# Say, Braaad, That Looks Familiar **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 25, 2005, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-braaad-that-looks-familiar/296155 "2005-03-25T04:37:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2005, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-braaad-that-looks-familiar/296155/21 "2005-03-26T06:25:06Z")
> [@](#): > > I pointed out to Braaaad that I had originally suggested the idea two years ago. > > Braaaad’s response was, “Well, some times it takes two years for a good idea to get implimented around here.” Maybe you should ask Braaaad how long it takes to implement a good idea when he doesn’t contribute to the process. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2005, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-braaad-that-looks-familiar/296155/22 "2005-03-26T18:31:02Z")
**Can Handle the Truth** , I don’t doubt that you’re right, and I’ve heard discussions of paperwork (as in “There’s a lot of paperwork with this job, because it’s government.”), however, I’ve seen none of the paperwork that you describe. Honda has certainly toured our facility a couple of times, but the most recent visitors dealing with the Honda job have been employees of the company we’re subbing for. AFAIK, _no one’s_ toured the facility of the place we’re subbing part of the work to. **Little Nemo** , that wouldn’t really work, since _Braaaad_’s only been there since last October (Surprisingly, that’s when our scrap rate increased dramatically. Coincidence?). ---
**Author:** ![Repairdude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Repairdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Repairdude)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2005, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-braaad-that-looks-familiar/296155/23 "2005-03-27T08:10:35Z")
I was a NDT tech for a while and I can say without a doubt that paperwork doesn’t have anything to do with the truth. Militairy parts are big bucks for the makers so if a little fuge :eek: on paper saves a few thousand then what the heck. Ask anyone who was in a recent “Police action” about the quality of parts and supplys. I quit the job for this reason. I never witnessed anything that was criminal but some of the stuff I saw was close. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Goob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@Mr.Goob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Goob)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-braaad-that-looks-familiar/296155/24 "2005-03-28T15:25:20Z")
The paperwork isn’t that bad. The last company I was with made implantable medical parts. Bending the rules wouldn’t get somebody a fine and a slap on the wrist. The quality manager was afraid of handcuffs. That’s not exageration. I was friends with him long before we wound up working at the same place. He told me there were nights it kept him awake when they installed a new clean room facility. Take all the ISO requirements (like what **Truth** mentioned) and add on FDA regs. It’s all about tracibility. Once a system is in place it runs itself with a few people. Setting it up is the hard part. What to do with the paperwork for the next 20+ years is the question. The building next door had boxes and boxes of inspection reports stacked to the roof. A lot of the current stuff was being done electronically. I haven’t been there for two years so I wonder how that project turned out. **Duffer** thanks for the summary, but I’ve been following right along. I’m urging **Tucker** to tell more. For the moments I think the shop I work in is a screwball comedy it’s nice to hear it could could be a farce. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-braaad-that-looks-familiar/296155.md?page=1)