I missed the staff meeting but the minutes show Gunner
wrote back on Sat, 08 Jan 2005 06:04:51 GMT in
rec.crafts.metalworking :
On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 02:23:49 GMT, pyotr filipivich
wrote:

I missed the staff meeting but the minutes show Gunner
wrote back on Tue, 04 Jan 2005 20:19:26 GMT in
rec.crafts.metalworking :

The second one, I would have simply given him a good Command Voice
dressing down, but he decided to press the issue physically. A simple
case of overestimating his skill set.

Oh, goodie! What had he done to the truck and how long did his
injuries last? I hope he told his friends how smart he was. the
world doesn't need too many more Darwin Awardees.


The fellah had a small screwdriver out and was starting to work on the
Bush/Cheney sticker after trashing the Bowhunter sticker. When I
accosted him verbally, he threatened me with the screwdriver.

He fell down several times. Must of had a balance issue. Perhaps an
inner ear infection. Poor fellow intercepted the bumper (steel) at
least once during once of his falls.
Fortunately he ignored the Ernie Ball emblem, else he may have had a
larger problem to deal with.

Im sure he told his friends. At the least, to never physically
threaten with a screwdriver, someone with those sorts of identifying
marks on his vehicle. I dont think he even needed any stitches. Some
butterflys, some Tylenol and he would be as good as new. He was young
and they heal quickly.

A personal picadillo of mine, is to make sure that when such are
shaving, a reminder of of their Bad Thing, is always visible in the
mirror. One of lifes little reminders so to speak. I carry several of
those myself. Shrug.

This is terrible. Here I am reading about Force and Physical Violence,
and all I can do is laugh. Simply dreadful.

Which reminds me, other evening JW was telling of the time he was in
Denny's and a rather foolish individual started a not appropriate joke
about Marines. JW told the first part of it as part of the story, but
before the guy could get past "A bunch of marines ..." he had a pounder
upside his face and was spitting out teeth. So I don't know what the punch
line was, other than JW must have heard it before, and just beat him, to
it.
(Upshot, JW got hustled into the back, the guy got taken away, and then
JW was allowed to return, finish his drink, "And get out of here, your
money's no good.")

Physical "discomfort" is a useful teaching reinforcement aid.

And works wonders on improving memory, too. Years ago, I was witness
to preliminary investigation being conducted in regards to a theft from
tourists (us). My Arabic is non-existent, but even I could tell that the
Colonel was not pleased with the answers, and that swagger stick served to
jog memories: "It wasn't me, it was him, him I swear, yes it was, I'm
telling the truth and please don't hit my shins again."
Okay, so I added body language to what he was saying ... .

As was demonstrated to me repeatedly by Sister Mary Cathrine at Our
Lady of Perpetual Motion Elementary School.

"The ear of the fool is in his back" Egyptian proverb.
--
pyotr filipivich.
as an explaination for the decline in the US's tech edge, James
Niccol wrote "It used to be that the USA was pretty good at
producing stuff teenaged boys could lose a finger or two playing with."