Post something good that happened today, Parts Two

[odeon]

Had a very good chat with the organiser of a conference I'm currently attending.

[Queen Victoria]

Walkie, good things and deeds multiply. I'm glad for you.

[sg1008]

Coming here and finding good humoured posts.

[Parts]

Someone gave me some special chocolate from Massachusetts 

[rock hound]

 

[odeon]

Well, the good news is that my plane landed almost an hour early.

The bad news is that BA had a systems failure affecting Heathrow this morning so planes weren't allowed to leave and we didn't get a gate until after an hour at the runway.

[Parts]

Found a Snap-on ratchet at a garage sale cheep

[odeon]

Coffee.

And finally, no rain.

[DirtDawg]

The Good:
We just today finished getting all new windows and doors in our house. That is no small thing! They are awesome. Something we have needed for several years. That included a sliding glass door for the rear deck access.
Very nice triple pane windows with "fake small pane break-ups" set inside each window making it look as if they were more old fashioned type. A very nice looking touch.
Does absolutely nothing for the working and sealing of the window, but it looks nice. It is the gas charged triple pane design that actually cost so much.

The Bad:
The rookie who was assisting the older fellow doing most of the work, after installing the inside trim around the glass door, popped out his air hose powering his air nailer from the compressor end first and lost control of the end of the hose and it smashed and BROKE out the inner pane on the glass door.
 

They were almost completely DONE!!


The Ugly:
Since all our windows and doors were all custom made (older house with all handmade everything), it will take another two weeks for the replacement panel to arrive. The door has three basic parts; the frame, the stationary glass panel and the sliding glass panel. It was the stationary panel that was broken.
Fortunately, only the inner panel was broken, so we are bug free without having to put up a plywood wall there.
Still, two weeks until finish!

I had them out to the house to start this process back in late May, after beginning my online research of all these local companies back in February. Finally it was coming together and being finished, I thought. Two more weeks!
THEN all is good.

[Walkie]

awww heck, still i guess it was a bigger disaster for the guy who smashed the window than for yourself, DD.  He has cost the company a pretty penny. I  shouldn't be surprised if he loses his job ober that

[rock hound]

I was shopping at walmart today, when an elderly lady, caught my attention at the check out line.  She said, "excuse me" near the battery display....so she said, "your a man, can you help me decide between these two type of batteries."  She had in her hands a package of eveready batteries and duracell batteries.  This was a no-brainer for me.  So we talked and I explained that from experience, NOT because I was a man......that I always used the Eveready batteries as the Duracell had a history, in my experience, of leaking and ruining the devices that I was using them in.  She was most grateful, and stated that she was leaning to the Eveready Batteries, and my opinion convinced her to stick with them.  It's simple experiences like these that make me happy and keep me going! 

[DirtDawg]

awww heck, still i guess it was a bigger disaster for the guy who smashed the window than for yourself, DD.  He has cost the company a pretty penny. I  shouldn't be surprised if he loses his job ober that

I am sure you are right. He was quite distraught over his mistake.
I immediately went over to "comfort" him and assure him that This Shit just happens sometimes and that he should not beat himself up over it too much.
The owner of the company called me later that evening to update me and "apologize" about the incident. I asked about the youngster and he just said that this type of thing has happened to every one of his employees over the years and such costs are a part of doing business. He said the kid always does great work and he will keep his job.

Sometimes shit just happens.
 

[odeon]

Coffee happened.

[renaeden]

I was shopping at walmart today, when an elderly lady, caught my attention at the check out line.  She said, "excuse me" near the battery display....so she said, "your a man, can you help me decide between these two type of batteries."  She had in her hands a package of eveready batteries and duracell batteries.  This was a no-brainer for me.  So we talked and I explained that from experience, NOT because I was a man......that I always used the Eveready batteries as the Duracell had a history, in my experience, of leaking and ruining the devices that I was using them in.  She was most grateful, and stated that she was leaning to the Eveready Batteries, and my opinion convinced her to stick with them.  It's simple experiences like these that make me happy and keep me going! 

Similar situations have happened to me. I know I'm only a volunteer but customers do appreciate it when I can help them. Had a long talk with a lady about what type of blanket she should buy for her dog. There was a choice of 2. She said her dog had a habit of tearing everything to pieces so I recommended the thicker blanket. The blanket was also a lot bigger than the other one. The lady was happy with that so she bought it. 

[Walkie]

awww heck, still i guess it was a bigger disaster for the guy who smashed the window than for yourself, DD.  He has cost the company a pretty penny. I  shouldn't be surprised if he loses his job ober that

I am sure you are right. He was quite distraught over his mistake.
I immediately went over to "comfort" him and assure him that This Shit just happens sometimes and that he should not beat himself up over it too much.
The owner of the company called me later that evening to update me and "apologize" about the incident. I asked about the youngster and he just said that this type of thing has happened to every one of his employees over the years and such costs are a part of doing business. He said the kid always does great work and he will keep his job.

Sometimes shit just happens.
 

Good for you, DD  
And thank goodness for sensible bosses.  I knew a guy who worked as a machine setter for a small engineering firm. The boss used to cajole him into coming into work, even if he had the flu. showing him the books and pointing out exactly  how much money worker sickness was costing him. Well, my mate was sympathetic, cos it really is tough for small businesses to stay afloat . But then, when the inevitable finally happened, and he made the little error that ruined a really big job, guess what? Yeah, he got the sack.  He was sympathetic towards the bosses position on that too, saying yeah, he deserved it. But me, i'd be surprised if the boss ever found someone better.  What do you think?