How did your offroading go today?

[Shayne]

Good going!

The pole idea is good. Bury it again and it'll have the Time Team TV guys really busy in 400 years time.

Not sure the pole would create much interest but the drivers phone fits the bill on so many levels

 

[Rob Cowell]

The pole in a trench idea worked well but it needed two poles in a 3' deep trench. One pole was slicing into the ground like a plough. They carried two half size telegraph poles up there yesterday, which proved a good day not to show up to see if they needed a hand.

 

[BobMurphy]

Well done - and nicely thought out. It pays not to rush into these things.

I remember an Army recruiting advert many years ago. It showed a young Army Officer on his haunches looking at an upside-down battle tank . . .

The caption was - "If you thought problems were things you solved on paper . . "

Many years ago I was on one of those outward-bound Team-Building weeks in Cumbria (I worked for a Bank). We had to rush about solving problems, gather info, read maps . . . you get the picture.

The Instructor said that for him, the worst group to get on the course were Farmers.

With everyone else they got into a huddle, appointed a leader, did a Risk Assessment and a SWAT Analysis, assigned tasks, appointed a Project Manager and spent all day tackling the task.

With Farmers he would set the challenge and they would say "Right!" and go and do it .

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Bob.

 

[fbnss]

Well done - and nicely thought out. It pays not to rush into these things.

I remember an Army recruiting advert many years ago. It showed a young Army Officer on his haunches looking at an upside-down battle tank . . .

The caption was - "If you thought problems were things you solved on paper . . "

Many years ago I was on one of those outward-bound Team-Building weeks in Cumbria (I worked for a Bank). We had to rush about solving problems, gather info, read maps . . . you get the picture.

The Instructor said that for him, the worst group to get on the course were Farmers.

With everyone else they got into a huddle, appointed a leader, did a Risk Assessment and a SWAT Analysis, assigned tasks, appointed a Project Manager and spent all day tackling the task.

With Farmers he would set the challenge and they would say "Right!" and go and do it .

.

Bob.

That's my experience of management! Let's have a meeting to discuss this n that and in the meantime the workers have just got on with it so they can go on time.

 

[Bob]

Nice recovery job.. a simple but clever solution, and agree 100% with the sentiments above. I was brought up on a farm solving problems on the fly with the wrong tools and improvising where necessary. Never used much more than 'fag packet' drawings but always got it done.

I've also had similar issues on 'team building' days with too much talking around in circles!

 

[clivehorridge]

It's practice that makes perfect, so with little or no practice, everyone ends up talking about it.

If there's a mixture of practical types and team thinkers, that's the best combination.

IMO of course...

 

[fbnss]

The greatest thing I was ever taught ( work wise) was "never move anything twice"

 

[Rob Cowell]

Few pics from yesterday (when I was absent, stuffing my face)

 

[Rob Cowell]

The greatest thing I was ever taught ( work wise) was "never move anything twice"

That's also a dry stone waller's motto.

 

[Shayne]

That's also a dry stone waller's motto.

Yep heard that before "if you pick it up you have to use it"

 

[clivehorridge]

Nice bit of leverage on that chassis pole, I like that a lot