trigger_andy

After the tax I’ve paid? Don’t be ridiculous. And the rank hypocrisy of such a statement coming from the man who gloates about having an accountant ensure you pay virtually nil tax is gob smacking.

Why do you have such a hard-on about the Tories feeding children? It’s 100% the duty of the parents. They get more than enough handouts to do just that. If the parents can’t cloth and feed their kids off of that then they need their kids taken off of them for neglect and child abuse. Simple as.

Squeegee the Weegie! Love it.

Im not claiming to be a financial wizard who's writing a book on how awesome I am though. Big difference.

I imagine it was a mad scramble to catch the last flight outta Stavanger yesterday to beat Sturgeons Stazi lock-down measures. Bet it was like the fall of Saigon.

Same as the private sector I believe? And it seems to have affected women more (like my mother-in-law) than it did men. Some might argue that it better aligned the sexes and gave women the very thing they have been fighting long and hard for. Equality. Unfortunately demands come with nasty surprises sometimes. Unfortunately in the minority. Surely to have such an institution heavily dominated so heavily by either Right Wing or Left Wing doctrine is a bad thing? Balance is whats needed here and its sorely lacking. What the unions are doing now is purely political and its mana from heaven for them right now. We're told to follow the science. Im repeatedly told to on here by the dogmatic. Perhaps the Teachers and the Unions should do as well? Overtime being calculated into the Salaries just means that they dont get paid any. People are leaving the Oil Industry in their droves as its no longer the high paying, high flying industry it used to be. Ive never made a big deal about what I earn. I think I have posted up figures one time and I thing I deleted it the next day. I'll admit that I do gloat about how few days I work each year though. Im not on-shore based, tried that and hated it. As such Overtime is very much not included in my Salary. Again, I am all for Teachers and their unions fighting to maintain and better their standards. But using this Pandemic is simply not the time. We've all been asked to make sacrifices and perhaps this is the time the teachers need to shine? It certainly would endear the public to their cause if they did instead of seeing it as a golden opportunity to use the children's education as leverage to force through demands. They do have a good school, it was not chosen at random. Just 5 miles down the road and its another story. But they are extremely studious, often revising till past midnight. When seen fit we have paid for tutors. They where both in a Private School when we lived in Norway. And as my Wife is currently in her last 6 months of her Degree in Maths and Quantum Physics she's been able to dedicate a lot of time and up-to-date knowledge to work through their homework and revision with them and understand what and where they've gone wrong and how to resolve the stumbling blocks. Where as I look at it and see Egyptian Hieroglyphics. Although I did see a cartoon joke the other day about Red and Blue Shift and got it. I was rather impressed with myself. But in reality the teachers have done little for them. Nothing out of the ordinary and when I asked my 17 year old the other week how its going she said its terrible. No interaction with any teachers. Coursework posted up and told to crack on yourself. The teachers seem to be no where to be found during the day or the time of their classes so no help from them to ask anything. Maybe its all rosy and golden down by you but it not what we're seeing first hand up here.

Next time home I promise. Its been a bloody nightmare with work lately and Ive been dumping my gear at the lurgy hotel before dashing for the fight home.

If you believe even a fraction of the other links you post up then surely you know how utterly futile such a petition is?

Was this more aligned with the Private sector? You mean he's one of the few Conservative exceptions? 100% agree. But this is not what we're seeing though is it? Its purely political and nothing more. Well, lets see how it pans out and see if the majority of the Teachers will follow the Unions or will they openly voice their objections to them being used as political pawns with the Children as the fodder. Considering the vast majority are Left leaning and as you say hate the Tories I find it very hard to believe that they will not go along with the Union or will meekly keep their heads down at the very least. The thing of it is though the Unions are making out that its for the safely of the Teachers(against Scientific evidence) So if you're wrong and the Teachers do kowtow to the unions your response will be aligned to that. Its really a win-win situation for you as regardless the outcome you'll have an (on the surface) justifiable response. So you claim, and how do you verify that? It genuinely seems like they are using every trick in the book to avoid doin their jobs. Im not so naïve as to believe the headline grabbing stories are the norm but they are popping up with increasing frequency. Stories such as Teachers refusing to use zoom as its an invasion of their privacy. Teachers pushing back hard against working in the summer holidays. Yes, I understand there is a pay issue here. But supposedly we're all to make huge sacrifices just now. Perhaps this is the Teachers? And I dont believe you can go into such a job and treat it purely as a source of revenue when you have the futures of many children resting in your hands. Again in the Private sector working many hours after your 7.5 hour day ends is not unusual. Even here in Norway when I was office based over-time was included in the salary, some did zero hours OT, some work to 11 each night, it just depends on the project. And right now the project for these heel draggers should be the welfare of the children and not political point scoring or using this crisis as leverage to improve their conditions. Now is really not the time for that. You genuinely dont feel the more ardent members of the Teachers Unions are doing just that? Really?

