Claincy he/him Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 I agree that G-D gives us strength of we trust in Him, but what makes you say that he chooses to work through the weak? Sure, we see their weaknesses, but many of them were incredible people. Moses - humblest of all men and greatest leader we ever had, but he messed up once and suddenly he's barred from Israel. King Solomon - he had too many wives and horses and too much money, but he also ruled a secure and prosperous kingdom and built the Holy Temple. King David was a warrior, a poet and totally connected to G-D, but he messed up with Batsheva. Different strengths and weaknesses in different areas. I see them as strong people, just not perfect. To clarify what I meant: Everybody has some weaknesses, but nobody is weak in everything imo. When I call them "weak" I'm not saying they are weak of character (not necessarily anyway, some like Jonah could be argued to be so). What I am saying is that at the time when they were called they were weak in regards to what they were called to do. For a couple of specific examples: Moses - Called to stand up to Pharaoh, one of the most powerful men in that part of the world, and demand he do something he didn't want to, then to lead his people out of Egypt. You would think that you would want someone young, charismatic and skilled with words and with good relationships with many of the more important Israelites. Moses was none of that. He was 80, he was by his own admission poor with words, he had been away from his people for decades and he was (naturally) afraid and wanted God to send someone else. So he was weak in those regards, but God chose him anyway. David - He became a great King, but he was called as a boy, with no martial training to fight the champion of the philistines. He was strong in faith certainly, but weak as a fighter at the time and God chose him anyway. That is what I was trying to say
Delightful Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 To clarify what I meant: Everybody has some weaknesses, but nobody is weak in everything imo. When I call them "weak" I'm not saying they are weak of character (not necessarily anyway, some like Jonah could be argued to be so). What I am saying is that at the time when they were called they were weak in regards to what they were called to do. For a couple of specific examples: Moses - Called to stand up to Pharaoh, one of the most powerful men in that part of the world, and demand he do something he didn't want to, then to lead his people out of Egypt. You would think that you would want someone young, charismatic and skilled with words and with good relationships with many of the more important Israelites. Moses was none of that. He was 80, he was by his own admission poor with words, he had been away from his people for decades and he was (naturally) afraid and wanted God to send someone else. So he was weak in those regards, but God chose him anyway. David - He became a great King, but he was called as a boy, with no martial training to fight the champion of the philistines. He was strong in faith certainly, but weak as a fighter at the time and God chose him anyway. That is what I was trying to say I see . Basically, people were given jobs that seriously challenged them.
Claincy he/him Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 I see . Basically, people were given jobs that seriously challenged them. Pretty much yeah, often ones they couldn't realistically have completed without God's help
Kobold King he/him Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 Didn't get much sleep last night because of how hot it was after my fan's battery died. Also, I'm having one of those days where I worry that everything I say is somehow offensive, and I read over the posts and messages I've made over and over again trying to see if I said anything snotty or rude or creepy. 3
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 Dear customers, How, exactly, is driving down here and asking if you have to make an appointment for an oil change, then waiting for someone to tell you how long it would be, LESS difficult than calling and making an appointment? Seriously, you've been here before. You know how this works. Also, Other Customer, you were on hold for three and a half minutes because I had another call, two purchase orders to fill out, a customer picking up, AND my boss needing me to do something for him at the exact moment you called. Not because I don't think you're special. Seriously, have you ever called Comcast customer service? Or a university's Bursar's office? I know three and a half minutes is a long time compared to the usual thirty seconds you have when you call me, but it could still be a whole lot worse. 3
Kobold King he/him Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 Dear customers, How, exactly, is driving down here and asking if you have to make an appointment for an oil change, then waiting for someone to tell you how long it would be, LESS difficult than calling and making an appointment? Seriously, you've been here before. You know how this works. Also, Other Customer, you were on hold for three and a half minutes because I had another call, two purchase orders to fill out, a customer picking up, AND my boss needing me to do something for him at the exact moment you called. Not because I don't think you're special. Seriously, have you ever called Comcast customer service? Or a university's Bursar's office? I know three and a half minutes is a long time compared to the usual thirty seconds you have when you call me, but it could still be a whole lot worse. 2
