Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 04-18-18 06:29 <=-
When I was growing up I was always taught take whatever comes along,
something you want/like will follow.
And sometimes, it's deciding that what you are doing is something you
actually like doing.... but sometimes, one gets stuck in something that
one doesn't really like, but there's nothing else to jump to...
I took one job when I was 29 and told myself I'd get another in
about six months. I was at that place place nearly 15 years. Working
in wholesale produce.
That was something I loved about being a temp for several years from
the mid 90s to January 2002.
If it were a lousy job I knew I would get another assignment easily.
All I had to do was call the company and ask for a re-assignment. I
don't think I ever did. I was really tempted a couple of times though.
When I left produce in '93 I found a part time job (a full time job
at part time pay actually) and needing some supplemental income and started working in security, part time at university home games in
1994. The rest is history and still there, going to full time,
retiring and back to part time.
I joked one year when I was newly retired and back to part time I was
sent to work the FOP lot for home football games only by "Big Daddy" himself. The contract for the games was given to another company and
I was the only one with mine to work the games and joked "I started
out part time at games and have come full circle and back where I started". (The owner of A1 is a cop in another town, big bald fella,
whom I refer to as "Big Daddy", sometimes "Daddy Warbucks".) <g>
The great thing about parking was if one were right they were backed
you up all the way. IF one were wrong, look out!
Both an encouragement to go ahead and do the job, and a deterrent from
abusing your position... :)
There was one time a civilian employee and I were right and the head
of parking, along with the chief of police, were wrong. They didn't
care too much for being shown wrong, but accepted it and the matter was dropped. I think the only time I was reminded of a mistake I made
was if I did something goofy then it was sort a joke we all laughed
about later.
There was a time or two we had, as the leader of the
chain gang in Cool Hand Luke said, "What we have here is, failure to communicate". The chief was great at that, he knew something and
just assumed everyone else did. Not just with parking but with the
cops as well. Nothing really earthshaking, mostly little things that weren't passed along.
He had a friend who owned a used car lot and would he would borrow
(or rent, I don't know) different high end cars (Mercedes, BMW, etc)
which had temporary paper plates rather then metal plates. (In WV a
dealer can sell temporary plates for only a couple of dollars.
Was he parking illegally...? And figuring that it couldn't be traced
to him since they were temp plates...?
Usually not paying for pay/metered lots, no permit, etc.
When it came to temporary/dealer/rental tags, we recorded the VIN as
well. If it were followed up (generally had to in excess of a couple hundred dollars to make it worth while) the vehicle was traced back to
the agency, who had records of who had the car on those dates. The dealer/rental company could be pressed for payment and they in turn to collect from the person who was in possession of the vehicle.
That happened a few times.
Once in a great while if I knew it was X's car I would give it a
pass but not often. Depended on if I were in devilish mood or not. :)
He must have collected quite a few tickets.... ;0
He owed in the upper hundreds, maybe over a thousand.
He told me one time he was never going to pay them and what was I
going to do about it? I told him my job was to write them, what he did was between him and conscience. That burned him up, but nothing he
could do about it. :)
Working in wholesale produce.
That souds like it would have its interesting moments.... :)
though.
Just knowing you had the option probably made it a little easier to
stick it out another day or two.... ;)
Be careful... before you know it they'll have you back to full-time... ;)
Which you really shouldn't be held accountable for, unless it was something VERY obvious... :) Communication is vital... :)
Did the school have temp permits for situations like that, where one
might be using a different car than the original one...? One still
needs to pay for the parking in metered lots, though... :)
Exactly... :) And with that sort of record, I bet the office did go
after the dealer friend that was enabling his scofflaw behaviour... ;)
The health department paid regular inspections and when the inspector arri
word quickly got back to the kitchens and things were tidied up in no time. JM>Till after the inspector left then it was business as usual.
The second assignment I had was working a laundry.
One thing I learned early was, always ask how much the assignment paid, si
they were all different. If high paying it was clean, if low paying it was JM>dirty work.
I got a call from my captain at 0730 Friday to be fill in for a woman wher
am weekends and Wednesdays, whose husband wasn't feeling well (they are both JM>their 80s) and be there at 8. Had to hustle to get dressed and get there. JM>That made for a four day week.
word quickly got back to the kitchens and things were tidied up in notime.
