Legacy of the 997
11-10-2006, 03:05 PM
#46
Banned
Originally Posted by Le Chef
Greetings from Blackburn!
The problem is MOVING holes around the factory. Production wise here in Blackburn Lancashire we're up to 40,000 holes a year. We've lost a few over time which can be a bit tricky when a worker falls into one. We're also currently missing a fork-lift truck which we believe fell into a hole that it was transporting that fell off the forks by accident.
We still have a problem with the factory roof though. Still fixing the hole where the rain gets in, but I guess it stops the designers' minds from wondering...
In terms of the design philosophy we think we can see our way though that problem without encountering unwanted circular arguments.
The problem is MOVING holes around the factory. Production wise here in Blackburn Lancashire we're up to 40,000 holes a year. We've lost a few over time which can be a bit tricky when a worker falls into one. We're also currently missing a fork-lift truck which we believe fell into a hole that it was transporting that fell off the forks by accident.
We still have a problem with the factory roof though. Still fixing the hole where the rain gets in, but I guess it stops the designers' minds from wondering...
In terms of the design philosophy we think we can see our way though that problem without encountering unwanted circular arguments.
I'll have to add it to your other account.
Btw, hope you find your forklift ... and your missing worker too.
Just curious, but I don't suppose you have any ho's working there, do you? Or is that the department next door? It might explain your missing worker.
11-10-2006, 03:19 PM
#47
Rennlist Member
Originally Posted by Le Chef
I'm not so sure this applies to the interior. Ever tried to find the switch for the soft top in an air-cooled 911?
It's as if the engineer/designer found him/herself at 5:29 on a Friday evening with a bunch of switches in a box and knew they had to present the dash design to management 1st thing on the Monday morning.
In the remaining minute of the week they added glue to each switch, closed their eyes, threw the fistfulls of sticky switches at the dash, turned round, turned off the lights, and went home for the weekend.
It's as if the engineer/designer found him/herself at 5:29 on a Friday evening with a bunch of switches in a box and knew they had to present the dash design to management 1st thing on the Monday morning.
In the remaining minute of the week they added glue to each switch, closed their eyes, threw the fistfulls of sticky switches at the dash, turned round, turned off the lights, and went home for the weekend.
I'll concede that when it comes to 911s...up to and including the 997...it does seem like somebody stuffs a bunch of switches up their nose and sneezes them about the cabin. It's part of their, um, charm.
11-10-2006, 03:51 PM
#48
Three Wheelin'
Holes
Originally Posted by OCBen
Just curious, but I don't suppose you have any ho's working there, do you? Or is that the department next door? It might explain your missing worker.
11-10-2006, 04:13 PM
#49
Banned
Originally Posted by Le Chef
No ho's. They left when we sold the as*holes division to KBR...
