Messages in FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club group.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk9/22/2014
Dewey Hemphill
Jimmy Glenn Burk9/22/2014
Lydle Simpson
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Buddy Johnson9/22/2014
Buddy Johnson
Jimmy, thanks for the pictures. Ladle hasn't changes much over the years...may a slight touch of gray.. Dewey is sporting a new look....will raz him when we see him.
Buddy Johnson9/22/2014
Buddy Johnson
Oops....Lydle. Sorry about that!!
Subject: from the FedEx Retiree webpage: www.ferc1.org :
Jimmy Glenn Burk9/22/2014
from the FedEx Retiree webpage: www.ferc1.org :The FERC Annual Benefits & Health Fair will be the focus of our October 9, 2014 Memphis luncheon. Make plans to attend this exciting event from 10:30a - 1:00p. Benefit and health providers will be available to ask/answer questions and provide insight to health and benefits related matters. Many of the FedEx Benefits providers such as Cigna Healthcare (Pre-65), Global Travel, Retirement Plans, and FECCA will be in attendance along with many local health and benefit related providers. Come and receive your annual flu shots. Take home some vendor giveaways and additional information on staying healthy. Invite a friend and share healthy choices. More details as they become available.
Subject: Jim & Donna Barksdale receive Legacy 2014 Award: http://news.olemiss.edu/womens-council-legacy-award ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk9/23/2014
Jim & Donna Barksdale receive Legacy 2014 Award: http://news.olemiss.edu/womens-council-legacy-award-salutes-barksdales/#.VCFxtFItCUk
Angela Maynard9/23/2014
Angela Maynard
What is not to like about this great man?
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Phyllis Schwarzmann9/23/2014
Phyllis Schwarzmann
One of John's and my favorite people. He is a man worth emulating.
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Margie Poston Rhodes9/23/2014
Margie Poston Rhodes
Love the purple tie....wonderful individual...
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Penny Hitchcock Hopper9/23/2014
Penny Hitchcock Hopper
So happy for them both. it's a fine tribute for their work.
Don Rose9/24/2014
Don Rose
Great photo!
Subject: Phone Directory form 1982 & Org charts from 1983 http://fedexlegends.info/documents.html
Jimmy Glenn Burk9/24/2014
Phone Directory form 1982 & Org charts from 1983 http://fedexlegends.info/documents.html
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Jere Bledsoe9/24/2014
Jere Bledsoe
Scanning those was sure an experience in time travel.
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Mark Baugh9/24/2014
Mark Baugh
Time travel is right, those were the days...
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Carl Wayne Hardeman9/24/2014
Carl Wayne Hardeman
Saw Roy Hawkins at Farbirds tonight. Hasn't aged a bit!
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Debora Williams Waller9/24/2014
Debora Williams Waller
There is my name before I got divorced. There are a lot people I know on this page.
Don Rose9/24/2014
Don Rose
WOW! I would love to know where some of these folks are now.
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Buddy Johnson9/24/2014
Buddy Johnson
Yes, Don. That would be interesting!!!
Nancy Hinds9/24/2014
Nancy Hinds
Yes many name changes for the young ladies - ok more than 1 for some of us over achievers. The GOOD ole Clark Tower days. Britlings for breakfast - open first thing in the AM - a drug store - post office - and of course the always dandy Elans...
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Nancy Hinds9/24/2014
Nancy Hinds
And Jim Bentley would get in the elevator and starting bouncing it just to hear all the girls squeak - and we did...Bentley and JJ would just chuckle.
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Terrie Hoerning9/24/2014
Terrie Hoerning
I'm listed under Terrie Tielens. At that time it was my responsibility to get the directory published. As soon as it was produced it was out of date. It was back in the good old hanger 7 days.
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Subject: Found a sad item to report to this group today:
Jodie Harden9/24/2014
Mark Baugh9/24/2014
Mark Baugh
Sad news day for sure, I flew with Gene to COS in the Citations and in his Grumman Tiger out of Olive Branch, a good guy who will be missed.
Don Rose9/24/2014
Don Rose
Well damn, Gene was a great guy and he truly enjoyed life. Far too young.
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J. David White9/24/2014
J. David White
It's sad. Prayers for Gene's family.
Subject: Nov 1986 Telephone Directory Systems Development East
Jimmy Glenn Burk9/24/2014
Subject: Info Systems Org Chart 1988:
Jimmy Glenn Burk9/25/2014
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz: Who are these ladies?
Jimmy Glenn Burk9/26/2014
FedEx Trivia Quiz: Who are these ladies?
Dave Hansen9/26/2014
Dave Hansen
Raquel Welsh and Natalie Wood??
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Charles Morgan9/26/2014
Charles Morgan
I know but I'll let someone else answer !
Deby Abbott Jolley9/26/2014
Deby Abbott Jolley
c'mon Chuck. Who are they?
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Charles Morgan9/26/2014
Charles Morgan
Susan Goldner and Becky Steele Gafford ...
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Gary Phillips9/26/2014
Gary Phillips
Exactly Chuck. Best Mr to it.
Kay Brown Moody9/26/2014
Kay Brown Moody
That was easy!!
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Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz: Who are these gentlemen?
Jimmy Glenn Burk9/26/2014
FedEx Trivia Quiz:
Who are these gentlemen?
Gary Phillips9/26/2014
Gary Phillips
Blues Brothers?
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George Moore9/26/2014
George Moore
Wade and Mark!
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Subject: Jimmy Gafford and I are helping to clean up the Wolf River banks today! Wer're here today to help th ...
Charles Morgan9/26/2014
Jimmy Gafford and I are helping to clean up the Wolf River banks today! Wer're here today to help the Wolf River Conservancy to clean up the river !
Jimmy Glenn Burk9/27/2014
Jimmy looks a little different than the last time I saw him at the Hummingbird Festival a few years ago......
Ronnie Foster9/29/2014
Ronnie Foster
My man Jimmy Gafford.... looking very satisfied with life!
Subject: Reposting...posted on my wall vs group page: FedEx Trivia: Name these 6 at a Telecom Fall Festival e ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk9/27/2014
Reposting...posted on my wall vs group page: FedEx Trivia:
Name these 6 at a Telecom Fall Festival event...1995
Jimmy Glenn Burk9/27/2014
Shirley Lovelace Williams: Is No 5 Ray Cox? (think first name was Ray). He and Roy Patterson were friends.
Subject: http://www.fedexlegends.info/ A place for FedEx retirees & friends from the Info & Telecommunication ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk9/28/2014
http://www.fedexlegends.info/
A place for FedEx retirees & friends from the Info & Telecommunications Division of FedEx to drop a note about where they are and what's going on.
http://fedexlegends.info/facebooklist.htmlPotential members should have worked in the ITD division, FedEx or be friends with someone at FedEx.
Subject: FedEx Poll:
Jimmy Glenn Burk9/29/2014
FedEx Poll:name you first mgr,dir,vp at FedEx,
name you last mgr, dir, vp at FedEx
David Warren9/30/2014
David Warren
First - Hubert Fisher, Steve Steiling, Pat Galvin ------ Last - was a mgr, Mark Ramsey, Steve Moore,,,,,,
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Buddy Johnson9/29/2014
Buddy Johnson
Frank Smith, Mgr; Larry Stoltenberg, MD; don't remember VP - very fluid days when I hired on in Nov 1977
J. David White9/29/2014
J. David White
1st Mgr. = Linda Wilson; 1st Mgr.Dir.= Winn Stephenson; VP=Ron Ponder.
Rebecca Felts9/29/2014
Rebecca Felts
First manager: Pete potter, Dir. Jerry Winn, VP:Byron Hogue.
Last mgr: Georgia Jackson, Dir. Tony sharp, Vp: Gene Sun
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Subject: www.fedexlegends.info Guest Book:
Jimmy Glenn Burk9/29/2014
www.fedexlegends.info Guest Book:Ron Foster: lots of great FedEx history here. Thanks for sharing.
David Warren9/29/2014
David Warren
http://www.playbuzz.com/thelaststraw10/do-you-recognize-these-obsolete-technologies
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Subject: Good Senior Sunday Deal Incredible Pizza (Germantown Parkway)
Jimmy Glenn Burk9/29/2014
Good Senior Sunday Deal
Incredible Pizza (Germantown Parkway)for Two Senior Buffets & two Drinks $7.88 Total
(must bring a church bulletin)
Subject: MemphisDailyNews.com
Jimmy Glenn Burk9/30/2014
MemphisDailyNews.comFedEx Shareholders Reject Proposal Over RedskinsFedEx shareholders rejected a proposal that the shipping giant end or distance itself from its ties to the Washington Redskins.The proposal from the Oneida Indian tribe was made Monday, Sept. 29, during the company's annual shareholder meeting in Memphis. The Redskins and companies associated with the National Football League team have come under fire from Native American groups and others who say the team's name is an offensive racial slur. FedEx sponsors the Redskins home field, FedExField, in Washington, D.C.'s Maryland suburbs.Susan White, director of the Oneida Trust of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin, said the name Redskins harkens to a time when rewards were paid for the skins of Native Americans.“We are the only race of people dehumanized by an NFL team,” White said during the meeting.The shareholders meeting was the second time in less than a week that the company’s sponsorship deal with the Redskins was in the spotlight. On Sept. 25, the Osage Nation of Oklahoma said it would boycott FedEx and urged its members to use other delivery companies until FedEx ends its relationship with the team.FedEx shareholders also rejected a proposal that would have allowed shareholders to make nominations to the company's board of directors.– Amos Maki
Wade Waldrup9/30/2014
Wade Waldrup
What's with this? Who are the shareholders who in this day and age deem that it is okay to continue to associate with those who degrade and dehumanize a noble native people? Shame on you all.
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Linda Shelley Morton9/30/2014
Linda Shelley Morton
Right decision.
Karen Pfeffer9/30/2014
Karen Pfeffer
lets get real and stop all this PC stupidity.....
Wade Waldrup9/30/2014
Wade Waldrup
Perhaps you might feel differently if you were a Native American?
Karen Pfeffer9/30/2014
Karen Pfeffer
like I said.. lets get real and stop all this PC stupidity.... we are raising a bunch of sissies.....
Subject: For my fellow retirees, from Memphis Mommy blog from 2013:
Jimmy Glenn Burk9/30/2014
For my fellow retirees, from Memphis Mommy blog from 2013:http://www.mymemphismommy.com/2013/08/senior-discounts-round-up.html
------------------------------------------------------------------------------Looking for a list of discounts available for seniors? Thanks to our awesome friends over at My Springfield Mommy for putting this list together for us.CELL PHONE DISCOUNTS:
AT&T: Special Senior Nation 200 Plan $19.99/month (65+)
Jitterbug: $10/month cell phone service ( 50 +)
Verizon Wireless: Verizon Nationwide 65 Plus Plan $29.99/month (65+).RESTAURANTS:
Applebee's: 15% off with Golden Apple Card (60+)
Arby's: 10% off ( 55 +)
Ben & Jerry's: 10% off (60+)
Bennigan's: discount varies by location (60+)
Bob's Big Boy: discount varies by location (60+)
Boston Market: 10% off (65+)
Burger King: 10% off (60+)
Chick-Fil-A: 10% off or free small drink or coffee ( 55+)
Chili's: 10% off ( 55+)
CiCi's Pizza: 10% off (60+)
Denny's: 10% off, 20% off for AARP members ( 55 +)
Dunkin' Donuts: 10% off or free coffee ( 55+)
Einstein's Bagels: 10% off baker's dozen of bagels (60+)
Fuddrucker's: 10% off any senior platter ( 55+)
Gatti's Pizza: 10% off (60+)
Golden Corral: 10% off (60+)
Hardee's: $0.33 beverages everyday (65+)
IHOP: 10% off ( 55+)
Jack in the Box: up to 20% off ( 55+)
KFC: free small drink with any meal ( 55+)
Krispy Kreme: 10% off ( 50+)
Long John Silver's: various discounts at locations ( 55+)
McDonald's: discounts on coffee everyday ( 55+)
Mrs. Fields: 10% off at participating locations (60+)
Shoney's: 10% off
Sonic: 10% off or free beverage (60+)
Steak 'n Shake: 10% off every Monday & Tuesday ( 50+)
Subway: 10% off (60+)
Sweet Tomatoes: 10% off (62+)
Taco Bell : 5% off; free beverages for seniors (65+)
TCBY: 10% off ( 55+)
Tea Room Cafe: 10% off ( 50+)
Village Inn: 10% off (60+)
Waffle House: 10% off every (60+)
Wendy's: 10% off ( 55 +)
Whataburger: 10% off (62+)
White Castle: 10% off (62+)RETAIL & APPAREL:
Banana Republic: 30% off ( 50 +)
Bealls: 20% off first Tuesday of each month ( 50 +)
Belk's: 15% off first of every month ( 55 +)
Big Lots: 30% off
Bon-Ton Department Stores: 15% off on senior discount days ( 55 +)
C.J. Banks: 10% off every Wednesday (50+)
Clarks : 10% off (62+)
Dress Barn: 20% off ( 55+)
Goodwill: 10% off one day a week (date varies by location)
Hallmark: 10% off one day a week (date varies by location)
Kmart: 40% off (Wednesdays only) ( 50+)
Kohl's: 15% off (60+)
Modell's Sporting Goods: 30% off
Rite Aid: 10% off on Tuesdays & 10% off prescriptions
Ross Stores: 10% off every Tuesday ( 55+)
The Salvation Army Thrift Stores: up to 50% off ( 55+)
Stein Mart: 20% off red dot/clearance items first Monday of every month ( 55 +)GROCERY:
Albertson's: 10% off first Wednesday of each month ( 55 +)
American Discount Stores: 10% off every Monday ( 50 +)
Compare Foods Supermarket: 10% off every Wednesday (60+)
DeCicco Family Markets: 5% off every Wednesday (60+)
Food Lion: 60% off every Monday (60+)
Fry's Supermarket: free Fry's VIP Club Membership & 10% off every Monday ( 55 +)
Great Valu Food Store: 5% off every Tuesday (60+)
Gristedes Supermarket: 10% off every Tuesday (60+)
Harris Teeter: 5% off every Tuesday (60+)
Hy-Vee: 5% off one day a week (date varies by location)
Kroger: 10% off (date varies by location)
Morton Williams Supermarket: 5% off every Tuesday (60+)
The Plant Shed: 10% off every Tuesday ( 50 +)
Publix: 15% off every Wednesday ( 55 +)
Rogers Marketplace: 5% off every Thursday (60+)
Uncle Guiseppe's Marketplace: 15% off (62+)TRAVEL :Airlines:
Alaska Airlines: 50% off (65+)
American Airlines: various discounts for 50% off non-peak periods (Tuesdays - Thursdays) (62+)and up (call before booking for discount)
Continental Airlines: no initiation fee for Continental Presidents Club & special fares for select destinations
Southwest Airlines: various discounts for ages 65 and up (call before booking for discount)
United Airlines: various discounts for ages 65 and up (call before booking for discount)
U.S. Airways: various discounts for ages 65 and up (call before booking for discount)Rail:
Amtrak: 15% off (62+)Car Rental:
Alamo Car Rental: up to 25% off for AARP members
Avis: up to 25% off for AARP members
Budget Rental Cars: 40% off; up to 50% off for AARP members ( 50+)
Dollar Rent-A-Car: 10% off ( 50+) Enterprise Rent-A-Car: 5% off for AARP members Hertz: up to 25% off for AARP members
National Rent-A-Car: up to 30% off for AARP membersOvernight Accommodations:
Holiday Inn: 20-40% off depending on location (62+)
Best Western: 40% off (55+)
Cambria Suites: 20%-30% off (60+)
Waldorf Astoria - NYC $5,000 off nightly rate for Presidential Suite (55 +)
Clarion Motels: 20%-30% off (60+)
Comfort Inn: 20%-30% off (60+)
Comfort Suites: 20%-30% off (60+)
Econo Lodge: 40% off (60+)
Hampton Inns & Suites: 40% off when booked 72 hours in advance
Hyatt Hotels: 25%-50% off (62+)
InterContinental Hotels Group: various discounts at all hotels (65+)
Mainstay Suites: 10% off with Mature Traveler's Discount (50+); 20%-30% off (60+)
Marriott Hotels: 25% off (62+)
Motel 6: Stay Free Sunday nights (60+)
Myrtle Beach Resort: 30% off ( 55 +)
Quality Inn: 40%-50% off (60+)
Rodeway Inn: 20%-30% off (60+)
Sleep Inn: 40% off (60+)ACTIVITIES & ENTERTAINMENT:
AMC Theaters: up to 30% off ( 55 +)
Bally Total Fitness: $100 off memberships (62+)
Busch Gardens Tampa, FL: $13 off one-day tickets ( 50 +)
Carmike Cinemas: 35% off (65+)
Cinemark/Century Theaters: up to 35% off
Massage Envy - NYC 20% off all "Happy Endings" (62 +)
U.S. National Parks: $10 lifetime pass; 50% off additional services including camping (62+)
Regal Cinemas: 50% off Ripley's Believe it or Not: @ off one-day ticket ( 55 +)
SeaWorld, Orlando , FL : $3 off one-day tickets ( 50 +)MISCELLANEOUS:
Great Clips: $8 off hair cuts (60+)
Supercuts: $8 off haircuts (60+)Don't forget in order to get these discounts you must ask. Do you know of another discount? If so please leave a comment so we can all take advantage of the savings!
My Memphis Mommy: Senior Discounts Round Up!
Ben Moore10/2/2014
Ben Moore
McAlister's 10% off.
Subject: Still funny after all these years:
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/1/2014
Still funny after all these years:
Don Rose10/1/2014
Don Rose
Memories!
David Warren10/1/2014
David Warren
Classic
Penny Hitchcock Hopper10/1/2014
Penny Hitchcock Hopper
Moschitta came to the FedEx Marketing party the year that commercial ran and recited The Night Before Christmas in less than a minute. So much fun!!
Don Rose10/1/2014
Don Rose
I remember that Penny. Fun times.
Terrie Hoerning10/1/2014
Terrie Hoerning
Our commercials were the best back then.
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Deby Abbott Jolley10/1/2014
Deby Abbott Jolley
Classic!
Molly Hale Moss10/1/2014
Molly Hale Moss
I had the pleasure of meeting him when FedEx Marketing hosted an event in San Francisco advertising From the Bay in a Day. Marketing has all the fun.
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George Moore10/1/2014
George Moore
He gave slow talking Barry Pilkinton an autographed picture.
Subject: This is a little graphic. It is a re-enactment of Flight 705
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/1/2014
Debora Williams Waller10/1/2014
Debora Williams Waller
I passed by the FB post several times before I decided to watch it. I knew this incident was very horrifying and sad, but I did watch it. This reenactment was very well done. The pilots and engineer were very brave and determined men.
Debora Williams Waller10/1/2014
Debora Williams Waller
I left work early that day driving from Nonconnah & Democrat,. south on Airways and noticed the DC-10 at the end of the runway and wondered why it had stopped there.
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George Moore10/1/2014
George Moore
I got the DVD from the History channel. I did not know it had been uploaded to you tube.
J. David White10/1/2014
J. David White
I went to a retirement party shortly after this event (on FE 705) for friend Sam Posey who was the retiring president of the Fire Fighters Local in Memphis Fire Dept., and the MFD Paramedics that went on-board the grounded DC-10 (FE 705), had to fight their way into the cockpit because Auburn Callaway was still fighting everyone. The Firefighters had to throw Callaway down the emergency shute slide to get him off the aircraft. That aircrew was brave and gravely injured in that fight. Can you imagine being hit in the head with a hammer by someone who didn't like you? The Memphis FD Paramedics were roughed up a little by Callaway before they threw him off.
J. David White10/1/2014
J. David White
God bless and protect our "First Responders".
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J. David White10/1/2014
J. David White
I had just left the FedEx computer campus on Airways when I saw that grounded DC-10 sitting on the runway. Whew - It sends shivers down my back when you consider what may have happened if Callaway had actually gained control of FE 705 aircraft. Would he have crashed it into the MEM Hub?
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Ronnie Foster10/1/2014
Ronnie Foster
Jump seated with Callaway from Memphis to LA about 3 week earlier. He was the Flt Engineer on that flight. I was flying with another DNE engineer Phong Nygen and we thought nothing about the guy, other than some rude comments he made to Phong during our trip, until this happened. Phong still had his business card that Callaway had given him during our flight. Whoa! Pretty scary thinking about it.
Chuck Siegfried10/3/2014
Chuck Siegfried
a rude comment from a pilot is normal....isn't it.
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Subject: Management by 3 letters
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/3/2014
Management by 3 letters
This story seemed to work at FedEx occasionally when someone from the outside comes in to take a new management position. Lot's of times, I was asked to give overviews of the company to new managers, directors and sometimes VP's. It was always interesting. Most wanted to know who in the company was going to help them, and who to watch out for that might be politically motivated.
I saw an article on the 3 letters which brought this back to my memory. In some cases the new management people just wanted to know if I knew what the bonus were going to be and how often they would get raises...I knew that these people wouldn't last a year.3 Letters:
A new management person comes into a company, the outgoing manager tells him that when things aren't going right to open in order the 3 letters.
Six months later nothing is working...the manager opens the First LetterLetter #1 Blame your predecessor....that gets the person about six months of relief
and he then opens the second letterLetter #2 Re-org ...We aren't organized right! ...........Reorg..that gets some more relief but six months later...things aren't going right and he opens the third letterLetter
#3 Prepare 3 letters
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...another variation was to Blame the employees....
...another variation...We don't have enough Proj Management
Don Rose10/3/2014
Don Rose
Boy, pretty dead on.
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Jim McBryde10/3/2014
Jim McBryde
In my experience, the third letter would be its not my fault, we just reorged.
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Subject: Jimmy Glenn Burk > FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/3/2014
Buddy Johnson10/4/2014
Buddy Johnson
Paint ball targets???
Subject: Jimmy Glenn Burk > FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/3/2014
Subject: Jimmy Glenn Burk > FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/3/2014
Subject: 1996 Halloween Fall Festival @ Nonconnah Creek , 2828 Business Park
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/3/2014
1996 Halloween Fall Festival @ Nonconnah Creek , 2828 Business Park
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/3/2014
Barry was then an actual Reserve Police officer.
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Deby Abbott Jolley10/3/2014
Deby Abbott Jolley
I remember "hooker" year!
Mukesh Bulia10/3/2014
Mukesh Bulia
Super Federals.......
Marie McVay10/3/2014
Marie McVay
That's Casey Carter next to Barry....
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Jim McBryde10/3/2014
Jim McBryde
The one on the left looks like Leslie Hazenfield Perkins.
Deby Abbott Jolley10/3/2014
Deby Abbott Jolley
That *is* Leslie. Linda Scat/Brigance was also a hooker that year.
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/3/2014
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Deby Abbott Jolley10/3/2014
Deby Abbott Jolley
<3
Barry Poole10/4/2014
Barry Poole
That was a fun day. I think I put those cuffs on Leslie right after that picture was taken.
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Subject: Lunch
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/3/2014
Lunch: Had lunch with old friend Jim Bentley today in honor of his 6x birthday. He is always a fun guy, really the same as when I met him decades ago.Met Jim in 1979 on my FedEx interview and spent many hours in his office for the Memphis DADS testing. His office on the 17th floor of Clark Tower was set up as Dispatch for Memphis. He probably got me in more trouble than I can remember...or want to remember.Also on that interview met Kay Coop, Suzanne Gaal, John Schwarzmann, Dick Winter, Jim Moore, Richard Dunn and I had already known Ancel Hankins & Terry Cox from DCC.
Nancy Hinds10/3/2014
Nancy Hinds
Mr Bentley is a good guy...And he is for SURE funny...And nice - really nice.
Don Rose10/3/2014
Don Rose
I miss seeing Jim. I bought a set of irons from Jim years ago and wish I still had them. I haven't found any irons I hit as well as those.
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/5/2014
Jim fun facts:
Jim is from Kentucky
Jim is a professional photographer
Jim was a pilot
Jim was a collector of things...any things
coins, guns, cars, stuff
Jim traded cars continuously ...it seemed
Took my first FedEx trip w/Jim to LA
...almost killed me
Jim & I developed the DADS software then
Jim was a major part of the DADS rollout
Jim and I left Jim Moore in the middle of a Chicago parking
lot with a friend and two unknown women..they
were taking too long to get in the car
Jim had one son, who also worked at FedEX, Chris
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Dany Hsch10/3/2014
Dany Hsch
Yep, good ole Jim. Met him in LA. He was putting together our DADS . First station on west coast to get it 👊EMTA. 1980?
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Nancy Hinds10/3/2014
Nancy Hinds
Jim Bentley also wrote the first database we ever had in the Radio Dept. It was a humdinger for its time. I was have a panic that we might not get the database done when the boss wanted it done. He never broke a sweat and delivered on time a dandy little database.
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Buddy Johnson10/4/2014
Buddy Johnson
Jim also like to ride motorcycles on 'Tail of the Dragon'. If you don't know what that is, Google ot... You will be amazed.
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Buddy Johnson10/4/2014
Buddy Johnson
Oh, Happy Birthday, Jim.
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Nancy Hinds10/4/2014
Nancy Hinds
Oh Yay - Happy BDay Mr Jim Bentley
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Buddy Johnson10/4/2014
Buddy Johnson
Formal night for Jim B - jeans with no holes. Casual night - jeans with a hole or two. Love your style, Jim!!! Many good memories from Clark Tower days.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk10/4/2014
...another Jim fact: He is an Excellent golfer...but I have no way of knowing this...except he told me he was......
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Subject: Congratulations to Gary Phillips on his recent marriage! Hope you & Vicki have many many years of Ha ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/9/2014
Congratulations to Gary Phillips on his recent marriage! Hope you & Vicki have many many years of Happiness.
J. David White10/9/2014
J. David White
Congratulations to Vicki and Gary Phillips.
Subject: July 2014 CNET article on the Memphis SuperHub http://www.cnet.com/news/at-fedex-sorting-packages-1- ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/9/2014
July 2014 CNET article on the Memphis SuperHub
http://www.cnet.com/news/at-fedex-sorting-packages-1-5-million-at-a-time/
Subject: I don't know how many people using this FB page turned 65 this year and are faced with choosing eith ...
Jack Brown10/10/2014
I don't know how many people using this FB page turned 65 this year and are faced with choosing either a Medicare Supplemental plan or an Advantage plan. My wife and I have the Humana Gold Plus PPO Advantage plan. It is like having the insurance we had when I was employed. The policy covers our medical, hospitalization, drugs, and vision. We have the normal co-pays and deductibles. We started with Humana in late 2013 and will stay with them for 2015. Along with the $104 that is deducted from our Social Security, we each pay a small monthly premium ($42). Our premium for 2015 is actually going down. Another benefit (and several carriers have this) is Silver Sneakers. There is no charge for the program which covers your membership at select fitness centers in your area. I hope this info helps someone out there. I know when we were trying to decide upon a plan, we were experiencing information overload.
Angela Maynard10/10/2014
Angela Maynard
I think this depends on what state and city you live in. Humana was my Mom and Dad's supplement. The first year was perfect. After one year, they embedded within the policy information a $500.00 deductible. They live in Tippah county Mississippi.
Jere Bledsoe10/10/2014
Jere Bledsoe
Hey Jack. Do both spouses have to be 65 to qualify for that plan?
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Linda Cook Thorn10/10/2014
Linda Cook Thorn
The deduction from Social Secrity depends on the amount of your salary the year before. Mine will skyrocket next year because of the buyout that was added to my earnings.
Jack Brown10/10/2014
Jack Brown
Jere, each person must have their own policy.
Subject: Online FedEx Company Store:
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/11/2014
Online FedEx Company Store:
Charles Morgan10/11/2014
Charles Morgan
An online company store was first prototyped as a technical innovation in 1994, under Miley Ainsworth's technical leadership!
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Subject: I am cross posting this from Su Chang who was also injured with Gary Holmes when a car plowed into t ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/15/2014
I am cross posting this from Su Chang who was also injured with Gary Holmes when a car plowed into their bicycle group head on, in California a couple years ago:Su Chang:
RIP Gary. Thank you for all your words of encouragement on the road. Even though I was nowhere near your cycling abilities, you always treated me with respect. There are no words to express the profound sadness I feel over the whole senselessness of it all. Be at peace. I will never forget.
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/15/2014
Gary is the second person from the right. He was a Systems & Communications programmer in ITD. I think he graduated with an MS in Elec Engr from UofM around 1977. Started to work at DCC in Memphis programming microcomputers for Broadcast systems, and came to FedEx around 1981 working with Jim Bentley enhancing and rolling out the DADS system to about 384 cities and 42,000+ vehicles. He worked in Radio Systems, Zapmail, Telecom, and Scanning Systems doing imaging and dimensioning systems under Jim Golden and Brett Bonner. He was planning to retire in 3 months, when this accident happened. The lady that deliberately ran into them is serving 4 years 4 months in a California prison.
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/15/2014
from Jim Golden: Jack(Gary's Father) called me this afternoon and told me Gary passed away at 1:30PM.
He will send me the services schedule later this week.
Jim Golden
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Jimmy Glenn Burk10/16/2014
Posted by Barbara Geater:
This has nothing to do with his favorite sport of Triathlon, but this is my favorite Gary picture. He looks like he is in total bliss and just "in a zone". And for once, he does not have a camera in his hand!
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Barry Poole10/16/2014
Barry Poole
Wow. Just two days ago, for some reason, I had a dream that I ran into Gary somewhere and he had totally recovered and I was shocked because I didn't know. I was around Gary at work for many years but also while we planned trips to the World Airline Road Race 5K & 10K in Germany and Australia. He also got me enthusiastic enough to participate in a couple of triathlons. He finished the races long before I did.
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Subject: Jimmy and folks. I spoke to my Mom today and she shared that Ron Baker was moved to Baptist Desoto C ...
Nancy Hinds10/16/2014
Jimmy and folks. I spoke to my Mom today and she shared that Ron Baker was moved to Baptist Desoto County today to continue rehab after his stroke some time back. He needs prayers for healing from us.
George Moore10/16/2014
George Moore
Did not know that. I worked with Ron a lot getting cabling in hubs installed to support radio consoles. He was a great coworker and all around good guy. I will have to forward you one of the gospel songs he recorded. What a voice he had.
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Margaret Burkeen10/16/2014
Margaret Burkeen
So sad to hear this.
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Linda Shelley Morton10/16/2014
Linda Shelley Morton
Thank you, Nan...I've been wondering how he was doing.....praying.
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Charles Morgan10/16/2014
Charles Morgan
I worker with Ron, both at FedEx and another company previously in the early 80s. He was always a warm and funny guy to work with - our prayers are with him and his family.
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Marie McVay10/16/2014
Marie McVay
I will be praying for Ron. So sad to hear this....
J. David White10/16/2014
J. David White
Prayers for Ron!
Jon Peacock10/16/2014
Jon Peacock
Praying for my friend Ron. I am going to see him today.
Jon Peacock10/17/2014
Jon Peacock
Jon Peacock10/17/2014
Jon Peacock
I went to see Ron this afternoon at Baptist DeSoto rehab. He is in room 1060 if anyone would like to go see him. He is having a hard time speaking, but is doing better. He is having a hard time speaking, but he is alert and could understand what I was talking to him about. His wife Sandy said, they hope to send him home in about 2 weeks. Please keep Ron in your prayers.
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Subject: In Memory of Gary Holmes, post any favorite stories you remember of working with him. I'll be postin ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/16/2014
In Memory of Gary Holmes, post any favorite stories you remember of working with him. I'll be posting several over the next few days.
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/21/2014
Beware the Tie
I worked with Gary at DCC in 1979. Around 1981 he was terminated by a hot headed director there. Everyone knew that he would be hired back after cooling off period.
I was at FedEx and Jim Moore was looking for a programmer to work on DADS with Jim Bentley. I called Gary and set up an interview for him at FedEx.
He came to the interview and stopped by to see me...and he had a suit on. He said he had never worn a suit, and borrowed his current one from his Dad, and also his Dads tie and shoes.
His aversion to ties and suits went with him thru his career at FedEx.
At one point he was in a meeting that CIO Ron Ponder headed. Later that day Gary received a call from Dr. Ponder
Dr. Ponder: Hi Gary, this is Ron Ponder...
Gary: Well.....Hello
Dr. Ponder: Gary...I was just wondering if you are doing OK...are you getting what you need in your group, are you feeling OK??
Gary: Well...sure I'm doing OK...
Dr. Ponder: That's good...Gary...could you do me a favor???
Gary: Well...sure
Dr. Ponder: In the future...whenever you attend a meeting that I am at....could find a tie somewhere and put it on...and wear it to my meeting??
Gary: Well....sure.....
Dr. Ponder: thanks Gary...I would appreciate.....good bye
Gary: good bye
I'm not sure Gary ever found a tie...or attended another Dr. Ponder's meeting, but several years later at a Nonconnah river Fall Festival at Business Park...Gary finally wore a tie as a costume.....It was a Tshirt with a Tie painted on it.....
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Jimmy Glenn Burk10/18/2014
Gary Memory
Beware the Ketchup
Gary seemed to always do things that he was unaware that he did...that didn't normally happen to other humanoids...
He loved to eat, as we always do. Before he started Ironman stuff, he loved Panchos and Catfish cabin.
At Catfish Cabin on Airways, he had a special ritual about eating.
He would eat all his fish & fries and everything else...but leave his hushpuppies.
After consuming the meal, he turned full attention to the hushpuppies...which he considered Dessert...
He would grab a Ketchup bottle, shake it with rigor...pour on the ketchup for each hushpuppy, then eat them with a knife and fork.
One day at the Cabin, he finished his meal, grabbed the ketchup bottle...and started the heavy shaking part.............but
Someone hadn't put the cap on securely...and today...the ketchup happened to be very thin.....
The ketchup spilled forth from the bottle...not to the next table...but over that table and hit someone on the other side of room, covering his shirt with the fine ketchup
Gary was embarrassed of course, but the Cabin management came to the rescue with an offer to cover all the cleaning costs of the person covered in the ketchup...
Gary shook the bottle more lightly after that...
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Jimmy Glenn Burk10/19/2014
Beware Upset Pilots
Gary flew around the world doing Ironman stuff. He told this story after returning from Europe.
He jump seated back on a DC-10. He and another employee boarded the jet. Gary had his bicycle with him.
The pilot and co-pilot boarded and the pilot looked a the bicycle and said 'that thing isn't flying on my aircraft, get it off..then went to thru the door to the cockpit...just before he went into the cockpit, he turned around and said to both the jump seaters...AND DONT TOUCH OUR FOOD, IT IS FOR US!!! the co-pilot was following the pilot...just shaking his head in dis-belief. When the pilot was out of sight, the co-pilot took the bicycle, put it behind the curtain and tied it down...and told Gary...it will be ok back here and out of sight....
After the take-off...Gary turned to the jump seater and asked...Why do the pilots have to be so mean sometimes.....The young employee, who was also hollered at...said...Well, I'm a pilot too, but only a 727 pilot....The DC-10 pilot knows that and is just giving me a hard time too.....
Gary just shook his head in dis-belief of the seemingly caste system among the pilots...
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4-5 years later, the pilots were negotiating a new contract and there was a lot of friction. In Gary's running club he had many pilots who were his friends. He wrote a funny 'ode to the pilots' poem, telling everyone in the club that they need to support the pilots...and many reasons why...all which were occasionally true, and somewhat funny...but really teasing his friends in his club.
There really wasn't an internet or browsers available then, Gary put it on a closed message usenet board. Several of his pilot friends thought it was funny and sent it to their pilot friends. Within 24 hours, it was posted to all fedex pilots around the world. The union reps got a hold of it, and used it as an example that everyone hated the pilots, and they used it as a rallying cry against the company. Within 2 days, the Union contacted Gary...and he was banned from flying jump seat for Life...(although he eventually was able to fly again). Two pilots in Alaska, fixing to fly to Memphis, contacted Memphis security and said they were afraid to fly to Memphis and wanted Gary expelled from Company property. They even sent guards to my building to escort Gary away...we sent them away and they complied.
So, small things can become big issues especially in Gary's world.
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/20/2014
I attended Gary's Memorial Service this morning; Miley Ainsworth also attended. The photo is his bicycling team who escorted him to the Graveside service.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk10/20/2014
reposted from Debbie Andy Jones(Gary's sister): This is what has been chosen for Gary's burial plot. It should be placed before Christmas.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk10/22/2014
I was talking to my brother Ray today, and he was with Gary at the ketchup story event. He and Gary were both covered with ketchup at their table in addition to others. Gary had so much ketchup covering him, that he had to go home and change clothes.
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Subject: Steve Swanberg requested that this photo be reposted w/Gary: from Steve:(6th from Ray on the left; h ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/16/2014
Steve Swanberg requested that this photo be reposted w/Gary: from Steve:(6th from Ray on the left; holding his coke can in his inimitable style; and of course the only one not wearing a tie ... ever!).
Dan Goss10/16/2014
Dan Goss
Jimmy, ya know all these guys were in Communications Software (including that guy in the back, Lance Nelson, before Steve and the group was moved to the Network Engineering group in late 1990.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk10/16/2014
Yes, they were. Gary was originally hired as a DADS comm programmer, Ray Burk, David Windam were hired originally to work or support zapmail on the tandems. Bob Palasz came from DCC and was originally a Cobol programmer. Not sure where the others came from.
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Subject: Douglas Tidwell wrote:
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/16/2014
Douglas Tidwell wrote:Good to see all the "Purple and Orange" - good memories! Best wishes! EE# 20690
Subject: Services for Gary Holmes(cross posted from Terrapin Racing Memphis):
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/16/2014
Services for Gary Holmes(cross posted from Terrapin Racing Memphis):More details might come later, but here is what I know now about services for Gary Holmes. We would like a good turn out for cyclists to ride:The visitation will be Sunday 6 pm- 8 pm at Roller Funeral Home in West Memphis AR: 201 Pine St West Memphis, AR 870-735-1000Funeral will be Monday at 10 am at the same funeral home. The procession will leave the funeral home for the grave side service at Crittenden Memorial Park Cemetery in Marion, AR.That procession will be about 8 miles. The family has asked that all Cyclists were their Team Kit and bring your bike. Cyclists will ride from funeral home to cemetery.Hopefully this can be a statement about cycling safety.In lieu of flowers, Gary's family has asked for donations to be made to the followinghttp://www.eofoundation.net a foundation to combat distracted driving tough education, enforcement and legislationhttp://whenseanspeaks.com an organization dedicated to spreading the word about the importance of safety behind the wheel.
Distracted Driving Resource | Santa Maria, CA
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/17/2014
"Gary Lynn Holmes, 59, of Cordova, TN passed away October 15, 2014. Visitation will be on Sunday, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Roller Citizens Funeral Home. Services will be on Monday, at 10 a.m. at Roller Citizens Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion, AR. Online guestbook: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com Roller Citizens Funeral Home (870)735-1000 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/commercialappeal/obituary.aspx?n=gary-lynn-holmes&pid=172838716&fhid=5463#sthash.QboCfLmb.dpuf
ROLLER FUNERAL HOMES (HOME OFFICE) - LITTLE ROCK, AR
rollerfuneralhomes.com
Services for Gary Holmes(cross posted from Terrapin Racing Memphis):
Subject: Lunch with friends: l-r: Jimmy Burk, Elizabeth Blaylock, Bob & Connie Higgins, Becky Gafford, Bob Ba ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/18/2014
Lunch with friends: l-r: Jimmy Burk, Elizabeth Blaylock, Bob & Connie Higgins, Becky Gafford, Bob Baxter ; I've known many of these friends since 1980's. Bob & Connie were passing thru Memphis from Chicago to have lunch. Both Bobs & Becky worked in Memphis & Colorado Springs development. Everyone has been enjoying retirement! Interesting tidbit...Bob & Connie have went on over 60 cruises and are fixing to take a 180 day cruise around the world, this year
Dan Elliot10/18/2014
Dan Elliot
Hey! I know those people!
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Subject: http://www.ilovememphisblog.com/2014/10/downtown-dining-week-2014/ Downtown dining week
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/20/2014
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz:
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/21/2014
FedEx Trivia Quiz:Name any of the earliest PC or minicomputer projects placed in the Field, Dispatch, Hub or Stations; can be prototypes or deployed.
Danny Deason10/21/2014
Danny Deason
Powership 3
Jim McBryde10/21/2014
Jim McBryde
The star machine.
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/4/2014
Some of the Earliest micro & mini computers at FedEX
1980 DADS-PDP/11 running RSX11m for wireless dispatch for the couriers
1980 Z80- Sort controllers in the SuperHub
1981 COSMOS IIa- the Norand HHT for first scanning in the hubs and stations
1981 Apple II – First automation device to print airbills at customer site
1982+ Vector, Epson automation devices followed by IBM PC’s; later PS3(a desktop Powership)
1983 Tandems for Zapmail, later for International
1984 approx- SuperTrackers and collection devices Norand Smartbase, PCBase was it’s replacement
1986 approx-PDP11 – Station Processor prototypes for scan processing
1989 NCR Towers – a few were deployed at the Business Service Centers
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Jim McBryde11/4/2014
Jim McBryde
Actually we used nec for awhile before ibm after the Epson meter.
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/4/2014
True. If I remember the story correctly, when Zapmail was shutting down, FedEx still had a large commitment to NEC to by zapmailers. NEC told FedEx we could buy anything they sold to meet the financial commitment. Dennis Jones who was over Billing and Automation(I think) asked for up to 25,000 NEC APC's to continue rollout of Automation...and he got them.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk11/4/2014
...and another Trivia Question....What was the O/S(operating system) for NEC?
Jim McBryde11/4/2014
Jim McBryde
Ms dos.
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/21/2014
FedEx Trivia QuizAt Zapmail's peak there were about 55,000 documents transmitted per day.a. For 10% of the documents, they were transmitted from the same city, they were sent to. Name the city?b. 25% of the documents were of what type?
Gary Phillips10/21/2014
Gary Phillips
Was thinking LA.
Melissa Leech Ziemer10/21/2014
Melissa Leech Ziemer
a. Washington DC, b. Contracts
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Gary Phillips10/21/2014
Gary Phillips
DC does sound right.
Carl Wayne Hardeman10/21/2014
Carl Wayne Hardeman
B. sudoku puzzles?
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Jim McBryde10/21/2014
Jim McBryde
B. Real estate transactions.
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/21/2014
Gary has correct answer for A: Washington, DC
Gary Phillips10/21/2014
Gary Phillips
Actually Melissa had it right.
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/21/2014
Excuse me....yes Melissa was correct....all the comments didn't show up on my screen at first................
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Jimmy Glenn Burk10/21/2014
Answer to B was Broadcast documents where customers would put 2 to 100 header sheets to send same document to many customers.
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/21/2014
FedEx Trivia QuizFor MSDS(an imaging system that took pictures and measured dimensions of packages off a conveyer belt) a maintenance program was developed by the vendor. Gary Holmes took this program and modified it to generate $3-5M profit for the company a month.Name this project?
Marie McVay10/21/2014
Marie McVay
PLFD?
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/22/2014
Project name was FutureOps
Marie McVay10/22/2014
Marie McVay
Yep, I had them switched in my mind...
Subject: Does anyone know when we are supposed to get our FedEx Retiree 2015 Open Enrollment packets? I would ...
Marsha Terry Rider10/22/2014
Does anyone know when we are supposed to get our FedEx Retiree 2015 Open Enrollment packets? I would have thought we would have received them by now. Has my mail carrier failed me?
Jim McBryde10/22/2014
Jim McBryde
I received the benefits book but no packet. It references the personalized packet in the book but I haven't received it either.
Marsha Terry Rider10/22/2014
Marsha Terry Rider
Yes I received the 2014 benefits book about a week ago. I have someone I can check with about it. Will post when and what I can.
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George Moore10/22/2014
George Moore
Same here, got a 2014 befefits book about 2 weeks ago, but no 2015 enrollment pack yet.
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Dany Hsch10/22/2014
Dany Hsch
nothing..not even 2014
Debora Williams Waller10/22/2014
Debora Williams Waller
Typically after employees receive theirs. Retirees should get ours by mid-November. www.ferc1.org/
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Subject: Funny story, FedExing to a random house....
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/23/2014
Funny story, FedExing to a random house....
Subject: for you Retiree travelers wanting to visit Dallas, six flights added from Memphis
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/23/2014
for you Retiree travelers wanting to visit Dallas, six flights added from Memphis
Subject: Senior Discounts: Univ of Memphis for aged 60: no tuition(audit a course) for those aged 65 discount ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/23/2014
Senior Discounts: Univ of Memphis for aged 60: no tuition(audit a course) for those aged 65 discounted tuition (1/2 price) for credit courses.
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz: On August 3, 1981 approx 13,000 of 17,000 air traffic controllers walked off the ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/23/2014
FedEx Trivia Quiz:
On August 3, 1981 approx 13,000 of 17,000 air traffic controllers walked off the job. Supervisors plus the air traffic controllers still working with 900 military controllers then manned the airports. All air traffic was shut down a a day or two, then the airports were opened with 1) no night flights and 2) only one aircraft at a time could be in an airspace lane(ie no other aircraft could enter that land till that flight landed).What did Federal Express do?
Ben Moore10/23/2014
Ben Moore
trucks
Jon Peacock10/23/2014
Jon Peacock
That was a fun time for us Flight Instructors. We were giving position reports to the controllers that were on duty or not on strike, watching us on radar, confirming what they were seeing on their radar scopes. I even gave a position report of a hot air ballon East of Olive Branch that the controller could see on radar, but could not figure out what that "thing" was on his radar.
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Carl Wayne Hardeman10/24/2014
Carl Wayne Hardeman
We kept on truckin!!!
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Jimmy Glenn Burk10/25/2014
My memory fades,,,but what I remember being told was that the initial re-opening of flights did not include any night time flights, which negatively affected Federal Express.
Federal Express trucked everything it could the first couple days, and contacted TN Senator Howard Baker. He got the rules changed very quickly for FedEx as a safety or national defense issue. Many companies depended on next day delivery and FedEx was one of a few companies delivering(UPS didn't enter this market till 1982).
I was told that FedEx was allowed to fly by visual flight rules, until enough controllers were available to man night shifts.
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Subject: FedEx sightings:
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/24/2014
FedEx sightings:Had lunch with Winn Stephenson, Larry Netter, Jimmy Sowell & Belinda Watkins today.All are loving retirement, with Larry & Belinda adapting to the retiree lifestyle after leaving the company in June. Belinda is going to the Grizzlies games, is bicycling sometimes with Anne Wulff and David Zanca and playing golf. Larry is busy working on his home and yard in Lakeland, and playing golf.JimmyB, Winn & Jimmy Sowell are staying too busy, but do find time for naps most afternoons....And Happy Birthday to Winn, whose birthday is today.
Marcie Littles Moss10/24/2014
Marcie Littles Moss
I would LOVE to see all of you!
Subject: Wiki Bio of Ken May http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_May
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/24/2014
Wiki Bio of Ken May
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_May
Dany Hsch10/24/2014
Dany Hsch
My hero
Subject: For those in Telecom who knew Jeff Stovall, who was a member of a great Bellsouth Team that served F ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/24/2014
For those in Telecom who knew Jeff Stovall, who was a member of a great Bellsouth Team that served FedEx; he has transferred to St. Louis with AT&T (who purchased Bellsouth years ago)
Demetra 'Dee' Hickerson10/24/2014
Demetra 'Dee' Hickerson
WOW! Wish Jeff the best on this new adventure!
Joe Cutrell10/24/2014
Joe Cutrell
Jeff is in Louisville, KY - moved there when promoted to Sales Center Director in the Signature Client Group. I have inside knowledge as an AT&T employee of just over 2 years. :)
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Jimmy Glenn Burk10/24/2014
Thanks Joe, Jeff's Dad told me St. Louis...or maybe I just heard wrong...jimmy
Angela Maynard10/24/2014
Angela Maynard
Jeff is a great guy. Wish him the best.
Subject: It was very good for employees while it lasted: Space Mountain & the FedEx lounge
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/24/2014
It was very good for employees while it lasted: Space Mountain & the FedEx lounge
Mark Baugh10/24/2014
Mark Baugh
Agreed Jimmy it was great while it lasted, a cool place to rest, water, coke's and a place at the front of the line...
Penny Hitchcock Hopper10/25/2014
Penny Hitchcock Hopper
Such fun, and we were grateful for the privilege.
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/26/2014
My Brother Ray's space mountain story from www.fedexlegends.info/stories
Space Mountain FedEx Story
During the time that FedEx sponsored Space Mountain, FedEx employees could enter the ride thru a special company lounge, located out of sight, to the right of the main entrance.
Families could get a drink and snack, and were taken thru a interconnected corridor to a place where they were put on the ride, just before the normal line of people were loaded.
It was a nice thing to have, especially on a hot day. It was open Monday thru Friday.
One of my brothers, also a FedEx employee, took his Family to Orlando and wanted to ride Space Mountain. But he went on a Saturday,,, not knowing it was closed. The line wait was about an hour long at the entrance.
He found a maintenance employee and wanted to know where the lounge was. The mx person gruffly told him it was closed, and my brother said, he was with FedEx & just wanted to get his family on the ride.
The MX guy gruffly said...Well....Ok....follow me...
Instead of taking him to the lounge, he took my brother's family to the main entrance and started walking past the main line, telling them to move over...and he walked them all the way to the loading point of the ride, and put them on. My bro said that people were yelling...take me...take me....
He was embarrassed a little....but not too much.
FedEx Legends Comments & Stories
fedexlegends.info
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It was very good for employees while it lasted: Space Mountain & the FedEx lounge
Kandi Tippit10/26/2014
Kandi Tippit
Yes rode it severa
Kandi Tippit10/26/2014
Kandi Tippit
Severa
Kandi Tippit10/26/2014
Kandi Tippit
Many times
Subject: Awesome! Done this in the corporate jet landing in OAK approaching bay area east to west and dive do ...
Carl Wayne Hardeman10/26/2014
Awesome! Done this in the corporate jet landing in OAK approaching bay area east to west and dive down into the clouds past the next to last ridge staring at the Franciscan coastal range. Co-pilot Milo High commented he hoped there wasnt any cumulo-granite in that soup.
A Pilot’s View: Queenstown, New Zealand
Subject: Story We will show you how to Take Care of yourself..... TO You ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR Your Health
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/26/2014
Story
We will show you how to Take Care of yourself.....
TO
You ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR Your Health
Around 1986 I was supposed to be promoted to a Sr Tech Advisor, but management messed up the paperwork. Instead I was quickly interviewed and placed into a Manager's job for my promotion. I was a manager before coming to FedEx, so I was fine with the new position.A Mandatory 1 week Management Training class ensued. On Sunday, I had to go to Olive Branch to the Holiday Inn Training facility to get a physical on a Sunday afternoon.The company in all of it's wisdom had decided that work weeks of up to 65 hours was taking a toll on managers So the company was going to teach us how to stay healthy by finding the time to exercise...Monday
Up at 5:30am, trot over to the makeshift gym, and aerobics for 45 minutes...and not any old physical exercise..this was fast paced aerobics to Hall & Oates music with a professional instructor...Many of the students had imbibed much drink Sunday night in the bar and 5 minutes into the exercises they looked like death.... 10 minutes into the exercises....we were stopped...exercises over
There was a little scornful pep talk about how we need to take better care of ourselves....and be ready the next morningWe went to our rooms, showered, breakfast and then began our 10 hour training day.Tuesday
Same thing, rise at 5:30, over to the gym....loud Hall & Oates music......and 10 minutes later about 10 of the 40 students looked like they were going to pass out(thankfully I wasn't one of them)....class stoppedThat ended the mandatory exercise program for the week, and maybe forever.We were told the company didn't want anyone to pass out or die at Manager's Training, and had decided it was now our responsibility to stay healthy...not the company.I understand that there had been discussions in previous years of building a gym by the airport for employees to work out, and discussions on purchasing a resort for just FedEx employees to travel to for vacations at a discount....but those never evolved....we had to take care of our own health.......And for those who went to the Olive Branch facility it was a great place to be. It's where Holiday Inn trained their chefs, so pastries abounded...I'm surprised we weren't fed a vegan & gluten free diet ...for our Health
Jack Brown10/26/2014
Jack Brown
i remember the "Leadership Institute" as it was called. That was the first regular exercising I had had since Air Force Basic Training.
