UGHHHHHH T4 Connectors

UGHHHH... some of our production equipment is just falling apart - starting with the wireless microphones we use for our production shows. Our T4 connectors just aren't cutting it. For those of you who had never heard of a T4 connector (just like I hadn't until a few days ago) there are pictures to help you understand. But the long and short of it is the T4 connector holds the microphone's cable in the microphone pack. If the two are not connected then guess what... the microphone just ain't gonna work. Just like we regularly have singers onstage that cannot be heard and then you have techs running onstage with handhelds that usually aren't turned on in time to solve the problem. Needless to say, from a production viewpoint this is just embarrassing.

There are lots of good sides to being with a large company like Celebrity Cruises. However, there are an equal amount of absolutely annoying issues with this system. T4 connectors - which cost a few bucks a piece - should not be a difficult thing to replace. However, we now have to wait for another ship that is having the same problem to receive their shipment of T4 connectors, implement them, and decide if it solves their problems (est timeframe of 6 weeks) before we are even allowed to order new ones for this ship.

ABOSLUTELY RIDICULOUS!

This is a time when I wish my shoreside boss was not also my friend - because I think it's a battle worth fighting. But in all actuality, the ball is in the AV Manager's court so I'm just going to step back and let him handle the situation however he feels best.

Won't keep me from bitching though. (Sorry for swearing, grandma!)