Working with Government?

I work for the same company as 93 EXcivic, and it's always a long battle everytime you deal with MSHA. A few examples; they will let you use vasoline and not krytox because they really don't know what it is and will not do the simple research, or the fact they will not let you use multi-level PCB boards as they don't understand those either.

Just this week we've had issues with the approval board granting approval, but the inspectors will not approve it. Sounds alot like my time in Nascar....

Of course these aren't the real issues of the week, I won't go into those.

Before we were bought out, we had a guy that used to work for MSHA, and he told me once that no one wants to make a decision as it might look bad on their record if it doesn't work. And that some simply will learn anything they don't already know.

There's a big dent in my office wall right now as all of these dealings are changing by the minute.

I left my last job because of these types of issues. I now work at a nuclear power plant designing and installing major modifications. Still a lot of paperwork, but at least it is possible to get things done.

Who knows, I may just end up back in HSV sometime in the near future. We'll see.

racerdave600 wrote: Of course these aren't the real issues of the week, I won't go into those.

Surely you can't mean the fact we seem to be good at shooting ourselves in the foot.

State government just called with a denial. They approved the same thing I submitted less than 60 days ago. Apparently the rules changed but they don't inform us until we get it wrong. Except we just had training from them on this ~3 weeks ago.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Javelin wrote: State government just called with a denial. They approved the same thing I submitted less than 60 days ago. Apparently the rules changed but they don't inform us until we get it wrong. Except we *just* had training from them on this ~3 weeks ago. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

HAHA. I know how you feel the government just made up completely new rules for us as they were going this week...