Jobs that are better now than they used to be?

[Cock Womble]

iggletiggle said:

MPs (up until all the st hit the fan) have gradually learnt that they can milk the expenses system more than they used to. My mates dad used to be a Labour MP and didnt used to get fck all expenses up until about 5 years ago when he got money thrown at him to cover himself...

I bow to your superior knowledge.

iggletiggle said:

TV personalities - don't need ANY talent whatsoever to be on TV Now.

Because Windsor Davies, John Inman and Mike Yarwood (to name but three) were just oozing talent, weren't they?

iggletiggle said:

Footballers - less skill, much more money.

I know the square root of bugger all about Association Football but, ridiculous wages aside, is Wayne Rooney any less skilfull than George Best or Stanley Matthews were?

[iggletiggle]

Cock Womble said:

iggletiggle said:

MPs (up until all the st hit the fan) have gradually learnt that they can milk the expenses system more than they used to. My mates dad used to be a Labour MP and didnt used to get fck all expenses up until about 5 years ago when he got money thrown at him to cover himself...

I bow to your superior knowledge.

iggletiggle said:

TV personalities - don't need ANY talent whatsoever to be on TV Now.

Because Windsor Davies, John Inman and Mike Yarwood (to name but three) were just oozing talent, weren't they?

iggletiggle said:

Footballers - less skill, much more money.

I know the square root of bugger all about Association Football but, ridiculous wages aside, is Wayne Rooney any less skilfull than George Best or Stanley Matthews were?

I'd happily watch Windsor Davies, John Inman and Mike Yarwood over Any of the utterwkers that present/have been on TV Shows recently:

Russell Brand, Dic and Dom, Chris Moyles, Davina Mccall to name but a few...

not sure on the football subject, i'll let you have that one !

[Cock Womble]

iggletiggle said:

not sure on the football subject, i'll let you have that one !

Sounds like you know as much as me.

[cottonfoo]

Sweeping chimneys is a bit easier now than it was in "the olden days".

[Four Cofffee]

Porn star since vVagra?

[GG89]

Plasterer, Materials used to be mixed by hand..Must have been a nightmare.

[Flanders.]

Truck Driver. Just don't tell Dad I said that

[madbadger]

cottonfoo said:

Sweeping chimneys is a bit easier now than it was in "the olden days".

It's not got any harder since I said it one page ago has it?

Now get back to work on that loom.

[Chris_w666]

Being a PH poster has became more lucrative since HM took over.

[Deva Link]

Cock Womble said:

Soir said:

Footballer
TV Personality
MP

Ah, but these "jobs" haven't really changed, have they?

Our perception of them and the amount of meedya attention they get has, however.

I thought of footballer too - obviously the pay has gone up enormously but then so has the pressure, number of games played etc.

Being a main dealer car "mechanic" must be pretty easy these days? Plug a laptop in and shrug.

[al1991]

Train driver?

[cottonfoo]

madbadger said:

It's not got any harder since I said it one page ago has it?

I didn't see that until now.

madbadger said:

Now get back to work on that loom.

Yes sir

[TheEnd]

i always think of big things on old hills, like old electricity pylons, where everything would have to be carted up by hand, maybe a horse, and built somewhere really awkward.

[no-worries88]

TheEnd said:

i always think of big things on old hills, like old electricity pylons, where everything would have to be carted up by hand, maybe a horse, and built somewhere really awkward.

As opposed to all the new hills that are cropping up?

[essexplumber]

Down T'mine?

[crofty1984]

monman321 said:

Binmen, sorry refuse collectors (or should that be refuse collections) have it a lot easier now than my dad did in the 60's and early 70's.

They certainly refuse to collect my st if I don't close the lid properly.


Anyway, on topic, mining.