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I had not considered it....... but it's an interesting thought..... The banking thing is partly personal experience and partly an eye for seeing the company logos in ways that apply to the experience: NatWest did me no favours (a very long story). Barclays have the advantage of being...

Backing up of business files: USB Pen Drive Yes. The USB stick is the primary data store. It is an encrypted device. Ext HD Yes. Also, home PC and workshop PC. Internet Backup No way, man!! Other Paper invoices: 1 to customer, 1 to file. PDF file to backup just in case accounts software...

I have been with Abbey Business & Professional Banking (now Santander) since 2001. Free banking, no charges if you are in credit and they pay interest on credit amounts. No complaints. Some payment instructions are done by phone; I'm not interested in using the internet for banking. Cheque...

A slight twist on the theme: An audiophool and his money are soon parted........

If the customer had a fire caused by sparking (failed insulation or contactor arcing), and as you are the last competent person to have worked on the customer's equipment, who would carry the blame for the fire? The yellow phase on the fuse carrier looks like it has had a bit of heat through it.

One problem is that many Third World countries have a culture of having large families. It dates back to when mortality rates amongst the newborn were high. The developed world has moved forward with smaller families; the undeveloped world has not. Even Nature's cruel population control methods...

Not sure about the cable type, but the ends would need to have ring terminals. ; \

Absolutely right. My wife has a saying "Much wants more" - apply it to customers and the answer is along the lines of your observations. By hanging on to the money it grows and grows. I also noted that with commercial customers, prior to me being VAT registered, many of them assumed that the

Unfortunately we do need to pay the taxman so that the troughs are well stocked for the funding of duck ponds and MP's husband's dodgey videos. bad day explode With a bit of luck a few pennies may filter down to the good and essential public services that are usually woefully lacking...

Is it an installation methods manual, guide for best practice, or tips & techniques book. Or something else entirely? Electrical Installation Tips & Techniques. The Electrical Doctor's Guide to Professional Installation Methods. Service Intake to Final Outlet. Twenty-First Century...

I worked for an electronics company that had a CEF account; I was the only authorised user of that account. When the company closed down, I KNOW FOR A FACT that the CEF account was 100% paid-up. Due to me having worked at the closed business, the CEF branch would not accept orders from me at...

Sunday AM: Accounts, admin & paperwork to keep the "money-honey" happy. Having a meal with my Mom later, as well as helping Mrs Pyro with cleaning Mom's flat.

Agree with Riggy on being watched like a hawk on the small tester jobs. Don't let that put you off - use it to your advantage: Use dust-sheets (clean ones) in the area(s) you are working in, clean-up where you have worked, don't leave the offcuts, scraps & bits of plaster that are the...

My expectation is for the transformer's voltage specification to be good up to full-load.

Thanks for clarification Cirrus. Pyro