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But there is no such thing as positive discrimination ( allegedly)Whatever happened to choosing the best, regardless of sex??? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48668652
But there is no such thing as positive discrimination ( allegedly)Whatever happened to choosing the best, regardless of sex??? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48668652
Yeah, I saw that this morning.Whatever happened to choosing the best, regardless of sex??? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48668652
There's a notice in my local shop.He took it, didn't say thank you but carried on talking and walked off.. still talking.
A few years back I was on an Intercity train when something similar happened. I happened to be on the other side of the aisle but being a prize coward I just turned my iPod up and tried to ignore him. Nonetheless I got a ringside view of the two very large gentlemen in very sharp suits getting up from the seat behind Noisy. With Bonnie Tyler getting Lost in France I couldn't hear what was said but one of the very large gentlemen wagged a large forefinger under Noisy's nose and Noisy put his phone away in his pocket. The 2 large gentlemen got off at the next station but Noisy sat very quietly all the way into King's Cross. Sometimes you get lucky."I think I'm annoying quite a few people here speaking loudly"
Whatever happened to choosing the best, regardless of sex??? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48668652
As I read this I wished that I couldn't believe it but these days there are no limits...
Think of all of the writing partnerships and teams that would be ignored or branded sexist by this stupid decision.
PS.
I've just watched the England ladies footie team beat Japan 2-0 and I'm appalled that neither team included any men at all. Who can I complain to and who can I sue?
Yes I agree it’s a pain I just automatically go back out when that happens and I don’t think I should have to give out my email address to be able to view a news pageWebsite pop-ups. Not the advertising kind. Stuff like:
If I want to do these things I will. But they take up so much screen space on a smartphone that it deters me from visiting some sites.
- wanting to use cookies (and then you have to go through the rigamarole of rejecting all of them)
- wanting me to log in for a "better experience". Even the BBC News website is at this now.
- wanting me to sign up or register for some discount or benefit.
They can insist that you do just that and you can refuse. The point is that they're cutting off their nose to spite their face and I reckon that eventually it'll show up in their profit reports.Yes I agree it’s a pain I just automatically go back out when that happens and I don’t think I should have to give out my email address to be able to view a news page
Yes that’s what I was trying to say all that happens is that I won’t view their siteThey can insist that you do just that and you can refuse. The point is that they're cutting off their nose to spite their face and I reckon that eventually it'll show up in their profit reports.
And they claim they are being bullied because they have to handle milk?
The Great Spaghetti Monster has spoken to them and told them they are the chosen people. So there...Seriously, what is it with Vegans???
Another moan but first off the above naffs me off too and I won't give my Email addresss..not to Halfords either..so they can send my receipt. "Got a problem with the till roll ,have you ?..I say. Quite a few shops ask if you want your receipt Emailing. I suppose some people just give it without questioning it. Receipt must be one of the strangest spellings in our language. 10 strange ones here including receipt http://mentalfloss.com/article/13076/11-weirdly-spelled-words—and-how-they-got-way
So my moan. I was standing on the platform at Bath Spa station this afternoon and the announcer said.."Would customers please ensure they stand behind the yellow line for their own safety" Customers ?? We're passengers. We're not customers on aircraft we're passengers so why do the 'privatised' railway companies think they need to change it ? It sounds as stupid as it is. Corporate-speak I'm told. I'm sure those announcers who are obliged to say it think it's barmy too. I just don't understand the value of it,probably because there isn't any.They also have a fancy name for the staff that come round with the food/drink trolley when one is available. It's slipped my mind what it is but one of them told me what it was and said that she thought it was stupid too.
You're playing for the railway journey... you're a customer.Another moan but first off the above naffs me off too and I won't give my Email addresss..not to Halfords either..so they can send my receipt. "Got a problem with the till roll ,have you ?..I say. Quite a few shops ask if you want your receipt Emailing. I suppose some people just give it without questioning it. Receipt must be one of the strangest spellings in our language. 10 strange ones here including receipt http://mentalfloss.com/article/13076/11-weirdly-spelled-words—and-how-they-got-way
So my moan. I was standing on the platform at Bath Spa station this afternoon and the announcer said.."Would customers please ensure they stand behind the yellow line for their own safety" Customers ?? We're passengers. We're not customers on aircraft we're passengers so why do the 'privatised' railway companies think they need to change it ? It sounds as stupid as it is. Corporate-speak I'm told. I'm sure those announcers who are obliged to say it think it's barmy too. I just don't understand the value of it,probably because there isn't any.They also have a fancy name for the staff that come round with the food/drink trolley when one is available. It's slipped my mind what it is but one of them told me what it was and said that she thought it was stupid too.
