rtbiscuit

i have to decide if i should rejoin a union and join the strikes or stay out of it. or stay out of it, if they reduce my pension in line with the private sector i would like my pay increased to match the private sector, i;d also like to see the final salary schemes of the MP's and white hall scrapped as well. if they are removing final salary schemes it should be for all in the public sector and not just for those who aren't in charge. would make the pill a lot less bitter one to swallow.

i don't mind working till 68; well i do, but i can cope with the idea, as has been said we are all living longer. for me its the changes to my pension that hurts. i see it a bit in kiddy's terms, if i have a mortgage, i agree the terms and conditions at the start i agree the time length and then i start paying it for 25-35 years, if i turned round half way through and thought you know what I'm only going to pay half the amount over the same time, the bank would reposes my house and I'd be in the stook. so why is it perfectly legal for the government to change the terms of agreement on a legal contract just because it doesn't suit them. i don't mind i get paid less than my friends in industry as i feel my pension makes up for it; sorry did make up for it. i don't like unions, which is why i took a bold step (a lot of my colleagues say stupid step) to leave my union 6 years ago, i din;t like their ethos, or the fact that the top union bosses get paid so much. but it leaves me very vulnerable as a teacher. it also means i can;t strike, but it does mean I'm not breaking a picket line (i think) as I'm not in the union. my only thoughts thus far, is that the 2 unions that have taken action are a little premature, i do feel its too early for industrial action. i know another big union are currently balloting over action. i fell it puts me in an awkward place, with my colleagues on one side and the views of friends and family on the other.

well it sounded like a v12 but not sure which Ferrari it was in though I'm hoping it was staged and set up otherwise it goes to show driving like a complete dick has been going for many years i saw about 10 red lights run, nearly hit 2 people, nearly 15 pigeon fatalities,

OK I maybe opening myself up for a whole world of pain on this one, but i's interested to hear the points of view of others in the club on the current teachers pensions strikes. Just to clarify i am a teacher but i didn't strike today, and i was in work, but my school was closed. the reason i ask is that this striking thing is a whole new world to me; I've never really seen it while i was a student and its the first time in my career I've seen it, I'm not sure what i make of it, and if I'm honest I'm on the fence over it, and i haven't solidified my own position on it. i can see both sides of the argument.

the car isn;t the prettiest, its abit like an apache helicopter so ugly its good looking. personally its the engine i want, i have an eaton M12 supercharger on my car and its awesome, but 2 eaton superchargers, thats pants wetting fun that is.

Is that all? my pen is is 2 foot long..... oh sorry i thought we were in a stationary measuring competition

drool

never said you were, but speaking from experience, alot of the "handout" brigade that i've worked with, tend to be spoilt, arrogant and lack a knowledge of the true value of money. i work in and around woodbridge and its full of rich kids; as well as the ones i teach; some poeple from supportive backgrounds are top people; but alot tend to be a bunch of stuck up to$$ers, if you're one of the sound people then i'm sorry you've been out numbered by the to$$ers who in my eyes have tarnished your Rep. but thats me; and what the feck do i know anyway.

jay i think my post at 12.35 sums most of it up

don't put yourself down mate, those big mugs of tea are heavy, and when your drinking one every hour there is a high risk of RSI. you have to be careful buddy.

i don't mind if people have supportive parents; fair play to them and its nice to be in that situation. i suppose i have an element of pride in the fact that i did it on my own and off my own back with out the help. what grates me is those that have the support but then try and say they did it off their own back. i'd rather people be honest and say they had a hand out from the bank of mum and dad, than to turn round with their hand out and agree with some one saying "yeah i know how hard it can be; i was just the same" Bollox to that. i think its difficult to describe and expalin if you haven't come from that kind of ethos, my wife and i have had 2 very different upbringings; nothing wrong with that, but i would say i have a different ethos when it comes to money and doing things, i'll save up or look at bank loans for businesses etc, where my wife would just go and see her parents first. i think the dislike for some people is where they've grafted for it, and it can seem that others get it handed to them on a silver platter, never had to work for it, it was just a given that the good job was theres at the end of school. i know people who've had a hand out and are grafters and earned what they got, i also know others who are just to$$ers who live off their parents success and don't know the value of anything. i've known ekona for a long time and i know he's a grafter

Ummmm. Sorry mate, no-one gets a GTR at 21 without some luck featuring in there. I worked 70+ hours from the age of 18 (when I left college), I cant accept that there would be any way I could afford a £20K car at 18 and then insure it regardless of what I did for a living. I now own a company that turns over 5m a year and I cant afford a GTR ........ sure, I could sell my house and buy somewhere much smaller, but to do that at 21?? Fair play to you and your mate, always good to see someone grafting for what theyve got, but you cant tell me that anyone, anywhere could have a GTR at 21 if they worked hard, I cant accept that. is he a drug dealer neil? thats the only way at that age i can think that someone can make enough money to buy a GTR; or working for the family business. not saying either job isn;t hard work

you may have, but not every does

or the police officers that are members on here already could take offense and report it. unlikely i know; but they do have lives too, adn do use the forum, i know we have at least 4 on here as regualr members.

the vulcan is awesome :fact:

Makes a good ponit, why limit cars to 155mph, wen the most we can legally do is 70, don't get me wrong I would hate it if they did, Liam I think based on my knowledge of Greekman (who I haven't met I'll admit....its just the ingrained lore of the forum history) is that he may have been slightly sarcastic in this comment. Greekman calling for reduced limiters is a bit like the Walton family calling for more contraception. yep if speeding was an olympic sport greekman would be a gold medalist, we'd see him on TV next year in london.

On a serious note...what's a plank? in the building world its a length of wood, usually found on scaffolding to stand on. in people terms, its someone as dence as a piece of wood, and about as much charisma and personality of one.

i thought the spade a spade comment was now obsolete and possible offensive

Oi leave my bloody avatar, title and whatever else your intending to violate alone or I'll slip an Admin a fiver to fiddle with yours! you pay bigger boys to sexually assault members of the forum? you're a mean mean man

i never commented on the right or wrongs of speeding, i'm calling him a muppet, feckwit, retard for posting it on an open forum. and as many of my mates would tell you i say what i see and call a plank a plank regardless if there is a keyboard, table or a small pigmy ninja in front of me.

And precisely wtf the situation in Greece (although I agree it is terrible, and must be horrible for someone such as yourself) has to do with this thread is literally beyond me. +1

retards come in all shapes of vehicle

i think its raining everywhere, got it in the south east as well, my garden os looking great for it though

must admit it wonlt give me all features on the jag, i can read codes and get dial info etc, but it won't read the vin number off the ECU and i cant input some fugures on it for the car setup. i got it in a rush and it does the job, but i might upgrade it for a new BT dongle at some point.