Sunday, May 01, 2005
Burning the midnight oil
When the going gets tough... the tought...well...suffer! Especially the last few weeks. Working weekends and late nights. The big crunch was last weekend, we managed to release Tradestream version 2 (the system at work)... 3am Sunday night. I slept most of Monday...
Somehow I did not mind too much to work the weekends and late hours. Maybe because they do not expect that every couple of weeks, and also because I get the time back. I can now take a couple of days off at work, no leave forms, no questions asked.
I spent my long weekend replacing the timing chain on my mom's Nissan Sentra 1600, unlike the German makes that I am used to that uses a cam belt it uses a chain (like the ones on bicycles). And to remove and refit a new one, you have to strip the whole engine, well almost. Maybe I am just biased having worked on German cars like VW and Opel. It is turning out to be a lot of work. Personally I think I will steer clear of Nissan when buying cars in the future.
Talking of cars. The petrol price is once again increasing next week, we will be paying R5.25/l. Some people just sigh in despair, but I still think the high oil prices are a blessing in diguise. With global warming standing where it is at the moment research into alternative energy sources is an absolute must. Since the world economy is driven by money it talks the loudest. If oil prices are excessively high there will be lots of research into making cheaper energy sources available. Some countries with their fuel guzzling cars will feel a much more dramitic effect, and it will highlight that their whole powerfull ekonomy is built on something that is not sustainable. I can just imagine driving a nice 5L V8 driven by hydrogen... without too much pollution or cost.
Somehow I did not mind too much to work the weekends and late hours. Maybe because they do not expect that every couple of weeks, and also because I get the time back. I can now take a couple of days off at work, no leave forms, no questions asked.
I spent my long weekend replacing the timing chain on my mom's Nissan Sentra 1600, unlike the German makes that I am used to that uses a cam belt it uses a chain (like the ones on bicycles). And to remove and refit a new one, you have to strip the whole engine, well almost. Maybe I am just biased having worked on German cars like VW and Opel. It is turning out to be a lot of work. Personally I think I will steer clear of Nissan when buying cars in the future.
Talking of cars. The petrol price is once again increasing next week, we will be paying R5.25/l. Some people just sigh in despair, but I still think the high oil prices are a blessing in diguise. With global warming standing where it is at the moment research into alternative energy sources is an absolute must. Since the world economy is driven by money it talks the loudest. If oil prices are excessively high there will be lots of research into making cheaper energy sources available. Some countries with their fuel guzzling cars will feel a much more dramitic effect, and it will highlight that their whole powerfull ekonomy is built on something that is not sustainable. I can just imagine driving a nice 5L V8 driven by hydrogen... without too much pollution or cost.
# posted @ Sunday, May 01, 2005 10:25 AM 
