OT Who is John Galt? (oops...)

And I'm wondering if I will be working here at all after today...

When I was at GE someone said we had to have stuff ready for Gary Stevens
staff.
I asked, Who is Gary Stevens?
He was the President of the Plastics Division.

Have you ever heard of Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand?
All through the book there are references to "Who is John Galt?

<SNIP>

* The question "Who is John Galt?
Who is John Galt" is asked repeatedly throughout Atlas Shrugged
Later into the book we learn that John Galt is the man who stopped
the motor of the world and the leader of the Strikers. He is also
the same character as the Mystery Worker.

The son of an Ohio garage mechanic, Galt left home at age 12 and
began college at Patrick Henry University at age 16. There he
befriended Francisco d'Anconia and Ragnar Danneskjöld, all three
of whom double-majored in physics and philosophy. They were the
cherished students of the brilliant scientist Robert Stadler
and the brilliant philosopher Hugh Akston.

After graduating, Galt became an engineer at the Twentieth Century Motor
Works where he designed a revolutionary new motor powered by ambient
static electricity with the potential to change the world.
<SNIP>

So I get a call from John Galt from Panavision. He wants to talk to Bob J.
I ask, what if I said, "Who is John Galt"? He said, "I'd tell you to stop
it!

He then told me his kids had a license plate frame made up that says "Who is
Ayn Rand?"

It is always good to do a little background of the people you are talking
to.
I thought Mr. Galt was a Salesman...


Mr. Galt is:
John Galt,
Senior Vice President, Advanced Digital Imaging
Panavision

OOPS!!!!!!!!!

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In the grand scheme fo things...
What difference does it make?

On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 01:20:24 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote:
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>
>And I'm wondering if I will be working here at all after today...[/color]
<Big Snip>
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>So I get a call from John Galt from Panavision. He wants to talk to Bob J.
>I ask, what if I said, "Who is John Galt"? He said, "I'd tell you to stop
>it!
>
>He then told me his kids had a license plate frame made up that says "Who is
>Ayn Rand?"
>
>It is always good to do a little background of the people you are talking
>to.
>I thought Mr. Galt was a Salesman...
>
>
>Mr. Galt is:
>John Galt,
>Senior Vice President, Advanced Digital Imaging
>Panavision
>
>OOPS!!!!!!!!![/color]

Sounds like something he's heard before, and judging that he kicked
back an Ayn Rand reference of his own he can understand your reaction.
Better yet, he knows you read Ayn Rand - I wouldn't know John Galt
from Moses. Now Zaphod Beeblebrox, on the other hand...

I wouldn't freak over it - a new hire usually doesn't go out and
memorize all the names of the Executives.

One of the LA City Building & Safety building inspectors I deal with
occasionally is Howard Stern. And he gets double-takes all day, every
day...

--<< Bruce >>--

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Bruce L. Bergman, Woodland Hills (Los Angeles) CA - Desktop
Electrician for Westend Electric - CA726700
5737 Kanan Rd. #359, Agoura CA 91301 (818) 889-9545
Spamtrapped address: Remove the python and the invalid, and use a net.

"Bruce L. Bergman" <blPYTHONbergman@earthlink.invalid> wrote in message
news:r9j922lp8t5radaoti26588019ahdj672n@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 01:20:24 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote:
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>>
>>And I'm wondering if I will be working here at all after today...[/color]
> <Big Snip>
>[color=green]
>>So I get a call from John Galt from Panavision. He wants to talk to Bob J.
>>I ask, what if I said, "Who is John Galt"? He said, "I'd tell you to stop
>>it!
>>
>>He then told me his kids had a license plate frame made up that says "Who
>>is
>>Ayn Rand?"
>>
>>It is always good to do a little background of the people you are talking
>>to.
>>I thought Mr. Galt was a Salesman...
>>
>>
>>Mr. Galt is:
>>John Galt,
>>Senior Vice President, Advanced Digital Imaging
>>Panavision
>>
>>OOPS!!!!!!!!![/color]
>
> Sounds like something he's heard before, and judging that he kicked
> back an Ayn Rand reference of his own he can understand your reaction.
> Better yet, he knows you read Ayn Rand - I wouldn't know John Galt
> from Moses. Now Zaphod Beeblebrox, on the other hand...
>
> I wouldn't freak over it - a new hire usually doesn't go out and
> memorize all the names of the Executives.
>
> One of the LA City Building & Safety building inspectors I deal with
> occasionally is Howard Stern. And he gets double-takes all day, every
> day...
>
> --<< Bruce >>--
>
> --
> Bruce L. Bergman, Woodland Hills (Los Angeles) CA - Desktop
> Electrician for Westend Electric - CA726700
> 5737 Kanan Rd. #359, Agoura CA 91301 (818) 889-9545
> Spamtrapped address: Remove the python and the invalid, and use a net.[/color]

Sounds like HachiRoku could use a Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster?

