View Full Version : Smile of the day - What is yours?
Dave20046
04-06-21, 10:19 PM
Had a hospital visit today, occurs to me after leaving work I have no wallet and no money for parking, decide to drive in anyway and just plead with an attendant/desert my car forever if needs be - gates are open, rock up to the ticket machine 'Parking is free this afternoon!'.
Jammy jammerson
SV650rules
05-06-21, 08:29 AM
Jammy jammerson
Jammy McJamface
scoring a mega cheap brand spanking new never opened box of a Scorpion Carbine SS can. ok so it was for a Bandit 650 but i already have a link pipe for the SV.. mega chuffed :-)
anybody want a link pipe for a (box says) GSF 600 Bandit / 650 Bandit 00>06 EDGE?
Craig380
09-06-21, 04:43 PM
Heh, that's how I got my Yoshi TRS can for my Gen 3 - it was from a guy who'd bought it for his 1250 Bandit, did a couple of hundred miles then crashed on the left hand side, writing the bike off. He just wanted rid of all the bits he could sell.
Got a link pipe end-formed to fit the Gen 3, sorted. Virtually brand-new Yoshi for less than half-price all in.
Bike/Car packed ready for the trip to start tomorrow. 10 days (8 riding days) of Biking fun coming up.
Sir Trev
12-06-21, 09:34 PM
My Sony RX100vii arrived today. Can't wait to try it out.
Congratulations and I fixed your comment for you...
My Sony RX100vii camera arrived today. Can't wait to try it out.
to stop other non photogs from googling it :)
Sir Trev
13-06-21, 01:17 PM
Congratulations and I fixed your comment for you...
to stop other non photogs from googling it :)
:smt043
By Wednesday I would have worked 13 -11hr days in a row including weekends due to a work colleague leaving without prior notice! And another colleague going on holiday.
So ... still holding the Fort until 18:00 Wednesday. Sometimes I wish I wasn't so conscientious.
Apparently I will be 'greatly rewarded in heaven' ! Won't hold my breath.
Sir Trev
14-06-21, 08:21 AM
By Wednesday I would have worked 13 -11hr days in a row including weekends due to a work colleague leaving without prior notice! And another colleague going on holiday.
So ... still holding the Fort until 18:00 Wednesday. Sometimes I wish I wasn't so conscientious.
Apparently I will be 'greatly rewarded in heaven' ! Won't hold my breath.
With a bit of luck you'll get a hastily printed certificate on basic photocopier paper using the first template your boss finds in PowerPoint. You'll have to supply your own frame of course...
SV650rules
14-06-21, 08:21 AM
By Wednesday I would have worked 13 -11hr days in a row including weekends due to a work colleague leaving without prior notice! And another colleague going on holiday.
So ... still holding the Fort until 18:00 Wednesday. Sometimes I wish I wasn't so conscientious.
Apparently I will be 'greatly rewarded in heaven' ! Won't hold my breath.
You can break your back at work helping out, as long as you remember 'you are only as good as your last f+++ up'. Some managers like an easy life, and will take everything people give, but when it comes to defending employees against criticism from above some managers look to their own careers and hang them out to dry.
With a bit of luck you'll get a hastily printed certificate on basic photocopier paper using the first template your boss finds in PowerPoint. You'll have to supply your own frame of course...
Lol... ain't that the truth! Only just realised how hacked off I must have been when I posted that ... it was meant to go in the 'gripe of the day'.
Severe lapse of concentration!
Adam Ef
15-06-21, 11:53 AM
Made an adjustment to my insurance and they gave me £21 back. No admin charges. First time that has ever happened to me. I was expecting to pay at lease £50 to £80 more for the adjustment too.
Bemoto recommended :-)
Made an adjustment to my insurance and they gave me £21 back. No admin charges. First time that has ever happened to me. I was expecting to pay at lease £50 to £80 more for the adjustment too.
Bemoto recommended :-)
that would be your frequent usage discount because you change bikes so often :)
shiftin_gear98
15-06-21, 02:07 PM
You accrued a stamp for the last 9 changes when they charged you.
This one the 10th was the free cup of coffee.
Adam Ef
15-06-21, 02:34 PM
They've never charged me an admin fee when I've changed bike either.
That's because they don't charge Admin fees at all - only the cost of the change (Bike, Address, Job etc)
Adam Ef
15-06-21, 09:24 PM
I heard that before I took out the policy, but didn't actually believe it. I thought they'd get it insome other way like hiding it in the cost of the new changes you make. But when you get a refund for changes they can't be.
shiftin_gear98
22-06-21, 07:11 AM
Blappers Electrical Guru thread.
