Montana Jones

Montana n: A state of the northwest United States bordering on Canada. Admitted as the 41st state in 1889. The fourth largest state in the union, it includes vast prairies and numerous majestic mountain ranges.
Syn: Treasure State, Big Sky Country, Last Best Place.

Jones n: slang. An addiction or very deep craving.

Sunday, September 24, 2006

Satisfying the bureaucracy

BP:
I can't believe we only got a four on our safety review.
Me:
Don't sweat it. We had a good summer.
BP:
We did. But we should have gotten a perfect score.
Me:
Hey, I'm happy no one got hurt. It was a good summer. Higher power only cares about the paperwork.
BP:
We will have to do better on the paperwork next year.
Me:
We will, but that's not what's important. The safety score is irrelevant when it comes to actually being safe. We could have had a crap year with people getting mangled, losing limbs, amputations, fatalities, the works and higher power would still give a perfect safety score if we had all the paperwork.