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Location: Houston, Texas, United States

It ain't the years, It's the mileage. I was raised a military brat, and wanderlust still comes over me every 3 or 4 years. Still love to travel.

Tuesday, April 19, 2005

In my years at the Big Clam

I have had several really good jobs.

One of them was a purchasing agent.

I was on the phone with a customer today, whom I have known for a really long time. Back when I was a Buyer (at another location), she had the office next to mine.

It was a research and development facility for petrochemicals. Seems like so long ago, but it wasn't really.

At any rate, a research tech comes into my office. Everybody had offices then, not cubes. I wouldn't know how to act in an office these days. Anyway this technician comes into my office, sits down, slides a Purchase Order across my desk.

And says (of course), "I need these as soon as I can get them."

Without even looking at the PO I ask, "Have you got a source?" and "When do you need them by?"

"Tomorrow wouldn't be too soon. And no, I do not have a source on these," he said.

"I'll see what I can do," I say in the typically noncommital way of Buyer-ese that I spoke at the time.

He says, "That will be fine, because your best IS THE BEST!" and walks out of my office. (Always butter up the Buyer is a saying first uttered by Confucius.)

At any rate, a few minutes later I finish what ever I was doing and pick up the PO. I find myself holding a request for a case...

of unlubed Condoms. A CASE!! What are they gonna do with those?!?

Got 'em in by the next day too. FED-EX was my buddy.

On another note...

I see they are closing the "The Big Clam and the American Landscape" museum space on the first floor. That makes me kind of sad. It has been here a little longer than I have...


Peace out,

t...

Comments on "In my years at the Big Clam"

 

Anonymous Anonymous said ... (1:43 PM) : 

Un-lubed condoms?, guessing Office party :) Charlie (phoneman)

 

Blogger TexasT's said ... (11:42 AM) : 

Good guess but wrong there, phoneman!

 

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