Let's give it up for the idiots!

alfacliff

Joined Dec 13, 2013
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or the new machine that we had to remove a bunch of aol from every week? the operators would load aol over and over till the hard drive filled up. the system was for storing part programs, not copies of aol.
 

R!f@@

Joined Apr 2, 2009
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Last job at the iceplant was caused by an idiot who seem to know all.

Thank God for idiots. Cause I got me an EasyPIC7
 

PackratKing

Joined Jul 13, 2008
847
When I worked at the Gun Store the gunsmith hated when people used WD-40 Automatic guns cause it turns like into a gum sustain and jams the action ..
Hi Killjoy... Wanna trade war stories about things like you mention here ??

You think WD is bad... What's your take on good ol' :confused: 3-in-one slop ??
[ I cannot bring myself to call it oil :D ]

I have seen a few too many sleeve-bearing motors and hot-water circulator pumps totally ruined by the stuff...

PS.. I don't mind bailing peole out, as long as I get to tactfully rub their nose in the stupidity that called for the bailout :D
 
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t06afre

Joined May 11, 2009
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I found this in an internet newspaper today. A person was apparently very bored. So he deiced to tatoo a Mcdonalds menu on his arm. What a great idea! I'm lovin' it
 
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atferrari

Joined Jan 6, 2004
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Hola Strantor,

Experienced people is the biggest asset of a company. By far.

Consider a different standpoint: say what percentage of your current income you would collect if none of the calls you get is because an idiot in action? Make sure to include good-for-nothing ones. Normally their results create problems.

Part of my job as a surveyor, is inspecting damaged vessels, equipment, cargo (sometimes in events where people was injured or, eventually, died). Tell you a secret: besides what statistics say, I am personally convinced that a very high percent of things going wrong is because someone down the chain did not right or simply did not or worst, had no idea he had to do something.

Had to accept I live, not from them, but from their consequences.

Even if I see bad practice on board I do not complain in loud voice (maybe I could give a formal, brief suggestion to Master / Ch. Officer but most often nothing beyond that - unless safety of the guys is compromised).

By the way, I think that we all are "idiots" at a certain moment in life. The main difference stays i if you are aware of it or not. Just that.
 
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tcmtech

Joined Nov 4, 2013
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By the way this is not a Mcdonalds menu as I first thought. It is Mcdonalds receipt

Yea I caught that right away too. I was going to point that out but as being this threads subject I thought I might as well leave my comment out and see how long it would be until someone mentions it. :D

BTW they guy could have been a service tech or simply and employee who figured out that the receipt printer (ink style not thermal paper style) could be used to print on most anything if the bottom half was taken off and pulled along at just the right speed. :rolleyes:

If you look real close the printing appears to be on the skin not under it.
 

#12

Joined Nov 30, 2010
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By the way, I think that we all are "idiots" at a certain moment in life. The main difference stays i if you are aware of it or not. Just that.
Agree. Everybody has different talents. A doctor has a very high opinion of himself, and he can do a lot of things I have no hope to do, but he still phones me to fix his otoscope.
 

THE_RB

Joined Feb 11, 2008
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TCMtech said:
... BTW they guy could have been a service tech or simply and employee who figured out that the receipt printer (ink style not thermal paper style) could be used to print on most anything if the bottom half was taken off and pulled along at just the right speed.

If you look real close the printing appears to be on the skin not under it.
The arm has been freshly shaved, as needed for tattooing.

If it was applied by a printing machine it would not have handled the arm curvature so well, and printing or stamping ink on flesh always gives some pulling effects causing skewing and misalignment etc. Which are not present.
 

tcmtech

Joined Nov 4, 2013
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The arm has been freshly shaved, as needed for tattooing.

If it was applied by a printing machine it would not have handled the arm curvature so well, and printing or stamping ink on flesh always gives some pulling effects causing skewing and misalignment etc. Which are not present.
Perhaps. The date part is what I question though. 2014-03-24 19:35:17

Given the time the odds are he would have had to have had it done the next day which would have put it on the 25th or at least done very late on the 24th.

The picture got posted here on the 27th in reference to a newspaper article or or similar which itself to be put out on the 27th would have required at least a 24 hour lead time on the story and them getting the picture.

Thats a damn nice unirritated arm for someone who just got a bold black tattoo on an area of his body that has rather thin sensitive skin for a time lead of 24 - 48 hours at best from when the tattoo could have been done.

I say it's rub on or printed with a special or modified inkjet type printer at best.

Could be real. It was teen in Norway. http://www.abc15.com/news/local-new...ian-teen-tattoos-mcdonalds-receipt-on-his-arm

I am thinking this picture may have been of the pre needle inkwork.
 
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tcmtech

Joined Nov 4, 2013
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I thought it was just common sense reasoning. :p

The given timeline just did not add up to what the picture shows.

Even as an unusually fast healer like myself the skin all around a 1 - 2 day old tattoo should still be noticeably red and irritated. His is not.

That's why I questioned it's validity.
 

#12

Joined Nov 30, 2010
18,224
I have never been (title of the thread) to get a tattoo. I don't even know if they crust over and form scabs. You're going to have to take it from here.
 

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strantor

Joined Oct 3, 2010
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From someone with several tattoos, that looks like a real tattoo. It looks like mine looked, the day after. Mine only stayed red/inflamed for 12hrs or so. They stayed raised and tender for a few days after. Then peeled like a sunburn.
 
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