The renovation that would not die...

[jhetley]

Well, we finally had the final "punch list" on that project across the river. Not a good sign when you show up and see five contractor's trucks on site.

But we did the paperwork and agreed on the final items and I only have to go back once more, in a day or so, when the contractor asks me to check off the punch list items. Six months late.

Oh, well.

And in word-processing news, I came across a quirk in MSWord last night that leaves me puzzled. Due to a misplaced mouse click or maybe two, I ended up with the manuscript of Chapter XX in an email format. Asking me for an address and all. And I could _not_ figure out how to cancel the bugger. Did not appear to be among the available options. I finally copied all the text to the clipboard, pasted into a new document, and deleted the old file. That seems to have killed the email urge. For now.

BTW, I am not looking for suggestions on alternate word-processing programs or alternate operating systems. You can screw them up with a couple of wrong keystrokes, too. As of yet, nobody seems to have designed systems proof against operator failure.

Comments

[jimhines.livejournal.com]

There should be a button on the toolbar to switch to and from e-mail format. Looks like a little envelope and label?

I'd search for a keyboard shortcut, but the baby's restless.

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that helpful little button up there right next to the "save" -- it's what got me into trouble in the first place. I have since discovered, working with a _blank_ file, that the button is indeed a toggle. This feature does not identify itself, nothing else in any of the available menus volunteered...