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Come Inside... => The Computer Room => Topic started by: TG on June 23, 2008, 09:43:16 AM
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I give you...the universe!
http://www.nikon.com/about/feelnikon/universcale/index.htm
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eeek:
http://www.deathonline.net/movies/mm/autopsy.cfm
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http://www.neave.com/television/
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I'm getting worried about TG. noooo:
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Define unusual! All websites are unusual. Indeed most things in the world are unusual (apart from death and taxes)
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http://www.popcrunch.com/shot-50-famous-people-who-have-taken-a-bullet/
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1. Brandon Call
*Actor – “J.T. Lambert” on Step by Step* 1996- Was shot in both arms by an unknown gunman in a random attack. The gunman didn’t know whom he was attacking.
So if we don't know who the gunman was how can they say that he "didn't know whom he was attacking"? What utter bollox ~ Sorry, I couldn't be bothered to look at anymore after that piece of typical American bulls hit.
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must say the online autopsy is a great way to pass those boring moments at work scared2:
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must say the online autopsy is a great way to pass those boring moments at work scared2:
Having seen a real one I think I'll pass thanks. noooo:
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Explain
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GM was/is a nurse and has seen an autopsy being performed. sick2:
Thankfully I have never had to attend one ~ seen a few bodies that have not died of "natural causes" though and that isn't nice either.
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I found a body in the street once.
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I found one in the canal. Suicide. Been under for a few days. Not pretty.
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Been under for a few days. Not pretty.
I am sure you have a good heart though
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Been under for a few days. Not pretty.
I am sure you have a good heart though
If you say so.
Anyway : http://www.3datadesign.com/
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http://tineye.com/widgets/display?mona
Might be...er.. useful when it goes live. eyes:
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http://tineye.com/widgets/display?mona
Might be...er.. useful when it goes live. eyes:
tunble:
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Wot? crash:
I cant help it. Nowt to do here. Place is dying on its arse. They have have even got admin bods (i.e me) cold calling customers to try & drum up business.
surrender:
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Wot? crash:
I cant help it. Nowt to do here. Place is dying on its arse. They have have even got admin bods (i.e me) cold calling customers to try & drum up business.
surrender:
Ooooooooooo! Redundancy looms ~ are you lining up the options? Have you worked out the pay off to make sure it is worth hanging on to the end or if you'd be better to cut and run now?
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According to the government website about £7700.oo. Not exactly a fortune. What happens if the company goes bust though? rubschin:
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According to the government website about £7700.oo. Not exactly a fortune. What happens if the company goes bust though? rubschin:
I am no expert but you would be entitled to a statutory payment from the Government of a few quid. Nothing like the actual redundancy but there is a scheme which pays a portion I believe. If the company goes under then the receivers are supposed to flog the assets and pay off the debts. There is an order in which creditors have to be paid. Obviously the tax man comes top of the list, then the VAT man, then the National Insurance, then any secured creditors (Banks who hold mortgages etc) then employees, then contractors, suppliers, landlords and so on. I can't guarantee the actual positions on the list but for sure the Government and Banks come ahead of the workers ~ that much I do know.
Personally I would be circulating my CV to the agencies if I were you ~ just in case like. You can always say "No thanks" to any offers which has to be better than saying "Please gizajob"
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I took today off at short notice and also booked monday off. At about 11am this morning I got a phone call from a director asking me to be there at 9am sharp on Monday for a 'meeting'.
scared2:
He said I can still have the day off after the 'meeting' and it wont just involve me.
scared2:
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A fiver says at some point someone will talk about the need to re-evaluate, re-trench, re-direct, assure you all of your value to them and speak of the international situation over which they "have no control" bringing them sorrowfully to an inevitable conlusion that sacrifices have to be made.
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A fiver says at some point someone will talk about the need to re-evaluate, re-trench, re-direct, assure you all of your value to them and speak of the international situation over which they "have no control" bringing them sorrowfully to an inevitable conlusion that sacrifices have to be made.
It's no good trying to cheer me up. surrender:
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A fiver says at some point someone will talk about the need to re-evaluate, re-trench, re-direct, assure you all of your value to them and speak of the international situation over which they "have no control" bringing them sorrowfully to an inevitable conlusion that sacrifices have to be made.
