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[trigger_andy]

14 minutes ago, monkeybusiness said:

I thought the divers would be on more than that tbh. 

It’s no bad money considering they could be sitting on their arse for 21 days or more.It’s not like they need to get their toes wet to get paid. 

I just did two trips back to back where I was getting over £1000 a day bonus to sleep on the recliner and clock watch till my next free meal. 😁

Edited July 27, 2023 by trigger_andy

[Johnsond]

42 minutes ago, monkeybusiness said:

I thought the divers would be on more than that tbh. 

Air or sat ?

Those are the minimum, without going into detail you get an uplift for certain qualifications etc 

The hourly uplift for sat is 24hrs a day 

Edited July 27, 2023 by Johnsond

[Mesterh]

1 hour ago, trigger_andy said:

It’s almost as if the current administration needs a massive deflection from something…..

So what are they trying to deflect as thats a top level trump card they are pulling, if your correct like.

[trigger_andy]

Just now, Mesterh said:

So what are they trying to deflect as thats a top level trump card they are pulling, if your correct like.

You’re*

[monkeybusiness]

40 minutes ago, Johnsond said:

Air or sat ?

Those are the minimum, without going into detail you get an uplift for certain qualifications etc 

The hourly uplift for sat is 24hrs a day 

Either tbh.
I couldn’t imagine sat divers taking home anything less than £1k a day (and I’d like to think double that really).
They are the ones actually undertaking the high value work, their individual wages must pale into insignificance when taken as a percentage of the cost of whatever job they are part of, because of these reasons unproductive ones surely wouldn’t get much/any work so those doing the job must be at the top of their game, and that is before we consider the relative risks and discomfort of the work. 

The figures in your table don’t reflect what I would have expected (but it’s obviously not an industry I know anything about). 

[scbk]

1 hour ago, Steve Bullman said:

Yeah thats just not true. They were also seen in the UK. Granted by americans at the site of an american airbase. Not saying theres a trend or anything 😁

UFO capital of the world is Bonnybridge.

 

Probably in no way linked to buckfast consumption rates in the local area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Mesterh]

43 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

You’re*

Praise the Lord that you corrected my spelling, you spelling bee wizard you.

 

So in regards to the rest of my post?

[trigger_andy]

1 minute ago, Mesterh said:

Praise the Lord that you corrected my spelling, you spelling bee wizard you.

 

So in regards to the rest of my post?

I’m simply not interested in engaging you on the subject.  

[scbk]

15 hours ago, Big J said:

 

The situation with the NC500 is quite comedic.

 

It has been heavily promoted by the councils and government as a tourist attraction, and yet they're not prepared to heavily invest in equipping it with the necessary infrastructure to accommodate them.

 

The roads need to be upgraded, the campsites need to be expanded and upgraded and regular facilities should be installed. The tourist demand isn't going to go away, and nor should it. It brings much needed employment to an otherwise remote and economically challenged part of Scotland.

I don't think the council has ever promoted the nc500. It was dreamt up by a business group.

 

I'm not sure it's a problem you can build your way out of. The council doesn't have enough money to maintain what they've got already. The roads are in a really bad state now due to the volume of traffic.

 

UK government will be doing well out of it with the money made on fuel duty, maybe they should be paying for the repairs?

 

A lot of the people doing the route will fill up with food and fuel at tescos inverness, zip round in a few days, then off home again. It would work better if you had half the volume of people, but staying for double the length of time

[Johnsond]

32 minutes ago, monkeybusiness said:

Either tbh.
I couldn’t imagine sat divers taking home anything less than £1k a day (and I’d like to think double that really).
They are the ones actually undertaking the high value work, their individual wages must pale into insignificance when taken as a percentage of the cost of whatever job they are part of, because of these reasons unproductive ones surely wouldn’t get much/any work so those doing the job must be at the top of their game, and that is before we consider the relative risks and discomfort of the work. 

The figures in your table don’t reflect what I would have expected (but it’s obviously not an industry I know anything about). 

Do you want a job as the negotiator at the next round of ODIA pay talks 👍😄