tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post7883370485544713540..comments2024-03-28T04:45:31.553-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Divide and ConquerOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-24217536817853100632021-11-04T18:52:47.513-07:002021-11-04T18:52:47.513-07:00Hahaha!!Hahaha!!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12887884246204875012021-11-04T09:52:12.355-07:002021-11-04T09:52:12.355-07:00Ambidextrous...Ambidextrous...Stefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14663293800162306859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-85069062118130974832021-11-04T05:40:24.734-07:002021-11-04T05:40:24.734-07:00He sounds like a right wanker!He sounds like a right wanker!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-47433352197741555422021-11-04T01:22:10.137-07:002021-11-04T01:22:10.137-07:00Amen! Recently had our "project manager"...Amen! Recently had our "project manager" moonlighting as forklift driver in the production yard (welding reinforcement in shipping containers and planking out with OSB....brutal job) in prep for the open day. Repeatedly tried to reason with him as to what went where, to no avail. Finally he drove off laughing at me.<br /><br />We still haven't found half the tools and materials he squirreled or threw away, the adhesives and paints are now worthless because they spent a few nights out in hard frosts; but I'm the PNG at work now because at the end of the last day before The Event he shut the workshop roll door 10 minutes before finish time....right in the middle of cleanup....and I succumbed to temptation and let a choice old school Aussie Infantry epithet echo across the landscape.<br /><br />He drops rush jobs on me at normal closing time so I have to bodge up a quick fix in the rain with 0 notice of two hours overtime, when the job could have been done properly in the sunny morning (when I asked about the problem). I have to detail the foreign subbies and mark out their tasks, supervise them and somehow get my own work done as well. Oxygen thief.<br /><br />Rant over.Stefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14663293800162306859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-88600636965170807992021-11-03T12:22:32.549-07:002021-11-03T12:22:32.549-07:00The needs of the service, er, grandchild.
I have ...The needs of the service, er, grandchild.<br /><br />I have not yet begun to fight. I may not have to.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-33872884160499161022021-11-03T10:12:51.478-07:002021-11-03T10:12:51.478-07:00Sorry, Late to the fight. Taxi service, doncha kn...Sorry, Late to the fight. Taxi service, doncha know.<br /><br />Political posturing and control, that's what this is all about.<br /><br />Zackly! Which is why I only wear the mask in medical spaces. I've been asked to put it on elsewhere. My answer is "No". If they open their mouth and anything but "OK" comes out. I spin on my heel and walk out the door. There might be a "Screw you" thrown in as well. <br /><br />As I am wont to say, "Never give up, Never surrender". Wish I'd have won the lottery when it was $650M a while ago, I'd have hired you as my official fermented beverage advisor with a very comfortable salary. <br /><br />Alas, twas not to be.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55877941752001512152021-11-03T06:40:20.731-07:002021-11-03T06:40:20.731-07:00Tuna #2 - Yup, no science behind this at all.Tuna #2 - Yup, no science behind this at all.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-44406876901929316052021-11-03T06:39:36.731-07:002021-11-03T06:39:36.731-07:00Tuna #1 - They keep changing the rules,it's wh...Tuna #1 - They keep changing the rules,it's what leftists do.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56986179186094204102021-11-02T20:55:32.133-07:002021-11-02T20:55:32.133-07:00I mean we're lower than when the rules were la...I mean we're lower than when the rules were laid down. Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16338896278233577512021-11-02T20:15:57.869-07:002021-11-02T20:15:57.869-07:00We're required (Biden's DoD-wide mandate) ...We're required (Biden's DoD-wide mandate) to wear them indoors in all DoD facilities. I think that's been set aside for individual region commanders to decide. We're still doing it in SanDog despite the fact that we're far lower in all categories when that rule went into effect. The metric for it keeps changing.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45387392521815405022021-11-02T18:56:42.156-07:002021-11-02T18:56:42.156-07:00Well, I understand the health care folks needing t...Well, I understand the health care folks needing to take extra precautions, I mean you are on the front line of this thing. But for the rest of us? In military terms t feels like having to wear a helmet and body armor in Omaha, because there's fighting in Iraq.