DH has done that a couple of times , Sophia. It is effective, and rarley has to be repeated to the same person.

I have to point out that they've been flying them for almost forty years, and very few noses have broken off. I'm gonna give the engineers from Lockheed (not Boeing) the benefit of the doubt on this one.

Hey, I said rant, didn't I? I think rants have lesser RDA for sense-making than normal conversation. That's my story, anyway.

I have to point out that they've been flying them for almost forty years, and very few noses have broken off. I'm gonna give the engineers from Lockheed (not Boeing) the benefit of the doubt on this one.

The C-130s flew for several decades with few incidents and then had a rash of failures in an 18 month span. There was an overhaul and the problems stopped. (I had a cousin killed in one of them, my knowledge is therefore emotional and somewhat spotty). Sometimes things age badly.

Sophia, you are a pretty mild mannered person and not prone to flying off the handle. You responding in a completely appropriate yet ticked off manner may well be shocking enough to be effective.

I hope so. The reason we are having communications problems is because the staff and production meetings are scheduled during the work day. I could leave on my lunch hour, but I need someone to pick me up and bring me back. There are 3 people with parking right next to the theatre, the administrative assistant (who director has forbidden to pick me up because it is too disruptive to him), the director, who arrives just before the meeting and drives right by my place of employment, and the technical director. No one can pick me up-- they think I should get there on my own (except the AA, who isn't "allowed" to pick me up). I could walk, but I only get a half hour for lunch, the meeting is an hour, and it is a half hour walk. I could drive, but I am not allowed to park on-campus until after four except in one of the three spots. Which no one will give up for me to park there!

And I bet if I bring this up, I will get the 'If you had only said anything...' response.

OMG, Sophia. That is mind-boggling in its stupidity. It caused me actual physical pain to read that paragraph; I can only imagine what it's like for you to live it. You so deserve better.

moved from Minearverse:

I sent my dad a link to that C-5 story. I never can remember what he flew, but I bet he'll find it interesting anyway.

OMG, Sophia. That is mind-boggling in its stupidity. It caused me actual physical pain to read that paragraph; I can only imagine what it's like for you to live it. You so deserve better

See the theatre was all fun and games until I left my job with my horrible boss, which was right next to the theatre. Now everyone (except the AA) is acting like morons.

I just sent a followup email saying that I feel our communications difficulties are caused by this transportation problem, and could we either move the meetings until after 4 pm, so I could leave work early and be able to park on campus or explore a mode of transportation to get me to the theatre. I explain that I was lucky to have such an understanding boss who would let an hourly employee take an extra half hour for lunch, but that an extra hour, 2 times a week would be really pushing it.

So no one could say "If you had said something...."

They haven't changed the times on the clocks on the walls here. I think they are trying to trick us. Still, it feels weird to leave for lunch despite the time the computer tells me.

Happy Tom Scola Day!

My head keeps trying to make a Beastie Boys song celebrating the wonder that is Tom Scola happen, so the brain just keeps chanting, "Tom Scola! Tom Scola Scola!" to the tune of Brass Monkey.

so the brain just keeps chanting, "Tom Scola! Tom Scola Scola!"

If you look in the mirror while you say that, Scola will appear.