Sorry, but this will be my last non technical yell. It's good to use your intelligence in solving my problems, guys. But there's something I would like to know: is there any occasion when most of you get together? I would really like to shake your hands and talk to you about stuff I cannot pass to the Technet (we all know that's reality). Have a good week-end everybody, Ioan > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephen R. Gregory [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Friday, August 27, 1999 9:42 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [TN] Friday! YAY! (No technical content)... > > Hi ya'll! > > I'm sorry about my message the other day, didn't mean to ruffle any > feathers... > honestly! Just trying to drum up some interaction on the list. Maybe the > way > I went about it wasn't the best... > > I just gotta add my two-cents though about the Werner comments though, I > really feel privileged when he takes the time to respond to one of my > questions. > I am really glad he's on this list...('kay, that's my 2-cents) > > On a lighter note: > > THE ENGINEERS BILL > > There was an engineer who had an exceptional gift for fixing all things > mechanical. > After serving his company loyally for over 30 years, he happily retired. > > Several years later his company contacted him regarding a seemingly > impossible > problem they were having with one of their multi-million dollar machines. > They had tried > everything and everyone else to get the machine fixed, but to no avail. In > desperation, > they called on the retired engineer who had solved so many of their > problems > in the past. > > The engineer reluctantly took the challenge. He spent a day studying the > huge > machine. > At the end of the day he marked a small "X" in chalk on a particular > component of the > machine and proudly stated, "This is where your problem is". > > The part was replaced and the machine worked perfectly again. > > The company received a bill for $50,000 from the engineer for his service. > They demanded an itemized accounting of his charges. > > The engineer responded briefly: > > One chalk mark ................ $1 > Knowing where to put it ..... $49,999 > > It was paid in full and the engineer retired in peace. > > (This joke is dedicated to you Werner!) > > -Steve Gregory- > > ############################################################## > TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c > ############################################################## > To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with > following text in > the body: > To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> > To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET > ############################################################## > Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for > additional > information. > If you need assistance - contact Gayatri Sardeshpande at [log in to unmask] or > 847-509-9700 ext.5365 > ############################################################## ############################################################## TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Gayatri Sardeshpande at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5365 ##############################################################