A short story about luck and rapid responses.
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Gather around children, Uncle Paul has a story to tell.
— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 20 April 2015
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STOP! Don’t run away! It’s a good news story and (mercifully) short.
— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 20 April 2015
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@meta4RN *waiting*
— Shibz ⚓️🌈 (@shibz_1989) 20 April 2015
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“stay a while, and listen” #nichegag RT @meta4RN Gather around children, Uncle Paul has a story to tell.
— Trent 💊🆔 (@trentyarwood) 20 April 2015
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Today I dodged a bullet.
Well, not actually a bullet – a flood.
— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 20 April 2015
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My Monday morning routine is to put the towels in the washing machine and set the load going as I head out the door to work. #tinea
— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 20 April 2015
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Today I was marking assignments at home, so didn’t walk out the door, just back to the kitchen to mark assignments.
— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 20 April 2015
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Nobody in the history of humans has ever uttered the phrase “as much fun as marking assignments”.
— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 20 April 2015
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Google doesn’t lie: pic.twitter.com/CL77BSgyyC
— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 20 April 2015
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Anyway, there I was marking assignments, while the towels were getting agitated.
— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 20 April 2015
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Agitated towels courtesy of Michael Paykel and Patricia Fisher.
— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 20 April 2015
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About 15 minutes after putting the washing on I heard an unfamiliar sound from the laundry. Like a high-pitched hissing.
— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 20 April 2015
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With the speed of a ninja, I went to the laundry to investigate. #pouncelikeatiger #stealth #speed #cunning
— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 20 April 2015
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The hose from the hot water hose had split, a fine spray of hot water was flowing down the gyproc wall.
— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 20 April 2015
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Although only a few seconds had passed (ninja response time) the laundry floor was already completely wet.
— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 20 April 2015
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With the speed of a ninja, I turned off the tap. #pouncelikeatiger #stealth #speed #cunning
— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 20 April 2015
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If I hadn’t been home marking papers the leak would have continued all day.
— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 20 April 2015
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Moral of the story: marking assignments at home saved my house from flooding today.
— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 20 April 2015
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I ❤️ marking assignments now.
Well, sort of.
The End.
— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 20 April 2015
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@meta4RN that was a very exciting story. I was hooked right until ‘The end’. Marking at home saves the day!
— Dr Julie Christie (@juliechristie1) 20 April 2015
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@meta4RN there ha ho! It’s good for you lol
— Chiya (@ChiyaManga) 20 April 2015
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@AlisonFairleigh yes, counting my blessings. And now looking at the dishwasher with mistrust… is in cahoots with the washing machine?
— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 20 April 2015
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@meta4RN @AlisonFairleigh my WM was spitting water out the front. Turned out someone had put felt in the powder dispenser and blocked it off
— Shibz ⚓️🌈 (@shibz_1989) 20 April 2015
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@shibz_1989 @AlisonFairleigh who would do a mean thing like that?
Al Qaeda?
Hitler?
Kids?— Paul McNamara (@meta4RN) 20 April 2015
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@meta4RN @AlisonFairleigh my costume making siblings 😂
— Shibz ⚓️🌈 (@shibz_1989) 20 April 2015
Explanation
These Tweets were initially compiled using a social media aggregation tool called Storify https://storify.com/meta4RN/in-praise-of-marking-assignments
Unfortunately, Storify is shutting-down on 16 May 2018 and all content will be deleted.
I’m using my blog as a place to mimic/save the Storify pages I created and value.
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Paul McNamara, 10th March 2018
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