Part VI
Hotshot
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From: North of Greenville
Mathematical Brain Teaser.... Just for fun!
It is said that engineers take 3 minutes to resolve this, architects 3 hours and doctors 6 hours, salesmen typically ignore it altogether and throw away the challenge, and lawyers' get hung up trying to argue that "this just proves that 1 plus 1 does NOT equal 2".
What is the 6th number?
1, 2, 6, 42, 1806, ___???
I'll post the answer tonight.
What is the 6th number?
1, 2, 6, 42, 1806, ___???
I'll post the answer tonight.
Post Fiend
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Millbrook Alabama
It is said that engineers take 3 minutes to resolve this, architects 3 hours and doctors 6 hours, salesmen typically ignore it altogether and throw away the challenge, and lawyers' get hung up trying to argue that "this just proves that 1 plus 1 does NOT equal 2".
What is the 6th number?
1, 2, 6, 42, 1806, ___???
I'll post the answer tonight.
What is the 6th number?
1, 2, 6, 42, 1806, ___???
I'll post the answer tonight.
Hotshot
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 11,286
Likes: 263
From: North of Greenville
Well, I guess I won't post anything tonight. Good job Mark.
Wrong side of the bed this morning? Certainly, our cooler weather has to be helping you right now.
FTE Legend
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From: North Central Rural Sask.
I dont have much planned today, got a few guys coming over to the place to pick up their quotes for a septic field and I have to head to town to get a few bearings and a belt for my mower.
I assume your working hard at er today?
Moose thats a crazy story! Although I do love a good ol fist fight haha.
Postmaster
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: BC Canada
My weekend's only half over.
Too bad I missed out on the rodeo. But we saw some movie Sat night. Tried a new restaurant for lunch yesterday, Memphis Blues. Pretty good. Today I slept till the crack of noon, then got my wireless fixed. I don't go back to work till Thursday.
Too bad I missed out on the rodeo. But we saw some movie Sat night. Tried a new restaurant for lunch yesterday, Memphis Blues. Pretty good. Today I slept till the crack of noon, then got my wireless fixed. I don't go back to work till Thursday.
Thats awesome Joe....enjoy the next few days off to.
Fleet Owner
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: BLT, MN
How did the truck drive on the way home? Notice any difference? I had a tough time falling asleep last night, hoping everything was good.
Anywho, hello everyone.
This has been one of the worst days I have had in a long time. Time to go focus on some baseball and then home for a few adult beverages.
Anywho, hello everyone.
This has been one of the worst days I have had in a long time. Time to go focus on some baseball and then home for a few adult beverages.
Why the bad day?
Morning all.
Weather herre in B'ham was a cool 45°F this morning... feels really nice! Sorry, Cris.... don't mean to keep rubbing it in... just excited to experience it this time of year!
Our office normally works 9-4's (9 hrs M-Th, and 4 hrs on Fri morning), but they also toss in some 4-10's around several holidays throughout the year... like THIS ONE coming up... woooHOOOooooo... I have a four-day weekend this time!
Best news for me right now is that a critical player in our management team just got promoted as VP over the Pulp & Paper Industry engineering groups (in which I work), so we have a very strong leadership now who has tons of high-ranking industry contacts to hopefully bring more business into the office. I've been managing to stay at 25-80% billability the last several weeks, and this week's looking like a good 50%-er at least... not quite what I like (100%), but better by far than NOTHING.
Weather herre in B'ham was a cool 45°F this morning... feels really nice! Sorry, Cris.... don't mean to keep rubbing it in... just excited to experience it this time of year!
Our office normally works 9-4's (9 hrs M-Th, and 4 hrs on Fri morning), but they also toss in some 4-10's around several holidays throughout the year... like THIS ONE coming up... woooHOOOooooo... I have a four-day weekend this time!
Best news for me right now is that a critical player in our management team just got promoted as VP over the Pulp & Paper Industry engineering groups (in which I work), so we have a very strong leadership now who has tons of high-ranking industry contacts to hopefully bring more business into the office. I've been managing to stay at 25-80% billability the last several weeks, and this week's looking like a good 50%-er at least... not quite what I like (100%), but better by far than NOTHING.
It is said that engineers take 3 minutes to resolve this, architects 3 hours and doctors 6 hours, salesmen typically ignore it altogether and throw away the challenge, and lawyers' get hung up trying to argue that "this just proves that 1 plus 1 does NOT equal 2".
What is the 6th number?
1, 2, 6, 42, 1806, ___???
I'll post the answer tonight.