Mark Baugh10/26/2014
Mark Baugh
When I attended in 93 local folks were no longer required to spend their nights there and I saw no sign of exercise, thank goodness
Ben Moore10/27/2014
Ben Moore
When Holiday Inn decided to sell Holiday Inn University, FedEx considered buying it as a company hotel for employees visiting Memphis. The story I heard was that JLB said he didn't want people calling him about cockroaches!
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Charlie Derrick11/16/2014
Charlie Derrick
I remember Lobster night. Jimmy wasn't kidding about the food. It was fantastic.
Subject: Alan McArtor(former FedEx SVP) in the news: The demise of the Concorde meant luxury air travelers no ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/26/2014
Alan McArtor(former FedEx SVP) in the news:
The demise of the Concorde meant luxury air travelers no longer had a supersonic option for their travel needs. It looks like they may once again be jetting around the world in record time thanks to the Aerion AS2. This supersonic jet can make the trip from London to New York in just 4 hours and 20 minutes.
It’s a joint partnership between Aerion and Airbus who are working together on this aircraft. Although currently a design concept, Airbus chairman Allan McArtor told Flying that they intend to see things through to a production plane.https://autos.yahoo.com/news/aerion-supersonic-jet-london-york-4-hours-133002534.html
Subject: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/5-social-security-changes-coming-141022186.html;_ylt=AwrBT8dXZU9UavoAh ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/28/2014
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/5-social-security-changes-coming-141022186.html;_ylt=AwrBT8dXZU9UavoAhIdXNyoA
Subject: FedEx Retiree Poll
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/28/2014
FedEx Retiree PollDo you have a LTI(long term care) policy?If so, did you use FedEx's Metlife option?
J. David White10/28/2014
J. David White
Yes; and Yes.
Rebecca Felts10/28/2014
Rebecca Felts
Yes and no
Dany Hsch10/28/2014
Dany Hsch
No
Patricia Ross10/28/2014
Patricia Ross
Yes and yes
Debora Williams Waller10/28/2014
Debora Williams Waller
Yes and Yes
Linda Cook Thorn10/28/2014
Linda Cook Thorn
Yes and yes.
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz:
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/29/2014
FedEx Trivia Quiz:In the mid 90's CIO Dennis Jones was trying to get close to Microsoft. To do so, he gave them a large contract to rewrite a new version of Automation...now called Powership. Microsoft sent their experts(people just out of college) to help with this rewrite(called Warp..or something like that)...so it failed.What was DHJ's endgame and what was he trying to get Microsoft to do for FedEx?
Deby Abbott Jolley10/29/2014
Deby Abbott Jolley
I remember that. They moved into 3063 Airways and brought their "culture" with them. The objective was to move from DOS to Windows - and I think he wanted to simplify our complicated coding - however our coding *had* to be complicated, I guess. Anyway, they couldn't make it work. We finally did make the move internally from Powership2 to CAFE.
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Jim McBryde10/29/2014
Jim McBryde
I was on the core team working with them to write the specs... And this was after powership 2 (prelude to cafe). It was Microsoft consulting and not real microsoft. We referred it internally as maui as that's where we wanted to go after the release and Microsoft always used cities as code names for projects. Also just known as the rewrite. The purpose was to put a group of developers together with the users and marketing to work seamlessly as one team in one space. We had couches and chairs. We worked off site alot and team building and brainstorming was considered imperative.
Much the same context he tried when building the wtc in collierville. There would be no cubes or permanent seating. Groups would come together in an open workspace to develop an application and then go on to their next assignment in another workspace. It never got off the ground as properties put developers in one building and the users and marketing in other buildings eventually leading to cubicles being put up in collierville.
Essentially he was trying to incorporate the Microsoft dna for development into fdx. Either that or drive jim thannum and Jerry Collins crazy.
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Jim McBryde10/29/2014
Jim McBryde
Btw, it failed because Microsoft believed in doing the core code first and then lay on the gui. Therefore, Dennis had nothing to show for all the work because there was no workinng prototype to show.
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/29/2014
Was there also a codename called MACH?
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Jim McBryde10/29/2014
Jim McBryde
Yep. I can't remember what it stood for. I still have the brd as we called it in those days. I will look it up. I had forgotten that.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk10/29/2014
DHJ had visions....
He wanted to get in with the West Coast developers and transfer that expertise to FedEx which he thought was mostly IBM/COBOL centric which it was at the time. The mainframe did run at least 90% of the core applications. Exceptions were DADS on DEC, Customs Clearance/Broker/Select on Tandem, GOCC, many of LineHaul apps and sort systems, and Customer Automation, and some initial station processor prototypes.
The end goal was to have Microsoft put a Federal Express SHIP icon on every Windows device that Microsoft sold to anyone, or at least the option to activate shipping software. That never happened.
Another vision was to have 7-10 different versions of Powership. One for PC's, Mac, PS3 for a low profile desktop, Unix, etc. This proved to be a support nightmare with all the continuous changes being added to Cust Automation devices
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Jim McBryde10/29/2014
Jim McBryde
Dj was a good man.
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Jim McBryde10/29/2014
Jim McBryde
I remember the plan to put the ship icon on windows but didnt know it was connected to mach. That came afterwards as i remember. The core team was penne valadie, luke jones, Jerry Collins and me. We reported to jim thannum. We had 3 or 4 other programmers on the team as well.
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Laurie A. Tucker10/30/2014
Laurie A. Tucker
Y'all are bringing back some memories that are giving me the shakes! After the Microsoft effort failed, we scrapped all of it, started over and it was several years before we released SHIP software…and when we did, it was a domestic only version, something we had sworn we would never do (i.e. release a version without International in it). Persistence paid off, and let us never forget Project Accelerator. That one almost killed me, too! :)
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Jim McBryde10/30/2014
Jim McBryde
But if we hadnt, I would have never had the opportunity to spend the summer in Brussels working with danny jannsions on euro or in England working on the rewrite. I remember trying to use euro software to support ipd out of the us since ship didn't support international.
Subject: Clicking Discounts on the FedEx Credit Assoc website, takes you to this page, which are discounts yo ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/29/2014
Clicking Discounts on the FedEx Credit Assoc website, takes you to this page, which are discounts you have if a member of the credit union:
Subject: FedExer JT(Jim) and Roseanne Thannum on a recent outing at the Memphis Zoo with their GrandDaughter
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/30/2014
FedExer JT(Jim) and Roseanne Thannum on a recent outing at the Memphis Zoo with their GrandDaughter
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/31/2014
FedEx Trivia Quiz
When Fdx changed all the companies names to FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Custom Critical etc.... all the companies were given a color... except Serviceswhy were the companies given colors? ...and why did FedEx Services not receive a color?......I think it was given a metallic tint like platinum
Gerald Herring10/31/2014
Gerald Herring
Services didn't have any trucks?
John Wilkinson10/31/2014
John Wilkinson
Was it only the revenue generators were given colors?
Deby Abbott Jolley10/31/2014
Deby Abbott Jolley
Because Services was/is boring?
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Jimmy Glenn Burk10/31/2014
John is correct. Only Divisions that produced products or services were given colors, although eventually Caliber Logistics was moved into Services, and a Tech Services component that provided outside MX and Repair services was also in FedEx Services.
One of the Marketing themes was that multiple FedEx trucks/Vans could arrive to the same shipping dock each day, and Colors would help keep products from different companies from getting mixed up.
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Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk10/31/2014
FedEx Trivia QuizAnd when the FedEX companies were formed and most of IT/Sales/Mktg went into Services…what was the reasons given why we lost Jumpseat, when we had that perk for so many years?
Carl Wayne Hardeman10/31/2014
Carl Wayne Hardeman
Separate companies!
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Jim McBryde10/31/2014
Jim McBryde
We were no longer airline employees.
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Deby Abbott Jolley10/31/2014
Deby Abbott Jolley
If they gave that perk to Services, they would have to give it to all the other not-FedEx Express companies.
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Jon Peacock10/31/2014
Jon Peacock
Services was not an airline. The only Op Co that kept Jumpseat was Express. Not fair!!!
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Subject: FedEx hosted Halloween for kids yesterday in several buildings in Collierville and did a great job w ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/1/2014
FedEx hosted Halloween for kids yesterday in several buildings in Collierville and did a great job with tons of candy and several fun houses. Try and guess who this FedExr is...initials are CM
Deby Abbott Jolley11/1/2014
Deby Abbott Jolley
Chuck Morgan!
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/1/2014
Deby is right...it is THE Chuck Morgan. He's changed a lot since I retired..
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Charles Morgan11/1/2014
Charles Morgan
Yes it's me, I will have to admit it!
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Subject: 47 Photos from FedEx Halloween:
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/1/2014
47 Photos from FedEx Halloween:
Subject: Insurance: Joy & Sadness
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/1/2014
Insurance: Joy & SadnessJoy: That I have insurance
Sadness: It is so darn expensive and is going up again.
I pay almost $13,000 per year for me and Stephanie, which will increase for next year.
Joy: I’ve been fairly healthy this year
Sadness: I have a rebuilt eardrum and have to have it vacuumed twice a year when I start to have continuous earaches & headaches.
Joy: The doctors can fix me up
Sadness: The doctors are specialists and charge $240 each time, & Cigna pays nothing.
Joy: That I have Insurance
Sadness: That I couldn't keep my old FedEx plan.
Jack Brown11/1/2014
Jack Brown
That is terrible Jimmy.
Susie Coyle Richardson11/1/2014
Susie Coyle Richardson
You might do better shopping on the open market. (That is what I think you are being quietly encouraged to do.)
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Jimmy Glenn Burk11/1/2014
I've just got 2 more years...then to Medicare, so I can wait it out, but if younger would shop.
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Subject: @ the FedEx Halloween Event at the WTC in Collierville
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/2/2014
@ the FedEx Halloween Event at the WTC in Collierville
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/2/2014
with Jake(from the Neverland Pirates), Elsa(from Frozen) and MinnieMouse
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Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/4/2014
FedEx Trivia QuizFedEx built the WTC to consolidate most of the Info Systems groups in the Memphis area.
a. What city is the WTC in?
b. What does WTC stand for?
c. How many buildings are at the WTC?
d. What were the buildings going to be named after, until Dennis Jones found out how much time was being spent on this naming convention and stopped it?
e. What two buildings at the WTC have a plaque of a FedEx employee honoring them?
Buddy Johnson11/4/2014
Buddy Johnson
a. Collierville, TN b. World Technology Center c. 9 buildings d. World Cities (?) e. One is building 90
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Dave Hansen11/4/2014
Dave Hansen
The other is in 25 honoring Jimmy Sowell.
Deby Abbott Jolley11/4/2014
Deby Abbott Jolley
c. 10 buildings (with 25)
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Denise Pate Spencer11/4/2014
Denise Pate Spencer
I'm going to say c. is 10 buildings, including 25, and that there is a plaque of Dennis Jones in 50.
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Buddy Johnson11/4/2014
Buddy Johnson
Oh yea. I forgot about 25.
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Denise Pate Spencer11/4/2014
Denise Pate Spencer
We'll let it slide this time, Buddy! : )
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Buddy Johnson11/4/2014
Buddy Johnson
Thanks, Denise.
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Vicki Shirey Sanders11/4/2014
Vicki Shirey Sanders
Collierville, World Tech Center, 10 counting bldg 25, f don't know the answer, 50 (Dennis Jones) and 30?
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Laurie A. Tucker11/4/2014
Laurie A. Tucker
Mountains. They were going to be named after mountains!
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Jimmy Glenn Burk11/4/2014
I think all the answers have been given….
a. What city is the WTC in? COLLIERVILLE...
b. What does WTC stand for? WORLD TECHNOLOGY CENTER
c. How many buildings are at the WTC? TEN (10,20,30,40,50,60,70,80,90,25)
d. What were the buildings going to be named after, until Dennis Jones found out how much time was being spent on this naming convention and stopped it? MOUNTAINS
e. What two buildings at the WTC have a plaque of a FedEx employee honoring them?
25-JIMMY SOWELL 50-DENNIS JONES
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Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/4/2014
FedEx Trivia QuizIn the early 90’s SIS had a new automation device built. It started out as a calculator sized device, where a customer could do simple things: push a few buttons and get a dispatch, order supplies, check to see if FedEx delivered to zip codes etc. Eventually about a 1000 were ordered. It was called COSMOS IIIc. Project was cancelled after the first order.a. Why was it cancelled?
b. Who cancelled it?
c. What was its codename and why was it called that?
David Hunt11/4/2014
David Hunt
A. Because powership was being pushed out.
B. Dennis Jones
C. Hello Federal ... Not sure other than the commerical and it used a telephone line to dail in.
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/5/2014
David is correct. Initially the device was initially proposed at $50 each with just a few functions, but cost about $700 when rolled out. PC's were $2500 each, but continued to drop and were a little over $1,000 and were full functioned at rollout time; so DHJ decided to drop it and roll out the PCs. Jim Barksdale had said he wanted a device simple enough for his wife Sally to use...so it was codenamed the SallyB
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Ben Moore11/5/2014
Ben Moore
I'm glad it didn't have to be simple enough for JLB to use. I recall he was the only person with a Mac for a long time.
Subject: HAPPY Birthday Nancy Hinds! Have a Great One!
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/7/2014
HAPPY Birthday Nancy Hinds! Have a Great One!
Nancy Hinds11/7/2014
Nancy Hinds
Thanks Jimmy!
Subject: Congratulations Linda Hook Stewart Reeves
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/7/2014
Congratulations Linda Hook Stewart Reeves(cross posted from Julia Glover's Page):2014 Marianna Citizen of the Year! We are sooo proud for you. You are very deserving of this recognition!
Margaret Burkeen11/7/2014
Margaret Burkeen
Way to go Linda! congrats!
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz: Which of the following are True
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/10/2014
FedEx Trivia Quiz: Which of the following are True
1- FWS once flew to Las Vegas, won $25k and deposited it to meet payroll
2- A courier lost his key to the drop box, and flipped the box into the van and took it to the station
3- An employee once, on his own, rented a helicopter to fly to a remote area to fix a DADS repeater
4- Jimmy was in Finance Jail(could not sign contracts and PO’s) over 6 times
5- Once when Finance put constraints on signing, it took over 12 signatures to buy a large capital item
6- FWS bought a new corporate Propeller plane that carried about 30 people; because of headwinds it took 5.5 hours to get to COS from Memphis; there was no bathroom
7- FedEx was strongly considering in investing in a Corporate Football League
8- FedEx was ready to sign contracts to lease 5 Concorde supersonic jets
9- The FedEx Hub could have been relocated to Blytheville Ark
10- In some cases Customer service can answer customer calls before the first ring
11- FedEx Cosmos was somewhat modeled on AVIS
12- FedEx looked at parachuting containers into airports
Gary Phillips11/10/2014
Gary Phillips
All but 12 ? ?
Jon Peacock11/10/2014
Jon Peacock
All but #6 & #7
Don Rose11/10/2014
Don Rose
All except 12.
Chuck Siegfried11/10/2014
Chuck Siegfried
4
Chuck Siegfried11/10/2014
Chuck Siegfried
3 is false because we did that to fix a c band problem in cos not a dad's repeater
Brian Sneed11/10/2014
Brian Sneed
#3 is True ! Hal Heliman was the man. Still living well on his sail boat in LB, CA
Subject: Commerce Center
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/11/2014
Commerce Center
Don Rose11/11/2014
Don Rose
That was my office when I retired.
Patricia Ross11/11/2014
Patricia Ross
Worked there when it was holiday inn.
Debora Williams Waller11/11/2014
Debora Williams Waller
It was a really cool place when Holiday Inn was there and it served it's purpose when FedEx occupied it. The neighborhood just was not safe especially when it got dark early and it is still no ta safe part of town. They will have trouble selling the buildings.
Ben Moore11/12/2014
Ben Moore
Patricia Ross Me too! I spent countless hours in the "dome."
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz: Which of the following are true/false?
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/12/2014
FedEx Trivia Quiz:
Which of the following are true/false?
1_ Federal Express once looked at a wireless distribution system for dispatch that could also be used to transmit free movies at night to major cities
2_ Federal Express once was a manufacturer of Vans.
3_When the 727’s were going to be grounded by the FAA for any night time flights over populated areas, FedEx co-developed silencers for the jets
4- When 727’s were going to be grounded because they had exceeded the stress conditions for the life of the jet; FedEx bought a $2000 computer, and an $800K software program, and spent a million dollars to modify the computer program…to keep the 727 in the air
5-Before FedEx Home Delivery was created by FedEx Ground, Federal Express successfully implement a home delivery only service using part time workers
6- FedEx was part owner in a Rocket Launch business
7-FedEx has owned container ships & undersea fiber laying ships8-One of Flying Tigers biggest customer bases was flying pigs & horses
9-Flying Tigers did $1B in bulk freight shipping; when FedEx purchased them they were able to keep those customers.
10_FedEx once had stewardess’s
11-FedEx once did it’s own printing
12- Three Flying Tigers jets crashed just before FedEx took over that airline
Jon Peacock11/12/2014
Jon Peacock
1,2,4,6,7, & 12 are False..... 3, 8, 9, 10, & 11 are True..... Not sure about 5
Ben Moore11/13/2014
Ben Moore
6 is TRUE. Project SUN - Satellite Universal Network. T. Allan McArtor's baby. 12 is TRUE - CFIT Controlled Flight Into Terrain
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Jimmy Glenn Burk11/13/2014
ANSWERS
TRUE 1 Federal Express once looked at a wireless distribution system for dispatch that could also be used to transmit free movies at night to major cities;
One of the ideas that came out of Jim Moore & the Radio Group
True 2. Federal Express once was a manufacturer of Vans.
FedEx purchased Z-Vans, a manufacturer of tall vans.
True 3_When the 727’s were going to be grounded by the FAA for any night time flights over populated areas, FedEx co-developed silencers for the jets
Hush Kits
TRUE 4- When 727’s were going to be grounded because they had exceeded the stress conditions for the life of the jet; FedEx bought a $2000 computer, and an $800K software program, and spent a million dollars to modify the computer program…to keep the 727 in the air
The 727s had exceeded the weight limitations on the wings by flying freight vs passengers. The FAA had confidence in a certain stress application and told FedEx that if they would modify the program for every major component of each 727 aircraft, then they would certify the jets using that package.
False 5-Before FedEx Home Delivery was created by FedEx Ground, Federal Express successfully implement a home delivery only service using part time workers
There was not a successful implementation due to the high costs of AGFS
TRUE 6- FedEx was part owner in a Rocket Launch business
FEDEX SpaceTran
TRUE 7-FedEx has owned container ships & undersea fiber laying ships
Thru FITC & subsidiary’s purchased, there were ships partially or fully owned for a time.
TRUE 8-One of Flying Tigers biggest customer bases was flying pigs & horses
The Pilots hated flying those animals from S. America
FALSE 9-Flying Tigers did $1B in bulk freight shipping; when FedEx purchased them they were able to keep those customers.
FedEx was only able to keep about 30% of that business. (But the main reason for purchasing Flying Tigers was that they had vested landing rights around the world, which passed to FedEx)
TRUE 10_FedEx once had stewardess’s
Flying Tigers had a passenger service, mostly for military movements and they came with that purchase.
TRUE 11-FedEx once did it’s own printing
Supposedly it was abandoned with talk of unionizing that area.
FALSE 12- Three Flying Tigers jets crashed just before FedEx took over that airline
One Flying Tigers 747 crashed after the purchase but before Federal Express took over.
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Chris Bentley11/14/2014
Chris Bentley
4) only the 727s that were converted from passenger aircraft were affected, as they had smaller frame rails than the purpose built freighters. The manufacturers maximum weights on any aircraft were never exceeded - the intrepid W&B programmers made sure of that ;) And, the W&B programming was substantially altered to reduce the stresses on the converted 727s by adding additional checks for 'adjacent zones' with lower limits.
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Subject: http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2014/nov/10/fedex-founder-expect-more-automation/
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/12/2014
http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2014/nov/10/fedex-founder-expect-more-automation/
Subject: FedEx Poll:
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/14/2014
FedEx Poll:a. List the building or complex/city you spent most of your FedEx career at and # yearsb. List the building/complex/city where you had the most fun
Akita Hank11/14/2014
Akita Hank
Most time? Hard to say. Spent some time in many facilities: hangar 7, Clark tower, republican, The longest stretch had to be at Collierville.
Most fun - hangar 7. We were still trying to invent who we were. Or maybe Clark tower, we were beginning to get there.
Jon Peacock11/14/2014
Jon Peacock
Most time: All Memphis buildings/campuses, but mainly the Memphis Hub.
Must fun projects: SPSS building, converting the TANG ramp to the FedEx ramp, the move of the Corporate Hanger from Hanger 5 to the new Hanger 20, & the rebuild of the Corporate Hanger 21. Also, when we bought Flying Tigers. I worked on JFK & LAX cutover from Tiger's to FedEx. Those were fun projects.
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Vicki Shirey Sanders11/14/2014
Vicki Shirey Sanders
A) 2990 Airways, 2005 Corporate aka Pink Palace and 1980 Nonconnah all in the Legal dept, then Omni Bldg, 80 FDX Parkway and 40 FDX Parkway Finance work supporting at least 4 officers.
B) Legal dept. We participated in costume parties, celebrating many milestones etc. TAP purchase contract my first week of work and I had to work Saturday and the Flying Tiger purchase!
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Subject: Question to Retirees: If you are on Cigna, where do you purchase your drugs? If on Medicare, where d ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/19/2014
Question to Retirees:
If you are on Cigna, where do you purchase your drugs?
If on Medicare, where do you buy them?Looks like one of the perks of getting older is to use more drugs...my physician is a like a Sherlock Holmes of Health, & he will prescribe whatever drugs needed to keep my lab numbers in check....Jimmy
Connie Morgan11/19/2014
Connie Morgan
I am Pre-65 Retiree Cigna...I use CVS (close to home) for prescriptions. I did use Walgreens for flu shot.
Don Rose11/19/2014
Don Rose
Jimmy, I'm on Medicare and I get all my scripts at Walmart. Most are $3-$10 and one of them is free. I have one that even after Medicare and my insurance, is still $140.
Subject: You may want to pass this on to your children.
Jack Brown11/20/2014
Subject: http://aviationweek.com/blog/interactive-map-retired-fedex-boeing-727s-dot-globe
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/25/2014
http://aviationweek.com/blog/interactive-map-retired-fedex-boeing-727s-dot-globe
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/25/2014
http://news.van.fedex.com/fedex-freight-president-ceo-william-j-logue-retire-december-31-health-reasons
FedEx Freight President & CEO William J. Logue to Retire December 31 for Health Reasons | FedEx...
news.van.fedex.com
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/25/2014
http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=36522
FedEx Freight’s Logue to Retire; Ducker Is Successor | Transport Topics Online
ttnews.com
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/25/2014
Denise Wood: http://www.bing.com/videos/search?&q=fedex&qft=+filterui%3Avideoage-lt525600&FORM=R5VR8#view=detail&mid=79B2202FC29C6C6E476C79B2202FC29C6C6E476C
fedex - Bing Videos
bing.com
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Subject: from Steve Swanberg: Does anyone have any picture(s) of ZapMailer machines ... standalone ... like t ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/25/2014
from Steve Swanberg:
Does anyone have any picture(s) of ZapMailer machines ... standalone ... like the one you see in this old group photo:Again, looking for pictures of just the ZapMail machine.
Send to my yahoo account: scswanberg@yahoo.comor post in reply to this conversation.Thanks!Steve SwanbergEx-Ex-FedEx (rehired) :-)
Dave Hansen11/25/2014
Dave Hansen
I see Swanberg, Windham and Palasz.
Deby Abbott Jolley11/25/2014
Deby Abbott Jolley
There was a Zap Mail Machine at the FedEx Learning Center in Collierville in the front lobby.It was there a year and a half ago.
Ezra Fried11/30/2014
Ezra Fried
Here is a picture of the ZM 2
Deby Abbott Jolley11/30/2014
Deby Abbott Jolley
This pic is what the one at FLC/Collierville looks like.
Subject: FedEx Retiree Poll I have a retiree tips, benefits & discount page that probably needs to be updated ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/25/2014
FedEx Retiree Poll
I have a retiree tips, benefits & discount page that probably needs to be updated. If you have tips, lessons learned or fedex benefits that we have that aren't listed, post them here and I'll add to that page...thanks, Jimmy Glenn Burk
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/25/2014
The Hertz Gold membership thru the FedEx Credit Union, isn't offered any more.
Debora Williams Waller11/25/2014
Debora Williams Waller
I have heard that AT&T does not offer discounts to retirees. I have not experienced this myself yet.
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/26/2014
From the fedex retiree site( www.ferc1.org ) FedEx Cell Phone Discounts: FedEx Retirees are NOT eligible for discounts with the FedEx approved cell phone vendors such as ATT, Verizon, etc. However, if you had a plan with one of the vendors at the time you retired from FedEx, then that vendor may continue to grant you those discounts moving forward. Keep in mind that this is a courtesy on their part and they could change it at any time.
Update: The club has been been notified by several of our members that the cell phone vendors are no longer honoring the discounts for FedEx retirees. We do hope to work with FedEx Sourcing to try and get the discount reinstated but this will take time based on the timing of contractual agreements. Check back for further updates.
FedEx Retiree Club
ferc1.org
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Subject: French Falcon Gave FedEx it's Wings(opens from a PDF file)
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/25/2014
French Falcon Gave FedEx it's Wings(opens from a PDF file)
Peter Dangerfield11/25/2014
Peter Dangerfield
OH yea I remember it well. I can't remember what I had for breakfast now, but the early days at Little Rock and then Memphis were exciting.
