do you trust your memory?

[Besoeker]

Back to memory and I know I've posted this before...
I'm blessed and cursed with what most would consider a pretty good memory.
Particularly for numbers.
My current car has a pretty decent HFT system. It can store voice activated names.
"Call wife" for example would work if I programmed it in
But I haven't. I just press the button, speak the numbers in and say call.

I went with a colleague to the south east of England last week.
It's a horrible journey. Atlanta 285 comes to mind. A couple of hours of otherwise dead time.

I have calls to make.

Bearing in mind that I am driving, looking up numbers isn't an option.
Memory in such circumstances is quite useful.

 

[Fulthrotl]

"All that remains is negotiating the price"
-- joke punchline

the first night of my first year of apprenticeship, my instructor, who
later went on to become director of the apprenticeship program, and
finally to leave the trade entirely to make a ton of money owning and
operating a pom-pom manufacturing business, said this:

"we are all just whores. we sell our skills for a price. you will spend
the rest of your time here, determining that price."

he's correct, in my experience.

 

[readydave8]

Now I don't remember what was the original topic of this thread.

 

[GoldDigger]

Now I don't remember what was the original topic of this thread.

I could swear I wrote it down somewhere.....

 

[chris1971]

Booked a job two weeks ago to instrall two ceiling fans or so thats what I remember but when the tech showed up the client had three fans to install. I had quoted for two and the tech called and asked what to do about the third. I told him to install all three for the quoted price and will start writing these things down from now on.

Unfortunately that happens. You broke your cardinal rule about getting a signature before you start a project. Nice to know you honored your price. Let it be a learning experience.

 

[kwired]

Now I don't remember what was the original topic of this thread.

I could swear I wrote it down somewhere.....

I don't think chris1971 even realized the sequence of things here, but he quoted the OP in the next post.:lol:

 

[mjf]

do you give lessons on the side?

i'd pay for a seminar for the entire newport beach building department,
just as a public service.....

did i say that out loud? drat.

actually, newport beach does hold an award, for something i've never
seen anywhere else.... the inspector wanted a wet ink signature from
the EE of record, on each panel schedule.

he got it. i needed a final. printed them up from the autocad drawings,
copied his seal to the corner, and bought him lunch, so he could sign
them.... inspector was happy, my EE got BBQ, and i got paid.

ok. i'm a whore, i admit it.

Gotta do, what ya gotta do sometimes. :happyyes:

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Interesting admission ! hmy:

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"All that remains is negotiating the price"
-- joke punchline

the first night of my first year of apprenticeship, my instructor, who
later went on to become director of the apprenticeship program, and
finally to leave the trade entirely to make a ton of money owning and
operating a pom-pom manufacturing business, said this:

"we are all just whores. we sell our skills for a price. you will spend
the rest of your time here, determining that price."

he's correct, in my experience.

Too funny, replying to these posts I posted the merriam-webster definition of a whore and a harmless joke about Fulthrotl and his instructor and my post gets deleted for being off topic. Apologize if anyone took offense. Still :?

 

[cowboyjwc]

Too funny, replying to these posts I posted the merriam-webster definition of a whore and a harmless joke about Fulthrotl and his instructor and my post gets deleted for being off topic. Apologize if anyone took offense. Still :?

Well I started to delete it, but like I told them, when they asked me to be a mod, it takes quite a bit to offend me.

 

[GoldDigger]

...I posted the merriam-webster definition...

I can see objections to most entires from the Dictionary of Urban Slang and such, but MW is pretty matter of fact and inoffensive.

 

[tshea]

re: do you trust your memory?

Every time I break protocal I get it in the shorts. You said.... I refuse to argue. Just do the job, get a check and get out. Smile all the time! No sense having someone verbally assault you everywhere. Because they will! Facebook, blogs, friends, everywhere and everyone.

You live and learn and move on.

Tim

 

[mjf]

I can see objections to most entires from the Dictionary of Urban Slang and such, but MW is pretty matter of fact and inoffensive.

I did also have a "joke" which contained a possibly inappropriate inuendo. Didn't figure it to be a problem as I've noticed many on here have a demented sense of humor like myself.

Not losing any sleep. Just thought it was odd.

 

[DCortez]

Generally speaking since turning 40, no.

Everything goes through the office.

All work gets billed, all phone calls & emails are returned, and all work is scheduled.