What I mostly did today
My average day, or a day in the life of.
Out of the house for 5.30AM fire up the Chicane and cane it all the way to work through the lovely empty Warwickshire roads. 10 minutes later open up the shop and offices and get the kettle on! Whilst the kettle is boiling do all the required computer reports. Spend 20 mins replying to e-mail, while the last of the reports get churned out. Spend the rest of the time before the rest of the crew start turning up at 8.45 alternating between purchase ordering and e-mail. When the 'normal' office crew turn up I beat a hasty retreat to the w/shps. 10AM load up the Chicane for a trip into Coventry to do the rounds, machine shops,blasting company, platers, and two suppliers. Interesting aside, whilst at one of the machine shops I bump into the owner of a 'works' Triumph rally car, we get talking (as you do), might lead to some work on said car, nice. Get back to work for lunch time, eat turkey salad roll on the move, whilst talking to Andy Roberts (owner of Del Lines V8 saloon we are restoring)who has pitched up all unexpected like. Andy leaves after viewing progress and I spend the rest of the afternoon cleaning and tidying my engine building workshop in preparation for a concerted effort to catch up on backorders in that department. Make a good start on a 2ltr GT6 engine for a car in Karl's w/shp. Have a quick check on current sales orders and see that I have got to build 5 engines of various specs before I have caught up and can start building stock again, bugger, its a good job I love the work. 5.30 the car park Grand Prix kicks off and Phil and Eve are the first away, leaving the w/shp crew to try and shoehorn the customers cars back inside for the night (16 customers cars on site). The last of the dayshift departs leaving yours truly to spend a couple of hours working on the new catalogue whilst waiting for a delivery from a supplier due in at 8.30ish. Probably knock it on the head about 9.30 and cane the Chicane home through the once again deserted country roads, there you have it, boring aint it!
David
Out of the house for 5.30AM fire up the Chicane and cane it all the way to work through the lovely empty Warwickshire roads. 10 minutes later open up the shop and offices and get the kettle on! Whilst the kettle is boiling do all the required computer reports. Spend 20 mins replying to e-mail, while the last of the reports get churned out. Spend the rest of the time before the rest of the crew start turning up at 8.45 alternating between purchase ordering and e-mail. When the 'normal' office crew turn up I beat a hasty retreat to the w/shps. 10AM load up the Chicane for a trip into Coventry to do the rounds, machine shops,blasting company, platers, and two suppliers. Interesting aside, whilst at one of the machine shops I bump into the owner of a 'works' Triumph rally car, we get talking (as you do), might lead to some work on said car, nice. Get back to work for lunch time, eat turkey salad roll on the move, whilst talking to Andy Roberts (owner of Del Lines V8 saloon we are restoring)who has pitched up all unexpected like. Andy leaves after viewing progress and I spend the rest of the afternoon cleaning and tidying my engine building workshop in preparation for a concerted effort to catch up on backorders in that department. Make a good start on a 2ltr GT6 engine for a car in Karl's w/shp. Have a quick check on current sales orders and see that I have got to build 5 engines of various specs before I have caught up and can start building stock again, bugger, its a good job I love the work. 5.30 the car park Grand Prix kicks off and Phil and Eve are the first away, leaving the w/shp crew to try and shoehorn the customers cars back inside for the night (16 customers cars on site). The last of the dayshift departs leaving yours truly to spend a couple of hours working on the new catalogue whilst waiting for a delivery from a supplier due in at 8.30ish. Probably knock it on the head about 9.30 and cane the Chicane home through the once again deserted country roads, there you have it, boring aint it!
David
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