why would  an rubberized  covering, nit  be goof? it would be  good  footing. it  wouldn't shine. it might even be easier on the performers?  I dunno...its out of my wheel house.. but  i think rolling a  new  floor on line that  every few years m would be better then the paint?

::chuckles:; some times  i thing the  bosses are just  playigna game.." who can stump Roy! "

Meanwhile, at the university, everything is ramping up to the year-end grading frenzy. Just setting up the final year project assessments - 2 assessors per student - which means sending some 290-odd personalised emails out telling the little darlings what to do.

Better get back to it...

I hear you guys  and think about  me career as a Lettercarrier... I only had to put up with  weather, some  jerk customers...but mostly Mindless management who got  were they were  because  A...They couldn't handle being a  Carrier...B..they woke up one morning  as a clerk, and said, "hey? I think I'll be a supervisor.. C.. they  had a very good  set of knee pads.!

Power is out while the  replace stuff , should be back around noon, my time, post as you will, I will try to catch up

In reply to Admiral Hack (msg # 44):

The problem with a rubberized floor covering is that it often has too much friction for some of the dance moves they want to put in the show.  A gloss coat makes for a hard, slick floor...which some dancers love and others don't, but you can always add rubber to the soles of the shoes of those who need more traction.

Another problem is that some of the illusions that we use are REALLY heavy (like, we made a helicopter appear on stage last year...it took four people to move that illusion around!) and the casters would chew up any sort of rubber coating you put down on the floor.

A lot of stages will use 'marley', which is a specialized rubber sheeting that they roll out for dance competitions and certain events, but it's REALLY temperamental stuff and they have a whole list of dos and don'ts you have to follow when the marley is down on the floor.  It's good for a lot of dance events, though, because a lot of modern and jazz dancers perform barefoot, and it's a lot more forgiving than a hard stage floor (but they still often have to put some kind of powder on their feet so they can do some of their spins without catching on the marley.)

And I don't think they're consciously intending to stump me...it's just that they have their wish list of things to get done but they don't really think about the actual conditions on the ground when they make that list.  Compared to some people, I'm getting off easy (I'm in a props-makers' group on FB and some of the props that come up in discussion when people are trying to figure out how to comply with the directors' requests are just mind-boggling...like, one from just a few days ago needed a jar full of butterflies that would fly away when the jar was opened...too many theatre directors have watched way too many movies...)

But the good news is, last night's letter got some response.  The Production Manager agrees that we need to paint the stage, but might not need the clear-coat, and our department head got ahold of the carpenters and when I got there today, one of the two walls had been stripped all the way down to the studs, inside and out, and they were getting ready to start taking the wall apart.  It's more progress than I've seen in a week and a half...

  ::shakes head::.. that's nuts... i can see  all what you said, because i'm a Layman..floors  like that  take a pounding?  Just at  Idlewilde .. they have  the  dance number   and some  stuff..I thnk two differant shows   run on the same stage...then they have smaller, 'one person' shows.. i can image  the  wear and  tear on the Main hall, the others  ones  don't suffer that much

Yep and the next thing they'll hay you doing is padding the surfaces and adding rubber bars to the windows.

{sigh} yesterday: Sunny and nearly 50 on my deck... today heavy wet snow going sideways and 36!  friggin' spring.

Hello everyone I’m sorry I’ve been out lots of stress was going on but I’m going to try and catch up and plan on posting at latest on Friday

we're good.  RL takes priority and things happen.

I know I posted yesterday about rhe crappy weather.  Sunday and Monday were very nice.  Tuesday snowing, slushy, and just a bleck day.  Today..It's nice out.  few clouds, but lots of blue. climbed up over 45 so not as warm, but not bone chilling either.

 Hey we all have take some time for RL issues, just glad your back, now Sam can boss, opps I mean help you around and to get you kicking ass on coms \o/

Questons on Uniforms..

 working /duty will be  old WWII..

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Khaki  for  NCO's  and Up.

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as long as there are no johdfors


my thighs are just as I like them.

lol sam

just trying to figure where in the timeline we are exactly

you were working in SEC just as I started my shift.  I got off shift just a bit ago.  does that help?

