Pretty nice job. Variable shifts though. Lots of solitude, you spend almost an entire shift alone in the front cab.
Been fairly easy over the Covid period. Less trains running means less work to do.
Been fairly easy over the Covid period. Less trains running means less work to do.
I suppose you get paid bank.
Do drivers do much "driving". You always hear how there's little to actually do.
The main catch in UK waters is Herring which the UK doesn't eat, but most of the Herring spawn in Danish and German waters. Deny the Danish fishermen access to adult herring and they'll take the juveniles in their waters and then there won't be much Herring in UK waters after a couple of years. For the vast majority of stocks the quota proportions per country were simply based on historic trends, the UK got 'fucked' because the UK doesn't eat the fish in UK waters so spent most of it's time pillaging around Iceland for Cod.
15th anniversary this year.
Interestingly, on the District Line we travel to Edgware Road. As you approach the station you can see the tunnel ceiling repairs to the bomb damage from that day.
On my line we do almost all manual driving. Only between two stations is it automatically controlled.
Money? Yes, we live comfortably.
That I think is sadly going to catch a lot of people out, especially if they've been retained while seasonals or other junior staff were already let go. It can make it seem like a company has already hit its bare minimum of staff it absolutely needs to operate
Full story - https://www.theguardian.com/comment...estic-abuse-victims-dominic-cummings-lockdown
not a good look but then I guess they don't give a shit about the optics
not a good look but then I guess they don't give a shit about the optics
Clarks announced last week that they were letting 900 people go. This is going to be a common theme for even the "trustworthy" household names over the next few months.
It's funny - the big reason the Tories were so giddy about bringing Johnson on board (and by extension, Cummings in the background) is that he was really "good at this" - he could reach parts of the electorate other Tories couldn't; he alone could shake the "nasty party" image; he was the Tory that took Labour London twice.
As it turns out, he's not very good at it - as anyone that actually closely followed his terms as Mayor can attest.
UGH.
"Hello, fellow kids, I'm just like you! Have a cheeky Nandos!"
Oh fuck off, Sunak. You’ve never been to Nando’s in your life you private school toff.
I was watching one of the 'Morning News' shows this morning and they had a bit within Cribbs Causeway in Bristol and, frankly, how the hell is social distancing ever going to work in a place like that?
Supermarkets and even hardware shops like B&Q only just about work because they tend to be fairly massive places that you're not really encouraged to 'browse' as you would a regular shop. They also tend to have quite a bit of outside space for queues to form. Meanwhile we're expected to follow social distancing in much smaller places where there is no space for queues and a layout completely at odds with how people shop. That's all whilst we, as a nation, are still incredibly far behind actually using masks as much as we should be (that 'they're ineffective' advice the news spouted was, frankly, criminal in how many people it has likely killed).
Then in terms of other measures, how the hell are they going to be enforced? In the story they mentioned quarantining every book touched in a Waterstones for three days... how? Or how are the security guards and the like going to stop people from flouting the rules?
I know the Cummings story is huge right now but I'm honestly quite surprised that there hasn't been all that much backlash to Boris basically saying "all's good, open everything up!"
Supermarkets and even hardware shops like B&Q only just about work because they tend to be fairly massive places that you're not really encouraged to 'browse' as you would a regular shop. They also tend to have quite a bit of outside space for queues to form. Meanwhile we're expected to follow social distancing in much smaller places where there is no space for queues and a layout completely at odds with how people shop. That's all whilst we, as a nation, are still incredibly far behind actually using masks as much as we should be (that 'they're ineffective' advice the news spouted was, frankly, criminal in how many people it has likely killed).
Then in terms of other measures, how the hell are they going to be enforced? In the story they mentioned quarantining every book touched in a Waterstones for three days... how? Or how are the security guards and the like going to stop people from flouting the rules?
I know the Cummings story is huge right now but I'm honestly quite surprised that there hasn't been all that much backlash to Boris basically saying "all's good, open everything up!"
‘where you can’ is the magic fuck it phrase. Just wear a mask and keep your fingers crossed
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No 10 says it 'had not noticed' daily testing figure has disappeared for several days in a row"
I have no words.
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No 10 says it 'had not noticed' daily testing figure has disappeared for several days in a row"
I have no words.
