Curtis and Carol ... Update: Big Picture
. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50167142311_7a59455592_k.jpg Curtis Stevens Update When we left off with Curtis, he and Susan had just failed the 112 Day Challenge. More importantly ......
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New Arrival
As things seemed to fall apart during our last visit to the story …
It was later the same day that the glue arrived in Hidden Springs.
Cindy was not the only person sent in from headquarters to assist at the lab.
Martin Jackson arrived to find the whole operation was in turmoil.
In the same boat as Cindy, so to say, recovery was going to be a challenge.
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Martin
”Good Lord Cindy … I have heard you have had one heck of a morning.
It’s so good to see ya … Are you and Phillip settling in here well enough?”
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Cindy
”Phillip is staying with his dad while I am here.
It’s killing me, but he wanted to start school and be with
his friends back in Bridgeport.
Jim and I could never get along,
but he is a good father and Phillip will be fine.
However … There is another woman staying with us
at the house DHE is putting us up in while we are here.
Her name is Karen, she has already claimed one bedroom,
but the house is big, and she is nice enough.
She helps a lot and will take care of things when we need her.
I think Mr. Dixson may put her on the payroll, at least part-time.”
Martin
”Look, I want to discuss some things with ya,
but Mr. Dixson has been burning my ear off on the way here.
Let me check on some things with the other samples
and then we’ll try and decide what we are going to do.”
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Martin seemed to know his way around the equipment and the data,
while Cindy seem to be a bit relieved in seeing a familiar face.
Alexander Dixson hadn’t called her since Liam quit.
She didn’t know whether or not she was headed to the whipping post on that one.
Of course, it very well could be that what she had done, was the right thing to do,
no matter the fact some could suggest she might could have done a better job handling Liam.
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After catching up on the data, Martin returned to Cindy.
Martin
”Okay, I saw where you quarantined Lot 2, good call,
and I completely understand why you did.
The samples in that Lot are much more virulent than the other two Lots,
and you documented where there was a containment issue with one of the containers.
That could have caused contamination with the other samples
and destroyed any basis for our control groups.
What Liam was working on, was doing exactly what we wanted to get done.
If he applied the same procedures and processes to all three Lots,
what did he say about the differences in results with Lot 2?”
Cindy
”We kind of didn’t get that far … Sorry.
I was getting ready to discuss what we were going to have to do,
and he blew up on me.”
Martin
”Let me guess …
You told him to go to hell.
Cindy ... You cannot do that with these small-town people.
They don’t understand big business, and have no experience with
doing anything other than the way they always do things.”
Cindy
”So am I in trouble?
I haven’t heard anything from Mr. Dixson.
I don’t like it when he is quiet.
He’s not someone who wants to talk to you when he is mad at you.”
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Martin
”Nah, it’s nothing like that Cindy.
He figures what happened this afternoon was as much his fault as yours.
He knows you, and has dealt with people like Dr. O’Dorke before.
He’s thinking recovery now, and we need to decide what to do with the other samples.”
Cindy
”Where the Project goes from here, will determine what we do with the other samples.
Lot 2 was demonstrating properties the other Lots weren’t,
but the containment issue was the problem that required Immediate Corrective Action.
If Dr. O’Dorke had stuck with me long enough to find that out,
it would have been different.
I told him it was nothing we couldn’t handle.
What do you think we ought to do?”
Martin
”What I think only matters to a certain point.
I don’t know what Dr. O'dorke did different with Lot 2,
or whether or not we are going to have the same complications with Lots 1 and 3.
I swear … He’s a bit of a pack rat with his data,
and his organizational skills are a nightmare.
I found portions of a proprietary formula written on a bev-nap
from the Java hut … That’s not secure.
But back to point …
I cannot make any decision that doesn’t involve shutting the whole thing down
without talking to Dr. O’Dorke first.
I don’t need his approval …
I just need to know what the he did.
Is he supposed to be coming back for his stuff or what?”
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Cindy
”The last thing Dr. O’Dorke said before he left
was something about DHE owning everything
and he didn’t think it made a difference about his stuff.
I mean, it didn’t go well Martin.
When he said that, I thought about telling him he
could go ahead and leave his pants on the table then.
I decided not to say that when I thought he might
not realize I was being a smart-
and actually take me up on the offer.”
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Martin
”In that case … Since I don’t know how I am
going to get to talk to Dr. O’Dorke,
or if he is going to want to be in the least bit cooperative …
Let’s be careful …
Go ahead and freeze the two remaining Lots.”