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 Poor baby. Can't remember which car he drove to the mall, either. And I don't think anything you've said today sounded rude and/or creepy. 1
Orlion Blight he/him Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 *To Kobold* And I don't think anything you've said today sounded rude and/or creepy. However, the jury's still out on whether you've said anything offensive today. I mean, you are the King of Kobolds, after all Dear customers, How, exactly, is driving down here and asking if you have to make an appointment for an oil change, then waiting for someone to tell you how long it would be, LESS difficult than calling and making an appointment? Seriously, you've been here before. You know how this works. Being one of those types of people: talking on the phone is exhausting for me, and sometimes physically painful. Of course, I usually try to show up days before to make the appointment, I try not to do things "on a whim"... well, not oil changes, anyway.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 Being one of those types of people: talking on the phone is exhausting for me, and sometimes physically painful. Of course, I usually try to show up days before to make the appointment, I try not to do things "on a whim"... well, not oil changes, anyway. I'm not a fan of talking on the phone either...or of doing things in person, really, but if they'd shown up to make an appointment for tomorrow or next week, I wouldn't have minded. These people just walked in and said "Do we need to make an appointment for an oil change?" Um, yes? We do take walk-ins, but they usually have a much longer wait than appointments, and the advisors don't like them because they take time that could have been spent elsewhere. And what was most frustrating about those two is that I've seen them before. They've brought their car in for service before. They should know that oil changes are one of those things you schedule in advance.
Mestiv he/him Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 I'm sitting in room with 11 working computers, no air conditioning, with 34*C outside and 32*C in my room :/ All we have to help us cope with this temperature are small fans :/ how am I supposed to work efficiently when I'm sweating all over my body :/ 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 (edited) You are head of the Department of Transportation in a large city, with one major thoroughfare that is, for at least 75 percent of the population, the only route from Point A to point B. You want to schedule major road work on this street to expand it from three lanes to four. What is the ideal time to have workers perform this upgrade? A. Late at night, when traffic is light and the temperature is cooler. B. Early in the morning, when traffic is lighter and commuters can easily MacGuyver an alternate route without adding too much time to their trip. C. In the middle of the day, when it is usually 112 degrees F and forcing workers outside on the asphalt probably qualifies as a war crime, and traffic is so heavy that it will be backed up for two miles at one light. Edited August 5, 2015 by TwiLyghtSansSparkles 3
Kobold King he/him Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 You are head of the Department of Transportation in a large city, with one major thoroughfare that is, for at least 75 percent of the population, the only route from Point A to point B. You want to schedule major road work on this street to expand it from three lanes to four. What is the ideal time to have workers perform this upgrade? A. Late at night, when traffic is light and the temperature is cooler. B. Early in the morning, when traffic is lighter and commuters can easily MacGuyver an alternate route without adding too much time to their trip. C. In the middle of the day, when it is usually 112 degrees F and forcing workers outside on the asphalt probably qualifies as a war crime, and traffic is so heavy that it will be backed up for two miles at one light. 4
Mestiv he/him Posted August 6, 2015 Posted August 6, 2015 You are head of the Department of Transportation in a large city, with one major thoroughfare that is, for at least 75 percent of the population, the only route from Point A to point B. You want to schedule major road work on this street to expand it from three lanes to four. What is the ideal time to have workers perform this upgrade? Is it even possible to add a lane to a street in one night? o.O Here in Poland it takes them at least a week, usually a month, as they need to clear the place near the road, prepare the ground etc...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted August 6, 2015 Posted August 6, 2015 Is it even possible to add a lane to a street in one night? o.O Here in Poland it takes them at least a week, usually a month, as they need to clear the place near the road, prepare the ground etc... It's the same over here. I lived in one city where they did that work at night, over the course of a few weeks or months, and stopped during the day.
Mestiv he/him Posted August 6, 2015 Posted August 6, 2015 I think they have to work during daytime is that work at night costs more... they need to schedule supply deliveries, provide sufficient light and pay the workers more (although maybe they would actually prefer to work at night). Anyway, I feel your pain, my city is constantly rebuilding important roads for the last couple of year (they you UE funds!) and we have problems with traffic all the time.
