Re: Work Load Increase

[ABLE1 <somewhere@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 3/21/2021 9:31 PM, Jim Davis wrote:
> On Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 2:39:06 PM UTC-4, ABLE1 wrote:
>> On 3/21/2021 12:43 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
>>> On 3/21/2021 8:14 AM, Bob La Londe wrote:
>>
>>> Ok, this is your opportunity to laugh, shake your head, and be
>>> judgmental. Those dry erase jobs boards I painted yesterday had
>>> protective plastic film on them. All my lines and labeling peeled right
>>> off.
>>>
>> LOL Didn't realize you cross posted this tid-bit. So I guess I will
>> share my contribution here as well.
>>
>> =========================================================================
>>
>> Not laughing at you Bob!! Laughing with you!!
>>
>> In a past life I was a Maintenance Supervisor for a plastic company.
>> I had a 4'x3' Magnetic Board on my office wall. Had all the major
>> equipment listed down the left side with Months and Weeks across the
>> top. Then with small magnetic chips in color for the various
>> Maintenance events such as Annuals, Semi Annuals, Monthly, Weekly,
>> Daily's across the board so it was known what was on schedule that
>> needed to be done each week. A very useful tool for the department!!
>>
>> I left the employment to start my business, the company got bought
>> by another and eventually the place was shutdown and all equipment was
>> moved to another part of the state. The building was put up for sale
>> and was bought by a local custom machine shop about 20 years after I
>> left the place.
>>
>> One day I was driving by and noticed the SOLD sign on the front and
>> the dock doors were open. New owner was moving in!! I thought it
>> would be nice to just do a walk-thru of the old place that I worked
>> in 20 years before for 14 years of my life.
>>
>> Soooooo I walked in and no one was in sight. I walked further into
>> the building and heard some machine running further in. I walked
>> towards the sound. There was this guy running a floor scrubber in
>> the old production area. I walked over and introduced myself and
>> told him that I use to work there and would like to just have a
>> look around. He asked what my business was I said I owned a security
>> company. He said, well already have a quote on a security system, if
>> you want to give me one as well we could talk. I said that this was
>> not a sales call!! He said, no problem, just give me a quote. OK!!
>>
>> I continued my "Self Guided" tour. Went to my old office. And there
>> on the wall was my Magnetic Planned Maintenance Schedule Board still
>> hanging on the wall with all the little colored Maintenance Tabs in
>> place!!
>>
>> Ended up getting a New Customer and that board is still on that wall!!
>>
>> As for the building itself there are places that I left my mark,
>> initials with dates in concrete and walls. Even to the point
>> that in the old compressor room is a 1-1/2" Steel Angle frame on
>> the wall to support a set of cooling fans that I built. Assembled
>> with my very first stick welding job. The welds looks like hell,
>> but, still together and functional now going on 46 years!!
>>
>> BTW my stick welding had improved, especially after taking my first
>> Vo-Tech welding course about 3 years later.
>>
>> Memories!!! Memories!!!
>>
>> So Bob,
>> I hope your Magnetic Schedule Board serves you well into the future!!
>>
>> Later,
>>
>> Les
>
>
> Memories
> Light the corners of my mind
> Misty watercolor memories
> Of the way we were
>
> Scattered pictures
> Of the smiles we left behind
> Smiles we gave to one another
> For the way we were
>
> Can it be that it was all so simple then?
> Or has time re-written every line?
> If we had the chance to do it all again
> Tell me, would we?
> Could we?
>
> SIGH !
>
> Sorry ----- just couldn't help it  :- )))
>

Oh, How poetic of you!!!!