So here we are, election's looming, economy up the spout, and the threat of reduncies again in work....ironic when you consider how busy we've been in the toolroom since Christmas, I don't have time to fart in there any day of the week, it's flat out the whole time, but when you analyse the way the company is run...let's see, four in the toolroom, plus one manager - four in the press shop, one in waterjet, plus.....two managers, two co-owners, two office staff...that's eight productive workers, and seven doing office work (one of whom spends most of the year in Florida)......wonder who will be made redundant?
Talking of elections...we are being subjected to more American-style political debates on TV, luckily there are far more interesting things to do at the moment...the grass is growing again - spring is well and truly here after all! - so I can always go watch that it's doing it's job properly. That's if there's no cricket on of course.
I listened to a bit of BNP stuff on Jeremy Vine while I was driving down to Poole today, now there is a seriously worrying chap, that Nick Griffin, he seems to change his mind and attitudes to suit the times and who he's talking to, he comes across as quite rational, but not very big on equality, for anyone...anywhere...anytime...sooner poke myself in the eye with a hot needle than vote for anyone like that. But then....who DO you vote for? Almost all of my adult life I've voted for Liberals/LibDems, I honestly don't know how any thinking, rational human being can go out and vote for Tories (unless they're in the top earners and rich lists, as opposed to working class and decent) and the Labour party have lost touch with their socialist roots, they're so far right of centre now they should be called the new Tory party, not the New Labour. The Libs are playing it close to their chest, hoping to get in, at least as part of a coalition.
So, among the best suggestions I've seen are for everyone to spoil their paper at the booth, send a clear message to HMG that we are not happy, and we ain't taking any more of their bullshit, if EVERYONE did it, we wouldn't have a government, do you know what that means? a lot of people would say anarchy....the politicians don't run the country, civil servants do that, along with councils.....it would mean that all of the politicians would be out of a lucrative job, we could welcome them to the ranks of the great people who really keep this country on it's feet and working....take a bow people!!!
Friday, 30 April 2010
Sunday, 18 April 2010
Ashes
We're seeing something that doesn't happen very often, skies clear of con trails, due to the ash cloud drifting over Europe from an Icelandic volcano, I don't know how much longer this will go on, there are people stranded all over the place...the authorities say don't fly your planes...too dangerous - but I see today that Dutch and German airlines are playing around with putting them up to see what happens.
Now, I understand that they're losing money, it'll be be tax payers will have to bail them out...again! They're looking to prove that it's safe, and it might be, for a percentage of the aircraft that don't hit trouble, but what if one does? How many lives will it cost? Is it worth it?
Someone very dear to me, and her hubby, are going to fly off to the States to visit the Grand Canyon this year at some point, I wouldn't want them going off into the skies in something like that, and I'm pretty sure that most people would feel the same about their loved ones lives being put at risk in order to maintain a healthy profit margin. But that's all we are to big corporations isn't it? Margin, the difference between big bucks and our safety, and guess which one has priority?
And if the worst happens, the only ones besides us crying and losing sleep will be the insurance companies that underwrite the risks taken by these pieces of crap in suits.
I hope good sense prevails!
Now, I understand that they're losing money, it'll be be tax payers will have to bail them out...again! They're looking to prove that it's safe, and it might be, for a percentage of the aircraft that don't hit trouble, but what if one does? How many lives will it cost? Is it worth it?
Someone very dear to me, and her hubby, are going to fly off to the States to visit the Grand Canyon this year at some point, I wouldn't want them going off into the skies in something like that, and I'm pretty sure that most people would feel the same about their loved ones lives being put at risk in order to maintain a healthy profit margin. But that's all we are to big corporations isn't it? Margin, the difference between big bucks and our safety, and guess which one has priority?
And if the worst happens, the only ones besides us crying and losing sleep will be the insurance companies that underwrite the risks taken by these pieces of crap in suits.
I hope good sense prevails!
Sunday, 11 April 2010
Election time again!
Well, here we are again, elections looming, politicians promising us the earth on a stick if we vote for 'em....and the TV and papers sticking their pennyworth in with their particular slant, to try and convince us which way we should vote and why.
The worst part about it for me this time, is the Americanisation of the process that's sneaking in, with TV debates between rival politicians, it's bad enough that we have the traditional party political broadcasts to contend with, but they only last a couple of minutes, do we really need peak viewing time, long winded debates thrust at us? Good reason to switch over, or better still, switch off and get the scrabble out.
The worrying thing is that it's just another example of our embracing of American culture, we already have MacDonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Starbucks and all the rest, as well as the bad eating habits and obesity that goes with them. Companies have adopted the silly, almost childish, recruitment methods and interview techniques and the awful techno-speak terms used by Americans.
I have nothing against Americans per se, and have many American friends, I don't even have too much problem with their culture - in America, I just don't think it so admirable that we need to adopt so much of it, and looking at the way things are going in the USA right now in politics, I honestly think we need to distance ourselves from the influence.
The worst part about it for me this time, is the Americanisation of the process that's sneaking in, with TV debates between rival politicians, it's bad enough that we have the traditional party political broadcasts to contend with, but they only last a couple of minutes, do we really need peak viewing time, long winded debates thrust at us? Good reason to switch over, or better still, switch off and get the scrabble out.
The worrying thing is that it's just another example of our embracing of American culture, we already have MacDonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Starbucks and all the rest, as well as the bad eating habits and obesity that goes with them. Companies have adopted the silly, almost childish, recruitment methods and interview techniques and the awful techno-speak terms used by Americans.
I have nothing against Americans per se, and have many American friends, I don't even have too much problem with their culture - in America, I just don't think it so admirable that we need to adopt so much of it, and looking at the way things are going in the USA right now in politics, I honestly think we need to distance ourselves from the influence.
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