{"id":551,"date":"2023-06-29T18:08:12","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T18:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/tom-author\/v1\/?page_id=551"},"modified":"2023-07-19T23:50:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T23:50:20","slug":"fun-on-the-job","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/tom-author\/v1\/fun-on-the-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun on the Job"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"551\" class=\"elementor elementor-551\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30db031c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30db031c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;mountains&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.33\" d=\"M473,67.3c-203.9,88.3-263.1-34-320.3,0C66,119.1,0,59.7,0,59.7V0h1000v59.7 c0,0-62.1,26.1-94.9,29.3c-32.8,3.3-62.8-12.3-75.8-22.1C806,49.6,745.3,8.7,694.9,4.7S492.4,59,473,67.3z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.66\" d=\"M734,67.3c-45.5,0-77.2-23.2-129.1-39.1c-28.6-8.7-150.3-10.1-254,39.1 s-91.7-34.4-149.2,0C115.7,118.3,0,39.8,0,39.8V0h1000v36.5c0,0-28.2-18.5-92.1-18.5C810.2,18.1,775.7,67.3,734,67.3z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M766.1,28.9c-200-57.5-266,65.5-395.1,19.5C242,1.8,242,5.4,184.8,20.6C128,35.8,132.3,44.9,89.9,52.5C28.6,63.7,0,0,0,0 h1000c0,0-9.9,40.9-83.6,48.1S829.6,47,766.1,28.9z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57f57662\" data-id=\"57f57662\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf72909 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf72909\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6eb6a3\" data-id=\"b6eb6a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93aca05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93aca05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 18-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fun on the Job<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63f5fb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63f5fb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 18-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>To order directly from Tom\u2026<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>US<\/strong>\u00a0buyers send check to\u00a0<strong>8387 Abbotshill Rd. San Diego, CA 92123<\/strong>\u00a0for $14 + $3 shipping = $17 total.\u00a0<strong>Calif<\/strong>\u00a0buyers $15.08 (including CA tax)\u00a0+ $3 shipping = $18.08.\u00a0 Thank you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3ab09f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3ab09f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2f0c36\" data-id=\"b2f0c36\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-105547c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"105547c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AMUSING AND TRUE TALES FROM ROSIE-THE-RIVETERS TO ROCKET SCIENTISTS AT A MAJOR AEROSPACE COMPANY\n\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3288987 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3288987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>(that company is San Diego\u2019s General Dynamics, also known as Consolidated Aircraft, Convair, Astronautics and more)<\/p><p>When retired employees gather for frequent gatherings, the funny tales fly back and forth. Here we assemble a whole bunch of those stories from people employed over 8 decades at this one major U.S. aviation and aerospace company headquartered in San Diego, California. At various times over 45,000 employees worked for this firm. The many amusing stories here come from operations, products and locations throughout the U.S. and frequent overseas assignments. These jolly tales will stir readers\u2019 humor buttons from their own work experiences, whether retired or currently employed. And needless to say, those with aviation, aerospace and defense ties will find many fun stories they\u2019ll readily relate to.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f421ff1\" data-id=\"f421ff1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad51d59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad51d59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 18-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"155\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/demo-websitedesigns.com\/tom-author\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gd-cover-photo-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-553\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cadf7c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cadf7c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c31e66\" data-id=\"2c31e66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6255a00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6255a00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>ACCOLADES FROM THE TROOPS WHO WERE THERE:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u201cThousands of people spent millions of man-hours developing the\u00a0Atlas. But not all of those hours were spent on space business\u2014 many were spent on funny business. People, being ordinary people, often had time on their hands. We Rickety Rocketeers at Cape Canaveral had lots of idle time between launches and we engaged in a lot of \u201cFunny business.\u201d Tom Leech has collected many stories of our mischief during those idle hours and provided them to you in this book. Read them and you will see that we were not all \u201cSteely eyed rocket scientists.\u201d \u2014\u00a0Leroy Gross, Head Rickety Rocketeer<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>\u201cFun on the Job<\/em><\/strong><strong>\u00a0brought back memories of life at the \u201cRocket Factory.\u201d We raced towards building planes and the Space Age with serious intent, but not without truly amusing stories. This book is flavored with the dynamics of exciting times and, is a \u201cmissile with a payload\u201d of great entertainment. Reading the anecdotes, one can almost feel the pulse of the aeronautical industry of those years. (I\u2019m still smiling!)\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<strong>Kay Quijada, 4+ decades at multiple GD assignments<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u201cI\u2019ve been chuckling at these many fun stories Tom\u2019s been sending us over several years. Seeing them tied to each decade makes a great read and stirs many more humorous tales from my own varied GD assignments and locations.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<strong>Bobby Foushee, VP multi roles<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>MORE RECENT ACCOLADES<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>From Ruth Leyse-Wallace, PhD.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>\u201cEngaging and a good read. He lived it and knew the people and places first hand. This gives Leech, a storyteller with humor and contacts, the inside story of the aerospace industry. Collecting memories from San Diego to Cape Canaveral, from astronauts to engineers, from admirals to secretaries,\u00a0<em>Fun on the Job<\/em>\u00a0covers behind-the-scene incidents from this uniquely American industry. One short vignette after another reminds the reader that where there are men and women, there are foibles, jokes, successes and creativity. This collection will give a reader and appreciation for the human side of how America got to the moon.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49b5238 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"49b5238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fun-Job-Rosie-Riveters-Scientists-ebook\/dp\/B06XTXNL4P\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=tom+leech&#038;qid=1689810582&#038;sr=8-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">TO ORDER: click HERE.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e456a2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e456a2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Fun On The Job<\/em>\u00a0is also available at Amazon for $16.00 \/ 180 pages. \u00a0ISBN-13:\u00a0\u00a0 978-0981769332 (Presentations Press). Click to order a Print copy or a Kindle eBook from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=tom+leech&amp;rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Atom+leech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AMAZON<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>More accolades:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u201cReaders who like to delve into history will find an enjoyable read in Tom Leech\u2019s new book,\u00a0 It dwells on an era in the mid-twentieth century when, in San Diego, General Dynamics Corporation had contracts with the Federal Government to design, develop and manufacture the Atlas Intercontinental ballistic missile. It was a grim business but not without touches of humor among employees, largely brought about by unexpected situations. The book takes the form of anecdotes from former employees, collected and compiled by the author.\u201d \u00a0Ed Hujsak, Astronautics Preliminary Design Chief and author of 7 books including The Future of U.S Rocketry<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u201cI found this book to be a very easy read. It is both humorous and historical. It is well organized and is enlightening on how things have changed over the time period covered. It shows that engineers, in general, are normal fun-loving individuals. Having worked for this company for 22 plus years, I learned a lot about the company that I did not know.\u201d \u2014\u00a0BJ Haire, Engineer in Space Vehicle Guidance and Navigation<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u201cStrap on your seat belt and prepare for a rocket ride of entertainment as you read Tom Leech\u2019s book about the unusual and fun loving moments in a serious, stressful and dangerous business. As a consultant in the aerospace industry during the space race era, I witnessed first-hand many enjoyable and memorable situations at General Dynamics and other aerospace companies just like those that Tom writes about. Humor helps us understand how riveters to PhDs successfully worked together under extreme time pressure to launch some of the most innovative products and systems imaginable. It is rewarding to recollect the light side of such a challenging and demanding business. I recommend this book to all those involved in the aerospace business, even if only a fascinated observer. Overall I find your book a fascinating read with lots of good laughs, but even more interesting tales of technological breakthroughs and stories of the astronauts.\u201d \u2014\u00a0Paul Sullivan, Founder and Former Managing Director of Global Partners, Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fun on the Job To order directly from Tom\u2026\u00a0US\u00a0buyers send check to\u00a08387 Abbotshill Rd. San Diego, CA 92123\u00a0for $14 + $3 shipping = $17 total.\u00a0Calif\u00a0buyers $15.08 (including CA tax)\u00a0+ $3 shipping = $18.08.\u00a0 Thank you. 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