Bren Posted September 1, 2022 Posted September 1, 2022 Clusters of blisters on my feet despite wearing same shoes. Also a couple on my head. The ones on my head disappeared after some steroids. Prior to this my skin had been itchy. I let my consultant know. I have a feeling that my high eosiniphils are now on the move. I think vasculitis is on the horizon.
Metal Guru Posted September 1, 2022 Posted September 1, 2022 1 hour ago, chadders said: Do you have kids? I have a pretty good idea how bright mine are and can therefore compare their results to my own A level results some 40+ years ago and totally disagree with your theory. OK , I exaggerated a bit , but how do you equate that from 1993 to 2021 nearly all subjects had nearly double the number of A grades awarded.? Kids didn’t get twice as clever in 20 years , teaching certainly hasn’t improved, ( yes I know work load , extra curricula blah blah). A* didn’t even exist, they had to add it because A was no longer anything special. I see on the news kids getting 15A* GCSEs from a not very highly rated school in Carlisle. How do you even properly study 15 subjects ? With other time table constraints, that’s less than an hour a week. My son took his school exams 10 years ago but in Scotland so I can’t compare his results directly. Scottish results have been steadily rising year on year but not to the same extent as the English. Im sure you’re kids are very bright. Many who get A and A* would have got them back then, but at least half wouldn’t have.
inconsistant Posted September 1, 2022 Posted September 1, 2022 21 hours ago, Metal Guru said: Without boasting too much but I took my A levels 40 years ago. I was in the top 6 in my year at one of the best academic state schools in the county. I got AAB. Nowadays half are getting 5 A* at crappy comps. But you've still ended up here with us. Remspoor, Dick Cheeseburger, myglaren and 6 others 2 7
Metal Guru Posted September 1, 2022 Posted September 1, 2022 1 hour ago, inconsistant said: But you've still ended up here with us. Haven’t I joined an elite group of highly intelligent car enthusiasts? ( well compared to Pistonheads anyway). warch, Talbot, Matty and 8 others 5 6
High Jetter Posted September 1, 2022 Posted September 1, 2022 6 hours ago, artdjones said: Just out of interest, here's the O level paper 2, set by the University of London in 1976. I took the Welsh equivalent the year before with grade B. No calculators or tables were allowed, and you were explicitly told that anything below a C was a fail. fdocuments.in_o-level-mathematics-paper-2-june-76.pdf 2.68 MB · 13 downloads You know I'm going to have to waste spend time attempting that? Do you know how long was allowed in that exam?
barefoot Posted September 1, 2022 Posted September 1, 2022 At A level I got 2 D's, 2 E's & a U and I am a fucking world class genious, particularly at spelling. Ask anyone. chodweaver, myglaren, Matty and 1 other 1 3
mitsisigma01 Posted September 1, 2022 Posted September 1, 2022 Barefoot for prime minister, can't do any worse than the other twats .... myglaren, barefoot, chodweaver and 2 others 3 2
artdjones Posted September 1, 2022 Posted September 1, 2022 1 hour ago, High Jetter said: You know I'm going to have to waste spend time attempting that? Do you know how long was allowed in that exam? I think 2 hours. It's the middle paper of three. I hadn't realised, but before 1975 there was no grading other than pass or fail. And that year the WJEC started looking at the feasibility of combining O level and CSE in a combined exam. So I have a top grade CSE as well as a grade B O Level. We also took the exam after only one years study instead of two. So we were guinea pigs all round. High Jetter 1
HillmanImp Posted September 1, 2022 Posted September 1, 2022 33 minutes ago, artdjones said: A grade B O Level. That stinks Matty, RoverFolkUs, myglaren and 9 others 12
Dobloseven Posted September 1, 2022 Posted September 1, 2022 Agricultural College. 9 Hoe Levels and 3 Hay Levels. twosmoke300, Tenmil Socket, RoverFolkUs and 4 others 2 5
Broadsword Posted September 1, 2022 Posted September 1, 2022 The current craze for new cars to be specced in Primer Grey. Why do it? They are so ugly it's distracting. I'm not kidding those block colour battleship grey cars being genuinely look like they have been left in primer to my eye! chodweaver, 3VOM and Remspoor 3
Fumbler Posted September 1, 2022 Posted September 1, 2022 I've just received the new PAS pump for the Volvo... Well, what I ordered was a NOS pump. What I received was a different pump from a different listing. It's still for an 850, luckily, and it certainly looks new, but it's covered in fluid and comes with an additional reservoir which I didn't ask for either. I've waited so long for it that I might as well fit it. It's preventing me from using the car otherwise. Lacquer Peel and Remspoor 2
New POD Posted September 1, 2022 Posted September 1, 2022 9 hours ago, chadders said: Do you have kids? I have a pretty good idea how bright mine are and can therefore compare their results to my own A level results some 40+ years ago and totally disagree with your theory. I think what he said was in jest. From.what I've seen, kids work harder these days
