Favorite moments of Turnaround 2012:
The contractors taking pictures of themselves in acid suits.
Having one of my favorite contractors back onsite.
The rescue team being onsite. When they weren't busy monitoring confined spaces they were hunting for brick/wood scrapes to take home, killing snakes, and feeding me little debbie snack cakes.
Do, or do not. There is no try. - Yoda
The man is trying to keep me down. I was asked to be on a reality TV show and I said no. One of those wild life shows want to film wild hogs being captured on our property.
Do, or do not. There is no try. - Yoda
It could have been your big break.Originally Posted by papayahed
I coulda been an adopted Kardashian!!
Do, or do not. There is no try. - Yoda
I can not believe you didn't want to do that, papaya, lol!
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its' own reason for existing." ~ Albert Einstein
"Remember, no matter where you go, there you are." Buckaroo Bonzai "Some people say I done alright for a girl." Melanie Safka
I didn't get it, but then I looked it up.
I thought at first they would be a species from a Star Trek series. Perhaps they were.
They probably are not from this world.
qimi - Even if I wanted to the company would more then likely said no.
Do, or do not. There is no try. - Yoda
A coworker called me "baby girl" over the radio today. Ugh, that makes me crazy.
Do, or do not. There is no try. - Yoda
Well.... When I was 30 my coworkers called me "old man". since then, I have gone to another employer where the mean age is considerably higher, and now at 52 some people call me "lad". Perhaps I am crazy but I am actuallyabout that.
/Claes
Hanlon's Razor: "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity."
Well.... When I was 30 my coworkers called me "old man". since then, I have gone to another employer where the mean age is considerably higher, and now at 52 some people call me "lad". Perhaps I am crazy but I am actually
/Claes
Don't get me wrong, I don't mind nicknames. It's not the age thing that bugs me, it's the "baby" connotation. As in "It's ok baby, don't worry your pretty little head over this, let the big strong men take care of things". Like the song says:
"No, my first name aint baby, It's Papayahed"
It's wrapped up in that big ball of weirdness and egos when working in a predominately male field.
Do, or do not. There is no try. - Yoda
I actually thought so too when I first heard about them and I wanted to look smart and say 'hey you spelled it wrong' but I am glad I looked it up before I did.
I hope death is joyful, and I hope I'll never return -Frida Khalo
If I seem insensitive to what you are going through, understand it's the way I am- Mr. Spock
Personally, I think that the unique and supreme delight lies in the certainty of doing 'evil'–and men and women know from birth that all pleasure lies in evil. - Baudelaire
I'm 48 and I still get called lad, too by the older members. I've always been called the lad or young un by someone. When I really was young, I was called "youth", which I didn't like much, but the blokes who called me it were a lot bigger than I was.Well.... When I was 30 my coworkers called me "old man". since then, I have gone to another employer where the mean age is considerably higher, and now at 52 some people call me "lad". Perhaps I am crazy but I am actually
/Claes
I'm forever looking things up.
well, I was at my favorite coffee house and my (from about 7 years ago) ex boyfriends current girlfriend (she works there) gave me my coffee and said 'here is your coffee honey' she is like 3 years younger than me and calls me honey!
I hope death is joyful, and I hope I'll never return -Frida Khalo
If I seem insensitive to what you are going through, understand it's the way I am- Mr. Spock
Personally, I think that the unique and supreme delight lies in the certainty of doing 'evil'–and men and women know from birth that all pleasure lies in evil. - Baudelaire
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