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skybytch

Don't skydive? Please... don't order gear!

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Most of the time I love my job. I even like most of my customers. Occasionally though, I get one that makes me long to be able to beat the phone against the top of my desk while the stupid person is still blabbering away...

My most irritating customer of the month award for November and December goes to a guy who doesn't jump. He works for a company that gets all kinds of items for non-US government agencies. In this case, it's a bunch of containers and canopies for a military unit.

This wouldn't be a difficult order to process if I was working with the "end user" - but no, I have to work with this guy who knows less than nothing about skydiving equipment. Examples of stupid questions I was asked just today - "They want the container to be all black. So what color do I write down for the numbered panels?" "The reserve ripcord. Is that a part of the main canopy?" "What is this leg pad color?"

Sigh. And you thought my job was so cool...

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Skybitch.
Don't worry stupidity is contagious if you get involved in it. Just let them be. He is ignorant so therefore you shouldn't get upset. the stupid guy has no idea and he wants to know. Give him some credit.
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Oh Lisa, think of the fun you could have.

Some Force-Recon group of snakeaters getting ready to deploy, talked their CO into letting them get civilian spec ram-airs under an "experimental" program. They're setting up to go, got the sub-guns, got the new ceramic armor, faces painted, badass Uuuuu-rah attitude fully engaged and BLAMMO the reserve pop-tops are all bright florescent pink.:ph34r:

That purchasing weenie would just disappear off the face of the planet, and he'd never bug you again.....;)

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He works for a company that gets all kinds of items for non-US government agencies. In this case, it's a bunch of containers and canopies for a military unit.



I'm really surprised they'd want -sport- skydiving equipment. I'm also surprised that whatever the unit is, since they're obviously into sport equipment, doesn't have some sort of equipment officer and that -he- doesn't deal directly with the manufacturers.

Wow that sounds wierd.
quade -
The World's Most Boring Skydiver

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The para rescue unit near where I live, has some non military gear as well. It's much easier to work with since you don't need to pack by the 10 year old Military approved Manual.
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It's much easier to work with since you don't need to pack by the 10 year old Military approved Manual




That...and things like yuo can call up Square one to get extra parts or directly to the manufacturer for other service. Ever dealt with military "supply" channels? :D

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I'm thinking it's a demo team kinda thing. The guy mentioned jumping into military academy graduations and such.

They're getting Vector 3's with ROL throw outs, PD reserves and... get this.... PD210 F111 9 cell mains. Well, those are what they asked for, but they also asked for "9 ft A lines and sequential trim" - which are CRW options available only on Lightning mains. Try explaining what sequential trim is to a whuffo... then try explaining why they can't have that on the PD210 9 cells...

I'm trying to be selective and only pull out my grey hairs :ph34r:

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They're getting Vector 3's with ROL throw outs, PD reserves and... get this.... PD210 F111 9 cell mains. Well, those are what they asked for, but they also asked for "9 ft A lines and sequential trim"



Can you get one of the Jumpers on the phone? ROL? that's messed up. Gotta laugh at the CRW mods though. Fill out an order form of your own, send it to him and ask him to have the jumpers agree on it.

<> <===that's funny
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... Do you at Square One have any reserve repacks in stock? I want one all ready to go right out of the box...B|



Yo Sebazz1, I got a repack ready to go all boxxed up for ya. I keep it next to the dehydrated water on the same shelf.
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