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  • 1 1 21 Gigawatts

    dan neely wrote:

    and reminding us not to share razors

    Does ANYONE share razors at work?? What a stupid thing to say!!!

    "...great scott!" Dilbert: Aren't all meetings like this... Richard Dawkins: "What if you're wrong?"

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    Dan Neely
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    Thou art expostulating theological doctrine to the temple criers :)

    The latest nation. Procrastination.

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      Just in case we forget how to wash our hands a notice above the sinks reminds us:- - Wet - Soap - Wash - Rinse - Dry It also includes pictures of how to do all of these for those that can't read or just can't remember what soap is.

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      Jane Williams
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      Ours includes another step, to help stop the spread of Swine Flu. Use a paper towel to turn off the tap. This generic poster is in every loo, including the small one that only has a hand-dryer, no paper towels...

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        Thou art expostulating theological doctrine to the temple criers :)

        The latest nation. Procrastination.

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        Dave Sexton
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        dan neely wrote:

        Thou art expostulating theological doctrine to the temple criers

        Brilliant line :)

        But fortunately we have the nanny-state politicians who can step in to protect us poor stupid consumers, most of whom would not know a JVM from a frozen chicken. Bruce Pierson
        Because programming is an art, not a science. Marc Clifton
        I gave up when I couldn't spell "egg". Justine Allen

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          Just got a mail through from the powers that be instructing us on how to save paper whilst printing; which basically listed: * Try printing with more than one page per sheet * Print on both sides of paper Well duh. At the last place I worked, they had instructions, and this is no joke, on how to walk down the stairs. Instructions included: * Take one step at a time * Use the handrails * Don't rush I'm not making this up, these bloody notices were stuck everywhere. Damn suing culture. :mad: I want to reply back instructing them to stop clogging up my ******* inbox with useless information which is wasting my ******* time. But I want to keep this job, so I'll just suck it up. :sigh:

          "...great scott!" Dilbert: Aren't all meetings like this... Richard Dawkins: "What if you're wrong?"

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          Dr Walt Fair PE
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          The best one I saw was instructions on what to do in case of fire in a Maracaibo, Venezuela office where I worked for years. On the bullet list it said "No se quite la ropa." which translates to "Don't take off your clothes." I always wondered if that was really a problem. I never would have thought about taking my clothes off in case of a fire, but to each their own, I guess ...

          CQ de W5ALT

          Walt Fair, Jr., P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software

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            dan neely wrote:

            Thou art expostulating theological doctrine to the temple criers

            Brilliant line :)

            But fortunately we have the nanny-state politicians who can step in to protect us poor stupid consumers, most of whom would not know a JVM from a frozen chicken. Bruce Pierson
            Because programming is an art, not a science. Marc Clifton
            I gave up when I couldn't spell "egg". Justine Allen

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            Dan Neely
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            :-D Wish I could claim to've originated it; I don't recall where I stole it from.

            The latest nation. Procrastination.

            modified on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 3:26 PM

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            • 1 1 21 Gigawatts

              Just got a mail through from the powers that be instructing us on how to save paper whilst printing; which basically listed: * Try printing with more than one page per sheet * Print on both sides of paper Well duh. At the last place I worked, they had instructions, and this is no joke, on how to walk down the stairs. Instructions included: * Take one step at a time * Use the handrails * Don't rush I'm not making this up, these bloody notices were stuck everywhere. Damn suing culture. :mad: I want to reply back instructing them to stop clogging up my ******* inbox with useless information which is wasting my ******* time. But I want to keep this job, so I'll just suck it up. :sigh:

              "...great scott!" Dilbert: Aren't all meetings like this... Richard Dawkins: "What if you're wrong?"

