Need Opinions [OT]

"CatNipped" wrote in message
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OK, my boss just said, "those trucks you have on the menu are *not*
container chassis trucks, they're regular semis." !!!????! He must know
what he's talking about, he knew the difference at a glance, but I have
*NO*
idea what he means - and I can't find any pictures of a "container
chassis"
truck!!! *SIGH*

Hugs,

CatNipped

Damn. We had one accross the street last week. Neighbor is moving to
Hawaii and they left the container for several days and just picked it up
Friday. COuld have provided a picture.

Jo


"CatNipped" wrote in message
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My company is merging with another company and I'm doing the web site
for
the "new" company. I've never done a web site for this type of company
before (we sell, lease, repair, transport, and rent storage space for
shipping containers - the kinds you see on ships and the "bed" part of
16-wheelers), so I'm a bit lost as to getting the "look and feel" right.
Also, this is a more male-dominated industry so, although I would like
everyone's opinion, I especially need a guy's point of view.

Please, *please* be very honest in your opinions - I'm a web architect
and
I do this all the time, so I don't get emotionally involved with my
designs. If a customer tell me "that looks like crap" I just scrap the
design and start over without ever a hurt feeling.

Here's the site: http://www.cgini.com/

Thanks in advance!

Hugs,

CatNipped

CatNipped wrote:

My company is merging with another company and I'm doing the web site for
the "new" company. I've never done a web site for this type of company
before (we sell, lease, repair, transport, and rent storage space for
shipping containers - the kinds you see on ships and the "bed" part of
16-wheelers), so I'm a bit lost as to getting the "look and feel" right.
Also, this is a more male-dominated industry so, although I would like
everyone's opinion, I especially need a guy's point of view.

CatNipped, I'm a computer programmer (been programmer and sys admin
since the '70s) who can't find a programming job. I'm therefore earning
my keep by driving a semi.

I pull only standard dry vans, but when I make deliveries to or pickups
from rail yards I see a lot of trucks that pull containers ("cans" in
the lingo) on can chassis. Lots of the trucks pulling them are
conventional road tractors. The owner-operator trucks have low-top
sleepers more often than not (as opposed to the taller condo sleepers),
and a fair number of them are driving cab-overs ("cab over engine"
(COE), the ones with blunt noses) with low-top sleepers. A good number
of the company-operated trucks are day cabs - no sleeper at all. Could
it be that the guy complaining about the menu artwork means that he
wants to see trucks with low-top sleepers, or cab-over trucks, or day
cabs? If all else fails, you could always ask him whether he wants to
see low-top conventionals (conventional in this case means "long nose"),
cab-overs, or day cabs.

As for the look of the site, I like it.

Dan

CatNipped wrote:

My company is merging with another company and I'm doing the web site for
the "new" company. I've never done a web site for this type of company
before (we sell, lease, repair, transport, and rent storage space for
shipping containers - the kinds you see on ships and the "bed" part of
16-wheelers), so I'm a bit lost as to getting the "look and feel" right.
Also, this is a more male-dominated industry so, although I would like
everyone's opinion, I especially need a guy's point of view.

CatNipped, I'm a computer programmer (been programmer and sys admin
since the '70s) who can't find a programming job. I'm therefore earning
my keep by driving a semi.

I pull only standard dry vans, but when I make deliveries to or pickups
from rail yards I see a lot of trucks that pull containers ("cans" in
the lingo) on can chassis. Lots of the trucks pulling them are
conventional road tractors. The owner-operator trucks have low-top
sleepers more often than not (as opposed to the taller condo sleepers),
and a fair number of them are driving cab-overs ("cab over engine"
(COE), the ones with blunt noses) with low-top sleepers. A good number
of the company-operated trucks are day cabs - no sleeper at all. Could
it be that the guy complaining about the menu artwork means that he
wants to see trucks with low-top sleepers, or cab-over trucks, or day
cabs? If all else fails, you could always ask him whether he wants to
see low-top conventionals (conventional in this case means "long nose"),
cab-overs, or day cabs.

As for the look of the site, I like it.

Dan

"Dan M" wrote in message
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CatNipped wrote:
CatNipped, I'm a computer programmer (been programmer and sys admin
since the '70s) who can't find a programming job. I'm therefore earning
my keep by driving a semi.

I'm a web architect working as an administrative assistant! And then they
make one of my "duties" designing their web site. But what are you gonna
do - here are no tech jobs out there any more!!

I pull only standard dry vans, but when I make deliveries to or pickups
from rail yards I see a lot of trucks that pull containers ("cans" in
the lingo) on can chassis. Lots of the trucks pulling them are
conventional road tractors. The owner-operator trucks have low-top
sleepers more often than not (as opposed to the taller condo sleepers),
and a fair number of them are driving cab-overs ("cab over engine"
(COE), the ones with blunt noses) with low-top sleepers. A good number
of the company-operated trucks are day cabs - no sleeper at all. Could
it be that the guy complaining about the menu artwork means that he
wants to see trucks with low-top sleepers, or cab-over trucks, or day
cabs? If all else fails, you could always ask him whether he wants to
see low-top conventionals (conventional in this case means "long nose"),
cab-overs, or day cabs.

