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1 hour ago, topchippyles said:

I have turned down 10 site jobs in the last week for cardiff city centre. Contractors asking what will it take £ to get you on site which is unheard of in 30 years. 

What sort of money are they talking about? I'm told Brickie's are £250-£280/day around here on site work. Money I've never heard of for site work before.

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Just now, eggsarascal said:

What sort of money are they talking about? I'm told Brickie's are £250-£280/day around here on site work. Money I've never heard of for sight work before.

Be around the same eggs and this is south wales not london or south of england mind. Bristol which is not far from me is paying more again.

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6 minutes ago, topchippyles said:

Be around the same eggs and this is south wales not london or south of england mind. Bristol which is not far from me is paying more again.

London is a different place, and East Anglia isn't the same as the south.

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Kind of just copied fro a FB post:

 

Imagine being born in 1900.


When you are 14 years old World War I begins and it ends when you are 18,
with 22 million dead.

 

Shortly after the world pandemic, Spanish flu killed 50 million people.

You get out alive and free, and you are 20 years old.

 

Then at the age of 29 you survive the global economic crisis that started with the collapse of the New York Stock Exchange causing inflation, unemployment and hunger.

 

Nazis come to power in 1933.

 

You are 39 when world war 2 begins
and it ends when you are 45 during the Holocaust (Shoah), 6 million Jews die.


There will be a total of more than 60 million dead.

 

When you are 52 the Korean war begins.


When you are 64, the Vietnam war begins and ends when you are 75.

 

A baby born in 1985 believes his grandparents have no idea how hard life is. 
 

A boy born in 1995 and 25 today believes it is the end of the world when his Amazon package takes more than three days to arrive or if he doesn't exceed 15 likes for his posted photo on Facebook or Instagram...

 

In 2020 many of us live in comfort, have access to various sources of entertainment at home and often have more than needed.


But people complain about everything.

 

They have electricity, phone, food, hot water and a roof over their heads.

Previously things were a lot less comfortable, but humanity survived much more serious circumstances and never lost the joy of life.

 

Maybe it's time to be less selfish, stop whining and crying 👍

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1 hour ago, kevinjohnsonmbe said:

They have electricity, phone, food, hot water and a roof over their heads.

 

..and peace (see first 2/3 of your post), social welfare, a national health service etc etc

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