Mookie Maybe someone on here could help me. When I was working, our receptionist had a "new" keyboard that was almost split in half and angled. I wouldn't go near it since it looked like a headache to me. But she seemed to like it. When she got used to it, she liked it just fine. But I don't remember what or how.
Maybe someone on here could help me. When I was working, our receptionist had a "new" keyboard that was almost split in half and angled. I wouldn't go near it since it looked like a headache to me. But she seemed to like it. When she got used to it, she liked it just fine. But I don't remember what or how.
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AgentKid Good afternoon. It is much cooler today but we still have a bit of a humidity problem. It is currently 73° feeling like 77°. Last night was a bad one to try and sleep. My system just isn't used to the kind of heat we had yesterday. Humidex over 100°. We didn't set any temperature records, but our power consumption did. There were rolling blackouts in some parts of the province. To work in the CPR Commercial Telegraph department you had to be able to type 50 w.p.m. Dad could do it, but he only used the pointer and index fingers of each hand, with his thumbs for spacing. It was fun to watch him type, as he had an up-and-down motion with his forearms that looked like old time film clips of rag-time piano players. I also took typing in High School, but I could never get much above 30 w.p.m. Today, I sort of alternate between touch typing and hunt and peck. Bruce
Good afternoon.
It is much cooler today but we still have a bit of a humidity problem. It is currently 73° feeling like 77°. Last night was a bad one to try and sleep. My system just isn't used to the kind of heat we had yesterday. Humidex over 100°. We didn't set any temperature records, but our power consumption did. There were rolling blackouts in some parts of the province.
To work in the CPR Commercial Telegraph department you had to be able to type 50 w.p.m. Dad could do it, but he only used the pointer and index fingers of each hand, with his thumbs for spacing. It was fun to watch him type, as he had an up-and-down motion with his forearms that looked like old time film clips of rag-time piano players.
I also took typing in High School, but I could never get much above 30 w.p.m. Today, I sort of alternate between touch typing and hunt and peck.
Bruce
I Generally use the "Radar Method" of typing; "Seek Out, Home In & Destroy"!!
I also took typing in High School, probably never did better than 25 wpm, now I typically use only one hand when typing, probably do about 35 wpm.
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SJ, was the keyboard kind of V-shaped overall? I guess it put the separate halves of the keyboard perpendicular to the respective arms for ergonomically-correct typing. I think I've seen them, but they would require getting used to. I wish my typing lessons had taken hold. I use two fingers and a thumb on each hand, with no way to split a keyboard in half. I used to be a lot more accurate than I am now, judging from the number of times I have to remove a letter next to the one I intended to type. And I also think that my ring and pinky fingers are becoming arthritic from lack of use. (People who watch me type can't believe I do what I do as well as I do it.)
Carl
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BC - that's what it was! Ergonomically correct and looking like something that would take me all day to do what I can do in a matter of minutes. My ergo never hurt, and for about 8 hours a day - I typed. Our receptionist did what they are hired to do - answer phone lines. She did very little typing. Never did figure that out.
I am always amazed when watching mostly men type, that they do very well with just 2-3 digits. Newspaper reporters on manuals. Remember? Manuals strenghtened your fingers and piano just helped.
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Ah, the "bent" keyboard.......
Looks like I won a trip to Orlando for the weekend, the catch being I have to haul 47,000lbs of beer with me. Oh well, I need the money......
Will be 2,000 miles in four days, and a 3,000 mile week, for once. Not sure what is going on at the main office, but it has not been good. The new Hours of Service rules that started the first of this month won't help much, either.....
Yep, I'm a true truck driver, I complain, would not be fun otherwise.......
See everyone later......
Randy Vos
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Mookie I am always amazed when watching mostly men type, that they do very well with just 2-3 digits. Newspaper reporters on manuals. Remember? Manuals strengthened your fingers and piano just helped.
I am always amazed when watching mostly men type, that they do very well with just 2-3 digits. Newspaper reporters on manuals. Remember? Manuals strengthened your fingers and piano just helped.
