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days_unfolding) wrote2007-04-12 12:17 am
days_unfolding) wrote2007-04-12 12:17 am
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On pins and needles
I thought that the interview went well today. It wound up being conversational in style; there was a lot of give and take on both sides. I seemed to hit it off with the other two writers. All three of us started tech writing in the same year. What are the odds of that? I said, "Oh good, I can admit how many years of experience I have (18 years). I leave it off of my resume so I don't scare people." They really liked my writing samples. I really would like this job.
They're going to interview two more people and get back to me on Tuesday.
In the meanwhile, things are still falling apart around here. On Monday, I found that I had a flat tire. I had a can of Fix-A-Flat in the car. I used it, and it helped. Tuesday, I put more air in the tire, and it seems to be holding the air so far. I don't know if it's really fixed or has a really slow leak. It was a little scary to drive up to San Ramon today on that tire. I told myself that I must must remember to take the cell phone.
It's even scarier that I don't have the money to fix the tire if it needs fixing. Wells Fargo put a two-week hold on a check that I deposited. Why, in this age of computers, does it require two weeks for a check to clear? Mom said that she would help me out. (Thanks, Mom!) Now I can buy oatmeal.
So now I need to finish my homework. This week is the last week of class. I also need to get my act together to sell a couple of guitars. I've been busy working on a writing sample up to this point. I still need to finish the sample, but I was jamming to finish some of it for the interview. (Why are there still not enough hours in the day when I'm not working?)
Right now, I'm wiped out, so I should go to sleep.
They're going to interview two more people and get back to me on Tuesday.
In the meanwhile, things are still falling apart around here. On Monday, I found that I had a flat tire. I had a can of Fix-A-Flat in the car. I used it, and it helped. Tuesday, I put more air in the tire, and it seems to be holding the air so far. I don't know if it's really fixed or has a really slow leak. It was a little scary to drive up to San Ramon today on that tire. I told myself that I must must remember to take the cell phone.
It's even scarier that I don't have the money to fix the tire if it needs fixing. Wells Fargo put a two-week hold on a check that I deposited. Why, in this age of computers, does it require two weeks for a check to clear? Mom said that she would help me out. (Thanks, Mom!) Now I can buy oatmeal.
So now I need to finish my homework. This week is the last week of class. I also need to get my act together to sell a couple of guitars. I've been busy working on a writing sample up to this point. I still need to finish the sample, but I was jamming to finish some of it for the interview. (Why are there still not enough hours in the day when I'm not working?)
Right now, I'm wiped out, so I should go to sleep.
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The most important thing about the tire is to be sure it is aired up before you get on the highway so it won't get too hot. A hole small enough to leak as slowly as it must be from what you say is probably not large enough to cause the tire to come apart on its own. Your problem would be the heat generated from being low on air at high speed - as the sidewalls flex they get hot. When a tire heats up the belts can separate and come apart. This would happen to any tire that was low for any reason.
Gawd... I'd not make a good tech writer, would I? Simple version - low tire pressure bad, correct tire pressure even with a pinhole okay...