<br /><br />The latest move by my company is based solely on that damned executive order and the CDC's perceived threat of infection from being in a crowd in Rhode Island. It's all far too political. It would be more palatable if the damned government didn't lie to us all the time. And get called out on it. Who can one believe? My doc, sure, but where are they getting their info, from the CDC.<br /><br />I don't trust anyone anymore if they're "from the government."<br /><br />Hang in there Suz, you're doing the Lord's work out there.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83358202491816966792021-11-02T18:49:55.307-07:002021-11-02T18:49:55.307-07:00Can't the process I suppose. Face the same thi...Can't the process I suppose. Face the same thing in engineering, the "experts" decide, all must march to that beat. Even if it flies in the face of reason.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-64181755685998730512021-11-02T18:14:36.140-07:002021-11-02T18:14:36.140-07:00Sarge, I recently finished reading the book After ...Sarge, I recently finished reading the book After Virtue by Alasdair MacIntyre. It was published in 1981 and, in a nutshell too big for my small brain, is a review of the failure of philosophy to reconcile moral philosophy in the (then) modern world. It is a smart book written by a very smart man, and I am slow man trying to read it.<br /><br />He discusses the failures of the Utilitarians (something is good because it is useful), and in his recounting gets to the philosopher Max Weber (a man who, apparently, I should read more about). Among other things (apparently he was on the committee that drafted the Weimar Constitution - who knew?) he did a fair amount of analysis on bureaucracy. One of his findings - and I am paraphrasing maximally - is that bureaucracies ultimately demand obedience not because of the truth or rightness of what they are enforcing, but rather that it is a product of the bureaucratic system e.g. you must obey because of the decision making process that made the decision and the "rule of experts" that came to decision.<br /><br />In a nutshell, this seems like so much of what we face today: on so many fronts, we must obey bureaucracies without question not because of their expertise or knowledge but because by not obeying them, we are essentially questioning the rationality of the system itself. <br /><br />At this rate, we will all be rebels.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-52080207093136154922021-11-02T18:14:28.539-07:002021-11-02T18:14:28.539-07:00RE masks being mandated...sigh...welcome to my wor...RE masks being mandated...sigh...welcome to my world. Have to wear both a mask plus a visor on every regular visit. The visor, blue mask over the N95 if the patient is positive, suspected to be positive, or if I wasn't vaccinated. We had to have all 3 on up until this past June when we were allowed to go only with the blue procedure mask and visor to see patients if we had been vaccinated. So much cooler dontcha know.<br /><br />And, no, no cloth masks, or being creative with the masks. Unfortunately. And, yes, ALL the top level management, even in their offices wear a procedure mask all the time. Unless the door is shut. And, no there are no meetings, except on Zoom or Webex, no getting together for any reason at all. <br /><br />The wonderful thing is we are now allowed to use a new mask every day, unless we had a positive patient--then that mask gets put in a labeled paper bag to be used only for that patient. For the first 10 months of this stupid pandemic we had to use the SAME 2 masks, over and over and over. Unless the inner N95 mask became stained or soiled. If you had a positive patient, you could throw away the outer blue mask, but had to keep the N95. Then, you were supposed to turn it in for "cleaning" and ya didn't get "your" mask back. Because there was NO EXTRA masks to be had for love nor money. <br /><br />The worst part about have to wear a mask and a visor (or goggles--which have to fit tightly to your face, broke my glasses using those, or didn't wear my glasses under the goggles--did I mention I am near-sighted, and have tri-focals?) is I live in the great northeast, and it is the beginning of November...winter is coming...guess what happens when you put on ANY mask, and a visor, and you wear glasses...yup...you guessed it...the inside of the visor fogs up...BIGTIME!!!! In the cold, not only does it fog up (which it does year round), it ices up in the inside of the visor, so I have drips running down the inside of the visor when I go into someone's house...sigh...