Either that or he's starting to sound like Agent 86. "Sorry about that,
Chief."

BTW, Trivia. Can anyone tell me why the two main agents at CONTROL were 86
and 99?

Charles of Schaumburg

Charles of Schaumburg

On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 05:07:53 +0000, Bruce L. Bergman wrote:
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> On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 01:20:24 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote:
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>>
>>And I'm wondering if I will be working here at all after today...[/color]
> <Big Snip>
>[color=green]
>>So I get a call from John Galt from Panavision. He wants to talk to Bob J.
>>I ask, what if I said, "Who is John Galt"? He said, "I'd tell you to stop
>>it!
>>
>>He then told me his kids had a license plate frame made up that says "Who is
>>Ayn Rand?"
>>
>>It is always good to do a little background of the people you are talking
>>to.
>>I thought Mr. Galt was a Salesman...
>>
>>
>>Mr. Galt is:
>>John Galt,
>>Senior Vice President, Advanced Digital Imaging
>>Panavision
>>
>>OOPS!!!!!!!!![/color]
>
> Sounds like something he's heard before, and judging that he kicked
> back an Ayn Rand reference of his own he can understand your reaction.
> Better yet, he knows you read Ayn Rand - I wouldn't know John Galt
> from Moses. Now Zaphod Beeblebrox, on the other hand...[/color]

Interesting. You didn't strike me as the Zaphod Beeblebrox type!
And I never owned a Ford Prefect, either...
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>
> I wouldn't freak over it - a new hire usually doesn't go out and
> memorize all the names of the Executives.[/color]

They have me working the phones due to the receptionist leaving (How the
hell I got from Software/Desktop suuport to "Thank you for calling, how
may I help you?" I don't know!) Let's see if I'm still answewring the
phone Monday...
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>
> One of the LA City Building & Safety building inspectors I deal with
> occasionally is Howard Stern. And he gets double-takes all day, every
> day...
>
> --<< Bruce >>--[/color]

--
In the grand scheme fo things...
What difference does it make?

On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 03:03:45 -0600, n5hsr wrote:
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> "Bruce L. Bergman" <blPYTHONbergman@earthlink.invalid> wrote in message
> news:r9j922lp8t5radaoti26588019ahdj672n@4ax.com...[color=green]
>> On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 01:20:24 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>
>>>And I'm wondering if I will be working here at all after today...[/color]
>> <Big Snip>
>>[color=darkred]
>>>So I get a call from John Galt from Panavision. He wants to talk to Bob J.
>>>I ask, what if I said, "Who is John Galt"? He said, "I'd tell you to stop
>>>it!
>>>
>>>He then told me his kids had a license plate frame made up that says "Who
>>>is
>>>Ayn Rand?"
>>>
>>>It is always good to do a little background of the people you are talking
>>>to.
>>>I thought Mr. Galt was a Salesman...
>>>
>>>
>>>Mr. Galt is:
>>>John Galt,
>>>Senior Vice President, Advanced Digital Imaging
>>>Panavision
>>>
>>>OOPS!!!!!!!!![/color]
>>
>> Sounds like something he's heard before, and judging that he kicked
>> back an Ayn Rand reference of his own he can understand your reaction.
>> Better yet, he knows you read Ayn Rand - I wouldn't know John Galt
>> from Moses. Now Zaphod Beeblebrox, on the other hand...
>>
>> I wouldn't freak over it - a new hire usually doesn't go out and
>> memorize all the names of the Executives.
>>
>> One of the LA City Building & Safety building inspectors I deal with
>> occasionally is Howard Stern. And he gets double-takes all day, every
>> day...
>>
>> --<< Bruce >>--
>>
>> --
>> Bruce L. Bergman, Woodland Hills (Los Angeles) CA - Desktop
>> Electrician for Westend Electric - CA726700
>> 5737 Kanan Rd. #359, Agoura CA 91301 (818) 889-9545
>> Spamtrapped address: Remove the python and the invalid, and use a net.[/color]
>
> Sounds like HachiRoku could use a Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster?
>
> Either that or he's starting to sound like Agent 86. "Sorry about that,
> Chief."
>
> BTW, Trivia. Can anyone tell me why the two main agents at CONTROL were 86
> and 99?
>
> Charles of Schaumburg
>
> Charles of Schaumburg[/color]

I don't know. But I'd 69 99



--
In the grand scheme fo things...
What difference does it make?

