kevinjohnsonmbe

So there’ll be some containers and security shutters getting some attention soon then....

I knew you’d ‘get it’ Marcus. You have to have ‘seen’ it to be able to believe it....

No. They should review this ‘so called’ code which (anyone with any experience of civil service) knows full well, is designed by civil servants to ensure the perpetual protection of civil servants regardless of how incompetent, inept and ineffectual they may be. Ask yourself,, is it the Minister that is responsible for departmental inefficiency or is the career civil servants as departmental heads? What happens when (a long overdue) Ministrrial ‘shake up’ is attempted? Apparently, it’s bullying.... Complete and utter garbage.

It’s just a BS story Mark. When did life change such that ‘work time’ was meant to be protected fun time? Having fun at work is a bonus but claiming ‘bullying’ when the boss tells you to do your job is not bullying - it’s work. A boss has a job to do too - be the boss. That means they sometimes have to tell people to do stuff they don’t want to do. Doesn't make it ‘bullying’, it makes it work. People take a job voluntarily, they sell their time in exchange for money.

Boys on tour! Love it ?

Boys on tour! Love it ?

Ah, PadStein! Don’t know it, bit out of my parish. Looks nice though ??

What place Mark?? Rod & Line @ Tideford is legendary for great beer, great music, great atmosphere , great food. It’s a proper pub! Gig in the pub:

That’s only the ½ of it Mr S. Mike Jones is a bit of a legend!

A cunning stunt??

Awesome band Mark! The wedding gig has a bit of a tale behind it too. The Friday before the wedding on Saturday, Mike Jones - proprietor of the Rod & Line Tideford (awesome pub), phoned to say “Kev, there’s a problem, the band have cancelled but don’t panic, I’ve got a better one for you. They’re gigging at the pub tonight, come see. Didn’t tell the (then soon to be) wife, just got the lads and zipped over there. Banging! Mike said, you pay them for tomorrow, I’ll give them free bar. In the pub which is, shall we say, compact, there were 4 band members. Next night, at the wedding, there were 12! A bloke on the spoons, a bloke with a triangle, a bird with a tambourine etc, etc. Ive not doubt they called all their mates and said get your glad rags on, Mike Jones is doing a free bar ?? It was the MADDEST night! The wife & I left the marquee at 5AM, I said to those that were left they could stay as long as they like but I’ve got to turn the generator off. Some were still there next morning! Shortly after that BFs did their record breaking 24 gigs in 24 hrs in Plymouth. Great band! Great pub too ??

Of course it’s been the same for years, I’ve listened to it for years. Even had it played by the Black Fridays who were our wedding band! Black Friday Home - High Energy Folk & Celtic Punk Rock - Cornwall WWW.BLACKFRIDAYBAND.CO.UK Black Friday are a high energy folk and celtic punk rock band from Cornwall in the United Kingdom Its the same sh1t every year. Just like the dog in the Dambisters. Every year the same from the BBC, every year the same ‘outrage’ from Victor Meldrew. It’s become as ‘traditional’ as turkey & stuffing. ??

Shocker.....

Didn’t they learn ANYTHING from f*ing around with LoHaG? Morons.

That’s quite funny... Imagine how corrupted the data would become if 1 person ended up with 4,5,6 chips in 1 body. I like the idea, but there wouldn’t be enough examples of such corruption to make a serious dent in the mega data. pauses - realises - even thinking / taking part in a discussion about nano chip human tracking is another step towards normalising the potential ?

Now then.... Is that comment directed at the Egg for claiming fresh & hot is better than stale and cold (not an entirely inappropriate maxim for life in general) or is it directed at me for suggesting you still reside in the Kingdom of Deheubarth? Either way, it's a bit harsh you miserable old barsteward. Of course we all remember the days of beer tokens for left over tarmac and the youngest daughter offered as a sexual favour with the hairy assed drivers in exchange for road planings. All I was suggesting was, those days at least within most of the UK, are long gone. This can be seen with even a cursory search for planings throwing up County council and highways accredited schemes for the sale of recycled materiel. Cornwall, with it's entirely questionable 100% County council share owned 'private' contractor (Cormac) as the preferred bidder on all CC road jobs pretty much has this angle sown up. That said, I would entirely agree that planing can still be a relatively cheap and often readily available choice. As to the discussion of hot & fresh v old & stale I don't really have sufficient knowledge to comment - other than to be suitably horrified and seeking my safe space by the suggestion that a generous dousing of red diesel might in any way be appropriate in these more 'enlightened' times. And, I wouldn't be so bold as to question the scale and nature of any transactions you might be able to secure in your local hostelries, nor the currency of preference ?, I was merely seeking to highlight that which passed for 'normal' in previous decades has gone through something of generational change. I'll leave it to the Egg to decide if you were calling him a dick, I'm sure he'll be on best behaviour. If it was intended as a retort to my earlier disparaging comment then I withdraw it unreservedly. ?

Where are you Les, the Middle Ages? (Is it Wales? Similar thing ?) The days of having the left over tarmac from a road job and planings for beer money to the driver are long gone. Planings need certifying to a certain level free from contaminants and they are treated as a saleable commodity these days.

Shared access and mutual maintenance costs? Always a drama ? Slaughter them all and bury them in the new road!

Like Egger says, tarmac likely to have a hefty price tag but reasonably quick to instal and no big delay in use after laying. Any way of making a temp access route that would allow light traffic for a short period whilst a slower to instal but cheaper than tarmac option was laid down? - prob enough money saved to lay down and take up a temp access (803, Woodchip?) and still have money left over. Depends on space etc obvs. What about a granular confinement system (web cell) and loose infill? Id try anything before tarmac, it’s expensive and not great environmentally.

Poured concrete might be an option Craig. Easier than planing/prep for tarmac - just as durable but you can do it yourself rather than needing hot boxes, rollers etc. Plus you could do it in sections with expansion joints doing just as much as you’ve got time for and not have to worry about potentially unsightly joins as you might have with tarmac. Our neighbour did exactly that over 2 fields (about 600m)

Who asked you what your having for tea Mr Cropper - as you were ??‍♂️

That’s the trouble with you Army types K - blind obedience to orders - whistle blows, up and over the top you go into the machine gun fire and certain death in the Herculean, but entirely futile, effort to move General Melchet’s cocktail cabinet 3 inches closer to Berlin.... The Senior Service tends towards more lateral thinking to get the job done ?

(OP) Return it unpaid! The answer lies unreservedly in the caravan solution! K is a charlatan!

What a crock! Get the caravan parked up ??

The answer ‘should’ be right out of the Labour play book - especially the recent Corbynista edit. State benefits delivered in direct services and housing rather than in cash. Communal housing, community heating and eating, vouchers where necessary - no cash. The ‘solution’ is a communist dream - can’t understand why Labour are so obviously opposed to any / all attempts at welfare reform.