Tuesday, 14 February 2012

It worked! Tardebigge Services is to get a 'deep clean'

Credit where credit is due,   BW have responded positively to my criticism about the state of Tardebigge Service area.

Dear Lesley
I have asked for a deep clean to be done on the area, as well as sending your  email to the mooring officer who will contact the owners of crafts who have a mooring at the site regarding the issue of dog fouling.

Kind regards

Deborah Craggs
Operations Administrator
British Waterways
South Wales & Severn Waterway

And my response...

Deborah I am impressed, thank you for taking positive action.
regards
Lesley K
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12 comments:

  1. Unknown14 February 2012 at 11:37

    Well done - now come and sort out Nikon v The Post Office for me!!

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    1. Nb Yarwood15 February 2012 at 16:40

      Hi Jill
      Happy to help - send details and I will find my helm and lance and go into battle for you!
      Lesley

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  2. Jo Lodge14 February 2012 at 12:01

    Excellent. We usually find that if we contact BW direct they do something pretty quickly. Well done.

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    1. Nb Yarwood15 February 2012 at 16:43

      Hi Jo
      Yes I was pleased that BW have responded in a positive fashion. It takes little effort to rattle off an e-mail, more of us should do it to keep standards up perhaps..
      Lesley

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  3. Carol14 February 2012 at 12:42

    Result!! well done you!

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  4. Robert Salnick14 February 2012 at 17:56

    Well done.

    And I particularly liked your second letter: not allowing them to weasel out thru standard bureaucratese.

    bob
    s/v Eolian
    Seattle

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    1. Nb Yarwood15 February 2012 at 16:47

      Thank you Bob. In tend to see a bit of red-mist when they trip out the standard formatted response, so tiresome. At least BW have responded very positively to my second poke at them.
      Lesley

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  5. Anonymous15 February 2012 at 16:33

    A result!
    On a different topic Lesley, if you and Joe have used your shower yet, what do you think of the venturi shower head? Does it do what it purports to? Best wishes, Bob & Dot, Nb Bimble.

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    1. Nb Yarwood18 February 2012 at 07:17

      Hi Bob
      Indeed, a result!
      Now the venturi showerhead. We failed to get an even flow out of the showerhead. It seemed to require a constant and strong water pressure to operate properly and the hole for water flow into the showerhead was so narrow that it kept switching our water pump off. That is not to say we wouldn't try a venturi again but the particular one we bought didn't operate with our current configuration.
      See you about, take care
      Lesley

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  6. Anonymous15 February 2012 at 22:14

    I knew they'd crumble under the onslaught of your indomitable spirit!

    Now why wasn't your name on my CRT voting paper? :-)

    Sue, nb Indigo Dream

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    1. Nb Yarwood18 February 2012 at 07:10

      Hi Sue
      More 'an awkward old biddy' (polite version) than indomitable spirit perhaps but it gets results..
      As for CRT, if I was land based, or even just 'based' I might consider the role but there are others far better qualified than I to represent us boaters...fortunately.
      X Lesley

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