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              Alan Burkhart
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              It all started some years back when that ding bat spilled coffee in her lap at a drive thru and sued McDonalds or B/K or whoever. Nowadays c-stores have signs warning you that the coffee is hot, the floor is wet, that gas is flammable, etc. Some places even lowered the temp on their coffee. I outsmarted them though: I pour the coffee then stick it in a microwave. I'm a trucker, and a company I worked for - in the interest of safety - put these "Get Out and Look" signs on the rear view mirrors. Yep, you had to get out and look. The sign blocked a third of the mirror. Almost got fired for pulling mine off. What a world we live in... :-D

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                Just got a mail through from the powers that be instructing us on how to save paper whilst printing; which basically listed: * Try printing with more than one page per sheet * Print on both sides of paper Well duh. At the last place I worked, they had instructions, and this is no joke, on how to walk down the stairs. Instructions included: * Take one step at a time * Use the handrails * Don't rush I'm not making this up, these bloody notices were stuck everywhere. Damn suing culture. :mad: I want to reply back instructing them to stop clogging up my ******* inbox with useless information which is wasting my ******* time. But I want to keep this job, so I'll just suck it up. :sigh:

                "...great scott!" Dilbert: Aren't all meetings like this... Richard Dawkins: "What if you're wrong?"

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                old vine
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                Stairs are a primary accident spot. So safety says 'use the hand rails'. Have you noticed how few people take this simple advice? Even our president needs this message since he fails to use hand rails! Don't know about the 'save paper' message though!

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                  :-D Wish I could claim to've originated it; I don't recall where I stole it from.

                  The latest nation. Procrastination.

                  modified on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 3:26 PM

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                  It's a good one nonetheless.

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                    1.21 Gigawatts wrote:

                    * Try printing with more than one page per sheet

                    We have the exact opposite posted! Turns out that our management saves every piece of paper and tries to get us to put it in our laser printers and copiers to reuse the other side. This is a big no-no since the first laser/copy pass curls the paper slightly, and that's not to mention the staples (!) and mutilated holes where they once lived that also decimate our equipment. All because they asked a copier tech once if we are allowed to use 'recycled' paper in our machines... :wtf: X|

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                    We ended up trashing 3 nice big workgroup type printers over a period of 2 years due to all the accumulated ink and garbage falling off the "recycled" paper. Our savings of a few reams of paper cost about $22000. At $40/box for paper, that's a lot of paper we had to save.

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                    • O old vine

                      Stairs are a primary accident spot. So safety says 'use the hand rails'. Have you noticed how few people take this simple advice? Even our president needs this message since he fails to use hand rails! Don't know about the 'save paper' message though!

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                      Alan Burkhart
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                      Even our president needs this message since he fails to use hand rails! This and the previous couple of presidents have failed to do a lot of things. ;-)

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                        Just got a mail through from the powers that be instructing us on how to save paper whilst printing; which basically listed: * Try printing with more than one page per sheet * Print on both sides of paper Well duh. At the last place I worked, they had instructions, and this is no joke, on how to walk down the stairs. Instructions included: * Take one step at a time * Use the handrails * Don't rush I'm not making this up, these bloody notices were stuck everywhere. Damn suing culture. :mad: I want to reply back instructing them to stop clogging up my ******* inbox with useless information which is wasting my ******* time. But I want to keep this job, so I'll just suck it up. :sigh:

                        "...great scott!" Dilbert: Aren't all meetings like this... Richard Dawkins: "What if you're wrong?"

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                        BunnyFaber
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                        We have hand washing instructions in the rest rooms. Wet Hands... Lather... etc. I think it's some plot from the CMMI team to put a process on everything.

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                          Ours includes another step, to help stop the spread of Swine Flu. Use a paper towel to turn off the tap. This generic poster is in every loo, including the small one that only has a hand-dryer, no paper towels...

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                          dwieneke
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                          We have sanitizing dispensers all over the building so the employees can sanitize their hands after a cough or sneeze to prevent the spread of flu. They are all empty since the company discovered that employees would bring in their own personal dispensers at no expense to the company if the dispensers were empty. I am waiting for the signs in the restrooms asking employees to use both sides of the sheet of toilet paper to save money.

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