Fred Kerr
For those not in the know, Fred and I go back a long ways; he was the detco at one of the far flung OSI District 8 Outpost and I was a tech agent that was constantly traveling to save his (and other detachment commander's) bacon when they were about to loose a case. :>) The detachment always took all the credit, but WE know what caused it to all happen. :>)
Which reminds me of the time we responded to an armed, domestic hostage situation on a base. They diverted an Air Force corporate size jet (I think it was a T40 or 41) and bumped a couple of people to haul two tech agents and associated video equipment to Little Rock AFB. The guy hears that OSI had landed a group of tech agents and surrendered.
Other little known and useless trivia---Did you know that the producers of The Six Million Dollar Man series (staring Lee Majors) didn't know there really was an OSI (the organization responsible for developing the six million dollar man) and was doubly surprised to learn that there was a tech division. Once they were briefed on OSI's technical capabilities, they stated that the Air Force OSI had the nearest thing to the six million dollar man that they knew of. This occured when they were shooting at one of the bases in California. Really happened, honest injin.
Any more good war stories out there.
Tim
Which brings to mind something else---
Do you know the difference between a fairy tale and a war story---
A fairy tale begins Once upon a time---
and a war story begins I s*** you not, this really happened.
Hi Tim - have been reading all info you sent with interest, but am just recovering from surgery so not so hot personally. Each day is better though, that's what happens when one falls through a false ceiling and is caught in the muffler system by a 2 X 4. Oh well - at least didn't carry on down and break any legs.
Re the 2 voltages, most likely each instrument simply presented a different load to the common circuit and created a different voltage difference as a result. Nothing too unusual there.
Take care - God bless - Doug R.
All you tech types out there, send Doug a get well message; I know that if you've been doing this for very long, you've either had something similiar happen or seen a co worker disappear.
Which brings to mind the time the team chief followed me across a painted roof (it was also rounded). I only weighed 135 but he tipped the scales at about 190. I heard a noise, turned around and couldn't see anything. When I backtracked, there was a hole in the roof. I looked down and couldn't see anything but could hear muffled profanities. He fell at least 20 feet and hit the suspended ceiling (which broke his fall somewhat and continued on to end up on a desk in an office. He knocked out power to that part of the building, but got up and walked away a very sore and bruised person. No broken bones or blood anywhere. I s*** you not, that really happened.
It is said that laughter is the best medicine. I agree, and I thank you for your constant supply of jokes. It reminds me of another.
A man was drinking at the pub with his mates. Suddenly, a phone rang and the man held his hand to his head and started talking into his little finger, with his thumb up to his ear. "What are you doing", his mates asked. "I'm talking on my new phone", said the man. "The earpiece is implanted in my thumb and the microphone is implanted in my little finger". "Wow", said his mates. "This new technology is incredible". Suddenly the same man dropped his pants and bent down, exposing his rectum. "What the hell are you doing now", his mates asked again. "I had to get off the line, a fax is coming through", replied the man.
Hope you like it.
He sent a couple of more that were super, but definitely not postable. :>)
Tim
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Fred Kerr
LICENSE TO STEAL
IN THE BAG
MADE FOR TV
DO YOU ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS?
YOU MEAN ME?
DEADHEADS
THIS WOULD BE ME
LEARN YOUR LESSON
AHH, THAT'S BETTER!
OOPS! I BLEW THAT ONE!
Good
luck.
Happy Thanksgiving
Tim
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Two Kentucky men tried to pull the front off a cash machine by running a chain from the machine to the bumper of their pickup truck. Instead of pulling the front panel off the machine, they pulled the bumper off the truck. They panicked and fled, leaving the chain still attached to the machine, their bumper still attached to the chain, and their license
plate still attached to the bumper.
A "tourist," supposedly on a golf holiday, stood in line at the customs counter. While making idle chatter, the customs official thought it odd that the golfer didn't know the meaning of "handicap". The officer then asked the tourist to demonstrate his swing. He did - backwards. A substantial amount of narcotics was found in the golf bag.
"Guns For Hire", an Arizona company specializing in staged gunfights for Western movies, got a call from a 47-year-old woman who wanted to have her husband shot. She was sentenced to four years in jail.
A Texan convicted of robbery worked out a deal to pay $9600 in damages rather than serve a two-year prison sentence. For payment, he provided the court a forged check. He got his prison term back, plus eight more years.
A pair of Michigan robbers entered a record shop nervously waving revolvers. The first one shouted, "Nobody move!". When his partner moved, the startled first bandit shot him.
A man in Orange County Municipal Court had been ticketed for driving alone in the carpool lane. He claimed that the four frozen cadavers in the mortuary van he was driving should be counted. The judged ruled that passengers must be alive to qualify.
The judge called the case of People vs. Steven Lewon Crook. The bailiff opened the door to the holding cell and called, "Crook, come forward.". Five of the prisoners entered the courtroom.
When asked for her occupation, a woman charged with a traffic violation said she was a schoolteacher. The judge rose from the bench. "Madam, I have waited years for a schoolteacher to appear before this court," he smiled with delight. "Now sit down at that table and write 'I will not pass through a red light' five hundred times."
A judge in Louisville decided a jury went "a little bit too far" in recommending a sentence of 5,005 years for a man who was convicted of five robberies and a kidnapping. The judge reduced the sentence to 1,001 years.
A lawyer defending a man accused of burglary tried this creative defense:
"My client merely inserted his arm into the window and removed a few trifling articles. His arm is not himself, and I fail to see how you can punish the whole individual for an offense committed by his limb.". "Well put," the judge replied. "Using your logic, I sentence the defendant's arm to one year's imprisonment. He can accompany it or not, as he chooses." The
defendant smiled. With his lawyer's assistance he detached his artificial limb, laid it on the bench, and walked out.
From: Kelleypi@aol.com
Subject: Re: IR through glass
Tim........I assume they are using an IR source located at the camera. This
can cause a problem as you stated. All though it does pass through, much is
reflected back. If they could situate the IR source outside the window
(after all, they are usually not too obtrusive) and the camera inside it
would fix the problem. Much depends on the angle, type glass, strength of
the IR source and the area being viewed. I assume the area is very low light
(hence the need for IR) and this causes the same effect as visual light. It
makes the glass appear (to the camera) as a mirror providing a poor view of
the area. AS you said, "Do tests under a variety of circumstances".
Jack
OK, That takes care of the spring cleaning. I now have my in basket back (all the stuff I've been meaning to post has now gone out. Now, we just sit back and wait for you folks to fill it up again with your comments, responses and answers.