Ten Plagues

This email chain is long...but I thought anyone who reads this might get a chuckle. I replaced customer and supplier names with things in quotes so that it still makes some sense.

Bruce to Engineers:

Guys,

I have an "OEM" that Jason and I specked in an "BAD PEOPLE" motor into a while back. As many of you know the lead times from them now are ridiculous and they require 10 piece minimum orders. As I was looking for a replacement for my "OEM" their purchaser went and found some places in North America that stock these motors and could get them to them in a reasonable time. It means that we have to buy these at list pretty much, but it is still cheaper than "alternatives".

The trick with these places is that if you want to order a motor with encoder and gear box you need to order each as a separate line item and mount them in the field. Its lame, but better than the alternative. Here is the company "my OEM" used: "deleted"

With all this said, replace "Bad People" whenever possible. I pretty much hate them now. The fact that I specked in a motor that I no longer have access to is annoying. The fact that my customer is now buying it from someone else at no price advantage to them is infuriating.

Best regards,
Bruce


Jason's Reply to all:

I like to see B-Dog get fired up. It usually takes a lot to fire him up, "Bad People" really knows how to do it!

Dave's reply to Bruce and Jason:

Yes!! I don't think I have ever seen the word infuriating in an e-mail before. It really brought home the rage!

Bruces reply to Dave and Jason:

I am living in a constant state of rage right now and "Bad People" is a suitable target. Nicole went to a retreat two weekends ago. This Sunday she woke up with a bug on her. We now have bed bugs as do 6 other women who went on the retreat. It is an unbelievable pain in the a$$ to deal with this issue. One piece of advice. As you guys are traveling, check under the mattresses for these these things. If you bring them home you will be very sorry.

Here are the 10 plagues of Egypt. I have shown the ones I have completed this year and the ones I have left.

Blood - Sarah gets her finger partially amputated
Frogs - TBD
Gnats - Bedbugs
Flies - TBD
Livestock - This is more of a utility issue (The main waterline to my house broke and I have dirt in my pipes, my freezers drain pipe is frozen and water is leaking into my fridge. Been trying to figure this out for 3 months)
Boils - Chicken Pox
Hail - Not sure how I can twist this to fit
Locusts - TBD
Darkness - My CFL lightbulbs are supposed to last for years and years. I have had at least 10 die in the last year since I started replacing them. I have one out now in my kitchen.
Firstborn - I am a firstborn and I feel my life may be in jeopardy if this continues.

Daves reply to Bruce:

Wow! I need to call and get an update on some of these…. BTW I got your hail. It hailed like 3 inches here yesterday…

*Dave sent video of it hailing that he took while he was driving.

Bruce to Dave:

I was going to throw in there the weather has been pretty s@#$ty for spring, but I thought that complaining about the weather might be a bit to $itchy.

BH

Jason forwards my email to the entire company (not that many people):

I just had to share Bruce’s email below with everyone. The normally calm and collected Brucey is enraged right now, so stay on his good side!

He will hopefully be in TX in a couple of weeks to hook up with "His other customer" at a trade show, so I will make sure to show him around and make sure he gets the rest of his plagues checked off. Hail should be an easy one.

(See Plagues of Egypt email)

Laurie responds:

You are too funny!!!! I feel your pain.

Molly responds:
You have officially been banned from the office until there are no signs of bed bugs : )

We need new tires not extermination...

And if you cussed twice in one conversation, could you imagine how vulgar I would become???

Penny Responds
Brucey -
As much as we love you - your not welcome at the office until you resolve some of these issues - such as bed bugs. I had to deal with head lice one time & it put me over the edge for weeks.....I feel your pain.....good luck your gonna need it. If you haven't started drinking you might want to start.....you can flex the rehab treatment.