Subj : Re: Inventions
To   : JOE MACKEY
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Feb 17 2022 15:38:00

Joe,


 JM>   I happen to be the best at my job than anyone the parking office has
 JM> ever had, save one guy many years ago.  And I broke his record long
 JM> ago.
 JM>   I like to joke they can't do without me.  And in many ways they
 JM> can't.

  Boy, they're going to be furious when you retire at the end of April. <G>

 JM>   I even "wrote the book" on training, literally.

  Better qualify what type of training. <G>

 JM>   When the old supervisor left I was tired of he said/she said ways of
 JM> doing things and sat down one weekend and wrote the current training
 JM> manual so everything was in black and white and it all the same for
 JM> everyone.  If in doubt, refer to the manual.  (My t

  You got to be at a loss for words again in your reply. <G>

 JM>    Both my civilian and security supervisors said that I knew more
 JM> about my job than anyone else did.  The job itself, how to handle
 JM> people (I use humour a lot), the little ins and outs I pass along, etc.
 JM>  Whether the other person uses that, does the job, etc.

  A fellow ham radio operator and net control station, is using a lot of
the techniques that I've used on my nets of late. It validates the saying
that "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery". :)

 JM>   I like the bumper sticker: When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will
 JM> have guns.

  Never mind the one about Ronnie's Ray-Guns. <G>

 JM>   That isn't always possible, just as keeping anything from being
 JM> stolen.

  Sadly, that includes one's identity. I saw a deal today where thugs are 
doing a deal to get the SIM cards from phones swapped for malware. The
thugs are crafty, clever, and persistent...so you have to really be on
guard. If something sounds too good to be true, it likely is.

 JM>   One can have all the gun laws on the books, make it tough to get one,
 JM> ammo, et.  But the bad guy isn't going through all that to get a gun.
 JM> He will get his from his friendly neigbhourhood gun dealer's trunk.

  Exactly.

 JM>   I pointed to the 8" turret behind me saying that's what I fire and
 JM> seldom miss.  :)

  And, it's likely more powerful.

Daryl

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