Wimps Need Not Apply
by blondtwin
People have varying expectations what to expect when they come over here.
I like to set everyone's expectations low; tell them they'll live in a tent in "austere" conditions, etcetera. That way, if their living and working conditions are better than that, well, they're pleasantly surprised.
So, some of us live in B-huts over here. They're not great and definitely a fire hazard begging to happen, but, they're better than tents by FAR.
When folks go on vacation, sometimes they will leave their room key for folks passing through so they won't have to stay in a tent. It's purely voluntary, but it gives folks a break from tenting it when they're coming in from or going to downrange.
One of the guys had gotten a key of someone who's gone downrange and left his key for use. He came in asking to use a different room because of, yeah, you guessed it. Ants.
It's well known that this room has an ant problem. That's why the owner has a huge stock of RAID in the room. Basically, if they start coming in through the baseboard (which is where they come in), spray 'em. Give it a day or two and rinse and repeat. Easy stuff.
But no. This guy couldn't stay in the room. Instead, he wheedled his way into one of the manager's rooms (the manager is on R&R). I almost didn't give up the key, but I did so very reluctantly.
I revoked the dude's man-card though. It was necessary.

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08/04/10 12:20:54 pm, 