CheGuevara
22-06-21, 07:47 AM
Blappers Electrical Guru thread.
:smt005:smt005:smt005 Mine too now - cheers for pointing it out!
end of an era. i have had a VOIP phone (vonage) for over 15 years and its been great with great customer service. sadly i have cancelled the contract. good news is that the money pays for my mobile + £4 a month in my pocket.
removing the VOIP also frees up two plug sockets.
Dave20046
23-06-21, 09:27 PM
Sad wee smile for me; I built a retaining wall in my garden - not massive about 10ftx7ft on a stepped foundation. I had a proper brickie round today and he noticed it and complimented it. Suggested me helping out on the job he's quoting for and knock any days saved off his rate which is just what I needed.
...hang on, maybe he's banking on days gained correcting my shoddy laying :smt017
end of an era. i have had a VOIP phone (vonage) for over 15 years and its been great with great customer service. sadly i have cancelled the contract. good news is that the money pays for my mobile + £4 a month in my pocket.
removing the VOIP also frees up two plug sockets.
Is this because you love your smartphone so much bibs?!
CheGuevara
24-06-21, 08:04 AM
I'm finding this really amusing this morning. I think it's the look on his face as he lands it (also maybe because he looks a bit like Danny McBride).
"Riding A Dirt Bike While In Zoom Class With A Green Screen Attached To His Back"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lNaATnghJE
Dave20046
24-06-21, 09:37 AM
Haha that's great
Is this because you love your smartphone so much bibs?!
wouldnt say i love it, its a phone (and a superb music player) but apart from that i was just not using the VOPI even with my old dumb phone. i only kept it as there were people who knew the number and not my mobile.
Dave20046
24-06-21, 08:05 PM
wouldnt say i love it, its a phone (and a superb music player) but apart from that i was just not using the VOPI even with my old dumb phone. i only kept it as there were people who knew the number and not my mobile.
I can't say I've ever had a landline, they will drop away soon. I remember someone telling me they only had a mobile phone in about 2000 and it blew my mind.
(Bet they were unpopular as it was the days of calling mobile phones being expensive per minute)
i had a dumb moment while filling in some postage details for discogs. basically i forgot my street name and house number. the town, region, postcode and my name was all that was on the parcel.
i got it coz my postie is great.
SV650rules
02-07-21, 11:49 AM
i had a dumb moment while filling in some postage details for discogs. basically i forgot my street name and house number. the town, region, postcode and my name was all that was on the parcel.
i got it coz my postie is great.
Unlike some foreign postcodes that cover thousands of houses, the genius UK postcode system ensures that every postcode only covers an average of 15 properties. It is accurate enough to use in a satnav without a house number. Even with just your surname and postcode, or just the postcode alone you should have got it.
SV650rules
02-07-21, 12:01 PM
I can't say I've ever had a landline, they will drop away soon. I remember someone telling me they only had a mobile phone in about 2000 and it blew my mind.
(Bet they were unpopular as it was the days of calling mobile phones being expensive per minute)
Most people still get their broadband from fibre to exchange providers, we had Virgin fibre to premises years ago ( about 2014 in our area ) but it was flaky and unreliable and expensive, we changed to PlusNet ( BT ) fibre to exchange after a few years and we get 60meg and it is 100% reliable, so we got a landline phone with anytime calls to mobile and landlines for very little extra cost.. it is still a lot cheaper than Virgin fibre and not much slower.
timwilky
02-07-21, 09:46 PM
I have home and work voip lines from Sipgate that cost me nothing as I use them for incoming only. I also have a 3 line trunk that is £5/month. These days all 5 lines connect to a Pi running Raspbx. So IVR on home line so caller can direct to household members.
As well as sipphones in house/office, we all have softphones on mobiles. Meaning wherever we are, we get the calls to the house. With my wifes health issues it is important doctors/hospital can get to us irrespective of where we are.
I get a solid 650Mb from Virgin. But the aluminium BT line to the house will only give me 1Mb, So until FTTP oneday becomes a reality I guess it will have to always be Viirgin and sod the costs, (I also have a backup 4G router should Virgin ever go down, used one in the past 4 years, so will scrap that soon to save £25/month for the unlimited data sim)
svenrico
02-07-21, 11:58 PM
I can't say I've ever had a landline, they will drop away soon. I remember someone telling me they only had a mobile phone in about 2000 and it blew my mind.
(Bet they were unpopular as it was the days of calling mobile phones being expensive per minute)
Why will landlines drop away ? I have house phone with calls to uk phones including mobiles for reasonable extra charge by BT. Mobile is only used when really necessary.
Why will landlines drop away ? I have house phone with calls to uk phones including mobiles for reasonable extra charge by BT. Mobile is only used when really necessary.We rarely use the landline. My wife and I have unlimited free calls on our mobiles so use them for outgoing. I never give out the landline number when asked, always the mobile. My daughter doesn't even have a phone connected on her landline, it's purely for broadband.
Sent from my SM-T510 using Tapatalk
its taken me a over a month to sort my lockup out but its finally taking shape. still loads i need to get rid of but i can now keep my bike in there.
Dave20046
03-07-21, 10:55 AM
Why will landlines drop away ? I have house phone with calls to uk phones including mobiles for reasonable extra charge by BT. Mobile is only used when really necessary.
Because everyone pays for at least one mobile phone per household, paying for a second device that is rarely used is a bit of a luxury - given the choice through necessity most would opt for the mobile over the landline. At the moment the cost of a home phone is quite cheap because you require copper line rental for broadband (the other necessity) which is still infrastructure operating in the way it evolved - phonelines came first so we run broadband over those. I'd guess at somepoint, to further internet connections at home we'll deliver lines in a way that don't natively support telephony (fibre?) and BT will think what's the point of still running analogue telephone infrastructure*.
*someone more clued up is going to tell me that's already happened and it's all voip at their central infrastructure and they 're-analogue' it back out to your rotary telephone
svenrico
03-07-21, 03:54 PM
We rarely use the landline. My wife and I have unlimited free calls on our mobiles so use them for outgoing. I never give out the landline number when asked, always the mobile. My daughter doesn't even have a phone connected on her landline, it's purely for broadband.
Sent from my SM-T510 using Tapatalk
Ah, but how much do you pay to get unlimited 'free' calls on your mobile ?!
I'd guess at somepoint, to further internet connections at home we'll deliver lines in a way that don't natively support telephony (fibre?) and BT will think what's the point of still running analogue telephone infrastructure*.
*someone more clued up is going to tell me that's already happened and it's all voip at their central infrastructure and they 're-analogue' it back out to your rotary telephone
I think it is happening. A friend of mine has been told by BT that his line is going digital. I can't recall all the details but basically it's making all his phones redundant although he can buy adapters if he wants to carry on using them. I'm guessing that his new line will only support VOIP via his (new) BB hub.
Sent from my SM-T510 using Tapatalk
Ah, but how much do you pay to get unlimited 'free' calls on your mobile ?!£7 a month for unlimited free calls and texts, 4Gb data. It's not a case of either having one technology or the other, we need both, a landline to get BB, and mobiles for the usual reasons. The day might come where I ditch the landline and rely purely on mobile as speeds get higher and more reliable.
Sent from my SM-T510 using Tapatalk
maviczap
04-07-21, 04:02 PM
My eldest got a 1st in History, lots of hard work at home during these COVID times
Plus I won £25 on the premium bonds the other day
My eldest got a 1st in History, lots of hard work at home during these COVID times
Plus I won £25 on the premium bonds the other day
well done to your eldest :-)
often thought about premium bonds. my granddad won a big amount in the 60's IIR. enough to buy a flat in the centre of Edinburgh and have it renovated (have a bathroom put in where there was none before).
enjoy your £25 :-)
garynortheast
04-07-21, 05:07 PM
Yay well done to your eldest Mav. £25 will buy a very nice bottle of wine with which to celebrate.
chris8886
04-07-21, 06:48 PM
Plus I won £25 on the premium bonds the other day
I won £25 this month too! Was delighted with that bit of good fortune.
Sir Trev
05-07-21, 06:53 PM
My eldest got a 1st in History, lots of hard work at home during these COVID times
Plus I won £25 on the premium bonds the other day
Well done to the eldest.
And on the PB win. It was a thing in my family to give them as christening presents and in the fift, er, 39 years I've had mine I have only ever won a single prize of £50, and that was in the mid seventies!
Yesterday I was left in the house myself all day.
There was nothing on my domestic to-do list and I hadn’t been left with any new requests. I had a day off work and nobody was expecting anything from me.
I reckon that must be the first time that’s happened in a good 3 or 4 years.
So anyhoo, after I had a w***, I thought “I’m goin oot on the feckin bike”.