Till after the inspector left then it was business as usual.
That's the reason for doing surprise inspections.
If high paying it was clean, if low paying it was dirty work.
That explains why I ended up doing a lot of jobs no one else wanted. They weren't very happy, when I told them I had to resign, due to health issues.
After I resigned, the boss called back a few days later, and tried to get me back. As I figured, no one wanted to do the dirty work.
One way surprise inspections were given was during the noon hour when the
places were always the busiest. Mostly they just got in the way of the work JM>bees and caused more confusion than anything else.
One good thing about security is it's clean work.
The hours might be long, the work boring, etc but one is generally as clea
leaving as when they arrived.
I have gotten a few calls to drop everything and run somewhere.
I don't have a car so that cuts out a lot of places and if I have no way
there I tell them no thanks. And being retired there's nothing they can do JM>about it. I work at my convenience now, not theirs. :)
Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 04-23-18 06:22 <=-
Working in wholesale produce.
That souds like it would have its interesting moments.... :)
A big eye opener was seeing what went on in the kitchens the
customers never saw. Food dropped on the floor, brushed out and sent
out, etc.
One Korean restaurant had the whole family working there,
from little kids to grandparents.
One day I made a delivery and "grandma" was sitting cross legged on
the bare kitchen floor making what looked like tortilla shells (I guess for egg rolls). She had some flour on the bare floor and flipped the dough around, down on the flour, tossed it around (like making pizza)
then stacked it on a table and started on the next one. Meanwhile everyone in the little kitchen was walking around her...
Another place was a highly rated several star restaurant.
A woman was tossing a salad, using her bare hands, putting this and
that in a large bowl to go on the salad bar. She let out a big sneeze, right over the bowl, used the back of her left hand to wipe her nose,
then merrily went back to tossing the salad.
The health department paid regular inspections and when the
inspector arrived word quickly got back to the kitchens and things were tidied up in no time. Till after the inspector left then it was
business as usual.
And I knew of several places, the vast majority, if something
happened that food item was disposed of and fresh was brought out.
All I had to do was call the company and ask for a re-assignment. I
don't think I ever did. I was really tempted a couple of times though.
Just knowing you had the option probably made it a little easier to
stick it out another day or two.... ;)
The second assignment I had was working a laundry.
I was told I would be be folding shop rags, the ones mechanics use.
But when I arrived I was told there was a sudden rush from the VA
Hospital and had to help out with the washer, pulling tons of sheets
from a huge front loading washers and put on a table to be ironed.
Each washer was started differently by a minute or so, so as soon as
one was emptied the one one beside it stopped, therefore no lag time between them. I did that for seven hours and the last hour was
folding shop rags. A company can get in big trouble if they tell the
temp agency they want someone to do X but have them do something else. This was their way around that.
One got two 15 minutes a day (morning/afternoon) and 30 minutes for
lunch. BUT, the break started when they called for a break/lunch and
one had to be back at work at the end of the time. So a 15 minute
break lasted really only about 10 minutes with travel time to and from
the break room and lunch a little over 20. The break/lunch room was on the other side of the large building. If someone needed a bathroom
break (which wasn't that common since we were sweating up a storm in
the hot room, it was like a sauna) they needed to first get a
supervisors attention who would stand in for them while they were
gone. One got five minutes for that, and like the other breaks, they
were all timed. A woman working near me remarked this was the best
job she had ever had and I wondered what I had gotten myself into.
I was to be there three days and at the end of my third day I handed
them my time card.
One job was a snap. All I did for four hours, one day a week, was
run a VCR in a big box office supply store. That paid $9 an hour.
A couple of weeks the hours cut back to two hours a week, but we
were paid for four so for what would work out to $18 an hour I started, stopped, rewound and replayed a tape. (Both that company I was demo-ing for and that big box company are gone now).
Oh jobs were registering convention/meetings people, etc.
I can't recall all the things I did over the years.
One thing I learned early was, always ask how much the assignment
paid, since they were all different. If high paying it was clean, if
low paying it was dirty work.
