Bruce Small, post: 415291, member: 1201 wrote: You're right! I hadn't thought of that. Your kind words will stay with me into that last shot and retirement. Thanks, Gene, and Vicki says hi.
And please say hi to Vicki. I'm sure she is closely monitoring your retirement date. You probably won't have much wiggle room to renegotiate that date! 🙂
I will change it up a bit, though I have had my share of irate owners over the years. Was surveying improvements along a city street on a hot summer day when an elderly lady peered out her window at me, obviously wondering what I was up to. 2 minutes later out the door she comes with a large glass of iced lemonade! After I had polished it off, she offered if I would like some more after I finished, to knock on her door... did so and sat down at her kitchen table for cookies, brownies, etc. - visited with this charming and interesting woman for over an hour. Still one of my fondest survey memories...
I do rather enjoy these stories.
Stephen Ward, post: 415287, member: 1206 wrote: Have a nice day
Dave Vliem, post: 415353, member: 7055 wrote: I will change it up a bit, though I have had my share of irate owners over the years. Was surveying improvements along a city street on a hot summer day when an elderly lady peered out her window at me, obviously wondering what I was up to. 2 minutes later out the door she comes with a large glass of iced lemonade! After I had polished it off, she offered if I would like some more after I finished, to knock on her door... did so and sat down at her kitchen table for cookies, brownies, etc. - visited with this charming and interesting woman for over an hour. Still one of my fondest survey memories...
The ones like that are jewels to be treasured memories.
A couple of years ago we (4 of us) were out doing an urban road topo and here the black smoke diesel particulate fumes are terrible, so I was wearing a mask. The locals hate it, since any foreigner shouldn't escape sucking up their poison and I have been advised to "... take that f mask off and f off out of our country". However, one morning a stunning young blonde lady walked up to me and asked what was going on and inquired why I was wearing a mask. Sliding it down off my face I explained and she caressed my shoulder and expressed genuine sympathy for having to work in the filth, then went on her way. Soon after I joined the local staff and they had seen the interaction and sheepishly asked what she said, to which I replied: "She said she understands why I wear a mask as I am the most handsome man she has ever seen".
Bruce Small, post: 415229, member: 1201 wrote: Ha, yes livid, although as you said it was also vivid. Goodness she was mad and it probably didn't help her demeanor when I stayed calm.
No, it NEVER helps a woman that is mad calm down if you remain calm. It just makes them madder.
The unhinged, blow gaskets, on a regular basis. They also loose it, and come unglued, at the same time.
The best cure for the unhinged, would be to put them back together. However, they are a bit like that concrete finishing power trowelll, that gets loose, with nobody holding the handle. Just stay back, til they run out of gas!
Holy Cow, post: 415496, member: 50 wrote: [USER=53]@Stephen Johnson[/USER]
;););););););)Now, THAT sounds like the voice of EXPERIENCE.
Very much so the voice of experience.
AKA my First Ex-Wife.
A lot more of those types of folks than you would imagine, usually it is in a "sketch" area of town or in the middle of nowhere, they seem to congregate there where society tends to ignore them, BUT don't you dare come around where it looks like you might represent new development!
SHG