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Offline LC EFA

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Back in the day
« on: February 16, 2009, 04:24:12 AM »
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When I first opened my old computer repair shop, it was a part time weekend and evening thing, a one man operation.  To this end, I bought an old service station which had been converted to a pizza shop, both businesses of which were defunct.  I bought it for a song, and converted it to an office/workshop.  With more success came larger digs.

I have, however, held on to it.  Maintainence on it is minimal, taxes on it are a pittance, and it’s pretty puny so I really can’t unload it.  Utilities, for the time I spend there, amount to less than $150 a month.  There’s no grass to speak of there (out back, there’s a 3 foot wide strip next to the alley which I have pretty much deliberately killed and gravelled.)  No phone, no internet, a couch with a hideabed, a desk, a john - it’s my writing hideaway.  No distractions.  Just a little hole in the wall in a little hamlet.

Imagine my surprise when I go there the other night and find that there are people parked there.  The only other place open at that hour was the bar a block and a half down.  Whatever.  I’m just there for a couple files of old stories kept in the safe I had installed when I got it, and to store the [new] master backups for my home computer network.

(Always, ALWAYS, keep your backups off-site!)

As I walked in, I had opportunity to look at the bumpers of the cars parked there.

“Obama ‘08.”  “Hope. Change.” “Obama/Biden.”  All three cars belonging to LIBERALS.  One loaded down with pithy little bumpersticker philosophies that Liberals so love.

On my ****ing property.

Read the rest here

 :rotf: Well worth reading.

Someone buy that man a beer.


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Re: Back in the day
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2009, 05:39:31 AM »
 :cheersmate:  :lmao:

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Re: Back in the day
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2009, 06:46:56 AM »
Where's the rest of the story?
No story at linky...
If you want to worship an orange pile of garbage with a reckless disregard for everything, get on down to Arbys & try our loaded curly fries.

Offline LC EFA

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Re: Back in the day
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2009, 06:58:36 AM »
Where's the rest of the story?
No story at linky...

Link works for me.  :confused:

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Re: Back in the day
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2009, 07:05:12 AM »
Link works for me.  :confused:

It worked on the second try.    :rocker:
If you want to worship an orange pile of garbage with a reckless disregard for everything, get on down to Arbys & try our loaded curly fries.

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Re: Back in the day
« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2009, 07:17:03 AM »
Funny stuff!  :cheersmate: :bow: