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The first time I got involved with a proposal (for flexitime), one of
the early objections was that managers would have to keep an eye on
employees to make sure they put in the hours and didn't abuse the
system. To which my response was "isn't that their job ?".


No it isn't.
Their job is too make sure you have the resources and skills to do
your job.
They must have had a terrible time with you then.

We had an understanding, I designed stuff, they made it and sold it.

LMFAO

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geoff

On 19/04/2011 21:33, dennis@home wrote:


"ARWadsworth" wrote in message
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dennis@home wrote:

You are a expert on parking lights.

I don't think you can make that claim.
I don't think I am and expert on them other than having read some of the
construction and use regulations when I was building a car from a
triumph herald chassis many moons ago. I don't think they have changed
but they may have, an expert would know.

BTW its "an" not "a".

BTW its "an" not "and" ****wit.


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On 19/04/2011 22:32, dennis@home wrote:


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"Jethro" wrote in message
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The first time I got involved with a proposal (for flexitime), one of
the early objections was that managers would have to keep an eye on
employees to make sure they put in the hours and didn't abuse the
system. To which my response was "isn't that their job ?".


No it isn't.
Their job is too make sure you have the resources and skills to do
your job.
They must have had a terrible time with you then.

We had an understanding, I designed stuff, they made it and sold it.

Inc VAT or + VAT?


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Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

geoff wrote:
In message , "dennis@home"
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"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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dennis@home wrote:


"Jethro" wrote in message
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The first time I got involved with a proposal (for flexitime),
one of the early objections was that managers would have to keep
an eye on employees to make sure they put in the hours and didn't
abuse the system. To which my response was "isn't that their job
?".

No it isn't.
Their job is too make sure you have the resources and skills to do
your job.
They must have had a terrible time with you then.

We had an understanding, I designed stuff, they made it and sold it.

LMFAO

I do hope that you are not taking the ****.


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Adam

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "dennis@home"
saying something like:

I wish they would turn the street lights off around here save me having to
use a filter on the scope.

Sniper Alley around your way?

In message on Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:43:46 +0100
Steve Walker wrote:

On 18/04/2011 16:31, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Steve Walker wrote:
On 18/04/2011 12:30, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Jethro wrote:
On Apr 18, 8:30 am, The Medway Handyman
wrote:
Up to 75% of councils are dimming the lights to save money

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ent-councils-d...


Using a dimmer switch on your lights at home doesn't save very much in
electricity AFAIK, e.g. dimming to half the light doesn't reduce the
power consumption by 50% - is it different on street lights?

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Dave - The Medway Handymanwww.medwayhandyman.co.uk

Surely half the problem is the myriad ways that street lamps are
controlled ? I know some authorities fitted light-sensors to street
lamps (I vaguely recalled some had one sensor for X lamps), whilst
others (like mine) kept/fitted timers (always amusing after a power
cut). If they're going to start changing the "on" rules, it could
prove very costly. Ideally it'd be nice to control every light
individually - then they could switch to "half lights", or vary the
times for economy. Presumably those lights that are on less will need
replacing less, leading to savings in bulbs ?

Mind you, this falls into my "if it *really* mattered" test ...
similar to being able to control *all* traffic signals (INCLUDING
pedestrian lights). I'm sure if some enlightened local authority did
this, they could improve the efficiency of the road network (i.e.
reduce the need for new roads) by a considerable amount. Unfortunately
the dogma that we mustn't do anything that remotely looks like helping
motorists wins out. Better be careful, straying into urd territory.

Anyway, on topic, to be honest, I can't see that switching/dimming
lights between (say) midnight and 4am would affect a great number of
people.

It would not. as anyone who has actually driven around at that time of
night can tell you.

You have the roads and streets to yourself.

Post midnight all activity tails off to a low at about 3-4 a.m before
the first of the early risers get going around 5 a.m.

It depends where you are. In some areas pubs and clubs close at
various times between 23:20 and 4:20, so there can be a lot of tired,
drunk people roaming the streets right through the night!

