-Friday-




MITCH

(2:24pm)
Mitch



TINO

(2:24pm)
Hey Mitch. Im Tino. Where are you?



MITCH

(2:24pm)
College



TINO

(2:24pm)
Good for you poindexter. Im a self-educated man. I work with my hands, cuz it gives me time to think. You ever build anything?



MITCH

(2:26pm)
Yeah i had three years of woodshop in high school



TINO

(2:26pm)
Ya gotta know how to make stuff. I like working with my hands generally. Steel. The ladies. Ha! Mostly steel. Im a rigger.



MITCH

(2:27pm)
Oh yeah gotta love the ladies



TINO

(2:27pm)
Anyway... nice to meet you Mitch. Enough txting for now, Ill touch base tomorrow.



MITCH

(2:28pm)
Ok have a good one



-Saturday-




TINO

(1:42pm)
Met a girl last night - vanessa. Vanessaaaaah. Whaddaya think. Movie or the shore?



MITCH

(2:07pm)
The shore for sure



TINO

(2:07pm)
Ya exactly. Sunset over waves and a long ride home. I hope the clouds clear up, tho.



MITCH

(2:08pm)
So tell me about her



TINO

(2:08pm)
Hopefully this girl isnt like eliza.



MITCH

(2:09pm)
Eliza?



TINO

(2:09pm)
The 26.year old psycho. We had some communication problems you could say. But she started me with this texting stuff.



MITCH

(2:11pm)
Yeah we have all had so crazy girls



-Sunday-




TINO

(12:35pm)
On a scale of one to ten, ten being very and one being not at all, how firm is your handshake?



MITCH

(12:36pm)
8



TINO

(12:36pm)
Mmm hmm. Ill put down a 7. See, my contract is almost up. May have to find something else. Gotta think of interview questions they might ask.


(12:37pm)
Such as... are you what they call a 'team player'?



MITCH

(12:47pm)
yeah i play rugby so i have to be



TINO

(12:47pm)
Ah yes, the leviathan. Would you put honesty before appearance, appearance after enthusiasm, or enthusiasm next to sense of humor?



MITCH

(12:52pm)
Enthusiasm next to a sense of humor



TINO

(12:52pm)
Ok. On a scale of one to one hundred, whats the value of your personal brand?



MITCH

(12:54pm)
i would say about 85



TINO

(12:54pm)
Buck up. Youre just undervalued. Last question. What do you put in the toaster?



MITCH

(12:55pm)
bread



TINO

(12:55pm)
Looks like youre a first-rate hire. You got the job! First task is to google 'oil rig jobs.' Let me know when youre there.



MITCH

(12:56pm)
Ok there



TINO

(12:56pm)
This is the kind of job description I like: Works independently under general supervision, requiring normal guidance and review.


(12:57pm)
Typically does not have budgetary responsibility. Provides some technical guidance and work direction to field staff. Handles special projects, as assigned.



MITCH

(12:57pm)
Yeah me too



TINO

(12:58pm)
Great. Now go get me something like that. Bye for now!



MITCH

(12:58pm)
Yeah



-Monday-




TINO

(2:21pm)
Hey Mitch whats up. I cant get out of bed this morning; PAIN. That rigging job in india is catching up to me with a vengeance.


(2:23pm)
Built a massive building for tiny parts. Semi-conductor facility. Theres a certain satisfaction in that. What do you do for work anyway?



MITCH

(2:27pm)
factory work



TINO

(2:27pm)
Are you good at it? Like an expert?



MITCH

(2:28pm)
Nahh just a summer job



TINO

(2:28pm)
Grab some object nearby, what is it?



MITCH

(2:32pm)
A can of pop



TINO

(2:32pm)
Guy called di staso says that if youre an expert you can see your work in any object. Look at that pop, am I right?



MITCH

(2:34pm)
Yeah



TINO

(2:34pm)
Ok, lets not get carried away. But you get what I mean. Ive got the icy hot right here and its pretty straightforward. Definitely pulled something.



MITCH

(3:01pm)
Think you should see a doctor?



TINO

(3:01pm)
You want the long story or the short story?



MITCH

(3:02pm)
Both lol



TINO

(3:02pm)
Working Load Limit is defined as max mass or force a product is authorized to support in general service when pull is applied in-line, unless noted otherwise


(3:03pm)
i.e. the WLL of a component is specified by the manufacturer.


(3:04pm)
If you have a 3t sling hook on a single-leg wire rope or chain sling in a general use application, it retains its inherent WLL of 3t as its max load.



MITCH

(3:04pm)
WLL?



TINO

(3:05pm)
However, if a two-leg sling consists of two such legs, the WLL for the sling hook in such a configuration is (1.73 x 3 t) / 2 = 2.6 t.



MITCH

(3:08pm)
I have no idea what your talking about



-Thursday-




TINO

(1:06pm)
Mitch. Im late. Just came in to ohio- I dont know this part of town. Foreman sent me a txt, but this thing ran out of memory, so I did delete...


(1:08pm)
Point is, im lost. Not worried though, these things work out. But I need your help. Ok, under the overpass or around the park?



MITCH

(1:43pm)
Around the park



TINO

(1:43pm)
Not many trees here, mostly baseball fields. Would you go walk by the Office Depot or or past the XXX adult video store?



MITCH

(1:45pm)
XXX adult store



TINO

(1:45pm)
I knew you were going to say that. Sicko. Ok, past the graffiti or toward the ATM?



MITCH

(1:47pm)
ATM



TINO

(1:47pm)
Looks like its out of order. Think I should go follow the group of people or go where they arent?



MITCH

(1:48pm)
Where they arnt



TINO

(1:48pm)
Going to follow. These guys are going too slow. Think I should go past the dollar store or toward the big public art thingy?



MITCH

(1:49pm)
Public art thingy



TINO

(1:49pm)
Ok. I'm sure it's worth its weight in gold. Would you go follow the sound of music or follow the fire truck?



MITCH

(1:50pm)
Fire trucks



TINO

(1:50pm)
Doesnt have its siren on, probably just getting food. Good idea. Ok, nice. Theres my site. See? Works every time. Catch you later.



-Friday-




TINO

(2:54pm)
What are you up to Mitch?



MITCH

(2:54pm)
Just getting out of class



TINO

(2:54pm)
U wanna trade? The inspectors here. Puts numbers on things that dont need em. Like how you had 25 characters in that message. You txt normal, QWERTY or T9?



MITCH

(2:55pm)
T9



TINO

(2:55pm)
So 25 max key presses, times 6 muscles of the thumb(s) involved, like the flexor pollicis brevis, and four nerves. Do you use a light pressure or heavy?



MITCH

(2:57pm)
light



TINO

(2:57pm)
You just took 74 seconds to respond, so we're talking 4.89 neural signals/sec per second on your part.


(2:59pm)
If you were a factory youd get an efficiency rating of 0.11/averg. Notice how you do other basic tasks. Fast or slow? Dont text me now. Itll take too long :-)



-Saturday-




TINO

(12:16pm)
hy Mitch, I just lost my tmpr. I got frustrat and brok my phon.



-Sunday-




TINO

(2:00am)
Hey Mitch. Think. If you slipped and a friend caught your safety rope, the only thing between you and a 70 story fall, who would you want it to be?


(2:00pm)
Ok, nevermind. Ill see ya, Mitch. Off to a job in chongqing, china! ALWAYS keep moving. Most peoples problem is getting stuck.