worldtalker
Gold Member
I vaguely recall that name Barnes,man that was 40 years ago,I get up off the couch these days and ask,what did I get up for?That was the name of my company before they changed it to Barnes Distribution. They changed the name because of the NASCAR affiliation.
They supplied nuts,bolts,cotter pins,files WHAT EVER the mechanics needed to repair the machines there,the parts crib stocked the machine parts,there were to many "part changers" instead of Machine Repairmen,anyway,I got to know the fella Keith,He'd come in once a week to restock and I'd always ask Him"what you got for gratuities,I'll take ALL you got"even though that was against company policy.I would go to the Main crib that supplied about anything you could think of,I would charge out whatever I wanted using my Employee badge(no charge,Company paid for)I would charge out at times 3,4,5 of something at share the wealth by giving it to others.I really miss those "fringe benefits"
I use to sing a song the day He came in "The Bowman Man the Bowman Man everybody loves the Bowman Man".
I so enjoyed my job fixing things with my hands,the BONUS was I got PAID for it.