damn, a co-worker ripped me off.

[vash]

well, ripped me and a friend off. for the past few project in san francisco that involved digging into the ground, we have been collecting these cobble stones. apparently way back when, ships from ireland would use these stones as ballast, and then when they got here, they dump them off, fill up with goods and head back. well these stones got used to pave streets. you see them in historic san fransisco photos. the contractor would sell them, and everytime loose ones come up we put them into our trucks. we had saved a pallet full! enough to do my driveway if i wanted to. well, i had a landscaping project coming up, and i checked on the stones, somebody took them. my boss let me store them in this big shed, and we had a sign with our names on them. effen sucks. i will never get anyone to fess up. i have seen them for $5 each! damn my entire office knew they were not up for grabs. i shouldnt have trusted anyone.

[makaio]

That sucks Cliff. That would have been awesome to have your driveway done with those authentic cobble from Ireland.

A contractor friend of mine buys sea-land containers of those from countries in Europe that are tearing up streets and re-paving for about $0.75 -$1.00 a piece. Then flipping them over here for $3-4 a piece.

[lendaddy]

I have been informed second hand that one of my employees stole another employees "Fatty" (the joint not the broad) and he is quite upset. Not quite the same I guess.

[Drago]

Originally posted by lendaddy
I have been informed second hand that one of my employees stole another employees "Fatty" (the joint not the broad) and he is quite upset. Not quite the same I guess.

Well, if the dude with the J was bogarting I woulda done the same. It's not nice to hold out on a dude, dig?

[RickM]

Set a trap. Get a few more stones and hide a camera or something. Catch the loser.

Or see who has a new patio or driveway in the spring.

[red-beard]

Originally posted by lendaddy
I have been informed second hand that one of my employees stole another employees "Fatty" (the joint not the broad) and he is quite upset. Not quite the same I guess.

Larry. Larry. LARRY!!!! You stole my Pot!

sorry, inside joke...

[williecoyote]

Around here we call them "ballast rocks." They were used as ballast in sailing ships, and pitched overboard at the entrance to the bay, or harbor to lighten the ship. This let the ship float higher in the water so that it wouldn't run aground while trying to dock. After supplies were exchanged, the ship could reload ballast after leaving the bay, and continue on out to sea.
Most of the ballast rocks around here are about the size of a cantaloupe. I never thought, but they would be great for cobble stones. Hard work though!
I met a geology professor once who collected, and studied them. He said that you could tell where the ships came from by the type of stone used for ballast. Ireland , Africa, etc.
Worthless bit of information, but sorry about your rocks walking off Vash.

[Flatbutt1]

All kinds of richards in the work place. In mine they'll rip off your work, your ideas all kinds of intellectual stuff. That can cost you plenty too. Sorry about your loss though. Remember this makes them the sorry excuse of a person.