Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 ....sorry Tony....a lot of jargon and abbreviations going on just now. Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted October 23, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 23, 2014 ....sorry Tony....a lot of jargon and abbreviations going on just now. Dave No need to apologise. Aditi works in a college and they get all kinds of abbreviations inspecting them. I think the next one is QAA but OU, BTEC and BACP get a look in too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebottle Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 The primary school where the late Mrs bb taught seemed to have more than its fair share of special needs kids, whose grasp of the jargon was patchy. Overheard in the playground: "Have you got ADHD?" "No we haven't got Sky ..." 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Tony, Is Yosemite better? I don’t like the look of the new dock I’ve been having problems with the Office Suite too before upgrading to Yosemite... Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 (edited) I've started sending stuff back for clarification of initialisms with a nice note that asks for an explanation to someone who is not familiar with their particular workgroup. The second time it happens from the same person the reply gets shorter and says unless you provide me with the information the work doesn't get done. There haven't been many third times. Those that have get copied to their heads of department, who support me. Edited October 23, 2014 by Coombe Barton 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killybegs Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 What's that big yellow thing in the sky? Sorry, too late, it's gone! John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted October 23, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 23, 2014 Tony, Is Yosemite better? I don’t like the look of the new dock I’ve been having problems with the Office Suite too before upgrading to Yosemite... Best, Pete. Well it still has some catching up to do with Windows 7 and 8's GUIs (Graphical user interface, I don't want to sent to the naughty step) I do agree about the dock. Functionally fine but looks less "sophisticated" (in my opinion) than its previous form. This is apparently a style thing across Apple iOS and OSX platforms, icons must be plain and "flat". At least they still have bouncy icons on the Mac dock. For me that is the main reason for having a Mac. My Office suite is Mac 2011 and now has the SP3 update. It seems fine. Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 75C Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I managed to break my second pair of glasses the other day. As I only use them occasionally and never whilst out, I wasn't particularly worried about how they look so I bent them back into shape with pliers and they still kind of fit my face. This afternoon I was using a mixer drill to stir one of those giant 15L emulsion paint tubs. Guess what fell off my face and guess where they ended up? If my glasses hadn't been diced by the blades of the mixer, I'd probably just run them under the tap to get the paint off. Bin, I think. Did I mention I hate decorating? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 23, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2014 I managed to break my second pair of glasses the other day. As I only use them occasionally and never whilst out, I wasn't particularly worried about how they look so I bent them back into shape with pliers and they still kind of fit my face. This afternoon I was using a mixer drill to stir one of those giant 15L emulsion paint tubs. Guess what fell off my face and guess where they ended up? If my glasses hadn't been diced by the blades of the mixer, I'd probably just run them under the tap to get the paint off. Bin, I think. Did I mention I hate decorating? Whats decorating? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurenceb Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I've started sending stuff back for clarification of initialisms with a nice note that asks for an explanation to someone who is not familiar with their particular workgroup. The second time it happens from the same person the reply gets shorter and says unless you provide me with the information the work doesn't get done. There haven't been many third times. Those that have get copied to their heads of department, who support me. When I am in a meeting or forum and someone trots out an example of alphabet soup I always request a translation because there is always a newcomer in the room and a lot dont have the confidence to interupt. After a while the message gets through. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted October 23, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2014 Evening folks. Those of us who have suffered as employees of the NHS (here we go...) are well versed with TLA's (three letter acronyms), having personal worked at the RVI, NGH and SNH. Oh, and the SOH. Many thought WTF but that would be text speak and I hate that too! Tired tonight, busy afternoon at work, made a bit of a boob at one point too, such is life. Nothing terminal thankfully! John is videoing the Sea Lion EP running this evening (indoor club track) so that may appear on You Tube in the near future so you can see what I have been up to! I took my Heljan 128 out of it's box today for the first time since I bought it 18 months ago - it has a gangway missing and has a glue mark.....of course it was bought from a famous large trader no longer trading...bah. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 (edited) Well it still has some catching up to do with Windows 7 and 8's GUIs (Graphical user interface, I don't want to sent to the naughty step) I do agree about the dock. Functionally fine but looks less "sophisticated" (in my opinion) than its previous form. This is apparently a style thing across Apple iOS and OSX platforms, icons must be plain and "flat". At least they still have bouncy icons on the Mac dock. For me that is the main reason for having a Mac. My Office suite is Mac 2011 and now has the SP3 update. It seems fine. Tony I’ve decided not to download for a few months - there seems to be too many issues showing up on the comments on the Apple site. Btw my iTunes icon turned red a few ago on Mavericks.... Best, Pete. Edited October 23, 2014 by trisonic 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted October 23, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 23, 2014 I’ve decided not to download for a few months - there seems to be too many issues showing up on the comments on the Apple site. Btw my iTunes icon turned red a few ago on Mavericks.... Best, Pete. I won't be in any hurry to upgrade Aditi's Mac. Mine is just for fun and nothing critical. She uses hers for work so waiting a while for the first lot of patches seems prudent. I must have ignored the message from Apple about the latest iTunes but I did upgrade it before downloading Yosemite. Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelintrev Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Just though I would share tonights sunset with you - only lasted about 5 minutes though..! I never seem to be able to catch it when there's a plane flying through it. Lots of birds flying around tonight though dont seemed to have captured any in this photo. Have a good evening. Trevor. 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted October 23, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2014 What a day! Great train journey to/from London....125 down,225 back to Leeds. Good service on train , food very good. Great company at lunch... the last remaining real tank designers in Britain none of whom are designing Armoured Fighting Vehicles BUT £3.70 a pint ... glad I don't live in London!! Baz 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
108 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 (edited) Actually what I resent more than anything is the years spent trying to work out sums in Pounds, Shilling and Pence and then simply throwing all that out of the window almost as soon as I left. What a waste of freaking time..... Best, Pete. I'll agree there Pete. Try telling a 5 year old that counting to 12 that you learnt last week has been changed to counting in 10's. Feck was I confused Edited October 23, 2014 by 108 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted October 23, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2014 Management speak .. you mean BULLS££T BINGO Company Strategy Gap Analysis Best Practice The Bottom Line Going Forward Touch Base Game Plan Out of the Loop The Big Picture Adding Value Movers & Shakers Customer Focussed Benchmark Business Case Cool Proactive, not Reactive Think outside the box Learning Curve Streamline Me, Me, Me Quick & Dirty Feedback Knowledge Management A need to know basis At the end of the day Balanced scorecard Quality My little hero Process mapping Change Agent Put this one to bed Rocket Science Ball Park Business Strategy Knock on effect How to Play Simply cross off 5 words in one meeting and shout out BINGO! For extra fun, you can try to guess who is going to say the phrase. Testimonials from other players: “I had only been in the meeting 5 minutes when I yelled BINGO!” “My attention span at meetings has improved dramatically!” “The atmosphere was tense at the last management meeting as 32 of us listened intently for the elusive BINGO” 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted October 23, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 23, 2014 Whats decorating? Something Mrs Stationmaster does after I have moved all my important things and the furniture. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy2 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I'll agree there Pete. Try telling a 5 year old that counting to 12 that you learnt last week has been changed to counting in 10's. Feck was I confused I had to teach it on primary practice. Plastic fifty pence pieces and all! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold grandadbob Posted October 24, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 24, 2014 Good morning all, Dry start bur rain, heavy at times and some sunshine is forecast. Up early as we're going shopping at 7.00. My stupid idea! Have a good one, Bob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy2 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Morning Bob, morning everybody. Up at 4, having crashed out early yesterday evening... toothache still there, but now I have a phone I'll contact the dentist. It was a busy day yesterday, so I've lost track of what's been occurring, so I'll try to do that in a bit. Off to Kingston on Thames on our Twirlies today for lunch with very old friends. Grandparenting means that we don't meet all that often. Other tasks (apart from phoning the dentist) include phoning Alan Gibson with an order, getting my car back (HOW MUCH????) and setting up Julie's Silhouette Cutter. And some reading and writing - Blondie wants a history book. Will be medieval, and will feature William I and Harold II, and the daily life shown in the Luttrell Psalter. Looking forward to that. Have a pleasing day, everybody. Tranquility and satisfaction abounding. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Morning All, It is a very foggy morning here. Not particularly nice, but typical Autumnal weather so mustn't grumble! TLAs are a necessary part of my working life. The trouble is, that you tend to forget when there are newcomers that they don't understand what you are talking about! The rest of the team sprinkle them around like confetti and everyone understands. Buzzword Bingo is always fun. Back in the 90s, a colleague of mine wrote a little piece of Software. You told it how many people were in a meeting, what type of meeting it was and it would automatically generate Bingo cards. My particular favourite remains "Organic growth potential" (Whatever that means!) Have a good day everyone... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelintrev Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Good morning one & all, well POETS day again....and I got dumped with a load of stuff again last night to sort out . Grrrrr. But still needs must? Lets try and survive what life and the day throws at us? Trev. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted October 24, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 24, 2014 Morning all. I think once it gets lighter this morning it is forecast to rain until this evening. I'm not planning to go shopping (all done), gardening (too damp) or vacuuming/dusting (done yesterday). I could I suppose snip links and rewire the 7 Peco points for the Minories project. I suspect I won't though. Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted October 24, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 24, 2014 Morning all! Today's itinerary: Moreasons shopping Breakfast Pack 3 parcels for auction winners Post parcels Load car Go to Grammar School at Leeds and set up show.. Have chish and tips for tea.......collapse in a heap 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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