Subject: Last 727 Flight to Anchorage Alaska; Pilots take aircraft to local commercial airfield where it was ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/26/2014
Last 727 Flight to Anchorage Alaska; Pilots take aircraft to local commercial airfield where it was donated to a college for training.
727 Landing
Jon Peacock11/26/2014
Jon Peacock
It's hard to find a better looking airplane than a FedEx - B727!
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J. David White11/26/2014
J. David White
Thanks for posting that Jimmy. Great video of landing at Elmendorf Airfield.
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/26/2014
Linda Ann Morrow11/26/2014
Linda Ann Morrow
Thank you for sharing, this was awesome!
Gerald Herring11/26/2014
Gerald Herring
FedEx pilots are the best.
Debora Williams Waller11/26/2014
Debora Williams Waller
I guess I will always remember the sound of a 727.
Bibi Martinez11/27/2014
Bibi Martinez
That was awesome . Made me nostalgic. Still got purple blood. Even though i'm retired.
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Buddy Johnson11/27/2014
Buddy Johnson
I actually saw this plane and heard the story of it being ferried from the international airport to this field. Jimmy was kind enough to research (Thanks, Jimmy) and provide this for us all. I also shared with our tour guide in Alaska who was most appreciative!!
Subject: If you shop on Amazon, you can first go to the fedex retiree club( www.ferc1.org ) and click on the ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/26/2014
If you shop on Amazon, you can first go to the fedex retiree club( www.ferc1.org ) and click on the Amazon button. theFedEx Retiree Club(not associated with this facebook page) will receive a referral fee from amazon to help it raise money for it's events and charities.
Subject: FedEx Internet Trivia Quiz: True or False
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/26/2014
FedEx Internet Trivia Quiz:
True or False
a. FedEx connected to the Internet via dial up until 1994
b. The request to connect directly to the Internet was turned down because it was too expensive and did nothing for the company.
c. Data Protection made the decision that every time you changed to a new page/URL on the browser, you had to log on again with your passwordd. FEDUP was a site that FedEx endorsed
Laurie A. Tucker11/27/2014
Laurie A. Tucker
True. True. True. False.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk11/27/2014
Laurie's answers are correct. ---
a. FedEx connected to the Internet via dial up until 1994
TRUE
b. The request to connect directly to the Internet was turned down because it was too expensive and did nothing for the company.
TRUE - The request was turned down, we did it anyway. It cost $5K a month to run a circuit to the closest internet node at the time, St. Louis
c. Data Protection made the decision that every time you changed to a new page/URL on the browser, you had to log on again with your password
TRUE - Data Protection at the time only did Mainframe security, and didn't know what the Internet was, so they decided that every time you went to a different server you had to sign in again to get access. Network Engineering ignored that decision.
d. FEDUP was a site that FedEx endorsed
False- Fedup was a site by a chicago courier, who seemed like he was a union organizer.
It would come up as part of a search on FedEx and was pretty much anti-management.
Ben Moore11/27/2014
Ben Moore
C. Figures
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Jimmy Glenn Burk11/27/2014
fyi, if you would like to see the Fed Up website, which isn't active, it is at http://members.core.com/~kevinosiowy/index.html
Fed Up Home Page
members.core.com
FedEx Internet Trivia Quiz:
True or False
Subject: http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/smi0int-1
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/29/2014
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/smi0int-1
Subject: https://www.facebook.com/weloveseniordiscounts?gclid=CPvtho3an8ICFUQV7AodWyEAsg
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/29/2014
https://www.facebook.com/weloveseniordiscounts?gclid=CPvtho3an8ICFUQV7AodWyEAsg
Subject: If you took the buyout and had a large increase income last year for that year note your Medicare pr ...
Carl Wayne Hardeman12/2/2014
If you took the buyout and had a large increase income last year for that year note your Medicare premiums will more than double. We got our letters this week. Sigh!
Dany Hsch12/2/2014
Dany Hsch
Ugh ! Good thing I was only 57
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Peter Dangerfield12/2/2014
Peter Dangerfield
Same here Carl, aren't we lucky?
Subject: So sad
George Moore12/2/2014
So sad
Bobby Simmons12/2/2014
Bobby Simmons
Agree...
Debora Williams Waller12/2/2014
Debora Williams Waller
So very sad.
Martha Lanier Moore12/2/2014
Martha Lanier Moore
So sad to read this.
Sandy Butler Stone12/2/2014
Sandy Butler Stone
how tragic
Deby Abbott Jolley12/2/2014
Deby Abbott Jolley
It looks like FedEx Freight. Almost burned beyond recognition. This was a very early photo.
George Moore12/2/2014
George Moore
WMC-TV5 just said it was a FedEx Ground tractor trailer employee, but it looked like a Freight or Express trailer to me in the pics.
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Terrie Hoerning12/3/2014
Terrie Hoerning
Very sad.
Bonnie Booth12/3/2014
Bonnie Booth
Prayers go out to the Fed Ex drivers family and loved ones.
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Subject: Some of my FEDEX pins!
Jim Gonka12/2/2014
Some of my FEDEX pins!
Subject: Medicare once again somehow found out about our retiree/buyout spending account and has refused to p ...
Carl Wayne Hardeman12/3/2014
Medicare once again somehow found out about our retiree/buyout spending account and has refused to pay claims saying FedEx is my primary insurer - three times already in 2014. Medicare claims they will change it each time I call. Meanwhile claims are going unpaid. One from May this year has been submitted and denied three times so far even after calls to Medicare. Also happened to a colleague who finally got it straightened out after multiple claims denied and multiple calls to Medicare and multiple not happy service providers. A mess!
Vicki Shirey Sanders12/3/2014
Vicki Shirey Sanders
Wow. It's a pain dealing with insurance.
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Jack Brown12/3/2014
Jack Brown
Carl, you should consider getting an Advantage Plan with a company like Humana. When you have a claim, you will deal with Humana's Customer Service instead of Medicare. Humana's Customer Service is great. We have Humana Gold PPO, which covers all the Medicare "Parts". Your monthly premium, over and above the funds deducted from you SS by Medicare, varies by State and County. Our 2015 Humana premium is $27 per person. Just a suggestion.
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Carl Wayne Hardeman12/3/2014
Carl Wayne Hardeman
Thanks Jack Brown
Subject: Buddy Johnson forwarded this article:
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/4/2014
Debora Williams Waller12/4/2014
Debora Williams Waller
Here is another link if you have trouble viewing the Gazatte,com one. http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_27057880/fedex-build-20-million-distribution-center-colorado-springs
Morris Hall12/4/2014
Morris Hall
Be interesting to see how many aircraft are scheduled.
Subject: Bet he's in trouble now.
George Moore12/5/2014
Jim Bentley12/5/2014
Jim Bentley
Thats a Home Delivery truck. They are contractors instead of employees I think???
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Deby Abbott Jolley12/5/2014
Deby Abbott Jolley
That's what I was thinking, Jim, I'm sure he could tell there was clothing or cloth in the package. I hope he doesn't get in too much trouble - especially this time of year...
Dany Hsch12/5/2014
Dany Hsch
GROUND
Subject: from www.fedexlegends.info :
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/7/2014
from www.fedexlegends.info :What a nice salute to THE heartbeat of FedEx. I went to college at Southern Miss with Charlie Powell.Sandy May Bynum
Subject: Remember this logo?
Ezra Fried12/8/2014
Remember this logo?
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/8/2014
My first job @ Federal Express was in Telecom, great place, great people...
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Jimmy Glenn Burk12/8/2014
Telecom Org -1980
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Nancy Hinds12/8/2014
Nancy Hinds
about when i showed up
Terrie Hoerning12/9/2014
Terrie Hoerning
I remember this too
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/9/2014
FedEx Trivia QuizFederal Express once sold these to employees.
Why? and Where did they come from?
Rebecca Felts12/9/2014
Rebecca Felts
I can only assume Fedex was gutting passenger planes to turn them into cargo jets.
Peter Dangerfield12/9/2014
Peter Dangerfield
Could be the five 737 passenger / cargo jets we bought to start flying passengers in the day and packages at night!
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/9/2014
FedEx Trivia QuizOf the over 1200 software application components at FedEx, 560 were in LineHaul (air,hub,trucking). There are over 25,000 programs supporting all of FedEx.One app surrounds the large tanks that store FedEx jet fuel.
What does this app do?
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/10/2014
Lightning Detection: There is an application that monitors sensors placed around the airport to detect any lightning strikes. If there is one in the vicinity the fuel pumps are automatically shut down.
Dave Hansen12/10/2014
Dave Hansen
Awesome!! Cool fact to know.
Mary A Johnson12/11/2014
Mary A Johnson
Your application component #s (1200 and 560) sound LOW. You've got W&B, FORTE, TORTE, ULD, AutoDG ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/11/2014
Those numbers were from 1999 and weren't applications but groups the applications were put in. for defining all changes for Y2K. COSMOS was one group...which was probably over several thousand applications inside it. Chronos was another which also was probably in the thousands.
Subject: Has anyone else had trouble using the Reimbursement app who banks with FedEx Credit Assn? I got a de ...
Sandy Butler Stone12/12/2014
Has anyone else had trouble using the Reimbursement app who banks with FedEx Credit Assn? I got a denied claim because my bank name is not listed on the FECCA online mobile app so when I take a snapshot I only have the transaction #, date & amount my insurance premium.
Margaret Canon Bruch12/12/2014
Margaret Canon Bruch
Good luck! I'm over the reimbursement. Too much trouble
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Carol Gassaway Kabakoff12/12/2014
Carol Gassaway Kabakoff
Sandy, it's a lot of trouble but I print my monthly statement. I cut and paste page one to the page where they took out the premium. Then I take a picture of my cut and paste document with my phone and load it to the app. And yes I am unfortunately using scissors and tape but it works
Sandy Butler Stone12/12/2014
Sandy Butler Stone
LOL...thanks Carol. I'll surely try this. It's the first time I've had trouble with Reimbursement process
Rebecca Felts12/17/2014
Rebecca Felts
I am having MAJOR problems with them again. I went from Cobra to Retiree insurance. For reimbursement or pay direct to Fedex for retiree insurance.. MAKE SURE you put the correct address. My first payment went to Cobra.. now having to wait to get money back from them. THEN when I did all correctly they still told me today at the YSA hotline that the payment didn't go to Fedex. I am BEYOND stressed with this whole process.
Rebecca Felts12/17/2014
Rebecca Felts
To be honest I will be glad when I am through with all my YSA money.. its been nothing but a headache.
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/14/2014
FedEx Trivia QuizIn the mid 80's a person interviewed for a position in HR. The person had a Bachelors degree in in Psychology & a minor in Zoology.What happened?
a. the person was not hired, not enough experince
b. the person didn't have a Masters and wasn't hired
c. the person was hired and told..you will fit right in
d. the person was hired and sent to the Hub
Dave Hansen12/14/2014
Dave Hansen
C.
Mary A Johnson12/14/2014
Mary A Johnson
Probably was C, so who was it?
Dan Elliot12/14/2014
Dan Elliot
Probably d...
Kay Brown Moody12/14/2014
Kay Brown Moody
C
Deby Abbott Jolley12/14/2014
Deby Abbott Jolley
C would have been true.
Marie McVay12/15/2014
Marie McVay
C!
Jon Peacock12/15/2014
Jon Peacock
C. But, I like the idea of D.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk12/15/2014
Correct Answer was C; I met this lady in a Diversity Management Course. She had just been hired in HR and was sitting in the class as an orientation to training....and she did say that zoology + psychology was helpful working with the fedex'rs
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Deby Abbott Jolley12/16/2014
Deby Abbott Jolley
How many times have we said, "This place is a zoo!" ??
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz SuperHub Startup
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/15/2014
FedEx Trivia Quiz
In the early 80’s the SuperHub was brought online to test. Of 25,000 packages tested over 95% of the packages went to the wrong locations(inside the hub). I had a background in microprocessors and was sent to find the problems.Additionally, about 25% of the sort controllers went bad every night.
Pick from the following what the problems were with the Rapistan sort controllers which were based on Zilog micros:
a. There was a design flaw with the system
b. None of the mx people were trained to fix the systems
c. Being in the SuperHub was like being in an earthquake,
all the boards vibrated out of their slots
d. The mx guys zapped every board due to static electricity
e. All the bad circuit boards were put back into inventory
Deby Abbott Jolley12/15/2014
Deby Abbott Jolley
I'm going with C.
Carl Wayne Hardeman12/15/2014
Carl Wayne Hardeman
All of the above ?
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Mary A Johnson12/15/2014
Mary A Johnson
C D
Peter Dangerfield12/15/2014
Peter Dangerfield
Like Carl, all of the above!
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/16/2014
Answers: b,c,d & e all happened.
Although Mx people were initially trained on the night shift, by the time the SuperHub was turned on, all the night shift people had rotated to the day shift…and day shift were working the night shift, so no one on the night shift had training. In addition,most had never worked on microprocessors or computers, and no one knew where to find the manuals that were provided by Rapistan.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk12/16/2014
The problem with the 90%+ miss-sorts was that no one ever read the manuals on how to use the system and were using the CLEAR key incorrectly. I watched the sort for 3 nights before my eyes caught a small display on the sort controller. There were the same numbers flashing all thru the sort. No one knew where any manuals were, so I contacted Rapistan and they sent me one. Turns out it was the code that the clear key was being hit by the person entering the zip codes. No one was expert at using a 10 key pad for data entry so the keyers would hit clear to clear out their entries and re-enter the zip code.
Problem was that the system was designed to clear all packages that hadn’t started down the sort belt. There would be one package already keyed,waiting to enter the sort belt, one that was right at the keypad, and there could be another package right behind it, that a fast keyer could start keying on.
So hitting clear had nothing to do with clearing out the current entry, it cleared out 2-3 packages at once…these packages would just go down the belt to some unknown, mis-keyed Phantom Zone.
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/16/2014
FedEx Trivia QuizIn the middle 80’s Federal Express had an idea of using the satellites that they had installed and helping more poverty areas of the country with new jobs. The idea was to use a version of the zapmailers to transmit airbill images to a location like Kentucky coal mining towns and have them key in information at night and transmit the data back before sort was finished in Memphis.a. What was this project called?
b. Why was it abandoned?
Dave Hansen12/16/2014
Dave Hansen
ExpressStar One was what the bird was to be called. It was abandoned because the Challenger exploded and NASA cancelled all future commercial payloads.
Dave Hansen12/16/2014
Dave Hansen
I believe that the satellite was sold to Hughes. The Varian HPA's (High Powered Amplifiers) were sold to Cylix Communications Corp and were used in their K-band project., Many people think that this project was Freds folly. In my opinion it was not. Had that bird gone up, even if the Zapmailer project failed, we would still be making money leasing time on the transponders (+ and -) on that satellite.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk12/17/2014
This project was a subset of project REDS for remote revenue entry. One option was to provide more hours for station personnel and let them input data from airbills at night…but they weren’t good keyers
Another option was to scan airbills with a modified zapmailer and transmit to a keying location. Same problems to coal mining areas, people can’t just be trained to key data correctly.
Scan airbills and OCR as much data as possible was looked at, and just present data that couldn’t be resolved to a keyer.
In the end, project REDS was cancelled due the project falling behind in the proposed schedule.
Many years later, project GENESIS would put a high speed scanner in the stations, transmit to Memphis and translate/OCR the data.
Subject: Where do you live in Retirement? Send a few paragraphs and maybe some photos about where you have re ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/16/2014
Where do you live in Retirement? Send a few paragraphs and maybe some photos about where you have retired to and about your location to add to the following Stories.
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Subject: Deby Jolly forwarded this article:
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/16/2014
Subject: The Final Humiliation... At my retirement party, I was forced to dress up as a fisherman so I could ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/17/2014
The Final Humiliation...
At my retirement party, I was forced to dress up as a fisherman so I could receive my toy fishing pole and other assorted things needed in retirement. Here, Ken Pasley makes fun of Jimmy's last day at FedEx...at least he didn't comment about my shirt which I usually could not keep tucked in my 28.5 years there...
Margaret Canon Bruch12/17/2014
Margaret Canon Bruch
LOL!!!!!
Sandy Butler Stone12/18/2014
Sandy Butler Stone
I love it.
Subject: A little TBT for my field service friends! Techs would gather at a station after hours and change ev ...
Jim Gonka12/18/2014
A little TBT for my field service friends! Techs would gather at a station after hours and change every terminal in the vans overnight. Next morning, the couriers were using the new trackers in the vans! Left to right - Danny Deason, Shirley Pigott, Chris Elwell, Brian Daniels, Tommy Taylor.
Ann Masters12/18/2014
Ann Masters
And my last project before retiring was retiring the majority of the remaining COSMOS IIB screens on the mainframe. We got our money's worth from that system.
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Danny Deason12/19/2014
Danny Deason
Thanks for posting Jim. Those were the days of great satisfaction, accomplishing goals as a team. We didn't realize at the time those would become 'the good ole days'.
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Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk12/18/2014
FedEx Trivia QuizCosmos IIa was scanning in stations and at the Hub.Cosmos IIb added scanning into vans, pickup and delivery scans and others.
The Supertrackers that the couriers carried were supposed to be placed in the Norand Smartbase and scans uploaded at night, but the Smartbase project was delayed.How were the pickup and delivery scans sent to COSMOS without the Smartbase being functional?
David Hunt12/18/2014
David Hunt
DADS
Melissa Leech Ziemer12/18/2014
Melissa Leech Ziemer
Over dial up phone lines. Was a backup solution later if Smartbases were acting up.
Barry Poole12/18/2014
Barry Poole
PC Base! Written on top of a multitasking kernel written in C and offered in the Dr. Dobbs magazine.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk12/19/2014
Answer: DADS, first scans sent wireless to the DEC PDP-11’s and then over SNA links to COSMOS. History:
The story goes, that the Radio dept was told to NOT work on the project to send SuperTracker scans thru DADS. The CIO didn’t want conflicts in projects taking place, and wanted all efforts to make the Smartbase work. Working with MDI in Vancouver, Radio & the Hardware engineering group worked on it anyway, and that option was ready to go when IIB was ready to roll out.
Initially Harry Dalton wanted to give a 10,000 supertracker order to HHP and 10,000 order to Norand and 1) see which performed the best, 2) to have competition and 3) also to have a secondary source. There wasn’t enough money to go around, so HHP got the SuperTracker contract for 10,000 units and Norand got the SmartBase & quad rack order.
After rollout, but before the SmartBase software could be stabilized, the Comm Soft group under Dan Goss(and either Bill Strange or Kurt Wulff) put together a standard PC configuration called the PCBase which did the same thing and could control the quad racks. Eventually all the SmartBases were replaced with the PCBase configuration.
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Subject: George Moore shared WMC Action News 5's photo to the group: FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club.
George Moore12/18/2014
BREAKING: A Memphis FedEx driver was shot while driving a delivery vehicle.According to police, the driver is in critical condition. MORE ---> shout.lt/Pq8c
Debora Williams Waller12/19/2014
Debora Williams Waller
Looked like he was driving an 18 wheeler from what I saw on TV.
George Moore12/19/2014
George Moore
Correct 18 wheeler. Typical media wrong again.
Subject: Another FedEx driver shot at in Mississippi today. TIPPAH CO, MS (WMC) - A FedEx driver in Tippah Co ...
George Moore12/19/2014
Another FedEx driver shot at in Mississippi today. TIPPAH CO, MS (WMC) -
A FedEx driver in Tippah County reported to the sheriff's department that he was shot at near Falkner, MS.
The driver was not hit by any bullets. The sheriff's department is investigating the claim.
WMC Action News 5's Janice Broach is on her way to Tippah County to learn more. Stay with WMCActionNews5.com for developments.
Dan Elliot12/19/2014
Dan Elliot
Man, what is going on??
Bonnie Booth12/19/2014
Bonnie Booth
What is wrong with people ?
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Karen Pfeffer12/20/2014
Karen Pfeffer
what is happening?????
Subject: http://www.highpointchapel.com/obituary/Joseph-Michael-Schelly-Jr./Byhalia-MS/1462986
George Moore12/23/2014
http://www.highpointchapel.com/obituary/Joseph-Michael-Schelly-Jr./Byhalia-MS/1462986Joseph Michael Schelly Jr. December 22, 2014 - December 22, 2014 Resided in Byhalia, MS Guestbook Services Obituary Joseph Michael "Mike" Schelly Jr., 62, died Month, Day, Year. Mike was born on August 24, 1952 in Memphis, TN. He graduated from Blessed Sacrament Grade School and Catholic High School for Boys. He also attended Memphis State University. Mike started his TV broadcast career at WPTY in Memphis as an engineering technician for TV operations in both the studio and at the transmitter. In 1984, Mike began a new career with Federal Express. He worked in the wireless technical area and was responsible for repairing corporate devices for courier operations. Later in his FedEx career, he provided IT support for the senior executives. Mike spent 10 years in the executive offices and retired in 2012. His passion was amateur (ham) radio. He was a ham radio operator for over 40 years and held the Extra class license. He was a member of the ARRL and his call sign was K4EAR. He was also a member of the DXCC Honor Roll. He was preceded in death by his parents Joseph Michael Schelly Sr. and Helen Maddox. He is survived by his sister, Julia Schelly of Raleigh, NC, his beloved dogs, Hershey and Shiloh, and countless friends. An informal graveside service will be held at Calvary Cemetery at 1663 Elvis Presley Blvd, at 1:00 pm, on Tuesday, December 23, 2014. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the charity of your choice. - See more at: http://www.highpointchapel.com/obituary/Joseph-Michael-Schelly-Jr./Byhalia-MS/1462986#sthash.TStH4CM9.dpuf
Brian Sneed12/23/2014
Brian Sneed
Mike Mitchell had told me he was not doing well. Rest In Peace Mike Schelly.
J. David White12/23/2014
J. David White
RIP Mike. We will miss you and wish you 73's.
Jim Bentley12/23/2014
Jim Bentley
RIP Mike!
Nancy Hinds12/24/2014
Nancy Hinds
Always a happy helpful sweet guy - RIP Mike - you were a peach.
Subject: Julie A. Yancey posted something about the "Living Well Network" earlier and I thought I would share ...
Jack Brown12/30/2014
Julie A. Yancey posted something about the "Living Well Network" earlier and I thought I would share the link with the members of this page.
- The Living Well Network
Subject: i saw that everett meadow passed away. any details? thanks!
Laura Ladd Beard1/1/2015
i saw that everett meadow passed away. any details? thanks!
Don Rose1/1/2015
Don Rose
Oh no, I hope not. Good man.
Laura Ladd Beard1/1/2015
Laura Ladd Beard
i just saw a face book post. roy and i both worked with him a long time.
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Molly Hale Moss1/1/2015
Molly Hale Moss
Everett's obituary is on the Commercial Appeal website. It does not provide any information though.
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/1/2015
So sad; Everett was always a very nice person.
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Subject: Command & Control:
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/2/2015
Command & Control:
Subject: A Santa Barba newspaper article on Gary Holmes:
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/3/2015
Linda Shelley Morton1/3/2015
Linda Shelley Morton
Very sad.
Carla Slattery Moore1/4/2015
Carla Slattery Moore
Thank you, Jimmy, for updating us all on Gary. He was a great guy. He is missed.
Margaret Canon Bruch1/4/2015
Margaret Canon Bruch
I never heard about this. How tragic!!!
Subject: FedEx Retiree Jim Bentley...On the Move
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/3/2015
FedEx Retiree Jim Bentley...On the Move
Dany Hsch1/3/2015
Dany Hsch
Cool shot Jim!
Nancy Hinds1/3/2015
Nancy Hinds
Looking good Mr. Bentley...and nice bike
Subject: Regarding retirement: Shoe cartoon. :)
J. David White1/6/2015
Subject: Jimmy Glenn Burk posted in FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club — with Marie McVay and 2 others.
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/7/2015
Marie McVay1/7/2015
Marie McVay
This was taken at Linda Shelley Morton's wedding reception...
Linda Shelley Morton1/7/2015
Linda Shelley Morton
And that was a wonderful day...Marie McVay.
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Nancy Hinds1/7/2015
Nancy Hinds
a fine circle of folks
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Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/7/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizMaster Salesmen:
In the year before Zapmail shut down, the zapmail sales force was in the process of selling Zapmailer II’s which were smaller zapmail machines at the customer’s office. They offered an outright sale or a lease option.
I don’t remember the exact number but it seems like they had placed a few thousand but had over 8,000 in inventory and sales had almost stopped. Most of these were dial up. Prices had been lowered, because there just wasn’t enough systems out there for customers could fax between each other, so most documents went to a Zapmailer I at the station to be delivered.In a planning meeting FWS made the decision that we were going to continue to offer the zapmailer II’s but only a leased line version, so that documents could be delivered faster and it would be a more premium option. Customer would pay for the leased line to the closest node, then 25 cents per page. We would continue that service until a Satellite based service could be added. So sales of dial up zapmailers would stop in one week.In that next week, over 8,000 zapmailers would be sold or leased.How did Bill Razzouk and the sales force do this?
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/11/2015
The sales message was not ‘fedex will stop selling dial up zapmailer 2’s, so you have to put in a leased line and pay for it’
The message was:
‘Price increase…we will no longer offer the entry level dial up zapmailer2, price is going up…so if you wanted to get in on the entry level cheap price…you better order now’ …..then 8,000 were sold/leased within 2 weeks
The sales were moot after the challenger accident and after looking at other options, it was apparent that a cheaper alternative satellite offering could be done or launched, and the program was cancelled.
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Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz Ye Shall not Pass….
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/7/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiz
Ye Shall not Pass….In the mid 80’s a high level executive attempted to enter the Telecom building at 2828 Business Park but was denied entrance. The person was trying to return his cell phone to get it repaired, but the attendant at the front refused to let him enter the building. She had been told if she didn’t recognize someone, they couldn’t enter. He tried to tell her that this building and thousands in Memphis reported to him, and he didn’t need to sign in….but to no avail ..He could not pass…Who was this person, and what did the Director in the Building to do to ensure it didn’t happen again?
Gary Phillips1/7/2015
Gary Phillips
I think pictures of the execs were put up at the doors but don't remember who this was.
