Quote from: Cookie on June 26, 2014, 08:21:06 AM

Man. That Carl sure can rant!

Well shit. It's not like it's rocket science.

Request for a new IP on x.x.x.x subnet.

1. Bring up new system and look for an available IP in the subnet. Found it.
2. Bring up old system 1 and verify. Not there.
3. Bring up old system 2 and verify. Not there.
4. Bring up old spread sheet 1 and verify. Not there.
5. Bring up old spread sheet 2 and verify. Not there.
6. Ping IP. No response.
7. dig IP (or nslookup IP if you're old school). No response.

Okay, it's likely the IP isn't in use. Update new application with information. Here you go.

And the folks consolidating the tools should move the information from old spreadsheet 1 into the new system and delete the spreadsheet (or archive it or mark it read-only).

Honestly. It's really not all that hard.

Carl

Quote from: KLRchickie on June 25, 2014, 07:12:27 PM

People selling things that think it reasonable to *raise* the price in their ad, after I've responded to it

I'm looking for a TTR125L.  New price is $3500.  No, I don't care how "premium condition" your 8 year old dirt bike is in - it is not worth $2300....  The $1950 it was showing when I responded was a little high too, but at that point there seemed a chance of making a deal!

Add to this people who make arrangements to show you their bike the next day, and then send you this message at 11pm:
"Hey sorry to say but someone showed up a half hour ago with full asking price in cash so the bike is gone "

 

Asshole...

Who said logic needed to be part of my ranting

Part of the frustration being the pain-in-the-ass factor of trying to buy something used.  Over-priced, thrashed, several year old dirt-bike - check.  Jerks who don't ever respond to your query, don't ever take down their ad, etc. - check.  People who can't meet with you at a reasonable time in the evening, then sell it to someone else in the middle of the night - check.

No, I don't want to pay next-to-new price for something that has sat in someone's garage for several years, and I don't care *where* your "wife rode it twice", and I *am* a girl! I am fully aware that "lady driven" is not necessarily a GOOD selling point

  all the things you wish you could say to the people posting their crap for sale on the internet...

You guys make my little tiny existence seem wonderful. It is a wonderful little existence so I guess you guys are just taking stuff way to serious.

Hot damn! Rush "Tom Sawyer" just came on the radio! I love that tune!

My day just got even better. Its the little things. Right Bomber?

What was the question?

Shit, when you stop being nice to the incompetent people and show them the door?
Carl