In todays news...

[JackyJoll]

Has she got a sound hole???

[Hot_Air]

Aged seven seems very young for trans treatment:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/chil ... -0xm06hz9v

[Count Steer]

Aged seven seems very young for trans treatment:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/chil ... -0xm06hz9v

Look on the bright side. No kids under 7 will be assessed or considered for access to the service. (The Tavistock GIDS unit was taking 3 year olds!). It's actually (sort of) progress. The Times and Telegraph imply treatment = medical intervention like drugs and surgery and it may just be consultation.

[Horse]

Had a conversation about whether we would 'come back' and if so, would we come back as the same sex. He said yes and wanted to know why I'd choose to be reborn as a guy - "so I can do 'boy' sports/jobs/hobbies without so much hassle

Saw this, thought of you.

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[Bigjawa]

Has she got a sound hole???

That's a humbucker of a reply.....

[Ant]

Has she got a sound hole???

That's a humbucker of a reply.....

These puns are old, like water under the bridge

[JackyJoll]

Is the chip shop still open?

I’m Hank Marvin!

[Horse]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66432173

Zoom, the video communications company whose name became synonymous with remote work during the pandemic, has ordered staff back to the office.

[JamJar]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66432173

Zoom, the video communications company whose name became synonymous with remote work during the pandemic, has ordered staff back to the office.

Not really, only 2 days a week if you live withing 50 miles of an office.

[Yorick]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66432173

Zoom, the video communications company whose name became synonymous with remote work during the pandemic, has ordered staff back to the office.

Not really, only 2 days a week if you live withing 50 miles of an office.

What knob takes a job so far from work

[MrLongbeard]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66432173

Zoom, the video communications company whose name became synonymous with remote work during the pandemic, has ordered staff back to the office.

Not really, only 2 days a week if you live withing 50 miles of an office.

What knob takes a job so far from work

[mangocrazy]

A few days ago the Crooked House pub in the West Midlands burned down, shortly after a change of ownership. Apparently the new owners wanted to change the use of the building. How coincidental.

Then a couple of days later the bulldozers moved in and the site is now a pile of rubble, with whatever clues as to what caused or started the fire doubtless buried deep under the rubble. How coincidental.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-66442399

The whole thing stinks to high heaven and I hope the new owners are forced to rebuild the pub brick by brick.

[Ant]

Don't be such a nimby. Pubs like that only attract old racists, we need to build more houses for immigrants.

[mangocrazy]

Have you thought of cognitive impairment therapy? It might help.

[Ant]

It might help deciphering the frank Spencer tantrums you get yourself into.

[Yorick]

I've only had 3 beers.

I've read this 4 times.

UPS drivers get $170,000 a year.

I might come out of retirement and go live there

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66445496

[Count Steer]

I've only had 3 beers.

I've read this 4 times.

UPS drivers get $170,000 a year.

I might come out of retirement and go live there

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66445496

It's danger money! According to CNN lorry/delivery driving is the most dangerous job in the USA - more people die on the job than in any other industry. (It's not just down to diet either )

Mainly road accidents, poorly maintained vehicles, pressure of hitting delivery time targets etc but, at a guess, they have to go into dodgy areas too and they're carrying stuff that costs money. They probably even deliver to ZRX61

[Mussels]

I think also American salaries are higher than the UK generally and that figure quoted is for the package with salary being 2/3 of that. It sounds like decent money but nowhere near as good as Pimlico plumbers have it.

[KungFooBob]

Yeah, the headline figure is the package, not the salary.

If it's like most other USA jobs it won't include any paid leave either.

[Taipan]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66432173

Zoom, the video communications company whose name became synonymous with remote work during the pandemic, has ordered staff back to the office.

Not really, only 2 days a week if you live withing 50 miles of an office.

What knob takes a job so far from work

Two of our most senior people live miles from work, i.e. Manchester and Chichester. These are also the people that introduced our working from home arrangements. Both moved away shortly after lockdown and continue with the (unnecessary?) WFH to maintain and future-proof our robustness during any unforeseen forthcoming events such as another pandemic.

There are a lot of critics of this scheme now as levels of things like IT support have suffered and the cost of empty rooms and buildings is becoming increasingly hard to justify. Plus the unions are citing unfairness to the lower paid as they are in roles such as front of house and are still onsite full time and still cop for travel costs etc. Cant see it changing though as the SMT turkeys certainly wont vote for Xmas!