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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2018 14:30:58 GMT -5
If this is day, it has to better than result day from DC testing, I found out I got cut, and my client had been working (no find that nugget until hearing due to admin error). Today im in Bulldog country going to hearing then off to REMs favorite diner in Athens, let the chips fall where they may, at least its better than last cut day, Eat a Peach. I’ll be in bulldawg country this evening; it’s a fun city in a great state. Also, my palms are sweaty. |
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Post by Ace Midnight on Jan 26, 2018 14:33:44 GMT -5
Today im in Bulldog country going to hearing then off to REMs favorite diner in Athens, let the chips fall where they may, at least its better than last cut day, Eat a Peach. Didn't all those people choke to death (or die of a heart attack) just a couple of weeks ago? |
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Post by ALonerDottie on Jan 26, 2018 16:04:47 GMT -5
Looking like another weekend of waiting and dreaming.
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Post by greyhound on Jan 26, 2018 16:58:22 GMT -5
I knew that one of these days I would have to be wrong and now it finally happened. Hoping we get word next week, but refraining from predictions.
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Post by Pixie on Jan 26, 2018 17:28:06 GMT -5
I knew that one of these days I would have to be wrong and now it finally happened. Hoping we get word next week, but refraining from predictions. I'm not going to say I told you so, but it is 5:30 on Friday afternoon. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2018 17:45:08 GMT -5
I knew that one of these days I would have to be wrong and now it finally happened. Hoping we get word next week, but refraining from predictions. I'm not going to say I told you so, but it is 5:30 on Friday afternoon. I went back to look, and my invitation to complete the online component was delivered at nearly 6PM EST on a Monday. |
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Post by Pixie on Jan 26, 2018 18:11:19 GMT -5
Aha, it is now 6:11 pm on Friday. The Beltway has closed down.
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Post by foghorn on Jan 26, 2018 23:09:26 GMT -5
Nothing in my mail.
Speaking of which, there's been periodic talk about the lack of feedback. On a Board of Veterans Appeals opening I read this heartwarming statement:
"All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made."
How quaint!
I seem to recall things last year popped into my mailbox in the a.m. having been mailed around 11pm --so it's 11:08 now, I'll check again but otherwise set out the gin and salami for the announcement fairy, and see what's in my in box in the morning. Sweet dreams boarders!
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Post by foghorn on Jan 26, 2018 23:17:51 GMT -5
OK, one of us has to say this, and no one has so (fade in sound of crickets)
".............It's quiet.................too quiet...."
(a sound of rustling in the inbox......just another announcement from notifications@usajobs.gov)......
to be continued
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Post by Pixie on Jan 26, 2018 23:22:20 GMT -5
There is a big difference between Crickets and Cicadas. These are definitely Cicadas.
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Post by gary on Jan 26, 2018 23:30:11 GMT -5
There is a big difference between Crickets and Cicadas. These are definitely Cicadas. Cicadas: Crickets: |
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Post by Pixie on Jan 27, 2018 0:03:18 GMT -5
OK, gary, you know the difference between crickets and cicadas, but do you know the name of the instrument on the far right of the picture above? Also, what is the American musicians nickname for it? This one is pretty easy. Pixie |
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Post by gary on Jan 27, 2018 0:46:27 GMT -5
OK, gary, you know the difference between crickets and cicadas, but do you know the name of the instrument on the far right of the picture above? Also, what is the American musicians nickname for it? This one is pretty easy. Pixie If I’ve got the orientation right, it’s a bass, double bass, upright bass, standup bass, acoustic bass, doghouse bass, and undoubtedly countless other names. |
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Post by JudgeKnot on Jan 27, 2018 7:45:30 GMT -5
It was fascinating to me, when we watched the eclipse last summer, how the darkening of the sky brought out sounds (including crickets) that aren't typically heard during the day.
