... generally everyone is still doing a lot more than 9 to 5. Staff see 9.30 as a late start and 4.30 as an early end to the day, despite it being their contracted hours. It gives staff a feeling of flexibility.

I won't be in the slightest bit bothered if my kids don't go to university. I'm sure some parents do it just to tell people their kids got a degree. Woman I work with is forever going on about her 2 kids having gone to uni. They're in their late 20s now. Where has it got them? Living ...

... it does to you. And that isn't to say that to some its a genuine illness, but there are many whose life involves eating all kinds of shit, abusing their bodies with drug, cigarettes and alcohol and watching TV all day. And then expecting all kinds of free help from the NHS when they actually don't ...

One of its problems is that there is zero incentive for anyone to take responsibility their own health when all the services are free at point of use. :? Fwiw I have to disagree with both of you on that.: Surely I'm not on my own when I point out that my prime concern ...

One of its problems is that there is zero incentive for anyone to take responsibility their own health when all the services are free at point of use. Now that is an excellent point!! However, is that not the price you pay for having a national healthcare system?? ...

One of its problems is that there is zero incentive for anyone to take responsibility their own health when all the services are free at point of use.

... better now and loads of pops and bangs So glad I didn't try and fit those new sprockets, theres no way I could have got the front sprocket off. Their own impact driver couldn't budge it and they had to borrow one off the Snap-On rep

True colors??

Oh....I frickin' LOVE that song!

Cyndi Lauper rocks!!


I like the idea of privatising this stuff. I want people to be well reimbursed for the work they do, rather than rely on their 'moral goodness', or whatever.

... Wow thanks. It costs £50 a week to get there. When did we get to a point in society where we don't help our young get jobs, aspire to owning their own house and have a comfortable life when they are clearly capable and can contribute greatly to society? All that happens now when most kids ...

... laundry etc but the Tories will finish it. Totally agree Monty, the NHS is being privatised by the back door. Every now and then one of them shows their true colours http://anotherangryvoice.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/the-tory-blueprint-for-wrecking-our.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return ...

... Wow thanks. It costs £50 a week to get there. When did we get to a point in society where we don't help our young get jobs, aspire to owning their own house and have a comfortable life when they are clearly capable and can contribute greatly to society? All that happens now when most kids ...

D41 wrote:Tell the guy to p#ss off....everybody and their grandma likes bikes, and used to ride one 'back in the day', etc.

That day has been & gone.

Didn't you used to ride one back in the day?

Tell the guy to p#ss off....everybody and their grandma likes bikes, and used to ride one 'back in the day', etc. That day has been & gone. Not decided on what to do today....it's Labor Day here, which oddly enough means that nobody works. ...

It's not perfect, but it's ours and not theirs to sell off to their mates

... judges in all courts still wear them for trials but not so much for hearings. It's not uncommon now for judges and barristers to be seen without their wigs on. I think that the rate I'm going, wigs will be phased in fairly soon. There's nowt as bad as an aging rocker still trying to cling to ...

Enjoying Fathers Day spoils, got a rather good wake up call from Jess and then the kids gave me their presents with included a yummy block of chilli chocolate and pineapple lumps from NZ.

Now just waiting as Jess and the kids are sorting me bacon, eggs and coffee in bed.

The wigs are being phased out. High Court judges in all courts still wear them for trials but not so much for hearings. It's not uncommon now for judges and barristers to be seen without their wigs on.

... to find the video had not recorded the last half, so until today I had never seen that race. Pretty cool watching them on my home track and seeing their different lines compared to how I go around.

The price of Motogp tickets - I paid £15 for the practice/test day 2 yrs ago they are asking for £26 this year , luckily I have been able to bag some for tomorrow only for free ( ish, I promised a few photo's on their facebook page ) , courtesy of the nice chaps at Pure Triumph Woburn .

... suffered a similar fate.: The scroates nicked a JCB & used it to remove the ATM (& half the wall of the bank). However they got away with their haul in our case. Most annoyingly is that HSBC decided that they wouldn't bother re-opening the branch, dam inconvenient of them IMO.