tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596231821271459872.post5465825776721010876..comments2012-01-27T20:27:51.654-05:00Jay Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11085873775096542015noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596231821271459872.post-64331828437604341572012-01-27T20:27:51.654-05:002012-01-27T20:27:51.654-05:00It&#39;s the same in EMS and computers. Probably the same in any business. When I go to EMS trade shows or computer trade shows, I come home with bags of stuff. <br /><br />Some of it is even useful! <br /><br />Word verification is Romney! No, wait, it&#39;s Squishi. <br /><br />Same thing.TOTWTYTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17221321904364051792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596231821271459872.post-84784052692399955732012-01-27T11:23:09.855-05:002012-01-27T11:23:09.855-05:00A tactical pen? Sweet.<br /><br />I know Fisher Scientific, but not directly. I worked for a software development manager whose wife was a veterinarian and post-doc researcher in microbiology. He told me about some of the things she&#39;d get from Fisher. Sometimes you don&#39;t want to know what&#39;s on those trucks going to the university.<br /><br />I&#39;m getting to the age and size now that free pizza is actually a reason to avoid a meeting.Dave Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04813274491601970838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596231821271459872.post-12204439576669098912012-01-27T10:53:40.506-05:002012-01-27T10:53:40.506-05:00Dave,<br /><br />There were a couple MA companies represented there. One gave me a tactical pen... ;)<br /><br />The boonie hat was from Gun Broker and distributed at Media Day at the range - *VERY* handy!<br /><br />Waaaay back when I was a struggling graduate student, we would frequently be visited by the folks from Fisher Scientific or Brinkman (they supplied our HPLCs and related solvents).<br /><br />Want to get a bunch of graduate students together? Offer free pizza...Jay Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11085873775096542015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596231821271459872.post-28314996605880219292012-01-27T10:47:02.146-05:002012-01-27T10:47:02.146-05:00Nice haul! That was good thinking by the Yamaha guy. (I had to leave a Swiss Army Knife I bought in Ireland with the TSA once. It was my own fault. Play stupid games...)<br /><br />I see you got an Otis shirt. We&#39;re pretty proud of them, making a successful business here in New York based on shooting. They&#39;re good folks.<br /><br />Who gave you the boonie hat? I love those things. Got my first one when I was a Scout. It wasn&#39;t regulation, but it worked better than our ballcaps and was a darned sight cheaper than the Stetsons.<br /><br />Now I&#39;m curious who you were thinking of when you mentioned scientific instrument manufacturers. I work in a similar industry (power measurement instruments).Dave Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04813274491601970838noreply@blogger.com