It's no good trying to cheer me up. surrender:
What worries you most? The thought of having to do something about finding another job (and there are plenty out there) or the loss of the security blanket built up by staying in one place so long?
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Probably when you used the phrase "sacrifices have to be made." Snoopy
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lol: That sort of thing ~ yes.
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A fiver says at some point someone will talk about the need to re-evaluate, re-trench, re-direct, assure you all of your value to them and speak of the international situation over which they "have no control" bringing them sorrowfully to an inevitable conlusion that sacrifices have to be made.
It's no good trying to cheer me up. surrender:
What worries you most? The thought of having to do something about finding another job (and there are plenty out there) or the loss of the security blanket built up by staying in one place so long?
Not having the money to be able to pay our rent! and other bills etc, we just about cope as it is...
but suppose there is life after this comfy blanket! sometimes good things come of bad ones..
so fingers crossed... scared2:
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'Course you'll be able to pay your rent ~ if you can't the government will. Look on it as getting back a little of what you have paid in.
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The cat will have to go tho... whistle:
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The cat will have to go tho... whistle:
Too right! happy088 All 3 of the feckers. point:
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The cat will have to go tho... whistle:
Too right! happy088 All 3 of the feckers. point:
Do it now then... whistle:
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The cat will have to go tho... whistle:
Too right! happy088 All 3 of the feckers. point:
Do it now then... whistle:
Talking of pets. Mrs TG punched me in balls again. This time in the pet shop. noooo:
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The cat will have to go tho... whistle:
Too right! happy088 All 3 of the feckers. point:
Do it now then... whistle:
Talking of pets. Mrs TG punched me in balls again. This time in the pet shop. noooo:
Get a sack big enough for the three cats and her then... whistle:
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Do you think she means it or is she just short (of stature or sight ~ or both)?
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Do you think she means it or is she just short (of staure or sight ~ or both)?
She says she doesnt mean it but it's an accident that is happening with increasing frequency. scared2:
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I have PM'd you too.
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I have PM'd you too.
eeek:
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I have PM'd you too.
eeek:
Waddya mean eeek: Have you never played cricket man?
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I have PM'd you too.
eeek:
Waddya mean eeek: Have you never played cricket man?
Indeed I have. But they never issued them things in my day (when men were men etc).
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'Course you'll be able to pay your rent ~ if you can't the government will. Look on it as getting back a little of what you have paid in.
MMMM become a social security scrounger oh no! we prob get hardly sod all as we dont know how to play the system as they say!
our rent is 500 not sure if they would pay out that much, so we could be living in tents soon! or anyone got a spare room for us an three felines! eyes:
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Do you think she means it or is she just short (of stature or sight ~ or both)?
Stop moaning my darling its only playful gesture, its because at my level i mean to be a touchy feely sort of gesture cos he tall as a girrafe i get wrong bits so hard luck! point:
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I have PM'd you too.
eeek:
Waddya mean eeek: Have you never played cricket man?
Indeed I have. But they never issued them things in my day (when men were men etc).
The mind boggles...what would you lot put in em i am wondering or is just wishing!
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I have PM'd you too.
eeek:
Waddya mean eeek: Have you never played cricket man?
Indeed I have. But they never issued them things in my day (when men were men etc).
The mind boggles...what would you lot put in em i am wondering or is just wishing!
I'm not even going to dignify that with a reply. evil:
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I have PM'd you too.
eeek:
Waddya mean eeek: Have you never played cricket man?
Indeed I have. But they never issued them things in my day (when men were men etc).
The mind boggles...what would you lot put in em i am wondering or is just wishing!
I'm not even going to dignify that with a reply. evil:
Thinking on it maybe TG could fill it ! eyes:
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'Course you'll be able to pay your rent ~ if you can't the government will. Look on it as getting back a little of what you have paid in.
MMMM become a social security scrounger oh no! we prob get hardly sod all as we dont know how to play the system as they say!
our rent is 500 not sure if they would pay out that much, so we could be living in tents soon! or anyone got a spare room for us an three felines! eyes:
If you are entitled to assistance because of low income then you are not a social security scrounger ~ you are someone who is using their common sense to get back some of what you have paid in for. That's why it is called National Insurance. You pay in when you are working and claim against the insurance when you are not. ::)
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'Course you'll be able to pay your rent ~ if you can't the government will. Look on it as getting back a little of what you have paid in.
