Random Thoughts - Part III The Search for Spark (No Politics) - Page 401 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Flarpswitch · 01-24-2023, 09:38 PM

When you work for someone else you are subject to external forces beyond your control. You can mitigate that to some extent by making yourself a valuable asset. I have been fortunate enough to read the tea leaves and be somewhere else when the axe falls. They say that what goes around, comes around and when that actually happens to those most deserving of that sort of karma, I admit to taking great pleasure. At a special BBQ get-together that was supposed to be an 'Atta-boy (and girl)' for the grunts, one of the higher-ups made a lot of noise on the side saying that if he had more control, he would get rid of the craft union people and subcontract out the work. As you can imagine, this went over huge especially at this event. Some time later God got even with that fool. First, his brand new 'mansion' in an exclusive sub-division started to sink in the ground. Not all parts of the house sank at the same rate, so the house literally twisted apart over a period of just a few months. God was not done with this sinner. The company was going through a downsizing and it was apparent that the company could shed the multiple layers of management. How many bosses does your boss need? Well, our sinner found himself looking for a new job internally and got assigned to do an assessment of labor and budgets. It pained him like his soul was on fire when his survey disclosed that work being done by the union employees was done on or below budget, at a better quality level where jobs were not having to be redone using maintenance dollars. Then he was transferred out of state to a job that was soon surplus. I worked for that company another 20 years before retiring. Sometimes it is just paying attention to what is going on around you. At the previous job, I walked into the workshop through a back door and overheard a conversation in an adjacent office. The talk was something about the company not being able to make payroll in maybe a month or so. Very quietly, I gave two weeks notice and bailed. I found out later that the national home office took over the local operation and on top of that, the CEO of our branch was embezzling big bucks. Too bad; it was a great job. This was also at the time Bill Gates and Paul Allen were getting Microsoft going. Because of where I was and what I was doing, I figured out where it was all heading. And, now we have the Internet.

Clipdat · 01-24-2023, 11:56 PM

Cool story, tell it again with paragraph breaks!

Capt Spaulding · 01-25-2023, 10:06 AM

Lol

NoHaveMSG · 01-25-2023, 08:07 PM

Gesh, what is with all the new member posts lately.

I have a coolant leak, here is an over zoomed picture taken with a potato. What is it?

I have smoke coming from my engine bay after having the engine replaced. Can anyone tell me what is causing it?

I have a leak from under the fuel tank, what is this fluid?

My car is making a clunking noise. Here is a video of me sitting in the passenger seat. What is it?

There needs to be a thread curating these types of questions.

Ultramaroon · 01-25-2023, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

There needs to be a thread curating these types of questions.

Sadly, it would be ignored by those who most need it.

Captain Snooze · 01-25-2023, 08:46 PM

Captain Snooze · 01-25-2023, 08:51 PM

NoHaveMSG · 01-25-2023, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Sadly, it would be ignored by those who most need it.

I didn't mean in a helpful way

Capt Spaulding · 01-26-2023, 08:31 AM

[QUOTE=Captain Snooze;3565751][url/QUOTE]

You realize that none of us can unsee that. Don’t you?

Tcoat · 01-26-2023, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

Gesh, what is with all the new member posts lately.

I have a coolant leak, here is an over zoomed picture taken with a potato. What is it?

I have smoke coming from my engine bay after having the engine replaced. Can anyone tell me what is causing it?

I have a leak from under the fuel tank, what is this fluid?

My car is making a clunking noise. Here is a video of me sitting in the passenger seat. What is it?

There needs to be a thread curating these types of questions.

Lately? Are you new here?

Tcoat · 01-26-2023, 10:04 AM

Loved the Morse Code bot this morning.

NoHaveMSG · 01-26-2023, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Lately? Are you new here?

I was going to say yes, but then I see it's been 5 years lol.

Tcoat · 01-26-2023, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

I was going to say yes, but then I see it's been 5 years lol.

Oh god! I have been here so long that @humfrz was barely into this 70s.

Ultramaroon · 01-26-2023, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Oh god! I have been here so long that @humfrz was barely into this 70s.

Time flies faster than a twin

01-24-2023, 09:38 PM	#5601
Flarpswitch Senior Member Join Date: May 2018 Drives: 2022 BRZ Ltd, 2019 Ascent Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 238 Thanks: 158 Thanked 166 Times in 95 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	When you work for someone else you are subject to external forces beyond your control. You can mitigate that to some extent by making yourself a valuable asset. I have been fortunate enough to read the tea leaves and be somewhere else when the axe falls. They say that what goes around, comes around and when that actually happens to those most deserving of that sort of karma, I admit to taking great pleasure. At a special BBQ get-together that was supposed to be an 'Atta-boy (and girl)' for the grunts, one of the higher-ups made a lot of noise on the side saying that if he had more control, he would get rid of the craft union people and subcontract out the work. As you can imagine, this went over huge especially at this event. Some time later God got even with that fool. First, his brand new 'mansion' in an exclusive sub-division started to sink in the ground. Not all parts of the house sank at the same rate, so the house literally twisted apart over a period of just a few months. God was not done with this sinner. The company was going through a downsizing and it was apparent that the company could shed the multiple layers of management. How many bosses does your boss need? Well, our sinner found himself looking for a new job internally and got assigned to do an assessment of labor and budgets. It pained him like his soul was on fire when his survey disclosed that work being done by the union employees was done on or below budget, at a better quality level where jobs were not having to be redone using maintenance dollars. Then he was transferred out of state to a job that was soon surplus. I worked for that company another 20 years before retiring. Sometimes it is just paying attention to what is going on around you. At the previous job, I walked into the workshop through a back door and overheard a conversation in an adjacent office. The talk was something about the company not being able to make payroll in maybe a month or so. Very quietly, I gave two weeks notice and bailed. I found out later that the national home office took over the local operation and on top of that, the CEO of our branch was embezzling big bucks. Too bad; it was a great job. This was also at the time Bill Gates and Paul Allen were getting Microsoft going. Because of where I was and what I was doing, I figured out where it was all heading. And, now we have the Internet. __________________ The ants are our friends, they’re blowing in the wind, that ants are blowing in the wind.

01-25-2023, 10:06 AM	#5603
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01-25-2023, 08:46 PM	#5606
Captain Snooze Because compromise ® Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Red Herring Location: australia Posts: 7,719 Thanks: 3,992 Thanked 9,339 Times in 4,125 Posts Mentioned: 60 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	__________________ My car is completely stock except for all the mods.

01-25-2023, 08:51 PM	#5607
Captain Snooze Because compromise ® Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Red Herring Location: australia Posts: 7,719 Thanks: 3,992 Thanked 9,339 Times in 4,125 Posts Mentioned: 60 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	__________________ My car is completely stock except for all the mods.

01-26-2023, 08:31 AM	#5609
Capt Spaulding Persona Non Grata Join Date: Nov 2015 Drives: '15 BRZ (WRB) Location: On the Border Posts: 1,882 Thanks: 2,016 Thanked 2,780 Times in 1,200 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	[QUOTE=Captain Snooze;3565751][url/QUOTE] You realize that none of us can unsee that. Don’t you? __________________ Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast

01-26-2023, 10:04 AM	#5611
Tcoat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 2020 Hakone Location: London, Ont Posts: 69,845 Thanks: 61,656 Thanked 108,283 Times in 46,456 Posts Mentioned: 2495 Post(s) Tagged: 50 Thread(s)	Loved the Morse Code bot this morning. __________________ Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar, because Racecar.

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