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[South Carolina Redfish]

I guess Dean can load that porta-crapper on the trailer and take it to the beach too so as to have a little privacy.

[South Carolina Redfish]

Church has not posted a new lunch menu for this week.  WTF?

[CigarGuy87]

Oh chit, back to gold stars! 

Don't worry, your NFM status remains. 

(bowing down)

[FloridaDean]

good morning guys.
AF Chateau maduro and coffee.
slow day for me, just cleaning out the Jeep and packing for the camping trip Monday.

Wow, nice romper room there Dean.

it's huge Mark. 12'x30' with attached screen porch. got a queen size bed 22" high with built in pump.

is the pump for the bed or the occupants? 

It is still a fuk'n tent on the sand and it ain't air conditioned.

got a little portable a/c floor model unit and bringing a fan.

[South Carolina Redfish]

Oh chit, back to gold stars! 

And now there are 5!

[South Carolina Redfish]

good morning guys.
AF Chateau maduro and coffee.
slow day for me, just cleaning out the Jeep and packing for the camping trip Monday.

Wow, nice romper room there Dean.

it's huge Mark. 12'x30' with attached screen porch. got a queen size bed 22" high with built in pump.

is the pump for the bed or the occupants? 

It is still a fuk'n tent on the sand and it ain't air conditioned.

got a little portable a/c floor model unit and bringing a fan.

Just please wait until I get back from my vacation to post the stories!

[ss2]

Morning SS, low bid may not be the best bid!

FINALLY DONE!!!  I agree, I like the way I've heard they do it in some European countries, take the highest and lowest bids and chuck them using the medium bid.  This particular meeting was about what we were going to bid and had already bid last week.

That is a general rule of thumb in construction, when not using certain public money where low bid is the winner

And you always get what you pay for.

One of the early astronauts (Alan Sheppard I think) was asked, after his ground (or space) breaking flight, "when they were counting down 10,9, 8... what was going through your head (I'm paraphrasing because I'm too lazy to look it up) and he replied, While I'm looking at all the sophisticated dials and equipment, i realized it was all supplied by the lowest possible bidder.   
Probably not a good feeling while sitting on top of a roman candle about to be blasted into space...

[ss2]

actual quote.  figured I shouldn't be lazy

According to Gene Kranz in his book, Failure Is Not an Option, "When reporters asked Shepard what he thought about as he sat atop the Redstone rocket, waiting for liftoff, he had replied, 'The fact that every part of this ship was built by the lowest bidder.'"[11]


Recovery of Alan Shepard, 1961
After a dramatic Atlantic Ocean recovery, Commander Shepard observed, "... didn't really feel the flight was a success until the recovery had been successfully completed. It's not the fall that hurts; it's the sudden stop."[12]

[Travellin Dave]

Morning SS, low bid may not be the best bid!

FINALLY DONE!!!  I agree, I like the way I've heard they do it in some European countries, take the highest and lowest bids and chuck them using the medium bid.  This particular meeting was about what we were going to bid and had already bid last week.

That is a general rule of thumb in construction, when not using certain public money where low bid is the winner

And you always get what you pay for.

I have a slightly different outlook on that old saying - At best you get what you pay for.

Yes, more accurate.

[Travellin Dave]

actual quote.  figured I shouldn't be lazy

According to Gene Kranz in his book, Failure Is Not an Option, "When reporters asked Shepard what he thought about as he sat atop the Redstone rocket, waiting for liftoff, he had replied, 'The fact that every part of this ship was built by the lowest bidder.'"[11]


Recovery of Alan Shepard, 1961
After a dramatic Atlantic Ocean recovery, Commander Shepard observed, "... didn't really feel the flight was a success until the recovery had been successfully completed. It's not the fall that hurts; it's the sudden stop."[12]

+1  Morning Sam

[BackyardSmoker]

Morning SS, low bid may not be the best bid!

FINALLY DONE!!!  I agree, I like the way I've heard they do it in some European countries, take the highest and lowest bids and chuck them using the medium bid.  This particular meeting was about what we were going to bid and had already bid last week.

That is a general rule of thumb in construction, when not using certain public money where low bid is the winner

And you always get what you pay for.

One of the early astronauts (Alan Sheppard I think) was asked, after his ground (or space) breaking flight, "when they were counting down 10,9, 8... what was going through your head (I'm paraphrasing because I'm too lazy to look it up) and he replied, While I'm looking at all the sophisticated dials and equipment, i realized it was all supplied by the lowest possible bidder.   
Probably not a good feeling while sitting on top of a roman candle about to be blasted into space...

There is a line from Steve Buscemi in Armageddon that paraphrases that story as well.

"You know we're sitting on four million pounds of fuel, one nuclear weapon and a thing that has 270,000 moving parts built by the lowest bidder. Makes you feel good, doesn't it?"

Funny stuff.

[CigarGuy87]

Oh chit, back to gold stars! 

And now there are 5!

Gold Star herf? Tony giving us an all expenses paid trip?

[flip from jersey]

Oh chit, back to gold stars! 

And now there are 5!

Gold Star herf? Tony giving us an all expenses paid trip?

I think the budget can cover respective trips, to our own back yards,
and smoking our own cigars, while we banter. 

[South Carolina Redfish]

Oh chit, back to gold stars! 

And now there are 5!

Gold Star herf? Tony giving us an all expenses paid trip?

Now we are talking!  Maybe Travellin Dave can get Atlantic to furnish all the smokes.

[South Carolina Redfish]

Going for some Chinese Lunch today.  BBL