REALLY off topic

[rpmcarter]

so here's an odd topic. describe your unusual experiences. One of my neighbors claims he thinks I'm some kind of undercover agent or something. Posing as a salesman. Reality is that in my business I get called to unusual places that needs things moved. No matter what the object is... if its too heavy for a person to move...probably needs a forklift.

Today ... I was standing within 5 feet of 800 lbs of POT!!!

 

[Luke]

Not sure you should of made it public knowledge that you have 800pounds of weed in the shed Mr CIA man lol

 

[Steve73QMach1]

Funny thing about being tagged as an undercover man...Back in the 80's, I bought my first house. At the time my company was providing me with a rental car for about 2 years. Avis required that I bring the car in every month for trade. Consequently, there was a different new car in my driveway every month. Someone in my new neighborhood came to the conclusion that I worked for the FBI and that I was an undercover agent. I found this out one day by chance. I was out mowing the lawn and the neighbor guy was mowing his. I kind of waved at him and he just looked down and away. My wife and I had been wondering why everyone in the neighborhood was ignoring us, so I turned off the mower and started walking towards him to find out what was going on. Maybe he thought I was going to bust him for something but he didn't run away - he just turned his tractor off. I introduced myself and the guy asked how "my work" was going. I gave him a puzzled look and then he said sheepishly "you know, with the FBI". He said the whole neighborhood knows. I told him that was that I was really a just a mundane aerospace engineer and then we both had a good laugh. There were people in the neighborhood who simply believed that me being an engineer was a cover story though. We never really did click with that neighborhood and moved away two years later when I was transferred by my company.

 

[rpmcarter]

LOL Luke.... dont tell anybody!!!

Steve...very funny story. As an aerospace mundane engineer you'll appreciate my 5 years of hanging out at Kennedy. I've seen stuff!!!!

 

[will e]

They guys at Autozone all thought I was a cop. This went on for a couple of years.

 

[Steve73QMach1]

LOL Luke.... dont tell anybody!!!

Steve...very funny story. As an aerospace mundane engineer you'll appreciate my 5 years of hanging out at Kennedy. I've seen stuff!!!!

Lol - I probably would! I worked at Johnson Space Center for 5 years and knew a lot of the shuttle guys at KSC.

 

[rpmcarter]

Steve those guys are really cool. a funny, first I was "required" to wear a suit....well its Florida so I diverted to a tie and sport coat. Even that was too hot, but needless to say I stuck out like a sore thumb. One day the lead engineer over operations said..."hey can you do me a favor" me: sure what is it Paul: lose the tie and coat...your scaring the crap out of the guys

After they got to know me they really upgraded my clearance and I had access to a LOT. Most of the guys would give me the grand tour up to and including the shuttle. I went up on the elevator... got to the top and I must have been white as a sheet. The guy said "are you alright" I am skeer'd of heights much less being 54 stories up standing on metal grate flooring that I can see all the way to the floor. My wee wee was drawn up like a raisin. The palms of my hands were sweating like it was 110 outside. I think my fnnger prints are embedded in the hand rails up there.

 

[imusa76]

I work for Siemens, now as many know they make and do almost everything.

I work in the building automation service, which is HVAC, I love walking into a hospital and being told " The MRI is down, can you check it out while your here", my usual answer they get is "sorry I know nothing about that", " but your shirt says Siemens", then I say "sorry wrong division".

I have a neighbor that works in building maintains, and one morning he runs up to me, " we have a major problem with the fire alarm system at XXX address, can you help" so I explained I'm in building automation (HVAC) division, his response was " but your Van says Siemens". I gave him the 800 number.

recently I have was questioned by a neighbor about the Windmills Siemens is making and installing, so I told him that I don't know much about them, that's the Energy division, he changed the subject and started talking about the Mustang because it was in the driveway.

 

[matrixx]

We used to have siemens come and take out our waste motor oil and antifreeze from our shop. The guy was always super cool to joke with and I'll never forget that the first few months I saw him I was joking and asked him "what is your job title? " he looks puzzled and responds with "I'm a sucker, we suck the old oil out of the bulk tanks". After that I had my wise ass grin on my face and before I could say anything he's says " well, guess you could call me a siemen sucker" we both rolled laughing and became a inside joke for years. Now every time is see "siemens" on something I think of that guys comment. Sorry Iman!

