images are horrendously dark!! Laptops are not the tools of choice!

Spiritflier:

Having another retarded idiot mistakenly assume that my chosen job has some bearing on my intelligence!

I have a similar problem Si, I’m an Accountant (although I prefer Finance Manager) so everyone assumes I’m boring ……… hello………. is anyone listening?….. I SAID EVERYONE THINKS I’M BORING!!   Oh well...

[slinks away to do some sums……]  

PS Don't let the B's grind you down!!

Hi Phil,

It's funny how some people can be so snobbish - it only serves to reinforce their own inadequacies in the eyes of everyone else!

I'm looking forward to the new job... I'll be working for our Revenue Protection and Debt team. They're a small group of people who are responsible for countering debt problems and the illegal abstraction (theft) of electricity. Everyone on the team deals with 'aggressive' customers as a matter of course and where necessary liases with the police and courts. It can be a bit dodgy at times - we had two staff in hospital last year after being attacked whilst retrieving an unpaid debt but it doesn't happen often (and that's why the pay is pretty good).

We also remove and refit electricity meters (in Revenue Protection/Debt that means replacing a normal credit meter with a pre-payment one to recover our money) - something that in most cases is fairly routine but potentially dangerous if you're not concentrating properly and that can be difficult if you're in a house full of screaming kids and you're trying to replace the meter!

I'm off out for a coffee with my (current) boss this afternoon to celebrate and hopefully he'll have some news for me regarding when I'm going to start!

So, to keep this topic on track... What annoyed me today? Not knowing when I'm going to start the new job!