tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098501810103946203.post149458350276481091..comments2023-05-09T07:53:07.040-05:00Comments on Between the Ticks: Friday Flash - ThumpRandilin Trouplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18219977132553165890noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098501810103946203.post-70485295507285928432010-05-13T11:48:45.040-05:002010-05-13T11:48:45.040-05:00VERY well written--I could FEEL the frustration an...VERY well written--I could FEEL the frustration and tension!CousinLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18347408824243885196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098501810103946203.post-58085216549036911282010-03-15T15:23:12.813-05:002010-03-15T15:23:12.813-05:00@Mazzz_in_Leeds - thanks for the feedback. Constr...@Mazzz_in_Leeds - thanks for the feedback. Constructive feedback is the quickest way to get better. <br /><br />I tend to think of the who computer case as the CPU. So the word choice just made sense in my mind. I'd considered refering to it as the box but thought people might have pictured sometype of cardboard box on the desk or something.Randilinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560902510382820057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098501810103946203.post-57751706794772103292010-03-15T14:02:33.645-05:002010-03-15T14:02:33.645-05:00I feel for the poor fellow! And that would certain...I feel for the poor fellow! And that would certainly make me start smoking again (or at least give me a great excuse to do so... ahem)<br /><br />One thing that took me out a bit was "caused his monitor to dance across the CPU" - I'm a bit of a pedant and it just sounds wrong as the CPU is a tiny little thing inside the box that your monitor sits on top of...mazzz_in_Leedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01498100483681096442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098501810103946203.post-73237769324058711692010-03-14T11:41:17.068-05:002010-03-14T11:41:17.068-05:00Good story. I can't imagine having to go throu...Good story. I can't imagine having to go through that every day, and I'd probably snap like him, too. Or at least fantasize about it heavily...Eric J. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774468607814244185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098501810103946203.post-1107429684964440872010-03-14T08:21:31.561-05:002010-03-14T08:21:31.561-05:00It's so appropriate that the tanks explode int...It's so appropriate that the tanks explode into flames as your character lights up, Cliff. Before you do anything rash, though, let's just agree that in real life, that tool at the end of the cable will fall onto the cab and crush you (I mean, the character) at the controls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098501810103946203.post-90974943297044632262010-03-13T21:46:59.724-06:002010-03-13T21:46:59.724-06:00Fun times ahead at the helm of that crane. The res...Fun times ahead at the helm of that crane. The rest of the story is running in my head right now. Thanks.Donald Conradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299995538611948494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098501810103946203.post-18838730422759333252010-03-13T11:20:39.491-06:002010-03-13T11:20:39.491-06:00I enjoyed this story and very much sympathized wit...I enjoyed this story and very much sympathized with the main character -- for almost 2 months builders were working on the road outside my house, drilling loudly at around 7am. Why they thought it was okay to start that early, I don't know. Worst was when they'd do it Sunday mornings!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com