MMMM become a social security scrounger oh no! we prob get hardly sod all as we dont know how to play the system as they say!
our rent is 500 not sure if they would pay out that much, so we could be living in tents soon! or anyone got a spare room for us an three felines! eyes:
If you are entitled to assistance because of low income then you are not a social security scrounger ~ you are someone who is using their common sense to get back some of what you have paid in for. That's why it is called National Insurance. You pay in when you are working and claim against the insurance when you are not. ::)
I Know what you mean, but cant see us getting anything much as we dont have any dependant sprogs now that seems to rake in the cash for some, that really pisses me off big time i tell you, and i still have my partime job an dignity!
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I have PM'd you too.
eeek:
Waddya mean eeek: Have you never played cricket man?
Indeed I have. But they never issued them things in my day (when men were men etc).
The mind boggles...what would you lot put in em i am wondering or is just wishing!
I'm not even going to dignify that with a reply. evil:
Thinking on it maybe TG could fill it ! eyes:
What ~ only one? whistle:
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I have a job until the end of this week at least.
They have given us all a letter saying the 7 people (about 20% of the company) will be made redundant by Friday.
Until then the are 'consulting' with everyone regarding their jobs. They have also asked for volunteers.After much thought I am going to explore the possibilities of 'volunteering' when I go back in tomorrow.
If its favourable I may take the redundancy and look for a fresh start.
The MD and his wife (co - owners) were not there. Buying trip to China if you can believe that. Back next week when it is all over. Gutless fuckers. They left it to the other 3 directors to look us in the face.
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Bloody hell! ~ Enquire about "favourable" terms if you volunteer. You may well be able to screw them for a lot more than the legal minimum if they think they can resolve their problems without a fuss.
Frankly I reckon that is indeed your best option because the place is doomed from the sound of it.
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Bloody hell! ~ Enquire about "favourable" terms if you volunteer. You may well be able to screw them for a lot more than the legal minimum if they think they can resolve their problems without a fuss.
Frankly I reckon that is indeed your best option because the place is doomed from the sound of it.
Knowing the company as I do the legal minimum is going to be it.
How well do you know Pontypridd?
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I have a job until the end of this week at least.
They have given us all a letter saying the 7 people (about 20% of the company) will be made redundant by Friday.
Until then the are 'consulting' with everyone regarding their jobs. They have also asked for volunteers.After much thought I am going to explore the possibilities of 'volunteering' when I go back in tomorrow.
If its favourable I may take the redundancy and look for a fresh start.
The MD and his wife (co - owners) were not there. Buying trip to China if you can believe that. Back next week when it is all over. Gutless fuckers. They left it to the other 3 directors to look us in the face.
Bad luck old chap.
Agree with Snoopy about the volunteering bit. It needs to be very much to your advantage and definitely still redundancy.
What ever you do, don't be persuaded to resign as that will mess things up if you want 'benefits'.
Only resign if you have a definite new job and a cash offer you can't refuse.
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Bloody hell! ~ Enquire about "favourable" terms if you volunteer. You may well be able to screw them for a lot more than the legal minimum if they think they can resolve their problems without a fuss.
Frankly I reckon that is indeed your best option because the place is doomed from the sound of it.
Knowing the company as I do the legal minimum is going to be it.
How well do you know Pontypridd?
My Granny was born thereabouts ~ otherwise it is a sh*thole.
Work is a problem there ~ 'specially as I assume you don't speak Welsh..... but that applies to much of Wales unless you have a skill that they are in need of. Mostly call centres and civil service jobs in South Wales. In North Wales you are either a farmer or you travel to work in Manchester, Chester, Liverpool etc. There are a lot like me who don't actually work but "earn from home" as I explained in the earlier PM.
DS is right about the resigning bit. The Job Centre will not give you a penny until they calculate that your redundancy + holiday pay etc has been spent. The calculation they use is to divide it by your average pay (taken over the past three months) to arrive at the number of weeks that it should last you. So if you get £ 1000 redundancy and your average weekly wage was £100 they will tell you that you have enough money for 10 weeks. Of course that 10 weeks will not start until you have completed your "weaiting time" which used to be 6 weeks from the date you resigned so in fact your £1000 will have to last 16 weeks.
