mel b
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Thinking about it , although our sick rate can be quite high at work sometimes. It's rarely through bugs , coughs , colds etc . It's usually through damaged , backs , knees , shoulders , or getting hit by cars. Again, thinking about it . Your average binman is probably exposed to more shite in a week , than an average person is exposed to in a lifetime. I remember the big ( outdoor )meeting when covid kicked off . Information was passed down from a government cobra meeting , to the local authority cobra lot . We were told that , were in it until the bitter end ( no furlough for bin
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Tell you what , that had never even entered my mind , but f**k me it's a disturbing thought .
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That'll do nicely .
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Funny you should say that. I needed to go into hospital a couple of years ago for an op. The surgeon was most insistent that every time I visit the hospital, I scrub myself all over , until my skin was sore. He explained that due to my job , I'm probably immune to just about everything, but it stands a good chance that I could bring something into the hospital, that could kill half of the patients , as they're already weakened.
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Didn't that already happen not long ago scotty ?. Wasn't it drones into Poland?. I can't really remember the details to be honest mate.
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The UK is a very different place , compared to the last time we had conscription. My post above was half in jest , but it's quite true . We have a lot of good people in this country , but they're becoming outnumbered by the feckless. You can't always blame the feckless , as many have been born into nothing but benefits and a lazy lifestyle , as were there parents . They'll never understand working together , or working /fighting for the betterment of society , because it's never been part of life for them.they see a life on benefits as there role in society. I work with
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Conscription couldn't work in this country . The only people that would go and fight , would be the decent British working folk . If they left to fight , who would be here to look after and feed , the millions of feckless welps that we have to feed and clothe ?. Those fuckers would just lay in bed and starve to death.
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To me , it makes perfect sense that a mask will slow down the spread of bugs . It won't stop it , but the basic mechanics of having something in front of your face , will slow everything down. I'll be honest , I don't bother with masks , flu jabs etc , but masks are just standard practice in other countries . It's just seen as polite , to not cough and sneeze your bugs over other people. I might start wearing a mask. Just to make scotty itch .
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How come you don't think folks should wear masks scotty ?. I know that they won't completely stop the spread of bugs , but they'll definitely slow/lower the spread.
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That must be some hard going in those temps mack . He's doing it the old fashioned way as well. It's absolutely back breaking. I'm a driver these days , and I couldn't imagine doing that job anymore. I used to love it , but looking back , it was f***ing awful .
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I met my late wife as we were walking down the street (she was 15 and i was 17), we just started talking , and we were inseparable until we lost her . I met my second wife at work. She was running a nightclub , and I was working the door . Within ten minutes of meeting her , she gave me a huge plate of food , and that was me caught .
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Oh I love the ones with all the qualifications, but couldn't find there own arse in the dark. I especially love it when they explain to me how I've been doing it wrong for the last 25 years , and they're going to sort it all out. I really go out of my way to help those fuckers .
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None of the managers will have ever been in business , and have no understanding of how things work , and how to do a deal , and get the best out of a deal. They're mainly clueless fuckwits , that have spent a lifetime working for a local authority , and think that they get the best out of a man , by tying his hands and beating him with a stick. They understand nothing about , motivation , teamwork , efficency , or human nature.
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Absolutely bang on the money wilf. It's never been a very pleasant or easy job , that's just the nature of the beast , but all the lads were grafters , and would just crack on with it , without a word of complaint. Anything you made on top , always made you feel good, and really motivated you. If they caught you taking tat out of a bin now , you'd be signing on before the end of your shift. When things go wrong now , the council just employs more management. I don't even know most of my managers now , because they work from home , and I've never even met them , you just hear new nam
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Mate you wouldn't believe some of the stories I could tell you , because they're just so unbelievable. Some of the things that stick in my head , are a supervisor trying to force me to drive my lorry , the wrong way up a one way street . Two supervisors trying to lock me in an office , and back me into a corner , to physically intimidate me into answering my phone while I drive my lorry ( the pair of pricks got a reaction they didnt expect that day , and have never been stupid enough to try that one since). A supervisor grabbing one of the young office girls by the throat with
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Of course you can mack , but can you hurry up please , because it's spreading all around the house. My mrs used to follow him around , picking up the mess , but I've finally convinced her to leave it until he goes home , then we just sweep the devastation into a box , and put it away until next time. He's autistic, and chaos and being naked are his happy places. He's here until Sunday , and my brain is already frazzled . I can't wait to get back to work and have a rest .
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I'm not at work today mate. I'm childminder for the day. Don't worry, I've got it completely under control.
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I know wilf. It's almost as if folks don't realise that we're bone idle layabouts sometimes
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They banned tinsel and cards in the cab about five years ago mack.
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Oh mate , I could write a book . I'm convinced that the hse are as crooked as the council . I contacted the hse over a very serious matter( dangerous to employees and the public , and illeagal) . I included a long statement, and pictures . All I got was an email saying that the employer only has to try to limit the risks , they don't have to make things safe. They never even looked at it. I've seen a guy get a warning after a needle stick , from a hypo that had been hidden on the inside of a bin handle . They tried to force me to leave after I got stabbed in the leg . I'd asked
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It's my only pleasure in life .
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I've been claiming it for years mate . It was something that the union rep clicked on to years ago . You'd think that the council might have washers and driers , because of it being such a dirty job ( disease rather than dirt), but we don't even have showers , and we regularly have no usable toilets , or hand washing facilities. The union rep does his best , but management just ignore him , and the higher ups in the union are in bed with the management. Most of the workforce are agency , so they only have to glance at the management sideways , and they're out of a job.
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That's exactly what I tell myself every day , as I'm throwing my work clothes in the washing machine because they stink of shit .
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You can bet your life on ethnic minorities making a mess mate. They live very differently to the rest of us.
