Re: Work Load Increase

[Jim Davis <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Monday, March 22, 2021 at 8:22:50 AM UTC-4, ABLE1 wrote:
> 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!!!!


You know that that's the words to the  Barbara Streisand's song ----- Right?

The only poem that I know is

There once was a girl from Nantucket
Who sailed cross the sea in a bucket
And when she got there
They asked for a fare
So she picked up her skirt and said
%#$# it.