July comments

Hi Les
In answer to Bob Wilson I remember it well, And this is what was said....We work with this group all Day Who wants to live next to them.
Best Regards Harold Deppe

To all the literati, forgive my misspelled words.
So I am including in this packet some of the items I left out previously.

Here are some commas,,,,some periods.....some brackets {{{ }}}[[ ]] and ??? (
)

Please feel free to use these. I get them discounted from the English
Snobbery Society.

    You see my friends I bluffed my way through CBS by stating I had
knowledge of electronic switching, (the switches on the wall for lights).
     I could do boom because I could climb up on the platform, and Joe
Schwartz couldn't.
     I did camera when I found out it was just like looking at a TV set.
     And I made it through maintenance by carrying the tools for Dick Locke,
and Pete Constantine.

    I got elected to the union, by saying I knew how to count votes, and
stuff envelopes. I made President because I was the only one with a ball
point pen.

    The only thing I never accomplished was to build an airplane that could
fly.

    Thanks for the mamories,            Tony C.

Understanding Engineers - Take One

Two engineering students were walking across campus when one said, "Where did you get such a great bike?" The second engineer replied, "Well, I was walking along yesterday minding my own business when a beautiful woman rode up on this bike. She threw the bike to the ground, took off all her clothes and said, "Take what you want." The second engineer nodded approvingly, Good choice; the clothes probably wouldn't have fit."

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Understanding Engineers - Take Two

To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
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Understanding Engineers - Take Three

A pastor, a doctor and an engineer were waiting one morning for a particularly slow group of golfers. The engineer fumed, "What's with these guys? We must have been waiting for 15 minutes!" The doctor chimed in, "I don't know, but I've never seen such ineptitude! " The pastor said, "Hey, here comes the greens keeper. Let's have a word with him."

[dramatic pause]

"Hi George, say, what's with that group ahead of us? They're rather slow, aren't they?" The greens keeper replied, "Oh, yes, that's a group of blind firefighters. They lost their sight saving our clubhouse from a fire last year, so we always let them play for free anytime." The group was silent for a moment. The pastor said, "That's so sad. I think I will say a special prayer for them tonight." The doctor said, "Good idea. And I'm going to contact my ophthalmologist buddy and see if there's anything he can do for them." The engineer said, "Why can't these guys play at night?"

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Understanding Engineers - Take Four

There was an engineer who had an exceptional gift for fixing all things technical. After serving his company loyally for over 30 years, he happily retired. Several years later the company contacted him regarding a seemingly impossible problem they were having with one of their multimillion-dollar machines. They had tried everything and everyone else to get the machine to work but to no avail. In desperation, they called on the retired engineer who had solved so many of their problems in the past.
The engineer reluctantly took the challenge. He spent a day studying the huge machine. At the end of the day, he marked a small "x" in chalk on a particular component of the machine and stated, "This is where your problem is.". The part was replaced and the machine worked perfectly again.
The company received a bill for $50,000 from the engineer for his service. They demanded an itemized accounting of his charges. The engineer responded briefly:
One chalk mark $1 Knowing where to put it $49,999 It was paid in full and the engineer retired again in peace.

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Understanding Engineers - Take Five

What is the difference between Mechanical Engineers and Civil Engineers?

Mechanical Engineers build weapons. Civil Engineers build targets.

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Understanding Engineers - Take Six

Three engineering students were gathered together discussing the possible designers of the human body. One said, "It was a mechanical engineer. Just look at all the joints.". Another said, "No, it was an electrical engineer. The nervous system has many thousands of electrical connections." The last said, "Actually it was a civil engineer. Who else would run a toxic waste pipeline through a recreational area?"

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Understanding Engineers - Take Seven

Normal people believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet.