It actually started! So I put air in the tyres, squeezed into the shrunk leathers and went for a four hour bimble around Leadhills, Abington, Dalveen Pass.
Loved it. Aren’t motorcycles great?
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210709/fe593ea56627fffd3a57c5109d5edded.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210709/f50c249747ff3cd846f3a2cc79d619fe.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210709/66852c84f5775a150e02a909b0c7a78d.jpg
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
nice to see you get out Tam. hows the MT compared to the SV?
I’d kinda convinced myself I didn’t like it after I got it but I’ve now revised my opinion.
Nice engine and gearbox. Less character than a twin, not as dull as an in-line 4. Don’t need to change gear as often as with the SV. You can do almost everything in 4th and 5th.
Handling is pretty good - a bit better than stock SV (although I haven’t ridden a new SV so hopefully they’ve improved too and I never thought the
originals were terrible). Like a lot of bikes, apart from the real top end stuff, I think it would benefit from an upgraded rear shock but I’m ok with the front end. The rear isn’t bad as such but could be better - it can skip a wee bit.
Or I could just lose 2 stone.
Seat was comfy enough for a few hours, but then I always found both the curvy and pointy seats OK.
Absolutely NO onboard storage. You could keep your credit card under the seat and that’s about it so the wee Motech tank bag I got has turned out to be pretty useful.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Dave20046
14-07-21, 11:53 AM
For my sins (well, complete laziness) I'm with Bennetts for my bike insurance at the moment. Just notified them of a non-fault car accident and change of address and there was no fee or price hike, same on my renewal next week. I thought they'd be getting the nipple clamps out.
Cynical NB: they probably know it makes no difference as they have no intention of paying out, ever.
garynortheast
14-07-21, 01:05 PM
SotD is for yesterday really. Set off at 6.30am and rode up to Kendall to meet my mate. We had a bit of a ride around the Lakes, visited Holehird Gardens (http://holehirdgardens.org.uk/), coffee and cake at the Filling Station in Keswick, then back to Kendall via the Kirkstone Pass. Weather was fab all day. Got back home at about 9.45pm having covered 399.2 miles door to door.
No pictures, sorry! Just never got around to taking any.....
svenrico
14-07-21, 10:16 PM
I’d kinda convinced myself I didn’t like it after I got it but I’ve now revised my opinion.
Nice engine and gearbox. Less character than a twin, not as dull as an in-line 4. Don’t need to change gear as often as with the SV. You can do almost everything in 4th and 5th.
Handling is pretty good - a bit better than stock SV (although I haven’t ridden a new SV so hopefully they’ve improved too and I never thought the
originals were terrible). Like a lot of bikes, apart from the real top end stuff, I think it would benefit from an upgraded rear shock but I’m ok with the front end. The rear isn’t bad as such but could be better - it can skip a wee bit.
Or I could just lose 2 stone.
Seat was comfy enough for a few hours, but then I always found both the curvy and pointy seats OK.
Absolutely NO onboard storage. You could keep your credit card under the seat and that’s about it so the wee Motech tank bag I got has turned out to be pretty useful.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
These things can depend on how a machine is set up I suppose, but I had a test ride on an MT09 a while ago and I didn't feel at all comfortable riding it because of the throttle/fuelling, which was erratic and abrupt I thought, sort of all go or stop sort of thing, if that makes sense. I was glad to get off it.
svenrico
14-07-21, 10:19 PM
For my sins (well, complete laziness) I'm with Bennetts for my bike insurance at the moment. Just notified them of a non-fault car accident and change of address and there was no fee or price hike, same on my renewal next week. I thought they'd be getting the nipple clamps out.
Cynical NB: they probably know it makes no difference as they have no intention of paying out, ever.
:confused: I wouldn't want to be with an insurance company if I thought they would never have any intention of paying out in the event of a claim !!!
Dave20046
15-07-21, 09:29 AM
:confused: I wouldn't want to be with an insurance company if I thought they would never have any intention of paying out in the event of a claim !!!
All try to avoid it. I think Bennetts are murkier than most, I boycotted them since forever but somehow ended up with them last year - I'll be doing pitifully low miles this year so hopefully not an issue!
CheGuevara
16-07-21, 11:59 AM
https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/comments/okk00k/i_am_so_happy_i_found_this/ (play with the volume on)
I'm finally out of covid isolation. Not been out of the house since July 1st. I feel like a dog that's been let off the lead.
