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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

Frank Fries wrote:

> However, I tend to look at things a little differently than the "regular" 
> people who work in my field.  They often come out of university with a 
> degree and little or no experience in other types of jobs and often a 
> different world view.
>
> I am kind of a blue collar worker stuck in a white collar job - lol.
>
> Sometimes that down to earth view allows me to see solutions that others can 
> not.........
>
> (did you know that the easiest way to get a lambing jug cleaned out is to 
> wade in with a fork instead of researching it, writing an executive summary 
> and making a recommendation to be decided on by a VP or committee because 
> you don't want to take responsibility in case it doesn't turn out well ?) 
> <g>

Or, better and easier yet, is pasture lambing where there is no jug to 
clean at all! ;)


> Born and/or raised in Finland ? or ancestry ?

Ancestry.  My grandfather was the immigrant.  His brother remained in 
Canada(BC).

--
"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will 
not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius 
will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the 
world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone 
are omnipotent. The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve 
the problems of the human race"

~ Calvin Coolidge