Things that make you sad.

[locky801]

Realising I can use my Ladbrokes card with paywave, tonight's getting ugly!

so just like any other night for you then

[Brodlach]

Realising I can use my Ladbrokes card with paywave, tonight's getting ugly!

so just like any other night for you then

Used his card to buy a mirror

[Wedgie]

Realising I can use my Ladbrokes card with paywave, tonight's getting ugly!

so just like any other night for you then

Yeah, basically.
Toss the Boss tonight too, so much free beer!

[mighty_tiger_79]

Just found out work didn't win the tender, I actually wasn't expecting this until April/May next year. Finish up Nov 30th.

Update
Apparently we have been granted a stay of execution. Not sure how long as yet, could be 1 month or 12 months....but its a bonus! Been a very strange period of time not knowing/being told anything.

[Lightning McQueen]

Just found out work didn't win the tender, I actually wasn't expecting this until April/May next year. Finish up Nov 30th.

Update
Apparently we have been granted a stay of execution. Not sure how long as yet, could be 1 month or 12 months....but its a bonus! Been a very strange period of time not knowing/being told anything.

Good luck mate, I hope it works well for you.

[Booney]

Just found out work didn't win the tender, I actually wasn't expecting this until April/May next year. Finish up Nov 30th.

Update
Apparently we have been granted a stay of execution. Not sure how long as yet, could be 1 month or 12 months....but its a bonus! Been a very strange period of time not knowing/being told anything.

Yep, we're up "for sale" and we're getting told very little.

Is it 100%? Is it 51%? Is it 49% and the board keeps the controlling share? Very disappointed with how we're being treated, particularly as the company has, at last count, about 40 people over 12 years service (some over 30 years) around NZ and Australia, that's a loyal workforce who I think deserve better.

[MW]

Just found out work didn't win the tender, I actually wasn't expecting this until April/May next year. Finish up Nov 30th.

Update
Apparently we have been granted a stay of execution. Not sure how long as yet, could be 1 month or 12 months....but its a bonus! Been a very strange period of time not knowing/being told anything.

Yep, we're up "for sale" and we're getting told very little.

Is it 100%? Is it 51%? Is it 49% and the board keeps the controlling share? Very disappointed with how we're being treated, particularly as the company has, at last count, about 40 people over 12 years service (some over 30 years) around NZ and Australia, that's a loyal workforce who I think deserve better.

Stressful times mate.
We announced our redundancies in our dept on Thursday. Gone down like a shit sandwich more so to the near retirees who wanted it and didn't get it.

[Booney]

Just found out work didn't win the tender, I actually wasn't expecting this until April/May next year. Finish up Nov 30th.

Update
Apparently we have been granted a stay of execution. Not sure how long as yet, could be 1 month or 12 months....but its a bonus! Been a very strange period of time not knowing/being told anything.

Yep, we're up "for sale" and we're getting told very little.

Is it 100%? Is it 51%? Is it 49% and the board keeps the controlling share? Very disappointed with how we're being treated, particularly as the company has, at last count, about 40 people over 12 years service (some over 30 years) around NZ and Australia, that's a loyal workforce who I think deserve better.

Stressful times mate.
We announced our redundancies in our dept on Thursday. Gone down like a shit sandwich more so to the near retirees who wanted it and didn't get it.

To be honest, I'm not particularly stressed by it as the lack of direction from our senior management wouldn't look good to any prospective buyer, which, in my view, there would be very, very few of. I doubt anyone outside of our industry would be willing to buy into it and I highly doubt anyone in it, bar the multinationals, would be able to afford it and we wouldn't value add to any of those companies.

[mighty_tiger_79]

I've since found out that they withheld the info from staff, was due to they were scared most people would start taking 'sickies' or leave.....but they did make a couple of managers redundant....

[DOC]

Paralympic Gold Medalist Kieran Modra killed today whilst out riding his bike.

Lucky enough to have met him several times.

[westcoastpanther]

Paralympic Gold Medalist Kieran Modra killed today whilst out riding his bike.

Lucky enough to have met him several times.

Holy hell, good West Coast legend, shocked!!

[Wedgie]

Paralympic Gold Medalist Kieran Modra killed today whilst out riding his bike.

Lucky enough to have met him several times.

Sad but why the hell would a cyclist (let lone one with a vision impairment) be on a road where cars are travelling at 110km/hr.
Just a matter of time before you're killed surely.

[Booney]

Paralympic Gold Medalist Kieran Modra killed today whilst out riding his bike.

Lucky enough to have met him several times.

Sad but why the hell would a cyclist (let lone one with a vision impairment) be on a road where cars are travelling at 110km/hr.
Just a matter of time before you're killed surely.

You sure have a knack.

[Lightning McQueen]

Paralympic Gold Medalist Kieran Modra killed today whilst out riding his bike.

Lucky enough to have met him several times.

Sad but why the hell would a cyclist (let lone one with a vision impairment) be on a road where cars are travelling at 110km/hr.
Just a matter of time before you're killed surely.

You sure have a knack.

The Gift!

[MW]

Paralympic Gold Medalist Kieran Modra killed today whilst out riding his bike.

Lucky enough to have met him several times.

Sad but why the hell would a cyclist (let lone one with a vision impairment) be on a road where cars are travelling at 110km/hr.
Just a matter of time before you're killed surely.

WTAF

[Dutchy]

Driver charged with Driving Offences, no winners in this but sounds like it wasn't just an accident, FFS.

[Booney]

Driver charged with Driving Offences, no winners in this but sounds like it wasn't just an accident, FFS.

Paralympic Gold Medalist Kieran Modra killed today whilst out riding his bike.

Lucky enough to have met him several times.

Sad but why the hell would a cyclist (let lone one with a vision impairment) be on a road where cars are travelling at 110km/hr.
Just a matter of time before you're killed surely.

[Wedgie]

If he was riding on a bike track then he'd most likely still be alive no matter how many driving offences were committed on the road.

Pedestrians aren't allowed on some roads because of safety issues, surely the same should be in effect for cyclists?

I don't even take my moped that can cruise at 50km/h out on 60km/h roads where cars are to lessen my risk of an accident.

Surely a mature logical debate worth having instead of rolling eyes, abuse, etc.

[Booney]

Surely a mature logical debate worth having instead of rolling eyes, abuse, etc.

Showing some empathy would be in order, wouldn't it?

[Dutchy]

No reason why all can't share the road, just abide by the road rules.

Zane Kirkwood has just ridden from Perth to Adelaide to raise funds for charity, a road where road trains fly by every few minutes, if that can be done safely then a dual lane road north of Adelaide should be fine if road rules are followed.