Toxic Work Places

Feb 24 2005 | Gerry Duffett

[gerryduffett]

Jan 11 2005

To Whom It May Concern.

Wow what an experience. I was employed at Gal Power Systems in Mississiauga to work on diesel generator systems. I was working on a pair of 16 v 92 Detroit diesel generator sets at 4160 volt at a facility called the South West Regional Center in Chatham Ontario. I was requested by the project manager Moe Gallick of the Ontario Realty Corporation to supply and install some fuel system components at an Ontario Provincial Police transmitter tower close by. When I went there to do the work I saw that this was an old abandoned site no longer in use. I was let into the building and began work. As I was working I noticed the building had a an unusual amount of rat poison or toxic chemicals distributed inside the building. No breathing equipment or protective clothing were supplied by either my employer Gal Power Systems , The Ontario Realty Corporation or the Ontario Provincial Police. Mr Gallick did not spend very much time in the building. I completed the work. Shortly after this I had to seek medical attention within the Ministry of Health and was off work for close to a year. This was a deliberate act. I almost died. This act of incompetence was the end of a series of poisonings that started a couple of years earlier when I was working at Harper Detroit Diesel on a project at Mississauga Hydro , probably continued when I was hired by Thomson Technology in British Columbia and almost ended in my death at Gal Power Systems. Talk about bad politics or a toxic work place. That's kind of the ultimate. Some people say there is no corruption here in Canada. The harrasment to date in my work place is unbelievable and intolerable with off colour and snide comments about my mental health. There is much more to the story.

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[Blzbba]

It must suck
to be a Canuck.

[traderrob6]

First day on and a vanity...Shame

[Slings and Arrows]

What a pity.
Do you like Kitty?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Are you sure you weren't exposed to Kryptonite?

[Malacoda]

We've got a troll
He's on a roll...

[dighton]

The harrasment to date in my work place is unbelievable and intolerable with off colour and snide comments about my mental health.

Surely not!

[Blueflag]

Gerry -- not that no one cares, but this is not the purpose of this forum.

[traderrob6]

He's absolutely serious, and don't call him Shirley

[Little Pig]

I'm almost tempted to ask why the government of Quebec would be so interested in poisoning a generator mechanic.

[borntobeagle]

Wow. Left address and pager number.....hmmmm...

[MIchaelTArchangel]

There are quite a number of people trying to claim that just about any place they have ever worked harmed them in some way. Most of the people eventually find a shyster who will work for an hourly rate plus one-third of anything recovered in damages. Most of the filings cannot, or at least do not, identify a specific causitive factor. The filings list just about every possible cause as a result of the perceived malady. The shyster only stops either when the pigeon runs out of cash to pay the hourly fees or the entity being sued decides it will cost less to offer a settlement rather than continue to pay legal fees to respond to the filings. Rarely do these cases go to trial -- at least in the United States -- because Daubert requires hard scientific evidence rather than speculation. The only ones getting rich are the shysters!

[CSM]

I just put a pancake on my head, I can't believe the hugh series mess you have found yourself in. Hurry before the mooses move your cheese!

[tx_eggman]

young gerry duffet
sat on a truffet
whining about his plight
when along came a kitty
oh my that's a pity
and zotted him into the night.

[Slings and Arrows]

More likely than not,
He'll get a ZOT...

[Constitution Day]

Heavens to Murgatroyd!

[MarineBrat]

I'm Gerry Diffett and I aprove this message!

[Lazamataz]

We don't believe you.

[Arrowhead1952]

Here kitty, kitty......

[Cogadh na Sith]

Wearing a tin-foil hat will protect you from bad politics and 'toxins'.....

[PilloryHillary]

So sorry to hear about your, ahem, problem. Perhaps some tinfoil (or medication) could help you. Welcome to Free Republic.

[Slings and Arrows]

Here are the results from your CAT scan:

[dighton]

He's absolutely serious, and don't call him Shirley

Snort!

For some of us -- me, anyhow -- it didn't immediately click that the actor's name was Leslie.

[najida]

OK.
Thank you for sharing.

[Arrowhead1952]

Yup.. Newbie pulled a two-fer vanities as first day posts.

Health and Safety

[evets]

Interesting link here.

[Darksheare]

"my work place is unbelievable and intolerable with off colour and snide comments about my mental health."

Message for you!
Click above for your own personal message!!

Image by grannie9

/ joke.
Who says being crazy is a bad thing?

[demlosers]

No breathing equipment or protective clothing were supplied by either my employer Gal Power Systems

You should have got the required safety equipment on your own.

[Admin Moderator]

Please replace your tagline. Thank you.

[demlosers]

You're all over the net!

[traderrob6]

LOL yea....Leslie, never thought of that

[Slings and Arrows]

Re your link: I may have been too harsh on Gerry. Apparently he's an Eric Margolis fan - that's a pretty conclusive sign of brain damage.

[Coop]

The harrasment to date in my work place is unbelievable and intolerable with off colour and snide comments about my mental health.

I can't believe people would be so rude and insensitive to a *&#!%$# loon.

[Arrowhead1952]

Eric Margolis??????

Never heard of him.....

Must be some rapper or such....

[JustRight]

"I had to seek medical attention within the Ministry of Health"

There's your problem. When I seek medical attention, I go to a doctor, not a bureaucracy.

[Slings and Arrows]

Come one, come all! This thread is looking FUN!

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[Tijeras_Slim]

There is much more to the story.

Wake me when you're finished telling us.

[Bush_Democrat]

The harrasment to date in my work place is unbelievable and intolerable

Not to mention the harrassment you're about to undergo for your bad grammar and lack of proper punctuation and paragraphs!!!

[Lee Heggy]

LOL!! That's hilarious! I've been waiting for this thread all day...

[an amused spectator]

Holy Wah!

We've been duffetted!

[Slings and Arrows]

Eric Margolis: American-hating paleocon. Think Pat Buchanan's MEAN brother.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

[dighton]

If you are calling the author of Toxic Work Places a looney, I shall have to ask you to step outside!

;-)

[Slings and Arrows]

We've been duffetted!

He could have at least bought us dinner and a show first.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

[Eric in the Ozarks]

If it'd been a 16 V 149 he would have avoided all the trouble.

[Slings and Arrows]

See? See? There's the mind-control rays! AH TOLE YOUSE AHM SANE! YEARRRRRGH!

[an amused spectator]

LOL!

I feel so cheap...

[Slings and Arrows]

Never take off your tinfoil hat on the first date.