A tale I heard long ago. Seems some company lab ordered a set of precision weights. We're talking one or two steps removed from the National Bureau of standards weights.
They arrived, carefully packed in a vacuum sealed case. Whereupon someone in receiving, noting how expensive they were, opened said case and proceeded to drill holes in them to attach metal asset tags. *megacringe*
Needless to say procedures were changed.
Ah well, as the ancient joke goes: measure with micrometer, mark with chalk, cut with axe
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
timeasmymeasure
no subject
Date: 2020-06-29 06:37 pm (UTC)They arrived, carefully packed in a vacuum sealed case. Whereupon someone in receiving, noting how expensive they were, opened said case and proceeded to drill holes in them to attach metal asset tags. *megacringe*
Needless to say procedures were changed.
Ah well, as the ancient joke goes: measure with micrometer, mark with chalk, cut with axe