Back_For_More Posted September 1, 2022 Posted September 1, 2022 This...... Who the f*** designed this or thought it was a smart move. I don't want a lesson in Origami and don't intend flossing my backside... Not to mention when it doesn't pull through the next sheet...... Arseholes..... pardon the pun. Just a pointless and fucking stupid implementation altogether. hennabm, Yoss, puddlethumper and 4 others 7
Remspoor Posted September 1, 2022 Posted September 1, 2022 It is not only banger racers that destroy what look to be salvageable cars. They could certainty be able to donate spares. HillmanImp 1
cobblers Posted September 1, 2022 Posted September 1, 2022 Fitting our new unit out at work. We need to build some enclosed office space because it's going to be impossible to heat the whole industrial unit. Since we're building offices, we might as well make the roof of them accessible storage space? Nope! The extra space would take the convoluted and imaginary "rateable value" of the unit from ~£12163 to £15780. Both totally arbitrary numbers, it's still the same unit, with the same people in it, but with a bit more usable space, but this extra bit of flooring would cost us an extra ~£600 per month in business rates. Tickman, Remspoor, timolloyd and 5 others 1 7
somewhatfoolish Posted September 2, 2022 Posted September 2, 2022 Floor it for storage but don't fit stairs. Entirely coincidentally also have full height racking that needs a set of portable steps on wheels to access. Or are surveyors wise to such shenanigans? chaseracer, myglaren, beko1987 and 2 others 4 1
New POD Posted September 2, 2022 Posted September 2, 2022 6 hours ago, cobblers said: Fitting our new unit out at work. We need to build some enclosed office space because it's going to be impossible to heat the whole industrial unit. Since we're building offices, we might as well make the roof of them accessible storage space? Nope! The extra space would take the convoluted and imaginary "rateable value" of the unit from ~£12163 to £15780. Both totally arbitrary numbers, it's still the same unit, with the same people in it, but with a bit more usable space, but this extra bit of flooring would cost us an extra ~£600 per month in business rates. How would "they" know? twosmoke300 and myglaren 2
Metal Guru Posted September 2, 2022 Posted September 2, 2022 14 hours ago, artdjones said: I think 2 hours. It's the middle paper of three. I hadn't realised, but before 1975 there was no grading other than pass or fail. And that year the WJEC started looking at the feasibility of combining O level and CSE in a combined exam. So I have a top grade CSE as well as a grade B O Level. We also took the exam after only one years study instead of two. So we were guinea pigs all round. Yes,Two hours. It says so on the front page . It always does but it never stops at least one candidate from asking even though they get told verbally as well. ( I invigilate occasionally). myglaren 1
cobblers Posted September 2, 2022 Posted September 2, 2022 3 hours ago, New POD said: How would "they" know? Well, that's the thing. The building is brand new so I'm unsure if it's been assessed by the council yet with regards to the business rates. Once it's been assessed it might be ten years before they ever check again. We don't need the space imminently (it's already 4.5x the size of where we are at the moment) so I'll just build the offices as planned (non structural), then once we're in, settled and sure that the building has been assessed, I'll get the company to come and slap a mezzanine above them. It seems mental - the current unit we have costs us £623 a month to rent, for 720 square feet, but to add 580 square feet of usable space to an existing building would cost us ~£600 extra rates! somewhatfoolish 1
High Jetter Posted September 2, 2022 Posted September 2, 2022 2 hours ago, cobblers said: Well, that's the thing. The building is brand new so I'm unsure if it's been assessed by the council yet with regards to the business rates. Once it's been assessed it might be ten years before they ever check again. We don't need the space imminently (it's already 4.5x the size of where we are at the moment) so I'll just build the offices as planned (non structural), then once we're in, settled and sure that the building has been assessed, I'll get the company to come and slap a mezzanine above them. It seems mental - the current unit we have costs us £623 a month to rent, for 720 square feet, but to add 580 square feet of usable space to an existing building would cost us ~£600 extra rates! If it hasn't been assessed, how do you know this? I've found council rating surveyors to be very fair and helpful, might be worth a phone call at least to check. It does sound like your making a big chunk of the space into offices, tbh. Remspoor 1
