I rarely watch TV, but when I do I'm very choosy about the content. I certainly won't watch as British politics goes down the same toilet as the Americans. I made-up my mind who I'm voting for the day the Election was announced. Nothing has, nor will, made me change my mind.
GOGS...Grumpy Old Gits Society..
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Zoinks, Klaxon alert. BBC audiences are very carefully screened to be representative of the broad range of opinions of the UK population.
Also, although I would be quite happy to yap on endlessly about the need for a fairer society, the lack of funding for the NHS, the need for a truly democratic system, and many other issues, do we really want politics on SlotForum?
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Really in a fit tonight , picked up my new car today, well truck , 5.7 liter Hemi had 6 kilometers on it, really happy with it but I can't help but notice it now has 165 kilometers on it I hate it when the mileage goes up But with 400 hp I guess it's going to go up, just not sure how fast.
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In the middle 50's my daily driver was a 1951 Chrysler Imperial Convertible - the first of the "Hemi" V-8s (~5.4 L) - the car itself was formidable: 18' long and 5500 lbs. I was driving it on the New Jersey Turnpike-just opened and more or less unrestricted speed. If I looked carefully I could see the fuel gauge move!
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I was actually only moaning about the bbc....but I'm up for it if you want light the blue touch paper!!
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Yes I know, and you were wrong. The BBC have clearly defined rules and are certainly not allowed to have "hand picked socialist audiences".
There are lots of forums where you can have political discussions, but we're a small enough community already, please let's not split ourselves even further by bringing politics into it.
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one of the hottest days of the year , so what do our [email protected]$$ local council do?? only dress a road with chippings...which will all come up as fast as they go down...say hello to tar spots and stone chips on the paintwork and mullered windecreens...thanks a bundle!!!!!
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remarkably the chippings (mostly) stayed in place...... but today the same stretch of road has a had yet another layer put on top , though these are even larger so they do more damage!! I was pretty disgusted with myself as I actually ran out of fresh expletives in the 15 minutes that I was stationary waiting for the stupid little electric "convoy" vehicle to escort us across the moonscape!!!
I'm with you, Gordon.
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I hadn't noticed any fresh surface dressing, on my travels, for years. I thought it had fallen out of favour. Then, lo-and-behold, we out on Saturday afternoon (after I had read your first post on the subject) and came across half a mile of the stuff that had only been laid a few days previously.
Anyway, my latest grump is barbecues. Bloody offensive smelling pastime.
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Our neighbours have had one every evening for the last week. 3 times they have fired-up just as Wor Lass has hung washing on the line. I admit my feelings on this particular subject are also influenced by the fact that I'm choosy about what I eat and I dislike barbecued food. I can't understand how anyone can enjoy meat that is burnt to a frazzle on the outside and barely warm in the middle.
I suppose that proper barbecuing is a black art and the food can be cooked evenly but (a bit like plastering) you can either do it or you can't. .....I've never yet come across anyone who can.
I hadn't noticed any fresh surface dressing, on my travels, for years. I thought it had fallen out of favour. Then, lo-and-behold, we out on Saturday afternoon (after I had read your first post on the subject) and came across half a mile of the stuff that had only been laid a few days previously.
Anyway, my latest grump is barbecues. Bloody offensive smelling pastime.
I suppose that proper barbecuing is a black art and the food can be cooked evenly but (a bit like plastering) you can either do it or you can't. .....I've never yet come across anyone who can.
This is going to offend a lot of people here.
My grump of the day is companies that value academic qualifications far more highly than experience in specific fields.
I'll explain....... The company I work for took-on a graduate and placed him as our regional director. We've never needed a regional director before, and the group has ticked-over nicely. Staff turnover had been negligible, morale high, profitability good (considering current market enviroment). Since the arrival of Mr.Graduate-man eight months ago, every aspect of the place has gone into reverse. Mr.Graduate-man keeps barking orders, usually suffixed by "I want this done. Do it, or you know where the door is!". The latest task is to move everything in the warehouse to different locations for no other reason than "It will be more efficient". It won't be more efficient - we now have heavy/bulky/awkward items on the first floor and lightweight stuff on the ground floor.
I've seen this happen before at other places I've worked and the ending has never been good. Usually I've jumped just before the ship has gone down. These people will never be told. All they know is theory, they have zero practical/hands-on experience. Because the practice doesn't fit the theory, they insist the practice is wrong.
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Who dreams-up these stupid, unworkable, theories?
I could go on, but you would doubtless find it excessively boring.
Before anyone asks, I'm putting-up with it because I'm retiring next summer and I CBA looking for a job that I'm only going to be in for such a short time. I have to say, though, that for the first time in my working life I find going to work miserable. .......And, anyway, if the ship does go down there'll be the redundancy money.
My grump of the day is companies that value academic qualifications far more highly than experience in specific fields.
I'll explain....... The company I work for took-on a graduate and placed him as our regional director. We've never needed a regional director before, and the group has ticked-over nicely. Staff turnover had been negligible, morale high, profitability good (considering current market enviroment). Since the arrival of Mr.Graduate-man eight months ago, every aspect of the place has gone into reverse. Mr.Graduate-man keeps barking orders, usually suffixed by "I want this done. Do it, or you know where the door is!". The latest task is to move everything in the warehouse to different locations for no other reason than "It will be more efficient". It won't be more efficient - we now have heavy/bulky/awkward items on the first floor and lightweight stuff on the ground floor.
I've seen this happen before at other places I've worked and the ending has never been good. Usually I've jumped just before the ship has gone down. These people will never be told. All they know is theory, they have zero practical/hands-on experience. Because the practice doesn't fit the theory, they insist the practice is wrong.
I could go on, but you would doubtless find it excessively boring.
Before anyone asks, I'm putting-up with it because I'm retiring next summer and I CBA looking for a job that I'm only going to be in for such a short time. I have to say, though, that for the first time in my working life I find going to work miserable. .......And, anyway, if the ship does go down there'll be the redundancy money.
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My dad only had a high school diploma and worked his way through an engineering degree after working on the line for years.
When he was an executive they brought in new blood all the time and he had a filing cabinet full of attempts to "improve" things and explained why it didn't work the last time.
We have that where I work too but it is usually because of sycophant politics that may eventually destroy us...
We have dodged bullets before here... we have more Doctor titles than all hospitals within a 20 km radius combined and they sometimes come up with the stupidest ideas for the products...
When he was an executive they brought in new blood all the time and he had a filing cabinet full of attempts to "improve" things and explained why it didn't work the last time.
We have that where I work too but it is usually because of sycophant politics that may eventually destroy us...
We have dodged bullets before here... we have more Doctor titles than all hospitals within a 20 km radius combined and they sometimes come up with the stupidest ideas for the products...
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I've been working at the same place for over 20 yrs and are the longest serving member on staff including all and yet I have the most 'junior' position. I've come to the conclusion that most that are senior to me in the authority rankings are pretty much just like dogs in that they come in piss on this pole or that and then leave. Another comes in his/her place pisses on the pole and then leaves. They just have to make their mark and the good thing about this is that my job never changes and I have a job because I'm always picking up the pieces.
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The items that are stored and retrieved the most should be nearest the door? Maybe?
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SO OK Photobucket has stopped 3rd party stuff. I can live with that.
Now what is annoying me is the "advert" it wants to apply to my posts when I have not added a picture. The one with the clock telling me what I already know.
Now what is annoying me is the "advert" it wants to apply to my posts when I have not added a picture. The one with the clock telling me what I already know.
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