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Understanding Engineers - Take Eight

An architect, an artist and an engineer were discussing
whether it was better to spend time with the wife or a mistress. The architect said he enjoyed time with his wife, building a solid foundation for an enduring relationship.
The artist said he enjoyed time with his mistress, because of
the passion and mystery he found there.
The engineer said, "I like both."
"Both?"
Engineer: "Yeah. If you have a wife and a mistress, they will
each assume you are spending time with the other woman, and you can go to the lab and get some work done."

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Understanding Engineers - Take Nine

An engineer was crossing a road one day when a frog called out to him and said, "If you kiss me, I'll turn into a beautiful princess." He bent over, picked up the frog and put it in his pocket.

The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will stay with you for one week." The engineer took the frog out of hispocket, smiled at it and returned it to the pocket.
The frog then cried out, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess, I'll stay with you and do ANYTHING you want."
Again the engineer took the frog out, smiled at it and put it back into his pocket.
Finally, the frog asked, "What is the matter? I've told you I'm a beautiful princess, that I'll stay with you for a week and do anything you want. Why won't you kiss me?"
The engineer said, "Look I'm an engineer. I don't have time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog, now that's cool."

[Les] Looks good to me, any others having troubles? (but then again, how could you answer this if you were having trouble) DUH!

Mr. Burkhardt,

You may not know or remember me but I currently work for Robert Seidel in Engineering - Bob (now Bob does primarily HDTV stuff) but I wanted to relate a story about Hugo.

He opted to take the early retirement option in July of 1995 and we were sorry to see him leave as he provided a great deal of humor to the group and always had something to say (I never heard him say anything bad but he did have a very dry sense of humor).

He thanked Bob (who was in charge of Engineering at that time) for the party (thrown for all the retirees) and commented that we used to have Swedish Meatballs at parties and that he really missed the meatballs.

I know this is a small item but I always remember it and Hugo with a smile.

Also, I notice on your page that people are asking about HDTV, what in particular did they want to know?

Lisa Kehrle

[Les] Harold Deppe the ball is now in your court, looks like we have someone willing to answer your questions.

We'll probably never know. ================================================================================

From Bill Wagner

Now I know I wasn't getting any mail.I thought I was on the mailing list.Yes please include my address.I never considered myself a privacy type,perhaps a little introverted,but you have to consider I was paired with Deacon Deller .He casts a long shadow

From Tony Cucurullo

   How many times have you seen the words, "John 3:16?" I have seen it at numerous sporting events. I always assumed it was from the new testament, and I was right. It is the 4th. gospel according to John one of the closest disciples to Jesus.

    Well, I finally looked it up, sure as it says, chapter 3, then count down to verse 16, "Voile" once again the bible tells the truth. It reads: Yes, GOD so loved the world that he gave his only son, that whoever believes in him may not die but have eternal life.

    Now when you see someone wearing a garment or carrying a sign with John 3:16 you will know what it means.

Another point to consider

We all know that Moses carried stone tablets down from the mountain and we have lived by those commandments since that time.

Now Jesus gave us only one commandment: John 13:34 It reads:

I give you a new commandment:
Love one another.
Such as my love has been for you,
so must your love be for one another.

So there you are! For you trivia buffs. I firmly believe that this commandment should be listed as the eleventh commandment? It is the only thing Jesus has asked of us. Think about it.

As a side note. As a former negotiator along with the other CBS people, I truly believe that Mike DeIeso, and Jim Sirmons could never agree on the bible, it make a poor for a contract. But, then again look at what they turned out. Not a thing is lasting. But the bible survives.
Enjoy, Tony C.

From Lee Levy

The Lord Giveth and CBS taketh away. I remember being in Oxnard California at a Negotiation and asked the committee why we did not have is writing the details of CBS policy regarding specifics for medical coverage and why we always went along with CBS policy. My hind site is 20-20 and I don't think any member of the committee took me seriously cause they all trusted CBS who would believe that they would ever screw us. Truth is that They are not the same people any more and the shaft is coming from Viacom.... Thus said the prophet. PS I was wrong about Mike DeIeso, I was angry with him and said some cruel things about him being on the take. In retrospect I know I was wrong and at the time did not appreciate his efforts under pressure from the likes of Tish and Sermons. We all made mistakes. We all loved our work and we must all forgive and forget. We all must love each other and now that I have the time and am no longer an angry fool do in fact think Lovingly of those years. G-d bless you all every one........