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/8/2015
Gary is correct; the Director, Winn Stephenson, had photos of all the execs put where the receptionist could see them. the Exec who could not pass was Dr. Ron Ponder, the CIO of FedEx
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Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz Criminals on the loose…
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/7/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiz
Criminals on the loose…Around the late 80’s a prisoner was being transported thru West Memphis Arkansas. When the two police officers made a pit stop, the prisoner, somehow slipped thru the divider between the front and back seat, and drove off with the police car, keys and weapons.
He arrived in Memphis at 2828 Business Park, across from the Hub, just as an employee was walking to his car. The prisoner, now with police weapons took the employees keys, opened the trunk and ordered him to get in…Who was the employee?
What happened to him?
Gary Phillips1/7/2015
Gary Phillips
Don't remember this.
Jon Peacock1/7/2015
Jon Peacock
I seen to remember this, but I don't remember who the employee was.
George Moore1/7/2015
George Moore
Ed Trease (sp). The prisoner got in the trunk and got the officers weapon and pointed it at Ed as he was entering the building and got Eds kys, took his BMW and started a police pursuit down Demorcrat. He wrecked out on American Way and Getwell
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Brent Ross1/7/2015
Brent Ross
My office was at 2828 Business Park at the time and I remember this happening. I remember the employee (was it Jim Thanum ??) refused to get in the trunk and it seems like the prisoner tried to shoot him and the gun missfired allowing him to escape.
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Brent Ross1/7/2015
Brent Ross
It was Ed Trease... Thanks George...
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George Moore1/7/2015
George Moore
Ed later told me he did not believe he could be shot, because from his military he remembered on an automatic the hammer had to be back. I told him not now since most autos (now) are double action. Thought he was going to faint.
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Jon Peacock1/7/2015
Jon Peacock
Ed Trease... Thanks guys.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk1/7/2015
It was Ed Treece; Ed said that he knew if he got in that trunk, he wouldn't live very long so he refused; the criminal hit him on the head with a gun and took his car
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Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/7/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizIn the early 80’s a non-employee walked into 2955 Republican at night. When they wouldn’t let him go upstairs to zap central to see his girl friend, he pulled a gun. Don’t remember what happened but no one was hurt. Also, someone’s car or rental car was also stolen around that time frame.What did FedEx do?
Gary Phillips1/7/2015
Gary Phillips
Fence around parking lot?
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Jimmy Glenn Burk1/7/2015
Gary be correct...and they added an armed guard I think
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Rebecca Felts1/8/2015
Rebecca Felts
I passed that building when I would go to flight training.
Subject: FedEx Trivia Poll:
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/7/2015
FedEx Trivia Poll:Did you have to work the night of Dec 31st 1999 (Y2K) , and if so, where?
Dany Hsch1/7/2015
Dany Hsch
Yes, Petaluma , California
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Dan Elliot1/7/2015
Dan Elliot
On call, orlando...
Marcie Littles Moss1/7/2015
Marcie Littles Moss
Yes. I was at the WTC in Collierville, TN.
George Moore1/7/2015
George Moore
Yes. We were at the CTC war room.
Gary Phillips1/7/2015
Gary Phillips
Nope, was on call though. I had not moved back to Telecomm yet. Was in Cust Auto.
Chris Bentley1/7/2015
Chris Bentley
On call.
Jere Bledsoe1/7/2015
Jere Bledsoe
I decided about 30 years prior that I would be retired on that date. And I was.
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Don Rose1/7/2015
Don Rose
Yes! I was responsible for Y2K compliance for Worldwide Customer Service. I was in the Y2K office at the WHQ.
Kay Brown Moody1/7/2015
Kay Brown Moody
Yes...Customer Systems Development onsite...ITC Bailey Station
Kay Brown Moody1/7/2015
Kay Brown Moody
WTC
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz:
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/9/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiz:Name these 4 employees, all who became SVP of Flight Ops at Federal Express:
#1. Naval pilot & Test Pilot for Grumann Corp; was flying jet at the Paris airshow and part of wing fell off the aircraft
#2. AF pilot who got shot down in Vietnam, and hung in a tree for a couple days, flew in the Thunderbirds
#3. First SVP of Flight Ops who is credited for making safety & redundancy part of the Corporate culture
#4. AF pilot who became the head of the FAA, and also flew in the Thunderbirds
Buddy Johnson1/9/2015
Buddy Johnson
#4 is T Allen McArtor
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/9/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizWhen Federal Express began Intl expansion where was the Telecom and Operations Centers headquartered for:1. United Kingdom
2. Europe
3. Asia
Ben Moore1/9/2015
Ben Moore
1. High Wycombe - home of the world's worst roundabout - https://goo.gl/maps/royt9
High Wycombe
google.com
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FedEx Trivia Quiz
Dave Hansen1/9/2015
Dave Hansen
#2= Brussels Belgium??
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Dave Hansen1/9/2015
Dave Hansen
#3= Hong Kong??
Don Rose1/9/2015
Don Rose
Asia= Singapore
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Jim McBryde1/9/2015
Jim McBryde
High Wycombe. Spent a summer there developing software for intra europe delivery which was later abandoned. Sad time when it happened as first major layoffs in fedex history.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk1/10/2015
1. High Wycombe 2. Brussels 3. Hong Kong Note: Asia ops center was moved to Singnapore when many businesses including Federal Express moved out of Hong Kong when Britain ceded control of that city back to China in 1997
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Dave Hansen1/10/2015
Dave Hansen
I win.
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/9/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizWhat was the day called when Flying Tigers locations were all cut over to the FedEx network?
Buddy Johnson1/9/2015
Buddy Johnson
T Day. August 7, 1989
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Gary Phillips1/9/2015
Gary Phillips
Yep, T-day. Worked in that project with a small group from Telecom.
George Moore1/9/2015
George Moore
Ditto.
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/10/2015
T Day is correct.
Mary A Johnson1/10/2015
Mary A Johnson
Yep! We lt the tiger out of the bag! Do you have the 'official' shirt ... without the 'legal' logo?
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/9/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizName this Person:
(from Changing How the World Does Business by Roger Frock)…during an early Saturday morning executive meeting … at a new executive’s first Saturday meeting…“About an hour into the meeting, while we were still waiting for Fred to arrive, XXX secretary entered and placed a glass of orange juice and two small airline bottles of vodka on the table in front of him. That was his way of expressing his feeling about the need to meet on Saturdays. We knew immediately he was going to fit in with the group.”
Dave Hansen1/9/2015
Dave Hansen
Jim Barksdale??
Don Rose1/9/2015
Don Rose
Sales VP. I can't remember his name.
Margaret Canon Bruch1/9/2015
Margaret Canon Bruch
Humphries 😆
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Jim McBryde1/9/2015
Jim McBryde
Tom oliver
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/10/2015
Answer: Jim Riedmeyer
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/9/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizAfter spending about a year on Zapmail, Jim Barksdale transferred several of us to a new Satellite group formed under Alan McArtor at the Ridgeway site. Gil Mook, Jim Whitworth, Jim McKinney, Bruce Lindow, Antony Kong, and others worked in the building.a. In early 1986 a tragedy occurred which affected all in the group and the project we were working on.What was the tragedy?b. In May, 1986 a movie came out that electrified many in the building….war stories abounded as many proclaimed tales of yore.What was the movie?
Gary Phillips1/10/2015
Gary Phillips
A. Jim killed in motorcycle accident. I think this was much later......90s maybe.
B. Had to be Platoon or Top Gun.
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Laura Ladd Beard1/9/2015
Laura Ladd Beard
A. The space shuttle blew up.
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Mike Mitchell1/9/2015
Mike Mitchell
A. Space shuttle Challenger
B. Top Gun
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Kay Brown Moody1/10/2015
Kay Brown Moody
Space shuttle
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Jimmy Glenn Burk1/10/2015
Answers are correct a. Space Shuttle Challenger destroyed b. TOP GUN
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Subject: http://www.ilovememphisblog.com/2012/05/100-places-to-go-in-memphis/
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/10/2015
Jack Brown1/10/2015
Jack Brown
I never realized there are 100 places to visit in Memphis.
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Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/12/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiz
After several reorganizations Dennis Jones formed a dedicated group known as LineHaul or LHSD supporting the Hubs,Ramps, AOD and AGFS
a. Name the 1st, 2nd and 3rd and/or 4th VP of LHSD or any you can think of……
.b. Name the VP of Operations for the SuperHub when it was first activated
c. Name the SVP of DGO(Domestic Ground Ops) who became Pres. Of Kinkos
Johnnie Edwards1/12/2015
Johnnie Edwards
C is ken may
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Buddy Johnson1/12/2015
Buddy Johnson
A. Rob Carter, Kevin Humphries, Jimmy Burk
Johnnie Edwards1/12/2015
Johnnie Edwards
Buddy....what year activated???
Buddy Johnson1/12/2015
Buddy Johnson
Back in 88-89, Ithink.
Johnnie Edwards1/12/2015
Johnnie Edwards
Then Karl Birkholz was VP hub ops
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/13/2015
Answer A: Jon Ricker, Rob Carter, Kevin Humphries, Jimmy Burk (to the best of my memories)
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/13/2015
Answer B: Johnnie's answer is correct...Karl Birkholz
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/13/2015
Answer C: Ken May is correct
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/14/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizWhere did any of the executives listed below receive their Bachelor degrees?a. Ron Ponder
b. Bob May
c. Jim Barksdale
d. Fred Smith
e. Rob Carter
f. Dennis Jones
Ben Moore1/14/2015
Ben Moore
a. Mississippi State University - Barksdale said his daddy would have been outdone with him for promoting a Bulldog.
c. University of Mississippi
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Jack Brown1/14/2015
Jack Brown
Ditto Ben's answer.
J. David White1/14/2015
J. David White
d. Yale. e. U. South Florida.
Carl Wayne Hardeman1/14/2015
Carl Wayne Hardeman
smith yale? jones U of Memphis ponder U of AR?
Dan Elliot1/14/2015
Dan Elliot
A, miss state, b. Marines?, c. u of miss, d.Yale, e. s, fla, f. Memphis
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Buddy Johnson1/14/2015
Buddy Johnson
a. BS from U of S Arkansas. PHD from Miss State
Buddy Johnson1/14/2015
Buddy Johnson
b Dan is correct - USMC
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/16/2015
Answers:
Where did the executives listed below receive their Bachelor degrees?
a. Ron Ponder - Southern Arkansas Univ
b. Bob May - Marines...although he favored Boston College
c. Jim Barksdale - Univ of Miss
d. Fred Smith - Yale
e. Rob Carter - Univ of Florida
f. Dennis Jones - Univ of Memphis
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz Name the first managers of telecom/ops of the three data centers for: a. High Wyco ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/14/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiz
Name the first managers of telecom/ops of the three data centers for:
a. High Wycombe
b. Brussels
c. AsiaJim Echt: a. ted crampton, b. deni geurts. c. alfred punDenise Wood: Ted cramp ton, Denis Geurtz, Alfred pun. Dang Jim! You r two fast!
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/16/2015
Jim & Denise are correct.
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz Where was the first dedicated Customer Service Call Center location in Memphis?
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/14/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiz
Where was the first dedicated Customer Service Call Center location in Memphis?
Don Rose Mendenhall
Jim Bentley Ditto! And who can forget the "boss lady" who ran it?? LOL
Elizabeth Ward Blaylock Jim Dees was the Director or Manager. Before that Customer Service was at 2600 Nonconnah.
David Hunt Elizabeth said it right ... I become full time working as a clerk recording and report the numbers from the AT&T System 7 call distrubter.
Chuck Siegfried 2725 Mendenhall
Chuck Siegfried Name the 3 on site techs
Marie McVay Chuck, Randy Roy, you and the guy that went to Florida as a manager...... I see his face and can't remember his name
Chuck Siegfried Ron Elmore. The devil himself.lo
lJimmy Glenn Burk
My First Meeting with Ron :
Around 1983 I was at the CAC and needed to connect some modems between the Tandems and COSMOS for test. I connected and needed to call Elaine Turner to activate so we could test the NPSI x.25 links. I had no phone, so I went to the office next door. It was a room with about 15 desks with a phone on each desk. There were only 3 people in the room. I went to an empty desk and picked up the phone….and everyone started looking at me funny.
Ron came over and very sternly told me that I couldn’t use the phones,,,,the phones were for official business only and for emergencies if problems with the call centers arose. I looked around and said,,,,you are telling me that there are 13 phones not used here…and I can’t use one of them to make one call???
Ron, as serious as he could be…’yes…these phones are for emergencies only…’
I immediately said….’Who do you work for?’ He said…’I work for Winn Stephenson….’
I knew Winn’s phone number, I had previously worked for him one month a year before. I didn’t ask Ron, but immediately called Winn on Ron’s phones. I told him where I was, and asked ‘Can I use one of your 13 unused phones at the CAC???’ Winn, said ‘of course’…. And I said ’well ...will you tell your manager that I can use the phone’…and handed it to Ron.
Ron had a short conversation with Winn and hung up.
He then said, ‘ Mr. Burk, you can use any and all of our phones and desks anytime you want….can we get you some coffee…and how would you like it’…
Jon Peacock1/14/2015
Jon Peacock
Chuck is right, Ron Elmore was the devil himself. The other techs were Chuck, Herbert Peterman, Jon Peacock, David Pike.
Subject: Sprint just dropped my fedex discount, apparently retiree's are not covered. So, I'm shopping around ...
Chris Apalodimas1/14/2015
Sprint just dropped my fedex discount, apparently retiree's are not covered. So, I'm shopping around for a new carrier.Are any of the retiree's here continuing to get FedEx discounts for their cellphone? Which ones?Thanks. .. cma
Gary Phillips1/14/2015
Gary Phillips
I am with AT&T.
Carl Wayne Hardeman1/14/2015
Carl Wayne Hardeman
me AT&T
Jim McBryde1/14/2015
Jim McBryde
Sprint just canceled mine too.
Rebecca Felts1/14/2015
Rebecca Felts
AT&T but under straight talk.. its cheap unlimited and great
Dany Hsch1/14/2015
Dany Hsch
ATT DO NOT TELL THEM YOU ARE RETIRED. No ones business
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Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz Answer any of the following:
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/15/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiz
Answer any of the following:a. Who was the first VP of Computer Operations?
b. Who was the first VP of Zapmail Operations?
c. Who was the first VP of IT Europe?
d. Who was the first VP of IT APAC?
e. Who was the first VP of Chronos/Billing?
f. Who was the first VP of Telecom?
Akita Hank1/15/2015
Akita Hank
A Bob Kramet
Akita Hank1/15/2015
Akita Hank
Kramer
Akita Hank1/15/2015
Akita Hank
F Winn Stevens
Akita Hank1/15/2015
Akita Hank
Stephenson
Subject: Winn Stephenson request:
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/16/2015
Winn Stephenson request:If anyone has org charts from the 70's 80's or 90's; Winn Stephenson has a made a request to get copies of these.If you have any, I can give you his email address. Some of you have previously sent me a few org charts and he has copies of those.thanks, Jimmy B
Sherry Little1/18/2015
Sherry Little
I had some of the 1970 org charts but left them at FedEx when I retired. I left them with Jenny Robertson in several notebooks.
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/16/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiza.
What was FedEx's 1st mainframe computer?
b. What computer was the COSMOS prototype developed on?
c. What was the first IBM mainframe computer and how did Federal Express obtain it?
Ben Moore1/16/2015
Ben Moore
c. System/360 Model 65MP - They came with the purchase of Cook IT. Cook called them Mary and John.
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Akita Hank1/16/2015
Akita Hank
A Burroughs 2500 or 3500
C fedex obtained cook industries IT getting their favorable position in receiving the IBM 390. Early '80s.
Buddy Johnson1/16/2015
Buddy Johnson
The first mainframe was Burroughs 6700, maybe a dual processor, located in the Admin building on Sprankel Ave at the Hub. Don Rose can speak to this better.
Don Rose1/16/2015
Don Rose
A. First mainframe was a Burroughs 2700 and was located in the old RCA building on Raines Rd. C. What everyone else said about IBM & Cook.
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Akita Hank1/16/2015
Akita Hank
The first B6700 was a single processor, almost impossible to maintain. soon upgraded to dual processor.
Don Rose1/16/2015
Don Rose
I remember the upgrade. It made a huge difference.
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/16/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizWhat department did Dennis Jones, Mary Alice Taylor and Johnny Wong all begin their careers at Federal Express?
Buddy Johnson1/16/2015
Buddy Johnson
MAT started in the Billing data entry located in Clark Tower.
Ann Hoff Crum1/16/2015
Ann Hoff Crum
Dennis was hired by John C. Miller, Treasurer.
Gary Phillips1/16/2015
Gary Phillips
Finance
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Laurie A. Tucker1/16/2015
Laurie A. Tucker
Finance. Me, too. Jim Hudson hired me....I was 21.
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Marie McVay1/16/2015
Marie McVay
Finance!
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/17/2015
Who hired Dottie Berry & Mark Dickens?
Laurie A. Tucker1/17/2015
Laurie A. Tucker
Edith Kelly hired DB and Mark started in Audit. I am privileged to say they both worked for me and were superstars!
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Jim McBryde1/17/2015
Jim McBryde
Laurie hired both of them and i worked for both of them.
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz Who am I?
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/16/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiz
Who am I?In the early 80's I saw the need for a dedicated Customer Service group of agents dedicated to only handing Billing issues and proposed to Jim Barksdale that this group be created. The group was formed and I had hoped to be the MD over that group .The Data Entry group consisting of about 6 managers and Staff went thru some turmoil with inappropriate things being done. JLB fired all but 1 of the managers and asked me to head this group and repair the groups morale instead of being MD over the Billing Customer department.Who am I?
Don Rose1/16/2015
Don Rose
Paul Lucking & Information Central?
Gary Phillips1/16/2015
Gary Phillips
Why, you're Jimmy Green Burk. I don't know who headed up that group however.
Ann Hoff Crum1/16/2015
Ann Hoff Crum
Tucker Taylor was Sr. VP of customer service. Jim Dees was.....maybe director ....
Don Rose1/16/2015
Don Rose
Got it now. Charlie Germano.
Don Rose1/16/2015
Don Rose
Jerry Ford was previous MD, one of many who got fired. Clark Tower.
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/16/2015
Don got it right......Charlie Germano...very nice person. He told me that he really wanted the Billing Cust Service group...but Jim Barksdale wanted someone mature to rebuild the data entry group..and he fit the bill
Don Rose1/16/2015
Don Rose
Charlie was a great guy. He was my MD at Clark Tower in ITD. Loved the guy and sure hated to hear he passed.
Jim Bentley1/16/2015
Jim Bentley
Was it Charlie Germano?
Don Rose1/16/2015
Don Rose
More on Charlie. His wife and daughters wanted a pool and, since Charlie was a "I can do anything" kinda guy, he built them one. He bought plans, the pool kit, and hired a backhoe to dig the hole. It looked great. JLB saw it and wanted one, so Charlie built Jim one too. I think he built 3 or 4 pools that summer.
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Subject: FedEx Credit Union Turbo Tax discounts, Simple taxes are filed free:
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/16/2015
FedEx Credit Union Turbo Tax discounts, Simple taxes are filed free:
Dan Elliot1/17/2015
Dan Elliot
I think the Vanguard offer is even better...
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/17/2015
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz( Who am I?)
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/19/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiz( Who am I?)I had an Electrical Engr degree from the Missouri School of Mines where I took up flying.In my interview, my reasons for joining the FedEx startup was to be involved in aviation. FWS responded "Damn it, I want somebody who wants to make some money."I was offered a job, but said I couldn't start for another week...it was Turkey season...I was put in charge in setting up operations in Memphis, and building the first sort facility.Who am I????
Glenn Taylor1/19/2015
Glenn Taylor
YZ
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Buddy Johnson1/20/2015
Buddy Johnson
Way to come through, Mr T!!!!
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/20/2015
Answer(Glenn is correct) Ted Weise aka YZ
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Subject: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghW5LNl3zCg
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/19/2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghW5LNl3zCg
Don Rose1/19/2015
Don Rose
I remember it well. Fun times back then.
Linda Cook Thorn1/20/2015
Linda Cook Thorn
Too cool!
Subject: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er3b9x6GZIA
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/19/2015
Peter Dangerfield1/19/2015
Peter Dangerfield
I got two sheltie like that!
Don Rose1/19/2015
Don Rose
Great commercial.
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz:
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/20/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiz
:In what year was the following memo sent to employees from FWS?"We would like to request from each of you that you do not cash or deposit your payroll check until next Monday, September 17, at the very earliest....For those of you can do so, it would be greatly appreciated that you hold these checks until we can announce to you that inter-mediate funds have been received....You may be assured that your check whether deposited today or next week, will be covered."
Peter Dangerfield1/20/2015
Peter Dangerfield
1973 or 1974?
Don Rose1/20/2015
Don Rose
1973
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Sheila Turnage Harrell1/20/2015
Sheila Turnage Harrell
1974
Sherry Little1/20/2015
Sherry Little
1973 or 74
Ann Hoff Crum1/20/2015
Ann Hoff Crum
1973. I was hired in July '73.
Don Rose1/20/2015
Don Rose
What is now ITD (Systems & Programming back in the day) were located in the old RCA building on Raines Road when we received this memo. I'm sure I still have it somewhere in my "FedEx stuff".
Debora Williams Waller1/20/2015
Debora Williams Waller
I believe the retiree club may want some of your memoirs Don, so don't throw them away.
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/20/2015
Correct answer was 1973
Nancy Hinds1/20/2015
Nancy Hinds
Vince used to tell me stories of he would walk out in hangar 7 and announce that whoever he had borrowed coke money and such for - come on up and FWS wanted to pay back what he had borrowed. in those days..
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Don Rose1/20/2015
Don Rose
I remember that Nancy. Fred never carried any cash.
Subject: FedEx Sighting
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/20/2015
FedEx SightingWent to Grizzlies game last night and saw Belinda Watkins. Belinda is greatly enjoying retirement. Once a week she has breakfast at Perkins with some FedEx retirees, then goes biking. She also has invested in an ice cream shop.In fact, I have yet to find anyone who doesn't enjoy life in retirement
Larry Tieman1/20/2015
Larry Tieman
I can confirm from Colorado everyone here I have talked with agrees FedEx is a great place to work but an even better place from which to be retired.
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Subject: Phones thru Kroger
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/20/2015
Phones thru KrogerAt my Sunday School Christmas party a 10 yr old youngster showed me his phone from Kroger. He got it for $10 and it had wireless so he could play games. He wanted my 802.11 wireless name and password.He didn't have a phone plan yet, but his parents said the plans started at $10 a month.Maybe a future option.
Jack Brown1/20/2015
Jack Brown
Thanks for sharing this. I didn't know Kroger offered this, since we don't we shop there.
Subject: Belinda Watkins Yogurt Shop: Menchies
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/21/2015
Belinda Watkins Yogurt Shop: Menchies
J. David White1/21/2015
J. David White
Jimmy, looks like you have a "typo" - it's actually called Menchie's. And it tasty too. :)
J. David White1/21/2015
J. David White
I've gone to the one at Germantown PKWY in Cordova area and my son worked there two years ago. Good luck to Belinda on her "Menchie's".
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/21/2015
thanks
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/21/2015
from Belinda Watkins: And "like" Menchie's Shoppes of Centennial on facebook for me. Much appreciated.
https://www.facebook.com/MenchiesShoppesofCentennial
Menchie's Shoppes of Centennial
We offer self-serve frozen yogurt with a large selection of yogurt flavors and toppings
5 stars
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz #1001 1/21/2015 True or False
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/21/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiz #1001 1/21/2015
True or False
a. Before Federal Express built it's own ground services division, FWS met with the CEO of UPS to offer them the opportunity to deliver express packages on behalf of FedEx
b. After initially starting service, Federal Express stopped using it's own aircraft and used passenger airlines for over a month to transport packages
c. Federal Express moved from Little Rock to Memphis because Memphis had better weather.
d. FedEx once entered into binding agreements to ship packages to South America using contract carriers and not FedEx jets
Jon Peacock1/21/2015
Jon Peacock
A. False B. False C. False. D. False. E. True
Jon Peacock1/21/2015
Jon Peacock
Missed no E. ... D. True
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Sherry Little1/21/2015
Sherry Little
Actually B is true. We Delta Dashed everything for a while.
Vicki Shirey Sanders1/21/2015
Vicki Shirey Sanders
B. I remember using Delta Dash.
C is partially true from little rock to Memphis but because of LR airport not cooperating. Oops what a mistake they made.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk1/21/2015
Answers:
a. TRUE
Federal had hired several people from UPS and Michael Basch set up a meeting with the UPS CEO to discuss. UPS wasn't interested at all...thankfully
b. TRUE
The first night about 7 Falcons came in with about 6 packages, and one of the packages was a Birthday present sent by FWS to someone. The company decided to rethink the cities they were going and also expand. Charlie Brandon led an ops research type effort to pick the cities and they added Rochester..a major site for IBM. Passenger airlines were used to transport packages until this new city structure was determined.
c. False
Little Rock airport officials would not expand the airport facilities and improve them for a startup like Federal Express. On the other hand Federal was offered space on the Memphis airport facility to build a hub and airport bond money to build it, plus Hangars to house employees...to move here.
d. TRUE
In the mid 90's when the Pilot Union (while contract was being negotiated) made several comments to the news about problems they forsaw of shipping packages for Christmas thru FedEx..and that they might not arrive on time, FedEx started making some agreements for the future. Half the pilot force was needed at the time to fly International routes so some routes were contracted to Europe and to South America so that is where the company looked first to find alternative transport. I'm not sure if these were ever actually used, but the agreements made were supposedly binding for a year or two.
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Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/22/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizIn the mid 90's someone made a decision to displace about 90 Cobol programmers and outsource their jobs. The 90 were offered positions in the outsourcing company. The 90 reqs were then moved to Dallas to start a new IT facility there.
a. What was the name of the company these jobs were outsourced to?
b. What happened to the 90 employees?
c. What did this department do?
d. What was the name of the Director over the group that was displaced?
