Archive for 2018

This could go either way

Posted by on July 5th 2018 in Rambling on...

Trying to do our bit to save the planet...

the lives of over 7 billion people could hinge on this one decision...

can this plastic pot go in the recycling bin?

 

The recycling symbol says that it can be recycled:

 

But the Council rules say that it can't:

 

Maybe they could recycle only the outside?

Mum’s gone to Iceland…

... but the Iceland driver must know what she's like because he seems to have abandoned his van and buggered off somewhere else:

What’s black and white and red all over?

Posted by on June 20th 2018 in Rambling on...
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Loki taking a post-op R&R cat-nap:

Hedge versus Clippers: match postponed

Posted by on June 14th 2018 in Driveway-blocking feckwits and piss-poor parkers

Go England!

Sorry, my bad, that should read "Go park elsewhere, dumb-ass England van man".

 

 

 

Agency Provocateur

Posted by on May 29th 2018 in A bit of a rant, Lost in translation

You know how it works... you tell them your details, your qualifications, your employment record, your preferences for travel distance/duration etc. and they use that info to match you to jobs which fit your criteria.

At least, that's how it's supposed to work.

Yesterday saw another list arrive via email, and I'm told that I am a perfect match for everything on it.

Here's an extract:

 

 

I like the notion that there are docks within 25 miles (or 30 minutes) of the (disputed) centre of England.

And it seems that there's not much to choose pro rata between being a Dog Walker and an Armed Security Guard.

That said, I remember when the same preferences led to me being presented with details for what I thought would be the perfect job... quality management... satellite launch hardware systems... company car... travel expenses... Yep, it really was rocket-science!

That agency told me that I was a perfect match for the position.

Only after pressing the agency for more details was I was told that the job was a little further away than 25 miles (or 30 minutes).

It was in Winnipeg.

GDPR XKCD

Posted by on May 28th 2018 in Just for fun
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