Word For The Day, July 21, 2005

dictionaries ad nauseum | July 21, 2005 | secret garden

[patton]

we need this word -

askance

It drives me nuts.

[Argh]

:^)

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Patton, there's this thing called paperwork and procedure - even mathmeticians, mostly, know about it......... ;^)

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Well as much as I'd like to hang around and see if Argh would say anything else nice, I have to go - dinner and pick up some fabric I ordered - Gabz, don't panic - I keep my sewing machine up off the floor so there won't be any hideous accidents......... ;^)

P, watch your back - xs is bound to show up sooner or later

[Gabz]

Sort of like me breaking my ankle by tripping over a sewing machine.............you can't make the STUFF up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Gabz]

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[patton]

Without naming names, there a two major contractors on this program - The Great Big One (TGBO), and the Ones Who Do Things (OWDT).

TGBO answers the mail to THE CLIENT; OWDT actually performs the work.

I work for OWDT.

For instance, I needed a bit of coverage for some employees - TGBO said can you help with a tricky project. I said, sure - give me money, and I will fix it. TGBO gave me authorization for about 1,000 hours of labor.

A week later, OWDT gave TGBO the answer, and charged 40 hours of labor.

Today, I sat through a meeting of TGBO accountants - they accused me of everything from plagerism to lying, insisting no one could perform a thousand hours of work in 40 hours.

I replied, "It is a computer - try turning it on."

[patton]

What it really comes down to - is that I am not paid to follow rules.

I am paid to get things done.

And, in accordance with policy, law, etc. - I get my *ss chewed for breaking rules.

And bonuses for getting things done.

Now, on the down side - if I overdo it, they have every exscuse in the world to fire me on a moments notice (he broke all the rules! we warned him!).

On the upside, I really don't care. I would be perfectly happy to compete with my current employer.

[Gabz]

You're too funny :)

[xsmommy]

there have been news stories galore about Chase screwing up big time with the security, i live in fear of that. we already had our card # stolen and $20,000 worth of computers bought with it a few years ago.

[patton]

Today is the anniversery of Bull Run. You know, when all those PA types got beat by the Army of Northern VA.

Shagged, even.

Should I tell xs? (lol)

[Gabz]

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm staying out of it :)

[Hegewisch Dupa]

what the hell did I say to get me in trouble?????????

[patton]

I dunno - "hi, Pat" seems to qualify. ;)

[Gabz]

There are folks dingbatty enough to do that?

[patton]

Not any more - they got burned too many times.

I give on this nomination - I have been reading everything I could find about him, and I have no idea who he is.

Ask me in five years.

[Robert A Cook PE]

which is why I'm relying on my desk chair in the house. It gets me everywhere I need to go, except outside or the laundry room

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelies!

[Gabz]

Poor babies!!!!

I'm pretty much staying out of the nomination discussions...........the rabid right-to-life people have totally turned me off. As I said on one of the Virginia campaign threads, they have totally succeeded in removing the issue from my radar screen.

[Gabz]

Can't do wheelies........thankfully :) Passageways are too narrow and distances too short :)

[patton]

Hey - given your acetelene torch, my excess motors, and our combined electronic skills - I bet Gabz could do some fun things. Actually, I bet she could enter orbit.

LOL.