Why do “I” get stuck doing the counseling???
I’m the grumpy old fart, well ONE of the grumpy old farts in the office…
The counselee???
Meh… Goth female receptionist…
This is NOT going to end well!
Grumble…
Pot meet kettle…
Last week, the Council approved a measure that would require Walmart and other large retailers doing business in the District to pay a “living wage” of $12.50 per hour.
But… uh oh. Hypocrisy alert.
District government pays less than $12.50 per hour.
Full article HERE.
If I had anything to do with it, I’d tell Walmart to walk away and take the tax loss. And I’d leave the property vacant until hell froze over!
In light of humpday, here’s one from LONG ago…
Anybody got a clue??? Answer is below the fold…
This crap is becoming more and more the ‘rage’/requirement to keep one’s job with the CEs, CEUs and whatever else they are calling this stuff…
So I’m trying in my ‘spare’ time to get through this online course, finally get the ##$%@ thing done, and have to take a test (like I sat and did this all in one sitting NOT!)…
So I take the test and miss one question… Okay, I can live with that…
But you have to pass with 100% to get credit…
There is supposed to be a ‘remediation’ block that takes one to the area requiring ‘further study’… Except it refuses to open!
So being the good little studi that I am, I go back to where I figure I screwed it up, and print the entire @#$%# lesson (all 72 slides) out…
Hit take the test again, get a new question, right? Yep, go find the answer in the 72 slides; select the answer and submit and don… Oh, I ‘missed’ the question again… Say WHUT???
Nope, answer is right there in the page, yep that is what I selected, howinthehell is is wrong???
Called the online help desk, “Your wait time will be 8-18 minutes”… Crap…
Fine, put the phone on hold, go to the bathroom, go get a cup of coffee, smoke a cigarette and come back to, “Your wait time is 3 minutes”!
Finally get the dweebette on the phone, run through the who am I, where am I, what is the problem, and get put on hold… and on hold…
And she finally comes back, “Oh the problem with the ‘remediation’ block was written up before, but it won’t be fixed until the update the test. And I really can’t help you with the answer to the question, you have to document the issue and send it in for review, but if you miss the question again, you will have to retake the course!”
YGTBSM!
Sooooo, if I send it in for review, how long before I can get an answer?
“Oh two maybe three weeks before an instructor can get around to looking at it and getting an answer back to you, but I see you only have 12 days to complete the course. Would you like an extension?”
You bet your bippy lady, and I want an answer back and credit for the correct answer!
“Well, THAT is not in my purview.” (like she even knew what the word meant)…
Screen caps, email, and now hurry up and wait, and I’ll probably get timed out and have to retake the whole pile of crap again…
Yep, that on line learning is really great… sigh…
A random selection of various ‘humorous’ out of office email responses from various locations…
1. I’m currently out of the office on furlough. If you don’t understand what this means, please go to your bank, take out 20% of your last paycheck and burn it….
2. I’m currently out of the office on furlough. I will be sitting at home sipping on Jose Cuervo, because it’s at least 20% cheaper than the good tequila.
3. I am currently out of the office on furlough. I am not allowed to do any work that would be related to my job. However if you need some manual labor, you may find me at Home Depot parking lot. Strong back, work cheap, se habla español.
4. I am currently out of the office on furlough. I have incredibly easy access to a phone and email, but I assure you, I cannot & will not use it for work purposes.
5. I am currently on furlough, and now care 20% less that I am not available to respond.
6. I am currently on furlough, but appreciate the solidarity of congress members for their support. Rep. John Bohener has announced he will now reduce his use of spray-on tan so he will be 20% less orange. In solidarity, I will cry 20% more.
7. I am sorry, I am currently out of the office on furlough, which has Reduced all DoD resources by 20%. For further information, plea….
8. I’m on furlough, which means I am not getting paid. Bite me.
9. I am currently out of the office on furlough. You cannot contact me, that is illegal.
10. I am currently out of office on furlough. 20% of all incoming messages will automatically be deleted.
11. I am currently out of office on furlough. Enjoy your reduction in government provided services.
12. I am currently out of office on furlough. If you need to contact me I’ll be on the corner of K and 10th with the DFAS coffee cup, panhandling.
13. I am currently out of office on furlough. Since I am not being paid, please contact someone who is.
14. I am currently out of office on furlough (defined in the government Thesaurus as being on vacation or the government dictionary as having been laid off). If you need assistance contact a government contractor or military person who is still working and being paid for it.