This is both a frustrating but also rather demonstrative example, because like, Clarks' financial situation is both fucked enough that if you look into it you can figure out why it's happening, but also not clearly fucked enough that you immediately guess at it. They're making an underlying operational profit, but the losses are so bad that shareholders would be fuming, and have been for the last several years since you-know-what happened
Probably planning a big backlog for June 1st. Gotta get that 200k.
Last I heard Intu were in trouble so they're likely going to want to open these places as soon as possible. Feel like social distancing is going to be the least of their concerns, essentially taking a 'fuck it' approach.
Posted very late last night. But still funny as heck.Anyone posted this? Got a laugh from me.
I've just bought these
Anyone standing near to me at work today is going to get pointed at, as no fucker seems to realise how far 2 metres is.
Anyone standing near to me at work today is going to get pointed at, as no fucker seems to realise how far 2 metres is.
Yeah I'm not really under any pretence that this isn't happening purely for economic reasons. Preventing COVID-19 spread in a place like Cribbs Causeway (or even most town centres) is pretty much impossible so might as well just pretend that you are and hope that things don't get too bad.
I got some Black (thick, tattooist) Aurelia brand gloves (in 2015, 100 gloves for 7 quid from Amazon UK -- although good luck finding that price now). They are a good quality brand and available from many sources. They make thinner ones too.
Said it a few times, Mrs does work with shopping centres over the UK.
Her company are pretty surprised it's not more of a phased return, outdoor outlets first etc. Instead of this all systems go approach. Could get messy.
Her company are pretty surprised it's not more of a phased return, outdoor outlets first etc. Instead of this all systems go approach. Could get messy.
Definitely giving off "The man never drank a Duff in his life" vibes.
The government have totally dropped the pretence that anything they do is based on the science. They just don't want to be left behind while the rest of Europe opens and are gambling again that it won't spike.
I joined the company in 2013 and worked as Station staff for 5 years before moving over to trains. It isn’t easy getting to work for the company. Job openings to the public are only once or twice a year and heavily oversubscribed.
Yeah for sure. My friends were still in their probation period so no redundancy process for them unfortunately :/
The roads near me will be gridlocked when this happens.
I hope the one near me is one of the ones added to ubereats/just-eat. I could go a big mac.
Same.
The KFC that went rogue near me a few weeks back caused grid lock. There's been a constant queue of cars since, overspilling their own car park and having to use Costa's, Odeon and Chiquito's which is actually over the main road.
Whats near by? McDonalds.
This isn’t mine It’s off a FB group. Someone emailed their MP Christopher Chope and got this response
Bet none of the McDelivery will be near me still :(
I still ain't leaving the house until I KNOW it's safe too. Not been out since March/end of Feb. (High Risk Cat, ain't risking it unless I have to) apart from one single trip to the emergency dentist literally 2 minutes down the road.
So yeah, more delivery options that don't involve me going out to get cash out would be lovely.
Sorry if this sounds a bit stuck up, but I seriously can't understand the mentality of 'omg McDonalds, kfc, I can't live without it, let me queue for ages' - its crap quality food and the amount of time required to drive and then queue it isn't even any quicker than making something at home?
Emergency dentist! Yikes.
I'll feel better when my usual practice is open when it's safe to do so, if it can ever be safe considering how close they get etc.
I hate teeth at the best of times lol.
Heh, yeah. My mouth was in so much pain that I had no choice. Ended up with two teeth out, one of them so deep that no amount of jags would stop the pain of it being pulled out.
I hate teeth too :( lol
Agree with this but then again I never had take away food growing up so it's not really something I've been conditioned into wanting. In some cases it costs up to 4 times as much than doing it yourself from better quality ingredients (not including the fuel your waste driving there and then sitting in queues). Junk food endorphins are one hell of a drug.
You know when I lived in the middle of a aboslute nowhere working in a pretty isolated job.
I would get a McDonald's cheeseburger once a week in my walk home.
It was amazing. The taste of the pickle, onions and ketchup. Plus that burger that dissolves in your month.
99p
I looked forward to that every week and enjoyed more than some middle class £30 meal out.
At the end of the day. It's a treat. You know something to change the monotony of life.
I cook everyday.
Saying all this. I ain't going to queue for hours for McDonald's lol.
I genuinely cant see how a second spike isn't a inevitability, I'm guessing they have priced in a number of acceptable deaths, that can at least to be spun as "Not that bad".