Vince70 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 15 hours ago, Sir Snipes said: Could they be using it as an excuse to let people go and bring in cheaper labour? Saying that your most probably right as we get an annual pay rise so it works out we are on a bit more for the time served. Myself and the other long term temp workers got about £1.50 extra an hour. Also Apparently the workforce needs to be 20% diverse by the end of the year we were told in a quarterly meeting last week. All of us were British and the new recruits are mainly foreign nationals so I guess it gets the quota up for the company as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 26 minutes ago, Vince70 said: Saying that your most probably right as we get an annual pay rise. Myself and the other long term temp workers got about £1.50 extra an hour. Also Apparently the workforce needs to be 20% diverse by the end of the year we were told in a quarterly meeting last week. All of us were British and the new recruits are mainly foreign nationals so I guess it gets the quota up for the company as well. My biggest risk of not being able to get a full time position at the company I've been working with for 2.5 years is they need more women, the last few hiring times they've chosen to hire in brand new female employees and fully train them rather than take on pre-trained staff. Vince70 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince70 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 13 minutes ago, captain_70s said: My biggest risk of not being able to get a full time position at the company I've been working with for 2.5 years is they need more women, the last few hiring times they've chosen to hire in brand new female employees and fully train them rather than take on pre-trained staff. It sounds like we must of been working for the same company lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Ah, good old 'positive' discrimination. We need more X or Y or people from abroad because it looks good for the diversity figures in the HR department. Yeah, and just ignore whether or not they're actually any good at the job! Vince70, chadders and mitsisigma01 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 How dare they assume your gender ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeConcern Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 27 minutes ago, captain_70s said: My biggest risk of not being able to get a full time position at the company I've been working with for 2.5 years is they need more women, the last few hiring times they've chosen to hire in brand new female employees and fully train them rather than take on pre-trained staff. Tell them you identify as a woman... Vince70, MarvinsMom, stonedagain and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, FakeConcern said: Tell them you identify as a woman... now now, be careful, you must know how much shit stuff like that has stirred up over on the open forum? The Moog, chadders, Jerzy Woking and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 6 hours ago, MarvinsMom said: so having been offered this job in leeds, which i don't really want cos its along way to leeds to drive everyday and its very much outta my safty zone, been a job like nothing i have ever been offered before, and failing to pass go on becoming a trainee bus driver, i now get offered a place on a training course for learning to drive a forklift truck, though i dunno which sort cos the ad thing in the Jobcentre didn't say. i have said for a number of years now that i need to get out of doing what have been doing for a living, and got away and do something closer to home and less stressful. and now i have, maybe got the chance to ACTUALLY do that, dare i take it? Go for it! My youngest son drives a fork lift for Asda and seems to do reasonably well on it. Permanent nights, which doesn't suit everybody of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 9 minutes ago, FakeConcern said: Tell them you identify as a woman... In a Glasgow factory? I might get the job but I certainly wouldn't want it... FakeConcern, Vince70, stonedagain and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeConcern Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 In Tesco trying to decide which wishdosher tablets to get, I usually look at the label that tells you how much per tablet, however... Packet 1 is £8.16 perkg... Packet 2 is 22.8p per tablet... and packet 3 is £1.03 per 100g... You couldn't make it up... Maybe this should have gone in the funny thread... Vince70, Bobthebeard and HillmanImp 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Forward this to Which magazine, they're trying to stamp this out alf892, stonedagain and Datsuncog 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean36014 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 5 hours ago, beko1987 said: Something clutch/release bearing related is making a racket in the zx... Started yesterday, I played with it on the way home and it goes if I dip the clutch, even at speed Orsum! Time to deliver here to meet its maker ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 7 hours ago, dean36014 said: Time to deliver here to meet its maker ?? Maybe, but I can't afford a replacement at the moment! This morning though, the whine only happened in 1st and 2nd at highish revs, once I changed up and dropped the revs it shut up. Wondering if a gearbag fluid change would be a shrewd move initially? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw118 Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Just did a bit of painting in the "spare" bedroom, had some paint flake off due to OMGDAMP, sorted that, primed the wall with damp seal Monday, topcoat today. Just rollered the whole wall, didn't splash a drop, no spillages, all good, and doesn't look too bad. Put roller, tray and brush on kitchen worktop while I went for a fag. Cue the House Tiger jumping ip onto said worktop, directly into the paint tray, then jumping out again and running round the kitchen flicking his feet about. YOU FUCKING FURRY TWAT. MarvinsMom, SiC, twosmoke300 and 23 others 2 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRi05 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 4 minutes ago, outlaw118 said: Just did a bit of painting in the "spare" bedroom, had some paint flake off due to OMGDAMP, sorted that, primed the wall with damp seal Monday, topcoat today. Just rollered the whole wall, didn't splash a drop, no spillages, all good, and doesn't look too bad. Put roller, tray and brush on kitchen worktop while I went for a fag. Cue the House Tiger jumping ip onto said worktop, directly into the paint tray, then jumping out again and running round the kitchen flicking his feet about. YOU FUCKING FURRY TWAT. I've always maintained that cats are arseholes paulplom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw118 Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Quote 4 minutes ago, SRi05 said: I've always maintained that cats are arseholes Yep, but dogs aren't much better. At least my brother's old Great Dane never* stole a cooked chicken off the worktop and stole cheese from the 'fridge.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Forgot to pay my merseyflow. Again. I is a bellend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 1 hour ago, SRi05 said: I've always maintained that cats are arseholes There are 3 permanent interchangeable states with cats. 1 - you're so graceful, my house panther 2 - you're my fuzzy little bundle of cuteness 3 - STOP EATING PLASTIC YOU STUPID FURRY LITTLE BASTARD chaseracer, Vince70, anonymous user and 9 others 6 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Ordered some front wing bottom repair panels for the Porsche the other day. Here are the photos from the website: Here is what I received: Not what I normally get but okay I guess.........bit scratched up, was the metal they used rusty or something? Oh, this bit on the outside isn't flush. It will need filling/grinding back on both sides: Lets look on the inside. Fucking hell. Who did the fucking welding your Dog? Look, there's actually holes I can see through! I mean I can sort these out in an hour or so by attacking them with a welder myself but do you know how much these fucking things cost? Take a guess? No, more No, more, No, still more. It was £108 plus postage. £108 plus postage. EACH!!!!! Am I fuck sorting these out myself. If they were £25 each I'd just suck it up but FFS. I'm not being mental here am I? These are absolute shit aren't they? I ordered some of these for the Triumph a while back for £29.50 on Ebay and they were spot on. All other repair panels I've ever ordered for my Imps, Triumphs and the Lancia have been very professional looking. Also, I would've thought they'd be painted to stop moisture getting in the metal or am I going OTT there? Someone at work pointed out I could get oven trays from Asda for £1.99 and asked why I'd spent so much on these ones. They've got a point. Can someone confirm that these are indeed fucking WANK. They are so bad I'm concerned that I might have just been really lucky before and this is what you normally get. outlaw118, Amishtat, Mrcento and 3 others 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 14 hours ago, FakeConcern said: In Tesco trying to decide which wishdosher tablets to get, I usually look at the label that tells you how much per tablet, however... Packet 1 is £8.16 perkg... Packet 2 is 22.8p per tablet... and packet 3 is £1.03 per 100g... You couldn't make it up... Maybe this should have gone in the funny thread... 14 hours ago, High Jetter said: Forward this to Which magazine, they're trying to stamp this out Yes, this is quite a common tactic to make mental arithmetic difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 1 hour ago, HillmanImp said: Well thought out 8/10 rant £108 plus postage. EACH!!!!! indeed fucking WANK. Their shit m8, and I'm not a welding person, as you know. If a mate had knocked them out for you as a favour for a pack of beer I'd say their pretty good, but someone flogging those as if their amazing needs to be stamped on FakeConcern, HillmanImp, mk2_craig and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 I don’t remember making repair panels whilst drunk but if I did that’s what they’d probably look like Never used a welder in my life stonedagain, HillmanImp, beko1987 and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 5 hours ago, outlaw118 said: Just did a bit of painting in the "spare" bedroom, had some paint flake off due to OMGDAMP, sorted that, primed the wall with damp seal Monday, topcoat today. Just rollered the whole wall, didn't splash a drop, no spillages, all good, and doesn't look too bad. Put roller, tray and brush on kitchen worktop while I went for a fag. Cue the House Tiger jumping ip onto said worktop, directly into the paint tray, then