On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 12:58:45 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote:
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>On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 03:03:45 -0600, n5hsr wrote:
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>> "Bruce L. Bergman" <blPYTHONbergman@earthlink.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:r9j922lp8t5radaoti26588019ahdj672n@4ax.com...[color=darkred]
>>> On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 01:20:24 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>And I'm wondering if I will be working here at all after today...
>>> <Big Snip>
>>>
>>>>So I get a call from John Galt from Panavision. He wants to talk to Bob J.
>>>>I ask, what if I said, "Who is John Galt"? He said, "I'd tell you to stop
>>>>it!
>>>>
>>>>He then told me his kids had a license plate frame made up that says "Who
>>>>is
>>>>Ayn Rand?"
>>>>
>>>>It is always good to do a little background of the people you are talking
>>>>to.
>>>>I thought Mr. Galt was a Salesman...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Mr. Galt is:
>>>>John Galt,
>>>>Senior Vice President, Advanced Digital Imaging
>>>>Panavision
>>>>
>>>>OOPS!!!!!!!!!
>>>
>>> Sounds like something he's heard before, and judging that he kicked
>>> back an Ayn Rand reference of his own he can understand your reaction.
>>> Better yet, he knows you read Ayn Rand - I wouldn't know John Galt
>>> from Moses. Now Zaphod Beeblebrox, on the other hand...
>>>
>>> I wouldn't freak over it - a new hire usually doesn't go out and
>>> memorize all the names of the Executives.
>>>
>>> One of the LA City Building & Safety building inspectors I deal with
>>> occasionally is Howard Stern. And he gets double-takes all day, every
>>> day...
>>>
>>> --<< Bruce >>--
>>>
>>> --
>>> Bruce L. Bergman, Woodland Hills (Los Angeles) CA - Desktop
>>> Electrician for Westend Electric - CA726700
>>> 5737 Kanan Rd. #359, Agoura CA 91301 (818) 889-9545
>>> Spamtrapped address: Remove the python and the invalid, and use a net.[/color]
>>
>> Sounds like HachiRoku could use a Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster?
>>
>> Either that or he's starting to sound like Agent 86. "Sorry about that,
>> Chief."
>>
>> BTW, Trivia. Can anyone tell me why the two main agents at CONTROL were 86
>> and 99?
>>
>> Charles of Schaumburg
>>
>> Charles of Schaumburg[/color]
>
>I don't know. But I'd 69 99[/color]

LOL....

You could have really 'blown' that if you had typed the other
number...

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Scott in Florida

On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 12:57:51 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote:
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>
>They have me working the phones due to the receptionist leaving (How the
>hell I got from Software/Desktop suuport to "Thank you for calling, how
>may I help you?" I don't know!) Let's see if I'm still answewring the
>phone Monday...[/color]

Do answer with an Indian accent? <g>

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Scott in Florida

On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 09:29:26 -0500, Scott in Florida wrote:
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> On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 12:57:51 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>
>>They have me working the phones due to the receptionist leaving (How the
>>hell I got from Software/Desktop suuport to "Thank you for calling, how
>>may I help you?" I don't know!) Let's see if I'm still answewring the
>>phone Monday...[/color]
>
> Do answer with an Indian accent? <g>[/color]

Thank you for calling! How may I be helping you today?

Hmmm...interesting concept...

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In the grand scheme fo things...
What difference does it make?