I got a call from my captain at 0730 Friday to be fill in for a
woman where I am weekends and Wednesdays, whose husband wasn't feeling well (they are both in their 80s) and be there at 8.
Had to hustle to get dressed and get there. That made for a four day week. That isn't really a bad post during the week. Its sort of a receptionists job (greeting people, giving directions, etc) and warm a chair. The building is part of the med school and on weekends I only
see a few faculty and students who have swipe cards to get in to do whatever it is they are doing. Those are not questioned. Once in a
while its answer the door to say the building is closed, or let in a
food delivery who wait in the lobby for the person to come to them.
(The hallway doors always require swipe cards so if anyone got in who didn't belong there they wouldn't get very far). But we have no
current directory so if someone asks about where someone is no one has
any idea and suggest they call to have the person come down.
Weekends I take my laptop and catch up on e-mail, use the net, etc.
Using university electric and wifi.
Weekdays I can take my tablet and catch up on my reading.
I almost (I repeat _almost_) hate to take the money. :)
just assumed everyone else did. Not just with parking but with the
cops as well. Nothing really earthshaking, mostly little things that
weren't passed along.
Which you really shouldn't be held accountable for, unless it was
something VERY obvious... :) Communication is vital... :)
It was usually not relaying information about closing off an area
for any number of reasons, a VIP arriving and not being informed, etc.
I used to tell people when they tell the chief to let parking know
as well. That solved a lot of problems.
There were a few times I learned in advance and take care of
whatever and an hour or so after I was to be there the chief would
call saying to do whatever and I would tell him it was already
taken care of. :)
Did the school have temp permits for situations like that, where one
might be using a different car than the original one...? One still
needs to pay for the parking in metered lots, though... :)
Oh yeah. We sold temp permits by the day, week or month. In addition
some departments had temp permits they bought to hand out when someone important was visiting. If someone had a car without a permit, and
they had one, they just had to let us know, or the ticket was
dismissed. Usually this was if they had a rental, loaner, spouses car, etc.
Nothing so wrong with that... ;)
Maybe her share of the floor was sparkling clean... ;) Probably it was the way they would have done it back in the olde country... :)
else.JM>> This was their way around that.
That sounds like they were skating on thin ice all the same...
demo-ing for and that big box company are gone now).
Easy job... but I bet it got boring really quick... :)
And since you were interested in clean and high paying, the choice was easy.... <G>
feeling well (they are both in their 80s) and be there at 8.
She must be a spry old bird to still be working... apparently she likes the contact with people...?
Sounds like a nice cushy job.... ;)
I have gotten a few calls to drop everything and run somewhere.
The only way I do that, is in being caregiver for my elderly Mom. But, with my car in the shop at the moment with tire issues, it's bear having to take the taxi everywhere...so, I've cut that down to only doctors appointments. Things like grocery shopping, the post office, etc., has
to wait.
Around here it seems if you want a taxi you had better care a day ahead, t
are so slow.
That company sold when the old man died and the kids didn't want it and th
fleet slashed to less than half what we had.
That company sold when the old man died and the kids didn't want itand the fleet slashed to less than half what we had.
In some cities, there is more than one cab company...but if there's only one, it's like their philosophy is "If they don't like the service, what can we lose?? We're the only taxi company in town". :P
When I drove a cab we had the old Checker cars, which are no longer made,
alas. They had all sorts of room in the back. You could raise a family in JM>backseat. (I have a line for that but will refrain). :)
But while more and more people have cars more and more people are riding t
bus. Its not uncommon to have SRO often. And these are standard size buses JM>but little short buses or anything.
It's difficult for me to get into these cabs...especially the back seat. I guess I'm going to have to request a handicapped taxi in future rides.
I was watching a What's My Line show from about 1962 recently (been watchi
the complete run, in order, on You Tube starting with the first shows from JM>around 1950).
A cab driver as a guest and Bennett Cerf asked him when they going back to
cabs you could easily get into and out of, that the cars in use then were JM>difficult to enter and exit.
Speaking of De Soto's my dream car is a 1948 De Soto. I just love the loo
of them. And not some dinky coupe or two-door, but a full sized four door JM>sedan.
The regular buses drop down to easily get on and all have ramps and seats
that can be put up to fit in a wheelchair.
