Its an old question but one that i feel duty bound to write today after being forced to use a PC for 10 minutes.
Not a long time to make a judgement you might think but it was ten minutes that I will never get back and 10 minutes that would have taken 30 seconds on a MAC.
Now being a graphic designer and marketing man I am bound to be in favour of MAC. THey are user friendly, simple to operate, look good, are fast and basically are a designers best friend.
A PC on the otherhand, or at least the one I have been on is slow, ugly, hard to find things on and just horrible to use.
The best comparison I can come up with - Apple Mac is like an Alfa Romeo GT, PC is like an old Ford Fiesta
Friday, 30 September 2011
Thursday, 29 September 2011
If I was Carlos Tevez
I have been thinking about this for a day or two and finally decided that it is time to put pen to paper so to speak.
There are two sides to every story but in this instance I am willing to believe Mancini and Platt. Now before I start, as many of you know I am a MUFC fan but on this occassion I feel I have to talk about the Citeeeeeeeh fiasco.
As I see it Tevexz was warming up with a view to being brought on in the game. THe manager then decided to replace Dzeko with another player and not Tevez. Tevez sat down. Crossed his arms and started to sulk. I know Tevez sulking is hard to believe but i think he did.
Mr Mancini then asked Tevez to get ready - at which point Tevez said no and refused to come on.
Apologies if one or two of my facts are wrong but this is how I see it.
Now a different scenario.
Simon is at work and busily doing his job. He suddenly decides I am going to sulk now.
Boss comes in and asks Simon to do a job URGENTLY because the person doing it before could not finish it.
Simon is sulking and wont do it because he wanted to be asked first.
The result
Tevez gets a 2 week suspension and a weeks wage fine and will be back playing soon.
Simon gets sacked - loses his house - wife divorces him - ends up on the street as a wino and has to beg steal or borrow to survive.
Moral - footballers live on a different planet to the rest of us and it really is about time that someone stood up to the overpaid prima donnas.
There are two sides to every story but in this instance I am willing to believe Mancini and Platt. Now before I start, as many of you know I am a MUFC fan but on this occassion I feel I have to talk about the Citeeeeeeeh fiasco.
As I see it Tevexz was warming up with a view to being brought on in the game. THe manager then decided to replace Dzeko with another player and not Tevez. Tevez sat down. Crossed his arms and started to sulk. I know Tevez sulking is hard to believe but i think he did.
Mr Mancini then asked Tevez to get ready - at which point Tevez said no and refused to come on.
Apologies if one or two of my facts are wrong but this is how I see it.
Now a different scenario.
Simon is at work and busily doing his job. He suddenly decides I am going to sulk now.
Boss comes in and asks Simon to do a job URGENTLY because the person doing it before could not finish it.
Simon is sulking and wont do it because he wanted to be asked first.
The result
Tevez gets a 2 week suspension and a weeks wage fine and will be back playing soon.
Simon gets sacked - loses his house - wife divorces him - ends up on the street as a wino and has to beg steal or borrow to survive.
Moral - footballers live on a different planet to the rest of us and it really is about time that someone stood up to the overpaid prima donnas.
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
Fire Escape
This post is being written after the shocking news of 6 deaths and 2 critical injuries in a fire at the weekend.
Any death caused by fire is tragic but with the right precautions surely these deaths are preventable. The cause of the fire in this instance was apparently a fridge or freezer that burst into flames during the night. The result was that the whole house was engulfed in flames and the tragedies occurred.
One person escaped using the primary escape route - the ground floor door - the second was forced to jump from a first floor window and was critically injured.
The question to be asked is would the outcome of this been different if there had been working smoke alarms, a fact that I do not know, and a secondary escape route - with a fire escape, be it fixed or portable, from the first floor.
I dont like to use situations like these to bang the drum for Fire Escape but the reality is that perhaps the tragedies could have been reduced and the occupants could have escaped.
I have two hard wired smoke alarms that are tested weekly and a fire escape ladder on my house. My family also know what to do in the event of a fire and are practised and confident at using the ladder.
The Fire Service work extremely hard to educate and try and prevent these accidents but there is another route that I firmly believe should be progressed and that is the Building Regulations. If the regulations stipulated some form of secondary means of escape then the awareness of this issue would be raised.
The current regulations stipulate hard wired smoke alarms and fire escape windows but the do not take into account how to get out. It is apparently deemed acceptable to exit a first floor window from 4.5 metres and get safely to ground level.
Just look out of your bedroom window and ask yourself if you would want to get out from that height.
There are approximately 13 500 injuries and 500 deaths in the UK every year and I for one believe that some of these are preventable.
