Carlos Posted October 5, 2007 Posted October 5, 2007 (edited) Missus C, as a way of easing your reliance on the postal service, for things such as drawings/diagrams/schematics and the such like, can you not invest in a quality scanner in order that they can be emailed in a .pdf format? - I understand it's not ideal, and reliant on somebody actually looking at their emails though. Also, as a result of this postal strike, one of my customers today advised me that he had sent his cheque in the post on Wednesday, we of course have not received it yet, and I have left his account "on stop" - he is going mad, but as the cheque he sent is for ?117,000 there is no way I am releasing goods until I see some sign of payment...........by the way, I do know he is talking crap, as he has always payed by BACS previously, so why he would pay by cheque this time god only knows. Tha doesn't pay ?117K by BACS (Voca as it is now), CHAPS surely? Edited October 5, 2007 by Carlos
jayjayoghani Posted October 5, 2007 Posted October 5, 2007 Missus C, as a way of easing your reliance on the postal service, for things such as drawings/diagrams/schematics and the such like, can you not invest in a quality scanner in order that they can be emailed in a .pdf format? - I understand it's not ideal, and reliant on somebody actually looking at their emails though. Also, as a result of this postal strike, one of my customers today advised me that he had sent his cheque in the post on Wednesday, we of course have not received it yet, and I have left his account "on stop" - he is going mad, but as the cheque he sent is for ?117,000 there is no way I am releasing goods until I see some sign of payment...........by the way, I do know he is talking crap, as he has always payed by BACS previously, so why he would pay by cheque this time god only knows. Was just about to say something similar. We have a photocopier at work which scans documents and creates pdf's. Not sent a fax since - tis a wonderful gadget. Definitely worth researching Missus C.
MickyD Posted October 5, 2007 Posted October 5, 2007 Oh well. Bastards them postmen. Depriving George of his programme for the sake of a few quid payrise.
Casino Posted October 5, 2007 Posted October 5, 2007 The postal strike put me in the unusual position of watching a football match without a programme last night.As a subscriber,I normally receive the programme by post on the morning of the match but this didnt happen and at ?5 i wasn't going to buy another. I didnt know about the postal strike until today and assumed BWFC were to blame for waiting until they received the Chelsea programme to put both in the same envelope to save on costs. but seeing as last nights was of a larger size, it wouldn't fit in the chelsea envelope anyway schoolboy error
Traf Posted October 5, 2007 Posted October 5, 2007 So, after 3 pages, what's the score? Workshy tw?ts or underpaid hardworking folk? I'm thinking the former.
no balls Posted October 5, 2007 Posted October 5, 2007 So, after 3 pages, what's the score? Workshy tw?ts or underpaid hardworking folk? I'm thinking the former. Time for a poll?
Traf Posted October 5, 2007 Posted October 5, 2007 Time for a poll? To deliver the mail, like Smiffs suggested?
Smiffs Posted October 5, 2007 Author Posted October 5, 2007 Was just about to say something similar. We have a photocopier at work which scans documents and creates pdf's. Not sent a fax since - tis a wonderful gadget. Definitely worth researching Missus C. Assuming Jay gets the same sized drawings as me (or pictures as I sometimes refer to them, such is the shit technical content and quality) then an A0 network scanner will set you back around ?5k. I'll be f?cked if I'm buying one of them. We have an A0 plotter so can plot said PDF's and autocad drawings, but once they are hard copies, you're f?cked unless you want to spend silly money.
Sweep Posted October 5, 2007 Posted October 5, 2007 Tha doesn't pay ?117K by BACS (Voca as it is now), CHAPS surely? I normally let the chief bean counter worry about things like that, but they paid their last two invoices (c?82K and c?95K) by BACS - I think, although it could have been by CHAPS. I bow to your superior "accounts payable" knowledge :p
Sweep Posted October 5, 2007 Posted October 5, 2007 (edited) Who do you work for? A company in Leigh..........it's all rather dull really Edited October 5, 2007 by CWP
jayjayoghani Posted October 6, 2007 Posted October 6, 2007 Assuming Jay gets the same sized drawings as me (or pictures as I sometimes refer to them, such is the shit technical content and quality) then an A0 network scanner will set you back around ?5k. I'll be f?cked if I'm buying one of them. We have an A0 plotter so can plot said PDF's and autocad drawings, but once they are hard copies, you're f?cked unless you want to spend silly money. Yes drawings will be a problem and small scanners won't solve that. You could try and obtain the original dwg file - get the drawing opened in Autocad, there is software (Desktop PDF or summat) which creates a PDF file which you can email. It's installed as a printer on your computer, you "print" to it - creating the PDF which can be printed the other end. Quality I don't think is 100% but good enough for pricing. We've started issuing and receiving PDF's more and more. Are you suggesting consultant's drawings aren't worth a shit?
frank_spencer Posted October 6, 2007 Posted October 6, 2007 Yes drawings will be a problem and small scanners won't solve that. You could try and obtain the original dwg file - get the drawing opened in Autocad, there is software (Desktop PDF or summat) which creates a PDF file which you can email. It's installed as a printer on your computer, you "print" to it - creating the PDF which can be printed the other end. Quality I don't think is 100% but good enough for pricing. We've started issuing and receiving PDF's more and more. Are you suggesting consultant's drawings aren't worth a shit? we use one of them do-hickies at work makes things a damn site easier than sending out a shed load of A0 drawings.
bwfc2003 Posted October 6, 2007 Posted October 6, 2007 So, when are the work shy bastards going to deliver our post then??
