Terminology

My life:

• church - United Methodist Church
• home - 1950's era split level

Testing Terminology:

• kip - 1000 pounds force
• psi - pounds per square inch
• DCB - a test that takes enough time to run that it is annoying, but short enough that mandates taht you can't leave it and come back. Also takes a long time to anaylze after the test is complete.
• Cold, Hot, Wet - run test at -20°F to -65°F, run test at 150°F to 175°F, run test after sample has been emersed in water until it saturates or for 2 weeks depending on how people care to define wet in their test plan.

Pseudonyms (and other inside meanings and jokes)

• Diaper - something that has a great common good, sometimes unappreciated, and always something to avoid having to work with or change
• Sandwich - A boss. Like sandwiches, they come in varieties: Good, bad, spicy, ect. Its a good way to cue someone that a boss is coming: that was a spicy sandwich I had for lunch.
• Option 3 - This I learned from a buss driver in Disney World: There are a lot of poor drivers and as a bus driver he warned people standing on the bus to hold onto the randrails in case someone cuts him off. The reasoning was he might need to (Option 1) abrubtply slow down, (Option 2) stop quickly, or in the event that option 1 and option 2 can't suceed, he would need to resort to option #3: Floor It! It now means a dangerous or bold course of action.

Well, thats it for now...