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KenECoyote said:
Idiocy combined with stubbornness is a dangerous combination in any workplace.

At one of my early jobs, I worked on a project for the VP. He asked me to have the project done a certain way and I told him it was wrong.

He got mad at me despite my trying to reason with him and finally said "Look, I'm the boss here, so you listen to what I'm saying, stop arguing and just do it!"

A month later I got called into his office and he was mad, asking me why I did such and such when it was wrong.

I reminded him "you ordered me to do it even though I told you it was wrong!"

His response: "You should've known better than to listen to me!"

I had to agree with him on that!
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Ya can't win for losin'.../smh
 
John Kemker said:
Yep, I was just commenting on the fact that he gets after you for telling him he's wrong, then gets after you for doing it his way after that. /smh
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I think that last part was just his way of dealing with the frustration and the realizations that: 1) he was at fault and 2) he was wrong and 3) I was right.

I didn't mention it, but this error had cost the company thousands of dollars (maybe into the teens back in the 90s) and they were a small company at the time, so it was a pretty big mess.

To be fair, each of us has probably had similar moments where we were 100% sure that we are right, but later proven wrong. Very humbling and I learned from those experiences.
 
Got ready for an anticipated 300 mm (11.8”) of rain this week.

Moved water from near full tanks to near empty ones.

Removed overburden of fruit on a cumquat tree before pruning it. I know you aren’t meant to prune citrus when fruiting, but that’s most of the year for us.

Just over 7 kg (15.4 lb) just from the branches to be pruned. Probably one and a half times that much still on the tree.

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Someone will make marmalade. Hopefully.

That’s about half the collection. I’m not going to talk about the lemons…
 
Came home to check if the plumbers had got the taps in our ensuite in the incorrect locations. Disappointed, but not surprised. Third move, and not the last. They have lined up the spout with the sink drain, but we have asked for the middle of the cover plate to line up with the drains. Let's see what happens with tomorrow's attempt.

I have created some templates and 3D printed them to help with the alignment. I have also notched out the stud where it needs to move into (they seem lazy). I also clipped the mains wires that they had left draping across the tapware. It now confirms to AS3000 and is safe.
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The whole tap assembly needs to move 65mm left, so the central hole lines up with the vertical line. There are two of these.
 
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It's July 1st, we went to another trauma center today and were surrounded by a small army of eager resident physicians.
 
Sandy H. said:
I am!!!! I nail corned beef, but destroy brisket. It is mega frustrating to convert a $75 piece of meat to filler for stew. . . not sure I'll try again -just stick to pork, chicken, jalapenos and corned beef for a while.
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A Chuck roast can be a decent stand-in for brisket for a much lower price, and it also smokes quicker. I made on recently with a rack of spare ribs and it turned out really good. Brisket really likes low temps. I usually use a simple a rub with a little heat in it and smoke at 225 with charcoal and a few chunks of cherry wood. I don't inject it with anything or wrap it with anything. I do brush a mop sauce on during the cook to keep it moist. It can take 16 or 18 hours, maybe even longer for it hit 203. Start probing the meat for tenderness around 195. The other thing with brisket is to slice against the grain for the most tender slices.
 
NateB said:
A Chuck roast can be a decent stand-in for brisket for a much lower price, and it also smokes quicker. I made on recently with a rack of spare ribs and it turned out really good. Brisket really likes low temps. I usually use a simple a rub with a little heat in it and smoke at 225 with charcoal and a few chunks of cherry wood. I don't inject it with anything or wrap it with anything. I do brush a mop sauce on during the cook to keep it moist. It can take 16 or 18 hours, maybe even longer for it hit 203. Start probing the meat for tenderness around 195. The other thing with brisket is to slice against the grain for the most tender slices.
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I'll try a chuck just to get my feet wet on beef again. Thank you for the suggestions!
 
OverTheTop said:
Plumbers moved the taps in the ensuite again. Using the 3D-printed templates I left them they have finally got the taps in the right spots. Fifth time's a charm...
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This is why I adopted the “I’ll do it, you sign it off” system.

The I only have one idiot to blame.
 
Got the first installment of the newer shingles vaccine on Sunday. Sometime around lunchtime Monday I got the equivalent of a one-day flu; body aches, temperature of 104, complete loss of appetite. Went to bed at 7pm. It's Tuesday afternoon and I still haven't eaten anything since breakfast Monday. Despite all this, blood sugar was 173 mg/dl this morning (normal is, or should be, around 100). Going to try eating after I post this, maybe cold cereal or oatmeal, and shoot me some insulin after.
 
