Posted on Mar 2, 2015
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How long was the longest meeting you ever were in? What was it?
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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS
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So... as an aside, if anyone is ever tasked with getting lunch for a "Meeting" or a "Conference" I'm going to teach you a trick (2 actually). Here is what you do.

You announce to the room:

"I am going out to get a bag full of tacos. Would anyone like any?"

When the first person responds with anything other than Yes or No, you say "You misunderstood. I am getting Tacos. A bag full. It is merely a question of how many you want. No special orders. I'm not tracking anything. I'm going to tally it all up, add 10% to be safe and come back with X tacos. Who's in?"

The second option is to count the people, multiple by 3 and go to McDonalds. Half Hamburgers, half Cheeseburgers, and 2 Large fries per person. Vegetarians/Vegans tend to bring their own food, but you can do a 1/10 or 1/5 swag and pick up salads if you want.
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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS
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TSgt J.D. Hall After the first time I pooled the "Bag of Tacos" thing during a General Officers Conference, they made sure I was out of the building, and preferably off the base during lunch time. They didn't want me anywhere near decision makers.

One 2-star caught me after the conference and said that was the slickest thing he had seen in a long time.

The O's in my officer gave me dirty looks because they eat what those guys do, so if we order in...." prime rib, fried chicken, a tuna with cheese sandwich... whatever... it was on the company," as you said.
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8 hour teleconference trouble shooting call
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