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mattlott

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Posted: 02 Feb 2006, 07:12

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Just got done watching the military channel about US bombers. Did you guys know the US had the first 'airforce' with a purchase of 1 1909 wright flyer, which had an annual fuel and maintenance budget of 150. Orville and Wilbur have to pissed on missing out the f-22 revenue stream.

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a10stress

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Posted: 02 Feb 2006, 09:10

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Orville and Wilbur have to pissed on missing out the f-22 revenue stream.
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Yes, I'm fishing on that stream myself. "If your not workin' for Lockheed, you're workin' too hard" is my motto. Ooops! Gotta go. I must approve the drawings for this $5000 toilet seat so I can earn my extravagant bonus. Then, there's coffee and dougnuts in the conference room, followed by an awards presentation for the manager that best padded his budget by failing to meet any of his requirements. It's go, go, go all day.<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

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mattlott

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Posted: 02 Feb 2006, 09:29

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lol

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fenderstrat72

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Posted: 02 Feb 2006, 17:47

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OMG Stress please stop reinforcing those sterotypes. LOL

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MrMudd

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Posted: 02 Feb 2006, 17:52

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Stereotype works for me, as long as im in the Sub-contractor foodchain... "i'll have that Toilet Seat on the 5th Axis Tonight, and shipped ,say..oh december of 06 "

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mattlott

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Posted: 02 Feb 2006, 18:37

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hell for 5000 it should vacuum you out. Oh wait that is the 5 million dollar space shuttle toilet.

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fenderstrat72

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Posted: 02 Feb 2006, 19:12

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Hey Muddy you can't deliver that quick, the other contractors will get mad because you came in on time. Stick with the program, delay and ask for more money.

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MrMudd

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Posted: 02 Feb 2006, 19:16

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<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>
hell for 5000 it should vacuum you out. Oh wait that is the 5 million dollar space shuttle toilet.

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Yes that is refered to as Feature Creep, What should take a shift to process and have quantity. Now takes a year to insure that No Space monkey's flung poo while doing an in space interview for Public School children...Kids dont litteraly need to see how shit floats in space.

But we love the feature Creep because govt contracted work means insane manufacture price rates.

This is how a 5000 Dollar Toilet seat becomes a 5 million dollar AssClown derived cost overun, multiple delayed program

one of the greatest movies ever made dealing with this issue was from HBO called "Pentagon Wars" Very humourous tale of the Bradly Fighting Vehicles development.

Edited by - mrmudd on Feb 02 2006 6:20 PM

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a10stress

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Posted: 03 Feb 2006, 07:16

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Stereotype works for me, as long as im in the Sub-contractor foodchain... "i'll have that Toilet Seat on the 5th Axis Tonight, and shipped ,say..oh december of 06 "
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That sounds like a typical schedule. Remember, as soon as you get all the bugs out of production and quality control, I will propose a "Product Improvement Program" (PIP) that changes everything completely. Oh, Let's say a material change to graphite/bismaleimide that raises the price to $10,000 a seat but saves 0.5 lbs. on paper, but quality control fixes for internal defects add back 2.0 lbs for a net gain of 1.5 lb and $5000 cost. Then I can write a technical paper on the breakthroughs of the new design so I can go to the convention in Vegas and network with govt. folks to set up for the next fiasco...er, I mean major advance in toilet seat technology.

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MrMudd

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Posted: 03 Feb 2006, 07:30

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<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>
Hey Muddy you can't deliver that quick, the other contractors will get mad because you came in on time. Stick with the program, delay and ask for more money.

Fender

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Hey your right!

Your projet just went up a Six Pack!

...Kidding

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fenderstrat72

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Posted: 03 Feb 2006, 09:10

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<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>
Hey your right!

Your projet just went up a Six Pack!

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I should learn to keep my mouth shut. <img src=newicons/anim_lol.gif border=0 align=middle>

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mattlott

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Posted: 03 Feb 2006, 09:51

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Mudd makes me leary of the cost of knee boards lol will email you after I test on it too much time studying these days ok

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MrMudd

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Posted: 03 Feb 2006, 10:07

Joined: 23 Oct 2002, 20:45
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I'm just being an Asshat, Being ive been on the 3 Sides of this. Flight Test Engineering, Manufacturer, and now a Business owner.

.. I gave up alcohol years ago. Don't think a six pack will get me anywhere.

...now chicks...There is some leverage there..lol

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fenderstrat72

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Posted: 03 Feb 2006, 10:34

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How about a six pack of honeys? You know like the ones ZZ Top rides around with, will that do?

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mattlott

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Posted: 03 Feb 2006, 12:34

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man calling PETA now MUDD put down the yard bird. THAT aint right, say it aint so. How could you do that to a bird.

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