Comments on: Exclusive Book Excerpt: “Speech-Less: Tales of a White House Survivor”

By: garment business daily

garment business daily — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:37:41 +0000

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By: unsecured wifi

unsecured wifi — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:26:19 +0000

wow cheers for this just posting on my twitter now.

By: bet0001970

bet0001970 — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:55:03 +0000

PS: I just got medically retired after ten years in the Navy, but I would give anything to go back and work it again.

By: bet0001970

bet0001970 — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:53:47 +0000

The problem was that the civilians didn't understand that a typical civilian work day was not the same thing as typical military work day. Civilians work a 9-5, whereas military work a 5-9. They scream about making things fair until you threaten to actually make things fair. Then the room goes mysteriously silent.

Civilians go home at the end of their shift. Military are expected to stay until the work is done. Period. I remember once that I had a deadline to meet on a project and I was up against big time. Me and my partner (Air Force Sgt.) had only 3 days left to get it out. He had family coming in from another country that week so I sent him home and stayed at the office for 3 days straight (going home only to shower and change uniforms). He came in on the last day to check over my work because by that time I couldn't even see straight. And then, and ONLY then, did I go off duty. And I did all that because it was my job.

By: Flabbergasted

Flabbergasted — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:29:43 +0000

Now THAT is funny!
True… but funny. we call those twelve hour shifts "half-days".

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:42:34 +0000

Those who say a thing can't be done should get out of the way of those who are doing it.

My second-favorite response to those who say "You can't do that" is "Why not?" The truly lazy will usually not want to go to the work of coming up with a plausible reason, and will finally say, "OK, go ahead".

By: Spade

Spade — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:31:42 +0000

I can tell somebody doesn't work inside the beltway.