Any death caused by fire is tragic but with the right precautions surely these deaths are preventable. The cause of the fire in this instance was apparently a fridge or freezer that burst into flames during the night. The result was that the whole house was engulfed in flames and the tragedies occurred.
One person escaped using the primary escape route - the ground floor door - the second was forced to jump from a first floor window and was critically injured.
The question to be asked is would the outcome of this been different if there had been working smoke alarms, a fact that I do not know, and a secondary escape route - with a fire escape, be it fixed or portable, from the first floor.
I dont like to use situations like these to bang the drum for Fire Escape but the reality is that perhaps the tragedies could have been reduced and the occupants could have escaped.
I have two hard wired smoke alarms that are tested weekly and a fire escape ladder on my house. My family also know what to do in the event of a fire and are practised and confident at using the ladder.
The Fire Service work extremely hard to educate and try and prevent these accidents but there is another route that I firmly believe should be progressed and that is the Building Regulations. If the regulations stipulated some form of secondary means of escape then the awareness of this issue would be raised.
The current regulations stipulate hard wired smoke alarms and fire escape windows but the do not take into account how to get out. It is apparently deemed acceptable to exit a first floor window from 4.5 metres and get safely to ground level.
Just look out of your bedroom window and ask yourself if you would want to get out from that height.
There are approximately 13 500 injuries and 500 deaths in the UK every year and I for one believe that some of these are preventable.
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
toughest sport in the world
I always said that my blogs will not just be about windows, doors and fire escapes and this is one that is dear to my heart.
The theme - Cyclists are the toughest sportsmen in the world - fact
I have been a cyclist for a long time and although I love football and many other sports I despair at the theatrics we see at every game. Cyclists can come off the bike at up to 60kph and they will get up - get back on - and finish. This can happen on the first day of a 3 week race and if they are capable they will continue.
I have just seen an image of a rider called Jonny Hoogerland. It is a bit horrific but the fact is this rider was knocked off by a car during a race and got tangles up in barbed wire.
He got up - got cleaned down and rode to the finish.
That night he got his wounds dressed and stitched - YES STITCHED - he then went on to ride for two weeks and finish the race.
So tell me now that cyclists are not the toughest sportsmen in the world.
Fact - the tour de france is 3 weeks long and lasts approximately 105 hours. This equates to 70 football matches - or a full season in 3 weeks.
The theme - Cyclists are the toughest sportsmen in the world - fact
I have been a cyclist for a long time and although I love football and many other sports I despair at the theatrics we see at every game. Cyclists can come off the bike at up to 60kph and they will get up - get back on - and finish. This can happen on the first day of a 3 week race and if they are capable they will continue.
I have just seen an image of a rider called Jonny Hoogerland. It is a bit horrific but the fact is this rider was knocked off by a car during a race and got tangles up in barbed wire.
He got up - got cleaned down and rode to the finish.
That night he got his wounds dressed and stitched - YES STITCHED - he then went on to ride for two weeks and finish the race.
So tell me now that cyclists are not the toughest sportsmen in the world.
Fact - the tour de france is 3 weeks long and lasts approximately 105 hours. This equates to 70 football matches - or a full season in 3 weeks.
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Insurance for your family
The good people at Listers Trade Frames are trying to get fireescapeladder trending on Twitter - I must say it is nice to have someone else banging the drum for this life saving product.
A good point was made by Mark that we all pay insurance for our homes, cars, life, pets, etc. but we all hope that we do not have to claim.
The Fire Escape Ladder is really no different - it is an insurance policy that in the unfortunate event of a fire in the home we can actually escape safely and quickly.
The statistics show that the majority of fires start at night on the ground floor of a property. This means that if a fire takes hold there is a chance that the primary escape route is blocked by the flames. If this is the case what are your options -
Wait for the fire service to rescue
Lower yourself from a window and drop
A good point was made by Mark that we all pay insurance for our homes, cars, life, pets, etc. but we all hope that we do not have to claim.
The Fire Escape Ladder is really no different - it is an insurance policy that in the unfortunate event of a fire in the home we can actually escape safely and quickly.
The statistics show that the majority of fires start at night on the ground floor of a property. This means that if a fire takes hold there is a chance that the primary escape route is blocked by the flames. If this is the case what are your options -
Wait for the fire service to rescue
Lower yourself from a window and drop
Get out safely with a fire escape ladder
I know what I would choose and this picture of my daughter trying out our fire escape ladder proves it.
I can sleep easily at night knowing that I have hard wired smoke alarms to warn my family of a potential fire BUT ADDITIONALLY we can all get out of the property safely.
