Category Archives: humour

A Simplified Explanation of the Global Economic Meltdown

Like these liquid mountaineers, too many fat cat bankers thought they could walk on water.

However, as these overly adventurous individuals demonstrate, while you may be able to take a few steps with a running start, you always sink in the end.

How To Respond to Dubious Unsolicited Business Propositions

We all get them … that sleazy e-mail, call, or, when the con-artist, or, sales representative, is really ambitious, an impromptu office visit offering to slash your software license fees by 90%, reduce your toner cartridge costs by 60%, or securely meet all your cleaning needs for 20% less than the cleaning agency down the street. And we always know, in the back of our minds, that this is just another scam. But how do we respond? Especially when we know we should be polite and professional?

We should follow the lead of Mike Nash and confront the offeror with our suspicion. Because, sometimes, con-artists are more honest than your boss, who’s really only interested in climbing the corporate ladder on your back. Check out this skype transcript where, when a scammer was asked if his important business proposition was really an offer of millions of dollars that I won’t get because you’ll rip me off with advance fee fraud, the scammer, realizing the intended mark isn’t going to bite, got right to the point and said you are right and moved on.

Reminding You of the Most Often Overlooked Risk in Your Energy Supply Chain

It’s not volcanic eruptions, which could bury or clog your production facilities with ash, as these generally only occur every few years to every few hundred years.

It’s not an unpredictable terrorist act that could blow up a pipeline in North America.

No, it’s suicidal Sciurus Carolinensis.

Last December, when I first told you about the most often overlooked risk in your energy supply chain, I told you how one little squirrel in one little circuit breaker in one little substation can knock out power to 9,000 homes, as FirstEnergy customers in North Royalton (Ohio).

Now, it seems another squirrel has went on the offensive in Florida where it caused a power outage in central and westin Destin (Florida) [NWFDailyNews.com], affecting both Gulf Power home and business customers.

Squirrels are on the attack! Are you ready?