• Re: All hail the great an

    From NANCY BACKUS@1:123/140 to DARYL STOUT on Mon Jun 4 15:50:00 2018
    Quoting Daryl Stout to Joe Mackey on 06-02-18 16:41 <=-

    Maybe you need to do something like that for any miscreants when you
    threaten a feed cut. <G>
    Never done that and no need to with this group.

    You and Nancy Backus have us "well trained". <G>

    Dunno why you use my name in vain there... ;) I'm not a moderator, just
    a very well behaved user... :)

    When I was working full time I knew several supers who would write
    someone for the least little thing. (I had one who if you disagreed
    with him, for whatever reason, wrote people up for insubordination).

    Nowadays, people are offended by the tiniest thing.

    Or power goes to their head....

    ttyl neb

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  • From joe mackey@1:154/30 to NANCY BACKUS on Fri Jun 8 06:13:36 2018
    Nancy wrote --

    DS>> You and Nancy Backus have us "well trained". <G>

    Dunno why you use my name in vain there... ;) I'm not a moderator, just
    a very well behaved user... :)

    Ah, but you are just a heart beat away from being the mod.
    If anything happens to me you will named by acclamation.

    JM>>> When I was working full time I knew several supers who would write
    JM>>> someone for the least little thing. (I had one who if you disagreed
    JM>>> with him, for whatever reason, wrote people up for insubordination).

    DS>> Nowadays, people are offended by the tiniest thing.

    Or power goes to their head....

    It was/is more of a power trip.
    If he ever said anything nice to someone people were left scratching their head thinking "What's he up to now?".
    Joe


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  • From NANCY BACKUS@1:123/140 to JOE MACKEY on Sat Jun 9 17:26:00 2018
    Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 06-08-18 06:13 <=-

    You and Nancy Backus have us "well trained". <G>
    Dunno why you use my name in vain there... ;) I'm not a moderator,
    just a very well behaved user... :)

    Ah, but you are just a heart beat away from being the mod.
    If anything happens to me you will named by acclamation.

    I can always refuse... ;)

    When I was working full time I knew several supers who would write
    someone for the least little thing. (I had one who if you disagreed
    with him, for whatever reason, wrote people up for insubordination).
    Nowadays, people are offended by the tiniest thing.
    Or power goes to their head....

    It was/is more of a power trip.
    If he ever said anything nice to someone people were left scratching
    their head thinking "What's he up to now?".

    Not at all a good situation... ;(

    ttyl neb

    ... "Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth."

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  • From joe mackey@1:154/30 to NANCY BACKUS on Tue Jun 12 06:45:25 2018
    Nancy wrote --

    JM>> It was/is more of a power trip.
    JM>> If he ever said anything nice to someone people were left scratching
    JM>> their head thinking "What's he up to now?".

    Not at all a good situation... ;(

    One time I was working traffic control on the FOP lot for a football game, which generally involved just waving the right people in and shooing away those
    who didn't belong and a lot of time just standing around.
    This particular captain drove by, stopped, and called me to his car.
    I thought for sure I was gonna be yelled at for something but he said I looked awfully sharp and drove on. I was dazed and confused for some time after that, figuring it was just the heat and I imaged that. :)
    Joe


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  • From NANCY BACKUS@1:123/140 to JOE MACKEY on Wed Jun 13 15:20:00 2018
    Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 06-12-18 06:45 <=-

    It was/is more of a power trip.
    If he ever said anything nice to someone people were left scratching
    their head thinking "What's he up to now?".
    Not at all a good situation... ;(

    One time I was working traffic control on the FOP lot for a
    football game, which generally involved just waving the right people in and shooing away those who didn't belong and a lot of time just
    standing around. This particular captain drove by, stopped, and
    called me to his car. I thought for sure I was gonna be yelled at for something but he said I looked awfully sharp and drove on. I was dazed and confused for some time after that, figuring it was just the heat
    and I imaged that. :)

    Apparently he succeeded in throwing you off balance, anyway... ;)

    ttyl neb

    ... Reality crept in. I nailed it for trespassing.

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  • From joe mackey@1:154/30 to NANCY BACKUS on Thu Jun 14 06:13:44 2018
    Nancy wrote --

    JM>> and confused for some time after that, figuring it was just the heat
    JM>> and I imaged that. :)

    Apparently he succeeded in throwing you off balance, anyway... ;)

    I recall one time this particular superior officer, who was almost always in
    civvies, complained to someone their hair was too long when he himself could use a visit to the barber. I just looked him when he finished yelling at the guy and ran my hand though my hair. The next time I saw him a week or so later
    his hair was shorter. :)
    One time at the beginning of the school year in August one of the extra people we needed showed up needing a shave. I took him aside and said to look better tomorrow. Shortly after walking the group to their various posts this captain popped up out of nowhere and berated the guy in front of everyone. I told the captain I had already mentioned it to him earlier, privately.
    Joe


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  • From NANCY BACKUS@1:123/140 to JOE MACKEY on Sat Jun 16 13:49:00 2018
    Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 06-14-18 06:13 <=-

    and confused for some time after that, figuring it was just the heat
    and I imaged that.-a :)
    Apparently he succeeded in throwing you off balance, anyway... ;)

    I recall one time this particular superior officer, who was almost
    always in civvies, complained to someone their hair was too long when
    he himself could use a visit to the barber. I just looked him when he finished yelling at the guy and ran my hand though my hair. The next
    time I saw him a week or so later his hair was shorter. :)

    It would begin to appear that he considered you somewhat of an equal...

    One time at the beginning of the school year in August one of the
    extra people we needed showed up needing a shave. I took him aside and said to look better tomorrow. Shortly after walking the group to their various posts this captain popped up out of nowhere and berated the guy
    in front of everyone. I told the captain I had already mentioned it to him earlier, privately.

    Sounds like he needed a lesson or two in tact... and in proper
    leadership...

    ttyl neb

    ... My people skills are fine but my tolerance for idiots needs work.

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  • From joe mackey@1:154/30 to NANCY BACKUS on Mon Jun 18 08:49:17 2018
    Nancy wrote --

    JM>> finished yelling at the guy and ran my hand though my hair. The next
    JM>> time I saw him a week or so later his hair was shorter. :)

    It would begin to appear that he considered you somewhat of an equal...

    Being a lieutenant I was on more equal terms than a mere officer, true.

    JM>> said to look better tomorrow. Shortly after walking the group to
    their various posts this captain popped up out of nowhere and berated
    the guy in front of everyone.

    Sounds like he needed a lesson or two in tact... and in proper leadership...

    One time at a football game he was chewing out some poor slob over something or other and the owner overheard him. He walked up to this captain and said "You need to work on your people skills" and walked off. Several overheard this, but not meant for them to hear.
    Joe


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  • From NANCY BACKUS@1:123/140 to JOE MACKEY on Sun Jun 24 22:04:00 2018
    Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 06-18-18 08:49 <=-

    finished yelling at the guy and ran my hand though my hair. The next
    time I saw him a week or so later his hair was shorter. :)
    It would begin to appear that he considered you somewhat of an equal...

    Being a lieutenant I was on more equal terms than a mere officer,
    true.

    Quite.

    said to look better tomorrow. Shortly after walking the group to
    their various posts this captain popped up out of nowhere and berated
    the guy in front of everyone.
    Sounds like he needed a lesson or two in tact... and in proper
    leadership...

    One time at a football game he was chewing out some poor slob over something or other and the owner overheard him. He walked up to this captain and said "You need to work on your people skills" and walked
    off. Several overheard this, but not meant for them to hear.

    Sometimes one can't help hearing, it being in public, after all...

    ttyl neb

    ... Thhis takline iz slitely out of cofus.

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