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Post by Pixie on Jan 27, 2018 7:58:00 GMT -5
OK, gary, you know the difference between crickets and cicadas, but do you know the name of the instrument on the far right of the picture above? Also, what is the American musicians nickname for it? This one is pretty easy. Pixie If I’ve got the orientation right, it’s a bass, double bass, upright bass, standup bass, acoustic bass, doghouse bass, and undoubtedly countless other names. Very good. The names I was thinking of are upright bass and doghouse bass. Another 3 marks for you. Now, do you know the name of the instrument that superseded the upright bass and the name of the company that developed it? |
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Post by bayou on Jan 27, 2018 8:05:39 GMT -5
OK, gary, you know the difference between crickets and cicadas, but do you know the name of the instrument on the far right of the picture above? Also, what is the American musicians nickname for it? This one is pretty easy. Pixie It is a big fiddle. |
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Post by gary on Jan 27, 2018 8:37:56 GMT -5
If I’ve got the orientation right, it’s a bass, double bass, upright bass, standup bass, acoustic bass, doghouse bass, and undoubtedly countless other names. Very good. The names I was thinking of are upright bass and doghouse bass. Another 3 marks for you. Now, do you know the name of the instrument that superseded the upright bass and the name of the company that developed it? There’s the electric bass or electric bass guitar. (There is such a thing as an electric upright bass too but I don’t know that I’ve ever actually seen or heard one.) Leo Fender did not invent the instrument, but Fender certainly popularized it beginning in the 1950s. You will still sometimes see upright basses played in folk music and (at least in traditional) bluegrass, where electric instruments are often frowned upon. There are acoustic bass guitars, but unamplified they can be unsatisfactory in a group or from a stage because of volume issues. |
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Post by Pixie on Jan 27, 2018 9:20:28 GMT -5
Very good. The names I was thinking of are upright bass and doghouse bass. Another 3 marks for you. Now, do you know the name of the instrument that superseded the upright bass and the name of the company that developed it? There’s the electric bass or electric bass guitar. (There is such a thing as an electric upright bass too but I don’t know that I’ve ever actually seen or heard one.) Leo Fender did not invent the instrument, but Fender certainly popularized it beginning in the 1950s. You will still sometimes see upright basses played in folk music and (at least in traditional) bluegrass, where electric instruments are often frowned upon. There are acoustic bass guitars, but unamplified they can be unsatisfactory in a group or from a stage because of volume issues. Yes, the electric bass, or as it used to sometimes be called, the Fender bass. Unlike the upright bass, most of the electric basses had frets on the neck to make it easier to stay in tune. The upright basses were fretless, and the bassist had to know exactly where to place the fingers for chording (feel for the notes). There are a few of the electric basses that are fretless. The bass has the same lower four strings of the guitar, but tuned an octave lower and with heavier strings. Right, Fender didn't invent the electric bass, but he did more to develop and promote the instrument than any other individual or company. Another mark for you gary. |
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Post by gary on Jan 27, 2018 9:26:56 GMT -5
There’s the electric bass or electric bass guitar. (There is such a thing as an electric upright bass too but I don’t know that I’ve ever actually seen or heard one.) Leo Fender did not invent the instrument, but Fender certainly popularized it beginning in the 1950s. You will still sometimes see upright basses played in folk music and (at least in traditional) bluegrass, where electric instruments are often frowned upon. There are acoustic bass guitars, but unamplified they can be unsatisfactory in a group or from a stage because of volume issues. Yes, the electric bass, or as it used to sometimes be called, the Fender bass. Unlike the upright bass, most of the electric basses had frets on the neck to make it easier to stay in tune. The upright basses were fretless, and the bassist had to know exactly where to place the fingers for chording (feel for the notes). There are a few of the electric basses that are fretless. The bass has the same lower four strings of the guitar, but tuned an octave lower and with heavier strings. Right, Fender didn't invent the electric bass, but he did more to develop and promote the instrument than any other individual or company. Another mark for you gary. I feel like I’m earning points toward the winning of the House Cup. |
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Post by Pixie on Jan 27, 2018 9:51:18 GMT -5
OK, gary, you know the difference between crickets and cicadas, but do you know the name of the instrument on the far right of the picture above? Also, what is the American musicians nickname for it? This one is pretty easy. Pixie It is a big fiddle. That is almost exactly right. It really isn't a fiddle, but it does resemble one, as well as a cello. The upright bass used to be called a bass fiddle in some circles. I think bluegrass and country liked that term. Pixie |
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