On 8/4/2013 11:24 AM, Red Green wrote:
The Daring Dufas wrote in
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On 8/2/2013 6:08 PM, Frank wrote:
On 8/2/2013 3:48 PM, wrote:
On Friday, August 2, 2013 7:36:40 AM UTC-4, Stormin Mormon wrote:
The once or twice I've been in womens clothing stores for repairs,
they have made effort to count the number of items that go in to
the fitting rooms. Still, they appear to lose a lot of items due to
theft. That's a real shame, that peoples morality is going down
hill like that.

Shoplifting has been going on as long as there have been shops.

In fact it's probably not as prevalent now as it has been in the
past because of surveillance and electronic security devices.

The key is not spending more on security than you lose in theft. If
you spend $50,000 a year to prevent the loss of $38,000 of product,
you may as well let them take the stuff.

You can take the moral indignation high road but sometimes the moral
indignation high road leads to bankruptcy.


Before I retired, the company was employing more and more contract
workers at the lab site I was at. Real PITA. Even though they
increased security, theft losses doubled. Night janitors were a real
problem and even though they had to walk through the gate and open
their lunch boxes, stuff disappeared. I'm told of spotting tracks in
the snow on either side of the fence where stuff was tossed over.
I was waiting for a lock to be put on a lab balance (also
contractors) and forgot to lock it up and it was stolen. Cost me a
half day with the paperwork and investigation. Contract
electricians, millwrights and painters caused me lots of grief but I
guess the company thought it was worth it.

I've had problems with guys who worked for me even after I told them
"Don't take anything without permission from someone in charge. Don't
even take a dirty snot rag unless someone gives you permission." I had
a guy working for me who knocked out communications for a hamburger
chain by taking a souvenir which was a wall wort power supply for a
modem. I told the guy not to take any of the abandon phone equipment
in a telephone room without permission. My admonition was in front of
an employee of the company I was doing work for. The moron couldn't
help it, he just had to take something and he was a former convict I
was trying to help. I learned my lesson after I lost that account. No
more convicts, no more alcoholics and no more pot heads. I won't even
hire a smoker because they're addicted to a very powerful albeit legal
drug. Besides I'm very allergic to the smoke as are many employees of
my customers. ^_^

TDD


Besides I'm very allergic to the smoke...

So why are frequently blowing smoke outta your ass?


:-)


People sneaking hot pepper into my food, I can't take hot pepper or
anything like that either. Come to think of it, the gas I pass is prone
to spontaneous combustion. It reminds me of The National Lampoon's issue
from 1973 on T.F., Terminal Flatulence. I wish I could find it, the
closest I got were these sites:

http://www.marksverylarge.com/archives/2004_01.html

http://www.marksverylarge.com/archives/2010_08.html

https://www.abebooks.com/Best-Nation.../1929107233/bd

http://www.democraticunderground.com...ess=105x598635

I could swear it was a 1973 or 1974 issue. o_O

I did find a great site with a story on "The Chicago Flatulence
Exchange" ^_^

http://thepeoplescube.com/al-gore/ch...nge-t5230.html

TDD