ongc advt sequel

they did enable application in their website.
but 2 days after the paper advt. god knows why

painting home sequel

i had earlier posted about  painting home woes.
here is good news. i finally got my home painted.
in the month of karkidakam when rain is famed to
fall in elephant trunk  dimensions.
but this time no rain  and my house glows in fresh
paint. samll mercy  of the rain gods who are out to
punish us with a severe dry spell.
but i am making this post to tell u of a dependable
painter who did a reasonably good job for me.
contact him on 9895005763. mr shamsu in ernakulam

alert kerala police by sms

great move from the police in kerala india.
any one can send an sms about a crime ,
 unseemly gathering , waste dumping and
what not to the police . they will know the
location instantly and send a team to the
spot.
great as an idea but not sure about the
degree of greatness in implementaion.

another great idea is to install camera for
public viewing in strategic locations like
traffic junctions, parks or any sensitive
places which need to be watched. and feed
the video on to an iternet site which the public
can watch . enable viewer feed back and put in 
place a mechanism to monitor it.

any one who is familiar with the internet knows
these video feeds will be viewed 24/7. someone
will be there on the site , from abraod if not from
the country, at any given time. and if the facility
is there they will report anything worth reporting.

 24 hour surveillance  with almost no cost.


 

ongc advt for recruitment

ongc advt for recruitment appears in news papers
 today the 1st of august 2012. almost half page
with nice photo.
and it says visit the website for eligibility and other
details.
in the website nothing of the sort. no mention at all
of the matter referred to in the paper advt.
i thought of sending a mail to to ongc regarding this.
but no way to contact and give feed back. the contact
icon in the site takes you to the address of ongc offices
and to an email id which is exclusively for post recruitment
something. 
surprising from a company of such international standing.
or may be i didnt search it properly. in that case please help.
regards   mathai     skype id  lisma1952

painting home

painting home is pain if you live in ernakulam kerala india. no painters. no standard rates. and a lot of ignorance about the different grades of paints and their prices. above all the rains. in short, if you plan to get your home painted, plan big and plan well in advance . and share the info on this site . it will help us a lot

survey

global test marketing has paid me again.  about rs 2500 ( 50 dollars converted).
the cheq they sent was rejected by citibank for mismatched signature . i sent it back.
they sent me another one . with almost the same signature. this time i got payment.
great people . more sensible than citibank. i have given the login elsewhere in this
blog. please try . a genuine site in  the net .

service is the issue

i had bought a whirlpool automatic washing machine around two
 years back. paying a premium . mainly for its international reputation .

this machine just stopped working a few days back . that is  a few months
after its warranty period of two years expired. its control panel failed.
i got it repaired after paying the replacement cost.

i took up with the company . i raised  doubts about quality of the product.
the company  took the stand that the warranty expired and hence
replacement cost has to be paid by me.

the company is technically and probably legally right. but if the motor
fails next month and the if  the tub develops leak in two months , the company
can probably give the same advice. ultimately if  i end up paying the cost
of a new machine to make my whirlpool automatic washing machine
up and washing  just after two years of buying the machine, it should be
 my problem and not that of the company.

what it all boils down is that brand  is only in advertisements and goodwill
ends once the product is sold.

i am posting this with a purpose. to solicit similar experiences. and if possible
identify genuine companies who care for their customers even after their legal
responsibility expires.

please  post your comments.