Re: OT Grace Murray Hopper

      in about that office &amp; its furniture.
    table? credenza?) was supposed to be available only to full
    admirals. A visiting officer noticed it and remarked that her
    department's official flag should be the Jolly Roger.
        it is to get permission." ~Grace Hopper
        Now here's the story . . .
        Captain Hopper was put in charge of the COBOL project and had a
        Chief (senior enlisted person that usually runs divisions of
        personnel and gets things done - kinda like a team lead but
        better).&nbsp; Her office was barren.&nbsp; She said: "Chief, get me some
        furniture."&nbsp; Chief did what Chiefs do best, and he found a
        warehouse full of office furniture, and got his team to move
        some of it to their office.&nbsp; A couple weeks later, the warehouse
        manager showed up asking about the furniture, where they got it
        (because he knew), and wanted to see the requisition paperwork.&nbsp;
        Capt Hopper, of course, had no paperwork.&nbsp; Caught red-handed,
        she asked him: "If I requested the furniture, you would have
        said no.&nbsp; Since I already have it, and you don't need it, can I
        keep it?"&nbsp; He agreed.&nbsp; Thus was born the saying "It's easier to
        ask forgiveness than it is to get permission."
        Sometimes, ya just gotta do it! (TM)
        On 3/12/2013 2:29 AM, Derek Trotter wrote:
          and it's still in use.
          I like how Grace taped the moth to the log book as if she
          thought she wouldn't be believed.&nbsp;&nbsp; Yes she was one of a
          kind.&nbsp; The Navy kept making her retire then calling her back
          because they couldn't do without her.

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