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For some reason, I've gone off coffee lately (instant, pods or espresso). A cup of tea feels so right for me at the moment.
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Going to Bunnings to deliver 2 pallets of goods, I arrived at 1.55pm and left Bunnings at 5.05pm.. Grrrr, oh well, getting paid by the hour so can't complain to much... There has to be a better way.
This is what I saw when I rocked up: He was unstrapping to be unloaded, the forklift op was on lunch break. Why is there only one forky? ![]() This is what was behind me... ![]()
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While I had the day off away from home, thought I would colour match some wider rear 12 slotters i bought to the existing S pac ones on the car.
So into Repco ![]() ![]() This is the lid sitting on my wheel. Not bad I thought, probably happy until I get the right stuff. ![]() and painted, not remotely like their lid colour. Thanks, probably be another 3 years before I walk into another Repco. ![]() Supercrap, can't find the colour code for Goldrush and lost the Duplicolor franchise to Autobarn/zone. Looks like a wait until the next trip to Albury or Shepp depending on where we'll be then.
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In this case, the customer asked for a particular tree, was taken over and show what we have, then asked for the staff member to choose one for her, to which she clearly agreed with because she bought it. Two days later, we get an email from her with the tree planted and secured with a flimsy bamboo stake. Her email included an image, to which she used to illustrate that the trunk is not straight, then complained that she paid $100 for it and what would we be doing to compensate for the slight bend in the trunk. (All trees have a some form of wiggle in the trunk) Today, she phoned looking for an argument and expecting a full refund. "Sure, bring the tree back and we'll exchange or refund the price. But no, she wanted a discount because she lives 3 hours away. That was despite being told the stake was insufficient, that in general, trees typically straighten and strengthen over time. Again, this was not acceptable in her mind. In the end, the boss told the customer that we are not in the business of allowing customers to dictate what price or discount they are going to get. What p.ssed me off though was that she shown several to choose from, bought it, took it home, then went ahead planting and staked it, only then determining it wasn't straight. But no, apparently because "you chose it for me", that meant she was still entitled to a refund without returning the item. She made the decision to buy it, was given a reasonable explanation of how and why, offered our usual exchange/refund policy that EVERY other customer is entitled to. But no, she was entitled to "special" treatment. ![]() It's funny, a recent addition to the team has previous experience at Bunning's. The stories I heard regarding the returns policy, warranty claims and stock leakage paints a vivid picture as to why customers are so entitled these days. The unrealistic expectations and entitlement are vastly different to when I started in retail 20 years ago. ![]()
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* will be tuning in for next Fridays instalment.
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Its nearly always someone above the age of 50 that insists on straight trunks, usually males. That's not agism or sexism on my part, just my observation over 20+ years doing this job.
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To be fair, a straight trunk over the age of 50 can be a concern for some blokes, so I can see where they might be coming from...
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This all stems from customers thinking that plants are like any other household purchase, which is silly because they are a living/evolving thing not a doorknob or kitchen benchtop.
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I tried several times to not post it, but it got the best of me in the end.
I get what you meant though and would be equally bewildered by somebody cracking a nana over a natural, living thing being slightly out of kilter. The World surely is full of "interesting" folks. |
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Ford want us all to buy new trucks often . LOL Look under your Ranger BT50 The worst genuine backyard job u could find chassis paint The chassis paint is straight to metal Paint thickness is very patchy some thin some thick areas mostly thin i -------Chassis paint not suitable,, as corrosion grows under paint = porous -----welds not treated or preped in any way = corrosion hot spot ------ window gaps vary 0mm---6mm Industry blasts [provide texture for paint adhesion ] ..cleans ,, epoxy primes and urethane top coats or galvanizes Ford could learn something Looking at some used vehicles have rusted thru chassis by 120,000km lol ************FORD Hve used cheap box trailer paint |
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Working outdoors has its perks, just not on frosty early morning winter starts. My "week" started on Wednesday with -2, with each morning afterwards a bitter -1
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In terms of protecting the plants, its a multi-step approach. Firstly, vulnerable plants are sprayed with an anti-transparent polymer coating, this increases frost tolerance by an additional 4 Degrees. The breaks down over time, so needs to be reapplied every 4 to 6 weeks depending on exposure to sunlight. https://www.pestrol.com.au/buy-onlin...nt-protectant/ Even with Envy, we will also cover plants with old sheets, hessian or tarps. Putting those on is the easy part, lifting the wet and frozen sheets is torture on your hands. Thirdly, we have a frost program for the overhead watering system, which is used to limit the frost from settling and burning through the foliage, hence why everything is wet. Even still, the droplets of water end up freezing as per below................... ![]()
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Liawenee up in the central highlands has been down to -13-14 over the last few days.Great lake hotel,has to close until next Tues because all the plumbing is frozen,so no running water.
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https://gardencityplastics.com/plant...0-litre-ncwn20 The alternative is frost damaged plants, which simply won't sell with visible burnt foliage, which then flows onto increased staff labor to bring them back to saleable condition in the spring. At the end of the day, it's just a cost of doing business, like servicing a company vehicle or buying office supplies.
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Was cold the other morning (Wednesday 3rd July 2024). Wipers refused to move the ice.. Poor wiper blades hated it - Bugger, just replaced them, now I'll do it again. Used and old debit card to scrape the ice off, as it was to much hassle to get the hose out the front.
Outside temp at 5.30am indicated it was 1 degree outside... We and the lads joked about going into the cold room to warm up, as it's like 5 degrees c in there.. ![]() ![]()
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Was cold the other morning (Wednesday 3rd July 2024). Wipers refused to move the ice.. Poor wiper blades hated it - Bugger, had just replaced them, now I'll have to do it again, as they are now streaking. Used an old card to scrape the ice off, as it was to much hassle to get the hose out the front. Outside temp at 5.30am as indicated by the ICC, said it was 1 degree...We and the lads at work joked about going into the cold room to warm up, as it's like 5 degrees c in there..
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how hard is it to get the engine going. turn heater up on full demisters on windscreen. Thats the way Ive done it since demisters came into being.
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I just throw an old blanket onto the screen the night before when I know it's going to be cold. Start the car up in the morning, whip the blanket off and put it away to dry during the day, get into the car and the heaters warm enough to clear the screen of any residual build up.
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