rtbiscuit

i can only speak from a teaching perspective, but personally i dn't like being lumped in with all the UNITE type people. and i'm not actually a member of any union as i don't agree with them, i don't strike and have agreed with the need for change. but as a teacher i earn alot less than i could do in industry, i do a very difficult job, that everyone seems to have an opinion on how it should be done but very rarly want to do it themselves. it has some of the highest stress rates in the country and highest levels of early retirement due to ill health and depression. i'm sorry but i think i earned my pension pot at the end, and most likely i'll die 18 months after picking it up as its also been seen that once teachers stop and retire the body relaxs to the point of death if you want my pension you're all more than welcome to come spend 45 years with me and a bunch of kids in a classroom

big meanie

fair enough, but the money we get does end up back in the system like you said, i just find it difficult sometimes when i work extremely hard, yet i sometimes feel i'm seen as some kind of paracite on the underbelly of the private sector. if it wasn't for teachers like myself the private sector would be greatly diminished as there wouldn't be enough qualified people to do the jobs, or it would be completly done by immigrants who were educated else where. you might not like paying for the public sector but who else is going to educate your kids? i do think public and private have to have a symbiotic relationship and that the private sector should be the larger part of the economy (i.e. the amount of people it employs) i don't agree with creating public jobs just for the sake of spending money. but i do think there should be certain rewards to working in the public sector especially if your frontline i.e. teachers, nurses, police etc.

not quiet true, i work in public sector and pay taxes therefore the money i get paid 20% and then some goes back in to the economy. i don't get to choose my holidays, if i'm sick in them then tough, and i regularly work through my holidays as well. i'm not saying i have it harder, but its no walk in the park, and not all public sector workers are spoungers, or idiots, most of those work at county level and we have to deal with them as well.

Doh!

I shall name thy self... The Tool

not unless you see them coming!

she may well have got pregnant at the cinema but i doubt it was the film, but more likely freddie the popcorn man who did the impregnating

makes him walk like john wayne after all adds to the cow boy feel though with all the double denim

its alright i know i'm sane, the voices in my head told me so

i think alot of people are used to their 4 pots, and drive the V6 like its a 4 pot.

Only me and dblock know.......sorry biscuit I can almost guarantee it will be universally hated......especially by sarnie! well stuff you then, there'll be no spooning tonight then it'll be like a ram raid, fast in and fast out and lots of carnage

what do you expect to need to accelerate out of at 30mph in traffic? your more likely to need to brake than you are to accelerate.

why labour the engine if you can;t go anywhere? 30 mph in traffic in a 30 zone with cars infront the car will happily pootle in 6th. if you look at auto boxes and alot of the new eco cars that tell you the most economical gear to be in when driving always move you to the highest possible gear when its most suitable. of course in spirited driving or needing quick engine responce then yes you want to be near the 3k mark.

people who have money generally have it becuase they dont waste it

6k is a good PX you'll get more cash if you part out first.

not really tried the rum world yet, but open to experimentation

I think you can expect some change sadly i couldn't get her on my books, but i currently have SMD doing a discount on a reach around, if thats of any interest?

i have a new business too; if your interested i can help you out. basically all you have to do is go out on a few dates that i'll arrange for you, wine them and dine them, then at the end of the evening they'll give you some cash, and its a 70/30 split in my favour. if they give you any grief let me know and i'll sort them out. we can have a business meeting later, you'll know its me as i'm the one in the giant fur coat, lots of bling and the big cane with the huge diamond on the top and the sunglasses. only kidding, best of luck with the new business