Subj : flood stuff was: Vacation To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Tue Jan 14 2020 07:50:00 Hi Nancy! NB>>> extenuating circumstances and all that.... I'd guess that the NB>>> "including termination" part would be more for the habitually late, NB>>> generally without much of a valid excuse, type of situation.... BM>> Though the over-all interpretation was late and > motion>, even by the Loss Prevention Supervisor who lived on the BM>> Illinois side and was part of the management meetings. And I remember BM>> he specifically mentioned it to me and he knew I lived on the Iowa BM>> side, and it was definitely he was concerned for himself and not a "if BM>> I mention it to Barry he'll pass it on to others to get the word out". NB>> Then I'm certainly glad I didn't work for them... sounds more like NB>> an over-reaction than a nuanced policy.... BM> Corporate sometimes got a little overboard. At one time the dress BM> code was white or black shirts. OK, fine. Black shirt had white BM> buttons - nope! Had to be black buttons! What was 'funny' is the black BM> shirts we had for sale had white buttons. NB> Yes, I remember your mentioning that before... and it would have NB> made sense to be able to wear the shirts you had for sale.... ;) Corprorate did finally allow a tiny bit of colour on the buttons and seams/decoration. BM>>> There were some people who lived on the Illinois side, so always had BM>>> to use the bridges to get to the store on the Iowa side. One of the BM>>> problems is the current I-74 bridge is only two lanes each direction BM>>> and no breakdown lanes -- even emergency responders have to come from BM>>> the wrong direction to get to the accident site. Next bridge BM>>> downriver is the Government Bridge which is a swingspan: that could BM>>> be open to allow river traffic through. Next bridge is Centennial BM>>> -- that one doesn't move but still could have traffic issues. Next BM>>> bridges outside the immediate area are miles of detour. NB>>> Again, I'd hope that that sort of incident would also have been NB>>> treated as extenuating circumstance.... :) BM>> To me it would make sense. Warn and act on the ones who are BM>> habitually late. NB>> It would certainly seem to be a more intelligent response.... If they NB>> did follow thru and fire those who were late without any of their own NB>> fault, I'd think it would open up the company to lawsuits for unjust NB>> labor practices.... BM> That comment was tossed about by some of the more vocal Illinois-side BM> associates. NB> Did it ever actually happen, that you know of...? I'm thinking a yes but can't remember to whom. Know for certain a friend of mine in Large Appliances was right at the line and as he was a really good performer the store management didn't want to see him go for something so stupid so they begged and reminded him not to be late. NB>>> You'll figure out something... :) BM>> Semi-sort-of did: small "spare" TV is powered by a 12vDC wall wart, so BM>> a 12v battery will also work. Can be a car battery, except not that BM>> convenient to run a wire or haul the battery inside. I usually have a BM>> spare battery or two for the UPS here, so they're already inside and BM>> easy to move around. Ordered and received some extension cables with BM>> the correct DC connectors. Put those together yesterday, plus a BM>> digital voltmeter to monitor the voltage level: drop below a certain BM>> voltage might damage the TV. BM>> Only problem right now is recharging the battery. So that's why in an BM>> earlier message the looking around for a 'special' battery charger. BM>> Also have a solar cell I bought ages ago -- it shows someone on the BM>> beach using it to power a radio -- so will see if this will recharge BM>> the battery. Yesterday was overcast and the solar cell was outputting BM>> only a few volts; Sun's out and looks like will be pretty bright so BM>> will see how it works. NB>> Did you get enough sun for that to work...? BM> So far no. There were a couple of sunnier days and appears the BM> problem is I need to lower the solar cell's position on the window: the BM> top is shadowed. But First's and Round TuIts popped up..... NB> Of course... At least you figured out the shadowing part.... Though haven't done anything about it yet. Might also try it (the solar cell) up here: this window gets full exposure to the Sun but has the UV block so may not work. The potential bad storm has passed, another storm coming in for the weekend but not as bad, plus ended up with three charged batteries for the TV. ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Nerd gift ideas: A book called "100 Great Init String Jokes" --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .