Thursday, August 23, 2007

The Brake Drums and the Bees

Today we felt a little better about ourselves after we were the recipients of a shipping error. Glad to see we're not the only ones in the business that have identification problems. A brake drum and a leaf spring can be very easily confused. Almost as easily as a mud flap and a windshield. To see how well our common everyday readers are in identifying truck parts we've provided a short quiz. Can you identify these parts? Leave your answers in the comment section and see if you have what it takes to be a true warehouse worker.


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In other news we found a nice hornets nest inside the cardboard dumpster. The company that empties the dumpster or "the dumpster guy" as we like to call him, only comes on Tuesdays and Fridays. Sometimes the dumpster gets too full and we have to climb in to squish the cardboard down until said dumpster guy arrives. Two of us had been jumping in the dumpster recently, unaware of the evil that lurked beneath. Luckily we both came out with our lives. Who knows what would've happened had the hornets decided to attack. Maybe the dumpster guy discovers our lifeless bodies as he flips us into his giant truck, or maybe we get stung once or twice... who knows.

Upon discovery of the nest a co-worker came out with a fully loaded can of WD-40 and let the little buggers have it. It was amusing to watch as they poured out a tiny opening on the side of the dumpster and fell to the ground gasping for air. Some made it out and some are probably still in there. All we know for sure though is that the survivors are going to be mighty agitated come tomorrow when the dumpster guy comes and flips over their home. We hope he brings his epi-pen.

4 comments:

Fehl said...

A) A vented barrel tip for a gun.

B) A "Back Off" sign, kinda like "Keep Out"

C) I think Lindsey was right, bent ski things.

D) Two hired mexican slaves?

Anonymous said...

A. Is a brake drum
B. Is a mud flap
C. Is a leaf spring
D. Is a windshield
Shall I quit my day job to join you in the warehouse?? Not 100% confident on A. and C. Thought A. looked more like a musical drum than a spring. Maybe I won't quit my day job. -Em

Darrell said...

Anonymous is well trained in the ways of the warehouse. Almost like they have an inside connection, almost like they are very close to someone who works in one, maybe married perhaps. However I like Fehl's answer for D. Hired mexican slaves could come in very handy around the place.

Anonymous said...

How do you hire a slave? Do they have to apply? Is there an interview? Has H.R. heard about this?

I think the term is "slave WAGES."