Richmond VA Drivers...

These people CAN NOT Dirve here!!!! It is freaking AMAZING!!! I have been driving to work for close to 4 months at this job and out of the 4 months, there has been a wreck on the Shaco Bottom bridge on IH64 east and west for 5 out of the 7 days of the week!!! It does not matter if it is raining, sunny, snowing, or what kind of weather we are having. There is ALWAYS A WRECK!! It reminds me of Austin and MOPAC 1 and the water testing that they did for an extended period by the Texas DOT. There was wrecks on that stretch or road every morning and afternoon and drivers knew about the water testing!!! Same Bat time, Same Bat channel every freaking day!! I contacted the Virginia DOT and i hope to post some stats on this soon. I will keep you informed.
CAIO!!


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If Operating Systems Were Beers ...

I saw this and thought tht it was funny.

DOS Beer: Requires you to use your own can opener, and requires you to read the directions carefully before opening the can. Originally only came in an 8-oz. can, but now comes in a 16-oz. can. However, the can is divided into 8 compartments of 2 oz. each, which have to be accessed separately. Soon to be discontinued, although a lot of people are going to keep drinking it after it's no longer available.

Mac Beer: At first, came only in a 16-oz can, but now comes in a 32-oz can. Considered by many to be a "light" beer. All the cans look identical. When you take one from the fridge, it opens itself. The ingredients list is not on the can. If you call to ask about the ingredients, you are told that "you don't need to know." A notice on the side reminds you to drag your empties to the trashcan.

Windows 3.1 Beer: The world's most popular. Comes in a 16-oz can that looks a lot like Mac Beer. Requires that you already own a DOS Beer. Claims that it allows you to drink several DOS Beers simultaneously, but in reality you can only drink a few of them, very slowly, especially slowly if you are drinking the Windows Beer at the same time. Sometimes, for apparently no reason, a can of Windows Beer will explode when you open it.

OS/2 Beer: Comes in a 32-oz can. Does allow you to drink several DOS Beers simultaneously. Allows you to drink Windows 3.1 Beer simultaneously too, but somewhat slower. Advertises that its cans won't explode when you open them, even if you shake them up. You never really see anyone drinking OS/2 Beer, but the manufacturer (International Beer Manufacturing) claims that 9 million six-packs have been sold.

Windows 95 Beer: The can looks a lot like Mac Beer's can, but tastes more like Windows 3.1 Beer. It comes in 32-oz. cans, but when you look inside, the cans only have 16 oz of beer in them. Most people will probably keep drinking Windows 3.1 eer until their friends try Windows 95 Beer and say they like it. The ingredients list, when you look at the small print, has some of the same ingredients that come in DOS beer, even though the manufacturer claims that this is an entirely new brew.

Windows NT Beer: Comes in 32-oz. cans, but you can only buy it by the truckload. This causes ost people to have to go out and buy bigger refrigerators. The can looks just like Windows 3.1 Beer, but the company promises to change the can to look just like Windows 95 Beer's - after Windows 95 beer starts shipping. Touted as an "industrial strength" beer, and suggested only for use in bars.

Unix Beer: Comes in several different brands, in cans ranging from 8 oz. to 64 oz. rinkers of Unix Beer display fierce brand loyalty, even though they claim that all the different brands taste almost identical. Sometimes the pop-tops break off when you try to open them, so you have to have your own can opener around for those occasions, in which case you either need a complete set of instructions or a friend who has been drinking Unix Beer for several years.

AmigaDOS Beer: The company has gone out of business, but their recipe has been picked up by some weird German company, so now this beer will be an import. This beer never really sold very well because the original manufacturer didn't understand marketing. Like Unix Beer, AmigaDOS Beer fans are an extremely loyal and loud group. It originally came in a 16-oz. can, but now comes in 32-oz. cans too. When this can was originally introduced, it appeared lashy and colorful, but the design hasn't changed much over the years, so it appears dated now. Critics of this beer claim that it is only meant for watching TV anyway.

VMS Beer: Requires minimal user interaction, except for popping the top and sipping. However cans have been known on occasion to explode, or contain extremely un-beer-like contents. Best drunk in high pressure development environments. When you call the manufacturer for the list of ingredients, you're told that it is proprietary and referred to an unknown listing in the manuals published by the FDA. Rumors are that this was once listed in the Physicians' Desk Reference as a tranquilizer, but no one can claim to have actually seen it.

Toy Story...

Capitalism - He who dies with the most toys, wins.
Hari Krishna - He who plays with the most toys, wins.
Catholicism - He who denies himself the most toys, wins.
Anglican - They were our toys first.
Greek Orthodox - No, they were OURS first.
Branch Davidians - He who dies playing with the biggest toys, wins.
Atheism - There is no toy maker.
Polytheism - There are many toy makers.
Evolutionism - The toys made themselves.
Church of Christ, Scientist - We are the toys.
Communism - Everyone gets the same number of toys, and you go straight to hell if we catch you selling yours.
B'Hai - All toys are just fine with us.
Amish - Toys with batteries are surely a sin.
Taoism - The doll is as important as the dumptruck.
Mormonism - Every boy can have as many toys as he wants.
Voodoo - Let me borrow that doll for a second.
Hedonism - To heck with the rule book!? Let's play!
Hinduism - He who plays with bags of plastic farm animals, loses.
7th Day Adventist - He who plays with his toys on Saturday, loses.
Church of Christ - He whose toys make music, loses.
Baptist - Once played, always played.
Jehovah's Witnesses - He who sells the most toys door-to-door, wins.
Pentecostalism - He whose toys can talk, wins.
Existentialism - Toys are a figment of your imagination.
Confucianism - Once a toy is dipped in the water, it is no longer dry.
Non-denominationalism - We don't care where the toys came from, let's just play with them.
Agnosticism - It is not possible to know whether toys make a bit of difference.

