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Chit Chat / Re: Stress relief
Last post by Spuds -
There it goes !

Sold my RV .. new owner wanted it shipped on a transport :cool: Was getting dark but we got it done.  It arrived at its destination yesterday.

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Now the next stage, get a different one !


 
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Chit Chat / Re: Stress relief
Last post by Spuds -
Quote from: Steeley – ...  😎... been in "R&D" for 23 years... great way to write off my "Market Research" (..er' parties..) -> https://www.oldecorpsbrewing.com
Those look awesome ... glad there is another brewer on the site :D ... It was 47F here this AM, so time to get some fixings together for a porter and I have a bourbon stout recipe that I want to make for this winter.  Currently I have a Belgian Ale (some may call it a Lawn Mower beer, its light in color and has a nice clean flavor, but watch that ABV, it will catch ya) and a "standard" American ale, hoppy but not like an IPA of any of its over the top variants, those are not my style, guess I'm old sckool.
Quote from: Steeley – Not sure if that's all the mfg. did, but in 20 more years I don't think I'll be in any mind or shape to mess with it again, so I'm not planning to strip it off.
Nods, I know that feeling.  I did a couple of repairs this year that will last 20+ and thought to myself, well that will be the next owners responsibly
Quote from: Steeley – Was my favorite Dilbert Cartoon.
There were many of those strips that were spot on for how "corporate" worked.  Can't even count how many 6month projects I had to do that had a basic plan of "we need a refresh" ... never knew just what they needed, only when they absolutely positively needed it.  Just like FedEx, they don't really care what's in the box, as long as it gets there on time.  Some of those were fun projects, and I did collect an awesome set of tee's and polos over the years  :tongue:
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Chit Chat / Re: Stress relief
Last post by Steeley -
Quote from: Spuds –
Quote from: Steeley – Only once, I'd imagine.
Clearly you have not had one of my homebrews  :tongue:

Actually, I'd love to..

...  😎... been in "R&D" for 23 years... great way to write off my "Market Research" (..er' parties..) -> https://www.oldecorpsbrewing.com

Quote from: Spuds –
Quote from: Steeley – before I put the traction screens on
A little varnish a little sand goes a long way.  That really does work, but is a pain when you want to recover the wood.

Not sure if that's all the mfg. did, but in 20 more years I don't think I'll be in any mind or shape to mess with it again, so I'm not planning to strip it off. 

Quote from: Spuds –
Quote from: Steeley – You can spend 80% of a project's eventual lifecycle planning, or 80% reworking..
Very true.   The cartoon reminds me of the many PLOAP projects we had to do from time to time .. "Put Lipstick On A Pig" ... Mid-life kicker ... Compensate for a bad product ... :D

Was my favorite Dilbert Cartoon. I was a "hired gun" (certification engineer), I'd get called 18 months into a 24 month development program to "start certifying the product", and the first thing I'd ask for is the product requirements (because that is what all the design and testing has to comply with), and invariably I'd be told "we're still working on those".

Ummm... The certification process requires a waterfall approach - PHAC/PSAC -> architecture -> requirements -> reviews -> validation, then two tracks - (1) design the product -> reviews against requirements, and (2) create verification procedures and benches -> reviews against requirements, and upon completion of both  tracks, test the designed product on the test benches.... to show full compliance with the requirements, and/or capture escapes for impact analysis (is that deviation from requirements going to kill people or break things?). All that is documented in the HAS/SAS. 

I'm so sorry, but you can't bolt the certification compliance process on after the fact.

Did you file a PHAC or PSAC (Plan for Hardware/Software Aspects of Certification) with the FAA?  No? Have you maintained configuration control on the prototype you've been building? No? Do you even have a CMP (Configuration Management Plan)? No?

Oh my.. you either do all that or you run at risk, and your risk just became reality. :pensive:

"Glad to be aboard - here's my recovery plan. It should take another 18 months to complete the PHAC/PSAC, CMP, requirements and test procedures and testing - that's if you're really lucky and the prototype you built doesn't fill the test lab with loud smoke and smelly fire, otherwise 24 to 36 months typical. THEN I can write the HAS and SAS (Hardware/Software Accomplishment Summary), to submit to the FAA for certification and to the airframe mfg. for a type certificate.

(And no, you CAN'T ship the prototype you built to meet your contracted first delivery schedule to meet "safety of flight" testing. Pray the airframe manufacturer has a production delay that isn't solely because of you..).

Does anyone call me at the start of the project to plan all this out at the beginning? Of course not..  :yawning_face:

Which is why I founded Olde Corps Brewing..  "Stress Relief".. :stuck_out_tongue:
 
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Chit Chat / Re: Stress relief
Last post by Spuds -
Quote from: Steeley – Only once, I'd imagine.
Clearly you have not had one of my homebrews  :tongue:
Quote from: Steeley – before I put the traction screens on
A little varnish a little sand goes a long way.  That really does work, but is a pain when you want to recover the wood.
Quote from: Steeley – You can spend 80% of a project's eventual lifecycle planning, or 80% reworking..
Very true.   The cartoon reminds me of the many PLOAP projects we had to do from time to time .. "Put Lipstick On A Pig" ... Mid-life kicker ... Compensate for a bad product ... :D
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Chit Chat / Re: Stress relief
Last post by Steeley -
Quote from: Spuds – Looks awesome !

I bet I would get distracted and walk right into that center step post, :head_bandage:


Only once, I'd imagine.. (oddly perhaps, in 20 years as far as I know, nobody has thumped it yet).
I have seen people grab it when slipping on snow/rain-covered steps, before I put the traction screens on (now I'm using a non-slip varnish, but I still have the traction screens in case that's not sufficient).

Quote from: SpudsI'm still putting stuff away from when I did my deck, gave me an excuse to start other projects that will take years for me to complete.  Its just like I used to tell my boss when they wanted to know how far along I was on a project.  I'd tell them 80%, which means I've decided to actually start working on it  :grin:

You can spend 80% of a project's eventual lifecycle planning, or 80% reworking..

Planning is cheaper..  :cheesy:

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Chit Chat / Re: Stress relief
Last post by Spuds -
Looks awesome !

I bet I would get distracted and walk right into that center step post, :head_bandage:

I'm still putting stuff away from when I did my deck, gave me an excuse to start other projects that will take years for me to complete.  Its just like I used to tell my boss when they wanted to know how far along I was on a project.  I'd tell them 80%, which means I've decided to actually start working on it  :grin: