Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Last company I was with I had a support team of two women and one man.

The two women were sisters but you wouldn't know it by looking at them.
One of the women married the man.
The man's Mother and the woman's Father (both widowed) met at the wedding and got married one year later.

They were all great people and I was happy for them but it was an HR nightmare that everyone pretty much decided to ignore.

I was expecting a much juicier ending -


humfrz

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by humfrz

That would just be feeding them what they want to see -




humfrz

No, you plant a shopping list:

Battery powered alarm clock -Check
10 feet of wire - Check
50 bags of fertilizer - Check
10 propane tanks - Check
500 lbs of scrap metal cut to 1 ft lengths - Check
U Haul van rental booked for - illegible date

See how long before you have a bunch of visitors!

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by humfrz

I was expecting a much juicier ending -


humfrz

Yea, could have made something up but it was really convoluted when you got introduced to them. "Hey, this is my step-sister/wife, and my StepDad/Father in Law".

Hmmm now that I think about it, I am in the South....

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

See how long before you have a bunch of visitors!

They might even bring you a sandwich and that potato salad they know you like.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Yea, could have made something up but it was really convoluted when you got introduced to them. "Hey, this is my step-sister/wife, and my StepDad/Father in Law".

Hmmm now that I think about it, I am in the South....

Yep, I understand the reason why in the south, they go by two names (like Billy Bob) so as to reduce the possible confusion within the same county -


humfrz

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

So? It isn't like you work on a light cruiser.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sullivan_brothers

5 brothers! damn! But we had grandmother, mother and son did work (of course in different departments). One point had 3 sibling: 2 were managers in different departments.

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Will BRZ

I think a big part of why some kids don’t take work seriously comes from how they were raised. Of course everyone is responsible for their own actions, but the parents have something to do with it. My parents came here from a different country and don’t speak English. They have worked hard to payoff our home and their cars and take care of our family. They’ve never taken anything for granted, been smart and responsible with money, and have taken their work very, very seriously. And I picked up on a lot of that.

Some people get shit handed to them and never learn the value of hard work. It’s sad to see people bitch about having to do the work they literally applied for. I think missing work constantly is unacceptable. Yes I understand things happen, but you have to draw the line somewhere. People count on you to show up and get things done.

so around the same time you posted this, i was learning that the newest hire officially gave notice he's quitting. after 2.5 months. one of his bigger gripes was 'insufficient starting pay'. it's funny because he likely would have gotten a small bump at 3 months as he came off the trial period. and then would have gotten another more substantial bump at 1 yr.

but he just ain't got time fo' dat. because him existing and knowing nothing is somehow more valuable than the rest of us...

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

I have 3 to burn before the end of the year. I don’t see it happening.

Getting sick of getting up at 3:30 to drive 20 miles and preheat the oven for the guys coming in at 6am. Need to look into a new programmable PLC.

funny you mention this. was reading this hackaday article during lunch, and this comment is exactly about cheap simple plc's.
https://hackaday.com/2019/12/19/univ...omment-6203914

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

That was last year. It is even better this year. Sorry, I didn't feel like taking my gloves off and taking pictures. It was 28°.

it was 18 degrees this morning. i was working outside on a fuel dispenser that someone believed it would move out of their way if they drove into it. it didn't move.

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Why buy web cam? To check on crockpot, that’s why lol

i was looking at those, trying to decide if they're worth it. are you paying for the recording, or is it a 'viewing only' free account?

Originally Posted by humfrz

Well, OK, if you insist -


humfrz

you're going to have to clarify the age of this one! if the other one was 20, is this one 16?

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

So... one of my coworker's older brother, who work in different department recently interviewed for one of the position in the same department as younger brother. HR somehow approved that. Now, both brothers work in the same department. They both hard workers, so I don't have an issue... but upstairs is somehow rewriting that policy just for them.

It's been interesting day...

it depends on the family dynamics, but usually it's no big deal. my dad and i work at the same place with 3-4 total employee's, so our family makes up 50% of the company! we don't work together on the job very often, but routinely call to bounce idea's off each other because either of us will answer the phone before the boss does. if anything, it's brought us closer together to be able to talk about the same jobs/customers than before.

now my estranged brother.... well, i don't think we could get along long enough to agree how to open an package with a perforated tear-off strip.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by soundman98

you're going to have to clarify the age of this one! if the other one was 20, is this one 16?

Well, although she is just over 3 years old, she calls herself a "three-ager" and in her mind, that means she IS going on 16 -


humfrz

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by soundman98

i was looking at those, trying to decide if they're worth it. are you paying for the recording, or is it a 'viewing only' free account?

That's all depends on what you gonna use it for. App is free, streaming is free, you can share it with others and as long as you have memory card in there, you can play back any time you want. It does have few extra feature with it, if you pay the fee (which I don't use, so IDC). For $25 (each), I think it's pretty good... but again, idk much bout all those privacy and security blah blah blah, you might want to look into it deeper if you care bout those things.

[humfrz]

Hold on - this is exciting!

The door latch from the garage door into the house is stuck open (so it won't latch shut).

I have a piece of duck tape holding it closed right now. Yes, I've tried to fix it. Yes, I have purchased a new latch. I've looked at the directions and the picture shows a housewife in high heeled shoes, in a short skirt, holding a Phillips screwdriver and it says that's all I need to install it.

mrs humfrs took the 3 grandchildren out to Target to buy them some new PJ's because tomorrow is PJ day at school and their PJs are ratty. So, the house is quiet and I have a chicken roasting in the oven.

So, I think I'll just kick back in my recliner, put on some music and wait for the foxy housewife to arrive with the screwdriver.

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by humfrz

So, I think I'll just kick back in my recliner, put on some music and wait for the foxy housewife to arrive with the screwdriver.

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

[humfrz]

That must have been what I looked like to the people in the waiting room at the orthodontist office yesterday, when I took my granddaughter. While she was getting her braces adjusted, I dozed off.

When she was done she tapped me on the knee and I half bolter out of the chair with a big yell. The people in the waiting room had wide eyed looks on their faces, then laughed. I asked them if I had been snoring and this one lady said "a little bit". My granddaughter was embarrassed - we left quickly.

pa-pa humfrz

[Spuds]

Argh. My car battery isn't going to last much longer. Only got 6.5 years out of it, worst design ever!

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Argh. My car battery isn't going to last much longer. Only got 6.5 years out of it, worst design ever!

You obviously abused it!

Put it on an oak stump in a clearing in the woods on a sunny day, it will recharge to be like new. Yep, it's true, the internet told me so.


humfrz

PS - how did the home inspection go?