I was watching a What's My Line show
They don't make programs like that anymore.
Speaking of De Soto's my dream car is a 1948 De Soto.
My parents had a DeSoto...I think it was a 1957 model
My Mom is still alive, and except for actual physical care,
I do everything else for her.
I don't care for modern tv. I got rid of my tv several years ago.
When he bought out the Dodge Brothers that became their intermediate car w
De Soto one year a bit fancier another a bit plainer and it kept being moved JM>and down from two to three back to two. It's a wonder it lasted as long as JM>did, finally being retired around 1961.
My Mom is still alive, and except for actual physical care,
I do everything else for her.
You're a good son.
Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 04-30-18 07:33 <=-
One Korean restaurant had the whole family working there,
from little kids to grandparents.
Nothing so wrong with that... ;)
We have several mom-and-pop Oriental places her (Chinese, Thai,
Japanese, etc) and in nearly all of them the whole family (depending
on time of day {after school/weekends}, summer break, etc) the whole family is working doing something.
folding shop rags. A company can get in big trouble if they tell the
temp agency they want someone to do X but have them do something
else. This was their way around that.
That sounds like they were skating on thin ice all the same...
They had received several complaints from temp workers sent there.
No idea if they lasted with the company or anything. After I was
done there I put it out of my mind.
stopped, rewound and replayed a tape. (Both that company I was
demo-ing for and that big box company are gone now).
Easy job... but I bet it got boring really quick...-a :)
Oh it did.
The end cap where the vcr sat was in the back of the store. The few people who would pass by not even noticed it.
I spent a lot of time just wandering around the store, talking to employees when they had slack time, etc.
I remember the first day I was there I think I spent my whole pay
for the day buying a lot of computer related stuff (disks, etc), pens, etc.
One thing I learned early was, always ask how much the assignment
paid, since they were all different. If high paying it was clean, if
low paying it was dirty work.
And since you were interested in clean and high paying, the choice was
easy.... <G>
I worked at a big retail department store (no names, but based in
Chicago with a big catalogue) that was being re-modeled in the mid
'90s. Being a temp our jobs (there were about 20 or of us there) were menial, diddly little things: sweeping up, moving stock, etc, working
with the regular employees.
I recall one day a new shoe display was put up and the carpenters
left saw dust all over. I was told to sweep it up and at one point
went to move a large electrical cable in my way. Some electrical union guy swooped down from nowhere saying that was a union job and not to
touch it, he would get someone. I was standing around, figuring be a minute or two but turned into over an hour. When asked what I was
doing I said the union guy sending someone to move the cable. Oh, ok,
the manager said with a sigh and went. It took the union guy about two seconds to move the wire about a foot.
This was one of several jobs
I was offered full time work when the temp job finished. Some people would temp a while then be offered full time work. Some places only
had temp workers in case they didn't work out and could be easily let
go ("Well, that project is done, thanks for you help" or "We're almost done and need fewer people now" and be let go).
It was a year later I needed a new bike (the old one had been stolen)
and this place had them on sale. The employees remembered me and got
it not only for the sale price but an employee discount (which temps
often got) and something else. By the time the sale and discounts
added in I got the bike for less half price. :)
woman where I am weekends and Wednesdays, whose husband wasn't
feeling well (they are both in their 80s) and be there at 8.
She must be a spry old bird to still be working... apparently she
likes the contact with people...?
The poor old woman should retire. She does a good job of warming a
chair but can barely walk. She shuffles along at a slow pace, almost
like Tim Conway's old man character.
If something would happen _she_ would have to be helped out the
building.
There was a married couple that worked the dorms once. At
the time you had to open the door to let a resident in when they rang
the bell. (Now its push a button at the desk to unlock the doors to
buzz someone in). I was relieving her one morning and she had a hard
time getting out of the chair, then used a walker to cross about 10
feet to push the HC button to open the door. Her husband, who was in a nearby building, used two canes to get around.
Funny story. Years ago I was working this large 15 story dorm. One
had to walk about 75 feet from the desk through the lobby to the main door. I would let someone in, get back to the desk and sit down when
the bell rang again. Across the lobby, let them in, back to the desk. After doing this about 20 times I wised up and sat on a pillar bench
so only a few feet to walk. No one came in.
