I’ve been trying to get some stuff done at work on our infrastructure, and during the day there’s just too much going on with people getting in my way. So, I thought I’ll go in during the night shift and do some work when not as many people are around.
I’m in there at 11:00 p.m. running stuff. I’m on the scissor lift working on access points. I have my headphones in and can’t hear anything. I look over and one of the signs that denote a location for the scan guns is rocking back and forth like crazy.
That’s kind of weird, and I’m looking at all the other signs and not one of them is moving. There’s no vibrations or anything, there’s no air moving back there at all, and yet this sign is just a-rocking. So, I just look at the sign and say, “Stop that, it’s distracting,” and it stops.
Now that whatever it is knows that I know it exists, it’s trying to make me notice it even more. I’m hearing noises and all this other stuff that I haven’t noticed for weeks having worked there at night. I’m not scared, more like weirded out about the whole situation, and I’ve come to just talk to it now. That calms it down, I guess. I’m trying to see if I can just get a radio that plays in this back corner where everyone seems to avoid at all costs, and I was only there because I needed to be. So, I’m going to see what playing music does to the distractions.
I can’t say that I was a believer before, but I’m a believer now.
Sound doesn’t always work. For real, try spritzing some lavender scented stuff over there. I’ve seen that mentioned a few times as successful. YMMV I guess.
This is so cool. I’d keep a video camera running at all times. If I determined they weren’t dangerous, I’d be doing so many experiments, like smoothing out some sawdust or powder, and seeing if they can write in it. Or various musical instruments, to see if they can make a sound. Can they interact with electronics? Have you brought any animals over, like a dog or a cat? Or a baby or toddler?
It would probably fall in love with me, and follow me for the rest of my life, scaring away anyone who got too close to me.
I’ve been trying to get some stuff done at work on our infrastructure, and during the day there’s just too much going on with people getting in my way. So, I thought I’ll go in during the night shift and do some work when not as many people are around.
I’m in there at 11:00 p.m. running stuff. I’m on the scissor lift working on access points. I have my headphones in and can’t hear anything. I look over and one of the signs that denote a location for the scan guns is rocking back and forth like crazy.
That’s kind of weird, and I’m looking at all the other signs and not one of them is moving. There’s no vibrations or anything, there’s no air moving back there at all, and yet this sign is just a-rocking. So, I just look at the sign and say, “Stop that, it’s distracting,” and it stops.
Now that whatever it is knows that I know it exists, it’s trying to make me notice it even more. I’m hearing noises and all this other stuff that I haven’t noticed for weeks having worked there at night. I’m not scared, more like weirded out about the whole situation, and I’ve come to just talk to it now. That calms it down, I guess. I’m trying to see if I can just get a radio that plays in this back corner where everyone seems to avoid at all costs, and I was only there because I needed to be. So, I’m going to see what playing music does to the distractions.
I can’t say that I was a believer before, but I’m a believer now.
Sound doesn’t always work. For real, try spritzing some lavender scented stuff over there. I’ve seen that mentioned a few times as successful. YMMV I guess.
This is so cool. I’d keep a video camera running at all times. If I determined they weren’t dangerous, I’d be doing so many experiments, like smoothing out some sawdust or powder, and seeing if they can write in it. Or various musical instruments, to see if they can make a sound. Can they interact with electronics? Have you brought any animals over, like a dog or a cat? Or a baby or toddler?
It would probably fall in love with me, and follow me for the rest of my life, scaring away anyone who got too close to me.