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OK I know this isn't NEC related, but I'm in a pretty good mood today, so here are some of my favorite lines that you guys can feel free to use.

*I love deadlines......I love the whooshing sound they make as they go by
*There's no substitute for hard work.....But that doesn't mean I'm going to give up trying to find one
*It is always the best policy to speak the truth.....Unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar
*Learn from the mistakes of others.....You can never live long enough to make them all yourself.
*No man ever said on his deathbed "I wish I had spent more time at the office"
*I don't have a solution, but I certainly admire the problem
*If you can't beat 'em, arrange to have 'em beaten
*If you think your boss is stupid, remember.....You might not have a job if he was smarter

OK that's enough for now. I'll post some more later.:D
 
Jim W in Tampa said:
Always laugh at the inspectors jokes.The more time he spends on jokes is less time he is looking at your job.
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And the more attention that the contractor thinks you're "not" paying the easier it is to get him to not lead you away from the boo boos :wink:

An inspection can almost be like a chess game.:D
 
cowboyjwc said:
An inspection can almost be like a chess game.:D
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More often than not, I leave a couple intentional, albeit small, violations for some inspectors to find. These guys don't think they're doing their jobs unless they find something.

Usually a 4square covor missing, or a loose switch. Something quick & easy to fix.
 
480sparky said:
More often than not, I leave a couple intentional, albeit small, violations for some inspectors to find. These guys don't think they're doing their jobs unless they find something.

Usually a 4square covor missing, or a loose switch. Something quick & easy to fix.
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See we went to same school LOL.Its just a game and we gotta let him win a little or he quit playing.
 
480sparky said:
These guys don't think they're doing their jobs unless they find something.
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An old military trick, I understand. When I was inspecting my Divisional spaces, I didn't let my Chief get away with that one. ;)
 
cowboyjwc said:
*I don't have a solution, but I certainly admire the problem
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I like that....

Here's one I used today:
It's not my fault, it's not my problem, I'm not your solution.
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Everyone but the guy it was used on was laughing.

...few other gems
* An error on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part
* Proper planning prevent piss poor production (The 6 P's ~ for short)
* Rome wasn't built in a day....and neither will this place.
 
I think of this one every time I have to get into a tight spot.

"A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape. " Mark Twain
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480sparky said:
More often than not, I leave a couple intentional, albeit small, violations for some inspectors to find. These guys don't think they're doing their jobs unless they find something.

Usually a 4square covor missing, or a loose switch. Something quick & easy to fix.
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When will you guys learn? It's easier for me to sign the job card than to write a correction notice. The guys that want to write a correction notice must have nothing else to do. (forgot a smilely face here)

"Give the hardest job to the laziest man and he'll find the easiest way to do it"
 
"Beck's Law"

"Beck's Law"

OK. Here's a line for you. Some of you may already be familiar with "Charlie's Rule." Here, for the first time on this Forum (although it's published elsewhere), is,

"Beck's Law": The greatest single barrier to success is the mistaken belief that you have already achieved it.
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If you wish to borrow this one, be sure to give me proper credit. I also take debit cards, but no checks please. :D
 
Here's a few:

"Blame the new guy, that way the boss doesn't get too mad"

"Blame is management's way of compensating for their own short comings"

"Management promotions: Natures way of removing non-productive people from the production process"

"I might be able to work on that if you work on this"

Edit to add: Charlie do you take American Express? :)
 
Here are a few quotes from my mentor, Homer Jay Simpson:

"Facts are meaningless, you could use facts to prove anything that's remotely true!"

"Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try."

"Here's to alcohol, the cause of?and solution to?all life's problems."

"Homer no function beer well without."

"What's a wedding? Webster's dictionary describes it as the act of removing weeds from one's garden."

"How is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain. Remember when I took that home winemaking course, and I forgot how to drive?"




Chris
 
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Age is just a number but mine is unlisted.
My idea of rebooting is kicking somebody in the butt twice.
I?m not 40-something?. I?m 39.95 plus shipping and handling.
I don?t skinny-dip. I chunky dunk!
I was born free. Now I?m flat broke.
I have entered the snapdragon stage of my life. Part of me has snapped, and the rest of me is draggin?.
I?ve still got ?it?, but nobody wants it anymore.
My gas tank can go from zero to $50 in fifteen seconds.
Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.
I love the free samples they have at the supermarket. I just can?t get the lids off sometimes.
The less time I have to work, the more things I get done.
If it wasn?t for the last minute, nothing would ever get done.
He who dies with the most toys is still dead.
Once you get over the hill, you'll begin to pick up speed.
I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put some in the food.
Dogs have Owners ~ Cats have Staff
By the time you can make ends meet, they move the ends.
Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference.
These days about half the stuff in my shopping cart says, "For fast relief."
Amateurs built the Ark. Professionals built the Titanic.
If you can't get the job done in the first 24 hours, work nights.
Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.
Eat one live toad the first thing in the morning. Then nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.
Everything can be filed under "Miscellaneous".
If you are good, you will be assigned important work. If you are really good, you will get out of doing it.
When confronted by a difficult problem, you can solve it more easily by asking, "How would the Lone Ranger handle this?"
No matter how much you do, it will never be enough.
Following company policy will not get the job done.
Getting the job done is no excuse for not following company policy.
Theory tells you how a circuit works, not why it does not work.
Dilbert is not a comic strip, it's a documentary.

?To do is to be? ? Plato
?To be is to do? ? Socrates
?Do be do be do? ? Sinatra
 
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