Oh wow, all that went so far over my head it didn't even muss my hair on the
way past!! ; I really should get to know more about the business of the
company I work for!!!!

As for the look of the site, I like it.

Dan

Thanks, it's still very much a work in progress.

Hugs,

CatNipped

"Dan M" wrote in message
...
CatNipped wrote:
CatNipped, I'm a computer programmer (been programmer and sys admin
since the '70s) who can't find a programming job. I'm therefore earning
my keep by driving a semi.

I'm a web architect working as an administrative assistant! And then they
make one of my "duties" designing their web site. But what are you gonna
do - here are no tech jobs out there any more!!

I pull only standard dry vans, but when I make deliveries to or pickups
from rail yards I see a lot of trucks that pull containers ("cans" in
the lingo) on can chassis. Lots of the trucks pulling them are
conventional road tractors. The owner-operator trucks have low-top
sleepers more often than not (as opposed to the taller condo sleepers),
and a fair number of them are driving cab-overs ("cab over engine"
(COE), the ones with blunt noses) with low-top sleepers. A good number
of the company-operated trucks are day cabs - no sleeper at all. Could
it be that the guy complaining about the menu artwork means that he
wants to see trucks with low-top sleepers, or cab-over trucks, or day
cabs? If all else fails, you could always ask him whether he wants to
see low-top conventionals (conventional in this case means "long nose"),
cab-overs, or day cabs.

Oh wow, all that went so far over my head it didn't even muss my hair on the
way past!! ; I really should get to know more about the business of the
company I work for!!!!

As for the look of the site, I like it.

Dan

Thanks, it's still very much a work in progress.

Hugs,

CatNipped

CatNipped wrote:

Please, *please* be very honest in your opinions - I'm a web architect and I
do this all the time, so I don't get emotionally involved with my designs.
If a customer tell me "that looks like crap" I just scrap the design and
start over without ever a hurt feeling.

Here's the site: http://www.cgini.com/

Hi CatNipped,

Again - I'm not a guy, but I'm a graphic designer and just wanted to
add, I like the clean look and choice of colours, it looks very good.
Just for the record, I use a Mac and tried it in IE and Safari and it
was great in both. Is the Rubik's cube meant to link to anything? I saw
its changing pictures, and my cursor changed as if to indicate a link,
but clicking produced no results?

HTH

Deb.

--
http://www.scientific-art.com

"He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would;
He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield

CatNipped wrote:

Please, *please* be very honest in your opinions - I'm a web architect and I
do this all the time, so I don't get emotionally involved with my designs.
If a customer tell me "that looks like crap" I just scrap the design and
start over without ever a hurt feeling.

Here's the site: http://www.cgini.com/

Hi CatNipped,

Again - I'm not a guy, but I'm a graphic designer and just wanted to
add, I like the clean look and choice of colours, it looks very good.
Just for the record, I use a Mac and tried it in IE and Safari and it
was great in both. Is the Rubik's cube meant to link to anything? I saw
its changing pictures, and my cursor changed as if to indicate a link,
but clicking produced no results?

HTH

Deb.

--
http://www.scientific-art.com

"He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would;
He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield

CatNipped wrote:
I talked to our sales guy and he's going to get one of the drivers to hook
up a container to a truck and then take a digital picture of it for me so I
can get the correct profile! Sheesh! ;


CatNipped,

In case the digital picture doesn't turn out well, or you want to play
with ideas before you get the pictures, you can check out
http://www.bunne.com/Trucks/MB20D.html for pictures of model Volvo
container trucks. Lots of different companies and styles to steal .....
errm use as ideas.

Julie

CatNipped wrote:
I talked to our sales guy and he's going to get one of the drivers to hook
up a container to a truck and then take a digital picture of it for me so I
can get the correct profile! Sheesh! ;


CatNipped,

In case the digital picture doesn't turn out well, or you want to play
with ideas before you get the pictures, you can check out
http://www.bunne.com/Trucks/MB20D.html for pictures of model Volvo
container trucks. Lots of different companies and styles to steal .....
errm use as ideas.

Julie

Kewl! Thanks!!!

Hugs,

CatNipped

"Julie Cook" wrote in message
...


CatNipped wrote:
I talked to our sales guy and he's going to get one of the drivers to
hook up a container to a truck and then take a digital picture of it for
me so I can get the correct profile! Sheesh! ;


CatNipped,

In case the digital picture doesn't turn out well, or you want to play
with ideas before you get the pictures, you can check out
http://www.bunne.com/Trucks/MB20D.html for pictures of model Volvo
container trucks. Lots of different companies and styles to steal .....
errm use as ideas.

Julie