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Peter Dangerfield2/3/2015

Heck Don I would have thought Tommy B. Would have suggested that when working with Black Projects??? 😄

And he may have Pete!

Gary Phillips2/3/2015

Deby Abbott Jolley2/3/2015

Melissa Leech Ziemer2/3/2015

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/3/2015

All are true except j. a. Blimps for overseas transport of cargo Tom Bullion worked on blimps and this went to the Board for a presentation. b. Extremely fast ocean going cargo ships Tom also worked on extremely fast ships and a large scale model was built by a ship designer and tested. c. same day service -exists today thru 3rd party d. Armored car secure delivery Also looked at, with armed couriers e. anonymous delivery Looked at a service with FedEx Ground, but not implemented f. newspaper like carrier routes for part time couriers this eventually became FedEx Ground Home Delivery g. same day delivery from Europe would be realized if FedEx could have gotten 10 year leases for the Concorde supersonic jet h. monitored shipments (location, temperature) SenseAware i. controlled delivery(scan every time a pkg changed hands) this was the a service FedEx once had, and dropped when an ex courier made accusations that FedEx wasn't doing the service correctly amongst other mostly false stories j. low flying parachute drops to remote cities May have been looked at, but probably not.....if it was proposed Tom Bullion would probably have recommended parachuting couriers jumping out of jets(with he being the first), and directly delivering to the customer waiting below

Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz Name these FedEx Products

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/4/2015

FedEx Trivia Quiz Name these FedEx Productsa. For this FedEx Product you had to stay at a Hotel?b. For this FedEx Product, you had to have another package to pick up to ship one of these?c. For this FedEx Product you could get your letter delivered in 2 hours?d. For this FedEx Product you could easily do a return by placing this on the package?

Buddy Johnson2/5/2015

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/6/2015

Answers: a. For this FedEx Product you had to stay at a Hotel? Hotel Pak b. For this FedEx Product, you had to have another package to pick up to ship one of these? Overnight Letter c. For this FedEx Product you could get your letter delivered in 2 hours? Zapmail I d. For this FedEx Product you could easily do a return by placing this on the package? FedEx Stamps

Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/5/2015

FedEx Trivia QuizDuring Zapmail, the warehousing and logistics of zapmailers, parts, supplies for the company got large enough to have a VP of Logistics.Who was the first VP of Logistics?

Buddy Johnson2/6/2015

Laurie A. Tucker2/6/2015

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/6/2015

Answer: Mary Alice Taylor who went on to become SVP of CSSD and then SVP of DGO

Subject: FedEx Trivia Question

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/5/2015

FedEx Trivia QuestionName as many SVP's of DGO(Domestic Ground Ops) as you can remember

Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/5/2015

FedEx Trivia QuizIn the late 70's and early 80's, FedEx needed new employees as they expanded.What were the main companies in Memphis they raided, until eventually there was a mutual agreement not to solicit their employees?

Cylix Ccommunications and Holiday Inns?

Holiday Inn and WR Grace I believe.

Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/5/2015

FedEx Trivia QuizName the top eating/drinking hideouts around the airport that FedEx employees & vendors frequented.

Fred Gangs and The Saw Mill.

Sawmill, Gang's, 91st Bomber Group, Cockpit & The Place Across The Street (back in the day).

The Exit Lounge, Front Street Deli. Catfish Cabin, & The Italian Rebel.

Gary Phillips2/5/2015

If a vendor was taking me, it would be Fred Gang's, 91st Bomber Group or Grisanti's. On my own it was the Italian Rebel, Dale's, Front Street Deli, National Guard Amory, etc.

I would say Fred Gang's, but the 91st Bomber Group was a cool restaurant! I hate that it closed down, even if it was because a number of customers got food posioning!

Subject: Question - What was the guys name, I think he was a manager in the hub who had initials like A.J.?

Debora Williams Waller2/5/2015

Question - What was the guys name, I think he was a manager in the hub who had initials like A.J.?

Kathy Jones Crockett2/13/2015

Subject: Tom Bullion sent me a note to tell everyone 'that I am still on the green side of dirt, vertical AND ...

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/5/2015

Tom Bullion sent me a note to tell everyone 'that I am still on the green side of dirt, vertical AND I know it!'

Peter Dangerfield2/5/2015

I can verify that and confirm he is still enjoying life to the fullest, snow skiing like a mad man while trying to beat his gorgeous wife Laura down the hill!

I never doubted that Tom would survive!

