You could have come South. We would have been privileged to have such a young fellow willing to change countries just to serve in the military. In fact we would have used you to prove that America is so good that even the Canadians want to defect to join our army.
REH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad McCormick, Ed.D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 8:16 PM Subject: Re: [Futurework] REAL-TIME FIELD OBSERVATION > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I recall a saying, "a good mechanic never has to force anything..." > > I may have heard that too. > > I'd amend it a bit: A good mechanic only forces things > in a doomed submarine (etc.). Sometiems he has to > remachine parts so he doesn't ahve to force them, when > there is time to do so. And, if somebody's gotta force > something, I'll take my chances with the good mechanic > doing the forcing. > > \brad mccormick > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Brad McCormick, Ed.D. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 6:15 PM > > To: Ed Weick > > Cc: Cordell, Arthur: ECOM; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [Futurework] REAL-TIME FIELD OBSERVATION > > > > > > I'm too young to know this first-hand. But IBM folk-lore > > has it that there were very clear instructions to the > > field engineers (AKA repairmen). I paraphrase > > interpretively from memory: > > > > This machine is made to fit together without > > any part being forced. If you find you have to force > > a part to make it fit, something is wrong. Stop > > immediately and find out what the problem is. > > When the problem is resolved, the parts will go together > > without having to force anything. > > > > Is this really utopian? > > > > \brad mccormick > > > > > > > > > > Ed Weick wrote: > > > > > >>It needs cooperation. Whenever I try to assemble anything, my wife takes > >>the instructions (even before I can give them to her) and with something > > > > of > > > >>an air of arrogance takes me through it step by step. It may be an > > > > example > > > >>of women think, men do. > >> > >>Ed Weick > >> > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 9:49 PM > >>Subject: RE: [Futurework] REAL-TIME FIELD OBSERVATION > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>Ever try to assemble a barbecue??? > >>> > >>>-----Original Message----- > >>>From: Brad McCormick, Ed.D. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 5:12 PM > >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>Subject: [Futurework] REAL-TIME FIELD OBSERVATION > >>> > >>> > >>>I never understood why "dads" feel such > >>>fulfillment in having children, until > >>>about an hour ago. (No sh-t!) > >>> > >>>My wife brought home the needs-adult-assembly > >>>tricycle from hell. > > > > [snip] > > > > > -- > Let your light so shine before men, > that they may see your good works.... (Matt 5:16) > > Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (1 Thes 5:21) > > <![%THINK;[SGML+APL]]> Brad McCormick, Ed.D. / [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit my website ==> http://www.users.cloud9.net/~bradmcc/ > > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework > _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