What is the 6th number?
1, 2, 6, 42, 1806, ___???
I'll post the answer tonight.
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Postmaster
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From: BC Canada
I would have been 85 years old, but am sure I could have done it.
Former Vendor
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whatz up
did you see I posted the other day I was in back of a Explorer and the License place frame said Caleb's mom. So I wanted to know where you lived since you didn't post where you are at in screen name. oh well you answered in a later post I see. Montana! lol harass away.
Haylee asked about you and Petey the other day. She says Hi. Petey she wants that close up picture.
I watch a discovery program the other day about these, Those are bad a$$, moved all kinds of dirt around from one state to the next, jacked up the farmers land in 6 states. whew, Tornado's, Hurricanes, Typhoons, Monsoons, you east coasters can have all of it.
Dude! eh Dude-et....... you brawler you!
did you see I posted the other day I was in back of a Explorer and the License place frame said Caleb's mom. So I wanted to know where you lived since you didn't post where you are at in screen name. oh well you answered in a later post I see. Montana! lol harass away.
nice and calm here Mark. I wish we would get a storm, bring on the monsoons and the haboobs!!!!
Edit: before anyone thinks I am crazy, haboobs are giant walls of dust. Here is a link for them. If you can down a little ways you can see a pic of one taken in the area I used to live in! Haboob - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edit: before anyone thinks I am crazy, haboobs are giant walls of dust. Here is a link for them. If you can down a little ways you can see a pic of one taken in the area I used to live in! Haboob - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I watch a discovery program the other day about these, Those are bad a$$, moved all kinds of dirt around from one state to the next, jacked up the farmers land in 6 states. whew, Tornado's, Hurricanes, Typhoons, Monsoons, you east coasters can have all of it.
I got in a bi**h a$$ fight yesterday with a dad and his son who seemed to be on the drunk side of life and they challenged me and well I took em on. I had just mowed damn near an acre with a frikken push mower and ran over a baby bunny so life kinda sucked about then. They started chit and they got it back ten fold. My son in law ended up squaring the son in the face busted him up the dad got chit beat outta him so then just as dad got in his car and spun around and said Im gonna kill you c&*t and ran for me I jumped outta the way and cops who were at ball game across street pulled their van in front of him... long story short they were hurting we weren't as I had 12 cable guys and a daughter with PMS on my side. But I stood my ground and got my share in. Cops just told son in law that poetic justice happened they totaled their car in the very early a.m hours and dad is not doing well. I was told told save parking lot scrapping for others. So another adventurous evening at motel hell.....o
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Dude! eh Dude-et....... you brawler you!
Postmaster
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From: BC Canada
Moose, your motel sounds like it maybe the roughest one in all the USA.
I have stayed at many hotels/ motels, and generally they are ak 47 assault rifle, and fist fight free.
Just the one time when the guys in a room were selling drugs, at the same motel I was staying in....and yes, i did report the scum bags.
Sorry your life always has these challenges in it Melissa.
I have stayed at many hotels/ motels, and generally they are ak 47 assault rifle, and fist fight free.
Just the one time when the guys in a room were selling drugs, at the same motel I was staying in....and yes, i did report the scum bags.
Sorry your life always has these challenges in it Melissa.
Hotshot
Joined: Nov 2006
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From: North of Greenville
Thanks... I'm actually working and getting paid for a full 40 hours, but can only charge a limited amount of time to client contracts, which is what I call my "billable" time. Since I can;t charge all the time I work, ai'm putting even more time into the projects than "allowed" so I can make the resutls even better and for improved client satisfaction... got to make sure the clients are really happy with our work so the company will continue to float me when I can't bill out at 100%.
Also, after spending nearly 20 years in manufacturing before coming to the formal engineering side of the business, I'm still learning the formalized procedures and formats with which we need to do our work, so spending the extra time helps me climb up that learning curve even faster and get more efficient at doing things "the company way". Plus... it keeps me busy so I don't have to sit around worrying as much about not having much to do.
BTW, Jay... your package is getting mailed around lunch today... the post office didn't fix anything with their machine yesterday.
Also, after spending nearly 20 years in manufacturing before coming to the formal engineering side of the business, I'm still learning the formalized procedures and formats with which we need to do our work, so spending the extra time helps me climb up that learning curve even faster and get more efficient at doing things "the company way". Plus... it keeps me busy so I don't have to sit around worrying as much about not having much to do.
BTW, Jay... your package is getting mailed around lunch today... the post office didn't fix anything with their machine yesterday.
