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Title: Damn, my commute time doubles in March
Post by: Ripsnort on January 29, 2003, 07:59:20 AM: Well, our lease runs out in this building in Renton in June, so in March we're moving...its sweet and sour though. Sour because the new building (literally "new" building) is in Issaquah! My commute time almost doubles from 30 min. drive one way to 50 min. drive one way. The sweet is that the new building is beautiful!... and its not Everett! (Everett was on our list of buildings for a possible move, an that would have been a 2 hour commute one-way for me!) I'll be switching my shift to 4 X 10 hour days a week to relieve the milege driven and my days off will be Friday, Sat. and Sun. Here are some pics from inside the building.

Lobby with fireplace (Weird angle, the fireplace is alot bigger than the pic shows, its an "end view" of it)

Edit: Also covered parking (Parking garage, two floors) Gym, showers, locker room in the new building.
Title: Damn, my commute time doubles in March
Post by: Ripsnort on January 29, 2003, 07:59:57 AM: New Cubicle:
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Post by: Ripsnort on January 29, 2003, 08:00:31 AM: Cafeteria:
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Post by: Curval on January 29, 2003, 08:02:10 AM: Don't be "blinging" on your cellie while you make that 50 minute drive.;)
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Post by: Ripsnort on January 29, 2003, 08:07:05 AM: Cellie stays off and in the glovebox as usual. ;)
Title: Damn, my commute time doubles in March
Post by: lazs2 on January 29, 2003, 08:09:08 AM: U have to work in an office?
lazs
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Post by: Sancho on January 29, 2003, 08:10:48 AM: nice cubicle :rolleyes:
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Post by: Eagler on January 29, 2003, 08:10:55 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Ripsnort
New Cubicle:

a new Dilbert desk :)
(http://www.imm.dtu.dk/~mzp/dilbert.gif)

guess I've been pretty lucky avoiding the cube screen ... so far

4x10 - wish I had that though :)
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Post by: ra on January 29, 2003, 08:18:23 AM: My commute is 67.5 miles each way. I would love to be able to go to a 4x10 work week. So would my car.

ra
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Post by: Ripsnort on January 29, 2003, 08:20:13 AM: Cube life is pretty good with these type of "privacy" cubes. I've worked in much worse set-ups.

Yes, Lazs...to think 8 years ago I was a machinist running a 5-Axis Mazak, 3 Axis Enshu...and getting paid quite a bit less! ;)
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Post by: lazs2 on January 29, 2003, 08:25:55 AM: my commute is 3 minutes but they give me a city truck. I work on 500 acre area. I was a contractor before that.
lazs
Title: Damn, my commute time doubles in March
Post by: Ripsnort on January 29, 2003, 08:31:03 AM: Quote
Originally posted by lazs2
my commute is 3 minutes but they give me a city truck. I work on 500 acre area. I was a contractor before that.
lazs

One of my favorite jobs was workiing outside, when I was younger..in construction. Sounds like a good set up lazs.
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Post by: lazs2 on January 29, 2003, 08:48:10 AM: naa... you wanna look as beat up as me? I don't know... every time I think I should just stay in the office... I find myself outside in the sun or wind or rain being uncomfortable.
lazs
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Post by: bounder on January 29, 2003, 08:52:49 AM: My 'workspace' FWIW.
Total Commute time (including breakfast, kid to nursery, coffee - 1hr 40 mins)
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Post by: Thrawn on January 29, 2003, 09:09:03 AM: Ripsnorts cubical is much large then mine. I guess that makes him the alpha nerd. :(
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Post by: Saurdaukar on January 29, 2003, 09:20:58 AM: Thats a nice looking building... now Im just gonna sit back and stare out of my WINDOW for a little while and make the secretary get me some coffee... hell, and I dont even know WTF Im doing - isnt America great? :D
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Post by: midnight Target on January 29, 2003, 10:40:18 AM: work work work....
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Post by: Swoop on January 29, 2003, 11:36:06 AM: Damn Rip, we've got the same desk phone.

(http://image1ex.villagephotos.com/extern/640697.jpg)
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Post by: Wlfgng on January 29, 2003, 11:38:54 AM: Everett.. used to work there, had to move there from Kent.
yech

existing 'commute'.. 2 blocks
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Post by: mietla on January 29, 2003, 12:24:17 PM: Quote
Originally posted by midnight Target
work work work....

What's all this paper on your desk MT? And the stickies?

What do you do?
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Post by: Greese on January 29, 2003, 12:45:44 PM: 4x10's...

Drool....
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Post by: midnight Target on January 29, 2003, 12:55:39 PM: Quote
Originally posted by mietla
What's all this paper on your desk MT? And the stickies?

What do you do?

I was joking about the site on the monitor.

I am the Quality Assurance and code compliance guy. If you see a book opened up near the middle of my desk... my name is in the front :). I'm also in the national committe that establishes all the plumbing, electrical, heating and safety codes.... so I'm sorta published.
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Post by: ccvi on January 29, 2003, 01:22:39 PM: Cubicle?!

Where I work we have two "rooms" (there's a wall between them, but no waal/doors to the corridors, one of them even being on both sides of the corridor), each with about 15 people working. My boss would have had his own room, but he decided he we didn't need the wall to his room. Not that he needed the free view to watch us work, he isn't there most of the time, and when he is, he's too busy anyway ;)

1/3rd usually isn't there (meetings, experimenting/testing (not possible at the desks), holiday etc.), of those that are there about 1/3rd are in a constant discussion with eachother. It can get quite noisy sometimes - especially at those times when almost everyone is discussing (the noise is usually augmented by those that join the chat via handsfree telephone conference (more than one using the telephone at the same time)). Most times the noise level isn't that extreme though.

When they hired me, they told me that would be an american style office. Now you post pictures of cubicles. I'm confused.
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Post by: Charon on January 29, 2003, 02:13:07 PM: I'm another one with a commute that spans the time required to take care of the morning essentials and wander downstairs. One day though, about 11:00, pre shower and actually in pajamas my publisher stopped by to take me to a fellow worker's birthday lunch (I had forgotten about the lunch). I was working, I SWEAR! But it looked like I just rolled out of bed :)

Telecommuting has added years to my life, and likely years to the lives of other idiots on the road during rush hour. It will be hard to go back some day. I was starting to "prevent" selfish behivior like shoulder running in rush hour by blocking the aholes with my car. Scary and stoopid.

Charon
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Post by: Kanth on January 29, 2003, 02:16:18 PM: I work inside this building:

(http://www.cityofseattle.net/neighborhoods/preservation/images/large/CapHillMethDON.jpg)

I'll see if I can get some interior pictures, it's beautiful stained glass and domed ceilings.

extremely creepy at night when no one else is here.
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Post by: CMC Airboss on January 29, 2003, 07:07:04 PM: What do you do for work in there Kanth?

Hey Rip, nice digs! And to think you missed the opportunity of eating at the cafeterias in the factory up here in Everett. Guess you'll just have to suffer with that nice, clean, and modern cafe.

At least you'll be able to stop for Krispy Kremes on your way into work

:D

MiG
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Post by: Yeager on January 29, 2003, 07:56:22 PM: Good luck Rip.

After the E-Quake we were temp transferred from renTON up to BELLvue for 5 months, then I got out of there and went back to TUKwilla!

Was the worst commute. The commute from HELL. The really sucky thing is BoEinG pays so damned well and the benifits are (Still) good. Otherwise I would go back to playing guitar on the local street corners. Life was oh so much simpler.

I suspect the russians will be doing my work shortly, or the green cards down at CDG. Im pretty sure the corporate drag queens want to see my job shipped out pronto (thank you N A F T A).

God Bless AMREEKA!

Hehe....
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Post by: Puke on January 29, 2003, 07:59:25 PM: My commute is from the bedroom to the den area. I have a home office and it isn't near as nice looking as what Ripsnort is moving to, but I bet he can't do his work in his undies!
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Post by: Kanth on January 29, 2003, 08:43:26 PM: Hi MiG =)

The building was purchased and renovated by the Architect firm, that I work for, in the early 90's.

I'm their Informaton Technology Dept Manager (I'm the whole department) I make everything go ;)

Quote
Originally posted by CMC Airboss
What do you do for work in there Kanth?
MiG
Title: Damn, my commute time doubles in March
Post by: Mini D on January 29, 2003, 10:49:21 PM: Complaining about commute time? I guess the 3 series isn't all its cracked up to be.

Duly noted.

MiniD
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Post by: capt. apathy on January 29, 2003, 11:18:50 PM: here's where I work (actually this is last winters job, not much going on this winter)

(http://www.strike9.com/file.aspx/path=/capt_Apathy/fullsize/work+4.jpg)

A view from 'the office'

(http://www.strike9.com/file.aspx/path=/capt_Apathy/fullsize/work+3.jpg)

and here's a pic of me at work

(http://www.strike9.com/file.aspx/path=/capt_Apathy/fullsize/work+1.jpg)

btw- 50-90 minutes commute (depending on traffic)
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Post by: Mini D on January 29, 2003, 11:29:56 PM: Cpt.. is that the pulp mill off of I-5 south of Salem?

MiniD
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Post by: capt. apathy on January 29, 2003, 11:33:25 PM: yep, Albany.
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Post by: Mini D on January 29, 2003, 11:35:32 PM: Every time I drive by that place with my wife, I look over at her and ask "Did you fart?" . :D

I can't quite figure out why you'd work in Albany and commute from Portland. The only reason I don't live down that way is that its too hard to find decent employment in the area.

