RANT CORNER

[Derek27]

You must be flipping joking if you think I'm paying £9.50 for an icon, or even £1.90!!

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[Emmson]

A cockroach crawled across my bed when I was on it yesterday, I squashed it and hope it was an abberation and that his mates don't come and look for him.

[Archery1969]

What the hell is wrong with people....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crglwd8nx62o

[greenmark]

What the hell is wrong with people....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crglwd8nx62o

Some reallly seemingly trivial news stories just boggle your mind.

[Archery1969]

What the hell is wrong with people....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crglwd8nx62o

Some reallly seemingly trivial news stories just boggle your mind.

Risking, your job, £37,000 a year plus your pension for £115.00.

He is obviously that stupid he should not be a Policeman.

[jimibt]

What the hell is wrong with people....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crglwd8nx62o

Some reallly seemingly trivial news stories just boggle your mind.

Risking, your job, £37,000 a year plus your pension for £115.00.

He is obviously that stupid he should not be a Policeman.

at the risk of rocking the boat. you only need to look at the picture of the guy (still wearing a mask years after the pandemic??) to form your own picture of him. of course, he may be immuno-compromised, in which case i of course get it1

[jamesedwards]

Some reallly seemingly trivial news stories just boggle your mind.

Risking, your job, £37,000 a year plus your pension for £115.00.

He is obviously that stupid he should not be a Policeman.

at the risk of rocking the boat. you only need to look at the picture of the guy (still wearing a mask years after the pandemic??) to form your own picture of him. of course, he may be immuno-compromised, in which case i of course get it1

More likely to limit his face in public. I would 100% wear a mask and shades if I was getting done for a heinous crime like that.

[jimibt]

Risking, your job, £37,000 a year plus your pension for £115.00.

He is obviously that stupid he should not be a Policeman.

at the risk of rocking the boat. you only need to look at the picture of the guy (still wearing a mask years after the pandemic??) to form your own picture of him. of course, he may be immuno-compromised, in which case i of course get it1

More likely to limit his face in public. I would 100% wear a mask and shades if I was getting done for a heinous crime like that.

well, his kindly fellow inmates will help him face the world -unmasked!

[Derek27]

In a behind-the-scenes Sky documentary about Sunak quitting the D-Day commemorations early (no, it still hasn't been forgotten ) Sam Coates said, "flipping hell", not once, but twice!

Sky happily broadcasted it, but they apologise for and reprimand their guests when they say "shit"!

[Derek27]

Potentially the hottest day of the year, and my weather app has to spoil it by warning me of thunderstorms. They're not even in my area!

[Derek27]

Tomorrow's headlines:-

i: No words can describe our devastation

Guardian: You can't help but cry

Telegraph: Violence erupts over child killings

Mail: Faces of the innocent...

Mirror: Keep smiling and dancing

Times: Stabbing horror families reveal their devastation

Star: Attack of the bloodthirsty Dracula flies, and a free £2 shop bet!!!

[andy28]

My rates recently went up 21% they blamed it on Gabriele & Inflation. So I go out today (pissing down with rain) and around the corner there is a Cal de sac which has 4 horses up there, and there is the local contractor fixing a water leak, they have a Hydro Vax (I understand they are good around cables Gas Mains etc) which had 2 people, they also had 1 person for traffic management, one guy sitting in the truck they were going to use to backfill with, there were 2 in the vehicle that would carry out the repair, one watching the other in the ute doing paperwork. So a total of 6 people and would be costing the rate payer $1k an hour at least. So far they are 4hrs into this mission and looks like they are still nowhere near a result

They are doing exactly what I use to do for 30yrs, only difference is I have worked in that street and I use to allow 3hrs from start to finish, I had a truck that carried the metal for the backfill, Traffic management on the truck, I dug it with a crow bar and shovel, we got cables located for $70 and my charge out rate to the council was $100/hr, plus truck at $60 so my costs without fittings to do the job was $480.00. I knew there are no cables where they are excavating.

We are at $4k so far today and counting.

What makes it worse is they were there 6 weeks ago. How is this classed as efficient?

[greenmark]

My rates recently went up 21% they blamed it on Gabriele & Inflation. So I go out today (pissing down with rain) and around the corner there is a Cal de sac which has 4 horses up there, and there is the local contractor fixing a water leak, they have a Hydro Vax (I understand they are good around cables Gas Mains etc) which had 2 people, they also had 1 person for traffic management, one guy sitting in the truck they were going to use to backfill with, there were 2 in the vehicle that would carry out the repair, one watching the other in the ute doing paperwork. So a total of 6 people and would be costing the rate payer $1k an hour at least. So far they are 4hrs into this mission and looks like they are still nowhere near a result

They are doing exactly what I use to do for 30yrs, only difference is I have worked in that street and I use to allow 3hrs from start to finish, I had a truck that carried the metal for the backfill, Traffic management on the truck, I dug it with a crow bar and shovel, we got cables located for $70 and my charge out rate to the council was $100/hr, plus truck at $60 so my costs without fittings to do the job was $480.00. I knew there are no cables where they are excavating.

We are at $4k so far today and counting.

What makes it worse is they were there 6 weeks ago. How is this classed as efficient?

Is that the encroachment of standards, H&S, local regulations? Across not just your business but every business, govts have felt it necessary to ensure things are done properly.
I'm sure you did a good job. But I bet you know of people that did a really crap job and walked away, scot free. I know that happened during my 25 year IT career.

[Archery1969]

What a waste of Police, Court and Prison resources...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv2gxev3515o

Its going to cost £20,000+ to lock him up, how much does 798 creme eggs cost ?

Surely there is another way for punishment and rehabilitation.

[jimibt]

What a waste of Police, Court and Prison resources...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv2gxev3515o

Its going to cost £20,000+ to lock him up, how much does 798 creme eggs cost ?

Surely there is another way for punishment and rehabilitation.

it's beyond a yoke! i'll get me coat!