Sent from my SM-T510 using Tapatalk
Adam Ef
16-07-21, 12:19 PM
Did you feel ill when you had it after two jabs John?
Did you feel ill when you had it after two jabs John?Yes. Think heavy cold with a bit of a temperature. That's the problem, we caught it from my son who in turn got it from his girlfriend. She's had both jabs as she works in care homes. She thought she had a cold and didn't isolate so therefore spread the infection. So if you think you've a cold, do a test just be sure.
Sent from my SM-T510 using Tapatalk
Chris_SVS
16-07-21, 03:46 PM
Did you feel ill when you had it after two jabs John?
I'm in for my second pfizer tomorrow, hopfully not as side effect riddled as the first :cool:
BoltonSte
17-07-21, 08:56 AM
Bike washed (need to polish when there's a bit of shade), levels checked just need to get my gear together for heading over to Cadwell tomorrow for Monday's track day.
It's been 3 years now and missing it, maybe I should get a track bike hmmm.
I'm in for my second pfizer tomorrow, hopfully not as side effect riddled as the first :cool:I was fine on my first Pfizer, just a sore arm. I felt like crap on my second, aches, feeling cold then hot, and really tired. Was fine after 24hrs.
Sent from my F5321 using Tapatalk
I suggested to my MP that since the covid mask requirement will now become a suggestion, but we will be expected to carry on wearing them, that we try the same with speed limits. Remove the legal requirement to obey them but suggest we continue to observe them - let's see what happens. :D
(He stopped responding after I called him untrustworthy a year ago)
Maybe he stopped responding due to questions like that . . . . not sure what feedback/answer you want from him, or what difference it would make given he does not make the decisions.
Maybe he stopped responding due to questions like that . . . . not sure what feedback/answer you want from him, or what difference it would make given he does not make the decisions.
He told me specifically that it was because I called him untrustworthy. He would respond if I needed help but would no longer comment on my emails.
Obviously my suggestion was facetious but I think that tomorrow's mask guideline is unworkable. However, there have been instances where a vote was due in Parliament and I've voiced my opinion - as a constituency MP it's his job to listen, irrespective of how he feels. Telling him he was too old to represent young people at 71 years old probably didn't help my case, though.
He was on the committee that's introducing E10 ethanol I discovered after sending him many links as to why it was not a great idea.
I wrote to him about the GKN takeover asking him to voice his opposition. He agreed with me then voted with the party; hence untrustworthy.
More recently I've been haranguing him about the lack of ethics (and the amount of sleaze) in the current cabinet. Maybe my emails go straight into his junk/spam folder but I'll keep writing.
Sir Trev
18-07-21, 02:08 PM
I got to see Flying Ant Day for a change. Sat under the parasol on the patio this morning, coffee beside me cooling down to the right temperature, reading a magazine, when I noticed an odd haze. Looked up to see a mass of flying insects, all heading skywards, slightly diagonally on the very light breeze. The lawn was a shimmering carpet of fussing ants escorting the winged emergents, who looked about for a moment, checked for wind direction and just launched straight up. Absolutely mesmerising, from a dozen or so points in the lawn. 30 minutes later it was all over - the odd straggler wandering around or possibly a newcomer from a different colony a few doors away. Such an amazing sight.
Sorry Seeker - might not your cup of tea per your comments on the other thread, but it was fascinating for me.
Was it Flying Ant day today for the rest of you?
garynortheast
18-07-21, 02:42 PM
Haven't seen any today Trev.
Haven't seen any today Trev.
...'cos they're all in my conservatory :mad:
SV650rules
18-07-21, 05:01 PM
He told me specifically that it was because I called him untrustworthy. He would respond if I needed help but would no longer comment on my emails.
Obviously my suggestion was facetious but I think that tomorrow's mask guideline is unworkable. However, there have been instances where a vote was due in Parliament and I've voiced my opinion - as a constituency MP it's his job to listen, irrespective of how he feels. Telling him he was too old to represent young people at 71 years old probably didn't help my case, though.
He was on the committee that's introducing E10 ethanol I discovered after sending him many links as to why it was not a great idea.
I wrote to him about the GKN takeover asking him to voice his opposition. He agreed with me then voted with the party; hence untrustworthy.
More recently I've been haranguing him about the lack of ethics (and the amount of sleaze) in the current cabinet. Maybe my emails go straight into his junk/spam folder but I'll keep writing.
You are guilty of MP abuse, if he was an ethnic a football player or on TV you would have the thought police round your house.
