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northface11

Going craaaaaazy

Aug 11, 2006 09:56

Pardon me as I ramble about random things, because I am going insane as I copyedit completely rewrite a Fire Preparedness and Suppression Plan for this highway reconstruction project.

It is full of useful information like "A competent person should do this task." On page 15 of 27, we find this jewel: "Fire is an emergency."

I tell you, the prose is ( Read more... )

spn, work

Comments 4

big_pink August 12 2006, 01:52:57 UTC

Oh, please, can we have a bad writing at work post. 'Fire is an emergency.' "This is a fist in your face." "I am unpleasant when faced with idiocy." And the name plate. That is too precious. I hope they let you keep it. I chose to watch Shadows last night instead of Hell House for one reason only (er, that wasn't because I thought I'd explode if I saw Sam-in-a-towel again, no that prospect was quite diverting). No, it was because I discovered on my location scouting jaunt through the Lower Mainland that the Rodeo Diner has been destroyed, and I just couldn't bear it. It's GONE, baby. That beauty is GONE. I have the photographic proof, which I'll post soon.

But first I must wallow in your grammatically challenged workplace along with you. Sigh.

northface11 August 12 2006, 03:41:13 UTC

Oh, bad writing, you are so abundant. New billboard ads for the Translink police read: "Tell us about anything unusual. You know, anything other than the usual. Unusual." Words fail me.

Also (I guess words don't fail me for too terribly long), I came across this gem this afternoon (please note, the form it mentions is not, in fact, a form): "Failure to comply with the intent of this form may result in injuries."

The Rodeo Drive-In is gone already?!?! I remember it used to be a Greyhound stop, and it was in the middle of NOWHERE like 15 years ago, maybe less, and it was only a couple of years ago that they walled it in (you'll notice I unconsciously referred to it as a drive-in)... Please rise for a moment of silence.

quellefromage August 12 2006, 02:56:33 UTC

Hee. "Fire is an emergency." So, if there's a fire, you have to wade through half the booklet to find out what to do. As researchgrrl would say...AWESOME.

You killed bamboo? What are you? Radioactive??? *grin*

northface11 August 12 2006, 03:44:17 UTC

Oh yes, the bamboo is still in the pot, but one of the two stalks is brown and wrinkly and withered. I swear, this is the first plant I've killed! I'm not a repeat offender! *goes to buy a Geiger counter*

And didn't you know, fire is an emergency? Live it, learn it, love it. Halfway through the manual. *dies*