Union Millwrights

Millwright Ron · 2007-10-23T05:28:52+00:00

What a idiot! ***** If brains were cotton. You would not have enough cotton in your head to make a kotex for a gnats ass! ***** Union definition: A combination so formed, especially an alliance or confederation of people, parties, or political entities for mutual interest or benefit. Excellence Is A Process Not A Goal To Do Better ..." Do It The WRIGHT WAY" "SKILLED ON PRINCIPLE ----- UNION BY CHOICE" Do you know why they hate Unions in the South? They hated to call a Black Man Brother... Think about it? Ron Oliver Millwright Superintendent Union Millwright and Damn Proud Of It...... 35 years Army Security Agency 1967 to 1971 Two tours of duty in Vietnam MOS 33G40 DD214 Member of D.A.V.

Oct 23, 2007 46 Replies

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rigger 18 years ago

It alway killed me, when interviewing prospective service dept. employees for our N/C machinery manufacturing facility, how many office types thought they could master the position when it was obvious they had nowhere near the skill level to do so. Many touted their vast "experience" at managing groups of people in associated areas, but were unable to answer the simplest of technical questions, were they electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, or hydraulic.

I always thought it was a "generation" issue because most of the truly qualified applicants were older but soon revised my thinking when I found a source of people willing to learn at the local Junior College.

I can guarentee you the answer: "Simple. You're not smart enough for maintenance" is not necessarily out-of-line.

dennis in nca

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Jon Anderson 18 years ago

Thanks, I'll go hunt down a copy.

Jon

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Larry Jaques 18 years ago

On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:56:43 -0800, with neither quill nor qualm, rigger quickly quoth:

Newp. I agreed with it wholeheartedly. Admins are not technical. The only problem is that techies don't usually have the people skills for administration, either.

-- Real freedom lies in wildness, not in civilization. -- Charles Lindbergh

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Larry Jaques 18 years ago

On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:23:48 -0800, with neither quill nor qualm, Jon Anderson quickly quoth:

There are nearly two dozen _good_ stories in the 1.5" thick book, so I haven't yet figured out what the "SF8" means. It's edited by David G. Hartwell.

-- Real freedom lies in wildness, not in civilization. -- Charles Lindbergh

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Joe Pfeiffer 18 years ago

Eighth annual edition.

Just to make things confusing, there's also a series called "Year's Best Science Fiction", which has been running something like a decade longer.

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rigger 18 years ago

And they're both "killer."

dennis in nca

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ATP* 18 years ago

That's not the way it works for most, just some guys at the "hall". Most carpenters have a card and work for the same contractor on a regular basis. Some work in a manner very close to being an independent subcontractor. Men that specialize in suspended ceilings and can install a lot in a day work on a square footage basis, but have union cards.

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