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Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24909 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Many more like that out there. The shortage problem goes way back even before the referendum. Can't recall exactly when this particular event actually occurred but it's final effect was Sept 2014 when ALL HGV drivers lost their grandfather rights as the grace period for the dCPC ended (introduced 2010/11? - thanks EU). Many drivers, especially those in their 50's said stuff this for a game of soldiers & left or retired early. £300 to "justify" one's qualification to drive? Really? What the hell does a qualified license mean then? Want a car license? Yep, that'll be £200 approx. Want a HGV license? Yep, that'll be £2000 - £4000 please -thank you very much. Since this driver shortage problem hit the mainstream, all the report mention fair pay. It's not a problem of pay but one of hours & conditions. Covid lockdown last year highlighted a despicable one at that - refused a delivery driver use of a toilet. The best laugh of the century is today's news. 150 specialist military drivers will be put on standby. What about the "other" 99,850 vacancies? & there's more... Government takes over running of Southeastern trains. Serious Fraud looking into them. Fastest way to destroy a country? Fracture its logistics infrastructure. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24909 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Read a report several minutes ago & came close to needing a new keyboard. All right now, cleaned up the mess. :-) "The man at the front wound down his window and asked me which petrol station I was going to," he said.(Self red-acted) bozos. Don't drink while reading this Pretty sure most truck drivers know the differences in tanker types. However, saying that... |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36644 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Well another right wing NSW state premier has fallen to the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption, but with a twist this time. Gladys Berejiklian resigns the same day she was named country’s ‘most powerful person’. I wonder what sort of imbecile that they'll throw in this time to fill that position (they have a lot to spare). |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21134 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
...(Self red-acted) bozos. Deary deary deary me!... Even I can see that is a bulk powder wagon... So... How many have been following the various sewerage tankers?... Stay safe folks! Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30989 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
So... How many have been following the various sewerage tankers?... How many try and siphon one by sucking on the hose? |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19376 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
Ouch! FEMA, National Flood Insurance Program "Risk Rating 2.0" Next April, most current policyholders will see their premiums go up and continue to rise by 18 percent per year for the next 20 years. Another 6 million homes in states such as Utah, Idaho, Vermont and Tennessee that didn’t require insurance because they were thought to be safe from flooding are actually at risk. Plus about 2 million homes will require flood insurance if present climate change trends continue. “It doesn’t matter if you believe in climate change; your insurance company does,” |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22508 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
They would certainly have a very rude awakening into reality. One has to ask how many miles had they driven off their routes before the tanker stopped at its delivery location? And did they really need fuel, or were they just being greedy twonks? Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Richard Haselgrove Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14679 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874 |
Conservatives: Who funds them, and what's in it for them? Nothing changes except the price. This from 1992: |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24909 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
I was explaining the cpc to my Dad a retired carpenter. He said "it cant be that bad" I replied "imagine you and your work mates being told which end of a hammer to hold". "Oh" was his reply.The best explanation I've ever seen or heard since its introduction. Quote taken from a report on the fuel crisis & shortage of lorry drivers. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24909 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Wanna get rich? Become a lawyer, marry another lawyer & enter politics. They also show how ex-UK PM Tony Blair and his wife saved £312,000 in stamp duty when they bought a London office.Pandora Papers |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36644 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
It looks like we'll be getting another out of touch privileged northern suburbs person to be our next state premier, but how much of the right wing party will be left for him to rule will be another story. NSW erupts in total political chaos with a flurry of resignations and multiple by-elections looming. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24909 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Coincidental? Government authorities in at least eight countries have announced investigations into the financial activities of some of their most high-profile citizens and institutions following the Pandora Papers revelations.Offshore Leaks 2013 Panama Papers 2016 Paradise Papers 2017 Pandora Papers 2021 No change then. What is that quote regarding the law? "Laws are for ignoring by the wise, & obedience by fools". Certainly looks that way. |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21134 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
Herewith, we have the beauty of a 'free' (freedoms) press: Boris Johnson Told to "Stop Talking" by Journalist Boris Johnson told to ‘stop talking’ in awkward live radio interview Exactly as press freedom should be! Shame about our politicians... All in our only one world... Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24909 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Shame about our politicians...They don't have any. Must keep the back-handers coming Taking the knee is just a diversion from the real issue. As this particular issue shows, it's not about racism but money. The fans are aware of human right issues but they don't really care. Their club is "potentially" heading out of the doldrums after 14 years of an owner draining the business. Fifa, Uefa & other football authorities much rather investigate racism & sexual allegations rather the a more dangerous issue. Just look at the 2022 World Cup & Qatar. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24909 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Maybe now they'll toughen up on knife culture. Caught carrying a knife - 5 years Malicious wounding 10 years Murder 30 years Another MP murdered |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24909 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Short term thinking & short term profits. No problem, the next generation will sort it. Well, guess what folks? The next generation has arrived And there's an immediate personnel problem, says Gary Hufbauer, Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics - the lack of skilled port workers, truck drivers and rail crew to move everything. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36644 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
WTF? Texas school administrator's Holocaust comments cause public outcry. Some members of a North Texas community and Jewish groups are speaking out against a controversial new state law after a local school administrator told teachers that if they have books about the Holocaust in their classroom libraries, they should also include books that present "opposing" views.On what plain of existence does the government of Texas reside? |
MOMMY: He is MAKING ME Read His Posts Thoughts and Prayers. GOoD Thoughts and GOoD Prayers. HATERWORLD Vs THOUGHTs and PRAYERs World. It Is a BATTLE ROYALE. Nobody LOVEs Me. Everybody HATEs Me. Why Don't I Go Eat Worms. Tasty Treats are Wormy Meat. Yes Send message Joined: 16 Jun 02 Posts: 6895 Credit: 6,588,977 RAC: 0 |
If you 'Toughen' up on Knife 'Culture' or Gun 'Culture' you take Away Ability of Murderer to Kill One Person and One Person Only. Make it Almost Impossible to do Above and Murderer will have to Use a Way; Device; Action which will Take MANY to Get The ONE. A Needless and Horrific Outcome when Knife or Gun would of Done The ONE. Nobody wants One Murder or a Mass Murdering. But, Stop or Toughen and Get Much Worse. Human Ingenuity Knows No Bounds and Loves Challenges. Yep? Yep May we All have a METAMORPHOSIS. REASON. GOoD JUDGEMENT and LOVE and ORDER!!!!! |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30989 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
On what plain of existence does the government of Texas reside?I believe much of Texas government believes in sky fairies, if that is a connection. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36644 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
No wonder that West Virginia is stumping up $12K+ to get people to move there as they'll need those dollars to pay for their power bills if they're silly enough to move there (West Virginia is also the only state in the U.S. that has less people living in it now than back in the 1950's). West Virginia's reliance on coal is getting more expensive, and Joe Manchin's constituents are footing the bill. |
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