Cheers for doing the opping duties Trev. Not that much was required in that way, we were all very civilised while I was in there, unlike them other lot, you know, the usual chatroom types. ;)
Wish I'd stayed longer, I was enjoying it. That early sleep thing I felt might be in the offing calling me to bed, well that turned out to be a lie. 3:30am last time I remember looking at the clock then up again at 7. Grand total of 17 hours sleep now these last 5 nights. Whoopi-fuckin'-doo! :mad:
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Methinks the lady doth protest too much! :P
That's the thing Trev isn't it. Doesn't really hurt them switching search providers or browsers unless you're clicking on the ads they serve up as you're searching. That's their revenue stream. If you don't ever click ads you're no good to 'em financially anyways so hardly missed. Not that that's a comment on the moral choice though, obviously.
No chance these days Warwick, not with airline security like it is. Look what happened last time I tried to fly a thread off somewhere sunny:
We could possibly take it to Cleethorpes by National Express but Cuba, other Central and Southern American dictatorships, it's not happening mate, those times are gone. Shame really, I'm bloody freezing.
*burns office stationary in a feeble attempt to keep warm*
You gave no clue it was so serious Trev. Glad you got got there quick enough. You putting your feet up, Mrs T playing nursey? Fingers crossed all is well and you're right as rain soon enough.
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Minxy, GnV's mention of PFI funding gives a clue I think as to why there is a need for rationalising services based on the core expertise of certain hospitals and certain hospital departments. It's true that the Labour Govt saw a lot of expensive building and rebuilding bringing hospitals that had been somewhat neglected under the previous Tory adminstration back up to speed. Question is how much it was an objectively real improvement meeting an objectively real need, and how much of it was more to do with being able to say we built x new hospitals or invested an extra x billion in the NHS than the previous Govt. PFI allowed them to spend with the inital costs being kind of off books and ongoing costs deferred. Not all of that spending was properly warranted or properly directed I'm sure, pure politics.
Unfortunately the ongoing costs now have to be met and if there was any development that might have been unnecessary because streamlining of services and more efficient delivery means the need originally identified could be better served elsewhere then yeah, rationalising provision very much the way forward. On this I'm prepared to accept that in some cases it's not really a cut to services as such. The PFI financed stuff might as well be kept, we've got to pay for it so that might leave older hospitals that could be lucrative for redevelopment with staff and services going elsewhere at lower cost are probably gonna be the first to go. Not saying that's happening in your example, but generally.
I might be wrong on all the above, I've not looked into it enough, but that's my immediate take on it. Be interested in others' comments on it.
I remember you well Phil. Nothing special, just seem to recall we quite regularly crossed threads years back and always enjoyed your posts. You should post more but hey, your call. No reply necessary, would hate to be seen to be trying to sucker you into yet another reply! ;)
Good call GnV, probably no worse to travel to for some than anywhere else depending where you are. Stevie can reconnoitre for us on his impending trip. Best be a bit after the New Year. I don't have a bloody passport, do I?
Weekly's good. Keep the novelty of it fresh, might struggle more often anyways. And yes, forum social for the regs definitely worth looking into more. Geography tricky though, likely to be small numbers of us with a very widel area we'd need to be conveniently accessible for at lowest possible cost in these austere times we live in. Let's have a think on it. DaveNotts wanted to do something similar, never went forward. Would like that.
Meant what I said BTW. Ever find yourself passing please give us a shout. Be really good to meet up at last Stevie even for a quick drink or a stop in at mine for a brew before off again.
Heard ( or read to be more accurate ) very good things about Kestrel Hydro too Lookers. Looks like a good place, def worth a visit I'd say. Perhaps if you do you could update, let us know how you found it?
Stevie is disgusted cos my multi-tasking skills are so much better than his, chatroom and forum posts simultaneously. Read it and weep Stevie boy, read it and weep! One day you might be that good at it too, you can only dream.
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That's not what the cull is doing Blue. Healthy, sick, it doesn't distinguish. It's a general cull even in areas where much of the badger population might be disease free? How would you know anyways? Are they all gonna be tested for TB before they're shot? No.
Manchester area I like Partners for the wet area. Oustanding. Best in Manchester at least, though in need of some updating last time I went, looking a little neglected is some areas. Good crowd usually too. Cupids also very good. Little better kept than Partners my last visits, similar crowd. Both got good social areas and lots of rooms.
Anyways, that's enough bringing the thread down. Sounding like Scrooge here! :lol:
