Monday
7:25
leaving earlier and earlier these days to beat the traffic and stand a chance of parking near work. Think about using the bus but I have meeting in Warwick at lunch time and there simply isn't any other practical way of getting there.
8:00
Check e-mails. Clear out 80 junk mails from my inbox.
IT services mark about half "SPAM" [ where did this term begin? Is it "SPurious American Mail" ? !] and my browser remembers anything else I mark but it still has to be glanced over and dumped . Latest offer seems to be cheap Rolexes (makes a change from Viagra) - does anyone ever buy these things over the net?
One of our calibration instruments is behaving oddly so ring the supplier's office to arrange an engineer. Number unobtainable; oh dear, they must have moved. Good ol' Google & internet soon track down the US site which lists a UK number. Yes, they say, we still service these - £150 an hour including travelling, minimum 4 hours but we don't have anyone available for at least 2 weeks. Great. Tell colleagues the good news ....
11:40
set off for Shire Hall, Warwick. I'm lucky that it's only 15 minutes drive down the A46 from Warwick University. Car park full when I get there but spot someone just leaving and nip in.
ought to discuss TRANSPORT ISSUES in another thread
12:03
make way to meeting - PROCUREMENT STEERING- only 3 minutes late but most officers already there.
Suggest we get on with business and eat lunch (which has just arrived) afterwards.
Good discussions on Brokerage services for schools and e-enabling our purchasing finance systems. Both these are government development issues. There's lots more to say on this if anyone wants to know...
1:35
finish the business and start on the food. Discover that some of it was hot items like samosas which are now lukewarm. B******. Next time we'll order it for the end of the meeting because it is a great incentive to people to keep their contributions to the debate short :-)
2:10
arrive back at Uni Warwick . Students waiting (not long) to use equipment as part of their 3rd year project. Good lads who ask sensible questions and have picked up the basics of operating high vacuum apparatus pretty quickly. Session goes without a hitch and they leave with their piece of silicon successfully coated with nickel.
5:45
Head for home. Traffic not too bad. Check the post when I get in; relieved there are no big reports from County to wade through. Check the e-mails from County and compose replies.
9:10
Had enough for now. Watch "Spooks" and the news.
leaving earlier and earlier these days to beat the traffic and stand a chance of parking near work. Think about using the bus but I have meeting in Warwick at lunch time and there simply isn't any other practical way of getting there.
8:00
Check e-mails. Clear out 80 junk mails from my inbox.
IT services mark about half "SPAM" [ where did this term begin? Is it "SPurious American Mail" ? !] and my browser remembers anything else I mark but it still has to be glanced over and dumped . Latest offer seems to be cheap Rolexes (makes a change from Viagra) - does anyone ever buy these things over the net?
One of our calibration instruments is behaving oddly so ring the supplier's office to arrange an engineer. Number unobtainable; oh dear, they must have moved. Good ol' Google & internet soon track down the US site which lists a UK number. Yes, they say, we still service these - £150 an hour including travelling, minimum 4 hours but we don't have anyone available for at least 2 weeks. Great. Tell colleagues the good news ....
11:40
set off for Shire Hall, Warwick. I'm lucky that it's only 15 minutes drive down the A46 from Warwick University. Car park full when I get there but spot someone just leaving and nip in.
ought to discuss TRANSPORT ISSUES in another thread
12:03
make way to meeting - PROCUREMENT STEERING- only 3 minutes late but most officers already there.
Suggest we get on with business and eat lunch (which has just arrived) afterwards.
Good discussions on Brokerage services for schools and e-enabling our purchasing finance systems. Both these are government development issues. There's lots more to say on this if anyone wants to know...
1:35
finish the business and start on the food. Discover that some of it was hot items like samosas which are now lukewarm. B******. Next time we'll order it for the end of the meeting because it is a great incentive to people to keep their contributions to the debate short :-)
2:10
arrive back at Uni Warwick . Students waiting (not long) to use equipment as part of their 3rd year project. Good lads who ask sensible questions and have picked up the basics of operating high vacuum apparatus pretty quickly. Session goes without a hitch and they leave with their piece of silicon successfully coated with nickel.
5:45
Head for home. Traffic not too bad. Check the post when I get in; relieved there are no big reports from County to wade through. Check the e-mails from County and compose replies.
9:10
Had enough for now. Watch "Spooks" and the news.
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