JohnnySavage
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Ten THOUSAND houses? THOUSAND? Were any of them made out of corrugated sheet metal, broken down cardboard boxes, and bamboo poles?
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I work in a retail store, and I can attest to the fact that they do not update the websites, and very often we get people coming in to the store looking for an item they saw online, only to leave pissed off because we don't have it in stock..."But your website says you have it!!!" Yeah. Well tell that to the guy who designs websites, who has never actually been in one of our stores.
It's not like as soon as someone buys an item at the store, the websites suddenly change ..."Bing! One less widget available at Clusterfuckers!"
Ah! I forgot about The Canadian System of Retail. Its the same as the Korean System: WE AINT GOT IT! HAVE A NICE PLASTIC INK PEN! SAME PRICE!
A journalist travelled to North Korea and went to the only mall in the whole country. He filled a basket with stuff and took it to the checkout where they kept his basket and handed him a cheap pen.
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Any moron knows you gotta flip that too
Or just buy a door and install the hardware yourself.
If you built 10,000 houses you should be practiced up on it
fucking whiney old men nowdays
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Ten THOUSAND houses? THOUSAND? Were any of them made out of corrugated sheet metal, broken down cardboard boxes, and bamboo poles?
I can fill a section of farmland with more houses than you can imagine. I can make CPM (critical path method) sing. I usta buy plywood, sheetrock, lumber, roofing material by the trainload.
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Who owns the float?
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Youre blowing smoke. Doors and trim are precut, sweetie.
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A few years ago we used our local builders to install a new kitchen. We knew they would fit it better that the retailers.
The retailers 'designed' it on line to our measurements (taken three times to be absolutely sure). Their design software suggested a bridge cupboard above a worksurface. We liked the idea and wanted that unit.
But the ordering software didn't acknowledge that the bridge cupboard existed. We and the sales person walked round to the stock of kitchen units. There was the 'bridge cupboard' but it was labelled as 'span cupboard' with a different item code number.
The design software wouldn't recognise the 'span cupboard' nor its item number and refused to add it to the list of required items. That had to be added manually after several overrides by the manager. But it wouldn't include that item in the discount for a bulk purchase.
Eventually we paid cash for the 'span cupboard' with the discount worked out on a pocket calculator. We took it away with us. We paid by debit card for the rest.
When the delivery arrived of the main items there was a computer printed note: "Don't you want the 'bridge cupboard'? It is available at - a store 90 miles away - and is reserved for you.
We rang that store to say 'thank you but we already have it'.
Consternation! Their system didn't have a 'bridge cupboard' nor a 'span cupboard' nor either of the item codes. They looked for reserved items under my unusual surname.
There it was. As 'upper cupboard' with a third item code.
The retailers 'designed' it on line to our measurements (taken three times to be absolutely sure). Their design software suggested a bridge cupboard above a worksurface. We liked the idea and wanted that unit.
But the ordering software didn't acknowledge that the bridge cupboard existed. We and the sales person walked round to the stock of kitchen units. There was the 'bridge cupboard' but it was labelled as 'span cupboard' with a different item code number.
The design software wouldn't recognise the 'span cupboard' nor its item number and refused to add it to the list of required items. That had to be added manually after several overrides by the manager. But it wouldn't include that item in the discount for a bulk purchase.
Eventually we paid cash for the 'span cupboard' with the discount worked out on a pocket calculator. We took it away with us. We paid by debit card for the rest.
When the delivery arrived of the main items there was a computer printed note: "Don't you want the 'bridge cupboard'? It is available at - a store 90 miles away - and is reserved for you.
We rang that store to say 'thank you but we already have it'.
Consternation! Their system didn't have a 'bridge cupboard' nor a 'span cupboard' nor either of the item codes. They looked for reserved items under my unusual surname.
There it was. As 'upper cupboard' with a third item code.
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LOL I don't wanna make one if I can buy the goddamn thing.
When I was a kid some old bastard had a warehouse fulla nuthin but bins of hardware, nails, screws, bolts, etc. It was huge, covered acres. But now I cant go to WALMART and find what I need for a simple repair. Anymore its like the APOLLO 13 emergency for every fucking thing. I bought a new printer a month ago and refills aren't to be found on Earth. WALMART aint got them, OFFICE DEPOT aint got them, BEST BUY aint got them. AMAZON has them for more than the printer cost, plus shipping.
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I know of several 'floats,' what in hell are you referring to?
chillywilly2
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Ignore him, he doesn't know what he's talking about.
Who uses critical path anymore...I really liked that schedule system
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That's what I thought.
Pretty much everyone uses it. I use it every day. Of course, P6 probably is an overkill for the sheds you build.
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I doubt anyone uses CPM since 1986 but we usta use it. It worked well.
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I'm retired since 2006. I'm guessing you don't know what 'float' is either. Or cant explain it coherently.
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Not sheds, garbage bin enclosures...to keep the bears out
and the doors swing out, in case you are putting stuff in the bin when one shows up...he can't push it open before you get a chance to lock it
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The
Good luck refuting it.
JohnnySavage
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Float is the excess duration of an activity. The float can be scheduled in, or it can be a result of finishing an activity early. Most CPM schedules have an "early finish" and a "late finish" factored in. An owner wants the early finish so the next critical relationship can be started early. A contractor wants the late finish so they can protect themselves if something happens later in the project.
Float is important because it determines if a project is on schedule to complete the project in the contractually allowed time.
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the only difference is the way the threshold fits, but that is a huge pain in the ass to change. Just order what you need.
http://www.lowes.com/pd_19985-11813-19985_0__?productId=3040832&Ntt=outswing+entry+door&pl=1¤tURL=%3FNtt%3Doutswing%2Bentry%2Bdoor&facetInfo=
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A step chart works better. It exposes what is. A subdivision house takes 90 days to build, its not a missle or the world trade center. Supers are notorious for stealing time and materials to free-lance, step charts catch them.
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You said, "I can make CPM (critical path method) sing" I have one on my computer right now with 50,000 activities. What key should I play for you?
