"Hold my root beer" - the Russell M. Nelson thread

[smokymountainrain]

Meh. I wasn't necessarily thirsty to call home all the time. I remember one Christmas in Guatemala I had to hitchhike all morning to get to a phone that could handle my call home. Nice to talk to the family, but honestly a PITA.

on one of my calls, i spent 45 minutes trying to get through. finally got through and after about 20 minutes, one of the little kids of the family whose phone i was using unplugged the damn thing. i said eff it and that was that. didn't even get to say goodbye. oh well.

[Walter Sobchak]

This looks really cool. Too bad my oldest is only 14. Another couple of years before he can go. Oh well, gives me some time to save up for the travel costs - I'm not a welder, you know!

My son is going to one of these this summer. Can't remember which one, but Tonga rings a bell. Hope he writes and let's me know.

[Uncle Ted]

My son is going to one of these this summer. Can't remember which one, but Tonga rings a bell. Hope he writes and let's me know.

Can't you just take his phone away and turn off the internet rather than sending him all the way to Tonga or BFE to get a "digital detox"?

[swampfrog]

Can't you just take his phone away and turn off the internet rather than sending him all the way to Tonga or BFE to get a "digital detox"?

We did that, their friends just donated older devices (often iPod Touches) to bypass the unreasonable parents and hooked into the neighbor's wifi. Wish anything was as simple as it should be.

[Katy Lied]

Dont know if RMN can claim credit for this innovation, but it happened on his watch so I am giving it to him. The new chapel building key:

New Key FOB.jpg

Aside: This is the same company we use at work, and for years I have been asking for a small fob like this, instead of the credit card sized cards we use. My company: "I'm sorry they dont make anything like what you're requesting."

[Donuthole]

"Hold my root beer" - the Russell M. Nelson thread

Dont know if RMN can claim credit for this innovation, but it happened on his watch so I am giving it to him. The new chapel building key:

[ATTACH]9396[/ATTACH]

Aside: This is the same company we use at work, and for years I have been asking for a small fob like this, instead of the credit card sized cards we use. My company: "I'm sorry they dont make anything like what you're requesting."

I finally dumped my work fob for a card. I don’t even have to take my wallet out of my pocket, since the scanner is butt-high for me. Besides, I can’t stand to have anything attached to my car fob, so I had been carrying around two fobs (usually leaving the work fob in my car unless I needed it).

[BigPiney]

Dont know if RMN can claim credit for this innovation, but it happened on his watch so I am giving it to him. The new chapel building key:

[ATTACH]9396[/ATTACH]

Aside: This is the same company we use at work, and for years I have been asking for a small fob like this, instead of the credit card sized cards we use. My company: "I'm sorry they dont make anything like what you're requesting."

It will be about 50 years before we get those things in my parts. Facilities are lazy assholes, so they won't be changing out our locks any time soon.

[LVAllen]

It will be about 50 years before we get those things in my parts. Facilities are lazy assholes, so they won't be changing out our locks any time soon.

FM Group aren't lazy. They will change things out in a heartbeat. All it takes is for it to be paid out of somebody else's budget.

[chrisrenrut]

Dont know if RMN can claim credit for this innovation, but it happened on his watch so I am giving it to him. The new chapel building key:

[ATTACH]9396[/ATTACH]

Aside: This is the same company we use at work, and for years I have been asking for a small fob like this, instead of the credit card sized cards we use. My company: "I'm sorry they dont make anything like what you're requesting."

About 10 years ago buildings in our stake went to this system. About 5 years ago, they all changed back to physical keys. I was never told the reason for the change back.

[BigPiney]

FM Group aren't lazy. They will change things out in a heartbeat. All it takes is for it to be paid out of somebody else's budget.

Ha.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Two predictions for possible changes, based on things currently being tested in selected areas:

1. Missionaries wearing casual clothing and no name tags.

2. YM/YW activities every other week. Also, no Duty To God or Personal Progress programs.

[Donuthole]

Two predictions for possible changes, based on things currently being tested in selected areas:

1. Missionaries wearing casual clothing and no name tags.

2. YM/YW activities every other week. Also, no Duty To God or Personal Progress programs.

3. Elimination of certain stake auxiliaries.

[Jeff Lebowski]

3. Elimination of certain stake auxiliaries.

Is that being tested somewhere?

[creekster]

Two predictions for possible changes, based on things currently being tested in selected areas:

1. Missionaries wearing casual clothing and no name tags.

2. YM/YW activities every other week. Also, no Duty To God or Personal Progress programs.

No Duty to God program? How do they test that? Based on my stake it would be pretty hard to have a true control group. No program? No one does it. With the program? Pretty much no one does it.

[Jeff Lebowski]

No Duty to God program? How do they test that? Based on my stake it would be pretty hard to have a true control group. No program? No one does it. With the program? Pretty much no one does it.

Ha. I guess we are all testing that part of it.