Tundras live: Agree to disagree (a lesson in civility)

This is on my door at work.

 

I get a hand written one from my boss every year, always with a personal note written in it. He owns a $400mm/year construction company with over 200 staff people and he takes the time to hand write a card to every one of them.

I do the same for my staff of 20. But it's not about the card, it's about the gesture and taking the time to reach out. Outside of that and a few nieces/nephews - yeah, fuck that.

 

Got 10% off at the grocery store today.

 

You went back and got more beer, didn't you.

 

You should add anchovies. You know, to kinda keep in line with the sushi theme.

 

Well duh, I always get beer when I go grocery shopping.

Going to Costco tomorrow where I will also buy more beer.

 

And I would personally swap Geek and Nerd.

 

I meant when you got 10% off, you went and added more beer because you saved dollars.

 

Pineapple and anchovies might actually be a solid combo. Salty and sweet.

 

I sit squarely in nerd territory on that Venn diagram - I do not identify as a geek.

 

Ah, and I'm in the same spot, though I prefer geek. Then again, sometimes I do stupid stuff, so I might just be a dork.

 

It is a toss up sometimes between geek and nerd - truth is I tend to morph between all of them depending on the topic and the crowd

 

Yup. The real kicker is that it applies to everyone. Always makes me laugh when somebody dogs on a different kind of nerd while not seeing their own nerdiness. Jocks/sports junkies are a prime example. Total nerds. Just sports nerds. Gear heads? Car nerds. Everybody is a nerd, just for different stuff.

 

Preach!

 

Yeah, we are an ISP, so we kinda have to have access. It's nice on the slow times, but I know there are some that abuse it.

 

I laughed super hard at this one. Matt @ElNopal as a language lover, you might like it too.

https://youtube.com/shorts/GrHqNg4KB0g?feature=share

 

Visiting our medical clinic to get some boosters. Lobby has two instructions:

1) Wait behind the yellow line until admitted.
2) Ring bell for service.

The bell is behind a “Covid” shield 7+ feet beyond the yellow line. Think this is how the non-engineers get back at the engineers. I know a few guys that would blow a fuse trying to square that circle.

 

If there's nobody there to serve you, go up and ring the bell then go back behind the line before someone gets there.

This is why we can't stand non engineers; do your own thinking once in a while.

 

LOL! Totally. I’m a unique engineer in that I can color outside the lines. And I don’t eat the crayons.

Plus I’m an asshole, so I’ll generally mess with people when presented with stupid rules like that.

In this case, since I was on the clock I just slammed my fist into the bell and then darted back behind the line.

 

I like to think of it as using it like intended.

 

Also you and me both need some new skid plates so you don't have to take them off every time we change the oil.

 

Otherwise, he might as well buy a Capstone!!! I heard they come w/a shiny undercarriage!

 

I have to go to my dad's tonight to borrow the pit in his garage to change oil in the Corolla.