Guest Posted August 6, 2015 Posted August 6, 2015 (edited) I'm sitting in room with 11 working computers, no air conditioning, with 34*C outside and 32*C in my room :/ All we have to help us cope with this temperature are small fans :/ how am I supposed to work efficiently when I'm sweating all over my body :/ I tend to have the reverse issue in my office: I am freezing! In winter, I often need to work with my winter coat on and take pause to warm up my fingers Edited August 6, 2015 by maxal
Mestiv he/him Posted August 6, 2015 Posted August 6, 2015 damnation, are you working in Antarctica or somewhere like that? Anyway, I think it's better to be cold that overheated, as it's much easier to install a heater (just plug it into the socket) than air conditioning... 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted August 6, 2015 Posted August 6, 2015 "You tried to help me get what I asked for in the first place instead if listening to me complain about a problem that wasn't your fault! I want to talk to your supervisor!" Y U NO WANT UR PROBLEM SOLVED 2
Orlion Blight he/him Posted August 6, 2015 Posted August 6, 2015 "You tried to help me get what I asked for in the first place instead if listening to me complain about a problem that wasn't your fault! I want to talk to your supervisor!" Y U NO WANT UR PROBLEM SOLVED How dare you not let him be a martyr! Some people just like to have high blood pressure, I guess. 1
Kobold King he/him Posted August 6, 2015 Posted August 6, 2015 "You tried to help me get what I asked for in the first place instead if listening to me complain about a problem that wasn't your fault! I want to talk to your supervisor!" Y U NO WANT UR PROBLEM SOLVED 3
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted August 6, 2015 Posted August 6, 2015 And the worst part is, I can't do my job until they're done complaining. I have a multi-line phone, so while one person is venting I could have anywhere between one and three additional lines needing my attention. If you complain too long, I could miss five other calls and make those people angry, because I know it'll just make you mad if I put you on hold. 1
Guest Posted August 6, 2015 Posted August 6, 2015 damnation, are you working in Antarctica or somewhere like that? Anyway, I think it's better to be cold that overheated, as it's much easier to install a heater (just plug it into the socket) than air conditioning... I work in Montreal.............. it is not it is unheated: it is they keep to storming cold because the men are always hot... We, the women, are freezing Forget about heaters: they are a fire hazard, so we can't have one. Sadly.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted August 6, 2015 Posted August 6, 2015 I work in Montreal.............. it is not it is unheated: it is they keep to storming cold because the men are always hot... We, the women, are freezing Forget about heaters: they are a fire hazard, so we can't have one. Sadly. The temperature of any office building will most likely be set to the ideal comfort level of a man in a suit. If men's dress clothes looked more like women's--if they wore something more akin to a knee-legnth dress with no jacket when they wanted to look professional--I think office buildings would be more comfortable for everyone.
Guest Posted August 6, 2015 Posted August 6, 2015 The temperature of any office building will most likely be set to the ideal comfort level of a man in a suit. If men's dress clothes looked more like women's--if they wore something more akin to a knee-legnth dress with no jacket when they wanted to look professional--I think office buildings would be more comfortable for everyone. Well... I am an engineer and truth is most engineers do not wear men's dress clothes... They wear: jeans and t-shirt or pants and shirt... One of my colleague recently advocated men should be allowed to wear shorts during the summer as women do wear skirts, capris and dresses. So I cannot blame it on my colleague tendency to overdress... they don't. I recall one meeting where I had to excuse myself, walk back to my office, grab my winter coat before coming back because it was so damnation freezing in the conference room
ThirdGen Posted August 6, 2015 Posted August 6, 2015 The temperature of any office building will most likely be set to the ideal comfort level of a man in a suit. If men's dress clothes looked more like women's--if they wore something more akin to a knee-legnth dress with no jacket when they wanted to look professional--I think office buildings would be more comfortable for everyone. Nobody knows how to comfortably heat an office building. Everybody-hot or everybody-cold - those are the only certainties.
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