I moved back to the desk after about 20 minutes and bzzz the bell
rang. I started thinking the students where waiting outside till they
saw me sit down to ring the bell. LOL
Using university electric and wifi.
Weekdays I can take my tablet and catch up on my reading.
I almost (I repeat _almost_) hate to take the money. :)
Sounds like a nice cushy job.... ;)
Oh it is and I know it!
I feel I've paid my dues for a cushy job like that. Standing around
for hours in the cold, snow, rain, etc.
She probably needs the job to keep her from feeling stuck at home, on
the shelf with no use...
You're a good son.
Thank you. Seriously, you rarely find a child who will take care of
his parent(s) nowadays.
I'll "drop what I'm doing" if she needs me
Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 05-07-18 06:14 <=-
I was offered full time work when the temp job finished.
Many places I temped at either offered me a full time job or
requested me to return when they needed extra help.
Most of the jobs I was happy being a temp and not want to work there
full time for a variety of reasons.
She probably needs the job to keep her from feeling stuck at home, on
the shelf with no use...
Things keep changing.
I may be retired again.
With the university dorms closed for the summer (one large one is
kept open and those who lived in others are moved into that one if they are staying for summer school) so a lot of the security people were without work. They are being placed here and there, to keep the good ones, and one of the places is my weekend job.
I may work this coming Sunday (maybe not, not known for sure). If
not then I'm free and enjoying life till maybe August when things start
up again.
The woman who works there during the week, the one who can
hardly walk, is now going to three days instead instead of four. She's cutting back a bit. But what she wants is screwy. She wants to work Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.
Huh?
To me working M-W or any of the three days in a row is better than
split weeks.
Yup, that's the other side of the coin... it's a chance for you to check out the job before making a full commitment to it... ;)
start up again.
Now would be a good time to schedule your trip, then... ;)
Maybe there's something she wants to do on Wednesdays, like cards with
the girls, or lunch out with a friend... :)
Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 05-10-18 07:13 <=-
Most of the jobs I was happy being a temp and not want to work there
full time for a variety of reasons.
Yup, that's the other side of the coin... it's a chance for you to
check out the job before making a full commitment to it... ;)
We used to do that in parking with new people.
We gave them two weeks to try to them out and see if something they
want to do, can do, willing to do, etc. Its not a job everyone is cut
out for. If they weren't working out we let the company know and
requested someone else, thanking that person for their help, so long, don't let the door hit you on the way out. :)
The main trouble we had was after those few weeks they started to
slack off. Thankfully we had a month off for Christmas and three for summer and we could either request that person again or tell the boss
not to send that person back. We often lost people the week off for Thanksgiving/spring break but with a short time before the longer
breaks if someone left, for any number of reasons, we just muddled
along without them since things would slow down till the longer break.
I may work this coming Sunday (maybe not, not known for sure). If
not then I'm free and enjoying life till maybe August when things
start up again.
Now would be a good time to schedule your trip, then... ;)
Yeah, I've been thinking about that.
Not in detail but generally.
To me working M-W or any of the three days in a row is better than
split weeks.
Maybe there's something she wants to do on Wednesdays, like cards
with the girls, or lunch out with a friend... :)
Yeah, hadn't thought of that.
Sounds like there was somewhat of a rhythm to the seasons there...
Have to think like a part-timer or retiree... not a full-timer... <G>
I have to problem myself with retirement. I'm a basically lazy person
anyway. LOL
personI have to problem myself with retirement. I'm a basically lazy
anyway. LOL
Is that how you got the job as moderator?? <g,d,r>
-a Is that how you got the job as moderator?? <g,d,r>
Well, uh, um, hmmm, that is, uh,...
Well, that and a some graft and corruption... :)
For all those zeroes on your moderator paycheck, I guess bankruptcy
was getting to you. :P
maybe we should have Nancy Backus get you back in line. <G>
-a For all those zeroes on your moderator paycheck, I guess bankruptcy was getting to you. :P
Its not the zeros so much as it is where they put the decimal point.
maybe we should have Nancy Backus get you back in line. <G>
Oh no, not that.
Uh, that is, uh, she has so much to do now. Yeah, that's its, she's reall
busy already...
Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 05-14-18 06:17 <=-
The main trouble we had was after those few weeks they started to
slack off. Thankfully we had a month off for Christmas and three for
summer and we could either request that person again or tell the boss
Sounds like there was somewhat of a rhythm to the seasons there...
Yeah, there was.
Sometimes we were surprised when a person lasted as long as they
did. Sometimes the ones my civilian boss and I thought would work out didn't, and those we suspected would be soon gone, stayed a good while.
Maybe there's something she wants to do on Wednesdays, like cards
with the girls, or lunch out with a friend... :)
Yeah, hadn't thought of that.
Have to think like a part-timer or retiree... not a full-timer... <G>
Hard to switch gears so fast after many years. :)
I have to problem myself with retirement. I'm a basically lazy
person anyway. LOL
Quoting Daryl Stout to Joe Mackey on 05-15-18 18:30 <=-
Is that how you got the job as moderator?? <g,d,r>
Well, uh, um, hmmm, that is, uh,...
Well, that and a some graft and corruption... :)
For all those zeroes on your moderator paycheck, I guess bankruptcy
was getting to you. :P
I would bother Jim White, but he doesn't need the heartburn. But,
maybe we should have Nancy Backus get you back in line. <G>
Quoting Joe Mackey to Daryl Stout on 05-16-18 07:13 <=-
For all those zeroes on your moderator paycheck, I guess bankruptcy
was getting to you. :P
Its not the zeros so much as it is where they put the decimal point.
maybe we should have Nancy Backus get you back in line. <G>
Oh no, not that.
Uh, that is, uh, she has so much to do now. Yeah, that's its, she's really busy already...
Is that how you got the job as moderator?? <g,d,r>
Well, uh, um, hmmm, that is, uh,...
Well, that and a some graft and corruption... :)
For all those zeroes on your moderator paycheck, I guess bankruptcy
was getting to you. :P
Nah, not him... no need for graft or corruption... he has a good-sized NB>savings account...
I would bother Jim White, but he doesn't need the heartburn. But,
maybe we should have Nancy Backus get you back in line. <G>
You know better than to be trying to moderate the moderator... and in
the echo itself, as well.... ;> And I know better than to assume the NB>moderator's position... <G>
And seriously, Jim's too busy to even take any account of us... He's NB>local to me, and I haven't heard anything at all from him for quite some NB>time...
Quoting Daryl Stout to Nancy Backus on 05-17-18 22:40 <=-
I would bother Jim White, but he doesn't need the heartburn. But,
maybe we should have Nancy Backus get you back in line. <G>
You know better than to be trying to moderate the moderator... and in
the echo itself, as well.... ;> And I know better than to assume the
moderator's position... <G>
But, I did get a reaction from Joe. LOL
And seriously, Jim's too busy to even take any account of us... He's
local to me, and I haven't heard anything at all from him for quite
some time...
The echo atmosphere sure has changed, with the changing of the moderators...never mind the changing of the guard.
But, I did get a reaction from Joe. LOL
True... if that's all you were after, then... ;)
We have lost quite a few oldtimers.... I do wonder about them NB>sometimes...
And I know better than to assume the moderator's position... <G>
It's that way with everything. None of us is getting any younger. My late father used to say all the time that he was 19. When I passed him,
"I smelled a rat". It was like "You're 19, and your son is 42?? Must be something in the water". <G>
And I know better than to assume the moderator's position... <G>
Sitting down currently.
Whenever a female of my acquaintance has a birthday I always refer to it
her 39th (provided she's over 39, otherwise its 21, 18, 16, etc).
Once in a while I'll add, in a mystified manner, "and I've known you for
nearly 50 years. How is that possible?" That often gets a giggle.
Another thing is anniversaries.
I'll tell the husband congratulations he has been very blessed, and to th
wife its "You have my condolences/sympathy" which after gets a muttered "tha JM>you" in reply with a nod of the head. :)
Quoting Daryl Stout to Nancy Backus on 05-20-18 09:55 <=-
But, I did get a reaction from Joe. LOL
True... if that's all you were after, then... ;)
He tends to nod off to sleep if it's too quite in here. <G>
We have lost quite a few oldtimers.... I do wonder about them
sometimes...