MiniD
Title: Damn, my commute time doubles in March
Post by: capt. apathy on January 29, 2003, 11:39:09 PM: the job was only 8 months long (longest I've ever worked in one spot). I'd move about 15 times a year if I relocated for every job.

as far as the smell of a pulp mill, it's just a matter of perspective- to me they smell like a hand-full of sweaty hundred dollar bills.
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Post by: Mini D on January 29, 2003, 11:43:08 PM: If all you wanted was a handfull of sweaty 100 dollar bills, you could work down-town Portland;)

My brother lives near Camas. I've never really had a problem with the smell. The only time I notice it is when I'm driving on I-5 and experience the extreme difference of going from no sulfer to sulfer.

I'd still live down that way if I could. I love the rural Salem/Aurora/Eugene areas. Well outside of the towns, that is.

MiniD
Title: Damn, my commute time doubles in March
Post by: capt. apathy on January 29, 2003, 11:51:05 PM: haven't got much work in the portland area. we used to get alot of work out of camas, but not for the last couple years (it's comming back there though) thats about as close to working at home as it gets for me.

in 15 years I've only got about 35 hours worth of work out of westlinn and Oregon city (the 2 closest mills to the house)

not much boiler work downtown though.
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Post by: Sandman on January 30, 2003, 01:21:24 AM: Let's see... complains about commute... but raves about BMW...

I'm confused.
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Post by: Sandman on January 30, 2003, 01:23:27 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Ripsnort
New Cubicle:

I'll pay for a month of AH if you post a picture of yourself gutting a fish on that desktop, Rip... :)
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Post by: StSanta on January 30, 2003, 04:52:04 AM: Cubicles don't appear to be so common here.

Both places where I've been to interviews have basically had desks without walls and computers everywhere.

The culture here of course is 'open door' and casual, meaning you can pretty much talk to anyone at any time. Some Americans that were visiting were said to be amazed, since the corporate culture in the US is much more formal.

Cubicle is just another word for 'evil'.
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Post by: -tronski- on January 30, 2003, 05:44:03 AM: My office: A Sydney Airport Mitsubishi triton 4WD

Tronsky
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Post by: Ripsnort on January 30, 2003, 07:45:27 AM: Mig: Thks! Krispy Kremes will be goodness, I can usually pack a 12 pak of them away and I never gain weight. :)

Apathy, thats a cool office!

Yeager, hope things work out for you :(

MiniDork, I figured you'd be in here to get a shot in on me, so predictable.

StSanta, these cubes are "open", this picture represents it alittle better.
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Post by: Mini D on January 30, 2003, 07:48:41 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Ripsnort
MiniDork, I figured you'd be in here to get a shot in on me, so predictable.

There you go predicting things after they happen again. Its quite the trend with you.

And you may notice someone else said the same thing a few posts later rippy.

MiniD
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Post by: StSanta on January 30, 2003, 12:20:22 PM: Ah good Rip. It doesn't make sense to not have 'em semi open from a productivity/innovations POV.
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Post by: Kanth on January 30, 2003, 06:18:06 PM: here's the basement meeting room
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Post by: Kanth on January 30, 2003, 06:18:55 PM: office area
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Post by: Kanth on January 30, 2003, 06:21:21 PM: couple of balconey desk spaces
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Post by: Kanth on January 30, 2003, 06:22:28 PM: The pictures don't even begin to capture how pretty it really is, wood floors and all of the stained glass and different areas of the building.

It's a really neat place to work tho :)
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Post by: Kanth on January 30, 2003, 06:24:48 PM: the dome top in the main office space.
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Post by: loser on January 30, 2003, 06:30:39 PM: Quote
Originally posted by midnight Target
work work work....

nice calender, looks better on my wall though.

:D
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Post by: eskimo2 on January 30, 2003, 07:31:37 PM: My office. Its usually a bit more crowded in here.

eskimo
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Post by: Yeager on January 30, 2003, 08:17:19 PM: Yes Rip, thanks. Hopefully things will work out for the better.
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Post by: lazs2 on January 31, 2003, 08:31:58 AM: Make em stop posting pictures of rooms!
lazs
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Post by: Ripsnort on January 31, 2003, 08:33:50 AM: Quote
Originally posted by lazs2
Make em stop posting pictures of rooms!
lazs

"Rooooooooooooom......vRrrrrrr rooooooooooooom!"
(http://home.earthlink.net/~ripsnort/BMW/BMWracing.jpg)
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Post by: lazs2 on January 31, 2003, 08:38:01 AM: Hve mercy! hideous little cars that sound like prolonged flatulance with hippy paint jobs!

the horror!
lazs
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Post by: Wlfgng on January 31, 2003, 09:07:59 AM: Kanth I'm envious...
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Post by: Wlfgng on January 31, 2003, 09:20:59 AM: laz I got to witness a 350 w/blower chew up and spit out one of those little 'mod' cars last weekend in Denver...
it was just awesome ;)

along came this 'vrrrrt' flatulant sounding little VW with a young girl in the passenger seat spewing smack talk.. pulled up alongside an old grey camaro (primer)
(was waiting for the word: "Hey.. that thing have a hemi?" jk)

the little girl riding in the Mod car was slumped down in the seat afterwards... a little embarassed after all the smack talk earlier in the block..

god I love the sound of an unfettered V-8