Cindy
”Are you going to cover that with Mr. Dixson?
As protocol dictates, I’ll notify him when they are quarantined,
but without evidence of a containment breech …
I don’t really have a reason to remove them from testing.
I mean that’s going to be your call and not strictly safety or compliance.
Everything is still well within our tolerance parameters.”
Martin
”Just go ahead and take care of that.
I’ll handle the heat on it if Mr. Dixson gets upset.
Until I fully understand what Dr. O’Dorke did,
I’m not comfortable with the disposition of Lots 1 and 3.
I don’t know how long it is going to take for me to figure it out.
Slowing down the ability for the samples to reproduce by freezing them,
until we can gain some bearing on the research that has already been done,
is just the smart thing to do.”
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Cindy
”It’s really none of my business,
but do you think Mr. Dixson ever told Dr. O’Dorke what the
purpose of his research is?
I mean, color me silly,
but I am not sure Dr. O’Dorke might not have had a different
approach to everything if he knew.
Deep down, I think he is a good guy,
and I don’t see him bailing on everything
just because he is upset about administrative junk.”
Martin
”I don’t know what Mr. Dixson discussed with Dr. O’Dorke.
I was instructed to keep our conversations restricted to the
samples here, and our goals at this facility.
I still have to think that someone as smart as Dr. O’Dorke
would have the common wherewithal to figure out
that a small facility like this in the middle of nowhere,
would probably just be working on a piece of the puzzle.
At the same time …
Dr. O’Dorke was standing on the corner shouting at the top of his lungs,
then had that run-in with you today.
If Mr. Dixson had not given him a peek at the big picture,
I can certainly see why he didn’t.
I’m going to have to leave it at that …
We’re getting way above our pay-grade in water cooler chat.”
Well Folks … It looks like things are going backwards instead of forwards at the Lab.
Cindy seems to be a bit more relaxed since Martin has arrived.
Martin doesn’t seem to be making any rash decisions.
If he gets to talk to Liam, I hope he fairs better than Cindy.
Thanks for stopping by again,
and I look forward to next time.
Y’all have a lovely day!
To Be Continued
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPDqCoI4mCE
Happy Simming!
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New Arrival
As things seemed to fall apart during our last visit to the story …
It was later the same day that the glue arrived in Hidden Springs.
Cindy was not the only person sent in from headquarters to assist at the lab.
Martin Jackson arrived to find the whole operation was in turmoil.
In the same boat as Cindy, so to say, recovery was going to be a challenge.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50323790491_3ad512c04a_k.jpg
Martin
”Good Lord Cindy … I have heard you have had one heck of a morning.
It’s so good to see ya … Are you and Phillip settling in here well enough?”
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50323789276_9150ef4424_k.jpg
Cindy
”Phillip is staying with his dad while I am here.
It’s killing me, but he wanted to start school and be with
his friends back in Bridgeport.
Jim and I could never get along,
but he is a good father and Phillip will be fine.
However … There is another woman staying with us
at the house DHE is putting us up in while we are here.
Her name is Karen, she has already claimed one bedroom,
but the house is big, and she is nice enough.
She helps a lot and will take care of things when we need her.
I think Mr. Dixson may put her on the payroll, at least part-time.”
Martin
”Look, I want to discuss some things with ya,
but Mr. Dixson has been burning my ear off on the way here.
Let me check on some things with the other samples
and then we’ll try and decide what we are going to do.”
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50323967112_5043be2199_k.jpg
Martin seemed to know his way around the equipment and the data,
while Cindy seem to be a bit relieved in seeing a familiar face.
Alexander Dixson hadn’t called her since Liam quit.
She didn’t know whether or not she was headed to the whipping post on that one.
Of course, it very well could be that what she had done, was the right thing to do,
no matter the fact some could suggest she might could have done a better job handling Liam.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50323966997_41020ee8bd_k.jpg
After catching up on the data, Martin returned to Cindy.
Martin
”Okay, I saw where you quarantined Lot 2, good call,
and I completely understand why you did.
The samples in that Lot are much more virulent than the other two Lots,
and you documented where there was a containment issue with one of the containers.
That could have caused contamination with the other samples
and destroyed any basis for our control groups.
What Liam was working on, was doing exactly what we wanted to get done.
If he applied the same procedures and processes to all three Lots,
what did he say about the differences in results with Lot 2?”
Cindy
”We kind of didn’t get that far … Sorry.
I was getting ready to discuss what we were going to have to do,
and he blew up on me.”
