Look man, you were either at Club 54 or you weren't; that's all I can tell ya.

Actually, it's basically when people would half-ass dance in a circle so people could dance in the middle of them for their pleasure.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Worst part about my job...

Dealing with stupid.

OK, it's 92 degrees out. Your AC was off all day, and when you get home it's 86 in the house. 1 hour later... you call in a service ticket because it's not 72 degrees in your house yet.

Your thermostat says its 25 degrees in your house, yet you're sweating. You can't seem to set it above 30 and don't understand why the heat isn't shutting off. You call in a service call.

You just move into your new house. The heat doesn't work, there's no hot water, and your stove won't light. You call in a no heat call instead of setting up your Nicor account.

You haven't changed your filter in 2 years. You call in a service call.

Your AC unit is over 30 years old. You have not had service since you bought the place 12 years ago. Your are SHOCKED and ANGRY when a tech tells you it's done and needs replacement.

You leave the cover on the outdoor unit, and fire it up anyway. You are mad at the tech because no one told you at Menards that you need to remove the cover before you run the unit, even though it certainly says so in the manual.

The digital thermostat you installed 2 years ago and have done nothing with since it was put in has no display. You say you had no idea it used batteries. I get that. But don't be angry with me when I still want my service fee for showing up at 2am and telling you that. I know it just needed batteries. That doesn't mean that I won't charge you more than $2 for the batteries.

You're super pissed because you're aware the part you need cost $20 but my cost is $200 with a service fee. At 2am.

I just hate stupid.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

Long days, terrible pay, and no vacations. At least my co-worker is hot.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

Shit I'm on a roll... let me add:

"It worked yesterday! How could it be broken today!!" -Everything that broke worked before it broke. I'm sorry.

"What the hell do you mean you don't carry a motor for my 20 year old Ducane furnace on your truck?!!" -I can't carry a warehouse on my back to every call. sorry I drive a van and not a 18 wheeler with every part conceivable.

"An hour Labor!? To change out a stupid blower motor?!!! It only took you 45 minutes!" -

"Can you change my lightbulbs in the basement while you're down there?"

"Just move the 20 bags of salt and the three full cat litter boxes from the front of the furnace and put them back when you're done" (this lady also doesn't understand why it smells like cat shit all over the house)

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

Coworkers that work hardest to avoid work, to sit in the break room on their phones, while ignoring the most basic of personal responsibilities (wipe up your spill, cover your food in the microwave, when you spill a half fucking gallon of coffee, get a mop dumbass). and then bitch incessantly about how someone else gets more pay for even less work

Just chatted with one of our union mechanics today while we waited for the go ahead to start a job- he hired in at the plant in 1977. If his figures are correct, when he retires next Spring, his income from Soc Sec, pension and 401K would equate to $51/per hour to stay home 40 hrs/week. not bad

Today I had to drive a bunch of old ladies in a bus to Shipshewana, leaving from Dolton at 7AM. On the one hand that's all I had to do, other than drive them back, which is pretty easy. OTOH what the fuck was I supposed to do for the 5 hours they shopped? It was hot and it stunk like horse shit so I sure wasn't hanging out there. Went to some dump in LaGrange (Indiana) called Chicago Joe's and sat around for hours. Chicago my ass.

You should like those folks, no?

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We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

Stupid service calls are easy money and great stories to tell with co-workers.

IL having no State-wide electrical regulations is what pisses me off. It is absurd that there is no state license. Nothing like losing a apartment service upgrade to a handy man and his migrant workers because they undercut the shit out of a normal bid and they have absolutely no license nor business doing electrical work. It wasn't my job but someone I work with and I believe it was St. Charles that allowed that bullshit.

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That's my purse! I don't know you!

Reading this board.

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Sex isn't dirty, sex isn't a crime. It's a loving act between two or more consenting adults.

-Hank Kingsley

Aside from working in Indiana.

Firing people sucks and I hate doing it.

taking on the owner's responsibilities while not making enough money to pay rent. yup, and people wonder why i quit

darkie- my favorite service calls were for broken smoke detectors. happened all the time. i never found a bad one, it was batteries every time. and the people always felt so stupid when i told them, and yes they were upset they just bought an $80 battery. but since i was working for a company, it was easy for me to pass off to the 'office' and i had nothing to do with the charge. they always loved me

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the world will always the world. your entire existence is defined by your response.

I need Darkside to come by. My HVAC needs some preventative maintenance. Haven't had anyone check it out in a couple years.

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Worst part about that it was Frank's house.

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

See you in a week!

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smart man.

still a piece of shit, but smart man

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the world will always the world. your entire existence is defined by your response.

Yeah get that shit serviced. FOR FUCKS SAKE.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

Anyone who doesn't hate dealing with Unions in 2015 doesn't deal with Unions.

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Kenny Williams fell for the banana in the tailpipe

The cause of all societies problems.