Subj : Re: flood stuff was: Vacation To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Wed Jan 22 2020 01:20:34 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 14-Jan-2020 07:50 <=- NB>>> Then I'm certainly glad I didn't work for them... sounds more like NB>>> an over-reaction than a nuanced policy.... BM>> Corporate sometimes got a little overboard. At one time the dress BM>> code was white or black shirts. OK, fine. Black shirt had white BM>> buttons - nope! Had to be black buttons! What was 'funny' is the black BM>> shirts we had for sale had white buttons. NB>> Yes, I remember your mentioning that before... and it would have NB>> made sense to be able to wear the shirts you had for sale.... ;) BM> Corporate did finally allow a tiny bit of colour on the buttons and BM> seams/decoration. Someone talked some sense into them, I guess... ;) BM>>> To me it would make sense. Warn and act on the ones who are BM>>> habitually late. NB>>> It would certainly seem to be a more intelligent response.... If they NB>>> did follow thru and fire those who were late without any of their own NB>>> fault, I'd think it would open up the company to lawsuits for unjust NB>>> labor practices.... BM>> That comment was tossed about by some of the more vocal Illinois-side BM>> associates. NB>> Did it ever actually happen, that you know of...? BM> I'm thinking a yes but can't remember to whom. Know for certain a BM> friend of mine in Large Appliances was right at the line and as he was BM> a really good performer the store management didn't want to see him go BM> for something so stupid so they begged and reminded him not to be late. And apparently he also made the effort to be on time pretty much... BM>>> Semi-sort-of did: small "spare" TV is powered by a 12vDC wall wart, so BM>>> a 12v battery will also work. Can be a car battery, except not that BM>>> convenient to run a wire or haul the battery inside. I usually have a BM>>> spare battery or two for the UPS here, so they're already inside and BM>>> easy to move around. Ordered and received some extension cables with BM>>> the correct DC connectors. Put those together yesterday, plus a BM>>> digital voltmeter to monitor the voltage level: drop below a certain BM>>> voltage might damage the TV. BM>>> Only problem right now is recharging the battery. So that's why in an BM>>> earlier message the looking around for a 'special' battery charger. BM>>> Also have a solar cell I bought ages ago -- it shows someone on the BM>>> beach using it to power a radio -- so will see if this will recharge BM>>> the battery. Yesterday was overcast and the solar cell was outputting BM>>> only a few volts; Sun's out and looks like will be pretty bright so BM>>> will see how it works. NB>>> Did you get enough sun for that to work...? BM>> So far no. There were a couple of sunnier days and appears the BM>> problem is I need to lower the solar cell's position on the window: the BM>> top is shadowed. But First's and Round TuIts popped up..... NB>> Of course... At least you figured out the shadowing part.... BM> Though haven't done anything about it yet. Might also try it (the BM> solar cell) up here: this window gets full exposure to the Sun but has BM> the UV block so may not work. The potential bad storm has passed, BM> another storm coming in for the weekend but not as bad, plus ended up BM> with three charged batteries for the TV. So less urgency to check out the solar option.... at least for now... ttyl neb .... A@#%24305bsrnqysw46uw6j6sn <- Tagline from my cat. --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .