Corona Spam Thread??

[Tiger15]

How did you know that that was my new assignment?

I've actually been standing right behind you all day!

 

[Tiger15]

Blow $h1t up and get bacon?

Blow a piggie up and get bacon?

 

[RBHeadge PE]

Blow $h1t up and get bacon?

no, that was my old job

 

[ChebyshevII PE PMP]

Blow a piggie up and get bacon?

no, that was my old job

Thanks for the clarification, everything makes sense now.

Regards,

-Cheb

 

[RBHeadge PE]

I've actually been standing right behind you all day!

You make a very convincing dragon tree house plant!

 

[JayKay PE]

wow, your procurment office can get things done in as little as three months! I'm impressed!

I didn't say get done.  I simply said approved.  Which means it needs to get sent back and forth a couple more times, with awkward pauses in-between since I still don't know how some of this works, and then the FY15 project maybe gets started this year.

 

[RBHeadge PE]

How did you know that that was my new assignment?

Blow $h1t up and get bacon?

no, that was my old job

Thanks for the clarification, everything makes sense now.

Regards,

-Cheb

I wasn't kidding. I got paid to blow stuff up at my old job. It was a major component for which I had responsibility.

 

[ChebyshevII PE PMP]

I wasn't kidding. I got paid to blow stuff up at my old job. It was a major component for which I had responsibility.

Haha, nice. Sounds like fun.

My job consists of making sure nothing blows up. So I guess we wouldn't have worked very well together.

 

[Tiger15]

I wasn't kidding. I got paid to blow stuff up at my old job. It was a major component for which I had responsibility.

When I was at a major defense contractor, I worked with a guy who came from the "vulnerability, survivability, hardening, and lethality" department. He got to simulate explosions, gunfire, armor, etc. I wasn't allowed to know any more than that.

 

[RBHeadge PE]

Haha, nice. Sounds like fun.

My job consists of making sure nothing blows up. So I guess we wouldn't have worked very well together.

I was the safety guy. So ultimately my job was to keep things from blowing up the wrong way - but if they did blow up the wrong way, the next step was to prevent or minimized the release of certain hazardous materials.

 

[RBHeadge PE]

When I was at a major defense contractor, I worked with a guy who came from the "vulnerability, survivability, hardening, and lethality" department. He got to simulate explosions, gunfire, armor, etc. I wasn't allowed to know any more than that.

ahh memories

 

[Platypus Engineer]

hooray! they finally gave me some engineering work to do!

Most of my "engineering" work is trashing the work of other engineers

 

[ChebyshevII PE PMP]

Most of my "engineering" work is trashing the work of other engineers

So you're in management?

 

[RBHeadge PE]

Most of my "engineering" work is trashing the work of other engineers

mine too! I still consider that engineering.

 

[Platypus Engineer]

So you're in management?

Not officially. I am one of the most senior engineers and review work from more junior staff and outside design consultants. Some of the submittals are so  poor I would not  even have considered giving it as a draft to my boss for review. Lack of applied knowledge, don't take lessons learned from previous projects to make new ones better.

Went from working on oil and natural gas pipelines, and underground tanks (all of which are heavily regulated, there is work mandated to be done on a yearly basis, with criminal penalties if if you don't) to water utility.  Night and day difference.

At my current job, reviewed a project where a water tank was going to be repainted. The performance standards in one specification section excluded most of the recommended paints in another specification section. Made so many comments on those two specification sections that they were completely rewritten.

 

[ChebyshevII PE PMP]

Not officially. I am one of the most senior engineers and review work from more junior staff and outside design consultants. Some of the submittals are so  poor I would not  even have considered giving it as a draft to my boss for review. Lack of applied knowledge, don't take lessons learned from previous projects to make new ones better.

Went from working on oil and natural gas pipelines, and underground tanks (all of which are heavily regulated, there is work mandated to be done on a yearly basis, with criminal penalties if if you don't) to water utility.  Night and day difference.

At my current job, reviewed a project where a water tank was going to be repainted. The performance standards in one specification section excluded most of the recommended paints in another specification section. Made so many comments on those two specification sections that they were completely rewritten.

I was meaning for the management comment to be humorous, but it does sound like you know your stuff!

I have some coworkers that came from the oil fields (mostly in the craft side of things) and boy do they have stories.

 

[Platypus Engineer]

I was meaning for the management comment to be humorous, but it does sound like you know your stuff!

I have some coworkers that came from the oil fields (mostly in the craft side of things) and boy do they have stories.

I know about humorous intent. Not considered an expert or management material by some because I don't have initials after my name.  Been inside industrial facilities that few others have ever been, especially where I am now.

When you are working 10 feet off the ground while there is a 900 foot long oil tanker passing about 50 feet to your left or walking down a pipeline right of way hoping a hunter doesn't mistake you for something with four legs, there is a different perspective that is earned.

Then there was trying to dodge NYC cab drivers while trying to work. And the power plant that gave you a respirator that filtered out ammonia along with your contractor badge.

 

[RBHeadge PE]

spamming in between conference calls - spam

 

[Platypus Engineer]

Easter candy 75% off at walmart spam

 

[squaretaper LIT AF PE]

In the office SPAM.