neo-ninja

Unless you really need that much space I would get an ipad2, a lot more apps will work with it, its ALOT faster.

I should add when I say health bonus it was the max bonus I can earn with the company at 10% of salary.

HI All, I was after some advice, I joined a new company around 2 years ago after the first year the company wasn't doing as well as they had hoped and in general the country was in recession so when it came round to pay increases I wasn't really excepting anything huge. We got around a 3% increase. Which was great. This year however the company has had one of the best years on record with massive profits (in the 10s of millions) and the following year is expected to be even better. We just had our end of year review where all the talk from the CEO was how amazing the year has been etc..and I have been given a healthy bonus (we worked our nuts off), they are also changing around the team so I will in effect be in a more senior role from now onwards, but when it came round to pay rises we actually got 2.5% which I am really disappointed about. I know that may sound terrible to people who have had pay cuts, lost jobs etc.. but I cant help but feel a little shafted as the company has posted record profits they have gone through the motions of saying how well they have done internally and externally and then seem to shaft the employees. They have backed up the small increase by saying that in other industries people have lost jobs, had pay cuts etc.. which I know is true but it feels like a bit of a cheap shot when the company is doing so well, and will most likely have a record year. It is also a year where the company is moving office so several employees including myself will be worse off with the move (in terms of fuel etc...). I was wondering what peoples thoughts on this sort of thing were, am I being a bit greedy/selfish or would you recommend speaking to my boss about it, and how would you recommend going about that? (I have never in previous roles had a situation like this where I feel so let down, and actually quite angry. I am also not one to moan about pay ever.)

I don't know, I think generally he is very polite to most people. He is only as rude as people are to him.

Sadly cant go Monday night as going out for work do.

Thanks guys - Electronics cheaper at all?

Hi Guys, I am going over to Toronto for a work trip this weekend, I am going to check out the CN tower and go for a Baseball game Sunday (never been and fancied seeing what its like) Was wondering if there is anything i should be doing in Toronto if i have a spare few hours to kill, sadly i cant really venture outside town. (SO no Niagra etc..) Also is there anything i should be looking to buy and bring back as its cheaper?

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Thanks for your help btw!

Yeah i guess, its more that i will litrally only need it to do around 7-8 holes so seems like quite a bit. Do i need any special attachment for my corded drill or can i just use it like normal?

Quick update had the rat man round he said he thought it was rats, left a load of poisen around the place. Said that hopefully they will die outside, likely they will die inside in which case it can be a pain to find them but not alot he can d about that! (smell terrible apparently for 5 days to 5 weeks!) Fingers crossed it doesnt happen. Good idea about iron wool, he said that he thiks they maybe coming up broken pipe around bottom of stack, so im wondering if i seal all round it with your method where it joins the floor that may sort it! Thanks all!

I actually saw those and wondered if they would do the trick. Will that fit in my normal drill then like a normal drill bit? (Sorry im a noob!) Also any recommedations on getting one cheaper? Thanks for your help!

Ah OK and then if i need to go deaper i just rinse and repeat. Ok gotcha! Thanks!

I was thinking about something like this? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Professional-Forstner-Drill-Bit-Woodworking-Hole-Saw-Wood-Cutter-65MM-/320957375167?pt=UK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item4aba8ce2bf

sorry lost again - my DIY skills are gradually getting better but are still very basic im not quite sure what you mean?

Sorry you have lost me, the sleeper is too thick so the hole saw wont go all the way through prob only an inch or so into it, wont it just cut a circle which i then have to carve out? (I have never used a hole saw so can quite work out how it would remove the middle too?

Actually think im being a spacker... as just found this and it has a 65mm so would be fine. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lenox-Premium-9-Piece-Carbide-Hole-Saw-Kit-22mm-65mm-Arbors-Drill-Set-NEW-/380618569912?pt=UK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item589ea278b8 but still how would i get out the middle? As the sleeper is too thick to go all the way through. Thoughts?

I tried having a look and couldnt see one big enough, also i wasnt sure how i would then get out the chunk in the middle, just chisel it out you reckon?

Hi Guys, Need some advice - we have just bought and laid down as edging some Soft wood sleepers and I really wanted to embed into them some deck solar lights. Most of the ones i have been looking need a 6.5cm diameter hole. What would the best way be to get that out of the wood? They are soft so easy to chisel and cut is that the best way? These were the ones i was thinking about http://www.ebay.co.u...=item53f35d2c32

Interesting question, can you just get a wrap over the whole car?

Quick update drove around during lunch break and seems to not be doing it now. So fingers crossed is just part of bedding in! Thanks again

Ah ok I didnt realise. I will give it a few weeks then and see if i hear it again. Thanks again all for the help as always!

Yes. I will have a look at lunch to see if i can see any vapour escaping.

yes spot on midpipe and catback all new. Also like i said it sounded like that for maybe 10 mins of a 20 min journey and then dissapeared. Strange no?

Strange though as its basically brand new. where would you expect the fracture? It litrally had no rust on it etc.. still had stickers on it etc..