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Sep. 23rd, 2005 12:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vicarzCultural differences in the office:
My new temp-boss was just asking my cubicle-gopher-mate for scissors so she could open a box of paper. I said "Oh wait, let me show you the trick to that!" I picked up the box of paper, flipped it over, and showed her how the plastic binding has a weak point at the seam where you can flip it, lift it, and peel the ribbon back to easily break it. She laughed and said "Well that would be great, if I could only lift the box." Only then did I realize the tiny little box of paper probably weighed 45 lbs. Oh. The problem was different when "lifting the box and flipping it over" were not options.
It just never occurred.
My new temp-boss was just asking my cubicle-gopher-mate for scissors so she could open a box of paper. I said "Oh wait, let me show you the trick to that!" I picked up the box of paper, flipped it over, and showed her how the plastic binding has a weak point at the seam where you can flip it, lift it, and peel the ribbon back to easily break it. She laughed and said "Well that would be great, if I could only lift the box." Only then did I realize the tiny little box of paper probably weighed 45 lbs. Oh. The problem was different when "lifting the box and flipping it over" were not options.
It just never occurred.
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Date: 2005-09-23 05:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-23 06:29 pm (UTC)2) roll box on it's back, pull strip, roll over again, open box.
3) slide pen or pencil under strip, twist around strip until broken.
"dnaSpyDir - helping the less strong for 38 years."
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Date: 2005-09-23 06:35 pm (UTC)useless information: At work, the generators we rented have the warning "caution, more than 40 lbs. Get help when lifting". Which is funny because they are a lot closer to 200.
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Date: 2005-09-23 06:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-23 07:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-23 07:48 pm (UTC)though i also get asked to help load carts for the ladies at work as well.
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Date: 2005-09-23 08:28 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-23 08:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-23 10:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-24 11:08 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-24 11:20 pm (UTC)45 pounds?
Date: 2005-09-23 11:48 pm (UTC)