Subj : Re: Inventions To : DARYL STOUT From : JOE MACKEY Date : Fri Feb 18 2022 05:27:08 Daryl wrote -- > 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. They appreciate my returning, several times over the years, to train new people. A lot of people have passed through the doors over the years. Sometimes they get bored by the job, can't handle being yelled at*, can't hack being outside in all sorts of weather, something better comes along, find something else during a break, some just don't work out, etc. When I returned in August I told them I was re-retiring at Christmas break. Neither of the two I trained stayed long. I agreed to return in January until someone was trained and doing the job. Finally got one whom I'm molding into a "mini me", and appears to be working out. I have since agreed to stay on till the end of the school year in April since it takes months to properly train someone, though training is more informal after the first few weeks. Mostly the informal is tips, hints, sneaky things I do, how to handle peop There is too much to tell in just a couple of weeks. A lot is learning by doing, on-the-job experience, etc. I start with a broad overview of the job then narrow it down and down and down. (*I don't know what's up with the young people today. In the past I was cursed at, yelled at, told where to go and what I could do with myself, etc. Now the current crop of students say things like "yes sir/no sir" etc. Its a bit unnerving at times.) > JM> manual so everything was in black and white and it all the same for everyone. If in doubt, refer to the manual. (My t > > You got to be at a loss for words again in your reply. Probably it wasn't that important to begin with. :) I can't recall what I was writing about. > JM> I pointed to the 8" turret behind me saying that's what I fire and seldom miss. :) > > And, it's likely more powerful. But sadly not as portable. :) The other day I was talking to one of the LT's in the police department. He's a former Marine and we kid each other about my having been in the Navy. I made some remark about our softening the beaches for them so they can just stroll ashore and go for walks along the beach. :) Joe --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.0pr5 * Origin: Fidonet Since 1991 www.doccyber.org bbs.docsplace.org (1:135/392) .