I tried searching their web-site and it's impossible to find a direct email link, so the whole story will likely run all across the US time-zones (with penguins). Idiots!Moonbear said:
TVP45 said:
I didn't graduate from college, Woolie, and only got hired as a process chemist for a new high-tech pulp mill because I had been a soils and materials inspector during the construction of the plant. During my interview with the manager of the tech department, his environmental engineer popped in and complained that the pulp mill was going to shut down and they were going to do an acid boil-out of the Kraft digester, and the waste treatment plant was unprepared for the pH shock. I asked if I could chime in and the manager said "sure", so I told the engineer that the pH shock would be greatly diluted over time, and that he should spend the day pumping sludge (full of good bugs) from the clarifiers to the sludge ponds, along with liquids from the aeration basins to the sludge ponds, then when the pH shock had hit the aeration basins and had stabilized, pump the sludge back into the aeration basins to get the organic processes back in gear. The tech manager asked how I knew that, and I explained that I had worked on that waste-treatment plant and knew of all the valving/pumping options available, and my chemical training had given me a decent overview on buffering and pH. When I got back home from the interview, my wife told me "You go for a physical tomorrow, and you start Monday." Dr. Turbo, indeed.wolram said:
Maybe they're on vacation.Santa was in Costa Rica sipping boat-drinks with Jimmy Buffet.Astronuc said:
turbo-1 said:
With the Easter Bunny? Or is that Peter Pan?turbo-1 said:
).That was me.turbo-1 said:
Astronuc said:That was me.
I'm reconstructing the English language. I'm now testing it.
A biscuit is a flaky, layered baking-powder-leavened pastry that melts in your mouth. Period.Kurdt said:
I say chili, you say chilie. Let's call the whole thing off. (Still saving some red habanero relish in case you can visit this summer...)Astronuc said:
turbo-1 said:
At least you don't have to construct and critique physical models for the degeneration of the language. You can just throw it out there and there will be no melt-down in the case of failure. :rofl:Astronuc said:That was me.
I'm reconstructing the English language. I'm now testing it.
Don't go smad! Be glad!Kurdt said:
Quite right.turbo-1 said:
Just chill, bro, and we will have some food in the future that will make "chill" look like a distant dream. I've been dressing 'dogs with habanero relish, mustard, and jalapeno dill pickles, and now my wife brought home some really killer "Beer Mustard" to toss that all into a brand new mix. The same outfit makes some prepared horseradish that is very nice. How many condiments is overkill on a single hot-dog and roll?Astronuc said:
There's no limit on the number condiments on a single hot dog, as long as you can taste each one.turbo-1 said:
I like that answer! That's my hot dog philosophy. I still have a quantum hot-dog problem, though. It relates to symmetry. Why does one component of a ball-park frank (the dog) seem to appear in groups of 8 while the complementary component (the roll) seems to occur in multiples of 6? If we can solve this, the TOE is just around the corner.Astronuc said:
Astronuc said:
Once that gets through the lackeys, assistant-aides, aides, a$$-kissers, etc to the producers, it will be a moot point. The spot will air uncorrected all over the country. Ivan and Tsu, please watch NBC tonight and see if we still have arctic penguins! My money is on NBC-mandated arctic penguins.Moonbear said: