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Derek27
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WTF has a bicycle got to do with it? Shouldn't it at least be on its side?

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Emmson
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There is a large pile on of Stockton Rush occurring just after he lost his life in the submersible drama, almost glee at him losing his life because of his perceived greed, arrogance, hubris etc

All very, very tasteless
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Emmson wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 23, 2023 7:12 pm
 There is a large pile on of Stockton Rush occurring just after he lost his life in the submersible drama, almost glee at him losing his life because of his perceived greed, arrogance, hubris etc

All very, very tasteless
TBH I don't consume that much that I have been exposed to that. People will sieze anything that supports their view or gets them publicity.
But your basic point is right IMO. This a high profile human tragedy but we should be respectful.
Then again the publicity this has recieved dwarfs all sorts of terrible things that happen daily and persistently across the world. But that stuff isn''t headline-grabbing
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Derek27
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Emmson wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 23, 2023 7:12 pm
 There is a large pile on of Stockton Rush occurring just after he lost his life in the submersible drama, almost glee at him losing his life because of his perceived greed, arrogance, hubris etc

All very, very tasteless
The really sad thing about it is that the 19-year-old didn't want to be on the vessel, had his arm twisted and just went because it was Father's Day.

I wonder if they'll get a refund. ;)
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Derek27
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We've all seen those horror films where the owner of an item keeps trying to dispose of it, but it keeps coming back.

I've now got a folder in OneDrive and no matter how many times I try to delete it, it keeps reappearing!!
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Derek27
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Leeks, £1.50 for a pack of 3-4. So I opened a pack, pinched one and weighted it at the self-service checkout. 25 pence!!
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Sitting in the sunshine with a little bowl of peanuts, same size and shape as the ashtray, right next to the ashtray - recipe for disaster. :lol:
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Derek27
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It would be so much more useful if the weather forecast measured windspeed in the percentage of beer you need left in a can before it gets blown over.
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Derek27 wrote: ↑
Sun Jun 25, 2023 5:26 pm
 It would be so much more useful if the weather forecast measured windspeed in the percentage of beer you need left in a can before it gets blown over.
I can confirm 40kmph is enough to topple over a full can of beer and not the best time to take a boat out fishing.
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Derek27
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I've just wiped down my kitchen worktop with a smelly cloth and now the kitchen stinks!
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At an automated checkout after scanning my groceries discovered I had forgot my debit card. So left the groceries and walked out the store and somehow it triggered the security guy who asked to look in my backpack. :evil: Will stay away from Asda for a period. :evil:

Went home and retrieved my debit card and then went to Aldi. :)
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Derek27
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Emmson wrote: ↑
Tue Jun 27, 2023 7:37 pm
 At an automated checkout after scanning my groceries discovered I had forgot my debit card. So left the groceries and walked out the store and somehow it triggered the security guy who asked to look in my backpack. :evil: Will stay away from Asda for a period. :evil:

Went home and retrieved my debit card and then went to Aldi. :)
That's quite normal at the ASDA that I go to. Sometimes it triggers for one in three customers. :)
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The CEO of Thames Water, who resigned yesterday was on around £1.5m a year in salary while the company is Billions in debt! Talk about being rewarded for failure...
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Wed Jun 28, 2023 10:07 am
 The CEO of Thames Water, who resigned yesterday was on around £1.5m a year in salary while the company is Billions in debt! Talk about being rewarded for failure...
Don't know much about how PLCs work but I really struggle to understand how shareholders can receive their dividends while the company's losing money and letting the network deteriorate. Presumably we're paying their dividends and the director's bonuses!
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sionascaig
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The CEO was doing exactly what they were supposed to - extract as much money for shareholders as possible.... The issue is wtf is the regulator doing to protect customers when a company has a captured market and acts in this way.

An interesting comparison is scottish water which is still public owned: the chief exec is on c250k and virtually no debt to speak of v's the English water companies with 60bn of debt and c60bn paid out to shareholders... great if you have been a shareholder though !
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