SteveW


Round here the pubs are all closing.

You cant smoke,

That's an advantage for me. Before the smoking ban, every time a group
of us went out, there'd be one or two that smoked and if we didn't stay
in the smoking area, we'd just have a winging smoker all night. End
result, we all suffered the smoke and went home with sore eyes and
throat (it wasn't good for my combination of asthma and pulmonary
sarcoidosis either) and stinking clothes and hair.

Before you ask, no the ban has not increased how often I go out, but
that's simply because we've got kids of 7, 5 and 3 now, so nights out
are a very, very rare luxury!

You cant drink, because there is no public transport. And the distances
are a bit long to stagger.

Yes, I do understand the problem of just wanting to nip to the pub to
meet up with people or for a drink with your SO.

Is there a group of you that could go out together each week, so you can
all take turns at being the deignated driver? We used to do that, as our
group had spread too far apart to do it any other way - since then two
have moved back into the area, one has moved too far away to meet up
more than a couple of times a year and one has emigrated to Australia!

I do remember a story some years ago of a bunch of farmers that used to
drive to the pub, drink during the evening and then drive home, but the
police could do nothing because they were going home via each others
fields and never on a public road


On a rare visit to a pub in Central London the other day, I found an
interesting poster in the 'Gents' advertising a 'get you home service'.

They send a driver round on a folding scooter. Scooter is bagged up and put in
the boot. The driver takes you home in your car - fully insured up to 50k -
then leaves on his scooter.

There was an example journey and price, but I didn't take it in.

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Terry

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geoff wrote:
In message , "dennis@home"
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"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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dennis@home wrote:


"Jethro" wrote in message




The first time I got involved with a proposal (for flexitime),
one of the early objections was that managers would have to keep
an eye on employees to make sure they put in the hours and didn't
abuse the system. To which my response was "isn't that their job
?".

No it isn't.
Their job is too make sure you have the resources and skills to do
your job.
They must have had a terrible time with you then.

We had an understanding, I designed stuff, they made it and sold it.

LMFAO

I do hope that you are not taking the ****.


Out of designer dennis, Would I ??


--
geoff

"Dave" wrote in message
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On 18/04/2011 13:20, Tim Streater wrote:
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"dennis@home" wrote:
I just checked my car (2008 C4). Sidelights but no parking lights AFAICT.

In the seventies, I had a Rover 3500 that had side lights. Turn the
switch, to the right, from the off position and the lights would come on
progressively. Turn it to the left from off and the right front and rear
lights would come on.


My 2008 Passat has parking lights that come on when the indicator stalk is
left switched to either left or right allowing for lights on one side of the
car only.

Mike

On 22/04/2011 11:03, MuddyMike wrote:
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On 18/04/2011 13:20, Tim Streater wrote:
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I just checked my car (2008 C4). Sidelights but no parking lights AFAICT.

In the seventies, I had a Rover 3500 that had side lights. Turn the
switch, to the right, from the off position and the lights would come on
progressively. Turn it to the left from off and the right front and rear
lights would come on.


My 2008 Passat has parking lights that come on when the indicator stalk is
left switched to either left or right allowing for lights on one side of the
car only.

Mike


SWMBO's Corsa does that as well.

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Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Sun, 22 May 2011 09:35:42 +0100, The Medway Handyman
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On 22/04/2011 11:03, MuddyMike wrote:
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On 18/04/2011 13:20, Tim Streater wrote:
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I just checked my car (2008 C4). Sidelights but no parking lights AFAICT.

In the seventies, I had a Rover 3500 that had side lights. Turn the
switch, to the right, from the off position and the lights would come on
progressively. Turn it to the left from off and the right front and rear
lights would come on.


My 2008 Passat has parking lights that come on when the indicator stalk is
left switched to either left or right allowing for lights on one side of the
car only.

Mike


SWMBO's Corsa does that as well.

That will probably be because, in spite of the Vauxhall badge, it's an
Opel design.