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Post by Spike-X on Apr 19, 2016 5:00:16 GMT -5
When I worked in Pasadena we had to have terrorist drills, because the zip code started with 911. ...what...
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Post by hondobrode on Apr 19, 2016 11:09:57 GMT -5
For real
Basically like a fire drill
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Post by shaxper on Apr 19, 2016 11:43:31 GMT -5
We had a good old fashioned bomb threat phoned in at my place of work today. So they had to evacuate a 9-story building, kept us outside for 2 hours. We found out late that the city of Gelsenkirchen is too poor to have bomb sniffing dogs on the force, and the closest available pooch was 60 km away in Cologne, so the cops searched the place by hand and hoped for the best when they let us back in... That's awful. When I was in middle school, we had bomb threats called in every day for two weeks straight. After the fourth day, they stopped evacuating the school. I get where they were coming from, but seriously, what if a terrorist was just waiting for them to do that? Turns out it was just a kid calling in who didn't want to go to school anymore
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Post by Bronze Age Brian on Apr 19, 2016 12:37:38 GMT -5
I worked tech support at Verizon in 2000-02. This was when roaming charges were still in effect. Anyone remember those? Like if you traveled far away from your cell provider's towers you would get charged.
People literally had like $700 phone bills. Naturally there were bomb threats called in every week. We all had to evacuate to the parking lot for 30 minutes. We treated them like an extra break.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Apr 19, 2016 16:24:38 GMT -5
I live in Manhattan. We have had bomb threats continually for at least 15 years. We have emergency drills, most you wouldn't be aware about. We don't have a zip code with the number 911. We are 911. If a terror attack happens anywhere in the western world, NYC immediately goes into alert and national guardsmen with automatic weapons patrol the main subways and large public gathering areas. You get inured to it
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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 19, 2016 18:46:25 GMT -5
I live in Manhattan. We have had bomb threats continually for at least 15 years. We have emergency drills, most you wouldn't be aware about. We don't have a zip code with the number 911. We are 911. If a terror attack happens anywhere in the western world, NYC immediately goes into alert and national guardsmen with automatic weapons patrol the main subways and large public gathering areas. You get inured to it Ish, I live in Staten Island and they had a cop car slowing down all traffic entering the bridge for months. Didn't they realize that the terrorists got us already? Closing the barn door after the horses were gone and such.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Apr 19, 2016 20:16:20 GMT -5
I live in Manhattan. We have had bomb threats continually for at least 15 years. We have emergency drills, most you wouldn't be aware about. We don't have a zip code with the number 911. We are 911. If a terror attack happens anywhere in the western world, NYC immediately goes into alert and national guardsmen with automatic weapons patrol the main subways and large public gathering areas. You get inured to it Ish, I live in Staten Island and they had a cop car slowing down all traffic entering the bridge for months. Didn't they realize that the terrorists got us already? Closing the barn door after the horses were gone and such. Even before 911 NYC was always most likely the #1 target to hurt America. If there was one atomic bomb to be launched, NYC as a target was prime. Densest population, communication center, cultural center, financial center... on and on. We will always be a prime target Don't forget-911 was the 2nd attempt against the World Trade Center. There will always be those plotting more attempts there or elsewhere in NYC
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Apr 19, 2016 22:45:35 GMT -5
On a lighter note. My Grandson is enjoying his Marvel heroes Mr. Potato Heads.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Apr 19, 2016 22:58:25 GMT -5
Watching Batman and singing along with the theme.
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Post by Spike-X on Apr 20, 2016 2:37:44 GMT -5
That's so cool!
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Post by Paste Pot Paul on Apr 20, 2016 7:31:39 GMT -5
I've lost my ability to draw anything. I was already badly out of practice, but now I can't even access my talents anymore. It's beyond just a lack of inspiration, I have plenty of concepts in my head. It just won't translate on paper anymore. Just get the bad pages out mate, until the good ones decide to join the party. Im a great believer in this. Wasn't it wally Wood who said every artist has 10,000 bad pages in him before they become good ?
I've been visited by the Muse lately and have started drawing and painting again, theres no other feeling like it.
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Post by The Captain on Apr 20, 2016 7:40:40 GMT -5
Had a phone conversation with a recruiter for a consulting firm on Monday. It doesn't look like anything will come of it, as they don't do a lot of supply chain consulting out of the local office, but I'm on their short list of options if they do get some work in that area.
Getting ready now for an initial phone interview with the third-largest non-government employer in the state for their procurement department. I only applied for it late last week and got contacted on Monday, so either they are really interested in talking with me or they're desperate to fill the position and will take any one who applies. My wife has worked for a small division of this company for the past 12 years and has really enjoyed the experience, and it's a stable environment with decent pay and benefits, so this would be a great opportunity for me.
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Post by shaxper on Apr 20, 2016 7:42:16 GMT -5
Had a phone conversation with a recruiter for a consulting firm on Monday. It doesn't look like anything will come of it, as they don't do a lot of supply chain consulting out of the local office, but I'm on their short list of options if they do get some work in that area. Getting ready now for an initial phone interview with the third-largest non-government employer in the state for their procurement department. I only applied for it late last week and got contacted on Monday, so either they are really interested in talking with me or they're desperate to fill the position and will take any one who applies. My wife has worked for a small division of this company for the past 12 years and has really enjoyed the experience, and it's a stable environment with decent pay and benefits, so this would be a great opportunity for me. Thinking of you and wishing you the best of luck!
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Post by The Captain on Apr 20, 2016 9:46:14 GMT -5
Had a phone conversation with a recruiter for a consulting firm on Monday. It doesn't look like anything will come of it, as they don't do a lot of supply chain consulting out of the local office, but I'm on their short list of options if they do get some work in that area. Getting ready now for an initial phone interview with the third-largest non-government employer in the state for their procurement department. I only applied for it late last week and got contacted on Monday, so either they are really interested in talking with me or they're desperate to fill the position and will take any one who applies. My wife has worked for a small division of this company for the past 12 years and has really enjoyed the experience, and it's a stable environment with decent pay and benefits, so this would be a great opportunity for me. Thinking of you and wishing you the best of luck! Thanks! Just finished up, and I have a face-to-face interview scheduled for next Tuesday afternoon. The position seems really interesting, the type of thing I could do for the next 20 years and not get bored with. It's a lot of responsibility and challenge, but the nice thing about going into a company that has a mature procurement department with established policies, procedures, and protocols is that I won't be spending all of my time trying to convince people of the value that procurement professionals can bring to them, which will allow me to actually do my job.
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Post by shaxper on Apr 20, 2016 9:47:16 GMT -5
Thinking of you and wishing you the best of luck! Thanks! Just finished up, and I have a face-to-face interview scheduled for next Tuesday afternoon. That's GREAT news! You're on your way!!
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