Neanderpundit

but it made me smile all day.

I don’t agree with a lot of the isolationist ideals of the Chasidem, and I know a lot of jews who feel the same way, but like the Amish/Mennonites (Christianity’s Chasidem, sort of) I admire their ability to stay within their personal guidelines and try to devote their lives more closely to the creator. And when you see stuff like this, and see how much joy they are capable of, it makes your heart feel good, if you have one.

I walk into the customer today, and the equipment i’m training on is:

1: A piece of equipment I have never even seen, nor do I know such a thing exists.
2: Using software I have only heard rumors of
3: Being operated by a guy who has been to the factory to be trained on it.
4: And I’m supposed to train HIM.

In the end, though, I was able to think on my feet, find the information he wanted very quickly, and show him a few MASSIVE shortcuts that allowed him to shorten his setup-to-part time from a week to about 90 minutes. I also turned him onto some products I use (That are open source and free) that will make his life dramatically easier. He returned the most favorable contact survey I have ever gotten.

Thanks, Obamacare! Some Gummint agency will certainly run more smoothly now that they know how often i palpate my nuts. Frankly, i had to give this answer because “on the fives” was not one of the possibles.