You will be saying next that the Refuse and recycling technicians are just bin-men!!!
I have to disagree on the email front - I find it so much more useful to have an email copy of the receipt, means I can't lose it!!!
Lol.Never heard of those. Refuse/Recycling Technicians . Refuse disposal officers.I've heard of them.Technician is pushing it a bit,though.
You'll enjoy reading this list then..The nurses' new title took me aback.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/7552252/The-top-ten-most-ridiculous-job-titles.html
I have a large,very large, envelope for important receipts and for electrical items I put the receipt in the box which goes into the garage attic over the guarantee period but I'd rather do it that way than pay the price of convenience, as useful as it is, only to be bombarded with offers. Receipts are important if an insurance claim is submitted..eg for a burglary or a fire. Of course, they'd have to be in a metal box (re fire)..so I guess on your computer is a good way...but all that advertising. Swings and roundabouts,I suppose.
Ah, so the fare dodging non-customers should stay in front of the yellow line and get froggered.You're playing for the railway journey... you're a customer.
Doesn't matter what you call them, they're damned important people. Just look at what happens to any city if they go on strike!You will be saying next that the Refuse and recycling technicians are just bin-men!!!
You're playing for the railway journey... you're a customer.
Doesn't matter what you call them, they're damned important people. Just look at what happens to any city if they go on strike!
And in both of those cases, by definition, you are also a customer.We'll have to agree to differ then. It's always been 'passenger' if it involves transport. It's probably why airlines haven't gone the same way..Cruise ships have passengers too. In both cases you are paying so payment isn't the criteria that decides the term to be used.
I have no idea what froggered means, but as they're criminals, they should be, oh I don't know, arrested?Ah, so the fare dodging non-customers should stay in front of the yellow line and get froggered.
Brilliant! I've learned a new word today. I love the way the English language allows new words to be created.Ah, so the fare dodging non-customers should stay in front of the yellow line and get froggered.
Oh....I'm definitely of an age to remember the game.Brilliant! I've learned a new word today. I love the way the English language allows new words to be created.
@viv1969 - it's a reference to the 1980s arcade game Frogger. It's lots of fun and highly addictive. You can find versions of it to play online or on your phone. Give it a quick whirl and you'll understand the reference after you've stopped laughing.
That reminds me, I got caught like that once, followed by a lot of spam.I won't give my Email addresss..not to Halfords either..so they can send my receipt.
Talking of customers ...And in both of those cases, by definition, you are also a customer.
Where I work, like other places I should imagine, it is tradition to get the cakes in on your birthday. I don't eat cakes because of some ingredients can antagonize my psoriasis, as well as being obsessive about eating a healthy diet anyway. I still get the cakes in on my birthday, plus I get some fresh fruit as well which has proved to be quite popular among some of my workmates and look forward to the extra choice. Most know I don't eat cakes and some have started also supplying fruit as well as cakes. I don't feel excluded or bullied if some don't buy something I can eat, I don't really expect to be catered for to be honest.
It's quite common in my experience and as a contractor I worked at more than 40 sites in my time. If I happened to be somewhere I liked the people I'd 'fess up and bring in the cakes but a lot of the time I just kept my mouth shut. That ability to stay on the outside is one of the things I really liked about not being a permanent employee.Where I work, like other places I should imagine, it is tradition to get the cakes in on your birthday.
Its waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay up North, to the point of "there be Dragons here"FFS it's not even the middle of the country it's in the southern half.
Its waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay up North, to the point of "there be Dragons here"
https://images.app.goo.gl/Nxc6rU4jq8auqSHE7Another story on the news this morning about northern powerhouse, all about Manchester and the area around it FFS it's not even the middle of the country it's in the southern half.
Manchester is most certainly North, trust me I've been there, they speak funny! ( but just about translatable )
And as for the time I worked up in Peterhead, Well, I may as well have been working in the Congo, due to the language barrier!
Plus I was advised by the HR to go see my Dr. For the appropriate "Shots"
The above map must be wrong, not only have they placed Manchester in the north, they have placed it above the Midlands
but once past Birmingham it's an interpreter all the way
Yes to both
I have receipts for tools I bought from Halfords in case they ever needed replacing. I had a look at the them the other day and the ink's faded completely. An email doesn't take up space and won't fade.Another moan but first off the above naffs me off too and I won't give my Email addresss..not to Halfords either..so they can send my receipt.