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  2. CITB CSCS CARDS

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    1 hour ago, mel b said:

    I sometimes think back 24 years to when I first started working on the bins . Half of the old lads had to sign for their wages with a X , because they couldn't read and write , but , they had a lot more common sense than the guys that turn up for work now.

    The bins has turned from a relatively well paid job , that the lads wanted , into a very poorly paid job , that they really don't care if they keep. 

    Management are all too aware of the type of people that are turning up for work , but the job is so poorly paid now , that they struggle to get anyone at all.

    Management will carry on burying their collective head in the sand , until we have another death in the workplace , then they'll just pay the six figure fine (again), and carry on as if nothing has happened. It's not their money , and they really don't give a feck how it gets wasted.

    Thinking back to some of the old lads that I used to work with on the bins . They were a bunch of rough old b*****ds , that would have punched you in the head for doing something that could get them killed.

    I think maybe I'm just an old dinosaur,  that can't move with the times.

    Type of money the bin men on now days mate.?

  6. Happy new year one and all

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    2 minutes ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said:

    I couldn’t think of anything worse , fair play to you mate . 

    Her dad's popping in who's a ex game keeper so with have abit banter between our selfs..both from the opposite side of the fence so to speak..ols school bloke..he dont get on with many folk but seems to have took to me.f**k knows why lol..

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  8. Sciatica

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    36 minutes ago, king said:

    It's slowly easing now from Sunday morning mate..is it best to wait until its fully back to normal before seeing 1..I don't really want to be bended and prodded right now..feels like my back could snap in half lol

    Got to put my foot on the foot plate in the dozer and keep pushing so my back is hard against the back of the seat while working it's much better doing that but my leg aches after a while so park up for a bit then..

    Time for a job change mate..easier said than done though 

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  10. UK to phase out smoking?

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    3 minutes ago, jukel123 said:

    With respect to your Mrs, fags don't relieve stress. Your mind tells you that's the case, but in reality, feeding the habit,constantly thinking about your next fix,knowing the damn things are attacking your health these worries cause stress. I quit after reading Alan Carrs book 'How To Stop Smoking'. He is big on explaining that tobacco addiction does not relieve stress it causes it.

    No offence to your wife,but your wife should listen to the cardiologist not 'correct' him. He knows what he is talking about. I think your better half has gone into the meeting determined not to believe what he says about smoking. It's part of the grip tobacco has on her.

    I know I sound like some pompous  know all,but I've lost a lot of people to smoking. If I had my way ,all the tobacco barons should be doing serious jail time for selling their product.

    Smoking actually increases my enxity ten fold

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