Martin
”Let me guess …
You told him to go to hell.
Cindy ... You cannot do that with these small-town people.
They don’t understand big business, and have no experience with
doing anything other than the way they always do things.”
Cindy
”So am I in trouble?
I haven’t heard anything from Mr. Dixson.
I don’t like it when he is quiet.
He’s not someone who wants to talk to you when he is mad at you.”
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50323789836_4b6574732c_k.jpg
Martin
”Nah, it’s nothing like that Cindy.
He figures what happened this afternoon was as much his fault as yours.
He knows you, and has dealt with people like Dr. O’Dorke before.
He’s thinking recovery now, and we need to decide what to do with the other samples.”
Cindy
”Where the Project goes from here, will determine what we do with the other samples.
Lot 2 was demonstrating properties the other Lots weren’t,
but the containment issue was the problem that required Immediate Corrective Action.
If Dr. O’Dorke had stuck with me long enough to find that out,
it would have been different.
I told him it was nothing we couldn’t handle.
What do you think we ought to do?”
Martin
”What I think only matters to a certain point.
I don’t know what Dr. O'dorke did different with Lot 2,
or whether or not we are going to have the same complications with Lots 1 and 3.
I swear … He’s a bit of a pack rat with his data,
and his organizational skills are a nightmare.
I found portions of a proprietary formula written on a bev-nap
from the Java hut … That’s not secure.
But back to point …
I cannot make any decision that doesn’t involve shutting the whole thing down
without talking to Dr. O’Dorke first.
I don’t need his approval …
I just need to know what the he did.
Is he supposed to be coming back for his stuff or what?”
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50323967987_cad9b034f0_k.jpg
Cindy
”The last thing Dr. O’Dorke said before he left
was something about DHE owning everything
and he didn’t think it made a difference about his stuff.
I mean, it didn’t go well Martin.
When he said that, I thought about telling him he
could go ahead and leave his pants on the table then.
I decided not to say that when I thought he might
not realize I was being a smart-
and actually take me up on the offer.”
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50323789456_8ff39a8293_k.jpg
Martin
”In that case … Since I don’t know how I am
going to get to talk to Dr. O’Dorke,
or if he is going to want to be in the least bit cooperative …
Let’s be careful …
Go ahead and freeze the two remaining Lots.”
Cindy
”Are you going to cover that with Mr. Dixson?
As protocol dictates, I’ll notify him when they are quarantined,
but without evidence of a containment breech …
I don’t really have a reason to remove them from testing.
I mean that’s going to be your call and not strictly safety or compliance.
Everything is still well within our tolerance parameters.”
Martin
”Just go ahead and take care of that.
I’ll handle the heat on it if Mr. Dixson gets upset.
Until I fully understand what Dr. O’Dorke did,
I’m not comfortable with the disposition of Lots 1 and 3.
I don’t know how long it is going to take for me to figure it out.
Slowing down the ability for the samples to reproduce by freezing them,
until we can gain some bearing on the research that has already been done,
is just the smart thing to do.”
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50323121203_3f821aad67_k.jpg
Cindy
”It’s really none of my business,
but do you think Mr. Dixson ever told Dr. O’Dorke what the
purpose of his research is?
I mean, color me silly,
but I am not sure Dr. O’Dorke might not have had a different
approach to everything if he knew.
Deep down, I think he is a good guy,
and I don’t see him bailing on everything
just because he is upset about administrative junk.”
Martin
”I don’t know what Mr. Dixson discussed with Dr. O’Dorke.
I was instructed to keep our conversations restricted to the
samples here, and our goals at this facility.
I still have to think that someone as smart as Dr. O’Dorke
would have the common wherewithal to figure out
that a small facility like this in the middle of nowhere,
would probably just be working on a piece of the puzzle.
At the same time …
Dr. O’Dorke was standing on the corner shouting at the top of his lungs,
then had that run-in with you today.
If Mr. Dixson had not given him a peek at the big picture,
I can certainly see why he didn’t.
I’m going to have to leave it at that …
We’re getting way above our pay-grade in water cooler chat.”
Well Folks … It looks like things are going backwards instead of forwards at the Lab.
Cindy seems to be a bit more relaxed since Martin has arrived.
Martin doesn’t seem to be making any rash decisions.
If he gets to talk to Liam, I hope he fairs better than Cindy.
Thanks for stopping by again,
and I look forward to next time.
Y’all have a lovely day!
To Be Continued
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPDqCoI4mCE
Happy Simming!
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