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Anybody seen Jake?
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Steely Guns??????
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I think he's in the swimming pool biz. And it just got hot.
I'll bet his bride is complaining, too.
I'll bet his bride is complaining, too.
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I'm flattered guys, thank you
I'm doing well. FK is right. I'm a glorified pool boy, and my shop is filling up with people clammering to get their pools up and running (It's funny. EVERY summer here is hot and muggy, yet people always tend to wait to the last minute to do anything...like they forget that it WILL be 95 degrees with a humid heat index of 110
).
Actually, I have also been taking a step back from a lot of things. You see, I am a HUGE creature of habit. Up at the same time, to work at the same times, open the store, check the forums (very important, you see
), check the change in the drawer, and wait for the first phone call...etc, etc, etc. Well, after a few years of this, I was feeling stuck in a rut, underappreciated in my job, and pretty stressed. So, I decided to take a different look on things, not take work so seriously, and break the mold of my day a bit. That's one of the reasons I haven't been around as much as of late.
Things are much better now. I have made the office much more casual. Instead of boring elevator music that it thought my customers might like as they browsed I have changed that to some alt rock to get us moving along, and when I feel like taking an hour or so off to go to lunch with my wife I just do it. My asst manager can handle things well enough for me to take a break. We even rotate Sundays so that I can actually only work 6 days out of the week two times a month
That's just the nature of the beast. Come October thru February I'll be counting cracks in the walls.
Much better, a lot less stress, and a much happier pool guy. Heck, sales are even up
Anyway, as I have told Mike and others, I'm still very much here and still very much involved in what all is going on around here. Things will just be a little busy for the next couple of months (that's a good thing...keeps the doors open and funds coming in for buying khuks).
Once again, I'm very touched at y'all worrying about me. I'm still kicking around. I just can't seem to get a post off before the phone rings, a truck comes in, or a customer bursts through the door with an "emergency"
Thanks guys and best to all of you
Jake
I'm doing well. FK is right. I'm a glorified pool boy, and my shop is filling up with people clammering to get their pools up and running (It's funny. EVERY summer here is hot and muggy, yet people always tend to wait to the last minute to do anything...like they forget that it WILL be 95 degrees with a humid heat index of 110 ).Actually, I have also been taking a step back from a lot of things. You see, I am a HUGE creature of habit. Up at the same time, to work at the same times, open the store, check the forums (very important, you see
), check the change in the drawer, and wait for the first phone call...etc, etc, etc. Well, after a few years of this, I was feeling stuck in a rut, underappreciated in my job, and pretty stressed. So, I decided to take a different look on things, not take work so seriously, and break the mold of my day a bit. That's one of the reasons I haven't been around as much as of late.Things are much better now. I have made the office much more casual. Instead of boring elevator music that it thought my customers might like as they browsed I have changed that to some alt rock to get us moving along, and when I feel like taking an hour or so off to go to lunch with my wife I just do it. My asst manager can handle things well enough for me to take a break. We even rotate Sundays so that I can actually only work 6 days out of the week two times a month
That's just the nature of the beast. Come October thru February I'll be counting cracks in the walls.Much better, a lot less stress, and a much happier pool guy. Heck, sales are even up
Anyway, as I have told Mike and others, I'm still very much here and still very much involved in what all is going on around here. Things will just be a little busy for the next couple of months (that's a good thing...keeps the doors open and funds coming in for buying khuks).
Once again, I'm very touched at y'all worrying about me. I'm still kicking around. I just can't seem to get a post off before the phone rings, a truck comes in, or a customer bursts through the door with an "emergency"
Thanks guys and best to all of you
Jake
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Good to hear. Thanks for the update.
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Sounds like you need an SKS. 
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Jake?
I just couldn't help myself.
http://images.google.com/images?q=pool+boy&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images
I just couldn't help myself.
http://images.google.com/images?q=pool+boy&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images
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You got me on that one, Kis. I hung up my trunks long ago. I'm now an office stooge. Basically, I'm pool tech support, and try to be so damn charming you won't be able to NOT buy something. Although I did have to take the plunge last week....in my jeans Jake
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I clicked on your link...
I really don't understand the Bacon Laser thing.
Is it something only thems young'uns understand? It's like the Beatles isn't it?
