Remember at Linton not so long ago that the beancounters decided letting the studes control the thermostats in their rooms was costing too much money.
As a result a company was paid a large amount (will keep secret but it was in the thousands) to design a peice of plastic to cover the thermostats so they couldn't be changed.
Result, thermostats set too high and then 'blocked' so windows were left open heating N. Yorkshire. (Didn't help the fog problem though.) Due to this the heating bills rose even further.
The only solution was an (old style) aircrew knife put to use against the offending peice of plastic. After all this and a long struggle of studes v Officers Mess the plastic blockers were removed, and no money whatsoever was saved in the exercise.
Another pointless ex by the beancounters that ultimately cost thousands, not to mention the man hours involved!
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[ 30 October 2001: Message edited by: Al Titude ]