<br /><br />I love my job...I HATE the damn mask/visor crap...on the other hand, I do know that it does work. I have been with patients and caaregivers at bad breath distances, who have told me 2-3 days later that they were positive...and I have been negative...so far. The one time I didn't have a mask on, and was with some folks, I came back positive. <br /><br />Do I wear it when I am not working...gotta confess, no I don't. Because I am out and about, not bad breath distance away form someone. But, I go to the grocery store, I drive thru the bank and the pharmacy, and I am pretty much home. I am not going around eating out, or going to shows, etc. Plus I do wash my hands. Or use the hand sanitizer until I get home, when I wash my hands. Wash before eating, and after being out someplace. I think hand washing and avoiding the mass crowds is a much better infection control measure than wearing a handkerchief on my face.<br /><br />The one thing that really ticks me off, besides having to wear the stupid mask and damn visor, is Brandon is busy telling everyone if ya get the shot, ya wont get sick...UM, NO!!! The vaccine for Covid 19, is just like the vaccine for influenza---it protects against the complications of the disease, not the virus itself...if you get the Covid shot, you decrease your chance of ending up in the hospital and stressing out the health care system...if you get the flu shot, you reduce your chance of getting pneumonia and ending up in the hospital...so it's all about staying out of the hospital...nothing else...well, besides all the political crap...I REALLY wish the government would get the hell outta health care!!!! Do I wish Faucci and company would go take a long walk off a short pier--youbetcha!!<br /><br />My only pro-tip would be to learn to breath through your mouth, slowly. And figure out a way to take a break every hour or so. Or, figure out a way to get rid of the bills so you can retire sooner.Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07117433684554337583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67240639986283682872021-11-02T17:32:48.534-07:002021-11-02T17:32:48.534-07:00I think you're right, the fascists aren't ...I think you're right, the fascists aren't going down without a fight.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-7435125993827267512021-11-02T17:30:17.274-07:002021-11-02T17:30:17.274-07:00I did, not surprised.I did, not surprised.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-24155053382461785312021-11-02T17:30:03.173-07:002021-11-02T17:30:03.173-07:00I did, good story!I did, good story!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10803565287288450182021-11-02T17:29:29.970-07:002021-11-02T17:29:29.970-07:00Ooh, good one, most appropriate I think!Ooh, good one, most appropriate I think!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16300131274987929562021-11-02T17:28:58.741-07:002021-11-02T17:28:58.741-07:00Yup, the man was an early version of Slow Joe.Yup, the man was an early version of Slow Joe.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13648866232814939422021-11-02T17:10:37.829-07:002021-11-02T17:10:37.829-07:00Seen the rumor that Slow Joe dropped a load in his...Seen the rumor that Slow Joe dropped a load in his pants whilst visiting Bergoglio???Mark Matisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-29398013360314355192021-11-02T17:08:36.933-07:002021-11-02T17:08:36.933-07:00Why not just go "V" as in "V for Ve...Why not just go "V" as in "V for Vendetta"???Mark Matisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-7210471347903960572021-11-02T16:35:22.163-07:002021-11-02T16:35:22.163-07:00TOTALLY OT here, Sarge, but if you would please go...TOTALLY OT here, Sarge, but if you would please go back three posts to my comments re War of 1812.Left a funny true story about its teaching to modern-day grammar-school students..virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-68251294427521625812021-11-02T16:25:50.245-07:002021-11-02T16:25:50.245-07:00Yep, we're in the first stages of what I feel ...Yep, we're in the first stages of what I feel is going to be an epic battle to restore our rights and personal sovereignty.<br /><br />And it's going to get worse before it gets better.....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-63102003117338945552021-11-02T16:05:32.105-07:002021-11-02T16:05:32.105-07:00Wilson organized Americans to spy on each other, a...Wilson organized Americans to spy on each other, and saying anything against his wartime policies was a felony. Over 10,000 American citizens were arrested and convicted under his laws instated by his Congressional allies. Some people were sentenced to over ten years.SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-63228548952988162472021-11-02T15:17:27.291-07:002021-11-02T15:17:27.291-07:00Feral Ferret - You've "been there, done t...Feral Ferret - You've "been there, done that" so you know of what I speak. I know a couple of good ones in DCMA, there aren't enough. The gubmint contracting system is indeed as you say. Logic? Common sense? Not in the requirements dontcha know.<br /><br />It is to weep.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com