CheGuevara
18-07-21, 07:38 PM
Brilliant (and far too rare) ride this morning, up around Rutland Water. For a short while, from about Rockingham racetrack, I was behind a small group including a black curvy with a luggage rack. Lost them at a set of lights though. Anyone from here?
He told me specifically that it was because I called him untrustworthy. He would respond if I needed help but would no longer comment on my emails.
Obviously my suggestion was facetious but I think that tomorrow's mask guideline is unworkable. However, there have been instances where a vote was due in Parliament and I've voiced my opinion - as a constituency MP it's his job to listen, irrespective of how he feels. Telling him he was too old to represent young people at 71 years old probably didn't help my case, though.
He was on the committee that's introducing E10 ethanol I discovered after sending him many links as to why it was not a great idea.
I wrote to him about the GKN takeover asking him to voice his opposition. He agreed with me then voted with the party; hence untrustworthy.
More recently I've been haranguing him about the lack of ethics (and the amount of sleaze) in the current cabinet. Maybe my emails go straight into his junk/spam folder but I'll keep writing.
You probably aren't aware of all the internal politics that the Public do not see.
A party needs to have members seeing eye to eye/compromising on votes to work for the overall. We can't always have everything our way as Society is made up of a lot of people and circumstances - some of which work for us, some don't.
The MP's & the PM are all puppets. If you want change speak to the puppet masters - the people with the money that Bank roll them.
svenrico
18-07-21, 09:31 PM
I got to see Flying Ant Day for a change. Sat under the parasol on the patio this morning, coffee beside me cooling down to the right temperature, reading a magazine, when I noticed an odd haze. Looked up to see a mass of flying insects, all heading skywards, slightly diagonally on the very light breeze. The lawn was a shimmering carpet of fussing ants escorting the winged emergents, who looked about for a moment, checked for wind direction and just launched straight up. Absolutely mesmerising, from a dozen or so points in the lawn. 30 minutes later it was all over - the odd straggler wandering around or possibly a newcomer from a different colony a few doors away. Such an amazing sight.
Sorry Seeker - might not your cup of tea per your comments on the other thread, but it was fascinating for me.
Was it Flying Ant day today for the rest of you?
Not seen them yet. They usually assemble on our back door step then climb up the wall to the adjacent window cill before launching themselves into the sky in squadrons. It is a fascinating sight.
I know the feeling...
https://twitter.com/i/status/1417841848652083206
I suggested to my MP that since the covid mask requirement will now become a suggestion, but we will be expected to carry on wearing them, that we try the same with speed limits. Remove the legal requirement to obey them but suggest we continue to observe them - let's see what happens. :D
Obviously my suggestion was facetious ...
Actually, I understand that's exactly the situation in Germany for certain Autobahn sections - the 'unlimited' sections are not "no speed limit" but have an "advisory limit". Have a crash and they'll still take the speed you were travelling into consideration in comparison to the advisory limit to see if you deserve some of the fault laid against you. You're 'expected' to drive apppropriately, there's no impunity if bad stuff happens.
So not so facetious after all. I like your thinking. Reading your post has raised a smile for me today:)
And credit to you for trying to engage with your MP :salut: They can make representations in the House of Commons or privately to Ministers or Civil Service on behalf of their constituents but we do need to let them know if we think Government policy is inappropriate, implementation is wrong or law needs changing. That's our democratic system as I understand it!
And credit to you for trying to engage with your MP :salut:
He stopped responding over a year ago when I called Conservatives untrustworthy and unethical. I suspect he didn't like this level of "engagement".
Undaunted, I sent him this picture this morning since Hancock's emails will not be investigated despite it likely government business was discussed and he's already been accused of PPE purchase abuses :)
https://i.ibb.co/5sTXGpX/Plebs.png
shiftin_gear98
23-07-21, 07:20 AM
And you wonder why he stopped replying.
Made me laugh though.
And you wonder why he stopped replying.
Made me laugh though.
If there's one thing that irritates me the most is when I live my life by society's rules but the people who set these rules ignore them and then are annoyed when caught, refusing to even apologise. Hypocrisy.
I hammer Vickers (my MP) constantly about ethics and sent him another email about Dawn Butler MP who was ejected from the Commons yesterday because she accused Boris of lying. What she said was truthful and I sent numerous, validated examples of his lies. The problem here isn't Butler's breaking of Common's etiquette it's that our Prime Minister is a proven liar.
Johnson’s tendency towards dishonesty is much chronicled, with a series of people who have known him commenting on what Max Hastings, his editor at the Daily Telegraph, called “his moral bankruptcy, rooted in a contempt for truth”.
