It's My Soap Box

I swear I am surrounded by idiots! It seems that all the young kids with computer science degrees don't' have a clue! Don't get me wrong, they can develop new things but can't seem to fix them when they break. I believe that colleges these days either don't teach problem solving, or they don't have any application to the science of problem solving. If was to invent a class for problem solving, all it would be is actually solving problem, not just talking about the process.

Current case in point. One of the younger developers that I work with had a problem today and, rather than asking where they could find the source to the program in question, they dropped the problem on my desk to solve. Yes, I was the author of the program but, it seem that anyone with programming knowledge could look at the program to figure out what it does and why it was failing in this application. The same program works fine in my application. So I dropped what I was doing and looked through the process only to find that he didn't have the correct setup to support what he was trying to do.

The standard operating procedure around this place seems to be, if it's broken (no matter what it is), bring to me so it can be fixed. This is also true for things that I didn't originally develop.

If it continues I am going to blow a gasket.

I am also in the process of transferring my knowledge to a new team member. We just when through another re-organization and I now report to a different Application Supervisor. He it trying to get our team and his old team to be able to back each other up. The problem I have is that the person he has identified to help back me up doesn't have the skill set required. So not only am I transferring knowledge, I'm teaching the languages also.

Okay, that's enough. On the lighter side of things.

I'm still hoping to have the cabinet ready for finishing by next week. The doors should be done by the weekend (if I can breath in the shop). Then all that's left is the hardware and finishing.

Almost there

Although the weekend was pretty hot and sticky, I was able to get a few things accomplished. All I have left is the top and the doors. I will pause in the project to build a new jig prior to building the doors. I want to build a tennon jig that I seen. It is much cheaper that the store bought ones and should make the doors come out much better than the rest.

Honey Do!

Got one task complete on the Honey Do list! One down, to many to count to go!

Got the new blind up on the patio door. Maybe it will keep her cool this weekend.

Restart, Redo, Fixit!

I wished I would quit thinking! Got most of the cabinet together and didn't like the way it looked, soooo it's redo time.

Got to reset a couple of things to get the RIGHT way. Hopefully I will have back in shape by the end of the weekend. That's if the shop is bearable with the temp's in the 90's this weekend.

My real plan is to be ready to start finishing some time next week. I just need to quit thinking and get to work.

I can always fix these kind of things on the next one!

Sometimes life is great!

Had a visit from Bill G from next door a few days ago and he came bearing gifts. My "not yet utilized" bin is now full to overflowing. I actually now have most of the stuff for the next project and may not need to buy anything more for the current cabinet project!

Things are slowly moving along on the cabinet. I hope to have it finished up by the end of the month. The shop is going to be unbearable this weekend.

Things are coming together

Told you I would have some pictures, so here there are.


Here's one half.

Still have quite a bit of work to do yet.





It's difficult to get a picture in the shop. Never enough room.

They will all look better when it's done.

Life in the shop is great

I had a couple of good days. Cabinet is taking shape. Got the bottom done (mostly), drawers are made, hope to finish them tomorrow.

Still have two days! Let's see how far I can get.

I'll post some interim pictures next time. Need to get the camera back!