Loz

Chippy Minton Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You could be a tube driver after a 5-day induction > course!!!! Please let me know if this ever happens > as TfL seems to think it takes at least six > months. Not quite what he said. Yes, TfL may take six months, but is that *really* necessary? Go forward. Stop. Open doors. Close doors. Go on strike. It's hardly rocket science. Though I hear the three-point-turn test is tricky. Of course, there are the other skills, like when you terminate a service, learning to walk as s-l-o-w-l-y a-s p-o-s-s-i-b-l-e when manually closing all the doors, and so keeping the next service at a red for as long as you can. But I think they learn that one on the job.

Good lord - after the picture in Step 3, step 4 would be "Go straight to A&E and have fingers reattached".

Thirded for the Carnell method, except I only make two sets of cuts after halving. And a sharp knife is essential - well, actually for cutting just about anything. Blunt knives are dangerous. Leaving the root on means the onion stays in one piece whilst you chop it, plus there is an old wives tale that says it makes you cry less. Something about the sulphur compounds being more concentrated at the root end. Probably rubbish.

mockney piers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "This has left me very disappointed, as I had > hoped I may have been up for inheriting the > earth." > > I think that may have been the Greek. Or was it > the cheesemakers? I work in IT, so had also hoped to qualify as a geek.

My father and father-in-law were both Masons. They both have singularly failed to take over the world via a secret cabal. This has left me very disappointed, as I had hoped I may have been up for inheriting the earth.

Chippy Minton Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Can you name any example of a strike that is held > "purely for politcal reasons" ? Striking is a last > resort once all other efforts to resolve a dispute > have been exhausted. Sorry - meant to reply to this, but got sidetracked... Crow has been agitating for a general strike for a while. See here from last year. An entirely political stunt.

I'm sure if I was an RMT member I would think Crow was doing an excellent job. Just as if I was a partner at Goldman Sachs I would think their leader was doing a good job filling my bank account. But that doesn't mean either of them are doing "good" in the wider sense. The problem with some unions today - the RMT in particular - is they go out of their way to piss off the public. Unions in other countries have a bit more imagination when it comes to industrial disputes, but for Crow it is to try to hold the public to ransom whenever possible. Just imagine if they announced that they were going to refuse to man gatelines (meaning they have to be left open) and not collect penalty fares for the day. They would make management sit up and keep the public on side. But, no, it's just the blundering Neanderthal "STRIKE!!" mentality. And that is why tougher union laws will be generally applauded (though not universally, by any means). The unions have brought it upon themselves by consistently pissing off the general public. They should not expect our support when the crunch comes. And they won't get it.

There is no simple answer to this - it will all be set out in your lease.

I think the biggest gripe is the lack of transparency. Seb Coe witters on about how "corporate allocations accounted for only 8% of the total number of tickets available.", but when asked what percentage of the Mens 100m Final tickets were allocated to the public he quickly changes the subject. I think the whole thing needs a good independent audit.

Worst defence ever: "Yeah, um, I meant it all along just to test you."

thomastillingthe3rd Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This woman Loz is clearly an idiot persuaded only by the stupid right wing copy that she reads. That's the first time I've heard the Guardian called that. But everything is relative I suppose. I imagine you consider Marx to be a neo-con. > if she Knew anything about Bob Crow and what he has achieved she would realise that the only bloody > moron is herself and her limited grasp on life. Apart from holding London to ransom on a semi-regular basis on some banal triviality, prey tell what are the Magnificent Achievements of Crow? Besides, unionism is dying, with membership at less than half of what it was in 1979 (about 6.5 million, as compared with over 13 million). People are voting with their feet. Idiots like Crow are part of the cause of that, as are the BA strikers. > What she is actually banging on about is losing your right to 'withdraw your > labour', its fascism dearest whichever way you dress it up. Nope - the power the withdraw your labour is an important tenet of society. The right to abuse that is not. Crow abuses that right, it should be taken away from him. > If she can't see the irony in those 3 headlines then that says it all. Are you using the Alanis Morissette definition of 'irony'? > Some of this lot have had it far too easy on this forum for way to long, its about time some of them got > slapped down and hard. If they dont like it, then they should follow their moronic mate Huguenot and switch to > invisible. Then finally they can get to exist in their perfect isolation. Actually, I'd like it if you can find someone to put forward an intelligent debate on your behalf. So when you find someone capable of 'slapping me down', tell them to drop by. They'll be more than welcome. Meanwhile, your Class Revolution 101 clich?s and playground level insults will just be laughed at. Again. :))

Interesting you assume I'm female, TT3. Says a lot about your prejudices.

It used to be the case that they had to attach the ticket to the car, but they changed the rules in 2008. You'll be getting your ticket in the post.

I don't object to the cameras or for having lots of traffic wardens. What I do ask for is for them to be open, honest and accountable. I don't think that's a lot to ask for.

Me neither - I graduated and worked for two years to save up for my trip.

thomastillingthe3rd Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Also only just stopped laughing at the BBC 6 > opening headlines. > > 1. " The IMF says that the Con/Dem plan is > 'appropriate' and its not the time to change" Why is that funny? That an independent major economic organisation might disagree with your assessment of the economy? > 2. " The head of the IMF appears in a New Court to > deny charges of attempted rape, sexual assualt + > imprisonment. Should he be convicted he faces > 25years in prison Why is that funny? > 3. " Vince Cable warns unions that should they > strike over cuts then the Con/Dem's will " further > increase anti trade union laws. Already the worst > in the western world. Why is that funny? Why should trade unions be able to strike for purely political reasons? What is their argument? "We think that you are damaging the economy so we'll jump in and do it first?" Just stupid. Really, you'd think they are people out there just wishing and hoping the economy will fail. Unions can be a power for good, but whilst there are morons like Bob Crow out there, then there will always be argument for tougher trade union laws. You'd think the unions would have learnt by now - you can run rampant under Labour, but piss around with the Tories and they will be slapped down hard.

They dropped a bit last year, about 10%, but have pretty much regained all of that now.

Howsabout "From Mingers to Zingers"? Or, given the recent thread, "Privet Hedges".

I think that is defined as a "crap year", not a "gap year", Jeremy.

huncamunca Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Everyone I knew that Schooled at Wellington seemed > to go off to Jackaroo for a few months If they're confused by the concept of a "station", then "Jackaroo" is going to have them scratching their heads for days.

I could have. But I assumed a level of competence. Cattle, actually. So, you'll need to bring a step ladder.

Salsaboy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Loz Wrote: > > I'd say get a job on a station in northern QLD or > > WA. That would be memorable! > What, a railway station? Sigh. No. And not a bus station. Or a petrol station. Or the space station, even. But maybe it could be http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Station_%28Australian_agriculture%29 Sometimes the ED Forum is soooo educational.

Me too! Didn't realise he'd shuffled off the mortal coil.

How about "Full Facials"? Or, if you are looking for the cool-sounding foreign name equivalent to that, "Bukkake". That covers Natural and Organic. But short in the Pure stakes, though.

Backpacked around the US and Europe. I'm Australian, so that was the thing to do. An absolutely brilliant time that arguably changed my life, as I'm still here 20 years later. If you are going to 'do' Australia then spend most of your time outside the cities. Australian cities are boring (yes, Sydney, I'm looking at you). Out on the sticks is where you should be. I'd say get a job on a station in northern QLD or WA. That would be memorable!