Tiling
Funny how a job - "Oh, let's get the kitchen done" - turns out to be "Let's tile the kitchen, hall and conservatory too". Ok, it can't be that hard can it?
{Extremely long story cut about choosing tiles}1
Goes to local tiling place:-
"Can I have some of these tiles please?"
"Yup, you're going to need some *special* glue 'cos you're covering old Marley Tiles"
"Fair enough, any advice mate?"
"Yup, here's a free DVD on How To Tile The Professional Way"
Eeek, to me a DVD means about 2 hours worth of stuff to watch. Already my neighbour who is a retired plasterer/tiler is starting to look like a better option. We watch the DVD together (no not that sort of "together", more in an "all lads together" sort of way - but less the beer).
"Yes, that's right" he says, and promptly goes back home.
How to tile: Mark out, mix quick drying adhesive, lay tiles, panic, mix more adhesive, repeat.
I've just laid the last tile and the phone goes.
"It's work here, the labels aren't printing correctly on the pallets, oh my God it's a disaster, what can we do? Can you come in a fix immediately?"
"How long has this been going wrong?"
"Um, since December 19th"2
"No then"
(click)
I go into work on Monday and investigate. Again, long investigative story cut short. It turns out that it's not the software - it's one of the database triggers and therefore in the domain of the DBA.
Another result.3
1How do you get a "less than" sign into one of these blogs?
2For about 4 weeks.
3Not for the company, for me, you understand...
{Extremely long story cut about choosing tiles}1
Goes to local tiling place:-
"Can I have some of these tiles please?"
"Yup, you're going to need some *special* glue 'cos you're covering old Marley Tiles"
"Fair enough, any advice mate?"
"Yup, here's a free DVD on How To Tile The Professional Way"
Eeek, to me a DVD means about 2 hours worth of stuff to watch. Already my neighbour who is a retired plasterer/tiler is starting to look like a better option. We watch the DVD together (no not that sort of "together", more in an "all lads together" sort of way - but less the beer).
"Yes, that's right" he says, and promptly goes back home.
How to tile: Mark out, mix quick drying adhesive, lay tiles, panic, mix more adhesive, repeat.
I've just laid the last tile and the phone goes.
"It's work here, the labels aren't printing correctly on the pallets, oh my God it's a disaster, what can we do? Can you come in a fix immediately?"
"How long has this been going wrong?"
"Um, since December 19th"2
"No then"
(click)
I go into work on Monday and investigate. Again, long investigative story cut short. It turns out that it's not the software - it's one of the database triggers and therefore in the domain of the DBA.
Another result.3
1How do you get a "less than" sign into one of these blogs?
2For about 4 weeks.
3Not for the company, for me, you understand...
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