It's that way with everything. None of us is getting any younger. My
late father used to say all the time that he was 19. When I passed
him, "I smelled a rat". It was like "You're 19, and your son is 42??
Must be something in the water". <G>
And I know better than to assume the moderator's position... <G>
Sitting down currently.
Would that be GPS -- Grand Posterior Seated?? <g,d,r>
Besides, "sitting by" is easier than to follow the instructions of "Please Stand By". :)
nearly 50 years. How is that possible?" That often gets a giggle.
You have to be real careful in asking a woman their age.
some users on the BBS were offended when I had a bulletin noting
"these users are having birthdays this month".
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Quoting Daryl Stout to Nancy Backus on 05-20-18 09:55 <=-
But, I did get a reaction from Joe. LOL
True... if that's all you were after, then... ;)
He tends to nod off to sleep if it's too quite in here. <G>
Nah... he just pretends to sleep... ;)
Quoting Joe Mackey to Daryl Stout on 05-21-18 06:14 <=-
Nancy wrote --
And I know better than to assume the moderator's position... <G>
Sitting down currently.
Nah... he just pretends to sleep... ;)
What a coincidence... so am I... if that's all it takes..... <G>
Nah, you can keep the job... ;)
He tends to nod off to sleep if it's too quite in here. <G>
Nah... he just pretends to sleep... ;)
No point in pretending you're younger than you are... one should be
proud of the attainment... ;) Doesn't hurt to look younger than you NB>actually are... it's a lot of fun to see the looks on people's faces
when they find out how old you really are... ;)
... Hello neighbor, I'm Mr. Rogers of Borg. Can you say assimilation?
And I know better than to assume the moderator's position... <G>
-a Sitting down currently.
-a Would that be GPS -- Grand Posterior Seated?? <g,d,r>
On my gold moderator's chair, yes.
I used to always talk back to the radio/tv when there was a commercial wit
"operators are standing by" asking why don't they supply the operators with JM>chairs? :)
nearly 50 years.-a How is that possible?"-a That often gets a giggle.
-a You have to be real careful in asking a woman their age.
Ain't that the truth!
We have announcements each week at church in the bulletin who are having
birthdays/anniversaries.
I don't do anything special for my birthday, its just another day to me.
I wouldn't want to be a youngster today. One couldn't pay me enough to be
under 35 today. Or even 50.
He tends to nod off to sleep if it's too quite in here. <G>
Nah... he just pretends to sleep... ;)
OH YES!, JOE'S THE GREAT PRETENDER
So... you sent this to Daryl, but remembered that it was really me... NB>ok... <G>
And I know better than to assume the moderator's position... <G>
Sitting down currently.
What a coincidence... so am I... if that's all it takes..... <G>
Nah, you can keep the job... ;)
-aDS>> He tends to nod off to sleep if it's too quite in here. <G>
Nah... he just pretends to sleep... ;)
I see all, know all, tell nothing.
Well, you have to know how to have the head held high in a regal style, th
moderators robes draped just so, the right hand resting on the golden keyboa JM>the head tilted ever so slightly looking at the magic two way monitor where JM>can see not only what is written but the person writing.
Well, you have to know how to have the head held high in a regalstyle, the
moderators robes draped just so, the right hand resting on the goldenkeyboard
I need to know what music is being played as you regally "assume the position"...boy, that could be interpreted in several ways. <G>
I wish some of these chairs were more comfortable. :P Some of these swivel chairs seem to "shed their fabric"...I have to clean the
apartment every week because of it.
I *LOVE* to get the senior citizen discounts...at restaurants, stores, etc. Every little bit helps.
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Nancy wrote --
..NB>>> And I know better than to assume the moderator's position...
..JM>> Sitting down currently.
What a coincidence... so am I... if that's all it takes....... <G>
Nah, you can keep the job..... ;)
Well, you have to know how to have the head held high in a regal
style, the moderators robes draped just so, the right hand resting on
the golden keyboard, the head tilted ever so slightly looking at the
magic two way monitor where I can see not only what is written but the person writing.
Joe (not giving away all the secrets)
Generally some trumpet fanfare as I enter and sit down.
But to keep alert I generally have no music or other distractions while
performing my duties.