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[rpmcarter]

Imusa..... a funny experience with Siemens. I deal with a couple of your divisions. The Global Supply Chain Manager says.... "how did you get in here" (i'm not a certified vendor yet but have proven the delta in quality between me and who they use currently and pointed it out to the plant manager)..... as you well know you have decent security!!!!! I just Laughed and said....it's my job to test your security, and well I got to and met your plant manager at the wind services division. You may want to score the security before i have to.... (he actually laughed)

 

[caspianwendell]

We used to have siemens come and take out our waste motor oil and antifreeze from our shop. The guy was always super cool to joke with and I'll never forget that the first few months I saw him I was joking and asked him "what is your job title? " he looks puzzled and responds with "I'm a sucker, we suck the old oil out of the bulk tanks". After that I had my wise ass grin on my face and before I could say anything he's says " well, guess you could call me a siemen sucker" we both rolled laughing and became a inside joke for years. Now every time is see "siemens" on something I think of that guys comment. Sorry Iman!

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LOL...I used to get all my load panels from siemens, I bought so many that they gave me a discount. One day a new guy was working the counter and pulled my order, I told him "I get a discount on my siemen loads" and chuccled, he said "Well, I'm happy for ya but you can't do that here"...that joke had a lot of miles on it too.

 

[luxstang]

I am a dispatcher with our railway company and my control desk is made by Siemens. It dates from the late 50ies or early 60ies. Same goes for the relay racks that are in the adjacent room.

But as Carter asked us to share unusual experiences, here´s one I ran into twice. I seem to look like a famous rock star. Well, famous to people with an off-mainstream taste in music that is.

The first time it happened was when I was in Frankfurt/Germany visiting the music trade show (Kinda like Euro version of NAMM show). I was talking to a couple guys when a group of late teens /early twens approached me and one of them gathered all his courage and asked me: "Excuse me, are you Mike?" (Funny that it is my first name, so it only added to the confusion).

So I said yes and they were really freaking out and asked me for my autograph. Now, I am a guitar player and I have been playing in bands for more than 25 years but my fame is limited to my closest friends, so no way anybody in Germany could know me.

we were somehow talking past each other. I didn´t know why they wanted my autograph, they did not understand why I didnt´know that.

So the guy says:" But you are Mike, aren´t you?" and points at something behind me.

I turn around and we were standing in front of the TAMA Drums booth and they have a wallsize picture of...... ME!! Or at least someone that looked like me.. a lot.. an awful lot!

Turns out the guy was Mike (!) Portnoy, drummer and founding member of the band Dream Theater.

I was pretty shocked because on that picture he really did look like my twin. So we all had a good laugh and the guys asked if they could take their picture with me in front of the wallpaper anyway.

"Nobody will ever know the difference. If I show this to my brother he will die of envy." So I agreed and somewhere in Germany there is a huge Dream Theater fan still cursing the day that he did not want to go to the trade show with his brother.

Funny thing is, it happened again last year, but this time it was in Florida. The wife and me walk into a Staples store and a young employee (male unfortunately) saw me and did a double take. Imagine thin, tall, long haired weed smoker type of guy. He asks me if I had ever heard of Mike Portnoy. I smile and say yeah and he says "Dude..., I swear you look just like him."

I should see if I can take advantage of that.. Like hang around the back door of a venue when they play a gig, snatch up some groupies.... Imagine the opportunities.......

 

[Totalled]

645 lbs of narcotics, bio material, papers, and prescription drugs from the public drop box. The back seat was also full. Went to the incinerator.

 

[rpmcarter]

Total...... that's a load rit thar.

Just so happens, that's how I was treated to that experience. Houston Police needed a new forklift to get the confiscated treasure...I mean ur uhhh evidence off the mezzanine for an upcoming come to Jesus meeting with the alleged owner.

 

[midlife]

OK...one more Siemens story, well almost.

You see, I went to graduate school at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and we had a pretty good flag football team. Of course, the name was the Scripps Seamen.

You can guess what the true spelling was...

 

[Luke]

A friend of mine Toddy looks like Eric Bana, dead ringer. we where all out boozing in Geelong for about 3 days and then about a week around Melboure. I wont go into detail but there is probably a lot, a real lot of Victorian girls and strippers that will have a wild tale to tell about poor old Eric his crazy bikie mates and the fact that all those in Eric Bana's inner circle call him Toddy. Was an Epic week but what is a bloke to do when he has a plausable story and an unfair advantage.

 

[rpmcarter]

I figured you guys would come through with some good material.

I got a call years ago to go evaluate a trade in unit at a plant. I start to get out and the stinch like to have choked me to the point of throwing up. I walk into the office and 3 Mezikins were eating burritos. Turns out it was a "rendering plant"

http://www.ocdoggiedinners.com/images/rendering.png

 

[JimNiki]

Man, you just put me off my sandwich!

 

[Luke]

Man, you just put me off my sandwich!

Try a hotdog ??