Received July 17-22, 2001:

From Harold Deppe

Lisa Kehrle

Thanks for the offer of information concerning HDTV at the Broadcast Center. In my time at CBS (retired in 1972) we went from the Iconoscope to the Vidicon for film
projection, Image Orthicon to Plumbicon for live live pickup, and Kinescope to high band video tape for recording. I would be interested in knowing some specifics of the HDTV equipment in use today. What type cameras, vtrs, etc. is there 35mm film transfer capability? How is the signal routed?

I remember Hugo Ripp very well we worked in Color Studio 72 in the 50's

Thank you and best regards........................Harold Deppe

[Les] I recall at the time of my retirement (1992) the Program Control operation (for the most part) moved from the MX, TX, EC, TC, VT and PC areas to an area in the sw corner of the BC. This area had PC rooms, with playback areas and an area for delay broadcast to the various time zones of the country. Where is HDTV located? What is encompassed in that extra area of TX?

From Harold Deppe

Adrian
ABC Mystery. Could Herbie be a Cow that ran dry and no longer needed?

Best Regards...........Harold Deppe

***From Adrian: A cow named Herbie? I thought cows had names like Elsie. Could be Herbie was a bull that ran dry instead.
Note the epitaph was dated 1957. Wasn't Sheffield fully out of there by then?

Received July 23-29, 2001:

From Cal Marotta

From a very good friend:
We've all heard horror stories about fraud that's committed using your name, address, SS#, credit, etc., Unfortunately I have first hand knowledge. Because my wallet was stolen last month and within a week the thieves ordered an expensive monthly cell phone package, applied for a VISA credit card, had a credit line approved to buy a Gateway computer, received a PIN number from the DMV to change my driving record information on-line, AND MORE. But here's some critical information to limit the damage in case this happens to you or someone you know. As everyone always advises, cancel your credit cards immediately, but the key is having the toll free numbers and your card numbers handy so you know who to call. Keep those where you can find them easily (having to hunt for them is additional stress you WON'T need at that point). File a police report immediately in the jurisdiction where it was stolen. This proves to credit providers you were diligent, and is a first step toward an investigation (if there ever is one). But here's what is perhaps most important (I never ever thought to do this): Call the three national credit reporting organizations immediately to place a fraud alert on your name and SS#. I had never heard of doing that until advised by a bank that called to tell me an application for credit was made over the Internet in my name. The alert means any company that checks your credit knows your information was stolen and they have to contact you by phone to authorize new credit. By the time I was advised to do this - almost 2 weeks after the theft, all the damage had been done (there are records of all the credit checks initiated by the thieves' purchases, none of which knew about it before placing the alert). Since then, no new damage has been done, and the thieves threw my wallet away this weekend (someone turned it in). It seems to have stopped them in their tracks. The numbers are:
Equifax 1-800-525-6285; 1-800-882-0648; 1-800-270-3435

Experian (formerly TRW) 1-800-301-7195; 1-888-397-3742

Trans Union 1-800-680-7289

Social Security Administration has a fraud line at 1-800-269-0271

Federal Trade Commission 1-877-438-4338

We pass along jokes, we pass along just about everything...do think about passing this information along... it could help someone else. One more thing I'd add to the list is NOT to carry your SS# in your wallet at all!!!! With that and your driver's license, they can steal your entire identity!

From Cal Marotta

An old, bearded shepherd with a crooked staff walked up to a stone pulpit and said, "And lo, it came to pass that the trader by the name of Abraham.Com did take unto himself a young wife by the name of dot." And Dot Com was a comely woman, broad of shoulder and long of leg. Indeed, she had been called Amazon Dot Com. And she said unto Abraham, her husband, "Why dost thou travel far, from town to town, with thy goods when thou can trade without ever leaving thy tent?" And Abraham did look at her as though she were several saddle bags short of a camel load, but simply said, "How, dear? And Dot replied, "I will place drums in all the towns (and drums in between the towns) to send messages saying what you have for sale and they will reply, telling you which hath the best price. And the sale can be made on the drums and delivery made by Uriah's Pony Stable (UPS)." Abraham thought long and decided he would let Dot have her way with the drums. And the drums rang out and were an immediate success. Abraham sold all the goods he had, at the top price, without ever moving from his tent.

But this success did arouse envy. A man named Maccabia did secret himself inside Abraham's drum and was accused of insider trading.

And lo, the land was so feverish with joy at the new riches and the deafening sound of drums, that no one noticed the real riches were going to the drum maker, one Brother William of Gates, who bought up every drum company in the land. And, indeed, he did insist on making drums that would work only if you bought Brother Gates' drumsticks.
And Dot said, "Oh, Abraham, what we have started is being taken over by others. And, as Abraham looked out over the Bay of Ezekiel, or as it came to be known, "eBay", he said, "We need a name that reflects what we are," and Dot replied, Young Ambitious Hebrew Owner Operators."

"Whoopee!", said Abraham. "No, YAHOO!" said Dot Com... and that is how it all began. It wasn't Al Gore after all.

From Tony Cucurullo

Stem Cell Research:

          Scientists say embryonic stem cells offer great potential to combat cancer, Parkinson’s disease diabetes and other illnesses that plague society. Many anti-abortion activists say embryo represents a tiny life and sacrificing it for research, even in the name of saving lives, is morally wrong, although the issue has even split their ranks.

          Once again, as I go tilting at windmills. I find the lance of my thoughts could be taking on issues that are beyond my scope of research.

Thinking about Stem cell research puts me on the border between anti-abortion and human suffering.

          We all share the gifts of inventors and revel in the glory it brings to society. The same society that requires us to participate in all wars, and allows us to kill, “the taking of life” for the sake of pre-supposed needs, or the defense of, “what’s mine”.

       That rational is OK. But, don’t kill an unborn, non-identifiable form, an embryo, or blastocyst that could relieve the human anguish that some people endure that bear those horror names, ”Cancer, Heart Disease,” and other scary maladies.

          If a General, (and I know one personally) can order an attack of the enemy with the expectation that at least 45% will be killed or wounded, or maimed for life. Then why can’t a scientist assume that the death of a blasocyst (an embryo that is only a few days old) be used to help tissue grow to replace the disease that is killing the life of those that are imprisoned in that body.

          The government can order the youth of their country to die for political gain. But, the cowards want the road to decision making paved with political expediency, that would satisfy the “left and the right” of the nations thinking.

          In fairness though, I better be careful where my thought process takes me as I wander through the waning years left to me. I must not antagonize my spiritual manifestations. I should instead couch myself in prayer in preparation for the unknown great journey.

          I am not hoping for life, for me, beyond the pre-ordained time. But as a father of a cancer-bearing child, I wish for the scientist, “a full speed ahead and dammed the torpedoes of righteousness.” So there is my motivation, up front, selfish, and the basis for a counter argument.

          How sad to think, “kill the embryos to save lives and relieve misery” or let the embryos live so that society can kill them in unforgiving wars. Pick one?

God help us! TonyC.

[Les] I thought long and hard about putting this on the web site, with all of the controversy surrounding this issue. I can see Tony's point in line with my own, and for a avaricious reason. How wonderful it would be to have the sight restored in my eye, with the replacement of the retina or just to remove the scar tissue in that eye. Hopefully I am not wrong that I can say in regard to this research "Until you walk in the shoes??" which echoes Tony's comments.

