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Use Your Eyes!
Posted Apr 5, 2003
Ok, not the most descriptive of subject titles but it does make sense. As you probably know (or at least you should know if you've bothered to read my intro) I work in a jobshop. Now, next door to this jobshop is a bank. This banks mail box is right next to our door and looks more like a part of our shop than theirs. Now I can perfectly understand that, if all you look at is that letter box, thinking that we're the bank is completely understandable. However, if they cared to use their eyes a little more they would notice certain things that points to the "hang on, this doesn't look like a bank!" catagory.
First off, right behind the main desk is a huge sign saying 'Jobshop' which, to me, is the first thing you see walking in. Next up is the fact that their is no safes, our back door is wide open and there is not sort of money tendering facilities to speak of. Added to that the fact that their is cards with job positions on them and our uniform also has 'Jobshop' emblazened on them all points to a non-bank environment, yet people still don't see it. We have people who pull out their blue banking book and say things like:
"Right now this week..."
"Was (insert name) just here?"
"I'd like to..."
It's at these points we kindly point out to them that, in-fact, the bank is next door. Their replies are often the usual "oh" but every now and then you get the odd gem:
"Oh, (laughing) I was just thinking had you had a re-fit!"
"Really? It was here last week"
"Are you sure?"
The last one gets me every time I still chuckle to myself when I remember who said it and in what manner. Still, my supervisor likes playing the same joke on them (when suitable). The basic occurance goes like this. Some person meaning to go into the bank comes in our shop and displays their blue book, then a conversation happens between both parties and goes something like:
Supervisor: "Hello Sir, how may I help?"
Customer looks around
S: "Are you drawing out or putting in?"
C: "Taking out" or "Putting in"
S: "That's next door sir"
Highly funny I'm sure you'll agree *sigh* Anyways I still see it happen and I still keep wondering how these people can't spot the fact that we look nothing like a bank. I guess I'll just have to get rid of their post box!
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Ahh rest!
Posted Apr 3, 2003
Well nearly. Handed in one of my projects today and am feeling very tired. Lack of sleep is probably to blame and I'm not one for taking the Pro+ route. We've had 4weeks or so for the project but in true student fashion left it till late, and this wasn't advisable. I say this because it was to program an LAN communication system over the Com port, not nice! Still I had a nice friend who came down on Tuesday and we've slogged out a fully working program in time to hand it in this morning.
Hopefully it's good enough to make the 80% I got in the last project in the same area of my subject not seem like a fluke. I was chuffed with that one since I thought that the website I did for it was one reason why we got such a high mark. Still time will tell and tbh with that 80% in the pocket I don't need to worry too much about the grade from this one but it's always nice to keep a high average.
Only one week more of Uni, tho it's not plain sailing. I've still got to hand in my M.A.R.C.O project (this being an AI bit of work) and that's proving tough too. Still got at least another week on that and hopefully that'll be done too, and I need a good grade as well. I only got 37% in the last one since I handed in the source code only without it being signed of or demonstrated (tho it didn't work anyways). So my priority now is on that project, I'm aiming at 65% upwards anything more will be lovely!
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