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Dear soon-to-be-black-and-blue,
Two slaps and a kick in the butt, only recycled gatoraid, and the priviledge of being the first off the end of the pier await you. Women are much more discriminating than men, even about beer. Since it was women who likely invented the stuff (probably to get the “he-men” to pass out and give them some peace and quiet), kindly be respectful of your betters.
Gentlemen, I keep hearing about all these micros (good boys, get biscuit), nobody has offered to bring some home-brew. Aren’t you talented in anything other than hammerswingin and tall-tale(tail) tellin? Now we know Mongo is quite the epicurian, but what about the rest of you…
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This is a bizarre thread yet surprisingly it reminded me of just an incident.
Back when I was fairly new into business for myself, I was roofing an old, huge 3 story building. a guy from the neighborhood (about my age at the time) came by and, with much persistence, began asking for a job. Well, me being as sharp as a tack, I was quick to notice he had a wooden leg and thought that humping shingles across a 12/12 roof, 3 stories high my not be the best source of employment for this particular fella. Yet, he persisted on and I finally gave in to him with the understanding tha if he took a dive, it was on him (or the sidewalk). And much to my amazement, he proved to be quite fearless, agile and hardworking. He only stayed on for that job though. I think he just wanted to prove something to either me or himself.
Pete Draganic
*You didn't pull the old "cut the wooden leg shorter" trick did ya? That's a good one for peg legs! Har Har Har!Blue
*Probably did him a favour. . . easier to hump around on a steep pitch that way. . . keepin the short leg up slope as it were.
*Har har ha ha.....
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I can already hear the feathers ruffling. In fact I am in the middle of training one right now. Not totally blind but can't see past 3'. It helps he is probably much smarter than I, learns quickly and is willing to do his homework. I employed 5 carpenters last year, and Scott is one of the couple I've kept on over the winter for the main reason that he is the best trim cutter I've ever run across. The question is have you ever hired someone who was an unlikely candidate and had it work out this well. Disabilities, appearance, attitude, lack of experience etc?
*Wow. I was thinking about this the other day, how people complain that anti-discrimination law means they will have to hire people who can't do the job (no). I thought, well, you'll never see a blind carpenter.You have a more open mind that I do. And it sounds like you got a good employee. Win-win.
*Blind is defined stupidly...The guy can see 3'....I love my eyesight and the fact that I can see more than three feet but there should be a different label for someone that can see 3' other than blind...And I'm glad you hired him...Tell him I think he's the greatest,,,he can come build airplanes with me any time.J
*try "legally blind"
*A good friend of mine worked with power tools and built garden furniture in his shop with only a tiny bit of blurry vision in one eye. He also used to ride a bicycle, until he rear-ended a parked car. Unfortunately, he's lost all sight now, so that brought his woodworking career to a close, but he still has all his fingers!
*legally blind is stupid squared if there is such a term.How about "very poor vision"?J
*I can't wait to hear the practical jokes that are going to be played on this guy, eh?Hey, you have to do it,to avoid a lawsuit!If you treat him differently, you will violate the hadicappers rights laws! And don't all newcomers get the invariably stupid jokes pulled oh them? "Hey rookie, go get the box of toenails out of the truck" HAR, HAR, HAR!BlueThis is only my first thought, but how about laying a sheet of foam over the stairwell? That ought to satisfy the necessary bonding ritual that all rookies crave!
*ha ha ha aha aha ahahaah ahahaah!!!1/2" foam or thicker so he gets farther onto it!J
*Good point! I hadn't thought of the possibility of him jumping back! Those blind dudes have quickness!Blue
*How about the old "saw kerfs in the bottom of the scaffold board trick"?Blue
*VDD-Vision Deficit Disorder
*Or, Lowering the headers to 5' 11"? Or, snapping the cut line across his fingers?Shall I go on?Blue
*Before i moved out here, one of my suppliers used to tell me about a guy who ran a cabinet business from a wheelchair. He was paraplegic, I think, but he got it done (one man shop) and did good work. my hat is off to all these folks.
*Reminds me of some program I had on my computer that pops up with these helpful hints every time you start it up... usually it was to do with the program, but once in a while it would say "Never run with scissors, you could poke an eye out." Anyways, it's all fun and games until somebody gets hurt, there was a guy who got killed around here a few years back walking across one of those Nascor panels with the polystyrene insulation in them, dropped through the stairwell. Be good to the rookies, they've got the highest fatality rates, ok?
*How many beers do you all think a b blind female rookie drinks???...I'm making the order up soon for the Fest.J
*Ross, that's one way to get rid of them!Blue
*One! After I pull the old "switch her fresh beer with the recycled beer" trick!
*OH,you guys are BAD! Don't count on me coming,I have a wife and kids that need me back at home(sounds like if I go to the "fest",I may not make it back)
*Maj,You're coming and we'll make sure you get on the bus to get back...And by the by...This event includes family and favorite pets...So maybe she won't want to go home instead!!J
*I can't wait to put the blind rookie on the bus too! In the wrong direction of course!Blue
*Nope, blue...the wives will be more fun than any dwarf toss, especially when they take on their mates and their friends mates in the "Tell a tale on your mate" first night contest.J
* Bleu color="#3333FF"> What makes you think she'll notice the difference if she's used to drinkin AMERICADE color="#000000"> ?? color="#000000"> color="#006600">-Patrick
*Americade is a motorcycle Fest not a beer...We do have some wicked microbrew here to(o) you guys and for Patrick, a friend of mine makes something with a little added kicker called b "Adirondack Swill."...I "know" you'll enjoy it.J
*I'm pickin' up a whore from 5th avenue to bring, kinda like pretty lady!Blue
*JackI'swillin to try it-P
*JackYou've obviously never been to i dwarf toss-P
*Have you installed the ADA compliant ramp to the honey hut yet? Don't forget the handrails.
*BLUE, why put foam over the open stairwell?just use 7/16 osb, we all have heard how "flimsy " it is on roof decks with 24" o.c. rafters so I am sure it will give out at the right time on a stairwell! Good Luck ,Stephen
*b It's a Darwin thing you know.........
*The rookie will be a little light weight thing. Has to wear his tool belt just to stop the wind from caring him away.
*Maybe we should have i rookietossing as well as dwarf tossing. . . keep it PC ya know!!!Is this board now officially i cross threaded???-P
*Rookie Tossing....I'm keeping notes...I like the idea....It's a d*mn good one at that.J
*Or Blind Female Rookie Tossing.....We Have to refine this....J
*You guys are terrible, I leave for a few minutes, and now you want to toss the rookies overboard!Blue
*Toss what ever I practic with hay bales Who's next?
*BleuBetter'n settin' them up to step through a stair well. . . s'pose you only do that to your male rooky's?? Whadda you do to yer female rookies or dare I ask???
*I treat them all the same!that was a trick question!Blue
*Just checkin' to see if you're still awake. . . most geezers that I know tend to drift off from time to time.
*let me get myteeth in and we can talk about itBlue
*BleuBetter install the upperi andlower plates, maybe double up on the top one. . . you're talkin' fer two now. . . Jack 'n Blue-P
*Now you can have ALL your joints blind nailed! ;-)
*pheewww !!!!Some serious odours around here~!~~!!
*Really. If you have any trouble with the Plans saying that a particular joint was supposed to be "blind nailed", you've got an excuse. So and so is legally blind and HE face nailed it, so it meets the requirement...
*oh that's bad Gary
*where does the guy who refuses to wear his glasses and can't see the tape fit into this. You have seen the one I'm talking about the guy who uses his thumb to mark the tape as he pushes his arm out into space.........
*Dear soon-to-be-black-and-blue,Two slaps and a kick in the butt, only recycled gatoraid, and the priviledge of being the first off the end of the pier await you. Women are much more discriminating than men, even about beer. Since it was women who likely invented the stuff (probably to get the "he-men" to pass out and give them some peace and quiet), kindly be respectful of your betters. Gentlemen, I keep hearing about all these micros (good boys, get biscuit), nobody has offered to bring some home-brew. Aren't you talented in anything other than hammerswingin and tall-tale(tail) tellin? Now we know Mongo is quite the epicurian, but what about the rest of you...
*If women are so dammed good at discrimination (you sais it, not I), how's come they married us men!?Blue
*LisaBeen brewin' my own fer years. . . and you ain't gettin any. . . doesn't travel well, stirs up the sediment... so solly!!!