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I have recommended this be made into a big poster and put up in my office in Dallas (Original Post) DFW Jul 2020 OP
"Vote Nov. 3rd or Casket" diva77 Jul 2020 #1
Frankly, I find "Click It or Ticket" so annoying... regnaD kciN Jul 2020 #2
LOL Skittles Jul 2020 #3
Reminds me of all the posters at work which read "SAFETY LAST" KS Toronado Jul 2020 #4
when I was learning how to drive Skittles Jul 2020 #6
Every time I was getting ready to do anything that required safety glasses or a face shield KS Toronado Jul 2020 #8
heh your dad knew how to get results too! Skittles Jul 2020 #25
What do you do when you see a don't drink and drive sign? KelleyKramer Jul 2020 #9
Bless your heart snowybirdie Jul 2020 #11
The first ine is a little antiquated DFW Jul 2020 #19
Still can't believe how many of my co-workers won't mask. Grokenstein Jul 2020 #5
It's not pleasant, especially if you wear glasses (and I do) DFW Jul 2020 #17
If you wear eyeglasses and a mask... flotsam Jul 2020 #23
*snort* Nevilledog Jul 2020 #24
I didn't even have to ask. It was provided free of charge. DFW Jul 2020 #26
I love a good flotsam Jul 2020 #27
Those don't work on me. 47of74 Jul 2020 #7
As they say in Bordeaux DFW Jul 2020 #16
That's a good one, this is my favorite FakeNoose Jul 2020 #10
It certainly appeals to THIS Texan DFW Jul 2020 #14
I might entertain a return to my former line of work Tom Rinaldo Jul 2020 #12
Now that you mention it, seeing as how you and I are/were in a similar line of work DFW Jul 2020 #15
I can't give your firm enough credit for that type of behavior Tom Rinaldo Jul 2020 #18
It's certainly conceivable. DFW Jul 2020 #20
Fantastic! MoonRiver Jul 2020 #13
That's great! dawg day Jul 2020 #21
I only wish that were just a little less accurate. DFW Jul 2020 #22

regnaD kciN

(26,045 posts)
2. Frankly, I find "Click It or Ticket" so annoying...
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 05:33 AM
Jul 2020

...that I reflexively unbuckle my seatbelt for the next couple of miles every time I see one of those signs.

So I don't think it will have much of an effect.

Skittles

(153,174 posts)
6. when I was learning how to drive
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 06:20 AM
Jul 2020

my dad knew better than to warn a teenager about death, when advising to buckle up......he'd say IMAGINE LIVING WITH A HEAD INJURY and knowing I would not have that if I had just buckled up......that did the trick

KS Toronado

(17,291 posts)
8. Every time I was getting ready to do anything that required safety glasses or a face shield
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 07:16 AM
Jul 2020

My Dad would say "Seeing eye dogs are only a couple hundred thousand dollars"

Skittles

(153,174 posts)
25. heh your dad knew how to get results too!
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 04:50 PM
Jul 2020

sign in the military:

DO NOT LOOK INTO LASER WITH REMAINING EYE

DFW

(54,426 posts)
19. The first ine is a little antiquated
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 09:26 AM
Jul 2020

It has to be considered in the context of a time when a requirement to fasten a seatbelt was a novelty.

It still sounded better than "put it on or we'll clean you out."

Grokenstein

(5,727 posts)
5. Still can't believe how many of my co-workers won't mask.
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 06:18 AM
Jul 2020

Thankfully, I've been able to steer well clear of the ones who don't, so there hasn't been any argument with management...yet.

My supervisor: Nothing. Not even faking it. Acts like he wants someone to say something.
My lead: Face shield (turned up); mask (on chin). Why even fucking bother, you stupid bastard.
Union shop stewards: Last seen spreading misinformation about "trapped second-hand air" and "masks don't work." Idiots.
My six primary co-workers, Thursday: Four masked (some intermittently), two with nothing.
Me: Cloth mask on top of gaiter--and they don't leave my face until I get home, except to eat lunch.

The kicker is, I work the bagroom of an international airport--possibly the hottest "hot spot" outside of a wet market or a meat packing plant. We finally got emails today "clarifying" mask requirements inside AND outside the passenger-accessible areas; previous messages said they were only required inside. Did someone think COVID-19 gets stopped at the security checkpoints, then finally change their mind?

Now let's see if this new requirement is actually enforced. There's supposed to be a big fine for violations...but when management is stomping around all day without even a mask in "facelift" mode, I don't have a lot of faith.

DFW

(54,426 posts)
17. It's not pleasant, especially if you wear glasses (and I do)
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 09:23 AM
Jul 2020

But when it's a life-or-death situation (and no one can tell you in advance if it isn't), you gotta be nuts to not wear it. Do these people (who refuse) think that everyone with a mask is a fan of Hannibal Lecter, or what?

 

47of74

(18,470 posts)
7. Those don't work on me.
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 06:38 AM
Jul 2020

I hope to be around for another half century but if the disease did take me I’d be upstairs with my family again. So signs like this don’t have the same effect on me.

FakeNoose

(32,703 posts)
10. That's a good one, this is my favorite
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 07:45 AM
Jul 2020


There's probably a high-res version of this somewhere on the internet.
Maybe the irony is lost on Texans though, I'm not sure.


Tom Rinaldo

(22,913 posts)
12. I might entertain a return to my former line of work
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 08:33 AM
Jul 2020

just to find reasons to enter that office if you manage to get that placed there

DFW

(54,426 posts)
15. Now that you mention it, seeing as how you and I are/were in a similar line of work
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 09:19 AM
Jul 2020

Our office (we recently moved) has a mask requirement so stringent that refusing to wear it while on the premises has been declared as grounds for dismissal.

Some employee (I didn't recognize the name) even put up a Facebook post singing the praises of his/her employer (i.e. us) for being so thorough, understanding, and employee-friendly. During the worst in late March-Mid April, we furloughed about 15% of the workforce, but fired no one, kept everyone on health insurance, and planned to do for way longer than ended up being necessary. When we had our first confirmed positive test of an employee for COVID-19, we tested everyone on-site in Dallas twice. The first time turned up 3 new positive results, the second round, 8 more. That makes a total of 12 out of about 450, and everyone that CAN work from home is doing so.

Tom Rinaldo

(22,913 posts)
18. I can't give your firm enough credit for that type of behavior
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 09:25 AM
Jul 2020

It is highly admirable. Maybe they will actually put up that poster.

DFW

(54,426 posts)
20. It's certainly conceivable.
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 09:29 AM
Jul 2020

The top brass was always open to suggestions like that. Not typical Texans, but, then, we never were.

DFW

(54,426 posts)
22. I only wish that were just a little less accurate.
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 09:38 AM
Jul 2020

Who wants the fastest flourishing line of business in your country to be the local undertaker?

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