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Give him my regards and ask him if he needs someone to sort out his service department.
This gentleman in a vivaro...you can just see the pedestrians feet at the end of the video.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/2FbATQH7zAN3UhaS7
He was obviously taken by surprise by them but always nice to round a blind corner to a van fully on your side of the road.
One of few situations I'd be happy to be in Citroën not Mazda as the brakes are like dropping anchor.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/2FbATQH7zAN3UhaS7
He was obviously taken by surprise by them but always nice to round a blind corner to a van fully on your side of the road.
One of few situations I'd be happy to be in Citroën not Mazda as the brakes are like dropping anchor.
I survived my week at Corporate mostly intact. The new CEO tells me that office hours are 6-4 for factory staff and wants to know why I think my hours should be 8-3.
1. I am NOT factory staff. I am salaried Field staff. I am here to help, not do.
2. I am diabetic. I require a morning meal. Because of Covid, the hotel where I am required to stay no longer serves breakfast. That requires me to find it elsewhere. Because of Corporate's horsepoop decision to relocate to this tourist area, most breakfast places do not open before 7am.
3. I work through the two daily 15 minute breaks and the 1 hour lunch.(I eat a substantial brekkie and an early, light dinner to keep my glucose numbers in check)
4. I never saw a piece of paper that said what my hours were.
5. I'm 65 years old and I get tired.
6. You've been here 1 year, I've been here 25.
He kind of shrugged and walked away.
The above was just irksome. The following pissed me off.
The PM suggested that I leave MY toolbox unlocked after I leave for home so the production guys could have access to MY tools. EFF YOU!
1. I am NOT factory staff. I am salaried Field staff. I am here to help, not do.
2. I am diabetic. I require a morning meal. Because of Covid, the hotel where I am required to stay no longer serves breakfast. That requires me to find it elsewhere. Because of Corporate's horsepoop decision to relocate to this tourist area, most breakfast places do not open before 7am.
3. I work through the two daily 15 minute breaks and the 1 hour lunch.(I eat a substantial brekkie and an early, light dinner to keep my glucose numbers in check)
4. I never saw a piece of paper that said what my hours were.
5. I'm 65 years old and I get tired.
6. You've been here 1 year, I've been here 25.
He kind of shrugged and walked away.
The above was just irksome. The following pissed me off.
The PM suggested that I leave MY toolbox unlocked after I leave for home so the production guys could have access to MY tools. EFF YOU!
Absolutely, set in concrete, red line for me too! Nobody touches my tools and especially if I'm not there!
So that you can return the next day, to an empty toolbox, and everyone denying they borrowed anything. At least the toolbox would be easier to carry home.
So here we are, on the evening of 2nd November, and one guy, three houses down, is setting off fireworks, disturbing the peace, and frightening pets.
I know we set the clocks back, but only an hour, not two days.
I know we set the clocks back, but only an hour, not two days.
The Panda Nut
Nutty about Pandas Infected by Panda virus and OPD
Tell hm to bugger off and blow up the houses of Parliament!
The Panda Nut
Nutty about Pandas Infected by Panda virus and OPD
Good thing one of you was driving properly and paying attention.
The ones that really annoy me are the ones who think is acceptable set off fireworks at midnight in August because it is somebody's birthday - like one of our neighbours did.
Do they just have no respect for anybody else or are they drunk ort just thick?
Do they just have no respect for anybody else or are they drunk ort just thick?
Think the pedestrians had a failure of self-preservation instinct as well to be honest. Not a road I'd walk an hour after dark...used to hate cycling it in daylight never mind walking with my back to traffic in darkness.
Dash cam takes a bit of the drama out of it, being both wide angle and mounted in the centre with a better line of sight than the drivers seat in right hand bends.
The Panda Nut
Nutty about Pandas Infected by Panda virus and OPD
I do agree. Pedestrians at night have a duty of care as well as drivers and should walk facing the traffic wear some form of reflective garment and carry a light. I often speak to people who are carrying on in dark clothing and without lights in the dark and suggest they need to consider this as I don't want to be responsible for killing them. Mostly they do seem to listen at least. Its not an ideal world anymore and we must all compromise a bit if we are to live together. In this case live being the word...
Mrs J has never been a fan of loud noises, especially anything that goes "BANG", On the other hand my Dad was a great fan of fireworks and we always had a substantial display. We were out in the sticks miles away from anyone else - nearest neighbour was the farm half an hour's walk way across the fields. So, when we were younger, I used to buy one of those mixed packs of fireworks and let them off in the back garden with the kids whilst Mrs J turned the volume up on the TV and tried to ignore us. As the kids got older and spent more time with friends, the firework thing became less of an event and I just stopped buying them - probably around 20 years ago.
Around 5 years ago I came across an unopened pack of fireworks in our garden shed when I was having a clearout. They are probably 20 years old if they're a day! There's rockets, catherine wheels, bangers, fountains and other stuff. At the time I found them I tried to find out how to dispose of them safely but no one, Fire brigade, local council, shops selling fireworks, etc, etc, would take them off me and the only suggestion was from the fire brigade who recommended placing them in a bucket of water for at least a week but even then telling me I couldn't then later put the remains in my garbage.
My older boy's youngster (10 years old) has found this pack when "helping" me do some gardening and is asking me to set them off on bonfire night. Does anyone know if it's dangerous to try using fireworks this old - they have been dry stored and look like new - or, alternatively has anyone a suggestion for safe disposal? So I'm feeling a bit grumpy about not being able to see a clear way forward on this.
