Some things REALLY get me.

This blog was truly not created as my own personal hiding place in cyber space for me to anonymously bitch at and/or make fun of people. However some people are stupid, and the things they say are entirely too asinine to not mention. To say that the communications system at my place of employment is archaic would be giving it a bit too much credit. Just recently, the IT department upgraded from W2K to XP. There is no connecting to the internet, nor do we have an intranet. The closest thing we have to communications is Lotus Notes. I’m not bashing Lotus, but it is 2006. So, seeing as how I could not get this off my chest, and I work a twelve hour shift, I have been stewing over this mind numbingly stupid email that I received when I got to work yesterday for quite a while now. The email was sent to ‘Everybody’ which it turn meant that anyone within our little network that had an email account, which includes Everybody received this message. The message was something to the effect of… “Our son had plugged in his cellular phone to let it charge. Shortly after attaching the device to the outlet, his phone began to ring. When he answered it, a shock went through him burning his fingers and knocking him to the floor. *Sob, Boo Hoo, etc.* So, Please Do Not Use A Cellular Phone While It Is Plugged In.” When I find the person that sent this to me, I will smack them on the back of the head. If you have ever turned over the rather large box looking thing that plugs into the wall on one side, and into your phone on the other side, you may recall seeing a rating. It has a particular value with a V beside it listed next to output. Above this V there is a dotted line with a solid line above it. Electronics 101 lesson. That symbol means DC or Direct Current. Well, generally most of us know that the plug we have this box stuck in supplies AC Voltage, Alternating Current. And most of us know it is not by P.F.M. that AC gets converted to DC. That big box sticking into your wall is a nifty device that does the converting. It consists of a transformer, a bridge, and a series of resistors and capacitors. If you are into electronics at all, you know what these things do, if not then let me explain the first one. The transformer is two coils separated by air. As an AC Current passes through the coil on the outlet side, it creates a magnetic field, or flux, around the coil. As this flux expands and collapses, it passes through the coil on the other side of the transformer. The magnetic flux creates a current in the wire and when the sent through a resistor, voltage can be measured. I mention this to explain that there should be no direct connection between your ear and the outlet if your phone is properly plugged in. Saying not to use your phone would be like saying not to use the blender when it is plugged in as the buttons can electrocute you. If you are not intelligent enough to check your equipment before plugging it in, well, hope your fingers feel better after the burn heals moron! Not only will I smack the person that sent me that email, but if I find out where it originated, I will tear that persons toenails off. Slowly. I feel better. Thank you.

*Mushy Warning*
But on a bright note, as Valentines Day recently passed, I am now the proud owner of a new T-Shirt. And yes, I am excited about that fact. My wife and I do not spend a lot of money on gifts for each other for Valentines Day, since we buy each other gifts throughout the year to show each other our love. We simply celebrate the day with a little extra as this is the day that I asked her to marry me two years ago. Thus beginning a very wonderful relationship. But anyways, the shirt says, “I am your knight in shining armor.” I thought it was extremely awesome, one because it is a cool shirt, and two because that is how I feel. And knowing that she realizes it as well is a better gift than any material possession I could receive.

And that’s it for now.