The good morning thread

MarkMas

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morning all, Matt the outdoor gyms are opening from 4th July.....

Don't count on it. It took me three weeks of campaigning to get my local town council to open the tennis courts after the government and the LTA said it was ok to do so.

Absurd excuses included:
  • we have no way to police that the users are following the rules (you are not the police)
  • we can't afford to hire a full-time cleaner to clean the nets after each use (players can do any pre-cleaning they want to)
  • we can't open unless we can guarantee they are virus-free (there are no guarantees, and nothing is virus-free)
  • we do not want to be responsible for a decision like this (then resign from the council you muppet)
  • creating an online booking system would be too expensive (I have set up a free one for you - it took 10 minutes)
[edited for typo]
 
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Felonious Crud

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Oh shít! is it Monday? I suppose I has better 'go to work' then. :)

Sod that! I'm plenty busy enough already

Countin' flowers on the wall
That don't bother me at all
Playin' solitaire till dawn with a deck of fifty-one
Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo
Now don't tell me I've nothin' to do.
 

Vampyrebat

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Sod that! I'm plenty busy enough already

Countin' flowers on the wall
That don't bother me at all
Playin' solitaire till dawn with a deck of fifty-one
Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo
Now don't tell me I've nothin' to do.
Thanks FC................I'm going to have that image of Bruce Willis in my head all day now!!
 

GeoffCapes

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Morning all. Not sure what the day has in store. But I won't be going out on the bike as it's a bit blowy down here in Kent, might get on the trainer in the garage though.

Work wise I've not go a clue what's going on. But I guess no change there.
 

2b1ask1

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Sod that! I'm plenty busy enough already

Countin' flowers on the wall
That don't bother me at all
Playin' solitaire till dawn with a deck of fifty-one
Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo
Now don't tell me I've nothin' to do.

"Who's bike is this?
"Its not a bike babe its a chopper."
"Who's chopper is this?
"Zed's"
"Who's Zed?"
"Zed's dead babe, Zed's dead..."
 

2b1ask1

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Don't count on it. It took me three weeks of campaigning to get my local town council to open the tennis courts after the government and the LTA said it was ok to do so.

Absurd excuses included:
  • we have no way to police that the users are following the rules (you are not the police)
  • we can't afford to hire a full-time cleaner to clean the nets after each use (players can do any pre-cleaning they want to)
  • we can't open unless we can guarantee they are virus-free (there are no guarantees, and nothing is virus-free)
  • we do not want to be responsible for a decision like this (then resign from the council you muppet)
  • creating an online booking system would be too expensive (I have set up a free one for you - it took 10 minutes)
[edited for typo]


I know Mark; problem is nobody wants to take responsibility, HMG are announcing headlines and not backing it up with solid info. My trade body has covered its ar$e by saying LA's need to inspect areas prior to opening them and the gym Co. are seeing it as a profit making exercise by selling sanitiser distributors and expecting me and others to jump on inspections at a drop of a whim!
 

Andyk

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Good morning all........Oldest son (24) goes back to school this week.....Well I say this week.......Wednesday 9:00 to 11:30 for three weeks then summer holidays.....What a waste of time.....Youngest (11) gets a whole day.......
 

2b1ask1

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Morning all, many jobs to do in Hackney today. I made up the deck yesterday for the trailer and my buddy is welding up the frame from box & angle today.

72261

Have fun all...
 

zagatoes30

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Good morning all........Oldest son (24) goes back to school this week.....Well I say this week.......Wednesday 9:00 to 11:30 for three weeks then summer holidays.....What a waste of time.....Youngest (11) gets a whole day.......

24? You send them to school at 24 how do you manage that ?
;)