I resembled that remark! My last job before joining CNW was as a mild-mannered reporter for a metropolitan daily newspaper...typing my copy out on an ancient manual typewriter, always triple-spaced on sheets of newsprint.
Good MorningWe are back in stick and mug territory again..couple of nice big ol' t'underbumpers came through here and left us with a great big barrel full of humidity...77F felling like 95F out right now...going up to 84F feeling like unto 100F later on...sighCouple of committee meetings to go to later on then off for the weekend...
I have one of those 'split-key' keyboards here..use it a lot when wrists are complaining. My favorite exercise is with my 8 string bass guitar....Have a good one!!
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blownout cylinder My favorite exercise is with my 8 string bass guitar....
Warm, a little humid, sunny and very noisy today. Oh joy and rapture!
Yeah Randy, the new "rules" are going to be a problem for a while until one gets the hang of it all. Now I am running casual for a friend who has run out of hours and miles. Abq . is where the run ends . It starts at Phx. Some times it is hard to get past Little America at Flg. toward the end of the week without stopping. Keep the shiny side up and the rubber side down . See ya later
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Never seen you type, so don't know if you use 2-3 or 9. But the old movies always show a reporter typing about 60 wpm with 2-3 fingers. Maybe it was the ever present cigarette....
morning
Breakfast is ready.had to get a nap yesterday before going to G+G house for a picnic.Thought we were going to get rained on but it missed us this time.Humid and more storms today.Leftovers for lunch and supper as well.Time for some chores.
stay safe
Joe
Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").
Good Morning!!I think...we are getting t'underboomered on with heaping barrels of rain be falling on our'n heads...this oughta be fun... I'm going to try to get some more work done in that Lair of Doom...we ended up getting another big 25 cubic yard bin to throw 'stuff' in..seems a lot of 'stuff' keeps showing up...I just hope there is no reverse black hole in there Anyhoooo...have a good one!!
It was a quiet day at our house yesterday. We did have rain early in the morning, before I woke. Katie asked me if the thunder woke me (it woke both her and Jackie)--and I told her that I did not hear it.
This morning, I saw two quail families as I was out walking. The chicks were old enough to fly, and I enjoyed watching all the birds as they walked, ran, and flew.
From time to time, we will see a hummingbird making use of their feeder on Katie's deck, and quite a variety use the feeders that are against the back fence. Squirrels continually try to use them, but they are unsuccessful. Katie saw an evening grosbeak recently, and hopes to see such again.
Our lows are now about 70, and our highs are in the nineties. I just noticed that the temperature by my desk is close to 80, but I am not uncomfortable.
Johnny
This is from our yesterday's newspaper here in Louisville, The Courier-Journal. This particular "reading" has been the opening for Thunder Over Louisville for Several years, I believe the cut that they use has Walter Cronkite's voice narrating it. I've heard it for several years, never realizing that it came from a railroad company's Public Relations Event....
Good Morning It's another hot and humid day here...right now it is sunny but later on today...back to those ol' t'underinboomers and mucho rain forecast here...Got some of the junk actually out'n the Lair and into that bin...they pick up later this morning..then it'll be more junk to bail out of there... Have a good one!!
good morning
thanks for breakfast. triple h day again today. chores to do today. Csx has also told the city no additional funding for the viaduct project would be available. Plus they have taken back their original 200k until the project would get started. So the Clinton St.Viaduct will continue as the champion can opener.
JoeKoh good morning thanks for breakfast. triple h day again today. chores to do today. Csx has also told the city no additional funding for the viaduct project would be available. Plus they have taken back their original 200k until the project would get started. So the Clinton St.Viaduct will continue as the champion can opener. stay safe Joe
PUCO will have a field day with who/whom ever welched on this one. They say who pays for what percent of the original estimated cost.
yes mookie it does flood during heavy rain. The original cost estimate rose after more problems were found with the project. Going to be fun to watch the red tape fly.
I have been busier than a one armed paper hanger this past few days. This is the first time I have had a chance to take more than a brief look at the forum.