From Harold Deppe

Adrian...
Yes by 1957 Sheffield was out, like Mummies in Egypt He might have been discovered later. It could be His sex was found out to late for what Sheffield was using Cows for and given the Deep Six. I remember at one time the Broadcast Center was called the Utter place

Best Regards..............Harold Deppe

Good thought, Harold. That's as good a theory as any. ---------Adrian

From Bob Dailey

TONY...SOME OF OUR RETIREE FRIENDS MIGHT AGREE!

Have you ever watched kids playing on a merry go round
Or listened to the rain lapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?

You better slow down Don't dance so fast
Time is short -The music won't last.
Do you run through each day on the fly?
When you ask "How are you?" Do you hear the reply?
When the day is done, Do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores Running through your head?

You'd better slow down Don't dance so fast
Time is short The music won't last.
Ever told your child, We'll do it tomorrow
And in your haste, not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch, Let a good friendship die
To not call and say "Hi"?

You'd better slow down Don't dance so fast
Time is short -The music won't last.
When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
It is like an unopened gift....Thrown away...
Life is not a race. Do take it slower
Hear the music Before the song is over.

From Ted Perzeszty

Here's one for the books, a true story!

You old-time communicators should like this one.

Party Line?

It's common practice in England to ring a telephone by signaling extra voltage across one side of the two wire circuit and ground. When the subscriber answers the phone, it switches to the two wire circuit for the conversation. This method allows two parties on the same line to be signaled without disturbing each other.

Anyway, an elderly lady with several pets called to say that her telephone failed to ring when her friends called; and that on the few occasions when it did ring her dog always barked first. The telephone repairman proceeded to the scene, curious to see this psychic dog.

He climbed a nearby telephone pole, hooked in his test set, and dialed the subscriber's house. The phone didn't ring. He tried again. The dog barked loudly, followed by a ringing telephone.

Climbing down from the pole, the telephone repairman found:

1. A dog was tied to the telephone system's ground post via an iron chain and collar.

2. The dog was receiving 90 volts of signaling current.

3. After several such jolts, the dog would start barking and urinating on the ground.

4. The wet ground now completed the circuit and the phone would ring.

Which shows you that some problems can be fixed by just pissing on them.

Best Regards -------- Teddy

From Tony Cucurullo Important!

CBS retirees,
Fred Schutz convened a forum last week to discuss the impending reduction of the CBS plan for medical coverage.

It is important to all of us that we study the medical plan and be informed as to whether the benefits apply equally to all, or is it not enough coverage now.

Fred and the committee would appreciate your input on this matter.

One of the options may entail hiring a lawyer to help us determine the direction we can take.

Fred wrote an extensive piece that is listed on our web page http://www.rrhistorical-2.com/retcbs/ under the heading "Medical Insurance"

Please read it and then send your comment to Fred.

I also suggest that you send your medical/drugs expenses to date for the year 2001. So that they may have some data to establish the parameters for a future plan, or to present to council meaningful data. ( Example: my expenses are medical $1800/Drugs $875 up to July 2001) Please consider this as we are approaching the time for a possible change. The people that are working for you receive no compensation for their efforts. But, if it comes to litigation you may be called upon to contribute
money. Please let them know how you feel regarding this possibility/

From Fred Schutz More important!

Hi Tony

Read your message re: info requested from retirees to find out their status and comments..

As per our lengthy conversation this afternoon Sat.28th.... I repeat, I'm sorry I am unable to lead the charge this time (due to illness and other considerations) .. as to complying info and taking action on the pending lost of our present insurance coverage.....

I have put some 11 years into running the retirees luncheon mailing and organizing the luncheons as well as spending 6 months some years ago working with a lawyer preparing a class action suit again the company when they started to make changes in our medical coverage..

We agreed that we would try to find a new Volunteer/ leader along with requesting information and ideas regarding changes to our medical insurance ....
That information would be sent to this new leader where it could then be compiled and action taken..........

I not sure were this volunteer comes from but.....your E mail should first look for such a person..........

Good luck and best regards.................Freddie S

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