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Posted on 06/01/2005 7:12:04 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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Yah... at least for now...
I'm still haggling with the purchasing dude over my new computer. Our purchasing dept is not always the sharpest set of knives in the drawer. I keep getting quotes from him that show a two to four week delivery time for the new 'puter when I've already sent him links to next-day available sites with the same price.
Arrgh. I don't want it next week. I'll be travelling next week.
Yeah ok - After I asked I went and looked at your itinerary and found it on a map. I didn't know where that was!
Any trees there or are you all the way down in the flat ag-type land? East side is a lot different than the west side of the Cascades, huh! :~D
You need it tomorrow!
If he'd ordered it today, it would be a done deal. But the purchasing department in most companies is notoriously silly.
Especially when it deals with computers.
I sent a funny request to I.T. (a parody song called "I wanna New Mouse") for an optical mouse to replace my horrible rollerball.
It took 2 WEEKS to get a mouse.
Flat ag-type. I guess there are some scrub trees in the distance....saw some pretty kewl trees and ferns driving through the mountains.
Evening OT - sounds like the trip is going well. Wine tasting, blueberries. I'm going to have you schedule my field reviews. My last one we all got soaked and I sprained my ankle. I like yours better.
So far so good. Went to the wine place....had some pretty good seafood in Salem. After Madras, we go to Hood River to do grapes. Maybe there's some more wine tasting in store.
The guy at the wine place said they couldn't ship to Kansas. Guess we'll have to send it to Missouri and run it across the border. :)
If it's English and "Goblet of Fire", I don't care whether it's hardcover or not, but I'd love to get my hands on it!
I actually found an English version of "Chamber of Secrets" in the used bookstore here. Some people, huh?
yah... my guys are always side-stepping our purchasing dept and going straight to CDW or Fry's or whatever... then I get yelled at when they do it. I *know* why they do it... 'cuz they *need the stuff*. so... I figger I'll do it the "right" way for my own 'puter.
Sheesh. I could have it tomorrow, but no...
Sorry, hon. I told ya to use your birthday as leverage. ;-)
I got some *looks* for buying some cheap speakers for my computer (company obviously doesn't provide speakers).
So, I didn't want to be a "repeat offender" by going out and buying a mouse.
But the out-of-pocket expense for a mouse is nothing compared to a laptop, so I'd go with your plan too!
Yeesh... little stuff like mouses and keyboards we stock up. Hand 'em out like candy... heck, we don't even cross charge for 'em.
Speakers we have a room full of. Most people *don't* want 'em. They're a problem sometimes...
We can do that, we'll wait for a moonless night, LSA will be driving and we'll all take a run on the 'Thunder Road'.
Hehehe...looks like we need to exchange goods at the border.
My guess is that the I.T. department has to send out requisitions each time someone needs a mouse, keyboard, etc.
They stall hoping that you'll just give up.
Right now, I have no UPS. I've been telling them for 6 weeks that the UPS was on the fritz. Beeping for no reason, turned off a couple of times...just weird stuff.
Finally, shut off one day just like that. Reset button didn't work. Changing outlets didn't work. Plugging it back in next day....nothin'.
They finally came down and took the UPS, but didn't give me a replacement. I had to go to the supply room and find a surge protector.
*sigh* So, everytime we get a power flicker, my PC turns off while everyone else merrily continues working. :-P
'Thon's over. We should get packin'...
Too soon to move just yet tho.
We have fireworks!
Time for a new thread? :-D
Can't move now, I'm in the middle of dinner.
And ecrubh hasn't made a new graphic... ;~D
Beat me by 2 seconds.
Doesn't bother me a bit, Bear.
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