MacGyver

My favorite part of the aritcle:  

It measures a fraction less than 4".  I'll try and put up a picture next to a ruler tonight.

Looks like an armed robbery at a nearby 7/11.

Radio feed reporting officer down.

Let's hope this isn't what it appears: http://emergency.mit.net/ Thursday, April 18, 2013 10:48 PM At 10:48 PM today gunshots were reported near Building 32 (Stata) which is currently surrounded by responding agencies. The area is cordoned off. Please stay clear of area until further notice. Unknown if injuries have occurred.. Although the situation is considered active and extremely dangerous, an investigation is underway. Updates will be provided at this site when more information becomes available.

I'm fortunate that I don't have to wear a suit everyday.  As the owner of a firm, I get to tell people that my boss is a jerk, but dress code is pretty lax.  It's jeans and boots for me most days.   Our rule for our employees has historically been the same as I expect of myself, namely that our hourly rates are high enough that when we're in the field you deserve to see us in a suit.  That said, we simply don't find ourselves wearing them as much these days.  As the workplace has gotten more casual, a suit often throws people - especially IT people.  I've been in meetings where they've practically shut down, but were fine when we lost the jackets and ties.  These days, we generally ask our clients about their workplace culture and dress accordingly.   People are starting to push back, though.  The building our office is in recently had a medical billing firm move in.  They've got about 75 employees, almost all of them women.  They've taken "business casual" to a whole new level.  Some mornings you pass some of them in the parking lot and wonder if they even brushed their teeth between getting out of bed and coming to work.  No one has said anything specifically, but I've noticed other people in the building dressing up a little more to compensate.  There has to be balance to the force, I guess.   While I've never understood how people think we work better with improvised nooses around our necks, there's a lot to be said for being able to rock a suit.  And, that includes a good watch, a solid belt and good pair of shoes.  In a world where there's no longer such a thing as having paid your dues, it shows that you deserve an honest shot.  We pay our dues everyday.

Since they're going to put the stamp on one of the original's, I'd submit a totally clean one.  In fact, it's probably worth a call to the examiner to ask if you can go ahead and send the corrected document directly.   I've always found them easy to work with when you can show you're trying to save them work by doing it correctly.

Yep, check their video at about 0:50.  It applies to your situation pretty well.

Here's an example of a smart phone adapter:   http://theiscope.com/wordpress/

I remember selling a company at one point and going to work for a much larger organization in which I was going to have a global role.  After orientation in the morning, my boss's boss gave me the card for their tailor with orders to report to their Madison Ave. office after lunch to have three suits made on the company.  His comment to me was, "We know you can play the part.  We need you to look the part and feel the part."   I was in my mid twenties at the time.  It took me several years to really recognize the truth hidden in there.

A good suit is worth the money - especially if you're only wearing it semi-regularly.   There's some truth to the old saying that, "the suit makes the man."  While that rings a bit hollow to us these days, every man should have at least one good suit that he can wear well when the occasion calls for it.  At the very least, your wife will appreciate it.

I'm in any time. 

We barely ever have a week where we have to ban two people. Crazy times bring out crazy people, I guess.

So... I guess I'll just subtract one from the list of people wanting lowers. I don't even have a witty rejoinder. It's late. There are plenty of forums out there where this might be acceptable behavior. This isn't one of them.

Bolton's on 8th close to Craighead is good. Their hot fish sandwich is even better than their chicken.

There's a thread somewhere detailing it. I seem to recall that he worked in corrections.

Saving ourselves the future drama, I'm booting this user.   I'm not taking this action because he's talking about OC'ing a long gun.  I'm taking it because his rather adversarial posture called me to question who he really is.  Turns out he's been banned once before under the identity NYCrulesU.   As a general rule, once we've asked you to leave once, that's not an invitation to book another ticket to the party.

You have a law enforcement badge under your avatar.  What would you do if you saw someone walking down the street in full gear with a rifle?

I heard Sabre's last group buy was really exciting!  You apparently had to know someone, though.   Came with matching bracelets from what I remember.

Word is that the've got 42 against it right now, but that includes three democrats in that mix.  One vote swings the other way and it passes.

Find someone who's making a quality lower in TN, and who can do them in bulk and is willing to do a group purchase with a discount and we'd be all ears.   Seriously.  If someone has a contact, let me know.

Tactical Defense Solutions has 124gr +P HST at pre-panic prices in stock if that's your thing:   http://www.tds-us.com/catalog.php/tds/dt49209/pd991149/FEDERAL_PREMIUM_TACTICAL_HST_124grn_9mm_P_P9HST3_50_ROUNDS  

In the words of the immortal Lewis Grizzard, "it's a trick General Sherman, there's two of 'em!" It's a ruse that both parties are in on - whether they realize it or not. It gives some credence to the old saying that if voting actually mattered they'd have outlawed it already.

Next step is to identify a facilitator for the group buy - basically a group to escrow payment info until we have enough orders and then pass them all to the manufacturer.

Man, I hate to hear that.    Cancer sucks!