Ok then. What’s your username and the forum? I know a few Window Cleaners down your way. Window cleanings very territorial and if you’re the Billy Big Balls you say you are it will easily be verified.

I cut a bunch of Larch Cladding and left it in a stack without tickers and it went like this. No surprise there. Ive no real experiance with cladding out in the open air doing this but if he's not planning on putting any preservative on it maybe scrub it down with borax?

Not that daft? You've bumbled around from one failed enterprise after another and now find yourself at the bottom rung and think that anyone would be remotely interested in reading about it. You seem to be confused as to who has had this bump on the head.

Remember to use spell check when you write this best seller of yours.....

There's a lot to get there there and Im short on time as Im doing some electrical testing on Deck. The gist of it seems to be; Yes Teachers are left of center and yes they hate the Tories but no they'd not put politic above the welfare of the children. Which is entirely at odd with the Unions that represent them. I assume you're familiar, or at least aware of who Chris McGovern is? He was previously a Head Teacher yet has real concerns about the militant Teachers Union and how they are weaponising Covid for political aims. I think you're intentionally downplaying the role and reach the unions have with teachers and playing on what you seem to agree on a bunch of Tory hating lefties willing to do whatever it takes to embarrass the Tories and using the Children as collateral. I think the vast majority in the private sector have seen their real life wages diminish over the last 10 years. I know of no one who's had a pay rise of any substance. Im not sure the same can be said for the public sector. I also think there is a number of reasons mature teachers left, particularly male teachers and I dont think the blame can be placed at either Parties feet although I'm sure there is a great number who'd point their finger at Blair. The Oil and Gas Unions in the UK are entirely toothless thee days. Why anyone would continue to pay their dues to them I have no idea. Norway on the other hand is much more unionised, very efficient and have a powerful voice. The members all seem to look after each other regardless of employer and will strike if the Oil Companies are not playing ball. Its meant that we've kept our working conditions during a number of down turns, maintained schedules that our employers would dearly love to remove and kept things like seniority in place, meaning that the Oil Companies cant just lay off the better paid employee in favour of the cheaper and up and coming new hands. With 12 years on a Norwegian Contract I have a fairly sizable cushion if there is lay-offs as anyone with less time in the company that me (with a few exceptions) has to be let go first. But I know where you're going with this. If I have such a strong union behind me, fighting my corner why should the Teachers not have the same thing? Well, for one I tend to find that in the public sector you're far better looked after than in the private sector. Wages, pensions, hours and expectations are all generally lower in the private sector. But the main reason for me is the almost Hamas way in which they are using Children as human shields to further not so much better conditions for the Teachers but for purely political reasons. And what a golden opportunity Covid has proved to be for them.

I dont think he's kept to the same story two posts in a row yet. Its one lie after another.

I think you're over generalising here and also ignoring the fact that the vast majority of Teachers are Left Wing and dare I say it detest everything Tory? The Teachers Union certainly do and you seem to be heavily downplaying the power and leverage the Union has over Teachers as a whole and to think that the Union is not using Covid as a political weapon at the sacrifice of children's education is naïve. Only last night -militant Union members where gloating at the plans they have have in place to keep Schools closed. Chris McGovern, chairman of the Campaign For Real Education is quoted as saying; ‘The union bosses are holding children to ransom,’ he said. ‘We are in the middle of a major power struggle about who runs education and the children are in the middle of it.’ I also hope the Teachers are offered the vaccine early as well. For two reasons, the genuine teachers like you indicate your wife is so they can get back to educating the children and to end the Unions political interference. It will be interesting to see if the unionized teachers find an excuse not to take the vaccine and continue their power games.

Such a ridiculous statement.

It it leaning back or is it just the photo making it look like that?

I made it halfway though.

His operation is very different than yours. Handles on the opposite side of the machines. Far simpler to just remove a bolt.

Just wait for the well known apologists here scrambling to come up with a reason why this is a great idea. 🧐🙄

I’m thinking of running my Whites Lab metal detector over some logs to see if it picks up metal. Maybe a bit unwieldy but worth a shot? I think Garrett make good “wands” that would be better suited.

Please don’t.

I’ve repeatedly answered your questions but it seems nothing will give you what you consider a satisfactory answer. My thoughts align with that in the link and there is simply nothing further I can nor wish to add to that. Another member here is obsessed with the word dogmatic yet you seem to fit the bill rather well here. I’m sorry I can’t give you the answers that would leave you howling in faux-rage that you so clearly and desperately crave. This will be my final response to you on this matter.

Surprisingly Electrical goods generally are. And also come with a standard 5 year warranty. Electricity is virtually free. About the only thing you really pay for is the line rental. But that’s due to the abundance of hydroelectricity. Sushi grade Salmon. 🤣 Electric Cars whilst maybe not cheaper than the U.K. have such a low tax on them that it’s cheaper to have a top of the range Tesla over something that guzzles fuel. Think that’s about it.