Things you'd like to say, but can't

[Retribution03]

I've taken these 3 days off for a genuine reason (heating system being fitted) so as sorry as I am to hear the manager has taken quite ill just because I cover for him when I am at work don't ring me expecting me to drop everything and go in when I've got people coming in and out my house all day.

 

[ArDee]

Prat isn't the word I would use now, more likely the word for a loop formed by separating one strand of a rope during splicing, or perhaps the gap between three barrels in a stack.
I went to sort out the injectors on a very nice private Edwardian launch on the Thames a while back, the boiler wasn't filling, so the owner was having to use the hand pump constantly and was considering having a pump on the prop. shaft.
I was at a complete loss as to what was up, had the injectors apart, cleaned them, checked the pipes all OK. Then I filled the boiler and lit up. The pressure built up nicely, too nicely, the gauge soon showed 300 psi and then was against the stop, on a boiler certified for 120, but not a wisp of steam from the safety valves! In effect we were sitting next to a bomb. Fire out just in time and I asked the owner if anyone else had looked at it. It turns out that our "guru" had been to see her about a fortnight previously and suggested that a higher pressure would "squirt" the water into the boiler better so it would be a good idea to screw the safety valves down solid!

Did you sort the problem in the end?...

Normally injectors are OK and work provided the correct amount of steam is allowed into the injected without restriction, the water is allowed into the injector without restriction and the water is allowed out without restriction. An issue with the boiler check valve restricting outflow could cause an issue or if the feed water or injector body is too hot, preventing condensation of the steam.

 

[Hover Fly]

We did sort the "problem" out in the end. Turns out that the owner's wife didn't like the noise the bilge ejector makes, so to avoid getting overflow water in the bilges he wasn't turning the injector valve fully open, so the pick-up was a bit hit and miss, usually miss. He was new to steam launches (lottery winner) but a decent enough chap so a bit of training and explanation showed him the errors of his ways.

 

[gbb]

No, I'm NOT 'excited about the new challenges ahead'
Grow up you pratt and stop the management speak that tries to enthuse staff...but only leaves everyone sniggering at you as you walk away...
Its NOT exciting having a new employer, it will be interesting, it may be challenging, but heads down and get on with it..bungee jumping is exciting, not going to work .

 

[Hover Fly]

Nope. I can't work out what you mean. Please put me out of my misery.

Back in the 1850s Queen Victoria didn't like the word her sailors were using for the said loop, so she had it bowdlerised to cont... can you guess what is was before, boys and girls? Quite why the word also came to be used for barrel stacking is a bit more obscure, perhaps because the curved sided triangle formed looks a bit like...

 

[TheDoctor]

No, I'm NOT 'excited about the new challenges ahead'
Grow up you pratt and stop the management speak that tries to enthuse staff...but only leaves everyone sniggering at you as you walk away...
Its NOT exciting having a new employer, it will be interesting, it may be challenging, but heads down and get on with it..bungee jumping is exciting, not going to work .

IME, if managers talk about excitingnew challenges ahead, then it's time to revise your CV.
You'll soon need it...

 

[Lullabelle]

So, you rang in this morning to say you weren't coming in because you 'don't feel very well' half of the people on the shopfloor and myself are all feeling like c**p with this cold/virus, coughing and spluttering. We still come to work because we have responsibilities, bills to pay kids to feed etc... we also understand the importance of getting the work out the door to keep our valuable customers happy. You are sick at least once a month and it always seems to be when you have a lot to do, the boss is on to you he knows what you are about. The Management announced there will be 4 redundancies, you have just put your name on the list.

 

[Andy_R]

And charge them to get out... ;-)

Highways have got back to NT and it seems neither the council or the police can do much (and to be fair, they have more important things to do, we appreciate that). But we'd be quite within our rights to put up "No Parking" signs. Of course, we can't do much to enforce them, but it's a start.

Time to get some of those "Polite Notice" notices...

Or a chain with a combination padlock across both ends of the crescent and only the residents have the combination - anyone caught trying to force it or remove it can then be done for criminal damage

 

[classic33]

Or a chain with a combination padlock across both ends of the crescent and only the residents have the combination - anyone caught trying to force it or remove it can then be done for criminal damage

And the Emergency services?
You might find yourself in trouble doing that.

 

[Profpointy]

And the Emergency services?
You might find yourself in trouble doing that.

I dare say the.emergency services have a " master key" - it might look a bit like a pair of wire cutters but with 4 foot long handles

 

[Arch]

Or a chain with a combination padlock across both ends of the crescent and only the residents have the combination - anyone caught trying to force it or remove it can then be done for criminal damage

No, we don't want to restrict access. As someone who's worked in municipal services (collecting recycling), I know what a complete pain gates, bollards and binstore locks are, even when you have the key or code. Even if emergency services had a key (or bolt cutters), there's the issue of deliveries, bin lorries etc.

Anyway, we have no right to prevent access, but we can prevent parking (Like a farmer must allow access to a footpath or bridlepath, but can stop someone camping on their land.)

Apparently the other day a woman parked up, and seeing NT looking at her, said "I pay my taxes, I can park where I like!" Actually love, as you'll find out when we put up the Private Road sign, you're wrong about that. If she thinks that, she can go and park on the hard shoulder of the M602 over the road...

 

[classic33]

No, we don't want to restrict access. As someone who's worked in municipal services (collecting recycling), I know what a complete pain gates, bollards and binstore locks are, even when you have the key or code. Even if emergency services had a key (or bolt cutters), there's the issue of deliveries, bin lorries etc.

Anyway, we have no right to prevent access, but we can prevent parking (Like a farmer must allow access to a footpath or bridlepath, but can stop someone camping on their land.)

Apparently the other day a woman parked up, and seeing NT looking at her, said "I pay my taxes, I can park where I like!" Actually love, as you'll find out when we put up the Private Road sign, you're wrong about that. If she thinks that, she can go and park on the hard shoulder of the M602 over the road...

Sign up saying Private Parking, clamping in progress of unauthorised vehicles.
With a clamp on a vehicle that can actually park on the street. Where it can be seen.

 

[TheDoctor]

Dear Lee Valley Velopark,
Would it kill you to put some signs up? It's a long enough walk from Stratford station without going wrong twice.
Honestly, Stratford International train station is easier to find, despite it serving no international trains ever.
Cheers.
P.S. The world record attempt tonight was good, so thanks for that. And for the beer

 

[TheDoctor]

Sign up saying Private Parking, clamping in progress of unauthorised vehicles.
With a clamp on a vehicle that can actually park on the street. Where it can be seen.

I know that clamping on private ground is illegal. I suspect others do too.

 

[Drago]

Put a large sign up "Private Property. By parking your vehicle on this land you are accepting a contract to have it crushed".