Yep, You can do it Laurie. :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Harder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Sandbox Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 7:17 PM Subject: Re: [Sndbox] Tim...my reply
Laurie, Man! do you have a full plate.. I have no idea what I am talking about, but my advise as to your job is to tough it out for awhile and try not to make too many enemy's. Some day *you* will be the one that is casting sideways glances. I have faith that you are doing a lot better than you are giving yourself credit for. On Wednesday, November 5, 2003, at 06:06 PM, Laurie wrote: > Tell Maridyth to get her backside back on the list and > post...I miss her..and I know everyone else does too. > Glad to hear she is settling in and the girls are > doing good and accepting her in the parental role. > That is sometimes a hard adjustment. > > I am doing pretty good. I work in the Survelliance and > Systems Engrg Dept. We spend money on all kinds of > things that help support missions. For example a few > months ago our group installed 140 cyber cafes in > Kuwait and Iraq so that the service people could email > home. We do lot of things I can't talk about or I > would have to shoot you, but mainly I get orders to > provide the money for services and labor and supplies > to do all kinds of things. Do I like it? Some days. > Yesterday was not a good day. I find that Interns are > resented because in 3 years I will move up the ladder > and go from a GS7 to a GS 12. There are many people > there that have worked 20 years and never see higher > than a GS9. But they have to train me. So..they are > not all that forth coming..but they sure do like to > talk behind your back and make comments and critize. I > have been there 45 days as of tomorrow. Because I > don't work for the Spawar command but for the > internship program out of Mechanicsburg, they can't > use me as a labor option but I do help out where I can > when I am not taking this online class called > Contracts 101. They USED to send people away for 4 > weeks to take it in a classroom..but now I have to > read it online, answer questions and hope I pass the > tests at the end of the units. My big test for > this..is buying latrines for the army...don't > laugh..this is big stuff. I found out you don't rent > these kinds of things..LOL..now I am into gazebo's. > just wait..I know those solid gold toilet seats are > out there somewhere. Oh...one of the things we do is > compare labor rates for all kinds of job > categories..so if you have say a Sr. Engineer that > makes 75 bucks an hour...for one job..he can't make 85 > for another..they have to stay in certain areas..and > you have to verify everything...even plane and perdiem > rates to make sure they are being charged right. Does > it sound like fun yet? The last intern that went > through went to the Navy Yard in DC..and worked > getting the ships stripped of anything sensitive > before they were sold to our foreign allies after we > decommission them. Any parts that were salvageable > were sent back to their origins..and the government > made money on that..but also got a deal on any further > equipment from them..so..someone has to make those > deals...so far..I am into latrines and > gazebos..although I did spend some of the governments > money extending a period of performance on some work > being done on a ship today. > > My love life....well I am still seeing Ken who lives > in Roanoke Rapids. We are trying to make this long > distance thing work out but it is hard..and I want him > to move here..for he can do his job anywhere...and > there is nothing there in that dinky town. He doesn't > have any really close ties other than collegues and > his daughter really needs to be in a school that > challenges her more..but SC schools are not that hot > either..but there is a really nice prep school almost > next door to me :) So..time will tell..in the > meantime, we are commuting back and forth on the > weekends..I go up there when he is on call and he > comes down here when his daughter doesn't have soccer. > He is a great guy..and we get along well..so..I guess > time will tell. In the meantime, getting through the > week and with school starting back up in Jan...life is > hectic. I will be going away for a week in Dec..to > Norfolk for an orientation..they are putting us up at > the Radisson for a week...all expenses paid and we > have to do tours and such...I have a feeling there > will be lots of alcohol consumed. > > I can't wait to see the pictures of the horses. So, > what do you do in the off season besides maintenence > and killing Bambi??? Have you gotten a real good > venison recipe yet? I hear stew is very good with it. > > The kids are getting settled in at the new high > school. They like it better than Jacksonville and that > is good cause I was worried. Now if my son would do > better...I wouldn't be holding my breath about his > graduating in May. I have a feeling it is going to be > a close call. > > So..that is my life...well..the Reader's Digest > version anyways. > > Laurie > > > --- Tim Harder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Laurie, >> The horses here at the farm are fine.... wet, but >> fine. It rained >> about five inches the last couple of days. I have >> some pics >> undeveloped in the camera. If the >> sun ever comes out again I will try to remember to >> shoot it up. We are >> all done racing until spring.... I am on sort of >> vacation right now. >> All I do is quick do >> chores in the morning and then either go deer >> hunting, play in the >> sandbox or take a nap. Oh... I did clean the >> gutters... *after* the >> five inches of rain started >> to run into the basement.... <G> The girls are >> doing good... they >> both got glowing reports at the recent teacher >> conferences. Maridyth >> is doing well she >> is starting to become more comfortable with the >> mother role. <G> She >> wants to get a job, but hasn't found one to her >> liking here in the >> middle of nowhere. >> >> What about *You*, woman? Do you like your new job? >> Now that you guys >> spent all the money that your were supposed to, what >> do you do? How >> are your >> kids adjusting to there new home? Do you like your >> new car? Have you >> found romance yet, or do you have time for that? >> <G> >> Tim >> >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, November 5, 2003, at 06:07 AM, Laurie >> wrote: >> >>> Tim, >>> >>> How are the horses? Is racing season over? Got any >> new >>> pictures? >>> >>> How are the girls and Maridyth doing? >>> >>> >>> Laurie >>> --- Tim Harder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>> LOL! Huggy you crack me up. >>>> >>>> The reason why there wasn't that many messages >> was >>>> because >>>> Charles was working the polling place for the >>>> election. 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