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Old 29-03-2008, 07:05 PM
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Also,wasn't it quick to have people board the bus and pay when they have sat down,rather than a queue of people paying as they get on board.
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The joys of the Oyster card on London buses. We just walk on and swipe. If you don't have an Oyster card then you buy a ticket at the bus stop

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Old 29-03-2008, 07:56 PM
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I know I'm fortunate enough to be able to avoid the 9-5 grind. But I've worked long and hard to be in a position where I am so fortunate

When I was at college I had a holiday job working in the West End. That put me off commuting for life! Ever since then I've always made sure that I only work at jobs where the work you do is more important then being seen to be at your desk during certain hours (regardless of the actual work you do). Often that means I have to pass on up the higher paying jobs but that's fine by me. I'd rather be happy than rich.

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I hope you don't mind me asking Steve, but what is your Job?
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Old 29-03-2008, 08:02 PM
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I hope you don't mind me asking Steve, but what is your Job?
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I hope you don't mind me asking Steve, but what is your Job?
Wiki Pedant.
(so he's some stiff competition)
There are many things that I do, but I don't get paid for most of them

The one I get paid for is being a systems designer. Designing large computer systems and then training people to use them - hence the visits to clients

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Old 30-03-2008, 02:53 AM
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"Being referred to as a pedant, or pedantic, is generally considered insulting" -

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There are many things that I do, but I don't get paid for most of them

The one I get paid for is being a systems designer. Designing large computer systems and then training people to use them - hence the visits to clients

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oh err, you travel to work on your rickshaw to programme HAL?
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Old 30-03-2008, 03:47 AM
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oh err, you travel to work on your rickshaw to programme HAL?
I mainly work from home, solving problems for clients around the world

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Old 30-03-2008, 03:48 AM
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But to be pedantic, they do say that that quote requires a citation

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I am an hgv driver working mostly for the large supermarkets and sometimes you have a 45ft trailer with maybe 1 to 3 cages on that you have to deliver maybe 100 miles or more away ,its crazy coz it could be put on a much smaller truck and save fuel.
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Then any problems can only be attributed to human error?
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Old 30-03-2008, 05:38 AM
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Then any problems can only be attributed to human error?
I did mean design & planning problems rather than operational problems, but I solve those as well and tell/show them how they should have done it

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Old 30-03-2008, 09:38 PM
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has anybody seen the current issue of "time "the american magazine with the hood urchin in front of the union jack with a report of how out of control british kids are ,hows that for tough on crime / tough on the causes of crime !
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Old 30-03-2008, 09:58 PM
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has anybody seen the current issue of "time "the american magazine with the hood urchin in front of the union jack with a report of how out of control british kids are ,hows that for tough on crime / tough on the causes of crime !
I'd prefer them to be "tough on journalists, tough on the causes of journalists"
Make them tell the truth for once instead of picking up on a few stories and assuming that's the situation all over the place. Especially when they cite dubious surveys to back up their own lack of investigation.

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Old 30-03-2008, 10:03 PM
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I'd prefer them to be "tough on journalists, tough on the causes of journalists"
Make them tell the truth for once instead of picking up on a few stories and assuming that's the situation all over the place.

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In fairness to this particular journalist, at least she correctly identified that the press has been sensationalising the "Gangs of Youths overthrowing decent society" myth since the Teddy Boys and Girls in the early fifties....
Bit of a Bay Window, what??
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