BWFCOLINH58 Posted October 6, 2007 Posted October 6, 2007 (edited) wednesday, but do not panic,the social still do personal issue giros... Edited October 6, 2007 by BWFCOLINH58
Guest The Special One Posted October 6, 2007 Posted October 6, 2007 Assuming Jay gets the same sized drawings as me (or pictures as I sometimes refer to them, such is the shit technical content and quality) then an A0 network scanner will set you back around ?5k. I'll be f?cked if I'm buying one of them. We have an A0 plotter so can plot said PDF's and autocad drawings, but once they are hard copies, you're f?cked unless you want to spend silly money. Exactly I receive large drawings, job specs, method statements/risk assessments, catalogues, all which have to be posted And I am waiting for a cheque so I can pay my workers and feed my family but now have to wait Sack the lazy c?nts and get the east europ0eans in
Zozzy Posted October 6, 2007 Posted October 6, 2007 You could try and obtain the original dwg file - get the drawing opened in Autocad, there is software (Desktop PDF or summat) which creates a PDF file which you can email. It's installed as a printer on your computer, you "print" to it - creating the PDF which can be printed the other end.I was just gonna say that
Bea Smith Posted October 6, 2007 Posted October 6, 2007 Exactly And I am waiting for a cheque so I can pay my workers and feed my family Beans on toast darling??? I can't believe no one has blamed the ticket office yet!!
Smiffs Posted October 7, 2007 Author Posted October 7, 2007 Yes drawings will be a problem and small scanners won't solve that. You could try and obtain the original dwg file - get the drawing opened in Autocad, there is software (Desktop PDF or summat) which creates a PDF file which you can email. It's installed as a printer on your computer, you "print" to it - creating the PDF which can be printed the other end. Quality I don't think is 100% but good enough for pricing. We've started issuing and receiving PDF's more and more. Are you suggesting consultant's drawings aren't worth a shit? That's what I do to send them out, but its getting them in. Unless i get them in PDF, DXF, DWG, then there's nowt else to do without the A0 scanner. And aye, I am saying that consultants drawings are average to say the least. Too many technicians, not enough engineers.
BWFCOLINH58 Posted October 7, 2007 Posted October 7, 2007 (edited) pdf......dxf....dwg....... c . w . u . Edited October 7, 2007 by BWFCOLINH58
Pablo Posted October 8, 2007 Posted October 8, 2007 Yeah, fcuk it. Lets give all the jobs to the Easter Europeans, fcuk the rip off English lift intalation companies, fcuk the ceramis tileers that charge 250 a day, and then just do 3 hours, fcuk the lazy bastard prison wardens that like to strike, they are all lazy/rip off cunts!
MickyD Posted October 8, 2007 Posted October 8, 2007 Yeah, fcuk it. Lets give all the jobs to the Easter Europeans, fcuk the rip off English lift intalation companies, fcuk the ceramis tileers that charge 250 a day, and then just do 3 hours, fcuk the lazy bastard prison wardens that like to strike, they are all lazy/rip off cunts! It'll come! There used to be a massive UK based industry called the TELEPHONE CALL CENTRE. This worked well until someone decided you didn't actually need to be fluent in the language of the country you are serving!
Ani Posted October 8, 2007 Posted October 8, 2007 Yesterday an organisation I work for had a load of stuff that needed to doing. The manager gave us all a number of task to do, before 12. We all did our jobs, by 11.30 pm one of the team members had finsished his work. He was nt therefore allowed to 'clock off' he was asked to get and help in some of the other areas Now he thought this was unfair as he had done his allocated job quicker that others. It was explained to him that yes he had done well to get things done quickly but as other things still needed doing he should help doing them. By 12 everything was done. The team member who had wanted to clock off realised that as there was work to do and he was meant to be workign till 12 clocking off was nt an option. And although he is only 9 and his bedroom was tidy he could still help out. Now if everything had been done before 12 he could have finshed early but that is because it is slightly hrash to decide that one of the kids has to go because theer aine enough shit to tidy in the house , i f there aint enough work to keep people working for the full shift does nt that mean you have too many people ?
exiledwhite2 Posted October 8, 2007 Posted October 8, 2007 RM is a fat, lazy, oversized, uncompetitive relic My mate works for em, loads of people in that area do cos it's a doddle, and he reckons about half of em could get fired off and they'd still have enough people to get the job done This argument that 'you do the job and if you do it 4 hours quicker you can go home'...ermmm...have you not simply been given 4 hours too little work to do ?!?!
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