What Annoyed You Today?

[cvairwerks]

After all the dust settled and quiet resumed, my colleague and I were sitting on the concrete floor straightening nails with hammers when one of the young supervisors walked in asking, "What are you doing?" After explanation, he walked off shaking his head.

We used to do the same thing with the reusable crates a lot of our stuff came packed in. The shipping department built a lot of our crates, but they only had nail guns and no loose nails. They finally got wise and started to put crate covers on with dry wall screws, so we weren't too bad off then if they got bent. We could run the mile and half down the plant to shipping and get a handful.

 

[GrauGeist]

The young ones today make very good money and do not see the value of repairs or proper care. They seem to feel there will always be a paycheck and enough to buy replacements. My three daughters think I'm frugal (cheap) when I repair things. I point out that the old stuff was better made than the things they buy, so it is better to repair than replace if possible. I view my youngest and her husband as both a great success and some small failure as their education has provided good paying jobs, but allowed them to live in a "replacement" mode. Another example of generational difference occurred when I was still working. There were only two in the shop, both well into our 60s, older than every one in the office. One day we received large equipment well packed in heavy wooden crates. After all the dust settled and quiet resumed, my colleague and I were sitting on the concrete floor straightening nails with hammers when one of the young supervisors walked in asking, "What are you doing?" After explanation, he walked off shaking his head.

I have several nice LCD monitors that are now ten years old. When people aee them, they're amazed that they've lastes as long as they have. Well, it's becaise I repaired them.
Typically, a monitor will last about three years or so, before they go out ans this is because the power supply has the lowest common denominator in capacitors. There are five of them and they're worth about 2 to 5 cents each.
I replace them with high-end caps that cost about 12 to 15 cents each which results in better perdormance and longevity.

As far as saving wood goes: for over 13 years, I saved the wood that was shipped with vehicle prisoner partitions and other equipment. The wood was there to stiffen the box and prevent the partition's legs from punching through the bottom of the box.
The wood was usually furniture grade Douglas Fir 1" x 8" x 6' or select grade Pine 1" x 10" x 6", all of which would cost a fortune in today's market.

 

[ARTESH]

The smell of opium that comes from my neighbor in upper story!!!

The strong smell, I should say!

 

[SaparotRob]

I'll be right there!

 

[ARTESH]

I'll be right there!

Sometimes I believe that Iran is cheapest country in the world ...

For example: 1kg of Opium coats 16 - 20 K USD in US, but here, in Iran, it's only about 30 USD.

Same goes for electricity, Water, Gas bills.

 

[Greg Boeser]

Second hand hooka!

 

[SaparotRob]

Sometimes I believe that Iran is cheapest country in the world ...

For example: 1kg of Opium coats 16 - 20 K USD in US, but here, in Iran, it's only about 30 USD.

Same goes for electricity, Water, Gas bills.

Any thoughts on opening an import/export business? I'm sure we can find someone who can get us an old plane.

 

[ARTESH]

Second hand hooka!

Well, Hooka is not used for opium, this is the thing:

وافور - ویکی‌پدیا، دانشنامهٔ آزاد

fa.m.wikipedia.org

 

[ARTESH]

Any thoughts on opening an import/export business? I'm sure we can find someone who can get us an old plane.

I thought about it, more than once!

No economical reasons ... Almost 95% of the money goes for plane repairs and "bribes" ... It's a very long way ... It will answer in shorter routes like Mexico to US or Iran to Armenia ... But too risky.

 

[SaparotRob]

Artesh is right.

 

[Frog]

The weekly statistics that nobody really cares about I have to provide.

 

[Greg Boeser]

Light snow last night. Decided to clear it off the layer of ice from the rain the other day. Temps have dropped 40 degrees so everything is frozen solid. Finished shovelling and thought, "better throw some sand down before somebody sliiiiiiips!"
All I can think is "Please don't land on the steel shovel!" Whamm! Flat on my back, bruised back, wrenched shoulder. Fortunately nothing broken. Just gonna be sore for a while.

 

[SaparotRob]

Does that count as a win?

 

[Greg Boeser]

I'll tell you tomorrow if I can get out of bed.

 

[GrauGeist]

Ever notice that the older we get, the slower we heal?

I miss-stepped on the ladder the other day and went down hard.
Hurt like hell and the sad thing is, it was only the fourth rung.

When I was a kid, I jumped out of trees, crashed my dirt-bike jumping trenches in oil fields plus countless other amazing acts of stupidity - and brushed it off every single time.

The fourth rung of the ladder is about 36 inches, maybe?

Just sad...

 

[special ed]

Note the ad for a screw below your post.

 

[GrauGeist]

Note the ad for a screw below your post.

At least it's not an ad for a funeral home!

 

[Bucksnort101]

Stupid People!!!

 

[Bucksnort101]

Once again people emptying both pots of coffee at work on can't be bothered to make more. Jerks (I'll be politically correct since there are probably children present)!!!

 

[vikingBerserker]

You had us at "STUPID PEOPLE!!!"