Ian on Solve problems or just raise them?

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:32:32 +0000

Well you must have come across them, the criticisers, those who have a knowledge of the rules but not the activity. Usually they are in the control line, the purse string command line. As I referred golden rule in a previous post, he who has the gold, rules. They're not really "jobs worths" usually well meaning, even thoughtful, helpful when it suits but lapse to criticism when the rule book cannot be obeyed. And sometimes it cannot be obeyed. Because the rule book does not apply to a current problem or covers all aspects of problems that it should. English is a language that can be specific, detailed, yet disputes arise over meanings of words put together, say to form a contract. Perhaps the English language is too rich in meaning? Money causes polarisation of opinion and when in dispute and when the look back occurs 20/20 vision makes it clear to the look back observer how the other party went wrong. Of course in a rich diverse society we don't have one contract between parties for a single transaction, too simple, contracts are made by the gold holders, within rules, theirs, risk is constantly eroded from gold holders and deposited on gold seekers. So when contracts go wrong, who accumulates the most opprobrium? well those that have strived to fulfil their tasks, the problem solvers, the gold seekers, the gold holders set the rules, know them, and with self satisfied smirks raise problems and cannot solve them. that's why they're gold holders. O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us!

Ian on frozen materials

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:44:23 +0000

this recent cold spell has stopped some of our works, we want to bring in unfrozen aggregate material and lay that on what was laid the day before, same material, which is now frozen, but laid and compacted to spec.

In pragmatic terms how are roads built beyond the arctic circle if laying on frozen materials that are not frost heave susceptible is deleterious?

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Ian on Solve problems or just raise them?

Ian on frozen materials