OCR Text |
Show 10 COMMENTS Aug. 17, 1990 Hilltop Times That restricted mobility is not the only complication that arose from Jack's accident. Jack also deals with a lot of pain, especially when the weather turns cold. The fact he has developed arthritis in his legs doesn't help matters. Compounding the situation are the mounting medical expenses caused by four years of operations, therapy and prescriptions. What of Jack's Air Force benefits? It seems Jack didn't know the Air Force isn't obinjuries if a seat-beligated to cover accident-relate- d isn't worn. All in all, Jack's got it pretty rough. Not a day passes that he doesn't curse himself for not buckling up. His whole life was turned around by a moment's misjudgment. It is especially tough whenever he sees his old high school jacket and remembers how things were. Unfortunately, he sees that jacket quite a lot. It's in the closet right next to his cane. Editor's noto: Sergeant Breslin is with the 64th Flying Training Wing at Reese. by Sgt. Mike Dreslin Reese AFB, Texas - ' n ack owns a cane. He didn't always have one. As a youth, the idea that someday he'd w a cane : ; I I need never occurred to him. Like many he was fairly active in sports. He youngsters, earned an athletic letter in track during his junior year in high school. Then, one day, a car fell on him. He wasn't working on an auto assembly line or in a repair station. He was an Air Force staff sergeant out for a ride. Jack was riding in the back seat of a small sports car when, after hitting a patch of ice, the car skidded out of control and started to roll. The two people in the front seat were lucky they walked away from the accident virtually unhurt. They were wearing seatbelts. Jack was not. He hurtled headfirst from the back seat through the windshield, then the car rolled on him. Both knees were crushed. Jack's shins splintered lt and he had a fractured skull. Four years later, the effects of that accident remain. Doctors have rebuilt his legs, but not completely. Jack could be worse off. For a while it looked like he might never walk again. Luckily, he gets around these days, with a cane. Misused 'good' phrase could be quality hallmark quality was acceptable for the Directorate of Maintenance government. This has always galled me because I have personally felt T nave that good enough for government the heard V7e "Good work should mean the opposite. If it Phrase, enough Y is for government work." good enough for government For years it has meant indifference, a work, it should be the absolute best there is and good enough for slipshod effort, and a mark of poor quality. anybody. The implication has been that poor This has not been the commonly by James Seely J J accepted meaning for the phrase. Unfortunately, there has been, in the past, some justification for this nega- tive interpretation:' For years, the phrase "made in Japan" also carried the same negative meaning as good enough for government work, but times have changed for the Japanese. "Made in Japan" has become a hallmark for quality. "Good enough for government work" must become a hallmark for quality as well. The Air Force Logistics Command quality program, QP4, could well be the foundation upon which this . turnaround in perception is 2 achieved. It can only be achieved, however, if each of us makes a personal commitment. It can't just be lip service. Each of us must breathe quality into everything we do. Only a true commitment to quality and personal pride in our jobs can make the phrase "good enough for government work" truly come to mean the absolute best there is. I don't think any of us wants to settle for anything less. Editor's notes Mr. Seely, is chief of the engineering and design section of the plant management division in the Directorate of Maintenance at Hill. rmuH'ilniiiiY,. ppll Lee's Mongolian Bar--B- and Restaurant 7-- 1 tonkin riiStt&it "7 Sjila 1 II rrp II ir XJh Pickup, long bed. air cond.. slider, tach. cast wheels, cassette Stock 2257. stereo, . S ""S Lunch, Closed After Rebate II ; f II 1990 FORD T flvvJJ 3570. 4x4, XLT, V8. tilt, cruise, air, cassette, slider, tach, 2 tone, p. windows & locks, 5 tires " r maL,. II II ' " . I 1990 FORD - AER0STAR WAGON V--JV IStSSV-r-- v i h 1"' St K. 2309- - 100D rio. Meln air' m- cruise, passenger, - Lay ton - II 7 II After Rebate T 770-42- 0 XL trim- - cassette, defrost. " v V uLi. w-aj- k. F-B-Erl, After , I k. ' U3 Ogdon 5:00 pm; Dinner, 3-- 5 pm Mon-Sa- t; TO All You Can Eat pm-- 1 Closed Sundays 621-912- 0 0:00 pm; XT I $44,699 Rebate I i F-1- 50 Stk. II Only 2866 Washington Blvd. Hours: 11:00 am - 3:00 II FUN TRUCK! ONLY DINNER $3 II II XLT "Jw ffifai3y I 1990 FORD RANGER LUWCH-- 325 Monday & Wednesday Night Only 1 Time Through THAN YOU THINKH yS i ; II II DIMMER SPECIAL o o DP o Open Sunday - Thursday till midnight o Fri and Sat. till 2:00 am O o Leagues Now o o Forming: o Ladies Trio. o Sunday 9:00 pm o o Mens Scratch o o Monday 9:00 pm o (mixed) o o Wednesday 9:00 pm o Othor leagues o o already have formed o Call for Additional Openings! o o 381 South State Clearfield o o o o Non-Smokin- g O O O O O O O O O o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o |