trigger_andy
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£20 an hour while still a joke is a wage you could just about live a semi-comfortable existence on. It’s little wonder there is such a huge shortage of people willing to to go through the training required (and potentially pay for themselves) when they can earn the same stocking shelves, have to fork out nothing on training and get home each night of the week.
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Sometimes its better to expose a fundamental flaw than to ignore it and continue to kick the can down the road. Brexit is akin to pulling the plaster off quickly. It was badly needed for a number of reasons and this is just another one to add to the list. Perhaps now the UK will be forced to train out youth and the continued fall into stagnation will be halted?
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You know that term has been 'canceled' by those here that struggle to understand it, right?
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When will these companies learn that people living in the UK need to be paid a wage that reflects the skills ,responsibility and as you mention time away from your family that come with the job they are doing? £10 an hour? Seriously? They might as well work in Tesco stocking shelves. I was gobsmacked when the Manager at my local Jewsons said he was on £80 a day. The discussion came about as I was in with a mate and his labourer was complaining he was hard done by being on £100 a day.
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I’ve never been keen on getting a Smart Meter. Currently I have a digital readout meter and the missus updates the supplier periodically. If we wished to change our tariff, even with the same supplier I’m told we have to have a Smart Meter installed. I’m now getting letters saying my digital Meter is going out of calibration and I should get a Smart Meter installed. [emoji849] Any idea what my options are here?
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Very interesting, thanks. Our washing machine is on for what feels like 24/7. Towels used once etc Clothes thrown in the wash pile with a small stain by teenagers who don’t pay the bill. Guess I’ll need to look into this when I get home. 😁
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All sorted now. Down to about £100 a month since the middle of winter. Our usage hardly changes much over the seasons as all our hotwater is from milling waste in the Kitchen Stove. Showers are mains pressure and no longer electric etc. I went for a 280 litre dual coil cylinder to keep up with bath and shower demands. 😁 The new Grant oil boiler sips oil compared to the old Rayburn but virtually never on as the Stoves provide the heat we need. With 6 chimneys in the house more will be getting Stoves installed if anyone complains about the cold again.
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I will inform the accountant, aka the Wife We where burning through about £2500-£3000 a year in electricity, not easy when you've a house full of women who are all cold tatties.
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Well, I guess my question tied them both in. You mentioned the Gensets can cost £1.00 per KWh then mention the end user could go from £4.50 to use the washing machine to 60p. Perhaps it was hyperbole but I was not sure so thought I would ask.
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Good point! To be fair we’ve massively reduced our electricity consumption. We no longer have a badly insulated immersion heater and the wee ones no longer need electric heaters in their rooms as we’ve installed a new Oil Boiler. LED’s throughout the house and all the spotlights in the kitchen where changed out to LED units a year back. Finally got 300-400mm insulation in the loft and no long finished the living room floor with 100mm Kingspan under there. Having 2 x 10kw Stoves in the house helps a lot as well. We’ve had an electricity monitor for years. Effergy I think? Great website and really good at keeping a tab on what you use and where.
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Does this really happen in some places? Ive not looked closely at what I pay per KWh but Im sure its like 15p or something, regardless of the time. Edit; I just looked at my bill, Im a flat 18.98p a KWh, evergreen tariff. On a plus note I see Im £465 in credit, woohoo, Ill be claiming that back.
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Think thats Scandinavia all over to be honest My local is a 10 minute drive away (or an hour stroll) Dogs are welcome in the beer garden and bar A 30 minute drive up the Glen and Dogs are welcome in the Climbers bar, its great
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Seems about right for quite narrow boards Which Scandinavian country do you live in?
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Well he certainly deserves to have a bit of fun now and again Id throw him £20 if he said he needed a hooker and blow fund and Ive never even considered sending him money previously, only if he sends me a titty pic of course
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No, I guess they don’t. Clean license myself though goodness knows how. 🤣
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Don’t speed? 🤷♂️[emoji16]
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Exactly what my brother said
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Primary 1-3, then we moved to Banchory
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Excelled
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Stunning part of Scotland. I used to go to Crathie School.
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I was down that way myself a wee while back.
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There simply is not any need to transport kiln dried wood half way round the world. When for many burning wood is seen as an eco zero-carbon option the Caron footprint on this must be horrendous. It’s bad enough there is folk shipping in kiln dried wood from Eastern Europe.
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Then nothing.
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If only we could deal with the recent past as well as we could the present, huh? The thing is we could, there is nothing stopping us perusing the old Labour "nu Labour" , Lets join forces and go after these cants first, then lets go after the current ones? so how about it Markie Mark?
