OK guys, thanks for the response. The company has made a big play about providing this ‘extra’ parking to help ease congestion on the surrounding roads etc, there are in excess of 6000 people on site, was just wondering as the car park provided is now becoming dangerous, both to cars and pedestrians with the size and quantity of the pot holes.

The alternatives are getting in approx 90 mins before work to get one of the tarmac spaces (I get to work at 6:40 for a 7 start) or travelling 25 mins away from work to catch a bus to work that takes 40 mins (my journey that I lift share with most days is 35mins)

A small Lego set

Verbalise

As in ‘are you ok to verbalise that with the team?’

No I am not, I will just talk about it.

Cheers all, will send them a letter with copies of receipts showing times of purchases and details from bank of transactions that I do not have receipts for.

And Mark still gets lost.

True story :D

There’s quite a bit if you have a look on Strava Phil

I’ve repaired one in the past with a park glueless patch. Lasted for the rest of the life of the bladder

+1

I’ve repaired one in the past with a park glueless patch. Lasted for the rest of the life of the bladder

+1

My boys are 17 and 19, they basically call me what they like unless they want something :D
To be fair tho, I give as good as I get :lol:

Them boys at Allelys really are awesome, they are based just down the road from me and regularly see some impressive driving skills when they return to base.

Parked on double yellows now as well.

Its ok, he has his hazards on so exempt from parking restrictions :wink:

Over a foot long I’d say…

RAGGATIP – why have you got your Y-fronts round your ankles 8O

Bought the same tyres last year and they went up tubeless fine and they seem to work ok as a combo, more suited to rocky terrain than anything muddy as found them not great in mud but rocks and hardpack/trail centre they are great

Pay the mortgage off then wonder what I could spunk the extra £1400 a month it would leave me on :D

I paid £350 inc VAT last year for cambelt, water pump, aux belt and tensioner, oil and filter change and aircon service on 57 plate Mondeo 2l TDCi

I thought Dracula Untold was absolute pish

+1

Geese are a better deterrent than a dog, they make so much noise even the most intent burglar will foxtrot oscar pretty sharpish :wink:

Always thought Concorde was amazing, never failed to make everyone look skyward as it flew over the Reading festival at quite low altitude on its way out to the states and when visiting relatives on the south coast of Ireland you could set your watch by the sonic boom.

Another nice thing that is going on is allowing councils to opt out of child protection laws:

to hell with vulnerable children

The funding that is being cut to the NHS for health visitors, 40% cut in my NHS trust, none of the other services related to the health visitors are aware, complete reshaping of the service provided so there will be many more Baby P incidents that only government can be held responsible for.

The current government are making Trump look like a level headed, broad thinking, charming man

Butter and lots of vinegar. Its a bap or a batch.

[/url]enhanced-32249-1435215268-1 by markywatton[/url], on Flickr[/img]

Brilliant, a mountain bike forum and only 1 mtb with mudguards posted!!!

bikehike.co.uk

22C here in sunny but windy Gaydon

Bromsgrove is just south of Brum, train to new street, short ride to the lickeys and Clent, 20 min car journey to wyre, right side of brum for Welsh wales trips, good motorway links M5 and M42 too. Can ride in to Birmingham on quietish roads too.

Geax datura, incredibly fast rolling on tarmac for a mud tyre and very good in mud and on roots, TNT spec dirt cheap at on-one last time I looked, last well too as will be using mine from last year when it gets messy here in the midlands

Obviously not displaying a blue badge!!

2 and it is perfect for us, both boys 22 months apart, they are awesome kids and have made my life.

Also, have you got the mode selector in the correct position as front shifter can do 3x and 2x?

The chain seems to be parallel to the shifter cage and there’s a 3~4mm vertical gap between the cage and outer cog.

The cage should be 2mm above the teeth on the big ring and should also be parallel to the big ring, not the chain.

The original info was given by management to the whole department at an official meeting. The union rep advice was given at a meeting the day after the proposals had been given to the board to decide. The comment about being sacked for going public was made by the union rep citing it was ‘not in the public interest for this to be disclosed’ and that as the board had not yet made a decision it was still within the consultation phase so not something that should be discussed outside of work. However, as management employees are already being interviewed for their positions (currently 16 managers and only 7 positions available), surely it has gone past the consultation phase and some decision must have been made, albeit not shared with the wider workforce. As the cost savings proposed have massive implications to the public then surely it IS in the public’s interest to be made aware of them and the advice seems to me to be ‘keep it quiet until it is too late for anything to change then let the world know’. The information given to the workforce seems very misleading as when you look at the letter they received, the meeting proposed 20% cut made up of 10% each year for 2 years, however, the figures printed in the letter show a 20% cut in headcount and then also a 20% reduction in hours for the reduced workforce so in effect a 40% cut in the service this department provides based on contracted hours, even greater reduction in the service provided when you take in to consideration most of the workforce are doing approx 10% above their contracted hours without recompense and without this being recorded!

Penmachno was very very last last weekend

wtf lol :D

simondbarnes – Member
I enjoyed it when I rode it. Do a lap and then nip up the road and do Penmachno (or vice versa) for a fine day out.

+1
Park in Betws, ride to Marin & do a lap, ride back to Betws for lunch, ride to penmachno do a lap, ride back to car

+1

*bump* for the early risers

sounds like your union rep is passing on a message from the bosses and that info should not have been given to you at all.

So you think that the decision was going to be made without the department being aware of it?

The scenario was bosses gave 3 options to employees that were being presented to board, board would choose 1, this then given to employees and formal 1 to 1’s arranged to discuss options so from what I was told it appears the bosses wanted the department to know as it was a formal meeting of all employees.

Not Manchester Fire and Rescue by any chance?

no, but similar scenario

Did anyone sign an NDA or is it assumed that your contract covers non-disclosure?

I don’t know but assume not

Legally allowable
Legal to then sack you

Think about work and there are lots of information you could legally make available and have breached the terms and conditions of your employment

Secondly very little is gained when competitors know you have issues and it can affect suppliers and purchasers confidence

Why tell others when the company has not decided what to do? In due time they will be told formally though the rumour mill is no doubt in full swing

Would this be the same, if say, said organisation were public not private sector?

Edited accordingly, Votchy

Many thanks :D

Not about me so no access to contract to check small print and knowing who my employer is wouldn’t change anything, this is genuinely on behalf of a friend who is in bits at the moment.

The perfect ultimate car in my book but that is merely my opinion, other opinions are equally valid :D