Middle of the week

Hassle at work today - a customer placed an order giving me part numbers for jacks and adaptors. I placed the order, got the parts, delivered them, then the hassle started with a phone call:

"These jacks we've had delivered...they don't have CE marking on them..."
"Um, that's because you didn't request it - you asked for an 02-7815-0100, if you'd wanted it CE marked, the part number would be 02-7815C0100." (I'm SO helpful...by the way, these are manufacturer part numbers - not ours)
"Well, we need them with CE marking - can you arrange it?"

And so, numerous phone calls and emails later, I've found out there is a 'kit' (probably just a reinforced hose with anti-burst valves) which can be fitted (along with a nice sticker ) for the princely sum of £430 per jack

Now these 'kits' cannot possibly be anything major - but quoting 4 weeks delivery (ex-US)?

I'm tempted to leave it a week, get the jacks back in the workshop for the 'fitting', slap some stickers on them and send them back - job done.

But that wouldn't be professional, and is probably borderline illegal.

Sigh...I thought ISO9001 was a paper chasing exercise, but CE marking? I've looked throught the directives and can't find any specific category hydraulic aircraft jacks fit into...

OK, rant over - thanks for listening

It's almost that time again

That's right - with the Charity Shield being played tomorrow (Chelsea vs. Manchester United) at Wembley, the Premiership proper kicks off next Saturday.

Spurs have their first game against Sunderland at the Stadium of Shite Light. With the signings we've made over the close season, this should be the season we return to the top four.

COYS!

Been a great week all in all - seen a lot of Hat , weather's been really good and work has gone well (spending Friday sorting out gauges wasn't that much fun though...)

What a great day!

:smile: <-- That's me today - all smiles.

Yesterday was an excellent day, I found out some things that made me so happy you wouldn't believe it...oh, I accidentally flashed a taxi driver too :oops: didn't get a reduction on my fare mind...

Hope to play some snooker this weekend - Gooner has texted asking me a few times this week, but I've been busy. Hopefully he's not working and we can get a few frames in on Saturday.

Here's a pic of my newly painted lounge:



Oh yeah, just remembered. Surfing around this morning I came across a 'Send the Spice Girls to Iraq' posting on a forum (Scott Mills also mentioned it on Radio 1 about 4 minutes after I found it too spookily). I've already registered my request for them to do a show in Basrah :lol: - the link is here. By the way - have you noticed how fit Sporty is looking nowadays? How YOU doin'? :wink:

Afternoon all

Well, summer is finally here it seems - had 5 sunny days in a row now :cool:

If this keeps up, I'll have to get the aircon going at work...

In other news - I finished painting my lounge - it's now 'Warm Yellow' - looks really bright now...next is new carpet and curtains (or maybe blinds if they're not too expensive).

Changed the theme on here again - a simply look (couple of people thought the old one looked too confusing)

n00bs :mrgreen: