Rich Rule

It is a bad article from someone who appears to be trying to be funny yet clearly isn’t. I wonder why he only lasted a couple of months as a hired gun? Maybe, he just wasn’t able to hack it? I was a parasite for over 12 years in the UK. Kept up to date LOLER records and even helped a few companies get through their AAAC status. In fact, Paul assessed me at least twice. This parasite also paid tax and NI contributions, drove a nice truck (because I could) and wore the correct PPE. What an absolute scumbag I was for not working for a company full time.

had a call out to a snapped out poplar that was hung up over the road. the wind had died out somewhat so did a bit to try and make it safe and fix today.

‘Kin mental here today. Oslo area of Norway. 28c all day and then a swim in the fjord. The forecast changed and a wall of wind and rain came across the fjord. When it hit us it was a bit mental. Bits of tree flying through the air and I got soaked trying to get things in from the decking and balcony. IMG_5597.MOV

When I was a kid my parent always invited the extended family for a barb on Aug BH weekend. It usually coincided with Teeside Airshow. Saw them many times as we only lived about 12 miles form the airport. My neighbour had a pretty large signed photo of them in her hallway. All the pilots stood with their helmets under their arms and in formation. I asked her if she had bought it at the airshow. She said 'my brother gave it to me, check the name of the guy in the middle.' It was her brother.

Did anyone see a strange glowing light in the sky about midnight last night? My missus was walking home and saw it with her friend. She looked it up on the news this morning and it was a rocket apparently launched in the US that caused a strange orbital glow in the sky and was visible in lots of locations, inc Norway. Lysfenomen observert fra nord til sør – skyldes trolig rom-oppskytning – VG WWW.VG.NO Flere steder i landet har det natt til lørdag blitt observert et spektakulært lysfenomen. Det skyldes trolig en...

Mountains and molehills. What a whole lot of fuss over a used strap-on. Sometimes this world amazes me.

When I sold a house in the Uk I had to declare any ongoing disputes with involving the property. were you informed at the time of purchase?

Top down method for me. I have a Norwegian wood burner in my Norwegian house. The manufacturer recommends the top down method aka the Swiss method. By the time I have built the pile and tucked various bits of paper, birch bark etc I light the top, come back 30 mins approx later and there is a nice glowing full bed of embers, now its time to put the logs on. Some may scoff at the method but I have a modern stove but I burn mostly pine and spruce and birch. Typical for Scandiwegia. We have had the flue cleaned 2 twice by the Kommune and hardly any soot has come out as it burns so hot and clean. The glass is also pretty much soot free with this method. Give it a go, I only light stove fired this way now. It also works on campfires depending on the wind etc.

It’s not like the Welsh rugby side to harp on about previous glorious performances is it? Every team is guilty of that to some extend.

Well done to the Lionesses. My son was going for a shit with 2 minutes to go. He is fifteen. I told him to come back as it might be the only chance he will ever see England win a major trophy. I have waited a lifetime and had a general feeling of disappointment approx every two years. Double bonus. England won a major trophy and my son managed not to shit himself.

Stockton BC have a lot to answer for. Pedestrianising the high street 20 odd years ago do wonders for stopping the passing market trade. Then the decision to dismantle the Castlegate centre and the swallow hotel didn’t help. I fear the damage was done by then as the majority of the shops were closing and a lot of general trade moving to Teesside park. So they are trying to do the town centre up to make it a nicer place. Basically more free areas with a view for the scumbag to hang about on. I grew up in Stockton and each time I go back the difference is startling.

I totally agree. I stand by my smack head comment though. 3 years at Uni and this guy was always in the same place. Between Mc’d’s and HMV. I once witnessed a young child offer the guy their happy meal. I mean his sign said hungry and homeless, so they offered the food. The scum, threw the bag of food back at the kid and said I don’t want your happy meal I want money. That was enough for me. Not all homeless are they same though.

I went to Uni in Chester. Plenty of tourists in that city. The beggars were in the same spot everyday. A few lived near us and we used to see them staggering about and in the local convenience store changing their bags of 1 pound coins for notes. Proper smack heads. On more than one occasion I saw the smack head, beggar getting a taxi to the city centre as he was too mashed up to walk. I remember the commotion as the taxi driver didn’t want to take his “dog on a string’ in the cab. Proper scum.

If it is anything like Stockton. It is just full of Albanians and other Slavic nations. Not like it used to be. I was warned a few years ago back up there. Back I. The day there would be a scuffle and few punch ups etc. now it’s stabbings and the like.

Stoke sounds very similar to Stockton, Middlesbrough and the rest of Teeside: There was a lot of it on going back in the 90’s. A school friend got sent down very young for his part in the family business. He was TWOC’ing them and his dad, uncle and brothers were ringing them. A number of others didn’t get sent down.

A VIN number can be quite valuable. Or at least they used to be. Caveat: I did grow up in the Car Crime capital of UK, Aka teeside.

Can’t look any worse than it does now.

??? I thought this had been covered multiple times. I was in such a position about 10 years ago. Helping a mate out on a freelance basis. He asked me to move some boards on an asbestos roof. One of the main joists collapsed as the garages had moved due to subsidence (Hence the reason the tree was coming out). I ended up in a pile of timber and asbestos sheet, dust and other shite on the garage floor. The lady who owned the garage tried to pull a fast one and make him pay for a block of 9 new garages. He tried to claim on the insurance I had (with trust). They told him that it was his responsibility and it should have been in his insurance and that the freelancers (my) insurance was pointless. Shame they didn’t tell me that when I took the policy out 3 years earlier. I would consider a rebuild of 9 garages a lot bigger than a few fence panels. I called my insurance company (Trust) and cancelled the policy. It is different in Scandinavia, that incident I described was in South East London.

Depends on the circumstance. I have used freelancers and it was my decision to use them. If they are negligent and something happens, it is down to me. After all I chose to have them in. In the past Inuave paid for damage and then never used that guy again. As I said it depends on the circumstances, are the damages regular or a one off. If I damage something I usually offer to pay for it. How valuable are the services of the free lancer to you and you business?

Employer. It has happened to me a few times. I have been bought a new rope by them.

It is a bit of a hindrance when you have a crab for rigging mind. they are good, I have a few but never really use them for some reason… oh, I know the reason. A crab on my rigging line. 🤪

Tea everyday, made in the morning so it is just ready to go during the day. Sometimes I take fresh coffee and use the press for my MSR windburner. I usually just put the flask in the dishwasher on an evening. Seems to do the job. I do notice some stubborn stains in there but then on the random occasion, it comes out sparkling.

I am not admin. I have never used the Arbtalk app but did use Tapatalk for a while. I ended up just using my phone browser as the mobile version just seemed to work better. Have you tried just using the browser on your device?

Never used the App. I just use Safari on the IPhone and it is more than adequate.

That is basically because they are classed as an employee. As an employer all kit, holidays, sick and pension should be covered. Once again the term sub contractor (subbie) is used incorrectly.