I ratted out the new guy to the boss.

For some reason, he tried to blindside me and throw me under the bus on a call with our boss when the data looked off.

He said to me "NO Ken. The email I send out to you EVERY week says if 'CHECK', you have to change it". I argued that this was never made clear and the other person also doing this work didn't always change it. I was confused.

Then I pulled up his email and it noted "If 'CHECK', avoid changing it and put is aside for discussion. This is his email that he sends out every week.

He then started trying to argue with "but elsewhere..." and I cut him off with "don't tell me you're trying to argue that it means the opposite of what you wrote!" and he just shut up.

I ran this department by myself when the rest of the team (except the VP) quit and this new guy is very smart, had been very nice and likeable and has a masters, but what he did was completely disrespectful and also condescending to me.

I'm a nice guy 99% of the time, but my entire life I've stood up to every bully and backstabber. I don't know why they do crap like that.

Well, I talked to the boss about how I felt, but I also added this little gem:

"Everyone makes mistakes, but what is worse than someone who makes mistakes?"
A: " Someone who won't admit they've made a mistake."

;)
 
KenECoyote said:
I ratted out the new guy to the boss.

For some reason, he tried to blindside me and throw me under the bus on a call with our boss when the data looked off.

He said to me "NO Ken. The email I send out to you EVERY week says if 'CHECK', you have to change it". I argued that this was never made clear and the other person also doing this work didn't always change it. I was confused.

Then I pulled up his email and it noted "If 'CHECK', avoid changing it and put is aside for discussion. This is his email that he sends out every week.

He then started trying to argue with "but elsewhere..." and I cut him off with "don't tell me you're trying to argue that it means the opposite of what you wrote!" and he just shut up.

I ran this department by myself when the rest of the team (except the VP) quit and this new guy is very smart, had been very nice and likeable and has a masters, but what he did was completely disrespectful and also condescending to me.

I'm a nice guy 99% of the time, but my entire life I've stood up to every bully and backstabber. I don't know why they do crap like that.

Well, I talked to the boss about how I felt, but I also added this little gem:

"Everyone makes mistakes, but what is worse than someone who makes mistakes?"
A: " Someone who won't admit they've made a mistake."

;)
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Oh, it got even better, the week after he got busted on the call, we were doing the same work again and I came upon a "CHECK" that said something like change 80 sales units to 435,000 units, which is obviously wrong.

So I messaged the guy and asked him what to do. Over the next hour I could see him typing and stopping. (Keep in mind he never admitted he was wrong.)

Eventually he messaged me that it was obviously off and to not change it. 😂
 
KenECoyote said:
I ratted out the new guy to the boss.

For some reason, he tried to blindside me and throw me under the bus on a call with our boss when the data looked off.

He said to me "NO Ken. The email I send out to you EVERY week says if 'CHECK', you have to change it". I argued that this was never made clear and the other person also doing this work didn't always change it. I was confused.

Then I pulled up his email and it noted "If 'CHECK', avoid changing it and put is aside for discussion. This is his email that he sends out every week.

He then started trying to argue with "but elsewhere..." and I cut him off with "don't tell me you're trying to argue that it means the opposite of what you wrote!" and he just shut up.

I ran this department by myself when the rest of the team (except the VP) quit and this new guy is very smart, had been very nice and likeable and has a masters, but what he did was completely disrespectful and also condescending to me.

I'm a nice guy 99% of the time, but my entire life I've stood up to every bully and backstabber. I don't know why they do crap like that.

Well, I talked to the boss about how I felt, but I also added this little gem:

"Everyone makes mistakes, but what is worse than someone who makes mistakes?"
A: " Someone who won't admit they've made a mistake."

;)
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Anchovies into his air intake or raw prawns in the hubcaps. Or are you not allowed to do that these days....;)
 
Cl(VII) said:
Went for my last regular club ride before moving. House is currently be packed and put in a shipping crate. 7 days to take off.
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It may be documented on the forum or you may not want to give details, but you're obviously a 'do it!!!' kind of guy and the change you're making in your life is non-trivial.

If you'd like to share the story as to what, why, how and how it goes, I think that one earns its own thread. Might not get a million followers, but I have found your prior posts compelling and would love to hear a back story as well as the front moving story as well.

Safe travels and best wishes!

Sandy.
 

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