NCIS is a great show and one of the most popular. It is great because you can just veg and they’re good stories… except where it’s supposed to be set in Northern Virginia… in the one in watching, is supposed to be Annandale, Virginia. Horse puckey! That’s my home time in Virginia. Anyway, they film in Cali, not NoVa, which is dumb — why not actually film in Virginia? Why not wankers? Typical hollyweird laziness. It would be so much cooler. Anyway, I digress…
Gibbs, the lead character of the show, played by Mark Harmon, has a set of rules he and his team use… I have found this to be a really useful idea.
Over the last year or so, Driver “X” and I have come up with some for my life and that apply to my drivers. I did Swipe some of Gibvs’ rules too… the ones after rule 13. So sue me, some apply.
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1. Get the Mail moving.
2. Never_assume.
3. Ask!
4. Don’t count on others.
5. Always CYA!
6.Always make sure.
7.Don’t wait to call with a problem.
8.Keep in touch.
9.Always have a screwdriver, pliers, crescent-wrench and a flashlight.
10.Don’t argue with the P.O. — call you manager.
11.Try common sense.
12.If you gotta ask, it’s probably “No!”
13.YOU are responsible for keeping track of your hours.
14.Don’t believe what you’re told. Double check.
15.Never be unreachable.
16.The best way to keep a secret? Keep it to yourself. Second best? Tell
one other person – if you must. There is no third best.
17.You don’t waste good.
18.Never say “You’re Sorry.” It’s a sign of weakness.
19.Always be specific when you lie.
20.Never take anything for granted.
21.Never go anywhere without a knife.
22.When the job is done, walk away.
23.Never date a co-worker.
24.Never, ever involve a lawyer.
25.Always work as a team.
26.If someone thinks they have the upper hand, break it.
27.It’s better to seek forgiveness than ask permission.
28.If you feel like you are being played, you probably are.
29.There is no such thing as coincidence.
30.If it seems someone is out to get you, they are.
31.Never accept an apology from someone who just sucker punched you.
32.Clean up the mess that you make.
33.Sometimes – you’re wrong.
34.Never trust a woman who doesn’t trust her man.
35.You do what you have to do for family.
36.Don’t work the system when you can work the people
37.Never second guess yourself in a relationship and life.
RiB