l hauled concrete for 16 years and NEVER heard of someone trying to put a 4" slump through a trl. pump, not even a hard rock pump. Even 6" will still dry pack in the hose sometimes. lt was always a joy dealing with amateurs, especially when "stand by" time is $1.00 a minute. CHA-CHING! lol.
I was surprised the Pump Operator even allowed OP to put that in the hopper ESPECIALLY since he already had old mix drying in the pipe... I sure as HELL would have told him NO WAY IN HELL IS THAT MIX GOING IN MY PUMP!!!, Screw what the Customer wants, HE'S not responsible for fixing or clearing blockages...
12:11 - "I'M NOT ONE TO BACK DOWN FROM A FIGHT"........Did anybody else smile when they actually heard this?? I mean, FOR ONCE NOT HEARING THE INFAMOUS LINES; "BUT I DON'T LIKE CONFRONTATION " or , "I DON'T DEAL WELL WITH CONFRONTATION" or , I TUCK TAIL BETWEEN LEGS AND RUN, WHILE LETTING PEOPLE WALK ALL OVER ME" or , (THE EVEN BETTER, ) "AS SOON AS I GOT ANXIOUS BECAUSE OF THE CONFRONTATION, I BURST INTO TEARS AND HID ME HEAD IN THE SAND". THE LAST ONE IS, "I WAS BORN WITHOUT A SPINE, AND I IDENTIFY AS A SHEEP OR LEMMING, (DEPENDING ON THE DAY OR THE LEVEL OF SELF ADVOCATING I AM ABOUT TO AVOID). 😂😂😂😂😂 ANYWAY...IT'S JUST NICE TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE WHO ACTUALLY STANDS UP FOR THEMSELVES AND ISN'T A PUSHOVER DOORMAT.
Where I used to work, I spent a lot of time proofreading and correcting operating instructions written by our otherwise intelligent engineering department. This was appreciated by the engineers, except for that one guy. There was no way that my high school educated butt should be correcting anything Mr. Big University Graduate did. Mr. Big wrote some instructions that basically told the operator to assemble an item backwards, using an adhesive that cannot be removed. The error was caught relatively quickly and Mr. Big was told to run his instructions by me going forward.
If you want to know if your Property is part of an HOA or not, the easiest way to do it is pull a copy of the Title/Deed fro the County Records Office. If the Property is a Member of an HOA, that will be listed as a Restriction on the Deed...No Restriction = NOT in the HOA!!!
If the printer was that loud you probably needed hearing protection. Should have called OSHA. Figured it was not in the U.S. I'm sure it could be reported to a safety organization.
We kept our high speed dot matrix in the lab cause it was loud. It wasn't circular saw loud though. It took 4 hours to print my 6502 code from the Vax 11 780. Worked in Cherry Hill NJ.
I don't live in the USA, serious question for those that do. Why would anyone have a HOA, it seems that they only exist for petty power games and possible exclusionary behaviour, i.e. ' we don't want your type here !' .
In the second story/situation, ASCII is a Computer Code (language) & it is pronounced something like “Asskee” not ASC 2. Later in the story there is “pcs”… that’s short for PCs (Personal Computers, plural).
Those big noisey printers were line printers, i.e. they printed a whole line at the same time, no individual characters just the information dumped to the printer a line at a time. the head didn't move. The paper advances to the next line.
There are two different kinds of smart book smart and life smart the difference is one you have to read you have to go to school to learn the other one you learn by living seeing things and experience them one can have both but one should never put down the other
The first story is bad. My friend at work lost his sister to a concrete pump. The pipe was so bad the pressure blew the pipe and a section fell and killed her instantly...
Here’s a funny story the song fight for your right to party was actually made to make fun of college party culture but was by those very frat boys and girls turned into said cultures theme song
As to the first story that idiot that made bad decisions should have to pay for the new sidewalk out of his own money to teach him a lesson. As to the third the person or persons wanting to start an h o a eould have been one of those h o a nightmares.
l hauled concrete for 16 years and NEVER heard of someone trying to put a 4" slump through a trl. pump, not even a hard rock pump. Even 6" will still dry pack in the hose sometimes. lt was always a joy dealing with amateurs, especially when "stand by" time is $1.00 a minute. CHA-CHING! lol.
I was surprised the Pump Operator even allowed OP to put that in the hopper ESPECIALLY since he already had old mix drying in the pipe...
I sure as HELL would have told him NO WAY IN HELL IS THAT MIX GOING IN MY PUMP!!!, Screw what the Customer wants, HE'S not responsible for fixing or clearing blockages...
12:11 - "I'M NOT ONE TO BACK DOWN FROM A FIGHT"........Did anybody else smile when they actually heard this??
I mean, FOR ONCE NOT HEARING THE INFAMOUS LINES;
"BUT I DON'T LIKE CONFRONTATION " or ,
"I DON'T DEAL WELL WITH CONFRONTATION" or ,
I TUCK TAIL BETWEEN LEGS AND RUN, WHILE LETTING PEOPLE WALK ALL OVER ME" or , (THE EVEN BETTER, ) "AS SOON AS I GOT ANXIOUS BECAUSE OF THE CONFRONTATION, I BURST INTO TEARS AND HID ME HEAD IN THE SAND".
