A New Low in Texting

May 7th, 2009 Filed under: Rants | Tags: cell phone, disgusting, sms, texting

Ever since texting hit the scene, people have taken to it like sailors took to tattoos. At first is was great, a wonderful way to communicate with your friends and colleges. Then sum people started to abuse the power of texting. They would text in sick for work to avoid faking a cough, tell friends they were too busy for a night out when really they just didn’t like them. The complete lack of face to face contact or even vocal communication made texting a perfect way to deal some pretty harsh blows without any real risk of conflict. That’s when we all started hearing about friends getting dumped via texts or people getting text bullied with an onslaught of particularly nasty messages.

Up until yesterday, those were the worst things I’d heard being done via text. But all that changed when Ivy told me about a text one of her classmates got at college yesterday. It read “Hey ***, sorry to have to tell you this, but we just can’t afford to keep you on at **** anymore. Sorry “. That’s right this poor individual just got fired by text! And if that isn’t bad enough, turns out she had been working in this job for nine years. 9 FUCKING YEARS! Can you believe that shit? Nine years and the bastards don’t even have the heart to fire her in person or the very least over the phone!

I am astounded.

What’s the worst text you ever had the pleasure of receiving?

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Catching 3 Mice

April 14th, 2009 Filed under: Life | Tags: disgusting, flat, mice

Some of you may remember my previous post about catching a mouse in the flat. Well there were still mouse poos showing up in the cupboards so we put the trap out again. This time we really hit the jackpot, trapping three, that’s right three mice in the one trap!

This was in a non kill mouse trap that closes once a mouse enters it. This means that all three of these mice must have entered the trap at the same time! Which leads me to wonder just how many damn mice do we have in this house that three can wonder into a trap at the same time.

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Mickey’s Capture and Release

February 20th, 2009 Filed under: Life | Tags: disgusting, flat

Ha ha, I told you I would get you! Woke up this morning to see that the mouse trap I purchased had been triggered. The door had snapped shut hopefully locking my mousey friend inside. I took the trap outside and tipped the contents out into a bucket. Sure enough there was the little bastard, scampering around in circles trying to jump up out of the bucket.

My flatmates told me to kill it. When ask how they suggested stomping on it. Not really my style, so I took the mouse across the road to a park and let it out in the bushes. Damn thing better not come back or I might not be so nice next time.

I believe we still have at least one other mouse in the flat though, going by the amount of mouse droppings we have found in the cupboards. So the mouse trap is out again, waiting for it’s next victim.

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Mickey’s Visit

February 13th, 2009 Filed under: Life | Tags: disgusting, flat

Last night after watching a movie, Ivy spotted a mouse run across the lounge floor. We quickly closed all the doors and got a bucket. We chased that damn mouse around the living room for half an hour moving the sofas, computer desk and TV in to the middle of the room to try and catch it. Alas Mickey was too quick and escaped the clutches of my bucket.

He may have won this match but I will catch him, on yes he will be mine. I have purchased a simple none deadly mouse trap (pictured) from the hardware store and plan to leave it in the lounge over the next couple of days. The trap uses gravity against the mouse. I will baited the raised end of the trap with some peanut butter. When the mouse enters to get his treat he will have to walk up the raised end of the trap. This will cause the raised end to drop and the flat end to raise, like a seesaw. When the other end raises the door snaps shut trapping the mouse inside.

Now I just have to figure out what to do with him once I catch him.

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House of Dirt

February 12th, 2009 Filed under: Life | Tags: disgusting, flat

I finally did it. I bought a mop. I have been living in my current flat for 7 months and it was about time to wash the kitchen floor. Lately it has gotten so bad that are shoes have been making that sticking sound while walking around in there.

As you can see in the photo it was pretty damn dirty. It almost looks like a shadow from the window, but it’s not, it’s where I mopped. Crazy stuff.

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Shower Buddy

December 19th, 2008 Filed under: Life | Tags: bathroom, disgusting, flat, shower

Woke up this morning feeling older… but my back was feeling a lot better, so I headed for the shower to get ready for work. Imagine my surprise when I noticed a new companion joining me in the bathroom. You probably can’t see him in this photo unless you look very closely. Click the link to see a close up of my new shower buddy.
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