The renovation that would not die...
Mar. 29th, 2006 11:18 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jhetleyWell, 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.
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.
