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Skriven 2015-11-28 06:49:27 av Dave Drum (1:18/200)
     Kommentar till en text av Sean Dennis
Ärende: Re: Waste Lines
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-=> Sean Dennis wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> I *may* hook my groove tube to an antenna and a power source. Sometime.
 DD> Maybe. For background - I have an 1800+ selection playlist for my
 DD> WinAmp. And an Aluratec Internet Radio that also does FM, USB, Aux In,
 DD> etc. The Aluratec is in the bedroom and serves as my white noise
 DD> generator as well as an entertainment source when I am awake and aware.

 SD> I lost many of my MP3s in a butterfinger accident.  I'm waiting until I
 SD> get a more powerful machine to redo everything in FLAC (a superior
 SD> codec to MP3 but it makes HUGE files...the price to pay for quality).

AFAICS WAV and FLAC are near enough in size as makes no never minds. If my 
stuff isn't in MP3 or Ogg Vorbis (when I am streaming my Jazz music on the 
Interweb) I'd not know what to do. I convert FLAC and MP3 above 128 bit to 128 
bit MP3 --- takes less room and I have such damaged hearing that I cannot hear 
any difference anyway. 128 *is* CD quality as it is, though.

 DD> So, are you in the millwright department or the IT help desk? I thought
 DD> it was the latter - but, what you describe here sound more like
 DD> millwright duties. Or have I grasped the mooky end of the stick again?

 SD> Strictly IT and even at that the duties are limited.  That means I
 SD> don't do physical wiring anymore as we have a contractor for that.  I
 SD> don't even fix cable ends; we just toss the cable and buy more.

 SD> As an example, one of my main jobs is keeping the Zebra printers
 SD> running. Zebra printers, for those that don't know, are large specialty
 SD> printers designed to print large labels.  They are notoriously finicky
 SD> and cause problems.  Each assembly line station that needs these
 SD> printers have two in case one goes down.  However, as is often the
 SD> case, the way the printers are set up, when one goes down, the other
 SD> one doesn't always like to pick up the slack.

Be glad you don't work for the State of Illinois - they still have some 
page-at-a-time dot matrix printers that use tractor-feed green bar paper. I'll 
bet those are a *real treat* to keep fed and happy.  Bv)=

 SD> When that happens, that's a "line down" condition and we literally have
 SD> to beat feet (no running, of course, but we do have a trike we can use)
 SD> to that line and fix it.

Line stoppers are always a bitch in factory environment. The problem is that 
not only does that line stop - but it cascades.

 SD> There are a million other minor fires we have to put out constantly.
 SD> One of the things we do is set up computers using the company's
 SD> approved image build of Windows 7.  We also configure cell phones for
 SD> those employees that need them (nothing difficult, all are Samsung flip
 SD> phones).

My main cell phone is an A-707 Samsung flip phone. Rock solid and pretty much 
bullet-proof. And, since it's a flip - no butt dials.  Bv)=

 SD> Of course, there's more, but I'm not at liberty to discuss it.

You mean if you told us someone would have to die? Maybe you?

 DD> That can only be good for you. And less and less hassle as you get your
 DD> body inured to it. Don't they let you zip about the facility in one of
 DD> their nice Gator vehicles?

 SD> Oh no.  We're not high enough in rank to get that.  Even if we did have
 SD> one, we have to go through Gator driving training every six months.
 SD> From what I'm told, we're going to do that anyway, as well as fall
 SD> prevention since we do go up on scissor lifts to work on equipment
 SD> racks in very odd places, like 100' up in the ceiling.

Well if they teach you how to do it "the company way" they certainly ought to 
let you practice.

 DD> A job is something you do for money that you wouldn't do except for the
 DD> money. What your dad wants is a position.  Bv)=

 SD> That is true.  He wants a reason to get up and do one of the top three
 SD> things he loves to do in life every day. :D  Mom and I tease him about
 SD> it but he is genuinely interested in a position, so I will inquire into
 SD> it for him.  It can't hurt!

True dat. Might not help - but you never know until you ask.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Alligator Sauce Piquante - Picnic
 Categories: Loo, Exotics, Reptile
      Yield: 2 Servings
 
      1 lb Alligator cutlets
      2 c  Buttermilk or soured milk
    1/2 c  Cornmeal
    1/2 ts Thyme
           Salt & Pepper
           Fat for frying
     10 oz Can Milder Ro*Tel Chopped
           - Tomatoes
      1    Bay leaf; opt
    1/2 ts Thyme
    1/2 ts Marjoram or oregano
    1/2 ts Garlic powder
    1/2 ts Cajun seasoning (Emeril's
           - or other) *
      1 cl Garlic mashed
           Tabasco sauce, tt (UDD
           - would use Trappey's)
 
  * Tony Chachere's (green can) works well - UDD
  
  Soak alligator cutlets in milk for at least 4 hr. Drain and
  dredge in cornmeal that has been seasoned with thyme, salt,
  and pepper.
  
  Heat fat and fry cutlets until done and crisp on both sides.
  
  Meanwhile, bring Ro-Tel tomatoes and bay leaf to a boil.
  Add remaining ingredients. Reduce by about 1/3, and season
  with Tabasco to taste.
  
  Drain cutlets on paper towels and then put on a platter.
  Cover with sauce and serve.
  
  It was dark when I cooked this, so the identities and
  amounts of herbs are open to some question.
  
  Michael's (approximately), Echo Picnic 1998
  * Origin: Lost in the SuperMarket *
  
  Format by Dave Drum - 17 August 98
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

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