In reply to Nicole Rutledge (msg # 56):

For all that Roy quotes Patton a lot, he's not gonna start dressing like him (partly because of the style, and partly because Patton was Army and Roy's a Marine, and while they're both groundpounders, no Marine is gonna let anyone get away with calling him Army...)

As far as the timeline, Jason, the Hermes is on approach to dock with Fuji, for a brief shoreleave while the brass take care of some Fleet upkeep duties.  The first event on the agenda is a formal Ball that's kind of standard practice any time Hermes puts in at a major stop (stations or planets) held by friendly (or 'friendly') forces.  So, everyone's gearing up to either go to the Ball or go spend some time enjoying the resources available at Fuji which aren't available on the Hermes.  (Most of SEC is going to the Ball, either because they're expected to or because they want to be there if/when the inevitable clash of personalities at these things turns into a combative confrontation.  That said, they are not expected to be there unless they actually have either the rank or position to be a notable face, or they are escorting someone else who is going...in other words, your attendance is entirely up to you.)

okay Ser.Maj.:  just for you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neuqN6MgsyI

Sorry for being quiet. Work is mental at the moment. Had just finished what I wanted to accomplish yesterday at 7pm, then a student called and wanted some support... and there are still about 3 things that the people asking for them were insistend had to be done by close-of-play yesterday. One person, who only made the request yesterday morning, was told "No chance", the others have just been ignored. Looking after students comes first, administrivia a long way behind!

In reply to Nicole Rutledge (msg # 61):

Hum. sounds like an overview of the requirements AH uses to select Hermes Crew...

Yep.... Those  students , whether they are  lazy, or  gung-ho, need those answers. I have less favor on those who 'put off', then i do  for the eager beavers. but. they all are cruising to the same place.

In reply to Jug (Pronounced 'Joog') (msg # 59):

Thanks

In reply to Nicole Rutledge (msg # 61):

That was pretty awesome.  Thank you.  I'd heard the name before, but never the story behind why it got mentioned as often as it did.

After I watched that one, there was another one suggested about Chesty Puller, who was the most decorated US Marine on record (and still is, to the best of my knowledge.)  The Medal of Honor was one of the few awards he didn't get (probably due in part to backlash about Daly getting two and nominated for a third), but he did get FIVE Navy Crosses and a Bronze Star (and several Purple Hearts).  Initially enlisted as a private...retired as a three-star general.  He was also documented openly arguing with a firearms instructor at the Army Infantry School about the importance of accuracy vs volume of fire, pointing out numerous battles during the American Revolution where American forces won against vastly superior numbers because of the accuracy of their gun fire.  "You can't hurt 'em if you can't hit 'em," was the final point he made.  (He was also, coincidentally, George Patton's cousin...)  Led the American Marine forces at Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War, guiding them through an incredibly grueling fighting withdrawal that resulted in 1700 dead Americans, vs 25000 dead North Korean and Chinese (the numbers got even more lopsided when you included wounded...)

Been an interesting night of history lessons...*grin*

One of the armies I’ve collected for a war game I play are the Winter War Finns which led me to read up about Lauri Torne and Simo Hiya (and yes I’ve probably misspelt both of those)  both of whom have very impressive records. Simo had highest number of confirmed sniper kills using only iron sights and Lauri is probably the only person I know of to have served in three separate armies (Finland for the winter war, the wermacht/ SS during WW2 and the US army during Vietnam)

I lived in Sweden for a while, and one of the people I got to know was Finnish, on extended leave from their special forces.  He was INTENSELY proud of the record of the Finnish army (and also wasn't afraid to admit to people things like, "Yes, I actually could kill you with that matchstick...")

The more I learn about snipers from history and around the world, the more I develop an intense admiration for Simo Hayha (which isn't actually how his name is spelled, but my keyboard doesn't do the A with umlauts over it).  Probably the most deadly sniper in history, and most of his kills were with rifles with standard iron sights and no scope.  He seemed to thrive in an environment that made most people want to curl up and die from the cold.  The man was made of something else...