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blackwolf



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There's a lot more sense on this forum than there is in Government! Thumbs Up
Post #668104 30th Nov 2017 11:21pm
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JWL



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Austerity? Where does that figure when you get the likes of Children in Need?
Post #668112 30th Nov 2017 11:40pm
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What puddle?



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Ah, Children in need. Now there's an interesting BBC charity:

Average employee cost of larger charities: £25,000
Average employee cost for BBC CiN: £42,546

Pay of Oxfam boss: £137,773
Pay of BBC CiN boss: £119,934
...but, Oxfam boss manages 5,000 employees, spending £140 million worldwide
...whereas the BBC Children In Need boss manages just 110 people spending £57 million

BBC Children In Need employees enjoy one of the best pension schemes available anywhere, the BBC one - guaranteed, inflation-protected, of course. Now, sadly, that pension scheme has a shortfall of £1 billion. Never mind, the BBC is to enlarge it over 12 years from 2014 to 2026 with £1 billion from the licence fee. But what of BBC Children In Need pension fund, I hear you ask? Yes, that too is getting an additional almost £300,000 from the Children In Need donations. So if you gave £10 to Children In Need this year, be assured that you're one of almost 30,000 people who donated the same...who are paying for it. Now left.
Post #668165 1st Dec 2017 8:59am
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custom90



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Brexit Bashing Corporation. There I said it. Whistle Rolling Eyes

They've been up to silly things for years, I don't see why it should be payed when we don't got other channels.
Again, it goes into salaries, over exploded ones as being suggested.

Charity donations, again, go in exploded salaries and not what it is for. Diesel$ Live$ Matter. ⛽️🛢️👨‍🔧🧰⚙️ RED, WHITE & BOOST! 🇬🇧
Post #668186 1st Dec 2017 10:47am
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Laurie



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The best way anyone can help a charity is to physically help its purpose rather than donate cash.
Wife and I have done that for most of our lives. 
Post #668191 1st Dec 2017 11:05am
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custom90



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^^^^ That indeed is very true. Diesel$ Live$ Matter. ⛽️🛢️👨‍🔧🧰⚙️ RED, WHITE & BOOST! 🇬🇧
Post #668193 1st Dec 2017 11:17am
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Laurie



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Working with disabled kids is sooooo much more rewarding than dropping some money in a box.


Oooops! Sorry. I'm not beiing grumpy. Sad 
Post #668201 1st Dec 2017 12:02pm
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What puddle?



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That's what my Mrs Puddle does. I couldn't do it, I'd be in floods of tears. I have to stop her telling me stuff. Now left.
Post #668221 1st Dec 2017 1:53pm
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lambert.the.farmer



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Front line managers. That can't. Go back on holiday, the place runs smoothly without your shortsighted, manipulating, condescending input. Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon.
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andydef90



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i work in the public sector i am 18 percent behind on my wage what with the pay freeze most local councilors took a average of five thousand pound rise this year while we are looking to finish staff and cut backs on our kids education to make our books balance . when i first stated it was about the children now its money why would anyone need a 100.000 plus salary
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John P



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Now that we’re in autumn, people who attempt to burn their leaves, but only to create a massive cloud of smoke, which lingers around for the whole weekend, as their huge piles of leaves just smoulder all day and night, forcing us to go inside and close the windows. C Censored ts
Post #669310 6th Dec 2017 3:18pm
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ian series 1



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I feel you pain John Mad

I had one of my Land Rovers outside with a cover over it, the neighbour lit his bonfire and showered the cover with burning fall out! Covered it in tiny holes.

Thank god it never went up! Shocked

Sunday's, or bank holiday Monday's are their preferred lighting times..... Neutral 80" 80" 86" 88" 90"

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Rashers



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The main problem with bonfires are the amateurs who light them.

It's been quite good this year in our village, but usually, the nicest sunniest, warmest day of the summer, when all the windows and doors are open, and you are outside having a BBQ and the bonfires are lit.

The art of the bonfire is this. If it's green or wet, it will smoke. Burn dry material, and it should only smoke for the first 10 minutes. Get a really good fire going, and within reason, you will burn anything without too much smoke.

As John P says, too many amateurs trying to burn the unburnable (well unburnable on a fire that has no heat in it).

Also lighting fires when the wind is blowing over peoples houses Grrrr!
Post #669328 6th Dec 2017 5:43pm
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ARC99



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People who decide to have a BBQ when its a hot day any I have the windows and doors open to keep cool, the stench of smoke gets into every fabric of the house and last for months. BBQ's should be banned under the clean air act. Don't make old people mad.
We don't like being old in the first place,
so it doesn't take much to Censored us off.

Richard
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ian series 1



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Laughing

Our neighbours have a paddock which we back on to,
They let us use their bonfire for all our garden waste, which is handy, Its usually left to me to light it,
As he is the type to throw 5ltrs of unleaded over whatever is there, light it and walk away!

This results in a good size explosion, 2 minutes of blazing heat, then a smouldering pile of blackened rubbish Laughing
That will then sit there until I get fed up with looking at it, and spend the time to actually get the thing going properly.

I don't think he has ever lit one that went on to burn everything?..... Rolling Eyes 80" 80" 86" 88" 90"

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