Vikings?

David Walliams

The only experience in the last few years as a customer was sitting in casualty for five hours with a child with a broken wrist

Perhaps the nursing staff were busy serving tea and biscuits on a ward somewhere? as seems to be the call.

It’s my belief that the public generally love it when they find a public service to moan about…moan….moan…moan, the media grab hold and then ram it time and time again down your throats endlessly until it’s becomes grossly blown out of perspective. I know >fact< that the health service is full of hard working care giving nursing staff that are really up against the odds, under financed, understaffed, underpaid, poorly managed, to then get home to be tarnished with the media broad-brush with the public lapping it up. It’s a thankless task. It’s like blaming the twin towers on the firemen!!

I heard on the news this morning a report criticising staff for putting paperwork in front of the patient’s lunch. I do fear that if the NHS was run like an all expenses paid glorified 5* hotel with room service on tap, the patient’s clinical need and the regulatory requirements for record keeping would suffer and the clinical risk (overall) would be greater, it’s a matter of prioritising with the resources available.

I would also add the nursing profession doesn’t get the recognition and respect it deserves.

…and no I don’t work in the health service

Do what?

let me reach out: check it on wiki innit

i’d say that over 99% of the population would never come into contact with that sort of sum during their lives

Thankfully that leaves the remaining few (1%), some of whom may have the ability to apply it for the benefit of the 99%, for example, as a probabolistic design tool to understand the design space for such things as carpentry power tools to ensure the product is safe, effective and reliable.

thankfully the question isn’t:
2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2-2+2 / 0

which = infinity

y=2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2-2+2a
where a=0
y=2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2-2+(2*0)

y=26

@akysurf, what kind of driving will you be doing?

I haven’t decided on my car yet, but today got my wife’s car (Yaris) fitted with 2 Ovation’s on the front and got it MOT’ed also – I’d never heard of that make before but they were the cheapest the garage had – I feel a bit guilty now!

a fraction of a second

…sounds a bit approximate :|

he should charge whatever he thinks his services are worth

Beware, if he overcharges he could end up on ‘BBC rogue traders’

E-tyres quote:

ECONOMY – BRANDS MAY VARY £75

MID RANGE – BRANDS MAY VARY £97

Then generally the manufacturers appear at £100+

With Hankook; Dunlop; Goodyear entering at approx £140

I’ve always gone for £140 mark, and fronts last about 2years (Toyota Verso 180bh. Wonder if I’m wasting money.

the gout in my big toe

all gods

**** me akysurf

…request declined!

Outdoors means you are highly likely to come into contact with some sort of animal poo or wee

…indeed, my childhood memory of me falling off my sledge face-first into a pile of steaming dog turd is as fresh in my mind as it was in my mouth.

As a responsible dog owner I pick up my dogs poo on the beach but thanks for tarnishing us all with the same brush

I’m not convinced you can pick up a pile of urinated sand.

As soon as a place looks littered it attracts more litter, so I always ensure banana skins are well hidden and decompose un-noticed.

And the solution….

I mtb about 8 mile offroad most of the way to work, so need a backpack.

It’s useful tech but old old old, developed in the 80’s commercialised in the 90’s.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Highwaycode/DG_070340

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Look carefully before you start reversing. You should

•use all your mirrors
•check the ‘blind spot’ behind you (the part of the road you cannot see easily in the mirrors)
•check there are no pedestrians (particularly children), cyclists, other road users or obstructions in the road behind you

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Highwaycode/DG_069858
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It is often difficult to see motorcyclists and cyclists, especially when they are coming up from behind, coming out of junctions, at roundabouts, overtaking you or filtering through traffic. Always look out for them before you emerge from a junction; they could be approaching faster than you think. When turning right across a line of slow-moving or stationary traffic, look out for cyclists or motorcyclists on the inside of the traffic you are crossing. Be especially careful when turning, and when changing direction or lane. Be sure to check mirrors and blind spots carefully.

I see your point:

http://www.feintzebra.co.uk/2011/robbie-savage-week-day-2-claire-balding/%5B/url%5D

http://www.riverdart.co.uk/%5B/url%5D

River Dart Country Park near Ashburton in Devon

Gateway to Dartmoor
Near the coast
BigPeaks MBike store in Ashburton (best store in SWest)
…arguably the best in the country:
http://www.bigpeaks.com/%5B/url%5D

The rubik cube methophore: in life the more to try to force order and control (over emotions) the more it does you in, don’t over analyse, step back a bit and learn to just appreciate the random colourful patterns.

so they can achieve their objectives

…which could be monitored and rewarded with appropriate compensation – right?

stand up for their terms and conditions.

If they feel strongly I would encorage them to write to their local MP

This idea that you can rely utterly on someone, then tell them “You can’t strike because we rely on you”,

So striking is valid as a course of action no matter the profession?

That’s where the ideology comes in.

Not so ideal if your a public worker with a critical life saving responsibility, eg. nurse.

If they stop doing their jobs, it will cause you a massive pain in the arse. Therefore, they are important to you. Therefore, let’s not piss them off. You will be happier if they are at work.

Okay, here’s my compromise. Instead of striking, open the school as normal, look after the kids but just don’t ‘teach’ for a day.

If they stop doing their jobs, it will cause you a massive pain in the arse. Therefore, they are important to you. Therefore, let’s not piss them off. You will be happier if they are at work.

..gun to the head.

don’t have the same conditions as the public sector

Wrong, I will keep hold of my final salary pension.

You know the 100 monkeys in a room with 100 typewriters theory

Pay peanuts get monkeys – is another theory

why not get onside with the people you’re relying on

….because nothing in this thread has provided me with a convincing reason to do that.

you should thank them for that

….

….what would you suggest?…

http://www.johnlewis.com/Gifts/For+Teachers/For+Teachers/For+Teachers/21775/ProductCategory.aspx?s_kenid=7fa759b8-b7d0-43a8-4ba2-000059f18bf2&s_kwcid=3×1985701[

Just think if the teachers took your not caring attitude and say went on strike during exams?

Why should I give a to$$ about teachers pensions? does that make me evil somehow?

I honestly could not give a to$$ about teachers pensions. I just want to take my kids to school after all it’s a service I pay for.

Is this a desperate attempt to keep a tired thread alive,

Just saying!

School closures during next week’s strikes mean all employers need a contingency plan
http://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/hro/features/1019639/school-closures-weeks-strikes-mean-employers-contingency-plan

My wife’s employer (NHS) are offering three options:
1) take holiday
2) unpaid leave
3) make up the hours

so, the teachers have a forth option..

4) go on strike