The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[FutureCEO]

For those keeping track, we have our first snowfall of the year!

In March.

An inch.

I have a flood outside my building. There's two walkways to my car. Both are flooded. The side on the building too which by that:

I'm surrounded by a moat and I live in a castle.

 

[Figgy1]

I have a flood outside my building. There's two walkways to my car. Both are flooded. The side on the building too which by that:

I'm surrounded by a moat and I live in a castle.

YIKES!!!!!!!!!! Stay safe and dry

 

[StarWarsGirl]

And...the snow is melting. But we had our snow for the year.

 

[FutureCEO]

YIKES!!!!!!!!!! Stay safe and dry

A couple towns over they got 3 plus inches of rain so who knows how much I got

 

[FutureCEO]

The library told me I could download Prince Harry's book. They told me 6 months originally but 2 months is not bad.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

The library told me I could download Prince Harry's book. They told me 6 months originally but 2 months is not bad.

I haven't been to our regular library since before the pandemic. I have a card with Baltimore County, Harford county, and Enoch Pratt (down in the city). I use all three for their online resources. Baltimore County has their own separate Overdrive/Libby library, and Enoch Pratt and Harford County use the Maryland state one. Which is nice because you just have to live in the state of Maryland to use their libraries, so I can use the others even though I don't live in those jurisdictions, and sometimes the wait-list will be shorter at one library for a book than another, or sometimes Baltimore County won't have a title I'm looking for (annoying) and I can just get it from the other library. Plus Overdrive/Libby works with Kindle. Audiobooks have been my thing lately.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

And...the snow is melting. But we had our snow for the year.

All gone now. Very windy. Supposed to be 62 by Friday. Typical.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Work annoyances of the day...

Me to IT: You need to remove the coding from this account so it doesn't force us to add a tax code.
IT: No we don't

Fifteen minutes later...

IT: We need to remove the coding from this account so it doesn't force you to add a tax code.
Me:

 

[FutureCEO]

I haven't been to our regular library since before the pandemic. I have a card with Baltimore County, Harford county, and Enoch Pratt (down in the city). I use all three for their online resources. Baltimore County has their own separate Overdrive/Libby library, and Enoch Pratt and Harford County use the Maryland state one. Which is nice because you just have to live in the state of Maryland to use their libraries, so I can use the others even though I don't live in those jurisdictions, and sometimes the wait-list will be shorter at one library for a book than another, or sometimes Baltimore County won't have a title I'm looking for (annoying) and I can just get it from the other library. Plus Overdrive/Libby works with Kindle. Audiobooks have been my thing lately.

It's so annoying. I have a small list I want to read but the some of the books are not in the library system. Well, most of them are by foreign authors so maybe that's why.

 

[Squidney]

Good morning @Squidney

Afternoon!

 

[Figgy1]

Afternoon!

To you as well!

 

[Figgy1]

I love watching history videos and love his food history videos

 

[Figgy1]

There's ice under the snow and the plow has only made one pass on our main road Odds on getting out tomorrow?

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

There's ice under the snow and the plow has only made one pass on our main road Odds on getting out tomorrow?
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Beautiful
But stay safe.

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

 

[MinnieM123]

The library told me I could download Prince Harry's book. They told me 6 months originally but 2 months is not bad.

I have that book on hold as well (not the audio version). Even with 42 libraries in our system, there's still no estimate as to how long I'll have to wait for a copy to become available.

 

[donaldtoo]

Off early today…ran out of work…!!!!!
There is actually plenty of work, but, contracts haven’t been finalized. One partner has eight design projects in queue. Happens from time to time.
The project I started on this morning was put on hold because the client needs to pay a surveyor to do a slope map. The site is located high above Lake Austin, and about the back 1/4 falls off a cliff. Of course, the clients want the house as far back on the site as possible for the views.
Unfortunately, with Lake Austin zoning, the percentages of allowable impervious coverage diminish as the slope percentages increase.
0-15% slope = no more than 35% imp. cov., 15-25% slope = no more than 10% imp. cov., 25-35% = no more than 5% imp. cov., and nothing is allowed to be built in an area with a slope percentage exceeding 35%.
Other two kickers to this project, there’s an existing house on the site, as far back as they want theirs, that’s definitely not adhering to updated LA imp. cov. restrictions, and the clients want a second floor above the main level, which is not allowed due to sight lines from other lots on the street. You can only go down to a walk-out basement-type situation, which is where the dude actually wanted a basement garage/man cave for his growing car collection (already has a ‘70 GMC pickup, and ‘69 Dodge Charger)…fun stuff, huh…?!!!!!

 

[Figgy1]

 

[Figgy1]

Beautiful
But stay safe.

THNX We're all in until it's safe to leave. The walkway to the car and the car has been shoveled out and the ground salted. Maybe sometime tomorrow?????????? As I said it's still coming down and the main road isn't close to clear

 

[FutureCEO]

Finally snowing here!!!!