My dad spent three days in front of the telly
watching the Ryder cup golf match. I watched it for a few minutes. It went Sky-sky-sky- sky-sky-sky-sky-sky-sky- grass.
Corporate Stupidity. Only in America ?
"As of tomorrow, employees will only be able to access the building using individual security cards. Pictures will be taken next Wednesday, and employees will receive their cards in two weeks." (Microsoft Corp. in Redmond WA)
"What I need is an exact list of specific unknown problems we might encounter." (Lykes Lines Shipping)
"E-mail is not to be used to pass on information or data. It should be used only for company business." (Accounting manager, Electric Boat Company)
"This project is so important we can't let things that are more important interfere with it." (Advertising/Marketing manager, United Parcel Service)
"Doing it right is no excuse for not meeting the schedule." (Plant Manager, Delco Corporation)
"No one will believe you solved this problem in one day! We've been working on it for months. Now go act busy for a few weeks and I'll let you know when it's time to tell them." (R&D supervisor, Minnesota Mining and Manufacture/3M Corp.)
Quote from the Boss: "Teamwork is a lot of people doing what I say." (Marketing executive, Citrix Corporation)
My sister passed away and her funeral was scheduled for Monday. When I told my Boss, he said she died on purpose so that I would have to miss work on the busiest day of the year. He then asked if we could change her burial to Friday. He said, "That would be better for me." (Shipping exec’, FTD Florists)
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"We know that communication is a problem, but the company is not going to discuss it with the employees." (Switching supervisor, AT&T Long Lines Division)
Statistics — Don’t they just drive you mad ? There are many myths around about passing your driving test but most of them are just that – myths, usually started by people who have failed. First of all one or two facts: 1.The national pass rate for the driving test in a car is 45.65% although local test centres vary slightly. 2.About 1347103 tests are conducted in England each year 3.The first driving test took place 75 years ago 4.The test centre with the best pass rate is Malton (North Yorkshire) with 67.5% and the worst is Bradford with 29.5% 5.You are allowed 15 driver faults before you fail but one serious fault is a fail. 6.The most common causes of failure are: a) Junction observation b) Use of mirrors c) Reversing d) Moving away safely e) Junctions, turning right and roundabouts. So what about the myths? The following are often heard but they should not be taken seriously: 1.Examiners have a quota of passes to fill each week so you are less likely to pass on a Friday afternoon than a Monday morning. (The published pass rates show this cannot be true) 2.If you stall you will automatically fail. (Where, when, how often you stall and how you deal with it are what will cause you problems). 3.If you touch the kerb during a reverse manoeuvre you will fail. (Again it all depends how bad it is – if you just brush it gently but are still in control you should only get a driver fault, if you mount it you will fail) 4.They have just changed the test to make it harder to pass. It is true that on October 4th changes were introduced into the practical driving test. They have introduced 10 minutes of what is called ‘independent driving’ and now only one manoeuvre is required. The idea behind the independent drive is to test a driver’s ability to get themselves from A-to-B without step by step instructions from the examiner just like they will have to do as soon as they have passed. The candidate will be asked by the examiner to follow road signs and markings to specific destination or to follow a series of three or four verbal directions which will be accompanied by a simple diagram for about 10 minutes. The DSA stress that this is not a navigating exercise. If they go the wrong way, as long as they do it safely and following the correct procedures, they will not be penalised. During this time they are free to ask for directions to be repeated or for advice if they get lost just as they might a passenger they were taking somewhere. Generally most learners will not find this test harder to pass and many prefer only having to do one reverse manoeuvre so it should not make much difference to the pass rates. The other change that happened in April 2010 is that examiners now ask candidates if they want their instructor or accompanying driver to sit in the back of the car during the test. This means that the instructor can see when things have gone wrong and then help the candidate to correct any faults before they take the test again. For your interest Blackburn Test Centre conducted 6720 tests last year of which 3011 passed (a pass rate of 44.8%) and Nelson Test Centre conducted 4985 tests of which 2156 passed ( a pass rate of 43.2%). However with the right attitude and enough good instruction most people will pass and often at the first attempt.
Isabel Jones – LDC Driving Instructor 01282 772442 or 07894310455
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