Benjamin_Nevis Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 5 minutes ago, jimbaxters said: What's a turboKaren when it's at home? Long story, but basically the type of person who demands to speak to the manager of a given establishment over the most miniscule of issues. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Thanks pal. How do people come up with this stuff?Did that link work? I clicked on it and it didn't show what it was supposed to [emoji38] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomintroll Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 1 hour ago, jimbaxters said: Bit of a weird stretch that, is it not? I can be a right cynical b*****d at times. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaxters Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 17 minutes ago, 19QOS19 said: Did that link work? I clicked on it and it didn't show what it was supposed to It didn't but there was a "Did you mean.." above it and that took me to the definition. Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Capital Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Can't believe the dad is 33 - he looks about 53! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 I'm 35 and if someone said to me he would've been 2 years below me in school I'd have laughed in their face*. *From at least 2 metres away, with a mask on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, Highland Capital said: Can't believe the dad is 33 - he looks about 53! So would you if your kid's snowman had been decapitated in front of him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 1 hour ago, hk blues said: None of them come out of it well - a simple apology from the binman would've probably kept him in the clear. Probably more to it than meets the eye. No offence to any bin men reading but I don't expect much from them other than the previously mentioned avoiding damage to cars and getting the rubbish in the lorry. I don't expect much insight into the impact of his attitude towards snowmen on the emotionally vulnerable. Back in the day I thought bin men were all a bit mad and probably just out of jail, but it didn't matter as long as they emptied the bin. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Capital Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, hk blues said: So would you if your kid's snowman had been decapitated in front of him. That is true. Installing personal CCTV must've been done to combat harassment from previous binmen and troublesome neighbours. They must've suffered more than anyone on Earth lately. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 4 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: No offence to any bin men reading but I don't expect much from them other than the previously mentioned avoiding damage to cars and getting the rubbish in the lorry. I don't expect much insight into the impact of his attitude towards snowmen on the emotionally vulnerable. Back in the day I thought bin men were all a bit mad and probably just out of jail, but it didn't matter as long as they emptied the bin. 2 minutes ago, Highland Capital said: That is true. Installing personal CCTV must've been done to combat harassment from previous binmen and troublesome neighbours. They must've suffered more than anyone on Earth lately. But, surely the bin man understands that an apology would likely have defused the situation. I suspect his firing may have been as much due to him being stubborn on that than kicking the snowman's heid in. Or, there is more to this we know. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, hk blues said: But, surely the bin man understands that an apology would likely have defused the situation. I suspect his firing may have been as much due to him being stubborn on that than kicking the snowman's heid in. Or, there is more to this we know. I doubt he does, he appears to have given it some thought from what I read. I might apologise without meaning a word as a a quick way out of a situation and the quickest way of moving on with as little damage as possible to me. I'm not sure he has that level of insight. I don't doubt he is a tube and his mates are glad to be rid of him. Eta. He also might have thought, fūck that, who wants to be a bin man any way. Edited February 1, 2021 by Sergeant Wilson 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 23 hours ago, Sergeant Wilson said: It's all about expectations. Expect the binmen to get the lorry in and out without damaging cars and get most of the rubbish in to the back of it. Job done. They seem to expect some kind of council Uncle Remus, whistling Zippity Doo Dah and chatting to the animate and inanimate creatures he encounters on his minimum wage round and God help him if he doesn't meet that expectation. Minimum wage? Bin men are paid quite well for what they do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Just now, The Moonster said: Minimum wage? Bin men are paid quite well for what they do. He was agency and I was allowing myself some poetic license. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Just now, Sergeant Wilson said: I doubt he does, he appears to have given it some thought from what I read. I might apologise without meaning a word as a a quick way out of a situation and the quickest way of moving on with as little damage as possible to me. I'm not sure he has that level of insight. I don't doubt he is a tube and his mates are glad to be rid of him. Yep, the apology needn't be genuine. I suppose it's a sign of maturity to apologise even when you don't feel you are in the wrong for an easier life - as a married man I can subscribe to that line of thinking. From other info not mentioned here , it seems you may be right that's he a bit of a tube anyway so I'm struggling to sympathise too much. The couple are clearly dicks though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: He was agency and I was allowing myself some poetic license. I'd have paid the guy double if he booted the head off every snowman he saw. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 I thought they were called Refuge Replenishment Coordinators now? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Where's Seamus when you need him?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 As alluded to above it's vanishingly rare that anyone gets sacked who folk didn't already want sacked 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 1 hour ago, The Moonster said: Minimum wage? Bin men are paid quite well for what they do. Aye, depends on the area 'n' all that, but I worked with a guy who left to lift the bins for the council, and he made sure to let us know he was getting a couple of quid per hour more than us. Better hours and conditions too. Seems like it's minimum wage for the private firms, of course. I won't link to it, but one of the top hits for "bin man wage" appears to be an Express article absolutely frothing over how much the plebs get paid for taking away their rubbish 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Can I just say this cu nt has noticed the snowman was damaged and bothered his arse to check the CCTV. That's the worst of it for me. Honking. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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