Relatives...

Tomorrow, my sister-n-law, Sondra's sister and two children are moving in with us. They are coming from Texas to start a new life and make a new beginning here in Virginia. I hope that it works out for the best and that they find what they are looking for. I on the other hand, am picking up several shifts this month due to the lack of people working that are trained. It is Thanks Giving month...
I have also posted for several jobs with Qimonda that will be with the company and not a contractor like I am now. More to come as events occur on this. Just all wish me luck!! It would be nice to be an employee instead of a contractor. On the flip side for that, the old company that I worked for, Sun Control Systems, I am a contractor for them and I worked up in Culpepper at a project that I had been on before. It is nice as I can pick up some extra work from time to time.Well, I need to go and get some sleep.
L8terz...

Smartest States ranking for 2006 - 2007

For those of you that wonder where your state ranks...

2006-2007 Smartest State Award
	RANK	STATE	SMART RATING	2005-2006 RANK	CHANGE
1	Vermont	18.57	1	0
2	Massachusetts	16.09	3	1
3	Connecticut	14.46	2	-1
4	New Jersey	14.35	4	0
5	Maine	10.79	5	0
6	Virginia	10.07	7	1
7	Montana	9.55	9	2
8	Wisconsin	9.04	8	0
9	Iowa	8.82	14	5
10	Pennsylvania	8.69	11	1
11	Nebraska	6.40	12	1
12	New Hampshire	5.90	15	3
13	Minnesota	5.33	6	-7
14	Rhode Island	4.31	16	2
15	Kansas	4.27	13	-2
16	New York	3.66	10	-6
17	South Dakota	3.25	18	1
18	Maryland	2.27	19	1
19	Wyoming	1.35	17	-2
20	Idaho	1.29	28	8
21	North Dakota	0.95	20	-1
22	Missouri	0.94	21	-1
23	North Carolina	0.84	22	-1
24	Indiana	0.06	26	2
25	Texas	-0.11	24	-1
26	South Carolina	-1.19	29	3
27	Colorado	-1.32	23	-4
28	Delaware	-2.47	25	-3
29	Florida	-2.90	36	7
30	Tennessee	-3.01	41	11
31	Kentucky	-3.24	35	4
32	Arkansas	-3.44	37	5
33	Washington	-3.85	30	-3
34	Ohio	-4.00	31	-3
35	Illinois	-4.32	32	-3
36	Oklahoma	-5.81	39	3
37	West Virginia	-5.82	34	-3
38	Utah	-6.30	33	-5
39	Michigan	-6.43	27	-12
40	Oregon	-6.87	38	-2
41	Georgia	-6.92	40	-1
42	Hawaii	-9.31	42	0
43	New Mexico	-10.60	48	5
44	Louisiana	-10.95	45	1
45	Alabama	-11.00	43	-2
46	Alaska	-11.91	44	-2
47	California	-13.10	46	-1
48	Mississippi	-14.78	49	1
49	Nevada	-15.81	47	-2
50	Arizona	-17.61	50	0
For more details about methodology, visit Morgan Quitno Press online.

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This week...

It has been a hectic week for me. I worked at Qimonda Monday and Tuesday night and then went to Culpepper Virginia on Wednesday and worked with Sun Controll Systems for that evening and the next day. Then I came home and I am now at work in the FAB for the next 3 nights on my regular work schedule. The weather is crappy with lots of rain and people here in Richmond do not know how to drive in ANY kind of weather!!! Oh well, more l8terz.

The EU has some energy trouble as well...

I welcome Comments to my BLOG.
Im not saying that we are not as wasteful, but this is very interesting!! At lest we know that we are not the only ones that are wasteful!!

A poll of 5,000 Europeans by the Energy Saving Trust found the average Briton admitted to 32 bad habits such as leaving lights on in empty rooms, more than twice as many as the most energy conscious nation.
In interviews last month released for the start of Energy Efficiency Week today, Germans admitted to having 14 energy wasting habits, the Spanish 16, the French 19 and the Italians 25.
Britain's bad habits
* 71 per cent leave appliances on standby
* 67 per cent boil more water than needed in kettles
* 65 per cent leave chargers plugged in
* 63 per cent don't turn off lights in empty rooms
* 48 per cent use the car for short journeys
* 44 per cent wash clothes at 60F
* 32 per cent leave the engine running while the car is stationary
* 32 per cent use the tumble dryer when the washing line could be used
* 28 per cent have the central heating on in an empty house
* 22 per cent turn up the thermostat instead of reaching for a jumper