Shop Time w/T.W. Friends

Don’t look ahead. Seems those months usually coincide with some form of disaster that sucks money like a Hoover. Only way I know.

Just to keep it official, 1231 employees in 27 countries.

 

My wife gets paid every 2 weeks so that happens to her, too. I get paid on the 15th and the last day of the month.

 

Some department on campus wants us to do a short welcome video for new and prospective students. We're shooting the video this morning (because a few weeks ago when it wasn't cold and windy wouldn't have been better...).

I've been voluntold that I'm filming it so at least I'm on the correct side of the camera.

 

That's right if you're not getting paid for your likeness for their profitability.

 

1 of 3, 1 of 2 in the shop, I love it


Good morning friends!!! Have an awesome day

 

A quick Google search says I'm 1 of about 50,000.. yikes

 

I am one of 78 in North America, and one of 3,200 globally. The good news is we have our own P&L so we get to make our own decisions.

 

To caveat on this, there's big business in hiring subcontractors or companies that specialize in eliminating waste, also known as continuous process improvement. To put it another way, any step or process that doesn't add value to the product (or customer) whether physical, tangible, or measurable should be eliminated thus saving cost which, in turn, adds value to the customer. To give you a taste of what I'm talking about, search for "business process improvement companies". These consulting firms are a big expense but it is typically outweighed by the huge tangible bump in income to the firm that hired them through either returning customers or increasing customer volume. I've heard horror stories about these consulting firms completely removing whole departments because they didn't add value to the company/process or customer/consumer. If you want to see a comedic approach to these types of firms, go watch Office Space and see the employees interaction with the Bobs'.

No employee wants to see their department, company, or work go overseas as that's ultimately their livelihood leaving. This kinda brings to light that whole 'learn to code' meme from a few years ago that got lots of people up in a tizzy. Without making this too hyper political, it's important to reduce government regulation that allows for the pushing of these businesses to go overseas. I believe John Stossel has a short YT video on this topic that covers the tax benefit and low cost of shipping shit all over the globe. I think the example used was manufacturing of a skateboard. The wood was farmed in the US, shipped to Canada to be converted into useable lumber, shipped to China to be turned into plywood and molded into the skateboard shape, then shipped back to Canada to be screen printed, finally back to the US to get the trucks installed prior to shipping to distributors. I think I'm missing a shipment to and from Mexico, forgive me. All those shipments are basically tax/tariff free passing that savings off to the end customer. All that material handling could be kept local, kept jobs local but regulations add costs thus pricing out the skateboard well above the boards manufactured overseas. It really sucks. If those government regulations were relaxed enough to bring back those jobs, factories, and businesses, just imagine how many jobs can be reintroduced into the market thus returning power to the employee by raising wages through competition between businesses. Wages go up not because of inflation, but because of market competition as these companies jockey to attract the most qualified for the job. I could keep going but I think I'll cut it right here.


-J

 

I ordered 12 sheets of white vinyl and used four, eight of them last night making the other decals for the bush hog. It was when I went to separate them I realized I cut the 1st four sheets on the wrong side

 

You could always put them in the back window if your truck. Gotta stick them on the inside.

Prolly smarter than all the peeps that advertise the guns they own by having those stickers in their back window. Let's tell everyone there may be a gun in my locked truck. Not smart.

 

I wadded them up and had Cole throw them away.

I agree with the other part, I don't want people knowing what may or may not be in my vehicle.

 

Depends on your pay week. If you are paid this Friday then your 3 payday months this year are March and August. If your pay week is next Friday then it is May and November.

 

About every 10 years, there will be 27 paydays if you are paid bi weekly.

About 20 years ago our city didn't realize it and had to take loan out for the last check.

 

Good morning guys.

 

Cold can do crazy things to the camera guy on the school’s only fans page. Dunno if I’d be askin’ for a stunt double.

 

Fat thumb over the lense one time after recording the whole thing outside and I betcha they dont ask you again. Just saying.

 

That’s not a Thumb

 

Ok guys been playing electrician for the past few days.
Florescent bulb went out in the kitchen the other day. Wife says let's go get some LED lights. Ok? Off we go pickup these beauties
Wife too bright can we put a dimmer switch in? Ok?
Now if y'all remember a few weeks ago I told you how my family said that I'm not very handy.
Went to HD after Dr appointment and picked up a old work box and a dimmer switch. I'm not very handy remember. Box in cool.
Switch ok directions in pictures well....
Pulled out the old meter,off with the breaker. Found hot, no switch leg. Ground,3 black/ hot wires and 3 neutral???.
Now the fun begins.
So the lights on back deck, bathroom,and toybox/cat/office room all on same breaker . Got it wired up lights in kitchen work great Wellll everything else was dimmable too so this morning the elimination started.
Needless to say wife left and me and my assistant went to work . All done and nothing but the kitchen lights dimme.

Thanks for any and all razzing.

 

We ain't trying to get him fired.............

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@Fargo Taco

 

I was wondering why my neighbors lights kept dimming yesterday