Recent content by chip

This thread will be gold for social anthropologists in five years time

That had me shouting

I've accompanied several people to PIP and ESA assessments. They have never been on time. Many people in the waiting areas have chronic conditions which will only get worse with time and will have been receiving care for years for their conditions. The only time PIP was awarded after the...

Thank you for that, you've brightened my day

You do get to know your neighbours garden better too. Much cheaper and easier than being persuaded a horse is a good idea.

You'll be chasing them around your neighbour's gardens soon. They are good at weeding and produce great fertiliser. You'll love it, it's a way of life.

Fortunately I have little recollection of this time

If your system is anything like the one we have in my institution, over the years you also become the appraiser of your former appraisers after watching a few videos and multiple choice questions to show you can fill the form in. But, as you say, no one ever gets sacked for poor performance. I...

But they can have a joint :smokin:

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From the best head the UN never had

25 years for me of <10units/year, some years zero. Hardly every drink fizzy pop either and low/no alcohol isn't appealing. More recently found I like herbal/fruit teas ~.~

No gods no masters

I went to a gig at the Concorde a while back and visited my mother on the way there. She asked me why I was wearing odd trainers. I like fiddling with my old motorbikes and seem to spend more time trying to find the tool that was in my hand 5 seconds ago. On the plus side, nothing seems to make...