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Subject:Re: OT reminiscence RE: Proposal submissions From:Peter <pnewman1 -at- home -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Sat, 23 Dec 2000 07:26:03 -0500
Herman Holtz wrote:
>
> Soldiers have used this device for many years, leaving a tiny
> imperfection to be found on Saturday morning inspection, satsfying the
> inspecting officer's need to find something, but not serious enough for a
> gig or loss of a weekend pass. (Yes, I did it too.) - Herm
>
> this guy needed to find an error within the first fewe pgs. of a deliverable
> [our deliverables were binders, documenting the zillions of manhours spent
> on stuff like SW maintenance, keeping COBOL code working, etc.].
>
> So we would include on purpose 1 or 2 typos or simple mistakes on the first
LOL
Boy, did that bring back a memory. I used to have a client who loved to
nit pick my billing. I added a category, "Estimated Miscellaneous
Undocumented Time," for him to negotiate with. Every so often, he did
not negotiate anything. :-)
--
Peter
There are few situations in life that cannot be resolved
promptly, and to the satisfaction of all concerned,
by either suicide, a bag of gold,
or thrusting a despised antagonist over a precipice on a dark night.
Ernest Bramah (Kai Lung stories)
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