Jodie Harden1/22/2015
Jodie Harden
Seltman, Cobb & Bryant - Some employees went to work for SCB, some JCA'ed within FedEx, others left the company -
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Jodie Harden1/22/2015
Jodie Harden
Line Haul was the department, I believe - The outsourcing was the idea of Kevin Humphries & John Post
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Buddy Johnson1/22/2015
Buddy Johnson
A. Seltman Cobb and Bryant. B. They f
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Buddy Johnson1/22/2015
Buddy Johnson
B. They had to te-apply for their jobs or transfer to anoth open position in IT. C. Steve Steiling
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Buddy Johnson1/22/2015
Buddy Johnson
John Post and Dennis Jones were believed to be the architects of this plan and gave it to Kevin to implement. SCB was told the. Just needed to "maintain" the applications. The users of these systems, however, expected "maintenance" to also include small to medium changes to keep the Air Operations apps running.
Buddy Johnson1/23/2015
Buddy Johnson
May be, but that whole Dallas fiasco cost Dennis a lot of respect my a large number of IT professionals.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk1/23/2015
Answers above were pretty much correct:
a. What was the name of the company these jobs were outsourced to? SCB (Seltmann Cobb & Bryant)
b. What happened to the 90 employees? Only a few accepted the outsourcing offer from SCB; the others bid or were transferred to other open positions in the company.
c. What did this department do? Weather, messaging, Air Ops applications
d. What was the name of the Director over the group that was displaced? Steve Steilling
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I got involved a year later. Steve had left the company. Chris Hjelm who was now the CIO of FedEx Express, commented that it was apparent working with Steve, that he was a dedicated professional who really was concerned and looked after his staff. Two years later, all the work transferred to SCB was terminated, and support/development moved back into FedEx in Linehaul.·
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/23/2015
Carl Hardeman's post..didn't post correctly to facebook: Carl Wayne Hardeman 4:43pm Jan 22 Part of a plan to create three CIO's and an Executive CIO or so I heard.
preceded Buddy's comment above: May be, but that whole Dallas fiasco cost Dennis a lot of respect by a large number of IT professionals.
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Subject: Is health spending account withdrawal / usage subject to Federal Income Tax?
Carl Wayne Hardeman1/22/2015
Is health spending account withdrawal / usage subject to Federal Income Tax?
Deby Abbott Jolley1/22/2015
Deby Abbott Jolley
I don't think so - but good question!
Linda Cook Thorn1/22/2015
Linda Cook Thorn
It stated in our documentation that the 25000 would not be taxable.
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Linda Cook Thorn1/22/2015
Linda Cook Thorn
I don't think the other we get each year from Fedex is taxable either. I didn't claim it last year.
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Carl Wayne Hardeman1/22/2015
Carl Wayne Hardeman
Thanks!
Janine Strausser Mashburn1/22/2015
Janine Strausser Mashburn
Good news!
Vicki Shirey Sanders1/23/2015
Vicki Shirey Sanders
Nope!
Marsha Terry Rider1/23/2015
Marsha Terry Rider
NO. We asked for a clarification on that from our MD prior to our decisions.
Subject: FedEx Trivia
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/23/2015
FedEx TriviaAfter the Federal Express Package growth started climbing, a larger computer was needed and the Burroughs 6700 was acquired. Which of the following computers were considered to replace the Burroughs 6700 computer systems.a. Burroughs 7700
b. IBM
c. DEC PDP 11/VAX
d. Data General Eclipse
Akita Hank1/23/2015
Akita Hank
A. Until Charlie Brandon felt slighted by the head of Burroughs and gave them 6 months to get out. Then the scramble began.
Don Rose1/23/2015
Don Rose
A
Buddy Johnson1/23/2015
Buddy Johnson
That was a few years before my time
Subject: I jumpseated on the DC-10 and 727, would have been nice to jumpseat on the Concorde...and I didn't g ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/23/2015
I jumpseated on the DC-10 and 727, would have been nice to jumpseat on the Concorde...and I didn't get a chance to fly on the FedEx 747 when we had them.
Dan Elliot1/23/2015
Dan Elliot
We used to jumpseat on the 747 from oakland to hawaii! Wonderful! had the whole upper first class section! And a mea!!
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Bob Higgins1/23/2015
Bob Higgins
Do you know the IT executive that got to ride jumpseat on the Concorde when we were considering the purchase?
Jon Peacock1/23/2015
Jon Peacock
I jumpeated on the Falcons (DA-20's), B-727's, B-737's, DC-10's, MD-11's, the Air Buss's. But did not get to jumpseat on the B-747's we got from Flying Tigers. The B-727 was my favorite. I truly hated it when we lost jumpseat.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk1/23/2015
I don't know the executive during the negotiations, but John Schwarzmann did get to ride jumpseat once when returning from Europe.
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/23/2015
and if I remember correctly, the concorde wasnt going to fly from europe to memphis. it would fly to dulles, then be offloaded to a 727 which would fly the freight to memphis. the concorde wasnt too efficient with fuel and also couldn't fly suoersonic over the states. it would take freight from 2 concordes to fill a 727. A primary reaon on getting the concordes was to have a next day service to the usa.
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Carl Wayne Hardeman1/23/2015
Carl Wayne Hardeman
I jumpsat on bof the 747 and DC 8 we got from Flying Tigers.
Peter Dangerfield1/23/2015
Peter Dangerfield
I managed to ride the 747 to Australia and back via Asia a number of time to visit my family. I was amazed at the catering provided, three hot meals, sandwich plates, fruit plates and cheese and crackers. Customs trashed all the left over food, what a waste.
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Jim Bentley1/24/2015
Jim Bentley
During my 31 years at Fedex, I managed to jumpseat on every type of aircraft we flew. All the way thru the Airbus aquisitions. My favorite was the DC-8. The jumpseat was like a big easy chair..
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/26/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizWhen the Burroughs Computer needed to be moved some employees loaded it on a truck themselves...then dropped it...Who did this?
Glenn Taylor1/27/2015
Glenn Taylor
FTN or FHN
Carl Wayne Hardeman1/27/2015
Carl Wayne Hardeman
UPS?
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/5/2015
From Tom Bullion:
The guy that ran the computer was a big guy with a full black beard…….. The movers used a 28 foot rent truck with a Tommy lift….. There were 4 or 5 of us around but almost what 41 years now……. Couple of ‘em are still around I would guess….
Don Rose2/5/2015
Don Rose
The big guy Tom is referring to is probably Tom Kline (known as Monk to most of us).
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Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/26/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizWhich company told Jim Barksdale that he needed to order 30 computer systems before he could get a 5% discount?Someone on the project bypassed this computer company and bought them OEM, a few at a time, and saved 30% on each system bought.Who is this person?
Dave Hansen1/28/2015
Dave Hansen
Future Now computers??
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/28/2015
Answers:
Computer company: Digital Equipment Corp (DEC)
Person: Jim Bentley (negotiator extraordanaire...)
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Jim Bentley1/28/2015
Jim Bentley
And after DEC gave us 6-month delivery, we had the first 6 in 15 days. After they arrived and we called the local DEC office to Gen the operating system, they could not because they had never seen this system it was so new.. RTFM, and we did it ourselves!
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Jimmy Glenn Burk1/28/2015
My DEC /DADS story:
For a short time Jim Bentley had a Systems Service Package with the Dec PDP11/34 where we could call and ask systems questions. Calls were routed to a DEC call center in Colorado.
We had a problem of random disc errors we couldn't figure out. It happened randomly and I put some debug code in the system, but couldn't locate the problem. I called DEC and went thru 3 layers of systems people who had no idea what I was talking about. They said they would refer the problem to a Higher Office.
Not too long after this, while the problem was happening, the problem just stopped...as Jim was shuffling things in his office, which didn't have a lot of free space. It turned out that the modem, connecting the system to COSMOS was causing the disk errors when the modem was moved close to the disk drives. I called DEC back and wanted to let them know what the problem was and to close the ticket.
The next month, I started receiving calls from DEC in Colorado and in Atlanta to refer their hard problems to me. They assumed that I knew what I was talking about, so I must be a DEC engineer and they just wanted to flip the problems to me.
So it seems, I became the Higher Office...which I quickly shut down. I was eventually contacted by the District Atlanta office and offered a job, if I ever decided to leave Federal Express....
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Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/26/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizWhich company gave Dennis Jones something like a $50M estimate on leasing computers...then intercepted him just before he went into a Board meeting to ask for the money...and told him they forgot to add tax....new price $55M?
Jim McBryde1/26/2015
Jim McBryde
Nec?
Laurie A. Tucker1/26/2015
Laurie A. Tucker
IBM
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/26/2015
Laurie is correct!
Jim McBryde1/26/2015
Jim McBryde
That was my 2nd choice.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk1/26/2015
This is one of several things IBM did to stay on DHJ's bad list. I wasn't involved in the following one...but was told...
IBM wanted to get their newest PC into the Automation program and for FedEx to buy many of them. The Automation group asked to see one...and IBM told FedEx that FedEx had to find a room, put it under lock and key and heavy security...and then IBM would deliver one for FedEx to look at. I guess it was too new to have other companies even see it. None the less, I don't these type attitudes helped IBM get in the door at FedEx.
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Jim McBryde1/26/2015
Jim McBryde
It also didnt help that ibm switched from fedex to airborne for shipping during that time.
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Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/28/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiz
FedEx had been having problems with disk drives for years and finally the vendor admitted there was a design problem. Computer Ops was not exactly wanting to meet with the manufacturer on new products but at Upper Mgmts request ...a meeting was set up.After a presentation admitting that their drives were flaky...the presentation switched to a proposal to fix the problem. Replace hundreds of existing drives...with their new and super duper drives...that would fix the problem.Jimmy Sowell listened patiently, which was not normal for him, and said....
'You have just admitted that the drives you have been selling us for 2 years are flaky and still have a design problem....and your answer to fix it...is for us to change all the drives on a new disk system...that you haven't even put into the field...and you don't really know if it has design problems???"Vendor said "YES!"Jimmy replied....'That's just Silly.....'Who was the Company??
Dave Hansen1/28/2015
Dave Hansen
Hitachi?
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Gary Phillips1/28/2015
Gary Phillips
HP
Ben Moore1/28/2015
Ben Moore
IBM 3380s. The bearings deteriorated over time and caused head crashes. IBM replaced the bearings in ALL the 3380s that FedEx had. I believe these defective drives were involved in the COSMOS crash that resulted in the loss of the tracking data for the firemen's helmets shipped from Chicago to Hollywood for Backdraft and subsequently lost.
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Carl Wayne Hardeman1/28/2015
Carl Wayne Hardeman
Maytag
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Kelly Clements Staggs1/28/2015
Kelly Clements Staggs
Jimmy always had a way with words... one of the things I loved the most about him.
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/28/2015
Answer: for this meeting the host was Sun Microsystems
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Subject: George Moore shared HOT 104.5's photo to the group: FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club.
George Moore1/28/2015
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/28/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizWhen Dennis Jones took over Ron Ponder's CIO job, he set up a West Coast trip to HP, SUN, Oracle, BEA and other companies to see how they did business and what they did to attract employees. He took 16 people with him on the Corporate Jet. At the last minute he told Ed White(VP Computer Ops) to stay in Memphis and clear a place to install a new Mainframe he was going to purchase.What was the new Mainframe...and how did that turn out???
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/30/2015
Answer:
The new mainframe was Hitachi, and DHJ met alone with the company on the trip, to place the order. The deal fell thru when the Hitachi mainframe(which ran an IBM OS) did not perform as stated.
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Ben Moore1/30/2015
Ben Moore
I remember Ed White had Jim Covington go in the the computer room and tape out an outline of a Hitachi mainframe to scare IBM.
Subject: Article, Best Cell Phone carriers:
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/28/2015
Jack Brown1/28/2015
Jack Brown
Jimmy, Thanks for sharing this. It really helps to know what our options are. Based upon this info, I think I will move to Republic Wireless in June when my contract expires with Verizon; $50 per month for 2 phones certainly beats $165 per month.
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz:
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/28/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiz:The day or week that Zapmail launched, FWS received one of the first Zapmail documents from whom? and what was the document about?
Jim McBryde1/28/2015
Jim McBryde
Tom oliver?
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/29/2015
I was told that a young lady had recently graduated from college, sent a Zapmail document to FWS congratulating him on the new service, and included her resume for any possible positions. An innovative way to get your resume to Mr. Smith, who would surely read it.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk1/29/2015
Also, on the first day of Operations, Jim Barksdale came to 2955 Republican and sent one of the first Zapmail documents. I believe there were only 50-60 transmissions that day, but eventually reached about 55,000 on a peak day.
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/29/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizIn the year that FedEx was going to start service, an Oil Embargo started. Federal Express was only going to be allowed a portion of the fuel it used the year before. FedEx estimated a need of 4,000,000 gallons and were to receive about 1,000 gallons. Executives went to the Federal department handling oil rations to get an exception and relief but were denied.How did FedEx get the aviation fuel it needed?
Peter Dangerfield1/29/2015
Peter Dangerfield
Well since most airline parked their aircraft at night we gave our mechanics a length of hose and they did the rest! 😄
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Gary Phillips1/29/2015
Gary Phillips
I was going to guess siphon as well Peter Dangerfield.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk1/30/2015
Answer: Howard Baker our TN Senator was able to resolve the issue.
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Subject: Has anyone had trouble accessing the flex spending account website for health premium reimbursement? ...
Tonya Handwerker1/29/2015
Has anyone had trouble accessing the flex spending account website for health premium reimbursement??
Dany Hsch1/29/2015
Dany Hsch
No I was just in there this morning
Tonya Handwerker1/29/2015
Tonya Handwerker
Can you send me the link? I don't know what is different.
Penny Hitchcock Hopper1/29/2015
Penny Hitchcock Hopper
.
Tonya Handwerker1/30/2015
Tonya Handwerker
The site had an outage. Thx.
Dany Hsch1/30/2015
Dany Hsch
Oh ok
Subject: Barksdale quotes:
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/31/2015
Barksdale quotes:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY0P2G8XQ4A
Marie McVay My favorite - "If your going to hunt with the big dogs, you have to get off the front porch!".
Don Rose I was writing some code for something that Jim wanted done ASAP, It was very complex and time consuming, so it was slow going. Jim called me to his office and asked when it would be finished. I told him the was not easy code to write, and he said "I know it's not easy. If it was easy, I'd do it myself".
Jimmy Glenn Burk "It's the icing...that sells the cake..."
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Jimmy Glenn Burk At the Gartner conference in Orlando before 6,000 attendees, the day after Bill Gates spoke and said, 'I think Browsers should be free..' and JLB (who was with Netscape at the time) was asked to comment...Jim answered, " I heard what the youngin said yesterday...and well...I've put a lot of thought into his comment....and...... I believe 'That Operating Systems should be free.....' ."Mr. Barksdale then got a standing ovation....
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Jim Moore How about;;; "that dog won't hunt" , after some proposal that didn' t
go well.
Jimmy Glenn Burk 'You can't operate what you can't measure'
James W Jim LeMaster "There is no such thing as too purple!"
Elizabeth Ward Blaylock When speaking to the couriers and service agents in Calgary during the 1988 Winter Olympics he told them that he was "as pleased as punch" with their performance.
Nancy Hinds "These ARE the good old days"
Nancy Hinds Dickie Dunn would have confirm the exact words but "I don't want to wake up and find UPS has leapfrogged us... You understand? When one frog jumps over another and he is now in front"
Nancy Hinds "The fat lady ain't off the manhole cover" NO wait - that was Rick DouglassJames W
Jim LeMaster At one of the national sales meetings in Orlando, he gave a speech that opened with: "You know why the eagle soars? He's looking for meat!"
Jim Moore UPS and the leapfrog, was in regard to UPS purchasing "Two Morrow" a company making 220Mhz low power stuff. I said no problem, for many reasons at the time, which UPS found out. they went cellular, as we know.
Nancy Hinds Oops - I SO get my managers mixed up... But they were both VERY special peeps to me... Love my JBM and RD still.
Jim Barksdale Quotes
Buddy Johnson1/31/2015
Buddy Johnson
My favorite - Always keep the main thing the main thing. There was also something about playing with dead snakes but I don't remember how that one goes. Hopefully, someone out there does and will share.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk1/31/2015
Jim Barksdale’s 3 Rules of Business.
* The first rule is, if you see a snake, don’t call committees, don’t call your buddies, don’t get a meeting together; just kill the snake.
* The second rule is, don’t go back and play with dead snakes. We haven’t got time to go back and revisit decisions.
* The third rule is, all opportunities start out looking like snakes. So look at problems as opportunities
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Subject: From Guestbook @ www.fedexlegends.info
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/1/2015
From Guestbook @ www.fedexlegends.info Danny Janssens
Sun, 01 Feb 2015 00:15:24 GMT -6Worked for FedEx from 1992 until 2000, miss the great times and entrepreneurship...
Jim McBryde2/1/2015
Jim McBryde
Loved working with danny.
Subject: Jimmy Glenn Burk > FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/2/2015
Subject: Telecom Org around 1986
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/2/2015
Subject: I think you will remember a lot of what is mentioned here.
Jack Brown2/3/2015
Don Rose2/3/2015
Don Rose
It really is sad that our life was so great and now the kids have to deal with these stupid rules and laws. There were very few times that I did not have a shotgun in my trunk while at school. During hunting seasons, I usually hunted before and/or after school.
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Jack Brown2/3/2015
Jack Brown
I smoked when i was in high school in southern Indiana. We could carry our cigarettes in our shirt pockets and walk across the street from the school and smoke during breaks or lunch and no one said a thing.
Don Rose2/3/2015
Don Rose
We had a smoking room at my high school. We could smoke between classes and at lunch.
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Dan Elliot2/3/2015
Dan Elliot
Boy Johnny was a real trouble maker!! Ha! :)
Dan Elliot2/3/2015
Dan Elliot
Very disturbing, but unfortunately too realistic! Maybe things can change??
Debora Williams Waller2/3/2015
Debora Williams Waller
What bothers me is that some of these rule and law makers grew up getting spankings and blowing up ant hills without severe consiquences..... (or did they/)
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Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/3/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizZapmail machines could transmit via leased lines (56kbps and 14.4kbps) and dial up at 12 kbps half duplex.
What was the communication costs to transmit one page using dial up initially?a. 25 cents per page
b. 75 cents per page
c. $1.00 per page
d. $1.80 per page
Jack Brown2/3/2015
Jack Brown
I believe the cost was $1 per page.
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Don Rose2/3/2015
Don Rose
$1 per page sounds right.
Marie McVay2/3/2015
Marie McVay
C
Akita Hank2/3/2015
Akita Hank
Probably D. C was target. Did they make it?
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/3/2015
Ancel is correct. Initally was about $1.80 per page, but dropped under $1 as the ATT breakup provided more competion and the startup of LDDS, MCI and other carriers.
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Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/3/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizAt one point in Federal Express history, packages were delivered before 10:30am for overnight delivery or before 3:00pm for 2 day delivery.What scheme/recommendation did some in sales tell customers to do when shipping their packages?
Don Rose2/3/2015
Don Rose
Ship overnight AND 2nd day to same customer. All will be delivered at the same time to save a delivery stop.
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Peter Dangerfield2/3/2015
Peter Dangerfield
Give Don the first prize!
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Buddy Johnson2/3/2015
Buddy Johnson
Ditto. But, Ops as recently as 7-8 years ago would not deliver anything but P1 packages before 1030 and P2 before Noon. Then would deliver everything else. At least that was my experience when working at NQAA during Peak for several years in the late 90's and early 2000's.
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/4/2015
7-8 years ago I was sitting with Dave Rebholz, waiting on another lengthy meeting to start, and he relayed that they were starting to do this...deliver p1 by 1030 and other pkgs at 3pm; they hated to make 2 stops to the same place each day, but had no recourse since many were doing this...and some in sales were telling customers to do it
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Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz Which of the following is True? (that FedEx looked at or even implemented)
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/3/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiz
Which of the following is True? (that FedEx looked at or even implemented)
a. Blimps for overseas transport of cargo
b. Extremely fast ocean going cargo ships
c. same day service
d. Armored car secure delivery
e. anonymous delivery
f. newspaper like carrier routes for part time couriers
g. same day delivery from Europe
h. monitored shipments (location, temperature)
i. controlled delivery(scan every time a pkg changed hands)
j. low flying parachute drops to remote cities
Peter Dangerfield2/3/2015
Peter Dangerfield
All?
Don Rose2/3/2015
Don Rose
All except J?
Peter Dangerfield2/3/2015
Peter Dangerfield
Heck Don I would have thought Tommy B. Would have suggested that when working with Black Projects??? 😄
Don Rose2/3/2015
Don Rose
And he may have Pete! :)
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Gary Phillips2/3/2015
Gary Phillips
Age, all but j.
Deby Abbott Jolley2/3/2015
Deby Abbott Jolley
All except e and j.
Melissa Leech Ziemer2/3/2015
Melissa Leech Ziemer
C,g,h&i
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/3/2015
All are true except j.
a. Blimps for overseas transport of cargo Tom Bullion worked on blimps and this went to the Board for a presentation.
b. Extremely fast ocean going cargo ships Tom also worked on extremely fast ships and a large scale model was built by a ship designer and tested.
c. same day service -exists today thru 3rd party
d. Armored car secure delivery Also looked at, with armed couriers
e. anonymous delivery Looked at a service with FedEx Ground, but not implemented
f. newspaper like carrier routes for part time couriers this eventually became FedEx Ground Home Delivery
g. same day delivery from Europe would be realized if FedEx could have gotten 10 year leases for the Concorde supersonic jet
h. monitored shipments (location, temperature) SenseAware
i. controlled delivery(scan every time a pkg changed hands) this was the a service FedEx once had, and dropped when an ex courier made accusations that FedEx wasn't doing the service correctly amongst other mostly false stories
j. low flying parachute drops to remote cities May have been looked at, but probably not.....if it was proposed Tom Bullion would probably have recommended parachuting couriers jumping out of jets(with he being the first), and directly delivering to the customer waiting below
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Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz Name these FedEx Products
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/4/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiz
Name these FedEx Products
a. For this FedEx Product you had to stay at a Hotel?
b. For this FedEx Product, you had to have another package to pick up to ship one of these?
c. For this FedEx Product you could get your letter delivered in 2 hours?
d. For this FedEx Product you could easily do a return by placing this on the package?
Don Rose2/4/2015
Don Rose
A. Hotel Pak
Buddy Johnson2/5/2015
Buddy Johnson
C. Zapmail
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/6/2015
Answers:
a. For this FedEx Product you had to stay at a Hotel?
Hotel Pak
b. For this FedEx Product, you had to have another package to pick up to ship one of these?
Overnight Letter
c. For this FedEx Product you could get your letter delivered in 2 hours?
Zapmail I
d. For this FedEx Product you could easily do a return by placing this on the package?
FedEx Stamps
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Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/5/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizDuring Zapmail, the warehousing and logistics of zapmailers, parts, supplies for the company got large enough to have a VP of Logistics.Who was the first VP of Logistics?
Buddy Johnson2/6/2015
Buddy Johnson
Mary Alice?
Laurie A. Tucker2/6/2015
Laurie A. Tucker
Bob May
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/6/2015
Answer: Mary Alice Taylor who went on to become SVP of CSSD and then SVP of DGO
Subject: FedEx Trivia Question
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/5/2015
FedEx Trivia QuestionName as many SVP's of DGO(Domestic Ground Ops) as you can remember
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/5/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizIn the late 70's and early 80's, FedEx needed new employees as they expanded.What were the main companies in Memphis they raided, until eventually there was a mutual agreement not to solicit their employees?
Dave Hansen2/5/2015
Dave Hansen
Cylix Ccommunications and Holiday Inns?
Don Rose2/5/2015
Don Rose
Holiday Inn and WR Grace I believe.
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Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/5/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizName the top eating/drinking hideouts around the airport that FedEx employees & vendors frequented.
Dave Hansen2/5/2015
Dave Hansen
Fred Gangs and The Saw Mill.
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Don Rose2/5/2015
Don Rose
Sawmill, Gang's, 91st Bomber Group, Cockpit & The Place Across The Street (back in the day).
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Jon Peacock2/5/2015
Jon Peacock
The Exit Lounge, Front Street Deli. Catfish Cabin, & The Italian Rebel.
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Gary Phillips2/5/2015
Gary Phillips
If a vendor was taking me, it would be Fred Gang's, 91st Bomber Group or Grisanti's. On my own it was the Italian Rebel, Dale's, Front Street Deli, National Guard Amory, etc.
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Brent Ross2/5/2015
Brent Ross
I would say Fred Gang's, but the 91st Bomber Group was a cool restaurant! I hate that it closed down, even if it was because a number of customers got food posioning! ;)
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Subject: Question - What was the guys name, I think he was a manager in the hub who had initials like A.J.?
Debora Williams Waller2/5/2015
Question - What was the guys name, I think he was a manager in the hub who had initials like A.J.?
Kathy Jones Crockett2/13/2015
Kathy Jones Crockett
Jefferies
Subject: Tom Bullion sent me a note to tell everyone 'that I am still on the green side of dirt, vertical AND ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/5/2015
Tom Bullion sent me a note to tell everyone 'that I am still on the green side of dirt, vertical AND I know it!'
Peter Dangerfield2/5/2015
Peter Dangerfield
I can verify that and confirm he is still enjoying life to the fullest, snow skiing like a mad man while trying to beat his gorgeous wife Laura down the hill!
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Don Rose2/5/2015
Don Rose
I never doubted that Tom would survive!
Jere Bledsoe2/5/2015
Jere Bledsoe
I think everybody who knows TB will agree: he's not going anywhere until he decides he's ready. Then I expect him to get in his plane, point the nose toward the heavens and just keep on going. And I expect him to make it.
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Debora Williams Waller2/5/2015
Debora Williams Waller
Tommy was at a recent FedEx Retiree Club lunch in MEM. You just never know who will show up at the lunchions. :-)
Don Rose2/5/2015
Don Rose
I plan to be there on the 12th.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk2/5/2015
from Tom Bullion:
Thanks Jimmy, FYI, I think Don Rose and Jere Bedsoe might have watched the B-7700 slip off the Tommy Lift…. I suppose Don hasn’t been shot by a jealous husband yet and I have Jere B’s email above. Say howdy to them for me. We did have some great times while building FredEx. Tailwinds T
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Dan Elliot2/6/2015
Dan Elliot
Come on... We all know Tom and believe me, we are all surprised he made it this far!! He was one crazy dude!!