THE LAST ONE IS, "I WAS BORN WITHOUT A SPINE, AND I IDENTIFY AS A SHEEP OR LEMMING, (DEPENDING ON THE DAY OR THE LEVEL OF SELF ADVOCATING I AM ABOUT TO AVOID). 😂😂😂😂😂
ANYWAY...IT'S JUST NICE TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE WHO ACTUALLY STANDS UP FOR THEMSELVES AND ISN'T A PUSHOVER DOORMAT.
*First Story:* Proof that intelligence is not limited to education, and an education does not denote intelligence.
Some of the people most lacking in common sense and real world knowledge I've known had doctorates.
Yeah, I have dealt with a lot of people educated beyond their intelligence!
So true I know actual brain surgeons that aren't smart enough to use a simple gas pump😂
Where I used to work, I spent a lot of time proofreading and correcting operating instructions written by our otherwise intelligent engineering department. This was appreciated by the engineers, except for that one guy. There was no way that my high school educated butt should be correcting anything Mr. Big University Graduate did. Mr. Big wrote some instructions that basically told the operator to assemble an item backwards, using an adhesive that cannot be removed. The error was caught relatively quickly and Mr. Big was told to run his instructions by me going forward.
Loved the point of ordering "Liquid Stupid". Because the customer is always right, ( NA, ALWAYS WRONG).
If you want to know if your Property is part of an HOA or not, the easiest way to do it is pull a copy of the Title/Deed fro the County Records Office. If the Property is a Member of an HOA, that will be listed as a Restriction on the Deed...No Restriction = NOT in the HOA!!!
Rest in peace hero Bob
8:46 small nitpick: ASCII is pronounced "Ask-ee;" the I's stand for something, mind!
… and 'pcs' is 'pee-sees'.
American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
That’s a lawsuit right there. Sue the hoa into the ground.
I'm hoping that people have seen the commercial of the HOA in the Geico ad, decide not to join because of that.
If the printer was that loud you probably needed hearing protection. Should have called OSHA. Figured it was not in the U.S. I'm sure it could be reported to a safety organization.
Those OSHA rules probably didn’t exist back in the pre 386 days.
I thought I heard the OP mention a financial sum in pounds. So it must have been in England.
We kept our high speed dot matrix in the lab cause it was loud. It wasn't circular saw loud though. It took 4 hours to print my 6502 code from the Vax 11 780. Worked in Cherry Hill NJ.
@@deantodd8103. Not necessarily, there are several countries that use pounds!
I don't live in the USA, serious question for those that do. Why would anyone have a HOA, it seems that they only exist for petty power games and possible exclusionary behaviour, i.e. ' we don't want your type here !' .
Thank you.@@kitsuneneko2567
Long lived bob that’s fucking brilliant lmao
In the second story/situation, ASCII is a Computer Code (language) & it is pronounced something like “Asskee” not ASC 2. Later in the story there is “pcs”… that’s short for PCs (Personal Computers, plural).
American Standard Code for Information Interchange - ascii or like above - askee
Those big noisey printers were line printers, i.e. they printed a whole line at the same time, no individual characters just the information dumped to the printer a line at a time. the head didn't move. The paper advances to the next line.
Never found a story where someone lets an ignorant, pushy customer hoist themself on their own petard that I didn't enjoy.
A mark of wisdom is knowing who to listen to while you remain silent.
Can't beat a man at his own trade! Great stories! You have a great day!
I love the concrete story. I was a concrete sculpture and waterfall guy for many years and know all the terms and fibers
RIP Bob, you legend!
Unfortunately the first tale the contractor did not learn, as the cost was carried either by the overall contractor, or the school district.
I wonder how many of these stories are true. They are fun to listen to.
First story is THE PROOF customer is not always right! They are ignorants ignoring they are ignorants.
The cat logo during your editorial jibber-jabber is helpful. It serves as a visual cue as I skip ahead to avoid it. Choice of stories is good though.
There are two different kinds of smart book smart and life smart the difference is one you have to read you have to go to school to learn the other one you learn by living seeing things and experience them one can have both but one should never put down the other
The first story is bad. My friend at work lost his sister to a concrete pump. The pipe was so bad the pressure blew the pipe and a section fell and killed her instantly...
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Here’s a funny story the song fight for your right to party was actually made to make fun of college party culture but was by those very frat boys and girls turned into said cultures theme song
Hello RedWheel hope you are well. Thanks for sharing. Please stay safe.🏴😁😷👍. Have a great day and a wonderful week ahead everyone
Hail Bob!
As to the first story that idiot that made bad decisions should have to pay for the new sidewalk out of his own money to teach him a lesson. As to the third the person or persons wanting to start an h o a eould have been one of those h o a nightmares.
Hey Redwheel, are you on Discord? I was wanting to ask you something
I don't know if they still do, but Epson printers used to signal last page in the printer with the Morse letter Z. Edit to correct spelling of Epson.
Epson, not epsom which was part of the name of epsom salts which I believe was a type of laxative.
OMG! I didn't catch that, and I'm a meticulous speller. Thanks for the correction. --..@@melkiorwiseman5234
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Yay from Yorkshire
I love malicious compliance stories
A bit too much on the petty side for me, something more impactful would have been great
All hoas are scams
Their is a Karen school of Kareness
Sorry bro but no one wants to hear about something from the mid 80's as it isn't relevant anymore
ASCII is pronounced ass-key.
I HATE hoa's.