| Nothing sodding works... 08:25 - May 25 with 5181 views | bluelagos |
Seen a couple of surveys showing the majority of the public think nothing seems to work anymore.
Clearly there are issues with the NHS, transport, policing and justkce systems...
But there must be areas where we excel? Cheer me up Twtd. |  |
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| Nothing sodding works... on 09:39 - May 25 with 1439 views | giant_stow |
| Nothing sodding works... on 09:35 - May 25 by Guthrum |
Unless they turn out to be more expensive than outsourcing (IT engineers are not cheap). |
IT support is my brother's game - current hourly charge is £90+VAT, although discounts are available for charities and nice people (don't be rude though, or you'll get hit by what they term 'the arsehole surcharge') |  |
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| Nothing sodding works... on 09:40 - May 25 with 1436 views | MattinLondon |
Music. I think this country has a vibrant music scene, has produced some great bands of all styles. |  | | |
| Nothing sodding works... on 09:40 - May 25 with 1433 views | bluelagos |
| Nothing sodding works... on 09:32 - May 25 by SlippinJimmyJuan |
I know this is a lighthearted comment, but I don't even think we're that good at this anymore. You had the big old queue for the Queen, fair play, that was a pretty solid queue. Other than that though? Absolute pandemonium at bus stops, at food counters, at the cinema - no sense of order or decorum. Sickening. |
Until Phil and Holly destroyed all that is great about Britain in one cheeky queue jump.
Sickening indeed. 😊 | |
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| Nothing sodding works... on 09:42 - May 25 with 1412 views | SlippinJimmyJuan |
| Nothing sodding works... on 09:40 - May 25 by bluelagos |
Until Phil and Holly destroyed all that is great about Britain in one cheeky queue jump.
Sickening indeed. 😊 |
I had forgotten about that. They truly were the harbingers of the end times! |  |
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| Nothing sodding works... on 09:42 - May 25 with 1406 views | bluelagos |
| Nothing sodding works... on 09:40 - May 25 by MattinLondon |
Music. I think this country has a vibrant music scene, has produced some great bands of all styles. |
Good call. The creative arts are one area we excel.
Except Morris dancing, that's sh1t. | |
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| Nothing sodding works... on 09:43 - May 25 with 1393 views | GeoffSentence |
| Nothing sodding works... on 09:42 - May 25 by bluelagos |
Good call. The creative arts are one area we excel.
Except Morris dancing, that's sh1t. |
I bunch of hairy beer loving folks, armed with cudgels trying to batter the cr@p out each other.
To music.
You've got to love that. |  |
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| Nothing sodding works... on 09:46 - May 25 with 1381 views | Guthrum |
| Nothing sodding works... on 09:39 - May 25 by giant_stow |
IT support is my brother's game - current hourly charge is £90+VAT, although discounts are available for charities and nice people (don't be rude though, or you'll get hit by what they term 'the arsehole surcharge') |
Then you're paying someone to design the system, re-design it when an executive decides to throw in unrealistic expectations, then re-re-design when it doesn't work or falls over at the first backup. Finally, pay a huge fine when all the data is stolen. |  |
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| Nothing sodding works... on 09:49 - May 25 with 1367 views | GeoffSentence |
| Nothing sodding works... on 09:35 - May 25 by Guthrum |
Unless they turn out to be more expensive than outsourcing (IT engineers are not cheap). |
Much cheaper to deploy a chatbot than employ any number of people, even if outsourced. | |
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| Nothing sodding works... on 09:51 - May 25 with 1360 views | bluelagos |
| Nothing sodding works... on 09:43 - May 25 by GeoffSentence |
I bunch of hairy beer loving folks, armed with cudgels trying to batter the cr@p out each other.
To music.
You've got to love that. |
Oscar Wilde was right.
"You should try everything once, except incest and Morris dancing"
He obviously wasn't heard in Norfolk where I gather Morris dancing is extremely popular. | |
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| Nothing sodding works... on 09:52 - May 25 with 1355 views | BlueBadger |
Whataboutery.
Sure, the home secretary is bigoted, corrupt, incompetent and criminally inclined but the other fella ate a curry once. |  |
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| Nothing sodding works... on 10:00 - May 25 with 1340 views | clive_baker |
| Nothing sodding works... on 09:12 - May 25 by bluelagos |
The Covid vaccine being a great example |
Quite, among many others historically and currently. The UK punches well above its weight and has some of the best and brightest people and facilities to advance humankind in this area. [Post edited 25 May 2023 10:02]
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| Nothing sodding works... on 11:10 - May 25 with 1293 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Nothing sodding works... on 09:08 - May 25 by Lord_Lucan |
News this morning suggests we are good at making car batteries.
What irks me more than anything is that it is impossible to get through to customer services at any large company of which you are paying money to.
Mobile phones, banks, Royal Mail, Mortgage companies etc etc etc, you name it.
It was bad enough pre covid but covid seems to have given the green light for firms to really cut down on their customer services.
And even when you can get a phone number ------- "I'm sorry but we are experiencing a higher volume of calls than usual"
No you bloody well are not, it's always this long a wait, you just need to get more fecking staff. |
We're pissing in the wind in terms of car battery production. No UK owned companies in the top 10 suppliers globally. China is way out in front, followed by countries like South Korea, Japan and the US.
