Tuesday Ponderings

[SAINTS64MAD]

Firm Voice suggested it. Then GHA wrote it up.

[GHA EFM]

So EFMTFTV started it MAD you mong.

 

Chubbhead: Is that the corner of Jennings Road and Park Avenue?? And is that your practical test you will be taking on Friday??

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

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Chubbhead: Is that the corner of Jennings Road and Park Avenue?? And is that your practical test you will be taking on Friday??

 

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Whats he's trying to say is see you there.

GHA I think you should go, you'll be plesantly surpised and if she passes then she can whisk you off somewhere.

 

 

[Colin Zeal EFM]

Thornsy, I have a certain sympathy for the firefighters, but where's all this extra money going to come from?

 

I can see you've never studied simple economics.

 

Did anyone see Jim Davidson on Des & Mel a couple of days ago?? He made a lot of sense.

[SteveP]

Someone made a point that why should it be £30k accross the uk?

 

what I mean is, these fighters said they can't afford the cost of living on what they earn, thing is in London, that's true, but what about places in the North and West where housing and the cost of living isn't so high? The demand is unreasonable, they should re-negotiate at a local level to make it fair.

 

No doubt they deserve more but if they think the government are about to let them have 40% Then the floodgates open for everyone else.

 

Anyone else want a stand on the soap box.

 

Saddam's gone diplomatic all of a sudden....

[CANV EFM]

i support them 100 per cent.. but then i'd support anyone who makes blairs life harder the [****!!****] ...and brown he can have some as well the commie ..

that and a bit of civil unrest is always fun who remembers the petrol dispute..quality ...

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nb. please direct all ..how would you feel if it was your house burning, whats the alternative to new labour replies to er somewhere else

[ESG]

should get back to work skiiving shysters...

end of ..

fair enuff if they're fighting for their jobs but more money?

where will it end

netx they will be asking to get paid whilst ill or on holiday

[mdetaylor]

Above the average national wage for a 2/3 day week for semi skilled manual labour sounds good to me.

 

Refusal to work overtime which if worked would increase salary considerably.

 

Complaining about having to take two jobs and then complaining that if they modernise they cannot do two jobs.

 

40 applicants per place must indicate that it is a terrible job!

 

Agreed an increase is deserved but there has to be give and take like a ban on strikes and accepting overtime.

 

Don't get me started on tube drivers

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

I agree that they should have more money in the South - London weighting should be increased. The goverment should step in and do something about the cost of living round here!

 

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Did anyone see Jim Davidson on Des & Mel a couple of days ago?? He made a lot of sense.

 

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Jim Davidson is a NAZI and if i ever had to listen to him "making sense" I'll kill myself.

 

On a lighter note Zeal, Holly Valence has the pleasure of our company on Monday night!

[Chubbhead EFM]

GHA, that's correct, Jennings Road. Yeah, it's my practical and I'm really scared! It's at 3.30 so tell all your mates to watch out as they come out the gates!

 

Regarding the firefighters, I do think they should get some extra money,maybe not 40%.16% which they are considering settling for is a more reasonable number.Teachers in London are now asking for a 100% pay rise! I really do think that this country is going to end up in the s***, my History teacher told me that when there are a lot of strikes on, it's a sign that the economy is about to take a downturn. In the Mirror there was a whole list of all the Unions that have striked: Firefighters,college lecturers, Tube operators, local government workers etc. It ain't looking good!

 

I'm worried about these student top-up fees.Do you think that if the firefighters do get 40% the Government will bring in these proposed top-up fees to help raise money?(which could be up to 15K PER YEAR!) Apparently they won't bring it in until after the next election but I don't believe them! Also, how come the Government can't afford to give the firefighters more money or abolish student loans but still find the money to fight a war most people in Britain don't want to happen?

[CANV EFM]

heheh you children aint seen nothing.. some of you 30 plusers may remember the old 'save it' stickers near the light switches at school..

or when u started work in an office in the city (with desk tops p.c,s the size of a volvo 5 litre v6) how the lights went out at 3 pm every day and u wondered why you had to go round n switch em all back on ...

 

the miners strike (not that 80's bunfight the real one)

3 day week

black outs brown outs

 

this isnt industrial action this is still strictly non league

bring on the big union boys and some serious crap

then after a few months we will all be begging norman tebbitt to come out of retirement

[GHA EFM]

'You have talked so often of going to the dogs - and well, here are the dogs, and you have reached them, and you

can stand it. It takes off a lot of anxiety'

 

'Those who forget the past are condemned to relive it.'

 

I do belive that firefighters deserve more money. But 40% is too much. 40 applicants for every 1 place, 4 rest days a week, and 10 deaths since 1990, show that being a firefighter is not a bad job to be in. More money, yes. 40%, no. Nurses deserve more money. Teachers living in certain areas need more money. However, I don't know enough about the whole situation to make a real, educated and fair comment.

[Laz]

GHA, the only people who deserve more money are computer professionals who risk blindness each day!

[mdetaylor]

Maybe that is why they are a history teacher and not an economist.

[Ted Maul]

I tried to join the fire brigade, but my pool wasn't up to it.

[CANV EFM]

heheh nice one