Markeh Posted September 2, 2022 Posted September 2, 2022 Got approached for my ideal job, at a great company and a step up from where I was. That was in the middle of June. After nearly 3 months of delays, different interview stages, having to chase to get updates, had the final stage last week, was promised I'd get a response by last Friday. I got a generic rejection email with no feedback at 5pm last night. Utter waste of time. How hard is it to spend 5 minutes writing some feedback? Demoralising as hell. RoverFolkUs, crad, Lacquer Peel and 7 others 10
artdjones Posted September 2, 2022 Posted September 2, 2022 2 hours ago, Markeh said: Got approached for my ideal job, at a great company and a step up from where I was. That was in the middle of June. After nearly 3 months of delays, different interview stages, having to chase to get updates, had the final stage last week, was promised I'd get a response by last Friday. I got a generic rejection email with no feedback at 5pm last night. Utter waste of time. How hard is it to spend 5 minutes writing some feedback? Demoralising as hell. I understand your pain, but if they are useless it's probably trouble avoided not to get a job with them. The really stupid part is them approaching you. myglaren, chaseracer and GrumpiusMaximus 3
Markeh Posted September 2, 2022 Posted September 2, 2022 1 minute ago, artdjones said: I understand your pain, but if they are useless it's probably trouble avoided not to get a job with them. The really stupid part is them approaching you. Yeah, in hindsight there's definitely been a few red flags about their recruitment process, so potentially a blessing in disguise. Maybe it'll either give me a kick up the arse to start properly searching for something or to keep arguing for promotion where I am at the moment.
mercedade Posted September 2, 2022 Posted September 2, 2022 7 hours ago, cobblers said: Well, that's the thing. The building is brand new so I'm unsure if it's been assessed by the council yet with regards to the business rates. Once it's been assessed it might be ten years before they ever check again. We don't need the space imminently (it's already 4.5x the size of where we are at the moment) so I'll just build the offices as planned (non structural), then once we're in, settled and sure that the building has been assessed, I'll get the company to come and slap a mezzanine above them. It seems mental - the current unit we have costs us £623 a month to rent, for 720 square feet, but to add 580 square feet of usable space to an existing building would cost us ~£600 extra rates! And apologies if this is egg-sucking advice, but there are firms who basically do consultancy work bickering with assessors on behalf of commercial clients about exactly this. A mate of mine has done it, employing every ridiculous trick in the book - I've helped him lug those 1 tonne plastic water pallets from 'empty' office space to 'empty' office space, all as part of some elaborate demonstration of the usage (or otherwise) of the buildings. cobblers and somewhatfoolish 2
cobblers Posted September 2, 2022 Posted September 2, 2022 3 minutes ago, mercedade said: And apologies if this is egg-sucking advice, but there are firms who basically do consultancy work bickering with assessors on behalf of commercial clients about exactly this. A mate of mine has done it, employing every ridiculous trick in the book - I've helped him lug those 1 tonne plastic water pallets from 'empty' office space to 'empty' office space, all as part of some elaborate demonstration of the usage (or otherwise) of the buildings. Nope, thanks mate, I'll look into it!
Remspoor Posted September 3, 2022 Posted September 3, 2022 Does not affect me, so I am not so grumpy. It does not make me grin either. Just what were they thinking? Southend United to rename stand Lankytim and HillmanImp 2
New POD Posted September 3, 2022 Posted September 3, 2022 15 hours ago, mercedade said: And apologies if this is egg-sucking advice, but there are firms who basically do consultancy work bickering with assessors on behalf of commercial clients about exactly this. A mate of mine has done it, employing every ridiculous trick in the book - I've helped him lug those 1 tonne plastic water pallets from 'empty' office space to 'empty' office space, all as part of some elaborate demonstration of the usage (or otherwise) of the buildings. Office space or clean room for high tech manufacturing? Does that change the rateable value? In this new world, the rateable value, should be based on how much of the floor area is actually used for manufacturing stuff, and how much is a warehouse, of things already made, and there should be a massive discount based on the value exported.
Zelandeth Posted September 3, 2022 Posted September 3, 2022 Oh give me a fscking break. Have just spent the last week plus change prepping the house to receive guests, folks we've not seen in 5+ years. House prep was a major undertaking because work from home has vastly altered how space is used. They arrived yesterday evening. This morning have tested COVID positive. Excuse me while I go find a wall to smash my head against until I pass out. Rust Collector, myglaren, Lacquer Peel and 5 others 8
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