On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 09:28:09 -0500, Scott in Florida wrote:
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> On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 12:58:45 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote:
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>>On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 03:03:45 -0600, n5hsr wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> "Bruce L. Bergman" <blPYTHONbergman@earthlink.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:r9j922lp8t5radaoti26588019ahdj672n@4ax.com...
>>>> On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 01:20:24 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>And I'm wondering if I will be working here at all after today...
>>>> <Big Snip>
>>>>
>>>>>So I get a call from John Galt from Panavision. He wants to talk to Bob J.
>>>>>I ask, what if I said, "Who is John Galt"? He said, "I'd tell you to stop
>>>>>it!
>>>>>
>>>>>He then told me his kids had a license plate frame made up that says "Who
>>>>>is
>>>>>Ayn Rand?"
>>>>>
>>>>>It is always good to do a little background of the people you are talking
>>>>>to.
>>>>>I thought Mr. Galt was a Salesman...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Mr. Galt is:
>>>>>John Galt,
>>>>>Senior Vice President, Advanced Digital Imaging
>>>>>Panavision
>>>>>
>>>>>OOPS!!!!!!!!!
>>>>
>>>> Sounds like something he's heard before, and judging that he kicked
>>>> back an Ayn Rand reference of his own he can understand your reaction.
>>>> Better yet, he knows you read Ayn Rand - I wouldn't know John Galt
>>>> from Moses. Now Zaphod Beeblebrox, on the other hand...
>>>>
>>>> I wouldn't freak over it - a new hire usually doesn't go out and
>>>> memorize all the names of the Executives.
>>>>
>>>> One of the LA City Building & Safety building inspectors I deal with
>>>> occasionally is Howard Stern. And he gets double-takes all day, every
>>>> day...
>>>>
>>>> --<< Bruce >>--
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Bruce L. Bergman, Woodland Hills (Los Angeles) CA - Desktop
>>>> Electrician for Westend Electric - CA726700
>>>> 5737 Kanan Rd. #359, Agoura CA 91301 (818) 889-9545
>>>> Spamtrapped address: Remove the python and the invalid, and use a net.
>>>
>>> Sounds like HachiRoku could use a Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster?
>>>
>>> Either that or he's starting to sound like Agent 86. "Sorry about that,
>>> Chief."
>>>
>>> BTW, Trivia. Can anyone tell me why the two main agents at CONTROL were 86
>>> and 99?
>>>
>>> Charles of Schaumburg
>>>
>>> Charles of Schaumburg[/color]
>>
>>I don't know. But I'd 69 99[/color]
>
> LOL....
>
> You could have really 'blown' that if you had typed the other
> number...[/color]


Well, we're in rare form today aren't we?!
Yeah, I had to think about it..."Let's see....86, right...NOOOOOO!"

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In the grand scheme fo things...
What difference does it make?

On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 12:57:51 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote:
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>They have me working the phones due to the receptionist leaving (How the
>hell I got from Software/Desktop suuport to "Thank you for calling, how
>may I help you?" I don't know!) Let's see if I'm still answewring the
>phone Monday...[/color]

Welcome to 'Low Man on Totem Pole' status - and if you haven't
figured it out yet, that isn't as easy a position to fill as you
think. You have to key into the comings and goings to do it well.

--<< Bruce >>--

--
Bruce L. Bergman, Woodland Hills (Los Angeles) CA - Desktop
Electrician for Westend Electric - CA726700
5737 Kanan Rd. #359, Agoura CA 91301 (818) 889-9545
Spamtrapped address: Remove the python and the invalid, and use a net.

On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 15:34:04 GMT, Bruce L. Bergman
<blPYTHONbergman@earthlink.invalid> wrote:
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>On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 12:57:51 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>They have me working the phones due to the receptionist leaving (How the
>>hell I got from Software/Desktop suuport to "Thank you for calling, how
>>may I help you?" I don't know!) Let's see if I'm still answewring the
>>phone Monday...[/color]
>
> Welcome to 'Low Man on Totem Pole' status - and if you haven't
>figured it out yet, that isn't as easy a position to fill as you
>think. You have to key into the comings and goings to do it well.
>
> --<< Bruce >>--[/color]

It should be one of the highest paid jobs in a company.

Done well.....the company looks great.

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Scott in Florida

On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 15:34:04 +0000, Bruce L. Bergman wrote:
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> On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 12:57:51 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>They have me working the phones due to the receptionist leaving (How the
>>hell I got from Software/Desktop suuport to "Thank you for calling, how
>>may I help you?" I don't know!) Let's see if I'm still answewring the
>>phone Monday...[/color]
>
> Welcome to 'Low Man on Totem Pole' status - and if you haven't
> figured it out yet, that isn't as easy a position to fill as you
> think. You have to key into the comings and goings to do it well.
>
> --<< Bruce >>--[/color]

LOL! I basically have two jobs: the software used company wide is a home
brew written by some programmers in India.
It is full of holes.
So, in trying to plug the holes, I enter the orders for the company.
*ALL* the orders for the company.
If I'm not entering orders, *NO* orders are being entered.
We've already solved about 2 dozen major problems, and I've been there
since Thanksgiving.
The guy before me was there 15 months. (And you can see why he's NOT there
any more!)



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In the grand scheme fo things...
What difference does it make?