jumping out again and running round the kitchen flicking his feet about. YOU FUCKING FURRY TWAT. It'll have done it on purpose and then gone and sat somewhere out of reach while quietly laughing at you. Cats exist solely to piss humans off, yet know they can get away with it because we wuv them so much. Well not me, I can't stand the things. High Jetter, BorniteIdentity, myglaren and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnside Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Since having the headgasket replaced at a garage on my Punto last November. There been on going issues. First off the garage informed me, that the gearbox mount was fucked and the flexi was blowing upon collection. Which puzzled me, as surely it would have made more sense to ask me if I wanted to get them changed before collecting it. Anyway they said it would be ok for now if I drove 'steady', so que terrible knocking every time I pulled away and the Ferrari like appetite for fuel. It went back after Xmas to get these problems fixed. So had them replace the flexi and gearbox mount. But I'd also noticed inbetween bringing it back that the Punto was loosing coolant from somewhere, and the Gauge dropped to 0 expect when it's left ticking over stationary. I suspect they haven't fitted a new thermostat when they did the Headgasket, even though they said they did. As from inspecting the casing it look's old and weathered. But after picking it up last weekend they could find nothing to explain the problem. So I decided to fit a new coolant temp sensor first. An if that doesn't solve it I'll fit a new thermostat myself. Meanwhile there been this strange intermittent vibrating noise since I had it back, suspecting it might be exhaust related. I decided to have a route around the car after fitting the new sensor. Didn't take me a second to see the problem. When they supposedly replaced the midsection of the exhaust as it's part of flexi. The rubber hanger at the front is attached to the mount, expect the mount not attached to the car! Bloody bolt missing and the mount hanging about 2 inches from the ground. Oh and the exhaust is still bloody blowing and it's drinking fuel like Oliver Reed. An this is the best part about the hole saga, the person ment to be a Punto Specialist. Oh yer, your special alright. Vince70, paulplom, FakeConcern and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Mrs J informed me she had need* need of a new pair of black shoes to attend one funeral this week, and one next. I dutifully ordered the selected £45 pair, which arrived in time but had a scuff on one toe which didn't seem likely to polish out, so returned. As a replacement wouldn't arrive in time for funeral No. 1, a trip to town ensued where a 'feels like I'm walking on air' pair was sourced for a bargain* £75. Their comfort was re-enthused over the following day, and they were duly worn on Wednesday. I wonder if you can guess who's fault it is that one foot hurt all day yesterday and again today? FakeConcern, stonedagain and myglaren 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inconsistant Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 5 hours ago, beko1987 said: Their shit m8, and I'm not a welding person, as you know. If a mate had knocked them out for you as a favour for a pack of beer I'd say their pretty good, but someone flogging those as if their amazing needs to be stamped on Yeah, this. Im shit and a beginner at welding and even I know thats bad, bad welding, even for tack welding. If a mate made these for free I’d appear grateful and bin them. They’re worth less than the cost of the metal they’re made from. beko1987, myglaren, HillmanImp and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 46 minutes ago, inconsistant said: Yeah, this. Im shit and a beginner at welding and even I know thats bad, bad welding, even for tack welding. If a mate made these for free I’d appear grateful and bin them. They’re worth less than the cost of the metal they’re made from. Yeah, I'm fuming. They'll be going back. I ended up going out of the orifice to calm down as was so pissed off. I rarely smoke now unless I'm pissed so ate 4 Cadbury twirls instead. BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohdearme Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Been doing the washing up and tidying kitchen. Took wedding ring off to wash up. All tidied and saw bottle top I’d missed. chicked it in recycling, two items chinked and clonked to bottom of bin. Guess who also picked fucking ring up without thinking... Bin diving. Ace. at least missus in bed so she can’t see me sorting it out in new kitchen, Rick doing it outside, it’s cold and dark! paulplom, Burnside, HarmonicCheeseburger and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Those repair patches are mega wank arent they. They could at least get the friggin things sandblasted for gods sake. If only to stop them looking like something made by that 'scmick' dude off Retro Rides (other shite welders are available) HarmonicCheeseburger and mk2_craig 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'coli Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Someone's coming the cunt if they're selling hand-made panel patches for that price that are worse than you could knock up yourself! Get them telt, they're taking the piss. myglaren and mk2_craig 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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