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    Find it or invent it!

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    Posted · Edited by Calamity Kris

    A leather fob cover.  My car has a leather fob cover that I received when I purchased the car.  With the leather fob cover the thickness of the cover is slightly higher than the fob buttons.  That eliminates the possibility of accidentally depressing them.  I would also consider disabling the ability to remote start the car with the fob until you have this situation solved.  We wouldn't like it if you and the Mrs. were a statistic either........

     

    While it may be a bit inconvenient, you can also do what a lot of folks do and put a carabiner in your key ring and attach them to your belt outside your pocket.

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    We need a sticky cartoon thread

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    5 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said:

    This might be a bit too close to home for some...

     

    It happened to me which is why I no longer work for LMCO. Started farming out resumes the very next day.  When I gave them my notice they weren't happy. They were even more unhappy when I wouldn't work a bunch of unpaid over time to get the next unit out the door.  My manager lived across the street and between my last day at work and moving to Texas he wouldn't speak to me. If I was outside and he saw me he would immediately go back into his house until I left. 

    Looking back on it he got exactly what he deserved by treating my like crap.

     

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    Yep!!! BTDT

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    Cowboy Movie Posters

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    We had a "Media room"in our St. Louis area house.  I had decorated is in a western theme, complete with a spitoon on the floor.  These are the posters I had hanging above the sofa.

     

     

     

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    A Remembrance

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    3 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:

    That's a nice tribute to a friend and I'm sure he appreciates it.

     

    My mortality doesn't frighten me.  It's inevitable and I see no reason to dwell on it.  People ask me how I can stay so upbeat with all my issues and I have to ask them:  What are my alternatives?

     

    Suicide?  Not my style.

     

    Quiet resolve?  Also not my style.

     

    I suppose I could sit around and cry and mope and feel sorry for myself, but that isn't my style either

     

    It's easier to stay upbeat and as cheerful as possible.  It makes me feel better and makes those who know me feel better....which makes me feel better...and the circle continues.

     

    I sincerely hope and pray that someone finds a way to pay tribute to my memory as you have done for your friend.

     

    Thank you and God bless.

     

    14 minutes ago, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said:

    Take a good look at your circumstances and decide if you want to remain in that environment.

    Remember, You're a Long Time Dead.

     

    Concerned for my mortality wasn't quite the phrase I was looking for.  It's closer to the statement Cold Lake made about looking at my circumstances and deciding if it's worth it to stay there.  I'm only a couple of years away from being able to retire.  The question is can/should I hold out that long?  At my age, no one will hire me so looking for another job isn't worth it.  I chatted with a couple of my co-workers who also knew Jeff.  Their comments, almost exactly, were why are you staying?  You see what this job did to Jeff.  You need to take a good look at your finances and determine if you can retire before it's too late........

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    A Remembrance

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    A remembrance - If this bores you, please move on.  I need to get this out of my system…..

     

    It was a couple of days before Christmas and I was having the worst day at the office ever.  I was completely snowed under with work, lots of deadlines and it was starting to look like another late night.  Then came my yearly performance evaluation.  Mediocre.  After all I had done, volunteered to do, all the late nights, covering for others……..  I was dumbfounded. I got back to my desk, trying to come up with an adequate response for the evaluation form and fake an "I’ll try harder next year" commitment when my messenger popped up.  

     

    Steve:
    Sorry about Jeff.  I know you worked really closely with him.

     

    Me:
    Jeff ****y?

     

    Steve:
    Yea.  

     

    Me:
    What about Jeff?

     

    Steve:
    Oh I thought you knew.  He died last night.

     

    Me:
    OMG

     

    Steve:
    I’m really sorry to be the one to tell you.  I hoped you had already heard.

     

    Me:
    OMG

     

    Steve:
    I’m sorry…………..


    Jeff was the kind of person who could light up the room.  I could hear him laughing from 5 rows away.  In a cube farm, that’s a long distance.  He was my lead when I came into this project.  He was always telling a joke. Always.  He used humor as a means of training.  If he wanted you to remember steps of a process or some such, he would tell a joke about it.  You were certain not to forget it because the joke would come to mind, at least it did with me, every time you went through the process steps.  Staff meetings were never boring with him because he was always telling a joke or poking fun at something.  Always great to be around.  Any team building events we attended, he had a group of people around him laughing it up.  The life of the party…….

     

    Our manager was the worst I had ever experienced.  Shouting at us, having us come in on the weekends, shaming us for not completing our work, regardless of the circumstances, was his modus operandi.  This guy was awful.  Since Jeff was the lead, he had even more responsibility heaped on him and I could see the strain.  I finally left the department because I had enough.  After I departed, I stopped by Jeff’s desk a couple of times for a laugh and to see how he was doing.  He wasn’t laughing as much and his humor had a dark streak in it.  I tried to keep things light but wasn’t very successful.  Jeff told me he was starting to experience health issues from all the stress.  He was hospitalized with arrhythmia one time. I told him he needed to find another job because that ding-dong manager was harming him too much. He said he would because he couldn’t take it any more.  He then cracked a couple of jokes just to lighten things up and I went on my way.  I made a point to visit with him when I could.   The manager finally drove Jeff to another program.  Unfortunately, this program was even more stressful.  Lots of long hours and time away from his family.  I would ping him when I got a chance to see how he was doing.  He was having more and more health issues.  He said his 20+ years in the Air Force weren’t as bad as working for this company was.  Then he would crack another joke.  He said he had found God and was hoping that would help him deal with his stress.  He told me about the well worn bible on his desk.  Whenever he was having a rough day, he would take a break and read some passages.  I told him I was glad to hear he was happier, best of luck to him and I would check back again soon.  That was early December last year…………….


    Jeff, I’m sorry I didn’t make your service but I know you would understand.  My stress related health issues kept me from going.  I’m sure you’re holding court, telling jokes and making everyone laugh.  The stress is gone now.  Miss you, buddy.  We’ll make sure your wife and kids are going to be OK.  Take good care. 

     

    Jeff was in his mid 40's.  He leaves behind a wife and three teenagers.  Part of what hit me so hard about this, is it's making me look at my own mortality.  I'm almost 20 years older than him.  What is all this stress doing to me and the rest of us on this program?  Really scary to think about.......

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    Any end run around the Fox News App?

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    One thing Fox news has started doing recently is requiring you to sign up for their mailing list in order to read one of their articles.  I click on the article I'm interested in and after the re-direct a window pops up and says "Read this article for free.  Sign up here" and gives you a box to enter your email address.  The number of these articles has increased recently so I'm starting to look for another news source.  I don't need my email address spread all over kingdom come.

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