15. I am currently on furlough and prohibited by law from checking my e-mail, so you will not get a response to this message. As opposed to when I am not on furlough, and am just ignoring you.
16. Hello, I am currently out of the office on furlough. I would ask you to contact my boss or his/her boss for assistance, but they are out on furlough too.
17. I am currently out of office on furlough. It is forced time off without pay. Please contact Congress for assistance. They are actually not working, but still getting paid for it.
18. Hello, I am currently out of the office on furlough. Please contact CNN for assistance. They know all of the solutions and answers, but no one listens.
19. I am currently on furlough, since it is illegal for me to answer email, I’m made a rule so all incoming email today goes directly to my Deleted Items folder.
The impacts (at least on the Navy) are pretty significant from the folks I’m talking to… And will only get worse apparently since there is another $52B cut coming in FY-14 along with the probability of mandatory furloughs continuing next year.
Over the mil-email chain I got this one this morning, hadn’t seen it in a while, but it’s worth watching…
Caution, it IS an hour long, but it’s extremely well done by NATGEO.
Once again, we see the Air Force personnel (and many others), who work behind the scenes to make sure the bird DOES represent the USA well. Also some nice history pieces spread throughout.
And you’re right, I’m staying away from all the crap out there today… Needed a little positive pick me up!
I decided to wimp out today, rather than driving all the way out to the outdoor range, I just went over to NRA.
It was PACKED!!! Waited 45 minutes for a lane, and as expected the conversation was revolving around the Zimmerman verdict and it’s impact. One of the more interesting comments was from a younger black couple (both CCW’ing), who said it was totally hosed up. Martin was a wanna be thug, and as far as they were concerned the jury was right; and that if the left kept pursuing it, there would be a bigger divide than any of us could overcome. The lady commented on the death toll in Chicago and Baltimore and wondered where the outrage on the left was for ‘those’ deaths. Nobody had a good answer for that one…
Soooo, shooting…
50 round of 22/45 to warm up, trying to get some kind of rhythm going and actually start hitting where I ‘thought’ I was aiming, and getting the front sight/trigger press to start being a functional component of my shooting again.
Worked through the 1911 (little over a half a box), 25 rounds of .38 through the Python, 12 rounds through the Kahr (monthly cycle of ammo and mags) of draw/fire 2 rounds at a time, then another 10 rounds because I was not as accurate as I should be with it (no idea where the other box of 9mm disappeared to). 25 rounds through the Mustang, and another 25 rounds of 22/45 to end the day. By the time I quit, the groups were finally coming back down and the front sight/press was second nature again. Drawing from under a button down shirt compared to a polo shirt is a good bit different due to the materials used, and the way they react and bunch up when you grab them. I need to practice that and dry fire more at home…
I wish they did allow pics at the NRA, as there was a truly cute little girl shooting a zebra striped pink AR in 22… And the dad’s patience and the mother’s big smile were great!!!
Got back and did the clean everything routine, which pretty much killed the rest of the day. But like any other tool, they DO need to cleaned/maintained properly if they are going to be reliable (and actually I’m two weeks behind on the carry pistols) and cycling the mags from the bag to the carry pistol.
Which does bring up a thought, how many magazines do most folks keep for each pistol?
For all but the BHP, I have at least six mags and am constantly on the lookout for more in most cases. My issue is that I only want OEM or quality (Wilson/Brown/C&S or that caliber) spare mags. I think I’ve got probably 16 mags for the Glock 17, but I bought all those years ago and have rejuvenated them at least a couple of times (keepers/followers/springs).
OBTW, if anybody happens to have any ‘extra’ BHP mags, I’ll gladly take them off your hands… Just sayin… 🙂
It is interesting to watch this play out in the media, the WAPO above the fold headline this morning was “Fla. man freed in Martin killing” with a subhead of Zimmerman is found not guilty.
There were riots in Oakland, CA over the acquittal, but that seems to be about it…
Now the ‘spin’ is the amorphous “they” (Jackson, Sharpton, the NAACP and other hate mongers) want the DOJ to investigate Zimmerman for racial profiling, and civil rights violations against Martin. However, DOJ is tainted with the revelations of the CRS participation in the protests in Sanford, FL.
