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Strouty

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I needed the trailer to go to the dump, I had loaded it last year.

Pines, my GF told me that if I go to Massachusetts, don’t come home. I guess our state says 14 day self quarantine after any visits to mass.
 
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I have a truck and possibly an air compressor, not going to worry about it now. The money I wired locks the truck deal down and the air compressor is nothing that is needed now, it was something for Dad’s shop.
 
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I am all warm, my throat is on fire, my nose is running, is it covid?

Oh wait, I just ate Wendy’s spicy nuggets. ;)
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Wise ***.
Congrats on the employee.
That gasoline diesel might run much more efficiently on diesel. But you might have to start it on gas. They were weird engines.
 
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I haven’t had a chance to investigate the engine yet, maybe next week.

Two days and the employee will no longer be!
 
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Watch out he doesn't take the shop with him as he leaves... I had one of those...
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I hate not trusting when people leave a company.

Get a signed document at time of separation, stating he understands he is no longer allowed to use any of your company stuff (get that company credit card back). You never know if your dad forgot he "told him" that he was welcome to "borrow" stuff. Have witnesses to his check out interview on the last day. If needed, have a WRITTEN list of company equipment you want him to return, withhold his last check or delay that "retirement money" until he returns that stuff. Then make sure he and you sign something stating that he returned it.

Let your BANK, clients and vendors, neighbors know he has left the company and he has no reason to represent the company anymore. Have him removed from any accounts and vendor websites etc.

I hate all that ****...

You might think about changing some specific locks?

Set up a few cameras. Take a phone picture of the yard before you go home at night to see if anything change the next time you go there. This helps with the "I swear I put that **** there last week..." Saves you from blaming him when it was really you losing it.

Disable a few unused vehicles. Secure the equipment in the yard (big *** chain it to something).

I had an extra set of door locks, I would switch them out whenever I moved into a new place. They came in handy a few time I NEEDED to change the locks.

Even switching around existing locks, moved from one door to a different door can confuse the ex-employee. Delaying him and giving the cameras time to get a good picture.

Maybe lock the inside tool boxes for awhile? So if he does waltz in, he can't just rifle through your stuff?
 
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A point the heavy stuff tools and trucks and machinery pale in value to customer lists and other data based content. The hardware is hard to sell fast you can move a mailing list pretty quick and fairly discreet.
 
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This guy is not capable of using anything he was privy to as an advantage on his own or at another company, he was just a nuts and bolts employee, he will never be a boss or an owner. I am not technically in charge of everything, so he will be leaving without all the paperwork and signatures, Dad doesn't "like" to do that type of stuff and that is the reason we are in a situation like this. Oh well.

Spent 3 hours on the phone with a friend discussing end of world/prepping/civil war type dystopian futures, I still think someone is using the movie Idiocracy as the current road map. I do wish I could figure out how to use the three sea shells from Demolition Man, that would be useful if we run out of toilet paper. ;)
 
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You only need toilet paper for a few more weeks. Then the leaves are out until Fall (don’t use the shiny ones, it won’t end well). Save your corncobs and junk mail for winter use.
Welcome to the new Old School world.


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Strouty said:
I do wish I could figure out how to use the three sea shells from Demolition Man, that would be useful if we run out of toilet paper. ;)
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Before you figure out how to do it you need to decide on the type of clam shell.
Little Neck, Sea Clam, Razor clam, scallop bay or ocean? Here at GJ we solicit all the responses....
 
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I was in a store a few days ago, and someone was saying they wondered what they would do then there is no more toilet paper. I said," well if you bathroom is like mine, there is a bathtub right next to the toilet. They looked me in the eye, and dead serious, asked," what good will that do?"

I had to walk away before I had a stroke from holding in sarcasm.
 
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I was in a store a few days ago, and someone was saying they wondered what they would do then there is no more toilet paper. I said," well if you bathroom is like mine, there is a bathtub right next to the toilet. They looked me in the eye, and dead serious, asked," what good will that do?"

I had to walk away before I had a stroke from holding in sarcasm.
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You just **** in the tub and then waffle stomp it down the drain, right?

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Strouty said:
Why do I have to change?

Ran a load to the scrap yard, 2700 pounds $54.72. :( Hasn’t been that bad in a long time.

Trying to get some more office **** out of the way, will need to move the entire office down to the house so we can rebuild the office. Should be nice when we get done.
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Just wait, it'll get worse. We haven't seen anything yet.

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I was talking to a guy that was selling some machines the other day, he said he wanted scrap price, so I offered him $50, he got all mad at me, I told him he better look into what scrap steel is worth. Most people are charging to haul it away right now.
 
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I suppose neither of you have heard of a bidet?
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I am not confident that I would feel clean with a little water drizzle. Afterwards dont you need to dry yourself before pulling your pants up? Do you use tp to do that or the fancy seasonal decorative towels that the wife screams if you touch them.


Asking for a friend.


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I am not confident that I would feel clean with a little water drizzle. Afterwards dont you need to dry yourself before pulling your pants up? Do you use tp to do that or the fancy seasonal decorative towels that the wife screams if you touch them.


Asking for a friend.


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I just run around with my pants around my ankles til I am dry.
 
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steaks&anvils

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Whitey1 said:
I am not confident that I would feel clean with a little water drizzle. Afterwards dont you need to dry yourself before pulling your pants up? Do you use tp to do that or the fancy seasonal decorative towels that the wife screams if you touch them.


Asking for a friend.


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Pines needs to fess up, he uses opossum furs. Hygienic and oh so soft... All natural, organic and recyclable too.:lol_hitti
 
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Miss the Pontiacs

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Strouty you have lots happening on this thread took awhile to get through it. The one thing that caught my attention were the logs. I have some property that I rented to the local power company. They were upgrading a major feed line and replacing the wood with steel.
I mentioned I was interested in the left over poles. Most were cedar and I was going to buy a mill and resaw them. I said they could just leave them behind, they were going to check for me. But the company that normally buys them said no way.

Maybe this was a good thing in the end for me. I had already looked into a mill and was checking on other infrastructure that would be needed.
It sounds like you are simply junking them. Is no one interested in them.
But I have to admit Hemlock poles were a ***** to climb. Your spurs sure don’t sink into them like cedar.:lol_hitti
 
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RADcustom

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Whitey1 said:
I am not confident that I would feel clean with a little water drizzle. Afterwards dont you need to dry yourself before pulling your pants up? Do you use tp to do that or the fancy seasonal decorative towels that the wife screams if you touch them.


Asking for a friend.


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Depends
 
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