Back to what I said the other day .... get weaving on alternatives, no matter what they are. You are not looking ofr a career, you need a job, any job, to make sure you don't have to spend the redundancy. Stacking shelves at Tesco if necessary. Contact as many agencies as you can find and send your CV to all of them. Get busy on it tonight.
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Bloody hell! ~ Enquire about "favourable" terms if you volunteer. You may well be able to screw them for a lot more than the legal minimum if they think they can resolve their problems without a fuss.
Frankly I reckon that is indeed your best option because the place is doomed from the sound of it.
Knowing the company as I do the legal minimum is going to be it.
How well do you know Pontypridd?
My Granny was born thereabouts ~ otherwise it is a sh*thole.
Work is a problem there ~ 'specially as I assume you don't speak Welsh..... but that applies to much of Wales unless you have a skill that they are in need of. Mostly call centres and civil service jobs in South Wales. In North Wales you are either a farmer or you travel to work in Manchester, Chester, Liverpool etc. There are a lot like me who don't actually work but "earn from home" as I explained in the earlier PM.
DS is right about the resigning bit. The Job Centre will not give you a penny until they calculate that your redundancy + holiday pay etc has been spent. The calculation they use is to divide it by your average pay (taken over the past three months) to arrive at the number of weeks that it should last you. So if you get £ 1000 redundancy and your average weekly wage was £100 they will tell you that you have enough money for 10 weeks. Of course that 10 weeks will not start until you have completed your "weaiting time" which used to be 6 weeks from the date you resigned so in fact your £1000 will have to last 16 weeks.
Back to what I said the other day .... get weaving on alternatives, no matter what they are. You are not looking ofr a career, you need a job, any job, to make sure you don't have to spend the redundancy. Stacking shelves at Tesco if necessary. Contact as many agencies as you can find and send your CV to all of them. Get busy on it tonight.
Pontypridd (where i know as my son in law to be is from there) been there a few times seems nice enough, but always some horrible places everywhere you go, there is even horror estate bout 5 mins from here but it doesent affect us really.
we are looking to relocate to around there probably nearer cardiff as that is where the jobs are, but depends on it the pay out is good enough,
we will see, as if we dont do it now will be in future but will happen as i want to live near my daughter an play a part in the life of my grankiddies to be... scared2:
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You will do what you need to do.
All I am saying is that Ponty is not a good place for any Englishman seeking work, he is unlikely to be welcomed with open arms. Cardiff might be a possiblity but to work in any Council or Government job the ability to speak Welsh is virtually mandatory and there are very few jobs, other than call centres, that do not involve working for one authority or the other. Even the NHS insist that their non Welsh speaking staff attend Welsh lessons. The resentment from some Welsh people is very strong and they will do everything they can to let you know they don't want you there. There is a huge difference between how they treat you when you visit and they are taking money off you and the way they behave when you move in.
I wish you every luck with your planned move but don't expect it to be easy.
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You will do what you need to do.
All I am saying is that Ponty is not a good place for any Englishman seeking work, he is unlikely to be welcomed with open arms. Cardiff might be a possiblity but to work in any Council or Government job the ability to speak Welsh is virtually mandatory and there are very few jobs, other than call centres, that do not involve working for one authority or the other. Even the NHS insist that their non Welsh speaking staff attend Welsh lessons. The resentment from some Welsh people is very strong and they will do everything they can to let you know they don't want you there. There is a huge difference between how they treat you when you visit and they are taking money off you and the way they behave when you move in.
I wish you every luck with your planned move but don't expect it to be easy.
we will see, my daughter been there a year and besides the job problem she aint had any probs really, maybe they are a bit of that in some parts of wales or maybe north wales i think it depends what part you go too etc etc,
not sure what we are going to do etc but not stayin in leicester if tgs job goes thats a cert i tell you. sad24:
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Anywho. Websites...
http://mirror.linnwood.org/flamethrower/ eeek:
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Anywho. Websites...
http://mirror.linnwood.org/flamethrower/ eeek:
He wants locking up for the public good and his own safety.
Anyway ~ a large can of hairspray and a ciggy lighter is quicker, cheaper, less effort and just as effective.
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I cant access the site as the firewall blocks it but I'm guessing its how to make a flamethrower?
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