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/6/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizCustomer Automation began to help customers fill out airbills, especially if they had to prepare hundreds or thousands of them each day.Apple II computers were deployed to assist and tracking was added, followed by Epson Meters with cassette tapes to collect billing data. CP/M personal computers followed by DOS computers.a. What was the computer programming language used?b. What was the communications software package used for the first automation personal computers?
Jim McBryde2/6/2015
Jim McBryde
A. Basic b. Two 8" floppy disks supermeter.
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/7/2015
Answers:
a. Basic is correct
b. Kermit
Deby Abbott Jolley2/7/2015
Deby Abbott Jolley
I think Jim is also correct - that some of the data transfer occurred via sneakernet.
Subject: FedEx Trivia Question
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/6/2015
FedEx Trivia QuestionWhen Chuck Winston came to FedEx to run the Zapmail program, he brought 2 people with him. One to manage zapmail I & II development and one to project manage the overall program.Name these two people.
Akita Hank2/6/2015
Akita Hank
Ace macinturf (?spelling) was the one telecom worked with.
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/7/2015
Answers: Ace McInturff & Chris Pinkney
Subject: http://about.van.fedex.com/blog/sky-limit/
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/6/2015
Don Rose2/6/2015
Don Rose
Great story. Thanks Jimmy.
Buddy Johnson2/6/2015
Buddy Johnson
Yes, very good story.
Charlie Derrick2/7/2015
Charlie Derrick
Carroll is a class act. So is Albert. Good memories of them both!
Subject: Why so few bolts to attach a jet engine to the nacelle? How many bolts?
Carl Wayne Hardeman2/6/2015
Why so few bolts to attach a jet engine to the nacelle? How many bolts?
Subject: 8 best retirement freebies(from Yahoo Finance)
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/7/2015
8 best retirement freebies(from Yahoo Finance)Senior discounts abound, making life in retirement a little more affordable. In some cases, though, older adults can get more than just a lower price — some goods and services that will appeal to retirees come free of charge.Here are eight great freebies that many retirees can enjoy. Some are available only for those who have reached a certain age. Others are accessible to people of all ages but can be especially beneficial to those living in retirement on a fixed income.Free tax preparation. The Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) program offers free tax help to all taxpayers with an emphasis on those age 60 and older. Volunteers, who are certified by the IRS, specialize in pension and other retirement-related tax issues. Use the TCE locator tool to find a site near you. And AARP Foundation Tax-Aide offers free tax preparation for low- to moderate-income taxpayers, especially those 60 and older, at more than 5,000 locations.Free preventive care. The Affordable Care Act of 2010 now requires health insurers to cover certain preventive care — ranging from flu shots to cholesterol screenings — without being subject to the policy's deductible or co-payments. Medicare beneficiaries can also get many preventive benefits without co-payments or deductibles. The list includes mammograms, screenings for cervical and colorectal cancer, pneumonia shots, and an annual wellness visit and personalized prevention plan. See Medicare's Preventive & Screening Services for a full list. You become eligible for Medicare at 65.Free prescription drugs. Several supermarket pharmacies including Harris Teeter, Meijer, PriceChopper and Publix offer select antibiotics, diabetes medications and other generic drugs for free. You might need to enroll in a pharmacy loyalty program to receive the free drugs. Pharmaceutical companies also offer free and low-cost drugs to low-income people without prescription-drug insurance. You can use RxAssist database to find free medication through drug companies' patient assistance programs.Free eye care. EyeCare America, which is a public service program of the American Academy of Opthamology, provides free eye exams and up to one year of care for any disease diagnosed during that exam for those who are 65 and older and haven't seen an eye doctor in three or more years. Visit EyeCareAmerica.org for program guidelines and to see if you qualify.Free education. About 60% of accredited, degree-granting institutions offer tuition waivers for older adults, according to an American Council on Education study. In fact, several states have laws requiring state-supported institutes of higher learning to waive tuition for older residents (usually age 60 or 65 and older). Some tuition-waiver programs allow credit to be earned for the course, while others only allow the course to be audited.Free museum admission. Most museums offer senior discounts for admission, but a few actually let older adults visit for free on certain days. For example, the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City gives people 65 and older free admission the first Monday of every month. Several museums offer free admission one day a month to residents of the city, county or state where they are located. For example, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta offers free admission for Fulton County, Ga., residents the first Saturday of each month and the Art Institute of Chicago lets Illinois residents visit for free on Thursday evenings. And Bank of America cardholders can gain free admission to more than 150 museums on the first full weekend of every month.Free state park admission. Several state park systems — among them Maryland, New Hampshire, New York and Texas — offer older adults free admission or a free annual pass. Some passes require a small processing fee, and some state sites are not included in the admission-fee waiver.
See Also: The Cheapest Places You'll Want to RetireFree transportation. Some localities and states let older adults ride for free on public transportation. For example, the Pennsylvania Free Transit Program allows people 65 years and older to ride bus, trolley and rapid-transit lines for free with a senior citizen transit identification card (which also is free). Some places, such as Orange County, Calif., offer free community transit programs that help older adults get to select locations.
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/7/2015
Seniors can buy a National Parks Pass for $10 good for your lifetime, which gets you entry into many National Parks and Recreation centers. This saved me over $50 on my last trip to Arizona. You only need one per vehicle, but it is good to go ahead and buy your spouse one, since they aren't transferrable. If in Memphis you can get a Sr. Pass in Brownsville TN, about 20-25 minutes north east of memphis, if you don't want to order thru the mail.
http://store.usgs.gov/pass/senior.html
America the Beautiful - National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass
store.usgs.gov
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8 best retirement freebies(from Yahoo Finance)
Peter Dangerfield2/7/2015
Peter Dangerfield
Thanks Jimmy
Charlie Derrick2/8/2015
Charlie Derrick
Got my National Parks Pass last summer at the Castillo San Marcos here in St Augustine!
Akita Hank2/9/2015
Akita Hank
It also gets you into Corp of Engineer projects for half price. No help for state Parks.
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/9/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiza. name these two characters
b. what did they do at Federal Express
Rachel Wilkinson Harvey2/9/2015
Rachel Wilkinson Harvey
Harry Dalton
Marsha Terry Rider2/9/2015
Marsha Terry Rider
The great Tom Bullion on the right! He did lots of things. But I remember him from my International Zapmail days.
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Subject: Name the following employees, what did they do?
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/9/2015
Name the following employees, what did they do?A.
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/9/2015
B.
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/9/2015
C.
Buddy Johnson2/9/2015
Buddy Johnson
B. Mary Alice Taylor - left FedEx Cas SVP Ground Ops
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/10/2015
a. Jerry Leary
b. Mary Alice Taylor
c. Ted Merida
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Subject: Videos:
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/9/2015
Videos:
Subject: No, this is not a scene from the Walking Dead....it is a scene from the Annual Fall Nonconnah Beach ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/9/2015
No, this is not a scene from the Walking Dead....it is a scene from the Annual Fall Nonconnah Beach Party at 2828 Business Park; pie throwing contest...for charity....target aka Winn Stephenson
Subject: JT aka Jim Thannum buys his pie with moi as target. I had to burn that shirt...whatever was in the p ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/9/2015
JT aka Jim Thannum buys his pie with moi as target. I had to burn that shirt...whatever was in the pie...calcified in my shirt.
Subject: Denise Wood
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/9/2015
Denise Wood
Shirley Lovelace Williams2/9/2015
Shirley Lovelace Williams
Linda Ryan and Glenn Davis are in the background.
Subject: Jimmy Glenn Burk posted in FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club — with Wade Waldrup and Irene Williams.
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/9/2015
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/9/2015
Scott Hendricks fun times
Carol Jaffee Drage • Friends with Irene Williams Is there an explanation for this?
Jimmy Glenn Burk The Nonconnah Beach Party was close to Halloween...so there was a costume contest. The Telecom group was probably 150+ so there were many costumes, good food and good times.
Carol Jaffee Drage • Friends with Irene Williams I really was kidding...I was giving Irene a hard time. It looks like a fun time.
Hugh Wardlaw • Friends with Buddy Johnson and 7 others I remember some of the fun things that we used to enjoy at 2828. That is a good name for it - Nonconnah Beach Party.
Subject: Photos from Nonconnah Beach Party from 1995 http://jimmyburk.smugmug.com/People/fedexlegends1/161575 ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/9/2015
Photos from Nonconnah Beach Party from
1995
http://jimmyburk.smugmug.com/People/fedexlegends1/16157560_mPpjKF#!i=1213192631&k=RzkXCjQ
1996
http://jimmyburk.smugmug.com/People/telecom1996/16157581_tLT5fG#!i=1213195209&k=LFLCwr8
1997
http://jimmyburk.smugmug.com/People/Telecom1997/16157605_ngJxmV#!i=1213197123&k=bxQLd37
Photos courtesy of Gill Hennon
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/9/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizCan you name these characters?
Julie Chow Rooks2/9/2015
Julie Chow Rooks
Tom Stites and Chuck Sertich.... don't know who the others are
Roge Rogers2/9/2015
Roge Rogers
Looks like Sandy Uran with the blade action
David Hunt2/9/2015
David Hunt
Steve Streitmatter?
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Buddy Johnson2/10/2015
Buddy Johnson
Tom Stites, Steve Streitmatter, Chuck Sertich, and Sandy Uran
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/10/2015
Answers are all correct.
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/10/2015
and also...very nice & great people to work with
Buddy Johnson2/10/2015
Buddy Johnson
AMEN!!!!
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/10/2015
Jim Barksdale once made a comment at an all Manager meeting that went something like this:
"we are looking for managers that will get things done and do the right thing....If you are a person who looks continually to do things to get credit...then maybe being a manager at Federal Express isn't for you....'
No two people exemplified this comment better than Tom Stites and Chuck Sertich. Hardworking, honest, wanted to do the right things. They were great to work with in LHSD.
Buddy Johnson2/10/2015
Buddy Johnson
Chuck helped make my last 3-4 years at FedEx the most rewarding time of my years with the company.
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/9/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizName any of these FedEx friends?
Roge Rogers2/9/2015
Roge Rogers
Judy Hill
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz This is a photo of the original SuperTracker.
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/9/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiz
This is a photo of the original SuperTracker.a. What was one of the original proposed shapes of the device?b. an employee in St. Louis developed a marketing video proposing a new shape to the followon SuperTracker? what was that shape?
Deby Abbott Jolley2/10/2015
Deby Abbott Jolley
a gun?
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/10/2015
Deby..you are very close...
Deby Abbott Jolley2/10/2015
Deby Abbott Jolley
(wild guess)
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/10/2015
Answer: Phaser looking like this photo; the employee worked in a station and spent his own money doing a marketing video with his design...You might ask...where is the keyboard? ...none needed....the wood model had 'voice input'; he really did put a lot of effort into it.
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Deby Abbott Jolley2/10/2015
Deby Abbott Jolley
Well - That would have been *way* cooler!!!!
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/12/2015
Answers:
a. pen
b. phaser above
Subject: 1987
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/9/2015
1987
Buddy Johnson2/9/2015
Buddy Johnson
Wow!!! That picture was from mid-80's. Notice the old style employee ID badges. Is that David White? I recognized Johnie Carrion and Jon Peacock.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk2/9/2015
http://fedexlegends.info/stories.html#oldtelecom
FedEx Legends Comments & Stories
fedexlegends.info
1987
Marie McVay2/10/2015
Marie McVay
I am a mere baby in this picture! Also in the picture, Greg Nemec, Sharon Roberts, Carol Williams, J. David White, Carla Slattery Moore, Jon Peacock and Johnnie Carion. This team installed the Parts Bank phone switch and programmed the software.
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Buddy Johnson2/10/2015
Buddy Johnson
Marie, thanks for confirmation of some and identification of the others. Dig the hair styles and dress......definitely the going bunch!!!
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Buddy Johnson2/10/2015
Buddy Johnson
the young bunch!!! (I hate the spell correction feature....)
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Marie McVay2/10/2015
Marie McVay
It took a lot of work for all that big hair! LOL!!!!
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Gary Phillips2/10/2015
Gary Phillips
Who is that on your right Marie?
Marie McVay2/10/2015
Marie McVay
Marsha Blackburn, she was our temp and then got hired on. She left FedEx after only a few years.
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Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/10/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiza. What is the facility built to sort overnight letters/courier paks?
b. How much did it cost?
c. How many employees operate it?
Jon Peacock2/10/2015
Jon Peacock
A. SPSS - Small Package Sort System
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz?
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/10/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiz?Name this FedEx employee?
Don Rose2/10/2015
Don Rose
Larry Murray!
Dawn Taylor Bush2/10/2015
Dawn Taylor Bush
Larry Netter
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Mike Mitchell2/10/2015
Mike Mitchell
Got to go with Netter...
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Don Rose2/10/2015
Don Rose
I just know Murray is a shooter.
Roge Rogers2/10/2015
Roge Rogers
Larry Netter
Jim Gonka2/10/2015
Jim Gonka
He was the one who originally hired me! Fellow Marine too!
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Drew Perkins2/10/2015
Drew Perkins
Both!
Judy Davidson2/10/2015
Judy Davidson
Larry was a marine? Not a bit surprised, however, did not know that.
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/10/2015
Answer: Larry Netter was correct!
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Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/11/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizThe Norand Smartbase connected quadracks to shoe the SuperTrackers to transmit scans to COSMOS and also charge the SuperTrackers. The first design had a keyboard, since it was basically a PC.Someone looked at that design and said something like " I don't want a keyboard on it...given enough time..even monkeys on a keyboard would screw up the system" . Hence a keypad was put on the Smartbase and keyboard removed.Name the Person who said this?
Don Rose2/11/2015
Don Rose
Sounds like something JLB would say.
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Buddy Johnson2/11/2015
Buddy Johnson
LOL. Could be right, Don.
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/12/2015
Answer is ???:
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Dan Elliot2/12/2015
Dan Elliot
ah... ronnie boy...
Don Rose2/12/2015
Don Rose
I can see that.
Vicki Shirey Sanders2/12/2015
Vicki Shirey Sanders
Ponder!
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/12/2015
Correct Answer: Dr. Ron J. Ponder
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/12/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizWhat project gave an immediate 30% ROI. Most couriers who had been working overtime to 6 or 7pm, were able to finish most of their routes by 3pm after the first week of operations
Peter Dangerfield2/12/2015
Peter Dangerfield
Courier Route Planning?
Jim Bentley2/12/2015
Jim Bentley
DADS!
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George Moore2/12/2015
George Moore
As Jim said "DADS".
Akita Hank2/12/2015
Akita Hank
It had to be DADS!
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Carl Wayne Hardeman2/12/2015
Carl Wayne Hardeman
No overtime pay policy?
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Jimmy Glenn Burk2/14/2015
DADS is the correct answer.
Typically 80%+ of the couriers received their dispatches by finding a phone and calling the station, which meant you had to have lots of people answering the phones. About 20% were given to the courier whenever he contacted the dispatcher. Even then only basic info in an 8 second burst was given to the courier, basically the street address and customer.
When DADS was installed, all the people answering the phone were mostly put on other tasks. Dispatches could get from Customer service to the station in 30 seconds or less, and be in the terminal in the van, a few seconds after the dispatcher chose the route. The system was originally meant to go into the top 30 cities, but eventually went almost everywhere.
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Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/12/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizIf you wanted to transport non conveyables....packages(skis, golf clubs etc) that wouldn't fit on a regular conveyor belt, around the late 1990's, and you called UPS....what would UPS tell you?
Dave Hansen2/12/2015
Dave Hansen
Bend over?
Margaret Burkeen2/12/2015
Margaret Burkeen
Call fedex?
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Jimmy Glenn Burk2/12/2015
Margaret is correct....UPS determined they weren't making enough money on these type shipments, even though they had the product...they tried to divert customers to FedEx
Subject: Breakfast Club Poll
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/12/2015
Breakfast Club PollName a Benefit that existed when you were hired...that current employees don't have today.....can be in IT or the company
Dave Hansen2/12/2015
Dave Hansen
Jump Seat!!!
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Marsha Terry Rider2/12/2015
Marsha Terry Rider
discounted ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase)
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Peter Dangerfield2/12/2015
Peter Dangerfield
Traditional Pension Plan
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Gary Phillips2/12/2015
Gary Phillips
There are a bunch. Those are probably the top 3. One minor one that was nice was the fuel farm and the access to cheap fuel.
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J. David White2/12/2015
J. David White
Christmas hams for all. Annual IT Christmas parties.
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Deby Abbott Jolley2/12/2015
Deby Abbott Jolley
There used to be a benefit where if an employee died, FedEx would pay 1/2 their salary to their spouse for ten years. (I'm not making that up, am I?)
Gary Phillips2/12/2015
Gary Phillips
Never heard of that one Deby. If it's true, I'm glad I didn't die and my ex didn't get half my salary.
Deby Abbott Jolley2/12/2015
Deby Abbott Jolley
It was replaced with regular life insurance, I think.
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Gary Phillips2/12/2015
Gary Phillips
That's interesting. I'm sure there were some strange things/policies early on that a lot of us don't know about.
Deby Abbott Jolley2/12/2015
Deby Abbott Jolley
It was definitely before RPS.
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Subject: FedEx Trivia Question
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/12/2015
FedEx Trivia QuestionIn May 1973, with Federal Express greatly needing capital, this company stepped in and guaranteed a loan of $23.7M with the option to purchase 80% of Federal Express stock for $16M.a. who was the company?
b. why did they not exercise the option to purchase 80% of the company?
Dave Hansen2/12/2015
Dave Hansen
A) La Cosa Nostra B) Jimmy Hoffa disappeared with the paperwork?
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/13/2015
Answer:
a. General Dynamics
b. They recently had invested large capital in a shipyard and didn't want to further stretch their resources and also they were concerned they might start being governed by the Civil Areonautical Board (any company with a controlling interest in an airline were subject to their reviews)
Johnnie Edwards2/13/2015
Johnnie Edwards
If UPS would have had a younger board at the time, they would have purchased us....too conservative at the time.....
Sherry Little2/13/2015
Sherry Little
General Dynamics
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/13/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiz
Answer any of these history questions.
Where did the following happen?
a. FedEx bought a company, had trouble with couriers because they weren't allowed to wear high fashionable shoes
b. FedEx bought a company and offered jobs to all the employees, one turned down the job, because it wasn't flexible enough for his surfing schedule
c. FedEx bought a company with it's own mini computer, and one programmer. Computer systems was in a basement and had a birds nest built on top of it
d. Average network response time from a computer terminal in the 80's was targeted at 5 seconds; in these places response time was 30 seconds to one minute
e. At this FedEx location the satellite dish is pointed almost horizontal to the ground
Dave Hansen2/16/2015
Dave Hansen
B) Los Angeles. He worked for Flying Tigers. NancyBoy
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Dave Hansen2/13/2015
Dave Hansen
E) Anchorage?? Very strange azimuth and elevation??
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Laurie A. Tucker2/13/2015
Laurie A. Tucker
JImmy, where in the heck to you get this stuff? Amazing!
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Sheila Turnage Harrell2/13/2015
Sheila Turnage Harrell
The company was Flying Tigers
Sheila Turnage Harrell2/13/2015
Sheila Turnage Harrell
Jimmy, you are awesome. Thanks for the great content.
Deby Abbott Jolley2/13/2015
Deby Abbott Jolley
A) has to be Italy, right?!?
Jon Peacock2/13/2015
Jon Peacock
Flying Tigers.... What a fun project!
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/15/2015
Answers: Where did the following happen?
a. FedEx bought a company, had trouble with couriers because they weren't allowed to wear high fashionable shoes
Italy
b. FedEx bought a company and offered jobs to all the employees, one turned down the job, because it wasn't flexible enough for his surfing schedule
Flying Tigers/Los Angeles
c. FedEx bought a company with it's own mini computer, and one programmer. Computer systems was in a basement and had a birds nest built on top of it?
also Italy(an IBM AS400)
d. Average network response time from a computer terminal in the 80's was targeted at 5 seconds; in these places response time was 30 seconds to one minute
anywhere outside the USA & Canada(whomever was the president of Intl at the time, wouldn't give the Intl Telecom group any money to upgrade. When Ron Ponder was put over Intl IT, he told his people...just get it down....then Intl response times were better than the stations)
e. At this FedEx location the satellite dish is pointed almost horizontal to the ground
Alaska
Carl Wayne Hardeman2/15/2015
Carl Wayne Hardeman
FedEx Ground in Moon PA had two AS400's if I remember correctly. I got sent there to explain they needed a third system to do integration testing on.
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/15/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizThere have been quite a few people who taught in college while working for Federal Express; here are some of themProfessors
Who am I ?
a. I was a professor at Univ of Memphis teaching math and Operations; became CIO of Federal Express?
b. I was an adjunct professor at the CBU Telecom Institute teaching professional courses and developed about 8 courses for ATT, Bellsouth and others thru CBU; wrote DADS communications software, and helped with the SuperHub startup?
c. I was a professor at CBU teaching Satellite math; I came to FedEx from NASA?
d. I was a professor at Phoenix College, and now Victory College; came to FedEx from DCC where I was the Director of Operations?
e. I was a professor at the UofM teaching computer modelling; was the CTO of Deloitte & Touche and later Asurion, but now retired ?
f. I came to FedEx from the FAA working on the Tandems in Zapmail. Taught C programming at State Tech?
Gary Phillips2/16/2015
Gary Phillips
A. Dr Ponder
B. Jimmy Glenn
C. Dick Braley
D.
E. A. Kong
F.
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Jill Bradbury Greer2/16/2015
Jill Bradbury Greer
e. Antony Kong
Subject: Professors (continued) Who am I ?
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/16/2015
Professors (continued)
Who am I ?g. I was the SVP of Ground Ops, Pres of Ingram Micro and guest professor at Ohio State Universityh. I was instrumental in developing the FedEx Customer Service Workstation, upgrading the Rockwell ACD's to ANI, was Director at NCR and now on staff at as MD Enterprise Architecture at Ohio Statei. I taught at State Tech, Univ Memphis, CBU over 30 years.j. I was VP of Telecom, professor in Masters Program at Univ of Arkansas...I am an expert Astronomer and climber of many Mountains
Buddy Johnson2/16/2015
Buddy Johnson
G. Jeff Rodek. Super nice guy
Marsha Terry Rider2/16/2015
Marsha Terry Rider
I. Carl Wayne Hardeman
Sheila Turnage Harrell2/16/2015
Sheila Turnage Harrell
g. Jeff Rodek - very good boss
H. Randy Roy??? Is he at Ohio State now?
Carl Wayne Hardeman2/16/2015
Carl Wayne Hardeman
Bob Higgins and Thayne Shank were long time college instructors!
Bruce Lindow2/16/2015
Bruce Lindow
j. Randy Roy
Bob Higgins2/17/2015
Bob Higgins
I never taught after I finished graduate school. I taught calculus at the school I attended, and COBOL, and control panel wiring at a nearby business college.
Sheila Turnage Harrell2/17/2015
Sheila Turnage Harrell
Jimmy- you are on staff at Ohio State???? Didn't know. Good for you!
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/17/2015
I taught in the late 80's for Christian Brothers Telecommunications Institute; Jeff Rodek is a guest lecturer for Ohio State and David Pike is a Director on Staff at Ohio State
Subject: .FedEx Trivia Quiz (Professors)
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/17/2015
.FedEx Trivia Quiz (Professors)Good answers from all:
a. Dr. Ron J. Ponder
b. Jimmy Burk
c. Dick Braley
d. Dewey Hemphill
e. Antony Kong
f. Jimmy Willis
g. Jeff Rodek
h. David Pike
I. Carl Hardeman
j. Randy Roy
Subject: FedEx Trivia Around 1987 an action item came up at a Ponderama meeting. VP Harry Dalton wanted to pu ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/17/2015
FedEx Trivia
Around 1987 an action item came up at a Ponderama meeting. VP Harry Dalton wanted to put SuperTrackers in Seoul Korea, to track packages for the Summer Olympics. He had asked for a data circuit to Korea, to connect the Smartbase which allowed the SuperTrackers to communicate with COSMOS.Ann Roberts was the Intl Representative. Ann was unique in that she had been in the military and her standard attire was wearing military boots.
She stood up and gave status of the order to Harry. 'Mr. Stephensonnnnnnn(with long drawn out n's).....has not yet approved the installation of this circuit....so we have no status............'. Mr Winn Stephenson was her VP, whom she had probably never met in person.Harry looked dumbfounded and said something like...'Well, Mr. Stephensonnnnnn is just being cheap.....tell him I will pay for the circuit........!!!" . Ann nodded, and looked relieved.I decided to speak up...and said "Harry....I'm not sure you want to do that....... the cost is $$$$$$$"; Harry, with a look of awe on his face...turned to Ann and said "Well...thennnn...WE will just let Mr. Stephensonnnn work this out."What was the monthly cost of a circuit to Korea from Memphis at the time?
a. $,2500/month
b. $5,000/month
c. $10,000/month
d. $20,000/month
Marsha Terry Rider2/17/2015
Marsha Terry Rider
just guessin' c. - I remember Ann - she was a very nice lady but no nonsense. :-)
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/19/2015
Correc Answer D: @20K per month
Subject: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xEczrGIy08&feature=youtu.be
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/19/2015
Gary Phillips2/19/2015
Gary Phillips
Pretty cool but that will never work.
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Jon Peacock2/19/2015
Jere Bledsoe2/19/2015
Jere Bledsoe
Remarkable!! The MEM ATCs sure earn their pay.
Jon Peacock2/19/2015
Jon Peacock
The MEM ATC controllers are the best!
Subject: Why Federal Express became FedEx
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/19/2015
Why Federal Express became FedEx
Jim McBryde2/19/2015
Jim McBryde
When i started back in tracing, there were two words we were not allowed to use - fedex and hub. We had to use the entire name federal express and we had to refer to the hub as our sorting facility. I remember going to the "hub" auditorium for the announcement of the name change to "fedex". It took awhile to get used to using both as we had been so indoctorated not to use either.
