Work emails go both ways... I'll get something from someone with only their name in the To field, knowing they BCC'd many people.
Once in awhile I'll get an email, usually about quality surveys or "we've updated our name/logo" and it'll have 200 emails CC'd. Thanks, now I can spam my competitors and other vendors.
In reply to mtn and Duke :
Ahh, that makes sense.
I don't send emails to groups that don't already have each other's email addresses. Probably why I've never heard of it.
In reply to Toyman! :
When I worked at State Farm, we had lists that you could type in - "Finance department" and stuff and it would be one address, but everyone in that department would get it. Everyone used to have access to those lists. Then someone berkeleyed up big time and used the "all employees" list on accident, and in the "to" field instead of the bcc field. It only took about 15 people, maybe way less, replying all with "why am I on this" to completely crash the servers. After that only certain levels were able to enter those lists into their emails.
We were sent home early, couldn't get anything done.
mtn said:In reply to Toyman! :
When I worked at State Farm, we had lists that you could type in - "Finance department" and stuff and it would be one address, but everyone in that department would get it. Everyone used to have access to those lists. Then someone berkeleyed up big time and used the "all employees" list on accident, and in the "to" field instead of the bcc field. It only took about 15 people, maybe way less, replying all with "why am I on this" to completely crash the servers. After that only certain levels were able to enter those lists into their emails.
We were sent home early, couldn't get anything done.
We always though that the folks who contributed to those reply-to-all email "storms" should be considered as self identifying as candidates for the next RIF.
Death is about me right now.
My neighbor of 25 years left last evening at 5ish, we have stories. This was the same day the Navy flew a flag for a fantastic work buddy who passed at 54 changing a pickup tire, we have stories.
Top it off, Tuesday, Mrs. preach got a call that her dad stopped eating and drinking while in hospice care. He has amazing stories.
Forget about the two+ music celebrity deaths this week.
Great.
EDIT: To lighten this up I also lost a tire on my Cayman. It got screwed (shiny), and was flat at 0320 the other morning. Sweet.
I've been an automobile mechanic for 44 years professionally, and a hobbyist for most of a decade prior. I used to bitch wildly about all sorts of designs, weird ways of doing things, and so on. I've come to accept almost everything, partially based on understanding how a vehicle is assembled. Makes it calmer in my fevered brain.
Except for one thing, which has irritated me beyond all reason since the first time I encountered it.
Studs in Ford torque converters. Don't give me some bullE36 M3 reason why it's better, because it berkeleying is not. Jesus and the Prophet Mohammed could come down from on high and explain why, and I would pick up a stick and start poking them until they shut the berkeley up.
Gah.
If your trendy hipster restaurant is take-out only....
berkeleying say that on your online menu so I know before I drive there, try to find parking and walk to your business.
Good luck!
You can't have one fan change the outcome of a berkeleying World Series game. That ball would have gone over the rail. You have to get that call right.
After Ford Econoboxing that guy out of the stadium, MLB should have taken that guy's wallet and put him on a plane to New York.
If fans can read the paper during a game...
Your sport is boring.
In reply to Woody (Forum Supportum) :
Jeffrey Maier would like a word.
I don't think that ball was going out of the park.
Never broke a phone screen before today. Stepped out of the van, realized my phone wasn't in my pocket where I thought I put it, find that it's on the ground with the glass layer shattered. Still works at least. Only put this one in back in May, 2 weeks to get a replacement and then I have to figure out the reflash procedure again...
In reply to Streetwiseguy :
Chrysler...
Studs on the seat rail, through the floor with nuts underneath when everyone else uses bolts and threaded inserts.
Lean the engine over for a lower hood because who would ever need to access the fuel pump or distributor?
Manifold studs that thread into holes which open into coolant passages.
Plastic carburetors.
I'm sure there's more but they're called "repressed memories" for a reason.
In reply to Karacticus :
There is nothing that makes my day more than a great "reply all" disaster with hundreds of people ignorantly responding "please remove me from this list". It's like a wonderful miracle train wreck.
I often thinking about waiting until 59 days after (60 day email retention) then replying all "did this get resolved?"
Most people who drive cars know little more than the bare minimum to pass the driving test and get where they need to go. Most people who use <insert email client, chat software, office tool package > know little more than how to accomplish the bare minimum.
Remember that scene In Christmas Vacation were Snots, the dog shakes the dinner table because hes horking up a bone from the trash? There's one of those kids, every grade in school seemed to have one, that coughs like that.
Horuuuuuuuuckkkk-hrrrrrrrrgh-ck!
I'm sitting next to one on a Wendy's. Hasn't covered his berkeleying mouth once. I want to yell...
at his Mom.
I worked a 22 hour shift at work, got 6 hours of sleep, checked in at work, ate some food, went to do my business and... the fill valve on the crapper is kaput.
I'm glad this is a cheap and easy fix, and it was "clean the bathroom day" anyhow.
I bought way too much candy for last night's trick or treating. This will not end well for me.
In reply to preach :
Mrs. preach's dad passed yesterday.
Streetwiseguy said:I've been an automobile mechanic for 44 years professionally, and a hobbyist for most of a decade prior. I used to bitch wildly about all sorts of designs, weird ways of doing things, and so on. I've come to accept almost everything, partially based on understanding how a vehicle is assembled. Makes it calmer in my fevered brain.
Except for one thing, which has irritated me beyond all reason since the first time I encountered it.
Studs in Ford torque converters. Don't give me some bullE36 M3 reason why it's better, because it berkeleying is not. Jesus and the Prophet Mohammed could come down from on high and explain why, and I would pick up a stick and start poking them until they shut the berkeley up.
Gah.
I am notable in championing things that some people despise, like Allen headed bolts, XZN headed bolts, and wheel bolts in general.
Ford got no excuse for studs on the torque converter.
The only nice thing I can say about them is when the guy you're paying $20 a job to slam transmissions in at your low end trans shop forgets to install the nuts, the car will still move. It will make noises that sound a lot like a rod knock but it will move.
preach said:In reply to preach :
Mrs. preach's dad passed yesterday.
I'm so sorry for your family's loss, preach. It really seems like you're going through a bad time. We're here to talk any time.
The local energy company has begun replacing old utility meters with smart meters. You should see all the uninformed, panicky conspiracy theories being thrown around on the community FB page. It's sad. I wish being that dumb and/or gullible was illegal.
People are nuts.
Had a dude follow me into a store today, yelling at me because I felt it was necessary to speed up and get away from his E36 M3ty, lane-blocking and instigating in traffic.
About two weeks ago I mailed out nine checks in one day, all going into a curbside USPS mailbox. Only one has been cashed, or tried to. It was originally a $34 check. Someone "washed" it, according to the bank, and they tried to cash it. The $34 check was changed to 18k and change. So now we have to close the account and make a new one, and follow up on the other late charges of the other eight checks. I cannot wait to call USPS in the morning about this. Got to be an inside deal. The Mail Cops do not play.
Changing the damn clocks twice a year.
Having the stickers on my 4Runner slowly deteriorate in the sun, then, in addition to losing the sticker, having to get the cruddy glue left behind off of the window.
In reply to Brett_Murphy (Agent of Chaos) :
Rapid remover! Gets the glue off easy.
And getting a damn cold. This is the last time I needed to be sick. Supposed to be going into surgery Tuesday.
I once heard a story about a civil engineer that designed an innovative new bridge and he invited the press to walk across it with him just before opening it to the public.
Half way across the bridge, a reporter noticed some creaking sounds and asked the engineer if there was reason to worry...the engineer said "oh no, you need to worry when you don't hear creaking sounds".
I've stopped making creaking sounds.
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