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  • KapeKopyTek
    Trusted Tech

    Site Contributor
    250+ Posts
    • Nov 2013
    • 284
    #1

    Tech Tics/Habits/Quirks

    Do you have any little tics/habits/quirks that you may unconsciously have?

    I was doing a summer PM in a school, and the town network guy came in to work on the phone/server cabinet in the same room. As he puttered about he made little noises after each "step" or "task". Nothing loud or obnoxious, but noticeable because it was just the two of us in a large but quiet room.

    I do the same thing, sometimes making little satisfied comments to myself as a step of a larger task is completed, that sort of thing. Most of the time I'm unaware that I do it, but listening to this guy made me aware of my own little habits.....

    Of course, when things aren't going so well, I generate somewhat less satisfied comments....

    Do you?
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    • Coptech
      worker drone

      250+ Posts
      • Dec 2009
      • 460
      #2
      Re: Tech Tics/Habits/Quirks

      No, you should probably seek professional help...

      On a more serious note, I have always arranged the tape dispensers, staple pullers, and staplers on the table next to a copier I am working on. I line up all the implements "soldier style". Think that is abnormal?

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        • ZOOTECH
          Senior member of CRS

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          • Jul 2007
          • 3375
          #3
          Re: Tech Tics/Habits/Quirks

          Originally posted by Coptech
          No, you should probably seek professional help...

          On a more serious note, I have always arranged the tape dispensers, staple pullers, and staplers on the table next to a copier I am working on. I line up all the implements "soldier style". Think that is abnormal?
          Your first sentence answered your question.
          "You can't trust your eyes, if your mind is out of focus" --

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            • blackcat4866
              Master Of The Obvious

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              10,000+ Posts
              • Jul 2007
              • 23009
              #4
              Re: Tech Tics/Habits/Quirks

              I tend to hum quietly to myself, usually something by The Who. The benefit is that I don't actually talk out loud to myself while I'm humming. I consider it the less offensive option. Some people think that I'm particularly contented, but it's more practical than that. =^..^=
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              5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.

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                • CompyTech
                  Super Tech

                  500+ Posts
                  • Feb 2011
                  • 706
                  #5
                  Re: Tech Tics/Habits/Quirks

                  Sometimes I might let out a heavy sigh.. Usually more often during or receiving disappointing service calls..

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                    • NeoMatrix
                      Senior Tech.

                      2,500+ Posts
                      • Nov 2010
                      • 3513
                      #6
                      Re: Tech Tics/Habits/Quirks

                      I generally whistle a tune quitely to myself as I'm working, more so if the radio is on.
                      With my lips closed firm, I can draw in small amounts of air over my teeth causing a low end whistle.
                      By moving my teeth slightly up,down I can change the pitch and key and whistle a tune quitely to myself while working.
                      I've only had one person ask me are you whistling a tune, to my surpise I was amazed they could hear my tune with such a low volume.

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                        • fixthecopier
                          ALIEN OVERLORD

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                          • Apr 2008
                          • 4713
                          #7
                          Re: Tech Tics/Habits/Quirks

                          I sing out loud. And it is just a few very old songs that I have stuck in my head. Stuff I don't listen to from the 40's and 50's such as "Chances Are", "White Christmas", "Unforgettable". I have a very deep baritone voice. It's mid July and I get a look every now and then when they hear me crooning "I;m dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know." I think I got it from watching Fred Sanford when I was younger.
                          The greatest enemy of knowledge isn't ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. Stephen Hawking

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                            • Hansoon
                              Field Supervisor

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                              • Sep 2007
                              • 3388
                              #8
                              Re: Tech Tics/Habits/Quirks

                              Grinding one's teeth does count?

                              Hans
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                                • igi
                                  Service Manager

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                                  • Apr 2009
                                  • 1507
                                  #9
                                  Re: Tech Tics/Habits/Quirks

                                  hi all I am stuck on jingle bells humming and whistling

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                                    • Akitu
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                                      • Oct 2010
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                                      #10
                                      Re: Tech Tics/Habits/Quirks

                                      Depends on the job and the day. Most days I'm smiling or humming a tune; other days I can be huffing and puffing like I was trying to blow a house down.
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                                        • faxgoddess
                                          Technician

                                          50+ Posts
                                          • Apr 2012
                                          • 70
                                          #11
                                          Re: Tech Tics/Habits/Quirks

                                          I have a bad habit of singing or humming when I'm looking up part numbers for field techs. I try not to. It's a matter of trying to fill "dead space" on the phone when I'm talking to someone.
                                          "The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will."
                                          --Vince Lombardi

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                                            • Copier Addict
                                              Aging Tech

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                                              • Jul 2013
                                              • 14785
                                              #12
                                              Re: Tech Tics/Habits/Quirks

                                              Cursing quietly under my breath.

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                                                • JimHegs
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                                                  • Jan 2009
                                                  • 108
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: Tech Tics/Habits/Quirks

                                                  It's been a while since I've turned a wrench but I never started paperwork or put away my tools until the machine was back together, warmed up and tested. Starting paperwork early, especially on a Friday afternoon would almost always lead to doom for me.
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                                                    • ptrflrs
                                                      Glorified Parts Swapper

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                                                      • Dec 2010
                                                      • 192
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by copier addict:428032
                                                      Cursing quietly under my breath.
                                                      U r not alone, i do that all day every day, lol.
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                                                        • Coptech
                                                          worker drone

                                                          250+ Posts
                                                          • Dec 2009
                                                          • 460
                                                          #15
                                                          Re: Tech Tics/Habits/Quirks

                                                          I should also quit telling the customers after I have fixed their machine "there are days that I think I could do this for a living"

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