What “I” find ironic is that if this had been white on white, or black on black, or hispanic on hispanic or any combination that didn’t involve a black victim and an other race shooter, this case would most probably have never risen to a chargeable offense… And of course the “theys” out there are blaming the fact that the jury didn’t have any blacks and “they” weren’t properly represented (actual facts be damned once again)…
And the real kicker was this last night…
State Attorney Angela Corey said after the verdict that she believed second-degree murder was the appropriate charge because Zimmerman’s mindset “fit the bill of second-degree murder.”
The sad fact is that a young man was shot and killed, but the bottom line is the FACTS never supported either a racial profiling, or Zimmerman doing anything that ANY neighborhood patrol wouldn’t do; especially with an unknown person wandering through the neighborhood in the rain when there had already been a spate of robberies in that neighborhood. When you take all the social media and social commentary out of the mix, the evidence never proved that Zimmerman was out there with malice aforethought and the intent to shoot anyone. I was going to write a long post on this, but I’d just point you to Peter at BRM, he does an outstanding job with THIS post of laying out all the issues and options.
Peter raises a host of excellent points, and the whole article bears reading and thoughtful contemplation…
Edit- And now Harry Reid (spit) has apparently chimed in that Zimmerman should be further prosecuted… WTF???
As I was lying around, pondering the problems of the world, I realized that at my age I don’t really give a hoot anymore.
If walking is good for your health, the postman would be immortal.
A whale swims all day, only eats fish, drinks water, but is still fat.
A rabbit runs and hops and only lives 15 years, while a tortoise doesn’t run and does mostly nothing, yet it lives for 150 years.
And you tell me to exercise?? I don’t think so.
Just grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked, the good fortune to remember the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference.
Now that I’m older here’s what I’ve discovered:
1. I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it.
2. My wild oats are mostly enjoyed with prunes and all-bran.
3. I finally got my head together, and now my body is falling apart.
4. Funny, I don’t remember being absent-minded.
5. Funny, I don’t remember being absent-minded.
6. If all is not lost, then where the heck is it ?
7. It was a whole lot easier to get older, than to get wiser.
8. Some days, you’re the top dog; some days you’re the hydrant.
9. I wish the buck really did stop here; I sure could use a few of them.
10. Kids in the back seat cause accidents.
11. Accidents in the back seat cause kids.
12. It’s hard to make a comeback when you haven’t been anywhere.
13. The world only beats a path to your door when you’re in the bathroom.
14. If God wanted me to touch my toes, he’d have put them on my knees.
15. When I’m finally holding all the right cards, everyone wants to play chess.
16. It’s not hard to meet expenses . . . they’re everywhere.
17. The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth.
18. These days, I spend a lot of time thinking about the hereafter . . .I go somewhere to get something, and then wonder what I’m “here after”.
19. Funny, I don’t remember being absent-minded.
20. HAVE I SENT THIS MESSAGE TO YOU BEFORE???
h/t ummm, errr, oh yeah, Craig 🙂
Hand Salute!
After nearly seven decades of service, Marine Attack Squadron 513 (VMA-513) was officially deactivated during a ceremony Friday morning at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma.
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“Some would say it is a sad day,” Smith said. “I choose to believe it is a proud day, a day where we all get to pay homage to the unit that will forever maintain its honor and winning record – having kicked butt in almost every major war and conflict for the last 69 years.”
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The squadron’s nickname, “Flying Nightmares,” was coined by Lt. Col. James Anderson, the unit’s Commanding Officer, during the Korean War. Anderson thought the moniker was appropriate because during March 1951 the squadron’s 15 F7F Tigercats and 15 F4U-5N Corsairs provided the sole night fighter air defense and interdiction support for all the U.N. forces at war on the Korean peninsula.
Just before the escalation of the Vietnam War, the squadron received the F-4 Phantom II jet fighter and was re-designated VMFA-513, a fighter attack squadron. In June 1965, the Nightmares were sent to Vietnam for five months of combat. In August 1965, the unit supported the 7th Marine Regiment during Operation Starlite, the first major American operation of the war.
The colors were struck, cased and along with other historical memorabilia from VMA-513, will be packed up and sent to the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Va.
Read the whole article HERE. You can also go read the squadron history HERE.
Ready, Two!
They did good and went out on top. Can’t ask much more than that…
h/t JP