Who is to blame?

[Bernie2]

I remember reading an article once about why surveyor's never say anything but "it appears" and not "it is" in a report.

Its to avoid being sued, apparently if you say "it appears" it is not a definite statement of truth. It only appears that way. Neat bit of foot work.

Its the way the article advised Plumbers to write reports.

I suppose its the same as "All measurements to be checked on site" gets draftsmen and architects out of an accuracy problem.

The same as "must conform to all current Regulations" lands it right in your lap.

Its a game isn't it?

Just watch how you go if your new in the trade, read everything and try and clarify it, so that you understand it.

 

[flat pack]

it appears to be the same for portfolio.
one trainee appears to need 60 pcs of works of art
his mate appears to need 80
trainee newbie appears to need 6 of each
trainee phillgas appears to need 3 of each
and so on

it appears to be one big joke??

who to blame ??

 

[doitmyself]

I suppose its the same as "All measurements to be checked on site" gets draftsmen and architects out of an accuracy problem.

Back in the dark ages, when I was doing a 4 year apprenticeship, I was asked to make a jig for use in our R&D dept. Part of the job involved drilling a number of very fine holes (pin size) in a metal plate.

Being a bolshie teenager I noticed that the draughtsman had not given any specific tolerances on the holes; so I left them out and sent the jig back to R&D. "You've left the holes out", they said. "No I haven't," I replied. "What do you mean?" they asked. "Read the drawing - 'all dimensions are plus or minus one sixteenth of an inch unless stated otherwise' - the holes are within that tolerance. If you want the holes to be visible, you will have to specify closer tolerances."