Jere Bledsoe2/5/2015

I think everybody who knows TB will agree: he's not going anywhere until he decides he's ready. Then I expect him to get in his plane, point the nose toward the heavens and just keep on going. And I expect him to make it.

Debora Williams Waller2/5/2015

Tommy was at a recent FedEx Retiree Club lunch in MEM. You just never know who will show up at the lunchions.

I plan to be there on the 12th.

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/5/2015

from Tom Bullion: Thanks Jimmy, FYI, I think Don Rose and Jere Bedsoe might have watched the B-7700 slip off the Tommy Lift…. I suppose Don hasn’t been shot by a jealous husband yet and I have Jere B’s email above. Say howdy to them for me. We did have some great times while building FredEx. Tailwinds T

Come on... We all know Tom and believe me, we are all surprised he made it this far!! He was one crazy dude!!

Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/6/2015

FedEx Trivia QuizCustomer Automation began to help customers fill out airbills, especially if they had to prepare hundreds or thousands of them each day.Apple II computers were deployed to assist and tracking was added, followed by Epson Meters with cassette tapes to collect billing data. CP/M personal computers followed by DOS computers.a. What was the computer programming language used?b. What was the communications software package used for the first automation personal computers?

A. Basic b. Two 8" floppy disks supermeter.

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/7/2015

Answers: a. Basic is correct b. Kermit

Deby Abbott Jolley2/7/2015

I think Jim is also correct - that some of the data transfer occurred via sneakernet.

Subject: FedEx Trivia Question

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/6/2015

FedEx Trivia QuestionWhen Chuck Winston came to FedEx to run the Zapmail program, he brought 2 people with him. One to manage zapmail I & II development and one to project manage the overall program.Name these two people.

Ace macinturf (?spelling) was the one telecom worked with.

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/7/2015

Answers: Ace McInturff & Chris Pinkney

Subject: http://about.van.fedex.com/blog/sky-limit/

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/6/2015

http://about.van.fedex.com/blog/sky-limit/

Great story. Thanks Jimmy.

Buddy Johnson2/6/2015

Yes, very good story.

Charlie Derrick2/7/2015

Carroll is a class act. So is Albert. Good memories of them both!

Subject: Why so few bolts to attach a jet engine to the nacelle? How many bolts?

Carl Wayne Hardeman2/6/2015

Why so few bolts to attach a jet engine to the nacelle? How many bolts?

Subject: 8 best retirement freebies(from Yahoo Finance)

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/7/2015

8 best retirement freebies(from Yahoo Finance)Senior discounts abound, making life in retirement a little more affordable. In some cases, though, older adults can get more than just a lower price — some goods and services that will appeal to retirees come free of charge.Here are eight great freebies that many retirees can enjoy. Some are available only for those who have reached a certain age. Others are accessible to people of all ages but can be especially beneficial to those living in retirement on a fixed income.Free tax preparation. The Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) program offers free tax help to all taxpayers with an emphasis on those age 60 and older. Volunteers, who are certified by the IRS, specialize in pension and other retirement-related tax issues. Use the TCE locator tool to find a site near you. And AARP Foundation Tax-Aide offers free tax preparation for low- to moderate-income taxpayers, especially those 60 and older, at more than 5,000 locations.Free preventive care. The Affordable Care Act of 2010 now requires health insurers to cover certain preventive care — ranging from flu shots to cholesterol screenings — without being subject to the policy's deductible or co-payments. Medicare beneficiaries can also get many preventive benefits without co-payments or deductibles. The list includes mammograms, screenings for cervical and colorectal cancer, pneumonia shots, and an annual wellness visit and personalized prevention plan. See Medicare's Preventive & Screening Services for a full list. You become eligible for Medicare at 65.Free prescription drugs. Several supermarket pharmacies including Harris Teeter, Meijer, PriceChopper and Publix offer select antibiotics, diabetes medications and other generic drugs for free. You might need to enroll in a pharmacy loyalty program to receive the free drugs. Pharmaceutical companies also offer free and low-cost drugs to low-income people without prescription-drug insurance. You can use RxAssist database to find free medication through drug companies' patient assistance programs.Free eye care. EyeCare America, which is a public service program of the American Academy of Opthamology, provides free eye exams and up to one year of care for any disease diagnosed during that exam for those who are 65 and older and haven't seen an eye doctor in three or more years. Visit EyeCareAmerica.org for program guidelines and to see if you qualify.Free education. About 60% of accredited, degree-granting institutions offer tuition waivers for older adults, according to an American Council on Education study. In fact, several states have laws requiring state-supported institutes of higher learning to waive tuition for older residents (usually age 60 or 65 and older). Some tuition-waiver programs allow credit to be earned for the course, while others only allow the course to be audited.Free museum admission. Most museums offer senior discounts for admission, but a few actually let older adults visit for free on certain days. For example, the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City gives people 65 and older free admission the first Monday of every month. Several museums offer free admission one day a month to residents of the city, county or state where they are located. For example, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta offers free admission for Fulton County, Ga., residents the first Saturday of each month and the Art Institute of Chicago lets Illinois residents visit for free on Thursday evenings. And Bank of America cardholders can gain free admission to more than 150 museums on the first full weekend of every month.Free state park admission. Several state park systems — among them Maryland, New Hampshire, New York and Texas — offer older adults free admission or a free annual pass. Some passes require a small processing fee, and some state sites are not included in the admission-fee waiver. See Also: The Cheapest Places You'll Want to RetireFree transportation. Some localities and states let older adults ride for free on public transportation. For example, the Pennsylvania Free Transit Program allows people 65 years and older to ride bus, trolley and rapid-transit lines for free with a senior citizen transit identification card (which also is free). Some places, such as Orange County, Calif., offer free community transit programs that help older adults get to select locations.

