Paul's Nulife4-2 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 (edited) "Ask not what the Normans did for you, but what you can do for the Normans." Our shiny boat needs a polish please. I know a German that might be able to help ! Edited April 10, 2014 by Paul's Nulife4-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknorman Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 I'll bet you can't justify that comment. So do you suspect the opposite - that demonstrating a poor command of written English does inspire confidence? If so, I would be interesting to hear why. Or perhaps your cryptic point is that it has no bearing, in which case perhaps you could enlighten us as to what criteria you would use to select a technician to do some work for you, based only on their written word (which is all we have available in this case)? I wouldn't say the written word has to be grammatically perfect in these cases, but the OP's style has "can't be bothered" written all over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul's Nulife4-2 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Yep,possibly true Nicknorman, But some of the most confident people I know in 'person' are completely crap at Reading, Writing Spelling and Grammar myself included . And I find Forums difficult (my problem,no one else's). But I try, and hope I'm getting better. In fact if you compare the crap I use to say when I joined in Sep, to the crapI say now, I feel that the quality of crap is much better composted. Maybe this is a similar sort of thing, don't know, just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynalldisocvery Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Surely if he/she does computers, they know just about any forum has some form of etiquette? Not knowing boats run 12 or 24v volt dc is kind of strange because if they are experienced in trucks that can also run 12 and 24 volts is kind of strange? All the above is taken form his/her posts and not made up or conjecture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknorman Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 I feel that the quality of crap is much better composted. So, let me get this straight, you have now taken up horticulture? Anyway, certainly perfect English and competence don't necessarily go hand in hand, but that is not the point. The point is that when there is nothing else to go on, the written style (and content) is all there is to go on. Such poor English - no capitalisation, only one comma and no full stops in the entire OP, in other words no sentence structure, misuse of apostrophes to indicate a plural in the title and OP, and subsequently misusing "no" instead of "know" just looks really sloppy and one can't help wondering of the workmanship is similarly poor. Illogical perhaps, but that is human nature. In your case, your writing is nothing like as bad, but the main point is that you are coming on here to participate, not to try and sell something. If you were doing the latter, I would hope you would try harder, get someone else to proof-read etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul's Nulife4-2 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 (edited) Yep,all fair points. After all if you was looking at an Advert,Poster or Business Card it does portray You or your Company.Absolutely. So yes you want it right to portray Competence, Value ect ect100% agree (And I was referring to my signature, and the twaddle I say in my posts) Edited April 10, 2014 by Paul's Nulife4-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftycarper Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Yep,all fair points. After all if you was looking at an Advert,Poster or Business Card it does portray You or your Company.Absolutely. thats why I get mine printed I can,t right for shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul's Nulife4-2 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 thats why I get mine printed I can,t right for shit Snap, Thank heavens for Spell Check,Although that plays up sometimes, it gives me options,and I don't know what one to pick because guess what,,,, I can't Spell,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John V Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 my pet hate, spellchecks that try to make me spell like an american ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin222 Posted April 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Surely if he/she does computers, they know just about any forum has some form of etiquette? Not knowing boats run 12 or 24v volt dc is kind of strange because if they are experienced in trucks that can also run 12 and 24 volts is kind of strange? All the above is taken form his/her posts and not made up or conjecture we do understand that small boats run on 12 or 24 volts you did not read it boats we have owned in the past have been humber barges and run them on 240 we have only had one boat that was run on 24 volt and it struggled and to say we have bad grammer and all the rest.does not mean we are slack assed when we work not all of us were born so perfect to be good at everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nb Innisfree Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 we do understand that small boats run on 12 or 24 volts you did not read it boats we have owned in the past have been humber barges and run them on 240 we have only had one boat that was run on 24 volt and it struggled and to say we have bad grammer and all the rest.does not mean we are slack assed when we work not all of us were born so perfect to be good at everything Why did it struggle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul's Nulife4-2 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 (edited) Hi ya again KevNa! Glad you came along,just rememberd that you are an Engineer as well !. Well done you.I hope with your combined knowledge of Mechanical & Electrical matters,it proves useful to both you and others. I wonder if you can help me out on a problem I've come up against on my boat, I've got a 12v supply from My Domestic Deep Cycle Caravan Leasure battery with a total Capacity of 110a hr, that also feeds my 6 x 20w cabin lights,Water pump, 12v fridge and all the usual stuff you would expect. Now, My question, What size Cable would I need to install,to connect my Inverter to the same Battery in order to also run my 230v 800 w OUTPUT Microwave through my Stirling 800w peak power inverter ?. Would the standerd Flat Twin and Earth solid core cable used in houses for the connection of Electric Hobs be ok for instance ?. As I have got some of that old gray stuff lying about,so could use it up. Hope you can help, (ime hungry) it will be good to get YOUR input,to point me in the right direction for my DIY installation, thanks. Edited April 11, 2014 by Paul's Nulife4-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John V Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Why did it struggle? I would like to know that as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nb Innisfree Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Tick tock... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknorman Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 and to say we have bad grammer and all the rest.does not mean we are slack assed when we work not all of us were born so perfect to be good at everything No, it does not necessarily mean that, but it certainly suggests it, when there is nothing else to go on. The fact that you persist with it suggests you are doing it "on principle", which bodes very badly for your attitude to any customers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patty-ann Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Having read every post on this thread due to an interest in having some form of camera fitted, linked to TV to view any wildlife--I am not a television fan. I have concluded based on the facts as I see them that the appropriate qualified person to install this would be someone whose expertise embraced both fields--computer and camera fitting. The OP seemingly lacks skills on the computer aspect so not for me. His command of written English I also find off putting, I am no expert but if I buy a service I am influenced by how it's presented. The thread has been useful since its provided me with the knowledge to make an informed choice. Thanks to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luctor et emergo Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Luctor thinks everyone is a troll. I don't think he actually knows what a troll is... Not everyone.. Although you do make a good point. We need a new term for the particular time wasters we occasionally attract, but who perhaps are not trolls as defined currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynalldisocvery Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 we do understand that small boats run on 12 or 24 volts you did not read it boats we have owned in the past have been humber barges and run them on 240 we have only had one boat that was run on 24 volt and it struggled and to say we have bad grammer and all the rest.does not mean we are slack assed when we work not all of us were born so perfect to be good at everything So did you plug the 24v boat into the 240v mains and did it improve the struggling bit Im pretty sure I did read it, hence the reason for my previous reply! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pykebird Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Hi ya again KevNa! Glad you came along,just rememberd that you are an Engineer as well !. Well done you.I hope with your combined knowledge of Mechanical & Electrical matters,it proves useful to both you and others. I wonder if you can help me out on a problem I've come up against on my boat, I've got a 12v supply from My Domestic Deep Cycle Caravan Leasure battery with a total Capacity of 110a hr, that also feeds my 6 x 20w cabin lights,Water pump, 12v fridge and all the usual stuff you would expect. Now, My question, What size Cable would I need to install,to connect my Inverter to the same Battery in order to also run my 230v 800 w OUTPUT Microwave through my Stirling 800w peak power inverter ?. Hope you can help, (ime hungry) it will be good to get YOUR input,to point me in the right direction for my DIY installation, thanks. I think you may go hungry for quite a while........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bod Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 (edited) we do understand that small boats run on 12 or 24 volts you did not read it boats we have owned in the past have been humber barges and run them on 240 we have only had one boat that was run on 24 volt and it struggled and to say we have bad grammer and all the rest.does not mean we are slack assed when we work not all of us were born so perfect to be good at everything "We do understand that small boats, can have 12 or 24vdc systems. Boats that we have owned in the past have been Humber barges, they had 240vac electrical systems. One boat had a 24vdc system rather than 240vac, which did struggle at times." Kevin222 What most on here are trying to say, your words are your advertisment for your services. I can understand that you and Naomie have got the "hump" over some comments on here, but as a self-employed person, you must give all customers, current and prospective, confidence in your abilities. There is nothing wrong in you having your own business E-mail address, that Naomie runs in your name. Invest in a dictionary, and use it. I had to with two words in this message. Good luck. Bod edited for proof reading Edited April 11, 2014 by Bod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark99 Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 To the OP. There's some harsh but valuable feedback in here. Try to take the learning out of it however horrible it sounds/feels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul's Nulife4-2 Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 (edited) Hi ya again KevNa! Glad you came along,just rememberd that you are an Engineer as well !. Well done you.I hope with your combined knowledge of Mechanical & Electrical matters,it proves useful to both you and others. I wonder if you can help me out on a problem I've come up against on my boat, I've got a 12v supply from My Domestic Deep Cycle Caravan Leasure battery with a total Capacity of 110a hr, that also feeds my 6 x 20w cabin lights,Water pump, 12v fridge and all the usual stuff you would expect. Now, My question, What size Cable would I need to install,to connect my Inverter to the same Battery in order to also run my 230v 800 w OUTPUT Microwave through my Stirling 800w peak power inverter ?. Would the standerd Flat Twin and Earth solid core cable used in houses for the connection of Electric Hobs be ok for instance ?. As I have got some of that old gray stuff lying about,so could use it up. Hope you can help, (ime hungry) it will be good to get YOUR input,to point me in the right direction for my DIY installation, thanks. Hey, hi ya KevNa, Edited April 11, 2014 by Paul's Nulife4-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin222 Posted April 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 (edited) Hi ya again KevNa! Glad you came along,just rememberd that you are an Engineer as well !. Well done you.I hope with your combined knowledge of Mechanical & Electrical matters,it proves useful to both you and others. I wonder if you can help me out on a problem I've come up against on my boat, I've got a 12v supply from My Domestic Deep Cycle Caravan Leasure battery with a total Capacity of 110a hr, that also feeds my 6 x 20w cabin lights,Water pump, 12v fridge and all the usual stuff you would expect. Now, My question, What size Cable would I need to install,to connect my Inverter to the same Battery in order to also run my 230v 800 w OUTPUT Microwave through my Stirling 800w peak power inverter ?. Would the standerd Flat Twin and Earth solid core cable used in houses for the connection of Electric Hobs be ok for instance ?. As I have got some of that old gray stuff lying about,so could use it up. Hope you can help, (ime hungry) it will be good to get YOUR input,to point me in the right direction for my DIY installation, thanks. know not for that with it being marine, it needs to be artic blue cable know not for that with it being marine, it needs to be artic blue cable cable ive used in the past artic grade 300/500v to a bs standard 7915 or above Edited April 11, 2014 by kevin222 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dor Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Oh dear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex- Member Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Oh dear. I hand't bothered to post on this as I like to give newish posters a fair bit of slack. However I have to agree. Oh dear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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