(click on the link above to see the album)
Saturday, September 21, 2019
Monday, June 06, 2016
Sunday, June 09, 2013
Friday, July 23, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
Saturday, December 05, 2009
Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Presentation
http://sites.google.com/site/lesgunn/Home/files/ETSPresentation.pps?attredirects=0&d=1
(Download the PPS Presentation if you want to see it)
(Download the PPS Presentation if you want to see it)
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Cool Dutch Department Store
I worked in The Netherlands many years ago. I found their sense of humour similar to ours.
Click here Let it load and you'll enjoy the advert.
Hema is a Dutch department store. The first store opened Nov. 24, 1926 in
Amsterdam. Now there are 150 stores all over the Netherlands.
Take a look at Hema's product page. You can't order anything and it is in
Dutch, but just wait a couple of seconds and watch what happens.
*****Don't click on any of the items in the picture, just wait and see what
happens. You don't even have to scroll the page. It does it automatically.
This company has a sense of humour and a great computer programmer!
Click here
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
History of Computing
In the year of my birth the world's first "bug" was named. Given my early career as a programmer, I feel this is appropriate or ironic - I can't decide which. Maybe it is just a happy coincidence.
See the History of Computing and find the year that references the following:
During the Mark-II programming project a maintenance engineer defines a "Bug" in a maintenance log. (A bug is an error in a program that causes the program to malfunction.)
See the History of Computing and find the year that references the following:
During the Mark-II programming project a maintenance engineer defines a "Bug" in a maintenance log. (A bug is an error in a program that causes the program to malfunction.)
Saturday, May 02, 2009
First Day back to work
This is a "Gaff Award". It is mine for a few weeks.
On my first day, after thinking about wearing a pocket protector and then rejecting the idea because it would make me look like a Nerd, I stuck a brand new Artline pen in my top pocket. And it leaked.
A quick shopping expedition to Country Road at lunchtime mitigated the embarrassment to some extent ($99 buys a nice shirt with NO pocket). However, I still deserved the award. Tasteful, don't you think?
p.s. I am working 4 days per week at the QV1 building, West End of Perth - photo taken on iPhone, uploaded via Evernote.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Sunday, December 14, 2008
.......a TRUE (internet) STORY!!!
A senior couple we know went to breakfast at a
restaurant where the 'seniors' special' was two eggs, bacon, hash
browns and toast for $1.99.
'Sounds good,' the wife said. 'But I don't want the eggs.'
'Then, I'll have to charge you two dollars and
forty-nine cents because you're ordering a la carte,' the
waitress warned her.
'You mean I'd have to pay for not taking the eggs?' the
wife asked incredulously.
'YES!!' stated the waitress.
'I'll take the special then,' the wife said.
'How do you want your eggs?' the waitress asked.
'Raw and in the shell,' the wife replied.
She took the two eggs home.
DON'T
MESS AROUND WITH SENIORS!!!
They’ve
been around the block more than once!
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Cottesloe Beach
Sunset at Cottesloe (photo taken by mobile phone).
Yes, I do realise that much better photos can be taken using a mobile phone, and yes
I do also know that it is time I updated my phone.
Man looking at lake
Having a close look. He did not notice me taking a photo with my Motorola A1000 phone.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
It has been a strange week
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Curtain and Blind Cord Alert
Background
On 5 April 2004 a product safety order came into effect in Western Australia specifying safety standards for “Curtain and Blind Cords” and affects installations after this date.
The order covers all window treatments that have looped bead chains, looped cords or any other type of flexible looped device.
These looped cords must be designed so that the lowest point remains at all times more than 1600mm above the lowest point that the base of the covering can reach when it is in its fully lowered position.
If the looped cord does extend lower than the required 1600mm it must be installed with a safety device, warning tags and labels.
Safety devices include:
The product safety order requires that any tension device installed with the blind must be mounted in a manner that makes the tension device fixed and immobile. A simple pamphlet on how blinds should have been installed is on the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection (DOCEP) website at:
http://bizline.docep.wa.gov.au/productsafety/docs/curtains.pdf
What we want you do to
Please check all of your curtain and blinds that were installed after 5 April 2004 and ensure that they have been installed correctly. Please respond to this message by accessing the voting buttons supplied as soon as possible. A member of the Product Safety Unit will then contact you to arrange a time for your blinds to be inspected.
We also want you to tell your family and friends about the issue and if they have a similar problem please also refer that matter to DOCEP at the Product Safety Unit on 08-6364 3208.
Making your existing blinds safe
If you have blinds or curtains installed prior to 5 April 2004, for the safety of your family, you should still make every effort to secure or remove all looped cords. You can do this by:
On 5 April 2004 a product safety order came into effect in Western Australia specifying safety standards for “Curtain and Blind Cords” and affects installations after this date.
The order covers all window treatments that have looped bead chains, looped cords or any other type of flexible looped device.
These looped cords must be designed so that the lowest point remains at all times more than 1600mm above the lowest point that the base of the covering can reach when it is in its fully lowered position.
If the looped cord does extend lower than the required 1600mm it must be installed with a safety device, warning tags and labels.
Safety devices include:
- Tension devices;
- Cleats or hooks that can secure loose cords; or
- Break away plugs.
The product safety order requires that any tension device installed with the blind must be mounted in a manner that makes the tension device fixed and immobile. A simple pamphlet on how blinds should have been installed is on the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection (DOCEP) website at:
http://bizline.docep.wa.gov.au/productsafety/docs/curtains.pdf
What we want you do to
Please check all of your curtain and blinds that were installed after 5 April 2004 and ensure that they have been installed correctly. Please respond to this message by accessing the voting buttons supplied as soon as possible. A member of the Product Safety Unit will then contact you to arrange a time for your blinds to be inspected.
We also want you to tell your family and friends about the issue and if they have a similar problem please also refer that matter to DOCEP at the Product Safety Unit on 08-6364 3208.
Making your existing blinds safe
If you have blinds or curtains installed prior to 5 April 2004, for the safety of your family, you should still make every effort to secure or remove all looped cords. You can do this by:
- affixing the blind cords with appropriate tension devices;
- cutting the looped cord and add a tassel or knob to the end of the cords. Make sure that you establish that the blind will still function correctly if you take this action;
- replace cords with wands; or
- shorten the cords so they end at least 1600mm above the ground.
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Still Catching Up
This is one of the older family photos in my collection. No, I did not take this photo.
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Monday, October 22, 2007
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