Best Posts in Thread: The good thing that happened to you today

Had some fun today.

Stopped off at a truck stop to fill up on gas and grab a pack of smokes.

While at the gas pump, car pulls up to the pump on the other side of mine. Lady driver with a guy passenger.

Guy hops out of the car and heads into the store. Lady starts filling up and is visibly distressed. Almost in tears.

Me, being me, inquired what the problem was. She explained she only had $5 to use for gas and it had to last the rest of the week.

Without being asked, I offered to top off her tank from my fill up. She thanked me and accepted my offer.

While filling up their tank, guy returns and decided to take offense at my generosity. He inquires if I think he can't provide for his girlfriend and tells me he doesn't need my charity.

Still filling tank, I explain that it's no problem for me and I would really like to offer some help.

He throws a punch at me and clips me across the jaw.

Head snaps back, but I don't stagger at all. I've been punched many times before, and much harder than this fellow.

I remove pump handle from tank, point it at the young man, and spray his jeans and sneakers in gasoline.

He dances back, now sodden with very flammable fluid, as I remove my lighter from breast pocket of overalls.

I calmly return pump to gas tank and resume filling up their tank, all the while just staring at the would be pugilist. He keeps a far distance and remains silent.

Pump clicks on full, I remove handle, and return to my car to resume filling it up.

They leap into their car and leave rapidly.

Finish filling up my car, buy pack of smokes, and head into work.

It was a good start to the night.

 

Three weeks smoke free and going strong.

Hopefully, this effort will last.

 

I've been offered a job.

The fine folks at WRLH-TV in Richmond, VA have made the brilliant decision to offer me a position as their newest Master Control Operator.

So, for the first time in my life I'll be living someplace other than Maine.

My start date is just over 30 days from now, so I have some work to do to relocate my stupid self down there.

 

Woke up from the oddest fucking dream.

I dreamt I was getting up to go to work, but body parts kept just falling off me.

I rolled out of bed, and felt weird. I looked back, and my left arm was still in bed, severed at the shoulder.

What has me laughing was my reaction to it. No shock or horror. Just "Ah, fer fucks sake. That's going to cost me some fucking money. How the fuck am I going to go to work now?"

I went to take a shower and half way through shampooing, my right arm just slumped off and landed at me feet.

Again, it was met with mild annoyance. "Oh well fuck, how the hell am I gonna brush my teeth? I better call the hospital. Ah fuck, how do I do THAT now?"

I woke up annoyed about my lazy fucking arms, and have been laughing since.

 

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Was nominated to do the ice bucket challenge. It went okay.


Good luck @aKIBA and @Captain Reaver!

 

Moved into my new home yesterday - and by Jesus it's so much nicer than I remembered when we had visited to look around! The kitchen is really nice and big, and I'm really happy with my bedroom!

Huzzah!

 

My mum on woofles getting ready for work experience:

"He's going to put his best collar on with the nice studs on it"

 

created best bf4 emblem 2013

 

Finally received the big payout from closing out my account from T. Rowe Price.

I was able to pay off my only credit card, pay off my car, get caught up on monthly bills and yearly car insurance, and have a nice little nest egg to last me a while.

I'm good.

 

I'll be on the Runescape 3 team and my role focuses mainly on the underpinning technology (server/network programming, graphics programming, etc)

Couldn't ask for more really, working on super optimised MMO things targeting potato PCs is a perfect match for me


Only shit thing about it will be trying to manage long distance with my girlfriend, but can't have everything I guess