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/7/2015

Seniors can buy a National Parks Pass for $10 good for your lifetime, which gets you entry into many National Parks and Recreation centers. This saved me over $50 on my last trip to Arizona. You only need one per vehicle, but it is good to go ahead and buy your spouse one, since they aren't transferrable. If in Memphis you can get a Sr. Pass in Brownsville TN, about 20-25 minutes north east of memphis, if you don't want to order thru the mail. http://store.usgs.gov/pass/senior.html

8 best retirement freebies(from Yahoo Finance)

Peter Dangerfield2/7/2015

Charlie Derrick2/8/2015

Got my National Parks Pass last summer at the Castillo San Marcos here in St Augustine!

It also gets you into Corp of Engineer projects for half price. No help for state Parks.

Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/9/2015

FedEx Trivia Quiza. name these two characters b. what did they do at Federal Express

Rachel Wilkinson Harvey2/9/2015

Marsha Terry Rider2/9/2015

The great Tom Bullion on the right! He did lots of things. But I remember him from my International Zapmail days.

Subject: Name the following employees, what did they do?

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/9/2015

Name the following employees, what did they do?A.

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/9/2015

Buddy Johnson2/9/2015

B. Mary Alice Taylor - left FedEx Cas SVP Ground Ops

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/10/2015

a. Jerry Leary b. Mary Alice Taylor c. Ted Merida

Subject: Videos:

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/9/2015

Subject: No, this is not a scene from the Walking Dead....it is a scene from the Annual Fall Nonconnah Beach ...

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/9/2015

No, this is not a scene from the Walking Dead....it is a scene from the Annual Fall Nonconnah Beach Party at 2828 Business Park; pie throwing contest...for charity....target aka Winn Stephenson

Subject: JT aka Jim Thannum buys his pie with moi as target. I had to burn that shirt...whatever was in the p ...

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/9/2015

JT aka Jim Thannum buys his pie with moi as target. I had to burn that shirt...whatever was in the pie...calcified in my shirt.

Subject: Denise Wood

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/9/2015

Shirley Lovelace Williams2/9/2015

Linda Ryan and Glenn Davis are in the background.

Subject: Jimmy Glenn Burk posted in FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club — with Wade Waldrup and Irene Williams.

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/9/2015

Scott Hendricks fun times Carol Jaffee Drage • Friends with Irene Williams Is there an explanation for this? Jimmy Glenn Burk The Nonconnah Beach Party was close to Halloween...so there was a costume contest. The Telecom group was probably 150+ so there were many costumes, good food and good times. Carol Jaffee Drage • Friends with Irene Williams I really was kidding...I was giving Irene a hard time. It looks like a fun time. Hugh Wardlaw • Friends with Buddy Johnson and 7 others I remember some of the fun things that we used to enjoy at 2828. That is a good name for it - Nonconnah Beach Party.

Subject: Photos from Nonconnah Beach Party from 1995 http://jimmyburk.smugmug.com/People/fedexlegends1/161575 ...

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/9/2015

Photos from Nonconnah Beach Party from 1995 http://jimmyburk.smugmug.com/People/fedexlegends1/16157560_mPpjKF#!i=1213192631&k=RzkXCjQ 1996 http://jimmyburk.smugmug.com/People/telecom1996/16157581_tLT5fG#!i=1213195209&k=LFLCwr8 1997 http://jimmyburk.smugmug.com/People/Telecom1997/16157605_ngJxmV#!i=1213197123&k=bxQLd37 Photos courtesy of Gill Hennon

Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/9/2015

FedEx Trivia QuizCan you name these characters?

