Friday July 28, 2006

Hello / Goodbye

Just like the Beatles song we are saying Hello Goodbye . At the beginning of this month our new batch of students started work with us and today three of the old timers leave us. The remaining two leave end of August. As with every year each new batch are different, but a trend seems to be that they always seem more confident and as we get older they stay the same age. Earlier in the week we all went out for a meal and had a curry - what else would you do with blazing temperatures of thirty degrees plus ? The good news is that out of last years bunch three have now got jobs in Sun a testament to them and the training we gave them I like to think. What will happen to this years bunch ? Only time will tell. Meanwhile thanks guys for all your hard work and dedication. Good luck in your final year at University.

Energy saving bulbs

There was an article on the news about these bulbs the other week. In the UK if we all switched to using these I think they said the total energy requirement for the nation would drop by at least 10%; it might have been as much as 20%. Someone in the US said if every household in the US installed one of these bulbs in their house/apartment it would prevent enough pollution, equal removing one million cars from the road. These bulbs are becoming cheaper but I wonder if further inducements need to be done to get us to use more of these in our homes. We found a further benefit. The shades in our lounge only allowed a 60W standard bulbs to remove the danger of the shade catching fire. Using one of these bulbs we can put the equivalent of a 100W bulb but still be safe. It would be really good if the packaging had a guide on how much electricy you would save by using one of these bulbs. Another good thing is they last longer and I think the light they give off is less harsh and natural.