I really don't understand the Bacon Laser thing.
Is it something only thems young'uns understand? It's like the Beatles isn't it?
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That's the beauty of the net, Bruise. Things don't have to make sense. They just have to take up space. Reality is subjective. I'm actually an eleven year old girl from a former soviet republic. I like ice cream, american bowling, and leet speak. 57331y gUn5 iz t3h r0xz0r5!
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Steely_Gunz said:
You mean people can undercut me and sell slightly less divine indulgences?
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Damn you leet speakers. My dislexic ass can't see any of the words in that sheyatt, and it makes me wanna vommit.
LOL. It really does.
LOL. It really does.
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In reality, Andy, it makes me want to vommit too...just not because it messes with the way i put things together in my noggin. I hate the stuff, and it's just one of the creeping signs of "aging" and no longer being the youngest generation. I learned leet or 1337 because you almost have to. Without leet speak skills of some variation, exactly 37.95% of what is on the net will not make any sense. It's kind of like living on the southern boarder of Texas. You almost HAVE to pick up a little Spanish to get along
Jake
. I hate the stuff, and it's just one of the creeping signs of "aging" and no longer being the youngest generation. I learned leet or 1337 because you almost have to. Without leet speak skills of some variation, exactly 37.95% of what is on the net will not make any sense. It's kind of like living on the southern boarder of Texas. You almost HAVE to pick up a little Spanish to get alongJake
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Steely_Gunz said:
In Soviet Russia, you don't fix pools. Pools fix you.
(Soviet Russia meme FTW. I am t3h ub3r.)
I'm glad to hear that things are going well on your end.
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I hate learning new things.
Leet (or 1337, l33t, l33+, etc, derived from the word "Elite") is a linguistic phenomenon associated with the underground culture centered on telecommunications, manifested primarily on the Internet. For the purposes of this text, leet is defined as the corruption or modification of written text. For example, the term "leet" itself is often written "l33t" or "1337". Such corruptions are frequently referred to as "Leetspeak" or "13375p34k," et cetera (see below for cipher definitions). In addition to corruption of standard language, new colloquialisms have been added to the parlance. It is also important to note that Leet itself is not solely based upon one language or character set. In fact, Greek, Russian, Chinese, and other languages have been subjected to the Leet "cipher". As such, while it may be referred to as a "cipher", a "dialect", or a "language", Leet does not fit squarely into any of these categories. This article primarily concerns the English Language variant of Leet.
The name Leet itself is derived from the word elite (also 31337, not 3|173). Elite has been used in the past to designate a group of users as belonging to a higher social echelon than other users. Originally, "elite" had been reduced to one syllable, "'leet". The origins of the use of "elite" itself is popularly considered to stem from the classic game Elite for the BBC Master/Micro and contemporary machines, where Elite was the highest status in a series of combat rankings.
Because of this derivation from the word "elite", calling someone or something "leet" is considered a compliment and has basically the same connotations as saying that the subject is "excellent".
Leet (or 1337, l33t, l33+, etc, derived from the word "Elite") is a linguistic phenomenon associated with the underground culture centered on telecommunications, manifested primarily on the Internet. For the purposes of this text, leet is defined as the corruption or modification of written text. For example, the term "leet" itself is often written "l33t" or "1337". Such corruptions are frequently referred to as "Leetspeak" or "13375p34k," et cetera (see below for cipher definitions). In addition to corruption of standard language, new colloquialisms have been added to the parlance. It is also important to note that Leet itself is not solely based upon one language or character set. In fact, Greek, Russian, Chinese, and other languages have been subjected to the Leet "cipher". As such, while it may be referred to as a "cipher", a "dialect", or a "language", Leet does not fit squarely into any of these categories. This article primarily concerns the English Language variant of Leet.
The name Leet itself is derived from the word elite (also 31337, not 3|173). Elite has been used in the past to designate a group of users as belonging to a higher social echelon than other users. Originally, "elite" had been reduced to one syllable, "'leet". The origins of the use of "elite" itself is popularly considered to stem from the classic game Elite for the BBC Master/Micro and contemporary machines, where Elite was the highest status in a series of combat rankings.
Because of this derivation from the word "elite", calling someone or something "leet" is considered a compliment and has basically the same connotations as saying that the subject is "excellent".
