tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928346569758242747.post9161303987523286087..comments2023-04-11T14:18:54.298+01:00Comments on fmc dove: Don't assume.......fmc dovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00576141798497354371noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928346569758242747.post-20643536397143465082010-02-27T11:36:44.747+00:002010-02-27T11:36:44.747+00:00Hi Sarah, as irritating and smug the saying may be...Hi Sarah, as irritating and smug the saying may be, where safety is concerned, it's well worth remembering, as it has saved both mine and other lives on occasion!<br /><br />MikeMike and Chrissiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05481499611926908828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928346569758242747.post-87099558152804601362010-02-24T21:00:15.344+00:002010-02-24T21:00:15.344+00:00When I was an apprentice, about 17 I think, I was ...When I was an apprentice, about 17 I think, I was working with an old fitter on a job where we had to get a piece of equipment up and running 'at all costs' stated the gaffer followed by " just do a temporary repair to get us going". As we walked off across the works I turned to the fitter and asked "what's the difference between a temporary repair and a proper one" His reply was "the temporary one has to last longer" and walked off!Blossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926264556165848005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928346569758242747.post-17076845766401543892010-02-24T14:08:36.822+00:002010-02-24T14:08:36.822+00:00Sarah, sorry for irritating you, but I use the phr...Sarah, sorry for irritating you, but I use the phrase to warn others of the pit falls of old boats.<br />We do assume quite a lot in our lives, we have to assume a trades man knows his trade, as in this case.fmc dovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00576141798497354371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928346569758242747.post-39360974914279731372010-02-24T13:00:34.791+00:002010-02-24T13:00:34.791+00:00I always find that one of the most irritatingly sm...I always find that one of the most irritatingly smug sayings going! Think what life would be like if you never assumed anything and had to calculate every decision from scratch... most assumptions (If I go to Sainsburys I will be able to buy food... Amazon will deliver a book to me if I pay them...If I punch that person on the nose he is quite likely to be cross) are perfectly well founded. People only say that when something goes wrong, and never notice all the times it doesn't.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759448161130667128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928346569758242747.post-74942555728628873302010-02-23T23:27:35.182+00:002010-02-23T23:27:35.182+00:00Quite right! An old fitter I once trained with alw...Quite right! An old fitter I once trained with always told me not to assume anything. He said "it only makes an ASS out of U & ME".Mike and Chrissiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05481499611926908828noreply@blogger.com