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Inverted snobbery.... yawn. (OT)
"Martin" wrote in message ... On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:39:06 -0000, "Mike Lyle" wrote: "Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... "JennyC" wrote in message ... [...] Or the idiocy of coming out on strike because there is not enough sugar in the tea (Ford Dagenham) I didn't know that! But did it actually happen? In any civilian employment I know about, people pay for their own at the canteen or from the tea swindle: not something it would make any sense to take up with the management. Few adult civilians would be subjected to a situation where they didn't have a choice about how much sugar went in their tea. I fancy I scent an urban myth of perhaps even less than "Winterval" credibility. I got near to causing a strike by changing a 13 amp fuse in a plug attached to a piece of equipment that I was using that belonged to my employer and not to the company that was borrowing it. Martin I heard a story (might be another myth Mike) about a chap drilling a hole in a wooden wall and coming out the other side into a metal wall............down tools by the metal workers union........ Jenny |
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Inverted snobbery.... yawn. (OT)
"Martin" wrote My experience was in Stevenage. Martin Agggghhhh - small world ! Jenny |
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Inverted snobbery.... yawn. (OT)
"JennyC" wrote in message ... "Martin" wrote in message ... On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:39:06 -0000, "Mike Lyle" wrote: "Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... "JennyC" wrote in message ... [...] Or the idiocy of coming out on strike because there is not enough sugar in the tea (Ford Dagenham) I didn't know that! But did it actually happen? In any civilian employment I know about, people pay for their own at the canteen or from the tea swindle: not something it would make any sense to take up with the management. Few adult civilians would be subjected to a situation where they didn't have a choice about how much sugar went in their tea. I fancy I scent an urban myth of perhaps even less than "Winterval" credibility. I got near to causing a strike by changing a 13 amp fuse in a plug attached to a piece of equipment that I was using that belonged to my employer and not to the company that was borrowing it. Martin I heard a story (might be another myth Mike) about a chap drilling a hole in a wooden wall and coming out the other side into a metal wall............down tools by the metal workers union........ It's the kind of joke people tell over their tea (just half a sugar for me, please). Where it does seem to have turned certifiably crazy was in Fleet Street and in the very few places affected by '70s wildcats (the scary "Red Robbo" kind of thing), or the nastier inter-union disputes. -- Mike. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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Inverted snobbery.... yawn. (OT)
"Martin" wrote in message ... On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 20:51:46 +0100, "JennyC" wrote: "Martin" wrote My experience was in Stevenage. Agggghhhh - small world ! Gunnelswood Road Martin Scary - my Dad worked there for English Electric .....later BAE Jenny |
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Inverted snobbery.... yawn. (OT)
"JennyC" wrote in message
... I heard a story (might be another myth Mike) about a chap drilling a hole in a wooden wall and coming out the other side into a metal wall............down tools by the metal workers union........ Jenny Fitting a Porthole into a ship. Shipwright to mark it out Burner to cut most of the hole. Caulker to trim the hole. Shipwright to mark the holes for the rivets Driller to drill the holes Riveter to fit the porthole in. Shipwright to mark the holes for the curtain rail and drip tray Driller to drill the holes Joiner to fit the curtain rail Coppersmith to make the drip tray Shipwright to fit it. I kid you not. That was the 50's when I was doing my Apprenticeship. Mike -- .................................................. ......... Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rnshipmates.co.uk www.nsrafa.com |
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Inverted snobbery.... yawn. (OT)
"'Mike'" wrote in message ... "JennyC" wrote in message ... I heard a story (might be another myth Mike) about a chap drilling a hole in a wooden wall and coming out the other side into a metal wall............down tools by the metal workers union........ Jenny Fitting a Porthole into a ship. Shipwright to mark it out Burner to cut most of the hole. Caulker to trim the hole. Shipwright to mark the holes for the rivets Driller to drill the holes Riveter to fit the porthole in. Shipwright to mark the holes for the curtain rail and drip tray Driller to drill the holes Joiner to fit the curtain rail Coppersmith to make the drip tray Shipwright to fit it. I kid you not. That was the 50's when I was doing my Apprenticeship. Mike 2007 = one multi functional programmed machine :~) Jenny |
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Inverted snobbery.... yawn. (OT)
"Martin" wrote in message ... On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:26:03 -0000, "Mike Lyle" wrote: "Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... "JennyC" wrote in message [...] You pay a LOT less tax than most Europeans ..... But do they get better value out of tax than we do? For a start, I understand they have better health services in France and Germany, and I believe live longer as a result. Especially now they've stopped smoking Gauloises all the time. You can believe what you like, from what I have seen in Germany and France there's not a lot of difference. In France you get given antibiotics for everything and in Germany suppositories. In the German hospital I was in all the nursing staff were German speaking Poles, Russians etc.because the locals won't work for the wages offered. The French are big on suppositories, too! No, sorry, my all-but mistake: I've looked at the always fascinating CIA World Factbook*, and in fact the difference in life expectancy isn't as great as I thought. They do lead UK, but France by a year and a bit, and Germany by only about three months (estimates for 2006). I haven't explored to find if the difference by social class, region, etc varies significantly between these countries. *https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications.../2102rank.html or http://tinyurl.com/s7p5q -- Mike. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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In message , Martin
writes On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 12:05:04 +0000, June Hughes wrote: In message , Martin writes On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 07:21:51 +0100, "JennyC" wrote: "Alan Holmes" wrote It is said that Bush isn't the moron he appears to be! The few americans I have spoken to are convinced he is a moron! Alan They will soon be able to choose between a woman or a black candidate :~)) but still have to make do with very rich morons :-) Hilary Clinton is far from being a moron. I didn't say she was. I was referring to the one that will be elected. Ah! Well, that's altogether different. -- June Hughes |
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Inverted snobbery.... yawn. (OT)
In message , Alan Holmes
writes "JennyC" wrote in message ... "Alan Holmes" wrote It is said that Bush isn't the moron he appears to be! The few americans I have spoken to are convinced he is a moron! Alan They will soon be able to choose between a woman or a black candidate :~)) Let's hope they choose the right one, whichever it is! The right one for whom? -- June Hughes |
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Inverted snobbery.... yawn. (OT)
"June Hughes" wrote in message ... In message , Alan Holmes writes "JennyC" wrote in message ... "Alan Holmes" wrote It is said that Bush isn't the moron he appears to be! The few americans I have spoken to are convinced he is a moron! Alan They will soon be able to choose between a woman or a black candidate :~)) Let's hope they choose the right one, whichever it is! The right one for whom? For them, and us. Hopefully the next one will not stand Bliar being such a wimp! Alan |
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Inverted snobbery.... yawn. (OT)
In article , Alan Holmes
writes Mining was destroyed by that idiot who was in charge of the union. Alan And done very nicely for himself since then. So much for brother unity -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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