Around 5 years ago I came across an unopened pack of fireworks in our garden shed when I was having a clearout. They are probably 20 years old if they're a day! There's rockets, catherine wheels, bangers, fountains and other stuff. At the time I found them I tried to find out how to dispose of them safely but no one, Fire brigade, local council, shops selling fireworks, etc, etc, would take them off me and the only suggestion was from the fire brigade who recommended placing them in a bucket of water for at least a week but even then telling me I couldn't then later put the remains in my garbage.
My older boy's youngster (10 years old) has found this pack when "helping" me do some gardening and is asking me to set them off on bonfire night. Does anyone know if it's dangerous to try using fireworks this old - they have been dry stored and look like new - or, alternatively has anyone a suggestion for safe disposal? So I'm feeling a bit grumpy about not being able to see a clear way forward on this.
A quick google took me to the Hereford & Worcester Fire Brigade. That seems to suggest the soaking method, for "unused fireworks" followed by popping them in the bin.
https://www.hwfire.org.uk/safety-an...rk(s,fireworks that have functioned correctly.
"How to safely dispose of damaged or unused fireworks
Guidance for members of the public:
Drowning or submerging the firework in a bucket of water for a specific period of time will render the firework non-explosive. The firework must be soaked right through which may take several hours.
In order to avoid possible self-heating the fireworks should be totally immersed in a large volume of water and where necessary weighted down to ensure this.
Then subsequent disposal of the soaked firework with domestic rubbish may be an appropriate action for the general public to take. Place the soaked firework(s) in a plastic bag then into the bin.
Further guidance on safe disposal of fireworks may be available from the retailer or manufacturer of the firework.
This method can and should be used for disposal of fireworks that have functioned correctly."
https://www.hwfire.org.uk/safety-an...rk(s,fireworks that have functioned correctly.
"How to safely dispose of damaged or unused fireworks
Guidance for members of the public:
Drowning or submerging the firework in a bucket of water for a specific period of time will render the firework non-explosive. The firework must be soaked right through which may take several hours.
In order to avoid possible self-heating the fireworks should be totally immersed in a large volume of water and where necessary weighted down to ensure this.
Then subsequent disposal of the soaked firework with domestic rubbish may be an appropriate action for the general public to take. Place the soaked firework(s) in a plastic bag then into the bin.
Further guidance on safe disposal of fireworks may be available from the retailer or manufacturer of the firework.
This method can and should be used for disposal of fireworks that have functioned correctly."
Fireworks Crazy recommends a similar method for disposal but also recommends trying to light them first as they may well still work.
"Fireworks don’t expire... Although there is a chance that your fireworks won’t fire correctly or at all, you aren’t putting yourself at risk by trying. If the fireworks don’t launch then yes, you’ll have to leave them in the ground for around 24 hours so you can be satisfied they’re definitely not alight and aren’t going to explode in your face, but other than that you have nothing else to worry about."
https://www.fireworkscrazy.co.uk/how-to-dispose-of-really-old-fireworks/
"Fireworks don’t expire... Although there is a chance that your fireworks won’t fire correctly or at all, you aren’t putting yourself at risk by trying. If the fireworks don’t launch then yes, you’ll have to leave them in the ground for around 24 hours so you can be satisfied they’re definitely not alight and aren’t going to explode in your face, but other than that you have nothing else to worry about."
https://www.fireworkscrazy.co.uk/how-to-dispose-of-really-old-fireworks/
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Thanks for that Rocinante. Maybe we should give it a go then? Be a bit of a disappointment for the kids if they don't work though, better buy plenty of sweeties!
The Panda Nut
Nutty about Pandas Infected by Panda virus and OPD
Wrap them up and send them to
B Johnson
10 Downing st
London
Today would seem to be an appropriate day for this...... Dont forget to war gloves when wrapping and add the return address
B Johnson
10 Downing Street
London
A new machine, delivered to the customer "Fully Inspected and Tested" by our QC people, is apparently leaking hydraulic oil like a garden sprinkler. And I'm being told that "I" have to fix it.
I had to tell them, again, that my job is to commission new equipment, train operators, and deal with the occasional 'niggles' with new stuff. It is not MY job to fix the continual fcuk ups from the factory.:bang:
I had to tell them, again, that my job is to commission new equipment, train operators, and deal with the occasional 'niggles' with new stuff. It is not MY job to fix the continual fcuk ups from the factory.:bang:
Wrap an old towel around it, and hold it all in place with two rolls of gaffer tape. Job done.
Tell them that's the best you can do, and they perhaps won't send you again.
The Panda Nut
Nutty about Pandas Infected by Panda virus and OPD
SCAM ADVERTS APPEARING ON THE FORUM SITE.
Voltex. This ad DISGUSTS ME intensely. Its CRAP and I am sick to the back teeth of seeing its utterly nonsense claims and complaining about it and being told there is nothing that can be done as its part of an ad package deal.. As with all the other sites that perpetrate this. I'm off.
Voltex. This ad DISGUSTS ME intensely. Its CRAP and I am sick to the back teeth of seeing its utterly nonsense claims and complaining about it and being told there is nothing that can be done as its part of an ad package deal.. As with all the other sites that perpetrate this. I'm off.
Well, I am meeting with my replacement in Philadelphia tomorrow, then flying with him to Charleston, SC. From there, 1.5 hour car ride to Beaufort, SC. He starts his orientation on Tuesday. And gets to finally see what he signed on for. He will be with me the following week to check out all the leaks.
In other news, the former head of our flagship factory in Italy has been called out of retirement to try and fix this cluster. We are where that place was at when he took that one over. He's supposed to be there tomorrow, too. My plan is to take him out to dinner Tuesday and unload. If he doesn't like hearing about the behind the scenes things happening, Tuesday night can be my last night of employment.