(excerpt from today's Guardian on Dawn Butler)
Sorry for rant, I get quite irritated at times.
shiftin_gear98
23-07-21, 08:28 AM
I do too, normally when I'm at work, or stuck in the car going to work or coming home.
Basically anything to do with work. I really must get my **** together and get a new job.
Thinking of retraining as a plumber or sparky. Just need to figure out how.
Anyhow, back to smile of the day.
It is Friday after all.
If there's one thing that irritates me the most is when I live my life by society's rules but the people who set these rules ignore them and then are annoyed when caught, refusing to even apologise. Hypocrisy.
I hammer Vickers (my MP) constantly about ethics and sent him another email about Dawn Butler MP who was ejected from the Commons yesterday because she accused Boris of lying. What she said was truthful and I sent numerous, validated examples of his lies. The problem here isn't Butler's breaking of Common's etiquette it's that our Prime Minister is a proven liar.
Johnson’s tendency towards dishonesty is much chronicled, with a series of people who have known him commenting on what Max Hastings, his editor at the Daily Telegraph, called “his moral bankruptcy, rooted in a contempt for truth”.
(excerpt from today's Guardian on Dawn Butler)
Sorry for rant, I get quite irritated at times.
unlike a court politicians can lie all the like in the commons as its not against the law.
SV650rules
23-07-21, 03:27 PM
unlike a court politicians can lie all the like in the commons as its not against the law.
They had to change the law many years ago, too many MPs in jail and H of C empty... lying is not confined to one party or MP, people only seem to object to MPs lying if they already hate them....
Dave20046
24-07-21, 09:09 AM
I do too, normally when I'm at work, or stuck in the car going to work or coming home.
Basically anything to do with work. I really must get my **** together and get a new job.
Thinking of retraining as a plumber or sparky. Just need to figure out how.
Anyhow, back to smile of the day.
It is Friday after all.
I keep meaning to look into that, let me know if you find a way that avoids apprentice wage!
punyXpress
24-07-21, 09:42 AM
Programme on the dreaded box the other night where recently qualified plumbers were on £100k.
" Where have all the Poles gone " ?
SV650rules
24-07-21, 09:56 AM
" Where have all the Poles gone " ?
replaced by underground cables ( at the request of greenies ) :)
Two items of news that solve their own problem:
1) Lincolnshire council have been turning off street lights at midnight to save money.
2) Theddlethorpe (Lincolnshire coast, near Mablethorpe) proposed as site for nuclear waste.
So, build street light posts out of nuclear waste - they'll glow in the dark and you won't need electricity. :)
That's my "thinking outside the box" done for today, problem solving is tiring.
A spam text.
i read something a little while ago, where someone said that whenever they get a spam text they signed them up to random things for text alerts.
I got one today, so decided to do the same. They'll now get up to date information on the global financial markets, stock exchange (all movements on major companies & currencies) and John Lewis updates on everything.
svenrico
26-07-21, 10:01 PM
I do too, normally when I'm at work, or stuck in the car going to work or coming home.
Basically anything to do with work. I really must get my **** together and get a new job.
Thinking of retraining as a plumber or sparky. Just need to figure out how.
Anyhow, back to smile of the day.
It is Friday after all.
What happened to something like a 5 year apprenticeship under the supervision of a qualified tradesman and technical qualifications obtained by a day release course at technical college ,or is there some sort of 'crash course' you can do nowadays ?! I don't know, but I would be interested to know for my son's sake. You used to have to be employed by a company to start with in order to train in things like plumbing or electrical work. Good luck anyway, keep us informed.
DarrenSV650S
27-07-21, 06:44 AM
What happened to something like a 5 year apprenticeship under the supervision of a qualified tradesman and technical qualifications obtained by a day release course at technical college ,or is there some sort of 'crash course' you can do nowadays ?! I don't know, but I would be interested to know for my son's sake. You used to have to be employed by a company to start with in order to train in things like plumbing or electrical work. Good luck anyway, keep us informed.
We have one guy at work who has been an electrician's mate for years. Lots of experience in different areas who is now doing an adult apprenticeship. 1 day a week at college and not terrible wages.
And we have another guy who has no experience, is about the same age of ~30 and who only started with the company to do an apprenticeship. He is doing a normal 4 year apprenticeship and is earning under £6 an hour. He specifically agreed to this before starting and wouldn't have got the job otherwise. (we were looking for normal apprentices at the time)
Most people couldn't afford to be on apprentice wages at that age.