There was a thunderstorm last night which created flooding in an area just east of me, that had been evacuated just two weeks ago. No evacuation this time, but a lot more damage for folks who didn't need any more of it. Also, the city had to put more of that smelly water treatment into the lines again. Oh joy.
59° and sunny, with no Humidex problem. But, we have a Weather Watch for more thundershowers tonight. We are in one of those cycles where as soon as it gets a bit warm all of the standing water around here starts to evaporate and that triggers a new round of thunderstorms. The storms last night were very localized, so I hope any storms tonight are localized somewhere else.
That is all I've got for now.
So shovel the coal, let this rattler roll.
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Good Saturday evening everyone. Been a while since I've been able to get on the computer and therefore, come in to see everyone.
Things are o.k., could be better, though. Tired of all the rain: does not help my arthritis at all. Would like to keep these cool temps, but don't really like the forecast of temps going back up to upper 80s plus next week.
Our Saturday Night Pizza Fest is now on the warmer bar: all the regular options, from anchovie to supreme; and dessert pizzas (apple, cherry, raspberry, peach and strawberry.
Everyone have a good evening, stay dry, take care and keep safe.
Well, three days on the railroad (conductor, engineer, conductor). I think most everyone had a good time. A little damp yesterday. Actually, it rained so hard during one shower that I could hardly see down the track. Lots of puddles and ponding after that one (not to mention a fair amount of lightning, not a popular thing at the largest attraction in the area - a water park).
The Moose River has been running consistently high, so much so that the canoe outfitter we work with decided not to send anyone out today. Several folks have had trouble with the high water on the river, dumping boats, etc.
Taking Sunday off.
HOS - FRA is getting fussy about ours. Used to be we'd maybe clean up the train after we "officially" signed off (maybe after supper, or the like). Now that's considered "co-mingled service." Same with, say, working on next month's schedule before or after going officially "on duty."
Funny thing about that is that I can vacuum my house and it doesn't matter. If I vacuum a railcar, it's co-mingled service... Sheesh.
muggy this morning.more pop up thunderstorms today.Getting ready for Church.Breakfast is all set.Back to work tonight.
Good MorningA/C on full today...supposed to get to 85F feeling like 100F later on in those ol' t'underinboomers as well....Get to go to the mall this afternoon and see the gang there...maybe pick up a few things as well...
Thanks for breakfast Joe...
Larry: Co-mingled to me sounds like a turn of phrase I used to see in some eng. lit. course I took....'the genres shall not be mixed'....
Peace be with ye. 84 and clear in Carolina this evening. For the past 2 days, we have had absolutely no rain whatsoever. It has been nice.
I am still using a loaner computer so am still limited In what I am able to do.
Everyone stay safe and keep cool.
Tom
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Good Evening..
Well, we had rain rain and more rain here, it would dry a bit, get more muggy and down it would come again...it still is doing it though not as much now..sigh...
I did get to the mall this afternoon..even if a little on the wet side...thought I could have used a wetsuit though...
Then, got home a ran some trains around...and watched a few videos as well...a good evening to be had...
Have a good'un!!
monday is done.matt and I are getting our teeth cleaned today.We are going to go see our favorite libriarian as well.Naptime when I get home.More rain according to the guessers,
Good Morning
Kind of dull and stifling out there ...only 66F out there but it feels more like 83F right now..supposed to go to 85F feeling like 103F later on, under those ol' tunderin'boomers
Not much planned for today other than messing around in the studio...under the A/C....
Have a good one!!
JoeKohmatt and I are getting our teeth cleaned today
Not too bad today - warm and a tad humid, but not stifling. Potential for rain and thunderboomers, but NWS seems to be having trouble keeping the local WSR-88D (NEXRAD) on the air, so our "eyes" are a bit limited.
Ms Mook - does that include a pedicure, to keep the claws nails in tune?
Headed for the body shop to sign some paperwork regarding my encounter with a wood goat (deer). No word on when repairs will occur yet.
The Mohawk valley is still under the gun - Utica is dealing with the Mohawk River right at flood stage, and the area got significant rain again last night. This is at Little Falls within the past few days - got the email Saturday but there was no date given. There's a slight difference between that and normal (on the right).
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