A bit council Vol 2
Discussion
colonel c said:
Back in the day. I had a girlfriend who's family rented a TV. It had some sort of slot attached and would have to be fed with a coin after so many hours viewing. Old school PPV.
Radio Rentals. We had a black and white telly with the coin box which would frequently run out. Had meters for both the electric and gas as well so when Mum was skint we'd be sitting with candles and blankets. We didn't even have carpets in our council house till I was 15. Mum worked shifts in a cigarette packing factory for a pittance and it was years before I realised I owed her the world.
We were happier then.
Tell that to the youngsters of today and they won't believe you.
Goaty Bill 2 said:
Councils that expect every home owner to "start pawing through my garbage like some starving raccoon!" [Montgomery Burns. The Simpsons: Dog of Death, 1992] into 6 separate bins for collection (when they can be arsed to actually collect it), to a schedule that requires a degree in quantum physics to comprehend.
Rejecting a bin because some passer-by has dropped a piece of paper into your 'plastics and metals only' bin before it could be collected.
No respect for your customers = council.
For the record, I can manage a two bin system quite well, and do so.
I have a Waste Disposal company so all my rubbish at home goes into my own bags then put on my vans and taken in to a recycling centre we use (which has a better recycling manifest than my local council's depot). This way I never have to sort anything, it's all done professionally by somebody else. All the various bins are just kept unused round the side of the house.Rejecting a bin because some passer-by has dropped a piece of paper into your 'plastics and metals only' bin before it could be collected.
No respect for your customers = council.
For the record, I can manage a two bin system quite well, and do so.
My council is incredibly anal about recycling and I long for the day they knock on my door to check that I'm following the rules so I can say "No thank you, I throw away all my own rubbish", then smile and close the door.
Motorsport_is_Expensive said:
Work motivational posters always make me groan.
If you want to motivate me, give me loads of money. That's why I'm here. I'm not here to garner a deeper understanding of the philosophical nature of graft. I'm here to fund my petrol and booze habit, so either pay me more money or shut the fk up.
'Employee of the Month'If you want to motivate me, give me loads of money. That's why I'm here. I'm not here to garner a deeper understanding of the philosophical nature of graft. I'm here to fund my petrol and booze habit, so either pay me more money or shut the fk up.
Nanook said:
El Guapo said:
OT. I bet you didn't refer to it as "uni" 20 years ago. The term is not council, but a very annoying Australianism.
I started Uni 14 years ago, and that's what we called it then.Pretty sure when my brother went 20 years ago, that's what he called it.
Vaud said:
Nanook said:
El Guapo said:
OT. I bet you didn't refer to it as "uni" 20 years ago. The term is not council, but a very annoying Australianism.
I started Uni 14 years ago, and that's what we called it then.Pretty sure when my brother went 20 years ago, that's what he called it.
Council, but aspirational too. I'm confused.
An etching of your car above the mantelpiece - council.
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-advertorial/win...
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-advertorial/win...
Gareth1974 said:
An etching of your car above the mantelpiece - council.
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-advertorial/win...
I thought it was a good idea albeit very expensive. nothing council unless the car was a mobility scheme Zafira. http://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-advertorial/win...
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