Monday, 19 September 2011
Keep it Interesting
Although I work in the window and fire escape industries I believe that a blog should be about other things to keep it interesting.
This blog focusses on one of my other loves - football.
Will Manchester City challenge United for the Title.
After four games Citeeh looked convincing but after yesterdays result my initial thoughts about Citehh where confirmed. Here we have a squad of overpaid players who - in my own view - have joined Citeeh for the money and not the love of the game and to win things. There is no doubt that as individuals the squad is probably on paper the best in the Premier league. However the reality is that there are too many who will believe that they should be in the first team for all games and as the season progresses they will not be happy with the odd first team start and Carling Cup football.
The result will be an unhappy dressing room as the season progresses and to top it all come the next transfer window Tevez will again start to become homesick.
Unfortunately I do believe that Citeeh will be lucky to get top three - and once again Manchester United will take the title with a squad of quality AND workmanlike players who are there to win things and NOT there for the paycheck.
Citeeh unfortunately for them will have too many Winston Boghearts (wrong spelling I know) lighting their cigars with fifty pound notes
discuss
This blog focusses on one of my other loves - football.
Will Manchester City challenge United for the Title.
After four games Citeeh looked convincing but after yesterdays result my initial thoughts about Citehh where confirmed. Here we have a squad of overpaid players who - in my own view - have joined Citeeh for the money and not the love of the game and to win things. There is no doubt that as individuals the squad is probably on paper the best in the Premier league. However the reality is that there are too many who will believe that they should be in the first team for all games and as the season progresses they will not be happy with the odd first team start and Carling Cup football.
The result will be an unhappy dressing room as the season progresses and to top it all come the next transfer window Tevez will again start to become homesick.
Unfortunately I do believe that Citeeh will be lucky to get top three - and once again Manchester United will take the title with a squad of quality AND workmanlike players who are there to win things and NOT there for the paycheck.
Citeeh unfortunately for them will have too many Winston Boghearts (wrong spelling I know) lighting their cigars with fifty pound notes
discuss
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Green Deal
As I work in the window industry as well as with fire escape ladders I have an avid interest in the government initiative "Green Deal"
there was a debate in parliament about this today that I had on Parliament TV. I was shocked to count less than 30 MP's taking part in the debate. This equates to less than 5% of the House of Commons turning up.
I would be interested to see if, like me, you believe that more MP's should have been involved in a debate that has implications for us all. Be it boilers, windows, solar energy, insulation the possible opportunities for all house holders to make their homes more energy efficient is available - yet on 30 Members of Parliament turned up.
there was a debate in parliament about this today that I had on Parliament TV. I was shocked to count less than 30 MP's taking part in the debate. This equates to less than 5% of the House of Commons turning up.
I would be interested to see if, like me, you believe that more MP's should have been involved in a debate that has implications for us all. Be it boilers, windows, solar energy, insulation the possible opportunities for all house holders to make their homes more energy efficient is available - yet on 30 Members of Parliament turned up.
Thursday, 1 September 2011
The Fire Safety Triangle
All things safety seem to revolve around a triangle. Think about it in fire safety terms.
1. Smoke alarm - this is the key as it makes you aware that there is a problem in the building
2. Fire escape egress windows - if the primary escape route is blocked the window gives you a means of escape and a way out of the building.
3. OOPS - how do you get out if the primary escape route is blocked?
This is where the think falls down. Most fires start at night - downstairs - when people are in bed. If the alarm goes off and the primary route is blocked you have no choice but to get out from the first floor.
Apparently it is "deemed" acceptable to exit the first floor room from a height of 4.5 metres. Go upstairs now and have a look out of a first floor window and ask yourself if you would want your family to get out of the room from this height. I know that I wouldn't and I certainly know that my family wouldn't.
The flaw in the regulations is actually no consideration for means of escape.
The fire safety triangle is complete in my house - alarm - escape window - means of escape.
Let me know what you think - we are safe
1. Smoke alarm - this is the key as it makes you aware that there is a problem in the building
2. Fire escape egress windows - if the primary escape route is blocked the window gives you a means of escape and a way out of the building.
3. OOPS - how do you get out if the primary escape route is blocked?
This is where the think falls down. Most fires start at night - downstairs - when people are in bed. If the alarm goes off and the primary route is blocked you have no choice but to get out from the first floor.
Apparently it is "deemed" acceptable to exit the first floor room from a height of 4.5 metres. Go upstairs now and have a look out of a first floor window and ask yourself if you would want your family to get out of the room from this height. I know that I wouldn't and I certainly know that my family wouldn't.
The flaw in the regulations is actually no consideration for means of escape.
Let me know what you think - we are safe
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