Gibbs Rules - Updated

Leroy Jethro Gibbs is a character on the TV show NCIS. He is often heard quoting "Rules" to his team. Members and Veterans of the Military will recognize a lot of these rules as things they learned while on Active Duty. These are rules they often live by and in many cases good rules to know. Gibbs has said that he has 50 rules. These are the ones that have been used so far.

1. Never let suspects stay together.
1b. Never screw over your partner.
2. Always wear gloves at a crime scene.
3. Don't believe what you're told, always double check.
3b. Never be unreachable.
4. The best way to keep a secret? Keep it to yourself.
Second best? Tell one other person - if you must. There is no third best.
5. You don't waste good.
6. Never apologize — Its a sign of weakness.
7. Always be specific when you lie.
8. Never take anything for granted.
9. Never go anywhere without a knife.
10. Never get personally involved in a case.
11. When the job is done, walk away.
12. Never date a co-worker.
13. Never, ever involve a lawyer.
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15. Always work as a team.
16. If someone thinks they have the upper hand, break it. 17.
18. It's better to seek forgiveness than ask permission.
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22. Never, ever bother Gibbs in interrogation.
23. Never mess with a Marine's coffee if you want to live.
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27. Two ways to follow: 1st way they never notice you; 2nd way they only notice you.
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35. Always watch the Watchers
36. If you feel like you are being played, then you probably are.
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38. Your case, your lead.
39. There is no such thing as coincidence
40. If it seems like someone is out to get you, they probably are.
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42. Never accept an apology from somebody who has just sucker punched you.
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44. First things first. Hide the women and children.
45. Clean up your own mess.
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51. Sometimes - You are wrong.

And remember… "A slap to the face is an insult — to the back of the head is a wake-up call." As we find more of Gibbs Rules this will be updated. If you know of any I have missed. Let me know.

Children in Charge that piss me off

If this pisses off people - I don't care, it affects my wife's  physical and mental health so I am spouting off.  If you don't like it, call me and we can have a heated discussion about freedom of speech.

It's cold and flu season, and my wife is showing symptoms of the flu.  Which is bad enough, to make matters worse, she works with a pregnant girl, and to top it off the company sent a memo down saying to stay home if you have flu symptoms.  But she has to work, because her boss can't (God Forbid) work a double because she has plans......(you kid, had to get married young, getting divorced....enough said).  My wife keeps hearing garbage about not pulling her weight, or attitude.  If these are true (which I doubt) it is because of the leadership she has had lately.   For example, if she was to close the store, or end a shift, without cleaning up after herself, she would get her butt chewed, yet her boss (this is today's incident....one of many) leaves the moment her relief shows up leaving empty racks on the floor, trash in the store areas, and a note, that the people after her need to make sure the mess is cleaned up before the new manager starts training on Monday.  And if it doesn't get done, it won't be the fault of the person who didn't do her job and clean up in the first place, it will be the fault of her babysitters for not picking up after "Baby" (my new name for her...).  Anything that happens, "Baby" does her best to lay the blame off on her subordinates, even when it is something she has done.  One of the subordinates politely warned her that a customer was complaining about "Baby", her response was, that she had received complaints about the subordinate.  Unfortunately for "Baby", two customers are planning on complaining to "Babies" boss about her snotty and arrogant attitude towards them as customers....Karma is coming around.  This is just some of the stuff that irritates me that she does.  I am almost to the point where even though we need the money, I may let her quit, because working in a hostile environment is no good no matter what the pay.

Something to think about when you deal with subordinates.