Things I'm happy about today

[malinoisvol]

Got resp infection from the little one. Yeaaaaaa.........

That chit is what I have. A friend of mine is on day 14 of his illness.

 

[VolNExile]

That chit is what I have. A friend of mine is on day 14 of his illness.

I'm finally about over it, have my voice back. Hubs has it now. It's everywhere.

 

[GordonC]

I've had something respiratory for about three weeks. I thought it was allergies. I could not pop my left ear for about a week. Monday, I hope the ENT doctor puts a tube in that side, too.

 

[Vjcvette]

I'm finally about over it, have my voice back. Hubs has it now. It's everywhere.

I hope and pray that you both recover quickly, I have a co-worker that just can't shake her cough.

 

[82_VOL_83]

I'm finally about over it, have my voice back. Hubs has it now. It's everywhere.

She lost hers last night.

 

[Vjcvette]

That chit is what I have. A friend of mine is on day 14 of his illness.

I am praying and hoping that you have a speedy recovery.

 

[ArdentVol]

at least i didnt get this crud in tennessee couple weeks ago
but i didnt how bad cough sounded until getting hearing aids back late today

mrs av believed some said i had covid
during covid's heyday staff was very non-chalant about masks
today, everyone i dealt with was wearing masks. that had neverhappened in the three years w/ this grpup

oddly i only brought home the crud only once

 

[VolNExile]

Happy about: Using the Find and Replace function to change all the . (period+2 spaces) to . (period +1 space) in a chemistry notes document (total 52 replacements.) Welcome to the 21st century.

 

[Souce]

Happy about: Using the Find and Replace function to change all the . (period+2 spaces) to . (period +1 space) in a chemistry notes document (total 52 replacements.) Welcome to the 21st century.

Oh chit!!! You'll be using VLOOKUP formulas in Excel before u know it!

 

[GordonC]

Happy about: Using the Find and Replace function to change all the . (period+2 spaces) to . (period +1 space) in a chemistry notes document (total 52 replacements.) Welcome to the 21st century.

Sometimes the "rules" change simply for the change, I think (and for no other real reason). I still instinctively want to double-space after periods and colons.

 

[82_VOL_83]

Sometimes the "rules" change simply for the change, I think (and for no other real reason). I still instinctively want to double-space after periods and colons.

I do and if you don't like double spaces you can KMEA!

 

[VolNExile]

Sometimes the "rules" change simply for the change, I think (and for no other real reason). I still instinctively want to double-space after periods and colons.

I do and if you don't like double spaces you can KMEA!

There was a real reason.

Double spaces were needed in the typewriter days, because every character (key) took up the same amount of space on the paper, whether a capital S or a . period.

Once word-processing came along, characters were assigned amounts of space that made sense for their sizes, and the double spaces were no longer needed.

I learned to stop doing it. Y'all can too!

 

[VolNExile]

Oh chit!!! You'll be using VLOOKUP formulas in Excel before u know it!

I can't tell you how happy I was the day that I decided to forget how to do pivot tables and charts. Wheeeeeeeee!!!

 

[82_VOL_83]

There was a real reason.

Double spaces were needed in the typewriter days, because every character (key) took up the same amount of space on the paper, whether a capital S or a . period.

Once word-processing came along, characters were assigned amounts of space that made sense for their sizes, and the double spaces were no longer needed.

I learned to stop doing it. Y'all can too!

In my industry many documents get converted to all caps. So no, you can conform, I'll continue to do it correctly.

 

[NorCalVol67]

 

[NorCalVol67]

In my industry many documents get converted to all caps. So no, you can conform, I'll continue to do it correctly.

Were you not conforming when double spaces were the norm?

 

[NorCalVol67]

By the way, when did that change? Seems like I was in college.

 

[theFallGuy]

I do and if you don't like double spaces you can KMEA!

Ok Boomer

 

[VolNExile]

By the way, when did that change? Seems like I was in college.

I think you’re not quite 15 years younger than I? That sounds about right.

It pretty much happened when word processors started replacing typewriters in business settings, IIRC.

I still have fond (well, only in this one aspect) memories of 9th grade typing class. I had it right after lunch, and our typing teacher (Virginia Something) always smelled strongly of gin.

If I’d had to put up with 30 snotty hormonal adolescents, I would have too!

 

[82_VOL_83]

Were you not conforming when double spaces were the norm?

No, I was doing it correctly using double spaces.

 

[82_VOL_83]

I think you’re not quite 15 years younger than I? That sounds about right.

It pretty much happened when word processors started replacing typewriters in business settings, IIRC.

I still have fond (well, only in this one aspect) memories of 9th grade typing class. I had it right after lunch, and our typing teacher (Virginia Something) always smelled strongly of gin.

If I’d had to put up with 30 snotty hormonal adolescents, I would have too!

I never took English comp so may have changed while I was in college. I didn't know it was the norm until about 3 days ago.

 

[VolNExile]

PSA for those of us not super-young-ish any more:

Using double spaces after a period at the end of a sentence is now frequently regarded as a sign of old-fartedness on resumes and other business communications. In this insanely youth-driven culture, it can result in you being (wrongly) perceived as out-of-date and not keeping up with current practices.

And it really jumps off the page to those of us who single space, seeing all those acres of white space. (Sort of how non-smokers can smell smokers a mile away, when smokers are completely unaware.) I hate this sort of judgey chit, but it is a real thing.

It’s just a bit of info for you to consider, especially when wooing a new client, or applying for a new job, or working the promotion trail with some snot-nosed Gen X or Millennial wondering why you’re still using up air.

Don’t shoot the messenger, pls.

 

[VolNExile]

Ok Boomer

Hey, now.

Pretty sure that if there hadn’t have been two specific Boomers in your circle, you wouldn’t be here plaguing us with your sucky taste in beer.

 

[VolNExile]

I do and if you don't like double spaces you can KMEA!

“Kiss My Elderly Ass”?

Always on the lookout for new insults!

 

[joevol33]

PSA for those of us not super-young-ish any more:

Using double spaces after a period at the end of a sentence is now frequently regarded as a sign of old-fartedness on resumes and other business communications. In this insanely youth-driven culture, it can result in you being (wrongly) perceived as out-of-date and not keeping up with current practices.

And it really jumps off the page to those of us who single space, seeing all those acres of white space. (Sort of how non-smokers can smell smokers a mile away, when smokers are completely unaware.) I hate this sort of judgey chit, but it is a real thing.

It’s just a bit of info for you to consider, especially when wooing a new client, or applying for a new job, or working the promotion trail with some snot-nosed Gen X or Millennial wondering why you’re still using up air.

Don’t shoot the messenger, pls.

My Play phone does that