Agree on help lines though. |  |
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| Nothing sodding works... on 11:12 - May 25 with 1291 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Nothing sodding works... on 10:00 - May 25 by clive_baker |
Quite, among many others historically and currently. The UK punches well above its weight and has some of the best and brightest people and facilities to advance humankind in this area. [Post edited 25 May 2023 10:02]
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Yet we seem to be hell bent on making it harder to attract the best and brightest.
I can't believe nobody's mentioned the obvious thing we excel at - cheesemaking. | |
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| Nothing sodding works... on 11:15 - May 25 with 1275 views | clive_baker |
| Nothing sodding works... on 11:12 - May 25 by Swansea_Blue |
Yet we seem to be hell bent on making it harder to attract the best and brightest.
I can't believe nobody's mentioned the obvious thing we excel at - cheesemaking. |
I think the UK is still very attractive for people in the industry, but certainly ludicrous to put the completely avoidable barriers up that we have over the last few years. Sickening.
We are pretty good at cheese. You've got to go a long way to find one better than a nice mature cheddar. [Post edited 25 May 2023 11:17]
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| Nothing sodding works... on 11:16 - May 25 with 1268 views | Herbivore |
We make excellent beer. |  |
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| Nothing sodding works... on 11:20 - May 25 with 1259 views | clive_baker |
| Nothing sodding works... on 11:16 - May 25 by Herbivore |
We make excellent beer. |
And pub culture, as an extension of that.
One of the things I missed most about living abroad was a proper pub. Beerhouses, sports bars, cafe type set ups are alright but none of them get close to a proper British pub. | |
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| Nothing sodding works... on 11:21 - May 25 with 1251 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Nothing sodding works... on 11:15 - May 25 by clive_baker |
I think the UK is still very attractive for people in the industry, but certainly ludicrous to put the completely avoidable barriers up that we have over the last few years. Sickening.
We are pretty good at cheese. You've got to go a long way to find one better than a nice mature cheddar. [Post edited 25 May 2023 11:17]
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Scotch as well. I don't think it would even be arguable that we're the best whisky producers. That goes for other spirits too - our scotch and gin is renowned all over the world.
So if all else fails and when the apocalypse comes, I'll see out my days in my bunker getting pissed on scotch and eating cheese. | |
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| Nothing sodding works... on 11:21 - May 25 with 1252 views | Herbivore |
| Nothing sodding works... on 11:20 - May 25 by clive_baker |
And pub culture, as an extension of that.
One of the things I missed most about living abroad was a proper pub. Beerhouses, sports bars, cafe type set ups are alright but none of them get close to a proper British pub. |
Indeed, and when anywhere tries to replicate it they invariably get it horribly wrong. Nothing like a proper British boozer. | |
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| Nothing sodding works... on 11:55 - May 25 with 1214 views | Ryorry |
My Dad was constantly saying this on more days than not, every year from the 1950s till he died in the 1980s.
We're very good at moaning about it but not voting in governments that will actually do something about it - with modest exceptions for a couple of Labour govts. |  |
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| Nothing sodding works... on 11:59 - May 25 with 1198 views | Herbivore |
| Nothing sodding works... on 11:21 - May 25 by Swansea_Blue |
Scotch as well. I don't think it would even be arguable that we're the best whisky producers. That goes for other spirits too - our scotch and gin is renowned all over the world.
So if all else fails and when the apocalypse comes, I'll see out my days in my bunker getting pissed on scotch and eating cheese. |
We're fooked if Scotland gets independence. | |
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| Nothing sodding works... on 11:59 - May 25 with 1195 views | Illinoisblue |
| Nothing sodding works... on 11:20 - May 25 by clive_baker |
And pub culture, as an extension of that.
One of the things I missed most about living abroad was a proper pub. Beerhouses, sports bars, cafe type set ups are alright but none of them get close to a proper British pub. |
This. All of this. I have one bar near me that kinda almost has the feel of a British pub. But yeah it’s not the same |  |
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| Nothing sodding works... on 12:02 - May 25 with 1171 views | Ryorry |
| Nothing sodding works... on 08:33 - May 25 by bluelagos |
Not sure another 10 pager on the rights/wrongs of horse racing and/or gambling is going to lift the mood... |
Don't go putting hurdles in the way ... | |
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| Nothing sodding works... on 12:03 - May 25 with 1170 views | Freddies_Ears |
| Nothing sodding works... on 11:16 - May 25 by Herbivore |
We make excellent beer. |
Our cask ale is world renowned. But even bl++dy CAMRA now actively encourages keg. | | | |
| Nothing sodding works... on 12:03 - May 25 with 1169 views | EdwardStone |
| Nothing sodding works... on 11:12 - May 25 by Swansea_Blue |
Yet we seem to be hell bent on making it harder to attract the best and brightest.
I can't believe nobody's mentioned the obvious thing we excel at - cheesemaking. |
Although there is some Divine intervention in the production of dairy based savoury comestibles
"Blessed are the Cheesemakers" |  | | |
| Nothing sodding works... on 12:07 - May 25 with 1159 views | Herbivore |
| Nothing sodding works... on 12:03 - May 25 by Freddies_Ears |
Our cask ale is world renowned. But even bl++dy CAMRA now actively encourages keg. |
We make excellent keg beer as well. Embrace change, my friend. | |
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