Windy Thursday
veronese68
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Wind caused by consuming an excess of London Pride last night. :oops:
Trying hard not to call one of my customers an idiot today. Got a stroppy email complaining that some parts he ordered weren't in the consignment we'd shipped to him a week earlier. This may help explain to SAE10w/40APISM why I hold some of my customers in such low esteem. Other than dealing with idiots my day will mostly consist of shirking.
Meeting at the scout hut later as more work is needed so more cash must be found.
Lovely day out, if a little fresh this morning. Hopefully it will stay nice for a while.
Onwards and upwards...
Trying hard not to call one of my customers an idiot today. Got a stroppy email complaining that some parts he ordered weren't in the consignment we'd shipped to him a week earlier. This may help explain to SAE10w/40APISM why I hold some of my customers in such low esteem. Other than dealing with idiots my day will mostly consist of shirking.
Meeting at the scout hut later as more work is needed so more cash must be found.
Lovely day out, if a little fresh this morning. Hopefully it will stay nice for a while.
Onwards and upwards...
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What parts had you forgotten to ship?Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי0
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Customer is always right! Why I dislike consumer laws for Universities appearing (and I don't think we should be selling degrees just the knowledge for you to work and obtain one)
Back home at 1am last night, this morning was tougher than I expected. Blustery here but not in V68s way.
To the coffee shop (well the office boy can, I've got more important things to procrastinate with like this)0 -
All the ones they didn't order in time. Failure of the crystal ball.What parts had you forgotten to ship?0 -
My boy's learnt to pedal and steer his trike. He went twice round the big park. Looks like he'll be getting a bike for his third birthday. Then took him out on the mountain bike, tore up the local dirt a bit, followed by me dangling him over a stream so he could put his hands in there. Great day all round.0
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I had to actually do some work today.
Lovely day it would have been fr a pedal. Evening ride went out of the window as it's persisting it down.
Maybe tomorrow...
TdF highlights soon.
laters.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Not a bad today, rode in to work and traffic didn't seem too bad didn't really notice it was a tube strike day until I went past a 300 yard bus queue outside Waterloo (walk, you lazy toe rags). The way back was a bit different - carnage on most of the main routes with the odd bit of fisticuffs between taxi drivers and moped riders along the way. Still not a bad ride though as weather was great and weaving in and out of the traffic was a good test of bike handling skills
Work was like the Marie Celeste apart from my team who all showed up. Must be scared of me :twisted:"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Cheers for pad advice Stevo.
Not a bad club ride tonight, need to whip some others into shape, they seem to think they can slow the pace when they get to the front, they need to work harder.
Really need a new admin person, may just use the uni job photocopy boy, he is loads more competent0 -
Hopefully you'll be using them at least once a monthCheers for pad advice Stevo.
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Hopefully you'll be using them at least once a monthCheers for pad advice Stevo.
Cheers for the restaurant guide 0 -
Odd ride home - on for a really quick time and came upon a car crash, recognised a mate and ended up driving him home in his car after a car had swerved to avoid him in a 40 zone, then ended up in someone's garden a fair way from where my mate pulled out - think he may have been speeding in his dad's merc
Just got home in time for dads taxi duty0 -
No worries. Hope your wallet can take the beating
Hopefully you'll be using them at least once a monthCheers for pad advice Stevo.
Cheers for the restaurant guide "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
No worries. Hope your wallet can take the beating
Hopefully you'll be using them at least once a monthCheers for pad advice Stevo.
Cheers for the restaurant guide
I'm married, so its used to it0 -
Still waiting for the consignment of parts I ordered! But I did receive a stroppy email from an employee complaining that I hadn't ordered all the parts in time! Grrrr :roll:Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי0
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You should get yourself a supplier with a time machine. Then you can get stuff before you've ordered it.Still waiting for the consignment of parts I ordered! But I did receive a stroppy email from an employee complaining that I hadn't ordered all the parts in time! Grrrr :roll:0 -
Do you have any time machines?..... Let me guess, you're out of stock! Or worse still, you'll let me order the time machine and pay for it, then tell me it's out of stock!
You should get yourself a supplier with a time machine. Then you can get stuff before you've ordered it.Still waiting for the consignment of parts I ordered! But I did receive a stroppy email from an employee complaining that I hadn't ordered all the parts in time! Grrrr :roll:Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי0 -
No worries. Hope your wallet can take the beating
Hopefully you'll be using them at least once a monthCheers for pad advice Stevo.
Cheers for the restaurant guide
I'm married, so its used to it
Now she knows you have some spare, it will get worse.
Stevo I'll have you know I've been doing some gentle crudder stuff once a week (only a hour mind, compared to the 10-14 hours on a road bike)0 -
Still waiting for the consignment of parts I ordered! But I did receive a stroppy email from an employee complaining that I hadn't ordered all the parts in time! Grrrr :roll:
you need to order from a better car parts supplier 0 -
Still waiting for the consignment of parts I ordered! But I did receive a stroppy email from an employee complaining that I hadn't ordered all the parts in time! Grrrr :roll:
you need to order from a better car parts supplier
Do they exist?seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Still waiting for the consignment of parts I ordered! But I did receive a stroppy email from an employee complaining that I hadn't ordered all the parts in time! Grrrr :roll:
you need to order from a better car parts supplier
Do they exist?
No
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To be fair, I have a trade account with Dingbro and they are very good.
I don't get this sort of phone call:
-"Hello, I am looking for a Lucas E3L to convert my old dynamo system to an alternator"
Bloke In Spares Shop Somewhere In London "Woss you want mayte innit, ees no a Loookass, is a Bosche innit. Loookass no bloody good, ee heets up and make da plenty puff wen eet gets 'ot"
-"I am quite happy to have the Lucas and have heard here are no such problems with one"
BISSSIL "But thas wot they tell yoo and wot aam tellin yoo is that is a load of ole bollox mayte innit because Borsch is the bess an eye bin in the bizness 40 yea' an wots aam tellin you is the gods hones' mayte"
"Do you stock the Lucas?"
BISSSIL "Yes we do mayte but yoo wan a proppa... whot we say bak 'ome... testicoli del cane that do job well pukka brilliant innit"
"Can I have a Lucas E3L please?"
BISSSIL "Of course yoo can mayte but yoo doan wanneet...." brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
BISSSIL sneaks off muttering catholic obscenities and retreats to inner sanctum of BB to vent frustration...seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Don't talk soft. You can't use Bosch to replace a Lucas unit. Bosch use electrickery, Lucas works by smoke transfer. The biggest problem with Lucas systems is smoke loss. What people don't realise is after the repair you need this to replace the lost smoke:
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Can you send 2 jars to Portugal please?seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
