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[The avantgardener]

8 hours ago, kevinjohnsonmbe said:

A break is exactly one minute shorter than the legal parking time limit on a motorway service station before you have to pay or get fined.

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

25 minutes ago, The avantgardener said:

A break is exactly one minute shorter than the legal parking time limit on a motorway service station before you have to pay or get fined.

Is there a legal limit? Surely it’s a contractual rather than a legislative arrangement....

 

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Motorway services - walk in, have a waz, grab a double espresso and gone - 10 mins!

 

I s’pose it’ll have to 10 mins 20 secs now what with the hand washing. 
 

On the bright side, the conveniences should be ringing out with the sound of people singing verse 1 National Anthem as a timer going forward ???

 

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[tree-fancier123]

now if only they could link the south and north parts of the M25 like this, it would save going all the way around

Cairo flats are handy for new motorway

 

[Khriss]

On 15/07/2016 at 20:44, Mick Dempsey said:

We seem to be living in interesting times, sounds like a military coup is happening in Turkey.

How's that coming along then , Dempsey ??   K

[Khriss]

One of the key matters of this C19 business,  pretty sure these jobs will not return to UK neither sadly. Very bad indicator.   K

 

 

Rolls-Royce to cut 9,000 jobs amid virus crisis

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

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The aircraft engine maker is axing nearly a fifth of its workforce with the aviation sector in turmoil.

 

[breffni]

Another nail in the coffin of British engineering. Read an interesting book recently by Tom Brown regarding engineering. Quite a difference in how engineering in Germany is viewed and developed compared to the UK. 

[Stubby]

2 minutes ago, breffni said:

Another nail in the coffin of British engineering. Read an interesting book recently by Tom Brown regarding engineering. Quite a difference in how engineering in Germany is viewed and developed compared to the UK. 

You will set Big J off .....?

[monkeybusiness]

2 hours ago, Khriss said:

One of the key matters of this C19 business,  pretty sure these jobs will not return to UK neither sadly. Very bad indicator.   K

 

 

Rolls-Royce to cut 9,000 jobs amid virus crisis

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

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The aircraft engine maker is axing nearly a fifth of its workforce with the aviation sector in turmoil.

 

The thing that surprises me the most about this is that Rolls Royce employs 50000 people building aircraft engines!!! How many engines are they building?!

[Khriss]

@monkeybusiness it's all the bits n bobs that connects engines to yr aircraft, not just Old Jeff with his saffire torch brazing tine after tine on the turbofans  ?  @breffni cos engineering is perceived as a blue collar dirty working class thing in UK,  in spite of our majestic iron working around the World. If yr some squeeky money spinner in City, you get the gongs. K

[monkeybusiness]

5 minutes ago, Khriss said:

@monkeybusiness it's all the bits n bobs that connects engines to yr aircraft, not just Old Jeff with his saffire torch brazing tine after tine on the turbofans  ?  @breffni cos engineering is perceived as a blue collar dirty working class thing in UK,  in spite of our majestic iron working around the World. If yr some squeeky money spinner in City, you get the gongs. K

I understand that - it goes a lot further than 50000 employees though as there will be many many more employed in the supply chain. It’s still an incredible number for one manufacturer though imo.