You sure you're not sitting on the cat?
-a I *LOVE* to get the senior citizen discounts...at restaurants, stor etc. Every little bit helps.
I don't seem to see as many of those now than I did in the past.
WV has a "Golden Mountaineer" discount card. At one time there were signs
plastered on doors and such saying those were honoured but after I got mine JM>they all seemed to disappear.
The Body Stance was learned from Your Many, Many Years hovering over Parking Meters with the Red Expired Flag on display.
Was I close with my guess?
Generally some trumpet fanfare as I enter and sit down.
Hail To The Chief?? <G>
-a-a Generally some trumpet fanfare as I enter and sit down.
-a Hail To The Chief?? <G>
Well, not always that long, unless I'm in a procession to the chair of
authority.
Generally its just a short blare of trumpets to get everyone's attention a
make a grand entrance, with a few nods here and there to my underlings and JM>regal wave to the rabble.
Quoting Ed Vance to Nancy Backus on 05-22-18 07:32 <=-
But, I did get a reaction from Joe. LOL
True... if that's all you were after, then... ;)
He tends to nod off to sleep if it's too quite in here. <G>
Nah... he just pretends to sleep... ;)
OH YES!, JOE'S THE GREAT PRETENDER
And now back to our original Program...... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
As in the recording "The Flying Saucer - Part 1 and Part 2".
... Just smiling makes you go a long way toward feeling better about
life.
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Ed,
He tends to nod off to sleep if it's too quite in here. <G>
Nah... he just pretends to sleep... ;)
OH YES!, JOE'S THE GREAT PRETENDER
Now, I'll hear that song in my head all night long...and will have to
be like the cartoon, where the guy has undergone head surgery. You see
a bandage on his head, and all these musical notes in a huge glass jar. The doctor tells the patient "Good news, Mr. Smith. We got rid of that tune that was stuck in your head"!! <G>
Well, not always that long, unless I'm in a procession to the chair of
authority.
I thought that's what the Moderator's position was. <G>
make a grand entrance, with a few nods here and there to myunderlings and regal wave to the rabble.
You must have quite an entourage. <G>
Howdy! Daryl,
I have to confess about one time while we were shopping in the grocery EV>store when I heard the tune "In the mood" began playing, I positioned EV>myself under the speaker mounted in the ceiling and stood there motionless, EV>except for patting my foot, while I enjoyed the tune.
Guilty as charged.
Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 05-23-18 06:38 <=-
He tends to nod off to sleep if it's too quite in here. <G>
Nah... he just pretends to sleep... ;)
I see all, know all, tell nothing.
Quoting Daryl Stout to Nancy Backus on 05-23-18 18:38 <=-
He tends to nod off to sleep if it's too quite in here. <G>
Nah... he just pretends to sleep... ;)
Since you're closer in geographical location than I am, maybe you
could give him a nudge. <EG>
No point in pretending you're younger than you are... one should beI *LOVE* to get the senior citizen discounts...at restaurants,
proud of the attainment... ;) Doesn't hurt to look younger than you
actually are... it's a lot of fun to see the looks on people's faces
when they find out how old you really are... ;)
stores, etc. Every little bit helps.
... Hello neighbor, I'm Mr. Rogers of Borg. Can you say assimilation?
A former Sysop got a tongue lashing of sorts from his Mom with this tagline...I wanted to tell her to "Get a life"...she certainly hasn't
been around the BBS's as much as her son has. It's a lot different
world out there, than what you may be telling your kids.
* OLX 1.53 * I'm Dyslexia Of Borg. Prepare To Have Your Ass Laminated.
I see all, know all, tell nothing.
Spoken like a moderator... <G> Let the guilty shake in their boots... ;)
Spoken like a moderator... <G> Let the guilty shake in their boots... ;)
I see all, know all, tell nothing.
Spoken like a moderator... <G> Let the guilty shake in theirboots... ;)
<QUIVERING VIOLENLY!> :P
I see all, know all, tell nothing.
Spoken like a moderator... <G>-a Let the guilty shake in theirboots... ;)
-a <QUIVERING VIOLENLY!> :P
LOL
(And there were times I had absolutely no idea what was going on. <g>)
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