Thursday, 16 July 2009
Wednesday, 15 July 2009
Friday, 3 July 2009
Thursday, 25 June 2009
Saturday, 20 June 2009
Friday, 12 June 2009
RMT Strikes
My understanding of the strikes are that two people got suspended. The reason one of them got suspended was for opening the doors of the carriage on the wrong side and then not carrying out the appropriate safety checks to make sure no one had fallen/got injured - oh, and then denying it. Yes okey mistakes do happen but in all fairness you should try and rectify it by carrying out the safety checks.
So while I was stuck on a platform in central London with a load of commuters, it occurred to me that it would surely be far easier to drive the stupid trains then organise a strike (which was relatively ineffective given that about half the trains were running). Normally I don't like to claim for a refund when I am delayed as I feel it's not really anyone's fault (most of the time) - and I guess the more money you take from London Underground the more time it's going to take to upgrade their networks and what not. But Thursday wasn't one of those days, and I can point my finger of blame to the moron who thankfully is no longer driving our trains. "Moron" may be a bit strong but had someone died as a result of the mistake, any thoughts of a strike taking place would soon have been dispelled. Why do we look upon the situation differently due to nothing but sheer luck.
So while I was stuck on a platform in central London with a load of commuters, it occurred to me that it would surely be far easier to drive the stupid trains then organise a strike (which was relatively ineffective given that about half the trains were running). Normally I don't like to claim for a refund when I am delayed as I feel it's not really anyone's fault (most of the time) - and I guess the more money you take from London Underground the more time it's going to take to upgrade their networks and what not. But Thursday wasn't one of those days, and I can point my finger of blame to the moron who thankfully is no longer driving our trains. "Moron" may be a bit strong but had someone died as a result of the mistake, any thoughts of a strike taking place would soon have been dispelled. Why do we look upon the situation differently due to nothing but sheer luck.
Tuesday, 9 June 2009
Sunday, 7 June 2009
Saturday, 6 June 2009
Thursday, 4 June 2009
Tuesday, 2 June 2009
"Grumpy Old Women" - BBC2
I'm not entirely sure whether or not this was meant to be a comedy but I found it outrageously hilarious. The programme revolves around a group of "grumpy old women" who are complaining about the world they live in (or something like that?).
It begins by talking about meetings and how men love them but women don't - the "reason" being men don't have any work to do and use meetings as a filler in their day. Anyone who knows anything about meetings will appreciate the fact that project managers use meetings as a way of making sure people are doing whatever it is that they are meant to be doing but also as a means of focusing, brainstorming and providing motivation. To be fair to the grumpy old hag, it was probably her time of month so we'll let her of for talking nonsense.
A few of my favourite catchphrases from the program (I couldn't possibly include them all!) are:
It begins by talking about meetings and how men love them but women don't - the "reason" being men don't have any work to do and use meetings as a filler in their day. Anyone who knows anything about meetings will appreciate the fact that project managers use meetings as a way of making sure people are doing whatever it is that they are meant to be doing but also as a means of focusing, brainstorming and providing motivation. To be fair to the grumpy old hag, it was probably her time of month so we'll let her of for talking nonsense.
A few of my favourite catchphrases from the program (I couldn't possibly include them all!) are:
1. "Sometimes it's at 1830, sometimes at 1730 and sometimes at 1500 - it's completely arbitrary" - with regards to parking restrictions. Someone needs to point out the big luminous signs with instructions on to the old hag.
2. "It's senseless - holes in the road that are dug up and then filled in again over and over again" - with regards to roads. The old hag clearly hasn't heard of road maintanance.
3. "What makes me really angry is when my family doesn't plump up the cushions at the end of the day" - with regards to what really hacks them off. This old hag just made me laugh :)
All in all, the comedy furthered my view that feminism is a shambles and that woman are on the whole laregly obtuse.
2. "It's senseless - holes in the road that are dug up and then filled in again over and over again" - with regards to roads. The old hag clearly hasn't heard of road maintanance.
3. "What makes me really angry is when my family doesn't plump up the cushions at the end of the day" - with regards to what really hacks them off. This old hag just made me laugh :)
All in all, the comedy furthered my view that feminism is a shambles and that woman are on the whole laregly obtuse.
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