Subscriber nudge+ Posted May 8, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted May 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, Stan said: Britain's farmers did ask for fruit pickers but didn't get enough uptake from the public. Surprising given so many people are out of work and were probably bored out home, could have boosted their income. Maybe they weren't up for the manual labour... Germany had to get around 80000 seasonal workers (mostly from Romania) for the same reason, especially for asparagus harvesting. The farmers had to charter special flights to get those workers in. There was some interest from the Germans too, some even volunteered without pay, but many were deemed unfit for that kind of work due to it being very demanding physically and also due to lack of any knowledge and previous experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share Posted May 8, 2020 37 minutes ago, Stan said: Britain's farmers did ask for fruit pickers but didn't get enough uptake from the public. Surprising given so many people are out of work and were probably bored out home, could have boosted their income. Maybe they weren't up for the manual labour... Seems easy on the face of it but if people were willing to do it and had to travel some distance to get there it might be that accommodation for the period for all those people would have been difficult. I mean just look out your window mate and tell me how many fruit fields you can see in your area??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 I know some footballers get crap but didn't know this about Sado Mane... Got to respect this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bluewolf Posted September 1, 2020 Author Share Posted September 1, 2020 Broxh the Carver... He has a YouTube channel where he carves for pleasure and people keep giving him money even though he keeps telling them it's free to view... What a great bloke... Loved his comment when someone asked what happens if he makes a mistake while carving... Here is one after raising money to keep a rescue helicopter in service... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 You know your Friday isn't too bad when you pop into McDonalds for a triple... ...and inadvertently bag a quadruple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted September 4, 2020 Administrator Share Posted September 4, 2020 Haha, and that's why they work at Maccy D's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toinho Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 17 hours ago, Lucas said: You know your Friday isn't too bad when you pop into McDonalds for a triple... ...and inadvertently bag a quadruple I went today for a quarter pounder... turned out to be a double quarter pounder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted September 18, 2020 Administrator Share Posted September 18, 2020 Quote A boss is giving his staff £10m as a thank-you to mark his retirement. The gift from Admiral's Chief Executive David Stevens and his wife Heather will be shared between 7,500 staff in south Wales and 3,000 overseas. Full-time workers will get £1,000 with part-time staff receiving £500. Mr Stevens, who co-founded the Cardiff-based motor insurance company with his wife in 1991, said he was "proud and fortunate to have worked with a such a special group of people". "Saying thank you to all Admiral staff in this way is the right thing to do," he said. "Their hard work and dedication has allowed Admiral to grow from a start-up to over 11,000 staff worldwide. "And all of this while remaining a great place to work. Thank you from myself and my wife to everyone at Admiral." It follows a similar gesture by former chief executive - and fellow co-founder - Henry Engelhardt who gave a £1,000 retirement thank you to full-time staff back in 2016, which at the time came to about £7m. Mr Stevens is being succeeded as chief executive by Milena Mondini de Focatilis. Admiral was launched selling car insurance over the phone in Cardiff with a team of just 57. Its other UK offices are in Swansea and Newport, with overseas sites in Spain, Italy, France, Canada, the US and India. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-54203722 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Mel81x+ Posted September 19, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted September 19, 2020 Excerpt from the thread. She said she’s been encouraging to Tyron’s opponents for as long as he’s competed. She said when he was wrestling in college, where he was an All-American at Missouri, she’d cheer for wrestlers he’d have to face one day. He would scold her for doing it, but she never stopped. A bunch of the wrestlers, she said, began to refer to her as “the universal mom.” “That’s just me and that’s just how I am,” Deborah said. “I was always encouraging the wrestlers. A lot of them didn’t have family show up and they needed someone to be there for them and cheer and encourage them. Tyron would say, ‘Mom, you can’t be rooting on guys I might have to wrestle,’ and I’d say, ‘Why can’t I?’ That’s just me. It’s the way I am. You have to understand something when it comes to this. “They’re not adversaries; they’re opponents. I think we’re all family and we need to support each other.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted November 2, 2020 Administrator Share Posted November 2, 2020 If this doesn't make you smile I don't know what will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Toinho Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 17 hours ago, Stan said: Amazing stuff but also what a horrible country America is where ill people are put in lifelong debt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 Leeds United Striker Patrick Bamford Personally Donated £5,000 to a Local Primary School, Funding 20 New iPads to Support Children & Families Struggling to Access Remote Learning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Administrator Stan Posted April 20, 2021 Administrator Share Posted April 20, 2021 Quote https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-56818056 A rail worker sprung into action when a 6-year-old boy fell onto the tracks in India. The child was with his partially-sighted mother and was struggling to get back onto the platform before Mayur Shelke ran up and saved him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber JoshBRFC+ Posted April 22, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted April 22, 2021 My best mate and his daughter in the news for all the right reasons. Been on BBC, ITV and also Sky. Raising money for a good charity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 Jamaican hurdler Hansle Parchment tracked down and thanked a Tokyo 2020 volunteer from Serbia, who paid for his taxi to the Olympic Stadium, where he later won a gold medal. - 9GAG Nice one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 This was pretty cool.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted December 13, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted December 13, 2021 5 minutes ago, Bluewolf said: This was pretty cool.... Real Betis collecting stuffed toys thrown onto the pitch at half-time for charity: 2021 version. - 9GAG The action itself is great, but badly cropped videos like that belong to the "Things That Should Be Banned" thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, nudge said: The action itself is great, but badly cropped videos like that belong to the "Things That Should Be Banned" thread Is this better... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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