Chris_SVS
27-07-21, 09:25 AM
Our schedulers managed to allow all the temps to be off on holiday(after cancelling our holidays) so I'm here on my own today and it's absolute bliss.
A spam text.
i read something a little while ago, where someone said that whenever they get a spam text they signed them up to random things for text alerts.
I got one today, so decided to do the same. They'll now get up to date information on the global financial markets, stock exchange (all movements on major companies & currencies) and John Lewis updates on everything.
this does not work as all incoming txt to replying number are blocked.
svenrico
27-07-21, 06:41 PM
We have one guy at work who has been an electrician's mate for years. Lots of experience in different areas who is now doing an adult apprenticeship. 1 day a week at college and not terrible wages.
And we have another guy who has no experience, is about the same age of ~30 and who only started with the company to do an apprenticeship. He is doing a normal 4 year apprenticeship and is earning under £6 an hour. He specifically agreed to this before starting and wouldn't have got the job otherwise. (we were looking for normal apprentices at the time)
Most people couldn't afford to be on apprentice wages at that age.
But £6 an hour is less than the minimum wage required by law !
DarrenSV650S
27-07-21, 07:45 PM
But £6 an hour is less than the minimum wage required by law !
The law doesn't apply to apprentices :smt045
svenrico
27-07-21, 11:11 PM
The law doesn't apply to apprentices :smt045
Doesn't sound too good for shiftin - gear98 then !
Dave20046
28-07-21, 08:13 AM
Doesn't sound too good for shiftin - gear98 then !
No, I've had a look and it appears becoming a spark's pretty impossible unless you live in a tent and get free Dominos to live off like Darren. It's like the magic circle. The electrician's mate/magicians assistant route looks the best chance but they look few & far between.
Water lego it is.
svenrico
28-07-21, 11:32 AM
No, I've had a look and it appears becoming a spark's pretty impossible unless you live in a tent and get free Dominos to live off like Darren. It's like the magic circle. The electrician's mate/magicians assistant route looks the best chance but they look few & far between.
Water lego it is.
The electrician I use was a science teacher and he must have learned the trade somehow in later life. I can't think he would have served as an apprentice for several years before setting up on his own.
being a lot cooler up here today. the recent weather was nice but i was getting a bit fed up of sweating.
svenrico
28-07-21, 11:48 AM
Got drenched yesterday as the rain started as I was on a ride out. The 'waterproof ' gear performed as expected and I had to change out of wet underwear back home. The Oxford Rainseal gloves kept most of the water out but are still drying out! (and I missed the really heavy downpour eating fish and chips while sheltering under an archway at Pateley Bridge) I would carry my plastic rainwear in the top box but then I can't fit the helmet in when I go for a walkabout.
Adam Ef
28-07-21, 12:53 PM
I would carry my plastic rainwear in the top box but then I can't fit the helmet in when I go for a walkabout.
I sometimes keep rain kit in a small roll up dry bag under a bunjee / rock straps on the pillion seat.
svenrico
28-07-21, 02:04 PM
I sometimes keep rain kit in a small roll up dry bag under a bunjee / rock straps on the pillion seat.
I suppose I could do that but then it's more stuff to carry around when leaving the bike parked up - or fit lockable panniers . In summer I would really like to be able to leave all bike gear locked up on bike and then go for a hike in countryside.
redtrummy
28-07-21, 02:55 PM
Or a lockable back box as on my Cub. Never had a problem leaving it anywhere, although the lock part is pretty flimsy.
SV650rules
28-07-21, 04:17 PM
Or a lockable back box as on my Cub. Never had a problem leaving it anywhere, although the lock part is pretty flimsy.
Most locks only keep the honest people out, if somebody determined to nick something they will...
chris8886
28-07-21, 10:14 PM
The law doesn't apply to apprentices :smt045
It does, but the minimum wage for an apprentice of any age is significantly lower....
The remake of Mary Poppins is not going well...
https://twitter.com/i/status/1420357415447433218
shiftin_gear98
30-07-21, 07:52 AM
Last day of work for two weeks!!
Week one - near Tenby
Week two - near Cockermouth
Really looking forward to it. Sorry in advance, it's obviously going to **** down in those areas the whole week I'll be there.
Adam Ef
30-07-21, 02:49 PM
I've owned the Street Triple for over a year. That's something of a recent record for me owning a bike for that long :-)
vBulletin® , Copyright ©2000-2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.