TAN #179-It's smart to use a protecTANt. (Page 10)

bradleyd3 - 2012-08-15 1:06 PM So....one time, my daughter and I were driving through the neighborhood. She saw a kid from her class (and I knew the kid as I do a lot at her school) in his front yard. So she starts "screaming" LANDON! LANDON! I pull up and roll down the window next to him. Mind you, I drive a black pick-up with tinted windows....and the back windows don't roll down. I tell my daughter to climb up in the front seat to say hi. In her fit of excitment, she can't get her seat belt undone yet she's still screaming. So there I am, big black truck...window rolled down calling out to a 6 year old boy to come closer and one kid screaming in the back seat. The mother jumps off the porch and sprints over to Landon and grabs him. Luckly for me, my daughter climbed up into the front seat and Landon said "I know him....it's J's dad". We had a good laugh afterward.....

Teejaay - 2012-08-15 3:46 PM

I use the free ... but feel like I should at least do bronze.  I do use the blogs to log stuff and play on the forums.  I should support the site as I do get something out of it. 

stevesflyshop - 2012-08-15 3:47 PM

+1! I can skip the candy but will assault a jar of peanut butter. My downfall.

NRG42 - 2012-08-15 2:59 PM

Hi TAN, spent most of the day with the new boss.  I think I am going to like him.....still the honeymoon phase but super smart guy and taking his time learning the business and he took me out for lunch, we had a very pleasant time and unforce conversation.

jford2309 - 2012-08-15 3:44 PM

my gold membership on here expires in 7 days and I am trying to decide if I should re-up eith gold or silver or the free version...

 

What does the TAN folks use?  gold, silver , bronze or free??

trmat79 - 2012-08-15 4:01 PM he probably just wants to get in your pants

trmat79 - 2012-08-15 3:48 PM

Back from the gym... had to spend some extra time there today to work off some aggression that I got in the office.... I have the absolute dumbest story from the office.....

mr2tony - 2012-08-15 3:16 PM



Are you going to tell us???

trmat79 - 2012-08-15 1:19 PM OK so keep in mind this is the military and we have a rank structure etc. So this morning a commander (0-5) started complaining that the trash needed to be taken out. He told me that I need to find someone to take it out. I told him that I can do it (I am a LT (0-3) ) and his response was "No .. no officer in the military should ever have to take out the trash!" I say ok and then he leaves. I am getting ready to go to the gym so I bag up the trash and throw it out on my way to my truck. So I get back from the gym and get lectured and actually yelled at for taking out the trash...... really?!?!?! thoughts??

mjr66 - 2012-08-15 3:22 PM

Seems kinda dumb but aren't you supposed to do as you're told in the military?

mjr66 - 2012-08-15 4:22 PM

Seems kinda dumb but aren't you supposed to do as you're told in the military?

NRG42 - 2012-08-15 3:28 PM

Nothing wrong with following orders :-)

trmat79 - 2012-08-15 4:19 PM



OK so keep in mind this is the military and we have a rank structure etc. So this morning a commander (0-5) started complaining that the trash needed to be taken out. He told me that I need to find someone to take it out. I told him that I can do it (I am a LT (0-3) ) and his response was "No .. no officer in the military should ever have to take out the trash!" I say ok and then he leaves. I am getting ready to go to the gym so I bag up the trash and throw it out on my way to my truck.

So I get back from the gym and get lectured and actually yelled at for taking out the trash......

really?!?!?! thoughts??

trmat79 - 2012-08-15 4:31 PM




nice way to spin that... it really upset me and I'm still upset about it. This guy honestly believes that as an Officer I should not ever have to take out the trash... explain that to me.

trmat79 - 2012-08-15 1:27 PM Sure but lets use the reasonable man theory here. 1) I was sitting in the office that needed the trash taken out. 2) The only thing I was doing at the time was eating lunch and cruising TAN 3) I do not believe that I should go "task" someone who is lower ranking with something that I could easily do on my way to the gym 4) The trash got taken out

NRG42 - 2012-08-15 1:28 PM

Nothing wrong with following orders :-)

mr2tony - 2012-08-15 3:31 PM



Sounds like you guys need more to do.

But yes, I agree, him yelling at you for taking out the trash is ridiculous. In fact, HE should've taken out the trash. I wonder what he does when his significant other tells him to take out the trash. My guess it he doesn't tell him or her that no military officer should take out the garbage.

mr2tony - 2012-08-15 3:33 PM



As a former enlisted man I can tell you that no officer I ever had was above doing menial tasks. At the end of the day we did a FOD walk on the tarmac and on top of that swept out the entire hangar (not so bad when you have 32 people doing it), and the officers always helped with all that.

Proving, once again, that the Air Force is the best military service out there. Why? Because our officers will take out the trash!

mjr66 - 2012-08-15 4:35 PM

Yes Ma'am

trmat79 - 2012-08-15 4:35 PM




I wouldn't be surprised if he actually does say this. Some people actually believe they are go amazing just because of their jobs...two quotes come to mind.


"How do you know when you are halfway through a date with a fighter pilot? He says "Ok that is enough of me talking about myself, now you talk about me."

"what is the difference between a fighter pilot and god. God doesn't think he's a fighter pilot"

mr2tony - 2012-08-15 3:38 PM



See that's the best part -- our officers were actually fighter pilots. With a broom in their hands, sweeping out a hangar.

Cool guys. I remember them pretty well -- Col. Denny Swanstrom (also the base commander) and Lt. Col. Darden were always there after post-flight briefings to help sweep and do the FOD walk. I guess I didn't know that wasn't common!

NRG42 - 2012-08-15 1:37 PM

Welcome back, missed you!

mjr66 - 2012-08-15 4:42 PM

Why thank you. Too kind.

trmat79 - 2012-08-15 4:42 PM




Well that is my point.. I AM a fighter PIlot and I took out the trash today... but I don't think its a big deal. It was me just trying to help out the office....ugh I need a new job ....