Aug 13, 2008 11:33
I get home last night and most of the buildings tenants are out in the yard smoking cigars and chilling. So I ask Moises if it would be possible to use one of the many bikes that are hanging around in the stairwell to get to work until my bike gets fixed. He says sure, that I can use his bike, but it needs a new chain and has two flat tires. Luckily, there is a new chain that was supposed to go onto Rev's bike, and Ox has a tire kit. So the bike, the chain, and the kit come down to the yard and fixoring ensues. Or tries to ensue. Turns out that the new chain won't peg together without a chain tool, which we don't have. Also turns out that the tire has a hole right next to the valve, where it can't be fixed. Hmm. So we move to the next bike, it has gear problems but good tires. Hmmm. Third bike has good gears and chains, but a flat tire. Tire gets fixed, valve cap from one bike and tube from another, and voila! Working bike. Cris make the comment of 'Three bikes combine and make....a bike!' to which I reply 'Oh shit, does that mean I have to battle ro-beasts on my way to work? Damn!' and he says 'Or get served.' Ok, kids, how many geek references came out of that one conversation? Upshot is I have a working bike to borrow until mine gets fixed. So yay. But fucking Comcast put my bill through today instead of the 15th which is what they've been assuring me every day for the past week it would so, so monetarily I'm screwed. Luckily I have good friends who offer to lend me the money to cover it when I call jsut to vent about Comcast.
And I'm going to be at work really late tonight. We're going through all the men and re-emebalming whatever needs to be fixed because right now over half of our male stock can't be sent out, which isn't good as we only have about 50 guys onsite right now.
On to brains.....