tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post116264539886024357..comments2024-01-12T11:26:35.176-05:00Comments on Working Stiffs: In the Lair of the BeastWorking Stiffshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270595837074553752noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-1162826178479742542006-11-06T10:16:00.000-05:002006-11-06T10:16:00.000-05:00My kids love those tubes at the bank! My son, who ...My kids love those tubes at the bank! My son, who is a child of the computer age, has his own lap-top and regularly communicates via email and ichat, wants this tube for our house so he could zip messages to other family members.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-1162670926107102072006-11-04T15:08:00.000-05:002006-11-04T15:08:00.000-05:00Gina, this takes me back to my high school compute...Gina, this takes me back to my high school computer programming class! I hated those little punch cards. My programs NEVER ran. Thank goodness for the advent of the personal computer and Microsoft Windows!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-1162664723220822772006-11-04T13:25:00.000-05:002006-11-04T13:25:00.000-05:00Most of the banks I've seen with drive thru window...Most of the banks I've seen with drive thru windows use those pneumatic tubes. And I've seen them at a few hospitals, too.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-1162656935670606522006-11-04T11:15:00.000-05:002006-11-04T11:15:00.000-05:00Gina: That job would be a great setting for a "col...Gina: That job would be a great setting for a "cold case" episode. Or any sort of novel you could write. I can imagine the "Peyton Place" of keypunch operators!<BR/><BR/>My co-worker and I were just commenting yesterday on the Fortran and Basic computer courses we took in college. They do seem laughably primative! Yet, they also gave us an understanding of what computers can and can't do and why.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-1162645930623524662006-11-04T08:12:00.000-05:002006-11-04T08:12:00.000-05:00Gina, that pneumatic tube does exist! At Shadysid...Gina, that pneumatic tube does exist! At Shadyside Hospital, they use it to move narcotics from the pharmacy to the patient's room so they never touch human hands---and risk being stolen. Yep, times have changed.<BR/><BR/>I am wondering if you're ever going to run out of hilarious jobs to tell us about!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com