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Subject: Special Delivery FedEx
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/19/2015
Subject: Happy Birthday Dr. Ron J. Ponder!
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/21/2015
Happy Birthday Dr. Ron J. Ponder!
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/22/2015
From Dr. Ponder's Facebook Page:
I want to thank all of my friends and classmates for the birthday wishes. I appreciate you thinking of me!
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Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz:
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/23/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiz:The first two Federal Express Jets were named ______________ and ______________
Dan Elliot2/23/2015
Dan Elliot
Wendy...
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Laurie A. Tucker2/23/2015
Laurie A. Tucker
And Laurie...Fred's first two daughters.
Sherry Little2/23/2015
Sherry Little
Wendy
Peter Dangerfield2/23/2015
Peter Dangerfield
Wendy and Lisa
Jane Meredith Robbins2/23/2015
Jane Meredith Robbins
My daughter had a plane.....Stephanie Jill
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Subject: FedEx Pilot History (PDF File)
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/23/2015
FedEx Pilot History (PDF File)
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/23/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizHow did this Customer Automation device communicate with the mainframe to transfer Billing information? And who was the Manager over Production control that handled this, and Cosmos IIa device support?
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/23/2015
Raymond Rider
Lemme see if I can guess this! It dialed up on modem banks connected to Tandem host. This was before my time!
James W Jim LeMaster
The users sent in the tapes & a "printout" of the little paper.
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Steven Swanberg2/23/2015
Steven Swanberg
No it wasn't Jimmy! This was the famous "Communicating Meter" which replaced couriers picking up those little answering-machine sized Epson cassette tapes with pickups at large customer sites.
In fact, when we brought the first 7 Communicating Meters located in California online dialing into the Tandem host (which did Async communication better than IBM Front End Processors) . . . why did we get a call from a Director in Revenue telling us to "shut down those damned meters"?
(HInt, it had to do with our policy of never billing wihtout providing P.O.D. Proof Of Delivery)
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Jim McBryde2/23/2015
Jim McBryde
There were receipts and a casette. It was estimated at that time that only about 30% were ever actually billed. Randy jacobs managed it. They were stacked up everywhere. I think the department was called pipeline.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk2/24/2015
Answers were mostly correct: micro-cassettes were shipped to memphis, and much of the billing was missed. I believe it was Randy Jacobs, who reported to Jimmy Sowell at the time that managed this; and Cosmos IIa devices.
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Chris Apalodimas2/25/2015
Chris Apalodimas
Jimmy, you just described the original 'Pipeline' process for the cassettes coming into memphis & getting uploaded into billing. I wrote the procedures for the couriers to put one copy in an Overnight Letter and send to MEM. I believe they used to keep the paper tape as backup.
The original rollout of the 'Epson Meters' was about 50 I belive, the program was run by Craig Bell from Sales. On the first go-round, the Sales Exec would use a password and enter the sales rates into the machine. Also, they would only do so AFTER receiving a check from the customer!!
They would just ship until the money ran out ! We tested the first two at Holiday Inn and Otis Elevator.
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/23/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizIn what year did Federal Express have it's first stock offering, and what was the price per share?
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/23/2015
Marcie Littles Moss
April 12, 1978 at $24.00 per share
Don Rose
Employee Stock Purchase at $20.40 per share (15% discount) I believe.
Jim Bentley
Hmmmm, I thought the unit price was $20. And employee price was $17. With a limit of 200 shares per employee.
Don Rose
Jim, the limit was 1500 shares, but they kept the offer open well past the IPO date and it was so over subscribed that those who requested (and paid for) 1500 shares ended up with 333 shares and a refund from the balance of their payment.
Don Rose
I still blame Tucker Taylor for me not being wealthy, because he was the person that was adament about keeping the offer open.
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz Name these FedEx Development Locations
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/24/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiz
Name these FedEx Development Locations
a. This facility was started to develop a new billing system. The original billing system had around 60 people in a COBOL environment. Staffed originally by Anderson Consulting it grew to over 500 supporting a Unix/C environment, replacing a part of the mainframe development.
b. This facility was the Advanced Systems Group originally, started to attract ACP programmers from other airlines.
c. This facility was started by displacing 90 COBOL programmers in Memphis and using the reqs for this city. The group mostly did AGFS development and grew to about 150 employees.
d. This development facility was in a Hangar and was inherited from Flying Tigers
.e. This development facility was very small, probably a few programmers who supported Latin America and the Caribbean
Carl Wayne Hardeman2/24/2015
Carl Wayne Hardeman
a. Orlando, b. COS c.Los Colinas d. LAX e. Miami
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Dave Hansen2/24/2015
Dave Hansen
B is definately COS. Had to do with the number of ACP programmers in that part of the country. I think SABRE was based in Denver.
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Carl Wayne Hardeman2/24/2015
Carl Wayne Hardeman
I worked for American Express in Memphis using PARS which was older version of ACP. Where else in FedEx is/was ACP used? Winn Stephenson worked there too.
Dave Hansen2/24/2015
Dave Hansen
ACP was superceded by TPF back in the early 80's. Fedex still uses TPF in the KIAC system.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk2/25/2015
Answers:
a. Orlando/Maitlind
b. Colorado Springs (COS)
c. Dallas
d. Los Angeles (LAX)
e. Miami
Jimmy Glenn Burk4/15/2015
AMCA?
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/24/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizFor 2 years in the mid 80's employees got a yearly bonus. Managers and above got no bonus even though profits were over $600MWhy?
Dave Hansen2/25/2015
Dave Hansen
Okay, I give. Why?
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/25/2015
Whomever was in charge of setting goals, decided that Domestic fedex needed to be inspired to support International growth. Managers and above in the u.s. would only get bonuses if both domestic and international both met their goals.
Dany Hsch2/25/2015
Dany Hsch
yep
Chuck Siegfried2/25/2015
Chuck Siegfried
Because I became a Manger in the mid 80's.
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Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/24/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizIn the late 70's as Federal Express started putting computer terminals in the stations (Honeywell Incoterms), this equipment was connected to the Burroughs mainframe via modems. The modems were under the computer floor and there really was no way to diagnose problems on the data circuits.a. Who was the person contracted to put together a plan to modernize the data communications and to enable monitoring and diagnosing of the data Network?b. Two ladies were the only data Telecom people...name any one of them
David Hunt2/24/2015
David Hunt
a. Ancel Hankins
David Hunt2/24/2015
David Hunt
b, Diane White, Linda Petti, And Terri . Vernitta Rodgers was the Manager. Doug Jones and myself were the 2 guys. All this was as of May '78.
Dave Hansen2/24/2015
Dave Hansen
Ah, Vernitta Rodgers. Tough but fair. Had not heard that name in forever. When I met her she was managing the logistics call center on Winchester. We had a contract with Monsanto. Farmers called the call center and ordered doses of BGH (Bovine Growth Hormone).
Don Rose2/24/2015
Don Rose
Vernitta started at FedEx in 1973 as keypunch supervisor. We all had some great times in those early days.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk2/25/2015
If you knew Vernitta...did you ever receive a neck massage from her???
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/25/2015
David Hunt correct on both a & b
Subject: Just for the FedEx history log. We were asked to provide someone to participate on an advisory panel ...
Carl Wayne Hardeman2/25/2015
Just for the FedEx history log. We were asked to provide someone to participate on an advisory panel from industry and academia for the Chief Scientist of the U.S. Army. One was review of the logistics plan for the rapid deployment of a brigade size force to a desert environment sustainable for three days. Another was Future Combat Systems. I was fortunate to be that person.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_Combat_Systems
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz:
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/25/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiz:a. Who am I?
b. What did I do @ FedEx ?
c. What am I doing today?
d. Who took my place at FedEx?
Johnnie Edwards2/25/2015
Johnnie Edwards
Karl Birkholz....VP mem hub.....Ken Willoghby replaced him......head of fedex retirement club
J. David White2/25/2015
J. David White
I agree with Johnnie Edwards it is Karl Birkholz and all he wrote. Karl is also greatly involved with the fund raising and getting signatures on a petition to get a new "Home for Veterans" built in our local area.
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Chuck Siegfried2/25/2015
Chuck Siegfried
My first boss along with Mr Edwards. 2 great guys even though johniee switched teams lol. I appreciated them both
Johnnie Edwards2/25/2015
Johnnie Edwards
Chuck, a lot of good times my man...glad to see ur still carrying on as a key member of federal express team!!!!!
Marsha Terry Rider2/26/2015
Marsha Terry Rider
And I recall he TRIED to wisely advise the Memphis City Schools but they couldn't HANDLE THE TRUTH. :-)
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Johnnie Edwards2/26/2015
Johnnie Edwards
True Marsha
Subject: A Manager of Customer Automation and Author: Dwight Fryer
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/25/2015
Jim McBryde2/25/2015
Jim McBryde
Great person.
Subject: Does anyone know if fdx went under would we still have our pensions?
Dany Hsch2/25/2015
Does anyone know if fdx went under would we still have our pensions?
Peter Dangerfield2/25/2015
Peter Dangerfield
I've was told by the VP Finance many year ago that our Traditional Pension Plan is outside of FDX control and supposedly can't be use to fund the company as in the case of United. Let's hope nothing has changed?
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Dany Hsch2/25/2015
Dany Hsch
thats what I thought...so I was smart to move my portable elsewhere..lol
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Marsha Terry Rider2/26/2015
Marsha Terry Rider
The traditional pension plan is an annuity so Peter is right. Can't opine on the newer plan. Also while either or both might be safe from business failure, one can't predict what our government might want to go after in the future.
Dany Hsch2/26/2015
Dany Hsch
True . But at least you won't be sitting out there with the entire pension taken away!
Subject: My cousin shared the following from a Karen Bryant, that looked like good advice for retirees & anyo ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/25/2015
My cousin shared the following from a Karen Bryant, that looked like good advice for retirees & anyone:
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ATTORNEY'S ADVICE - NO CHARGERead this and make a copy for your files in case you need to refer to it someday. Maybe we should all take some of his advice! A corporate attorney sent the following out to the employees in his company:1. Do not sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put 'PHOTO ID REQUIRED.'2. When you are writing checks to pay on your credit card accounts, DO NOT put the complete account number on the 'For' line. Instead, just put the last four numbers. The credit card company knows the rest of the number, and anyone who might be handling your check as it passes through all the check processing channels won't have access to it.3. Put your work phone # on your checks instead of your home phone. If you have a PO Box use that instead of your home address. If you do not have a PO Box, use your work address. Never have your SS# printed on your checks. (DUH!) You can add it if it is necessary. But if you have It printed, anyone can get it.4. Place the contents of your wallet on photocopy machine. Do both sides of each license, credit card, etc. You will know what you had in your wallet and all of the account numbers and phone numbers to call and cancel. Keep the photocopy in a safe place.I also carry a photocopy of my passport when I travel either here or abroad. We've all heard horror stories about fraud that's committed on us in stealing a Name, address, Social Security number, credit cards..Unfortunately, I, an attorney, have firsthand knowledge because my wallet was stolen last month. Within a week, the thieves ordered an expensive monthly cell phone package, applied for a VISA credit card, had a credit line approved to buy a Gateway computer, received a PIN number from DMV to change my driving record information online, and more.But here's some critical information to limit the damage in case this happens to you or someone you know:5. We have been told we should cancel our credit cards immediately. But the key is having the toll free numbers and your card numbers handy so you know whom to call. Keep those where you can find them.6.. File a police report immediately in the jurisdiction where your credit cards, etc., were stolen. This proves to credit providers you were diligent, and this is a first step toward an investigation (if there ever is one).But here's what is perhaps most important of all: (I never even thought to do this.)7. Call the 3 national credit reporting organizations immediately to place a fraud alert on your name and also call the Social Security fraud line number. I had never heard of doing that until advised by a bank that called to tell me an application for credit was made over the Internet in my name.The alert means any company that checks your credit knows your information was stolen, and they have to contact you by phone to authorize new credit.by the time I was advised to do this, almost two weeks after the theft, all the damage had been done. There are records of all the credit checks initiated by the thieves' purchases, none of which I knew about before placing the alert. Since then, no additional damage has been done, and the thieves threw my wallet away this weekend (someone turned it in). It seems to have stopped them dead in their tracks.Now, here are the numbers you always need to contact about your wallet, if it has been stolen:1.) Equifax: 1-800-525-62851-800-525-62852.) Experian (formerly TRW): 1-888-397-3742 1-888-397-37423.) Trans Union : 1-800-680 7289 1-800-680 72894.) Social Security Administration (fraud line):1-800-269-0271 1-800-269-0271We pass along jokes on the Internet; we pass along just about everything.If you are willing to pass this information along, it could really help someone that you care about.
Dan Elliot2/27/2015
Dan Elliot
Good info..
Melody Preuitt Mettes2/28/2015
Melody Preuitt Mettes
I suggest that you scan rather than photocopy. Then, mail the results to your gmail/yahoo account. Then when you are in Spain with no wallet or luggage, you can still pull up the data.
Subject: Nigel Bowen sent this article in on Waffle House getting into UPS/FedEx like business:
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/26/2015
Nigel Bowen sent this article in on Waffle House getting into UPS/FedEx like business:
Jack Brown2/26/2015
Jack Brown
Well, it sounds like the drug dealers will have another way to get their merchandise moved from point A to point B.
Jim McBryde2/26/2015
Jim McBryde
Their ceo was on cbnc yesterday. Said ups was an investor.
Marsha Terry Rider2/26/2015
Marsha Terry Rider
This is proof to me that the current market Bubble is about to burst. Now if they would include a secondary marketing strategy in their business plan: Say, a service for tracking illegals and drug dealers utilizing underemployed military personnel. Of course I'm being overly critical.
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz Name this person?
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/27/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiz
Name this person?My main concern when I started at FedEx was that I had the largest office and I had a designated parking place. I wanted designated parking spaces for all the executives even though FWS had frowned on doing this. For a time, Fred Smith reported to me.
Don Rose2/27/2015
Don Rose
The "General". :)
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Peter Dangerfield2/27/2015
Peter Dangerfield
General Esters
Don Rose2/27/2015
Don Rose
Pete, I think it was Estes.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk2/27/2015
General Estes is correct.....
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/hmestesjr.htm
Howell Marion Estes, Jr., General, United States Air Force
arlingtoncemetery.net
FedEx Trivia Quiz
Name this person?
Subject: http://www.wired.com/2015/02/fedex-mill-untraceable-firearms/
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/27/2015
Subject: FedEx No Ship to Random Houses
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/27/2015
Don Rose2/27/2015
Don Rose
This made my day Jimmy.
Marsha Terry Rider2/27/2015
Marsha Terry Rider
LOL. Not surprised. You would be shocked to know what some employees thought the Secondary Address field on the personnel system HOME screen meant. (Hint: there is no edit for "my girlfriend's house")
Subject: Jimmy Glenn Burk posted in FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club — with Sherry Aaholm and Kay Brown Moody ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/27/2015
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/27/2015
Who is in this photo?
Dave Hansen2/27/2015
Dave Hansen
The blond woman is Sherrie Aaholm.
Carol Gassaway Kabakoff2/27/2015
Carol Gassaway Kabakoff
Kay Moody
J. David White2/27/2015
J. David White
Ken Pasley is the guy to the left of picture next to Jimmy Glenn Burk
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Carl Wayne Hardeman2/27/2015
Carl Wayne Hardeman
Chuck Graham in red gray stripes.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk3/1/2015
L-R front: Ken Pasley, Jimmy Burk, Chuck Graham, Kay Moody , Mike Griffith? In Back: Sherry Aaholm & Jerry Leary
Kay Brown Moody3/1/2015
Kay Brown Moody
So funny...I didn't recognize myself!!
Shirley Lovelace Williams3/2/2015
Shirley Lovelace Williams
Kay, I didn't recognize you either!!
Subject: Jimmy Glenn Burk posted in FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club — with Judy Kay Fetters Hill.
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/27/2015
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/27/2015
Can you name anyone in this photo?
Jodie Harden2/27/2015
Jodie Harden
Sharon Brewer, Sandy Uran, Kay Hamilton, Gina Hyneman
Jill Bradbury Greer2/27/2015
Jill Bradbury Greer
Judy Hill, Karen Kronauge, Gil Herron
Jodie Harden2/27/2015
Jodie Harden
Karen Bianchi, Monica Parham
Subject: Some interesting comments about Retired Life(from the Early Retirement Org forum)........JimmyB ---- ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/27/2015
Some interesting comments about Retired Life(from the Early Retirement Org forum)........JimmyB
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One month into ER, I posted the three things that most surprised me. I’ve now updated that list and expanded the items to five:5. I’ve come to realize that I spent the last few years at work sleep deprived, and a full night’s sleep (at least eight hours for me) is one of the most crucial parts of living a healthy, well-balanced life. I was as productive as ever at work with less sleep, but I was constantly irritable. I chalked that up at the time to some of the challenging personalities I had to deal with, but I now think it was more about me -- if I’d had enough sleep, it would have been like water off a duck’s back. Maybe.4. I now understand why relatively few end up working part time in retirement, despite what they tell pollsters before they retire. Once you’ve tasted the freedom that comes from having full control of your life and no work-related stress, it’s very hard to give it up. Although I’ve heard retired friends say they’re seeking opportunities to do “meaningful” work of some sort, they want it entirely on their own terms. Not surprisingly, there aren’t many of those unicorns around. And as previous threads here have made clear, volunteer work can be as frustrating as regular work, without the financial compensation.3. Related to the above, if things get tight financially, I think it’s more likely that I’ll economize further rather than try to earn new income. I've stopped worrying too much about it, since it appears I can live on less than I originally estimated, barring unplanned major expenses.2. I’m never bored. Ever. It's very easy for me to stay mentally engaged, and being an introvert (like most of us here), I haven’t even had to ramp up my socializing much.1. Time goes by much quicker than pre-ER. That’s why focusing my energies is an important part of making the most of each day.
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3 weeks into ER and my surprises are:
1. How little I miss work.
2. How rest deprived I have been for years.
3. How easily I can fill my days.
4. How quickly the week goes by.
5. How little I am interested in making time commitments that don't align with unstructured days.
Dany Hsch2/27/2015
Dany Hsch
So true except I love my part time job with the parks dept
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Carl Wayne Hardeman2/27/2015
Carl Wayne Hardeman
And we eat two meals a day instead of three.
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Subject: Al Roker does not need food from FedEx!
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/27/2015
Al Roker does not need food from FedEx!
Carl Wayne Hardeman2/27/2015
Carl Wayne Hardeman
Send him something from the WTC ARA cafeteria.
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Jack Brown2/27/2015
Jack Brown
No, he does not need food from FedEx. He is a weatherman, he should understand. And to call out FedEx on Twitter is a little immature.
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Subject: GIF from the Starfleet Museum
Jimmy Glenn Burk3/2/2015
GIF from the Starfleet Museum
Julie Chow Rooks3/2/2015
Julie Chow Rooks
borrowing! :)
Jim McBryde3/2/2015
Jim McBryde
Does the zapmail commercial that we did with star trek that was never aired still exist? It was like beam me up scottie with a theme that you cant do this yet but your documents can. Zapmail was discontined before it ever aired.
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Carol Gassaway Kabakoff3/2/2015
Carol Gassaway Kabakoff
Wish I had seen that Jim!! Started with FedEx in Zapmail
Jim McBryde3/2/2015
Jim McBryde
Yep carol, you and archie trained us in the last zapmail class. Right after is was killed. Sorry, we were so hard on you. We were customer automation guys drafted into zapmail and not happy campers.
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Ronnie Campbell3/2/2015
Ronnie Campbell
Yep, I had the training the week before and thought the amin was kidding me when I returned to work Monday and she asked me what happened to Zapmail. I didn't believe her until she showed me the y message the director had received.
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Kathy Jones Crockett3/3/2015
Kathy Jones Crockett
Yep, Zapmail died about two weeks after Tom Oliver relieved Bob May Remember the day very well.
Carol Gassaway Kabakoff3/3/2015
Carol Gassaway Kabakoff
Thanks Jim. And yes the day Zap died was very sad. Kathy, I don't know if you remember me. I was manager of training in CA&I after zap
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Carol Gassaway Kabakoff3/3/2015
Carol Gassaway Kabakoff
I was Carol Goode then.
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Buddy Johnson3/10/2015
Buddy Johnson
Hi Carol. Wasn't David your husband. Remember him from Dale Carnagie classes.
Carol Gassaway Kabakoff3/10/2015
Carol Gassaway Kabakoff
Hi Buddy! David and I got married 3 years ago. We dated throughout college and disconnected for 30 yrs.
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Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz:
Jimmy Glenn Burk3/2/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiz:In the late 80's or early 90's Federal Express had it's own printing presses and a department of graphics and support personnel.
All of a sudden, this group was dis-banded and many moved into the Telecom department to start a training group.Why the sudden re-org?
Jim McBryde3/2/2015
Jim McBryde
I think kinkos was much later than this.
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Jim McBryde3/2/2015
Jim McBryde
I remember publishing services was dismantled and a lot of them moved to customer automation to write training.manuals.
Jimmy Glenn Burk3/2/2015
A few in that group decided to campaign for the employees to form a Printers guild/union(I had no first hand knowledge of this, but this is what was relayed to me at the time)
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz:
Jimmy Glenn Burk3/2/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiz:In the mid 90's the SuperTracker was running slow and new software loads every quarter were about to fill up all memory.
One person designed something at work and home and solved both problems.a. Who did this
b. What did he do
Bruce Lindow3/2/2015
Bruce Lindow
that was back in the days when I had a lot of fun with this stuff.
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Dany Hsch3/2/2015
Dany Hsch
Jim Bentley lol
Jim Bentley3/2/2015
Jim Bentley
Nope! Not this time.. LOL
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Jimmy Glenn Burk3/2/2015
Answer:
a. Bruce Lindow
b. Bruce interfaced a flash memory board into the SuperTracker, which gave it much more memory and faster speeds. The alternative to the project Bruce initiated was for FedEx to spend at least $70M on new supertrackers and quadracks, which still had no laser scanner or other improvements, just more memory.
It was one of the key projects that came out of Bruce's group which included designing and manufacturing all new DADS computers in the vans at about 1/3 the price, replacing the CommController (connected DEC computer to wireless network) which cost $12K for one that cost about $2K, and a redesign and rebuild years later of a SuperTracker with Laser scanning, 6 megs of memory, Infrared communications and other improvements.
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Bruce Lindow3/3/2015
Bruce Lindow
what Jimmy wrote is only part of the answer.
Bruce Lindow3/3/2015
Bruce Lindow
a. was about a $10M project without counting internal manpower. b. was about $40M to $50M for DADS terminals and about $50K for the DADS commController, along with $55M for the EST with scanner. Just these projects totaled over $100M. In addition to the nig ticket items, there wwere also small pieces that amounted to several million dollars. To get these sized projects sucessfully approved for money and internal manpower and upper management support requires a very strong push and support by two great executives, Jimmy Burk and Winn Stephenson to move the ideas upward in a convincing way. There part was as critical as the engineering design, testing, and manufacturer.
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz:
Jimmy Glenn Burk3/2/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiz:When Dennis Jones became the CIO, after Ron Ponder went to become the COO of Sprint, within several months two key people in COS were gone.Name these two fedex legends.
Melody Preuitt Mettes3/2/2015
Melody Preuitt Mettes
Dave Dalton?
Jimmy Glenn Burk3/2/2015
Answer: Jim Tollefson(VP of COS); Dave Dalton(MD)
Dan Elliot3/3/2015
Dan Elliot
Yes, he was the hatchet man!
Kathy Jones Crockett3/3/2015
Kathy Jones Crockett
No he removed anyone that threaten him or offered suggestions to his idea!, rest in peace Dennis jones
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Ben Moore3/3/2015
Ben Moore
I remember Dave Dalton redesigned COSMOS into "A new way of doing business." He put all the rates into tables keyed by dates so rates could be changed without changing code.
Jimmy Glenn Burk3/4/2015
Dave was a sharp guy, I always enjoyed working and talking with him.
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Susie Coyle Richardson3/4/2015
Susie Coyle Richardson
I can't imagine any other way to have designed rate data!
Ben Moore3/4/2015
Ben Moore
Before "A new way of doing business" the rates were hard coded. It took a bounce of COSMOS to change the rates.
Susie Coyle Richardson3/4/2015
Susie Coyle Richardson
That's insane. But I believe it!
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz: The Boeing 727's made too much noise over populated areas and the FAA banned them ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk3/2/2015
FedEx Trivia Quiz:
The Boeing 727's made too much noise over populated areas and the FAA banned them.
FedEx helped design and sold something to keep the 727's flying1. What did they design
2. How much revenue did these sales generate over time for FedEx?
a. over $50M
b. over $100M
c. over $500M
d. over 750M
Don Rose3/2/2015
Don Rose
1. Hush Kit
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Don Rose3/2/2015
Don Rose
2. Seems like it was c, over 500M.
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Sherry Little3/2/2015
Sherry Little
#1. Hush Kit #2. Not sure
Jimmy Glenn Burk3/2/2015
Answers:
1. Hush Kits
2. (c) over $500M
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Subject: MaryHarvey Gurley posted this on her facebook page 3/1/15:
Jimmy Glenn Burk3/2/2015
MaryHarvey Gurley posted this on her facebook page 3/1/15:Dear FedEx Friends: Please pray tonight for Capt. Carroll Waters. He's in ICU. We send our love and support to him and his family.
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FedEx
Carroll Waters, the first African-American pilot at FedEx, shares his captivating story: http://bit.ly/169lams #BlackHistoryMonth
Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk3/3/2015
FedEx Trivia QuizThe folks in SIS(Strategic Integrated Systems) had a little rolling wheel interfaced to the end of the Supertracker, which was tested but not deployed.What did the little rolling wheel do?
Dave Hansen3/3/2015
Dave Hansen
Measure dimensions?
Jimmy Glenn Burk3/4/2015
Answer: Dave is correct for dimensioning packages. The courier would take the supertracker and roll around the package & ST would then compute dimensions.
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