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Sunday, August 27, 2006

TOOLS OF THE TRADE


TOOLS OF THE TRADE
yup. used to be, back in the day, hammers, trowels, flat bars, razor knives, chalk lines, hatchets, torches... and a myriad of knick-knacks and specialty items I used whilst I was doing service work in the field. I spent the last 3 years as an inspector, and recently, along comes the job I've been aspiring to for the last 5 years, Project Management, for a mid-sized commercial roofing contractor. now it's all digital shtein, and I live in Corporate America. this is the basic stuff I use to be effective in my job...
click to enrage...

LAPPY
lappy. I use an HP Pavillion dv1133, and keep my office mobile
at all times. you can use one of these to surf porn, too.


PHONE
the cell phoney. if you live under a rock and need this explained, Email me. I'll arrange to hit you on the head with a tack hammer.


CARD
you go to the Mars Hotel, and need to flash the Brubaker I.D. -there's no better look than to pull it out of a card case like this.


VOICE
this is my lifeblood. the Digital Voice Recorder has almost completely replaced pen & paper. it records farts, too.


WHEEL OF FORTUNE
the Wheel of Fortune. not as intimidating as the
Flaming Sword, but highly compact and lightweight.
one look at this, and the roof shits itself.


WHEEL CLOSE
here's a closer look. you measure with it and stuff.
973 feet... hmmmm.


KNIFE
my pocket knife. I use it to probe things and put out eyes.
it's deliberately pointing at bird shtein here.


CASE
my camera case also holds notes, extra discs, the DVR, card case, and periphery. you can hit someone on the head with it too.


FAT MAN
Fat Man. the Sony Mavica CD350 may look to be a bit of a
Shtein-o-saur, but it always does the job, and can be hooked directly to a PC or TV for a slickity-slick video presentation.


CLIPPY
this job box/clipboard gets used in survey
and CAD work, pictured here.


HAT
Big Dumb Hat. wanna beat the heat? you need one of these. keeps the sun off, and the straw allows for good ventilation.
I go through one every summer. then I burn 'em.


DAYRUNNER
this DayRunner has replaced my briefcase,
which I now use to bludgeon fucktards as needed.

have a great Sunday. see you next week.

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