Rant of the day.

[S-Westerly]

3 hours ago, Mawsley said:

I like trees, forests and woods are my dogs favourite types of walks. I’m no tree hater. But it’s like when Diana died and all these people who’d never met her were gnashing and wailing and rending their clothes. Not for the first time, I’m looking around and wondering how I missed the memo.

I'm with you on Diana. Could not get my head round that at all. What happened to our famous stiff upper lip and all that? 

[Yorky]

9 hours ago, S-Westerly said:

I'm with you on Diana. Could not get my head round that at all. What happened to our famous stiff upper lip and all that? 

It went the same way as the "Great" in Great Britain

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

21 hours ago, S-Westerly said:

I'm with you on Diana. Could not get my head round that at all. What happened to our famous stiff upper lip and all that? 

Newspapers is what happened.

 

The same tabloids that hounded her private life to feed the public desire for scandal then turned to peddling mawkish grief to placate the public guilt. 

 

And of course the public appetite for both drives what the media will sell.  

[S-Westerly]

13 minutes ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

Newspapers is what happened.

 

The same tabloids that hounded her private life to feed the public desire for scandal then turned to peddling mawkish grief to placate the public guilt. 

 

And of course the public appetite for both drives what the media will sell.  

I can't disagree with that. What drives the news is sometimes quite revolting. We haven't really moved that far from gladiatorial blood sports except now we do it vicariously through the media which more often than not is now online.

[Mawsley]

On 11/05/2025 at 08:04, S-Westerly said:

I can't disagree with that. What drives the news is sometimes quite revolting. We haven't really moved that far from gladiatorial blood sports except now we do it vicariously through the media which more often than not is now online.

 

News programmes, newspapers and social media are vectors of bile and misery. The world would do itself a favour by turning the computer and TV off more.

[onesea]

Not affecting me but a colleague.

 

We have a set roster we have to give 35 days notice to request annual leave.  Ideally a year or its most likely unavailable.

 

Short notice needs shift swaps letters begging to management. I have seen leave refused for weddings and funerals (sorry your aunt is not a direct relative).

 

So they are Booking fit after short period of sickness, 

 

yes come in day 1 your shift is available shifts 2&3 we will have put you on annual leave, your shifts are covered.

 

We have no space available for you.

 

I can't find a policy to cover this.

 

Is this even legal?