Tom Stites and Chuck Sertich.... don't know who the others are

Looks like Sandy Uran with the blade action

Buddy Johnson2/10/2015

Tom Stites, Steve Streitmatter, Chuck Sertich, and Sandy Uran

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/10/2015

Answers are all correct.

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/10/2015

and also...very nice & great people to work with

Buddy Johnson2/10/2015

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/10/2015

Jim Barksdale once made a comment at an all Manager meeting that went something like this: "we are looking for managers that will get things done and do the right thing....If you are a person who looks continually to do things to get credit...then maybe being a manager at Federal Express isn't for you....' No two people exemplified this comment better than Tom Stites and Chuck Sertich. Hardworking, honest, wanted to do the right things. They were great to work with in LHSD.

Buddy Johnson2/10/2015

Chuck helped make my last 3-4 years at FedEx the most rewarding time of my years with the company.

Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/9/2015

FedEx Trivia QuizName any of these FedEx friends?

Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz This is a photo of the original SuperTracker.

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/9/2015

FedEx Trivia Quiz This is a photo of the original SuperTracker.a. What was one of the original proposed shapes of the device?b. an employee in St. Louis developed a marketing video proposing a new shape to the followon SuperTracker? what was that shape?

Deby Abbott Jolley2/10/2015

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/10/2015

Deby..you are very close...

Deby Abbott Jolley2/10/2015

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/10/2015

Answer: Phaser looking like this photo; the employee worked in a station and spent his own money doing a marketing video with his design...You might ask...where is the keyboard? ...none needed....the wood model had 'voice input'; he really did put a lot of effort into it.

Deby Abbott Jolley2/10/2015

Well - That would have been *way* cooler!!!!

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/12/2015

Answers: a. pen b. phaser above

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/9/2015

Buddy Johnson2/9/2015

Wow!!! That picture was from mid-80's. Notice the old style employee ID badges. Is that David White? I recognized Johnie Carrion and Jon Peacock.

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/9/2015

http://fedexlegends.info/stories.html#oldtelecom

1987

Marie McVay2/10/2015

I am a mere baby in this picture! Also in the picture, Greg Nemec, Sharon Roberts, Carol Williams, J. David White, Carla Slattery Moore, Jon Peacock and Johnnie Carion. This team installed the Parts Bank phone switch and programmed the software.

Buddy Johnson2/10/2015

Marie, thanks for confirmation of some and identification of the others. Dig the hair styles and dress......definitely the going bunch!!!

Buddy Johnson2/10/2015

the young bunch!!! (I hate the spell correction feature....)

Marie McVay2/10/2015

It took a lot of work for all that big hair! LOL!!!!

Gary Phillips2/10/2015

Who is that on your right Marie?

Marie McVay2/10/2015

Marsha Blackburn, she was our temp and then got hired on. She left FedEx after only a few years.

Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/10/2015

FedEx Trivia Quiza. What is the facility built to sort overnight letters/courier paks? b. How much did it cost? c. How many employees operate it?

Jon Peacock2/10/2015

A. SPSS - Small Package Sort System

Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz?

Jimmy Glenn Burk2/10/2015

FedEx Trivia Quiz?Name this FedEx employee?

Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz Name these FedEx Products

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Subject: Question - What was the guys name, I think he was a manager in the hub who had initials like A.J.?

Subject: Tom Bullion sent me a note to tell everyone 'that I am still on the green side of dirt, vertical AND ...

Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz

Subject: FedEx Trivia Question

Subject: http://about.van.fedex.com/blog/sky-limit/

Subject: Why so few bolts to attach a jet engine to the nacelle? How many bolts?

Subject: 8 best retirement freebies(from Yahoo Finance)

Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz

Subject: Name the following employees, what did they do?

Subject: Videos:

Subject: No, this is not a scene from the Walking Dead....it is a scene from the Annual Fall Nonconnah Beach ...

Subject: JT aka Jim Thannum buys his pie with moi as target. I had to burn that shirt...whatever was in the p ...

Subject: Denise Wood

Subject: Jimmy Glenn Burk posted in FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club — with Wade Waldrup and Irene Williams.

Subject: Photos from Nonconnah Beach Party from 1995 http://jimmyburk.smugmug.com/People/fedexlegends1/161575 ...

Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz

Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz

Subject: FedEx Trivia Quiz This is a photo of the original SuperTracker.

Subject: 1987

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