OT: Interesting Day at the Office

[BumbleBeeDave]

We had a visitor.

Very interesting day . . . He's tall and thin up close, but not as tall as our CEO.

BBD

[onekgguy]

Very cool, Dave. Did you get to shake his hand?

Kevin g

[BumbleBeeDave]

Way, WAY too busy! I was with the White House press corps on the tour. Very tightly stage managed. No real chance for any kind of spontaneity. They herded us into place, POTUS and Immelt walked by, paused for a couple of minutes at several different spots, then moved on.

Here's my stuff on the GE blog . . .

http://www.gereports.com/obamas-schenectady-tour-focuses-on-tech-exports-jobs/

BBD

[54ny77]

ahh, you "bring good things to life," i see.... :beer:

[kramnnim]

Did y'all do the Alan Jackson line dance as seen on the GE commercial currently airing on TV?

[BumbleBeeDave]

. . . TV commercial in this same building at our site. I did a feature story on the shoot.

BBD

[Uncle Jam's Army]

Dave, you work in Fairfield?

[1happygirl]

Very cool to have access and be that close to the leader of the free world.


Got to shake a few hands in my day, but most b4 they were officially the leader.

Read the blog link. Didn't know that about the turbines. Interesting.
PS Your shot with you in it was very cool!!! (neat idea, I wouldn't have thought of that)

[Fixed]

potus what an honor to be that close any potus
imho cheers

[Climb01742]

somehow, dave, i expected a zebra tie. :)

[Uncle Jam's Army]

That Secret Service fella looks like he could lose a few lbs.

[shiftyfixedgear]

Very cool to have access and be that close to the leader of the free world.


Got to shake a few hands in my day, but most b4 they were officially the leader.

Read the blog link. Didn't know that about the turbines. Interesting.
PS Your shot with you in it was very cool!!! (neat idea, I wouldn't have thought of that)

I thought Fixed was the "leader of the free world" ? Or is it Jack Brunk ? Damn this is confusing - maybe Mr. Squirrel knows ?

[onekgguy]

Way, WAY too busy! I was with the White House press corps on the tour. Very tightly stage managed. No real chance for any kind of spontaneity. They herded us into place, POTUS and Immelt walked by, paused for a couple of minutes at several different spots, then moved on.

Here's my stuff on the GE blog . . .

http://www.gereports.com/obamas-schenectady-tour-focuses-on-tech-exports-jobs/

BBD

Very nice job with the blog. Fun day I'm sure.

Kevin g

[fourflys]

very cool..

When Pres. Clinton was in office, he came down to Miami for a "We love the Coast Guard" speech and I had the honor of being in the bullet shield, er receiving line, anyway after his speech he came around and shook all out hands and said in his sultry voice "Thank you for your service"... one of the coolest days I've had...

[jasond]

Nice shot.

This is me with President Clinton. He was suppose to get in his limo however told the secret service to line us up so he could shake all of our hands.

[BumbleBeeDave]

very cool..

When Pres. Clinton was in office, he came down to Miami for a "We love the Coast Guard" speech and I had the honor of being in the bullet shield, er receiving line, anyway after his speech he came around and shook all out hands and said in his sultry voice "Thank you for your service"... one of the coolest days I've had...

. . . before this was on the risers for Daddy Bush. I also got sent to the airport one time as "crash insurance" for the AP for Reagan's plane. (Yes they DO send a shooter out there just in case . . . :eek: )

BBD

[avalonracing]

Dave,

How come you are wearing safely glasses but the people in the background aren't?

[Bud_E]

I never got to see no POTUS but my daughter sat a few rows away from Obama when he gave this speech (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/22/obama-cooper-union-speech_n_548357.html) at her school last April -- in the same hall where Abraham Lincoln gave one of his most famous speeches : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper_Union_speech

[slowgoing]

BBD -

Why are you wearing a hunting vest and glasses???

[BumbleBeeDave]

. . . and I forgot to take them off!

We had to wear them on the walking tour and I'm so used to having them on in that building that I just forgot they were there.

BBD

[rugbysecondrow]

I met the prez when he was a Senator after a Judiciary hearing a few years back. Tall and much skinnier than you would think. My wife works for GE and saw Immelt speak a few years back, pretty engaging but no Jack Welch.

Sounds like a great day Dave, pretty cool.

[rwsaunders]

That Secret Service fella looks like he could lose a few lbs.

Most likely a few pounds of Kevlar vest, an Uzi and related ammo.

[rugbysecondrow]

Most likely a few pounds of Kevlar vest, an Uzi and related ammo.
Booya. Those agents are some fit fellas.

[gone]

I got to shake JFK's hand as his motorcade went by on its way to the airport to take him to Dallas.

[AngryScientist]

very cool Dave, i havent read the whole blog post yet, other than the pics, we should talk turbines one of these days, great stuff!

[rdparadise]

I got to shake JFK's hand as his motorcade went by on its way to the airport to take him to Dallas.

***, the day he died or what? You ????ting us? :no:

Bob

[onekgguy]

***, the day he died or what? You ????ting us? :no:

Bob

Yeah, that's really something.

Kevin g

[gasman]

I got to meet him when he was campaigning and he stopped by our hospital unannounced. I'm in scrubs with the american flag scrub cap, I had just spoken with one of his aide's who took my name. Obama is a bit further on. I ended up shaking his hand and chatting for a minute. He has a lot of poise. Lots of Secret Service guys around.

[Louis]

Cool pics, guys.

Dave, you should have told him that you thought that Michelle looked hot in that red and black dress she wore for the State Dinner... :cool:

[KeithS]

I take a lot of pictures, but they are just snapshots compared to yours. The composition of your over the shoulder, behind your back, on a whim shot is better than if I had a hour, a tripod, and everyone stood still.

Cool day, great photo.

[gone]

***, the day he died or what? You ????ting us? :no:

Bob

Sorry I wasn't clear, it wasn't in Dallas. He was on a tour of several cities, one of them was mine, next stop Dallas.