Ek of breek die handvatsel af of hulle snap in die helfte
And i removed the images, the owner came to shout at me, so I politely told him I will happily give HIS clients directions if he is willing to pay me R100 per client. . . . that shut him up.
I just told him that I have spoken to his receptionist about it a few times now, and it really is an issue because their clients will walk into my offices or randomly start knocking on walls/doors and windows to get directions when some of us are in meetings or busy. They are always rude, they don’t follow direction well even when I walk them to the door.
He apologised and left. Hopefully, they will start adding instructions with their directions.
Sy defence is hy het n groot sign op die muur bo by sy venster - toe verduidelik ek vir hom mense dink hy besit die hele gebou en bars net in. Hulle kan letterlik nie n sign op die deur, op die muur lanks die deur en lanks die muur as jy in my kantoor in kom.
Ma waag jy vir die mense se hulle is in die verkeerde plek, raak hulle onbeskof en ek is gatvol
I’m busy compiling my safety file online (our site uses a proprietary online platform), and it’s a nightmare. The process is long and drawn out and people are useless at helping. I’d much rather do team work than be sorting this nonsense out!
Hmm this also depends on a few things. How many people do you have on site. When i was still in construction this was always a fight. They say you dont need one and then when you get on site you need to do one. It is very possible to go under a main contractors safety file.
All you would have to arranged with them is to add your tool box talks to what work you will be doing and the risks according to the work being done. And if you are using any sort of product you then need the MSDS sheet of the product.
Health and safety officers always gave me uphill on site as they wanted me to use them and pay them to do the work. But due to it only being five people it was not needed to have all the bells for the sites.
I was on a site in sandton and it was just me and one guy and then told me we needed a first aider. I just told him to please show me the section in the OSHA that states what he wants. He then just left me alone ><
o and also if you are a consultant you dont need a safety file of any sort as you are not doing any physical work on site. At most who every the main safety officer is on site needs to do a induction as to the rules of the site, and if you are on site for a limited time they are forced to (depending on the site and the safety ) accompany you while on site. What type of site is this ?
Oh, the first aider thing… Sigh.
I’m at a mine - 4 sites, so 4 files. 14 people split over those 4 sites, max of 2 in any one office. The form where you need to list the first aiders states that any contract with more than 10 people working on one shift needs to have a first aider. Training reckons because we’re 14 people in one contractor, we need two first aiders.
/facepalm
I sent two team members for the on site training a month ago, still haven’t received their certificates /double facepalm
HSE is good but they make it so difficult for no reason at all. I have only had maybe 5 sites when i never had HSE issues in the 5 years of working in construction.
I feel like they sometimes make it harder than it should be
I called my daughter stupid last night, first time in her almost 18 years alive. I also fell into a deep depression because I realised that a new generation will not learn anything from the old and that us as humans are truly fucked because, it seems, we cannot learn from our mistakes.
After everything I have done and shown her about lung cancer, cancer and other effects of smoking, throughout her life, she is now smoking. I always thought her fierce independence would keep her free from peer pressure but no such luck.
Last night was also the first time I wished I was not a parent. I hate this feeling.
The other thing it proved to me is that our kids do NOT follow our examples, in fact, they do the exact opposite. I don’t smoke, drink alcohol or take drugs at all and never have because I saw what it did to my parents. So have I caused this by making her do the opposite of what I am?
I hate this and am struggling to find purpose in my role as a parent now.
Sorry man, I can hear your disappointment in what you’ve posted. I just want to encourage you that although she has made this decision it doesn’t mean that the other values that you have instilled in her life are not there. She is at an age where she now needs to determine her own set of values and beliefs in life. Those will not always line up with yours, but you can be sure that the foundation you laid is there and as she figures things out for herself she will begin to see the wisdom of her father. Nothing you did was in vain.
That’s tough man. Raising kids is no easy task, and the fact that you’ve got her to 18 relatively unscathed is testament to your good parenting.
I promise you, there are many more young adults with extremely shitty parents who end up in far worse situations than you and your daughter are.
I think it may be something of a test of her independence and (nearly) newly acquired status as an adult. And a “challenge” of your hold over her now that she is no longer a minor.
You’ve done right by her though - told her the risks, shielded her from harm and exposure to the dangers as she’s grown, explained to her why you feel the way you do. That’s all we can do as parents.
Stick to your convictions and rules - your house, your rules. Don’t draw attention to her smoking. She knows it upsets you, so all you can do now is not enable the behavior.
And then trust that she’ll use her intelligence, and her respect for you and the way you’ve raised her, to realize just how damaging her smoking potentially is. And not only damaging to her health, but equally importantly, damaging to her relationship with you.
Damm dude sorry to hear that. As I am not a parent I am also not that old I think but I do have to agree that the new gen are not learning from the older generation so in the end mistakes will come up again.
I dont think by not drinking or smoking got her to start. I think its more a thing of following what everyone else is. People these days when I tell them i dont drink or smoke they look at me like i fell of a train. I just tell them I dont have to get drunk to have a good time, and if you cant respect my choice then GG WP its been fun. But lucky I dont have friends like that.
Every person has to live and learn a little but hoping that they also learn from people in history to not make the sane mistakes. But that being said some people learn from falling down alot I know that all to well.
@Shrike, please don’t blame yourself, your wife, as the others said, its a natural way of rebelling, we all do it in some degree or another. Weirdly I find girls do it on a smaller scale than guys - I never was a huge drinker (except during my 24-26 but that is a different story). But I started smoking when I was 18 as well, and weirdly it never was about fitting in - I never even smoked in front of my friends till I was 19.
What I can suggest if you want, is to offer her vaping choices instead of smoking - yes trust me I know it’s still bad, but its the lesser evil and in the long run she will do less damage to her body and if she just started smoking, the vaping will be easier to take up and she might even stop sooner than with cigs.
But really dude, if she is showing that she can make her own choices and cigs are the way she is going - be relieved! It could be so much worse. Also please don’t preach at her about smoking and quiting - that will turn her into me where it took me 20 odd years to stop.
That looks fine to me. I’ve received hate mail from activist-types in our complex for enforcing the national COVID rules. That’s despite informing them weeks before that we have received legal advice that trustees can be held liable at the ombudsman if they do not take reasonable steps to ensure the rules are being followed.
Being a trustee is garbage. Where in the world do you see people being held responsible for an institution in their personal capacity yet receive no remuneration?
Anyway… my only nitpick / suggestion is that you mention that there is a one year grace period to comply with POPIA. You have until 31 May 2021 to get everything in place. Just in case you have the type living in your complex who would want to try and throw that in your face.
Thanks , ja we have actually removed the POPI part for now just to avoid possible complaints in that regard.
Our managing agent says we are not allowed to impose fines though so thee goes that option. We are now waiting for them to confirm what kind of recourse we do have considering the rise in cases of Corona currently.
but I do have to agree that the new gen are not learning from the older generation so in the end mistakes will come up again.