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Post by Humph on Sept 16, 2016 16:40:45 GMT
What, erm, not that, well, you know, um, just curious, so to speak, erm, bikes are on there? Note to self, do not need another bike even if Internet contact was selling one...😉 Claude Butler Elite R1 or a Sabina for the ladies. How very dare they? Skinny tyred lycramobiles. Pah!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2016 18:04:49 GMT
If I wanted one of them, then I would get that. If I didn't really want any of them, then I'd get the drone. ...because I'd buy a camera if I wanted it at some point in the future, but I probably wouldn't ever buy a drone. That was initially what I thought but the problem with the drone is that I think it might lead to a more expensive purchase because I'd be disappointed with it. Even at around £300 the Parrot has a very limited range of about 50m before the WiFi signal begins to drop out and although it has forward and downward facing cameras they are fixed into the frame. Even so, I would have gone for the drone if Cuba allowed them into the country because we're going back there in November and it would have been nice to get some aerial photos.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2016 16:40:15 GMT
Oh Cuba allows them in, they just don't allow you to keep them! I'm sure there's many a customs officer playing with one at the weekend.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2016 20:08:48 GMT
Oh Cuba allows them in, they just don't allow you to keep them! I'm sure there's many a customs officer playing with one at the weekend. And using my Swiss Champ knife to fix it. The one that Mrs K used last time we were there to cut a label out of a blouse and then dropped into a side pocket of my carry-on and was picked up on X-ray and confiscated.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2016 21:17:19 GMT
Well,
I ordered the Lumix and was told that delivery would be "normally 2 to 3 weeks" which I thought was a bit disappointing for a fairly common consumer item. After 3 weeks I emailed their "customer service" to find out what was happening and received a rather dismissive reply to say that delivery could take up to 28 working days. On the 27th working day I received an email saying that they still did not have an expected delivery date because of problems at Panasonic due to the earthquake that hit Kumamoto in April and damaged factories which supply components to Panasonic and other camera manufacturers. Would I like to choose another gift? No.
Earlier this week I received another email offering me a Canon SX540 as an alternative. The Canon has a wider and longer but slower lens, no viewfinder, no hot-shoe, fixed TFT and no RAW mode. Definitely not what I want for a holiday camera. Or I could choose another gift.
I declined again.
I'm expecting another email soon to say that the FZ200 has been superceded by the FZ330 which is more expensive so it's been removed from the list - would I like to choose another gift?
For a company which sells its services on the basis that recognition-awards motivate employees and increase loyalty and productivity I'll probably explain to them why they should stick it where the sun don't shine.
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Post by bromptonaut on Nov 7, 2016 21:22:38 GMT
Only been here once; 25yrs service to HMG. Engraved glass in style of Mastermind trophy, assorted consumer tat or 5days extra leave.
Bought myself a £350 Mountain Bike from own money and 5 days leave to ride it.
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Post by Rob on Nov 7, 2016 22:26:16 GMT
I got my £300 vouchers a few weeks ago. Mustn't forget I have them!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2016 23:15:26 GMT
Only been here once; 25yrs service to HMG. Engraved glass in style of Mastermind trophy, assorted consumer tat or 5days extra leave. Bought myself a £350 Mountain Bike from own money and 5 days leave to ride it. Five days leave would be a no-brainer for me too Bromp.
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Post by commerdriver on Nov 8, 2016 8:08:44 GMT
"Five days leave would be a no-brainer for me too Bromp "
Assuming I have the name of your employer correct, ie same one as me, You will get that after 25 years same as B Kevin, by which time you will probably be as cynical as the rest of us. For a company which used to care about people...... Stlll, the people and the job make it worthwhile
And they don't allow us to reply on this site either
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Post by Rob on Nov 8, 2016 12:09:55 GMT
I buy an extra 10 days leave. Getting 5 for free is worth a fair few £s.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2016 13:04:47 GMT
The last time "x days leave" applied to me I was about 30.
Since then its always been the position that I could take as much holiday as I could fit in to my job. Typically that was somewhere between not much and bugger all.
One of the hardest things is to make sure that you do take enough time away from work. The last time I went on a "holiday" was a few days in Spain with the children when they were little.
The time before that was in 1979.
So a few extra days leave is a wonderful idea, but for me would make little difference. I've always fancied a job which had normal start/finish hours and days of on leave, and all that sort of thing.
Having said that, if I do have time for a few days off, then nobody is going to tell me I can't.
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Post by Humph on Nov 8, 2016 14:28:11 GMT
I had a similar problem when I was self employed, because there was no one else to do stuff when I wasn't there, I really didn't get a lot of properly free time. Didn't stop us taking holidays as such, but did mean that I spent at least part of each day working remotely.
Now, I can have up to 30 days a year off, but because there is no one else to do stuff when I'm not there, I really don't get a lot of...
Hang on a minute !🤔
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2016 14:48:03 GMT
That's the point really;
When sat on a Corporate Board there is nobody to tell me when I can or cannot go on holiday. Equally, there is nobody to do my work or cover my responsibilities for me if I am not there.
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Post by sooty on Nov 8, 2016 15:00:46 GMT
I buy an extra 10 days leave. Getting 5 for free is worth a fair few £s. Never heard of anyone buying leave before. I've heard of plans to buy unused leave though. I once got 20 extra days leave to be used over 3 years, that was pretty handy.
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Post by commerdriver on Nov 8, 2016 15:11:58 GMT
We have an annual option to buy or sell holiday days, don't know anyone who has sold them but a few people I know have bought a few for a special trip.
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