Power supplies... Any opinions?...

[Raffles]

Have to say I'm lucky in my area and no problems. I also want to show my appreciation to the engineers, high up on their 'cherry pickers', still in high winds, that are doing their very best when they thought they'd be at home enjoying Xmas.

But, yet again, it's the 'suits' that just don't get it. The management in this country is pathetic, jobs for life, or at least a very handsome pay-off if they do have to go. They are happy enough to pay thousands for adverts for their businesses, so why couldn't they have put out TV info and advice to their customers. I know that those affected didn't have any power, but most would have moved to family or friends where there was, and would have seen any announcements.

Also manning the phone lines, even agency workers could have worked off a script, to convey useful information to those suffering. God help us if we are ever attacked... DC speaking from his bunker, saying 'keep calm', we couldn't have foreseen this.

[Greg]

I'm outin the sticks and either Winds or snow bring the lines down at least once a year. I bought an LPG generator and it auto starts and shutsdown as required.
Generally we're onlyoffmains power before the engineers come and fix it but before the genny the house would be Baltic with no heating.

[oldleatherlungs]

Respect to the men up the poles in this weather.
Thing is, how are the 'suits' going to know how long it will take the men up the poles to complete the repairs - if asked, the men up the pole themselves don't know.

[Raffles]

Dec 28, 2013 19:21:13 GMT oldleatherlungs said:

Respect to the men up the poles in this weather.
Thing is, how are the 'suits' going to know how long it will take the men up the poles to complete the repairs - if asked, the men up the pole themselves don't know.

Because that is what they are paid for... to anticipate... to plan for the worst outcome, and arrange contingency plans, while sat in their nice warm offices, while their 'subordinates' put their life on the line. Or else, why are they there?

[chykensa]

There is a lot to be said for the old-fashioned way of doing things. At the age of 16-18 you would have started out in the company as an office boy, learning the basics of the company's operations. In time you would progress through the ranks, picking up an in-depth knowledge of all facets of the company, so that by the time you reached the management levels you had an understanding of, and probably would have worked in, every area of the company.
Not only would this have given you a job for life, but would have ensured that the managers (the 'suits') would know exactly how long a job was going to take because they could do it themselves.
These days, it's all about phoney experience and companies seem to think that accountant types are more useful than managers who really understand the intricacies of a company's business.
I'll put my soapbox back in the cupboard now

[keepitgoin]

Big up the Peeps up the poles (Gals go up too) it's a dangerous job in Sunny, calm weather. It must be heart stopping now!!!