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    When are you going fully electric?

    I don't think it will properly take off until it is as convenient in every way to the ICE. People compare it to the exponential rise of things like the smartphone. The massive difference is those other technologies make lives easier / provide a function people want. The electric vehicle does not...
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    Help! Climbing snowdon tomorrow am

    Climbed it (up and down) in 2hrs 30 mins at the end of a 19hr 57 min three peaks challenge. Went up the pig and down the miners tracks. These start and finish at the same place - car park at the youth hostel. We were dropped off because parking is a nightmare any half busy day. As with any...
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    On-Call rates

    £115 per night. First two hours of the first callout are unpaid. After that 1.5x up to midnight. 2 x after midnight and Sundays.
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    Alex Salmond: A second Scottish referendum is inevitible

    I think the SNP will put Referendum in the event of a 'no' eu vote' in their manifesto. I was a die hard no voter last time but I would rather be in an independent Scotland inside the EU than a UK outside so my vote would change next time.
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    Bin lorry crashes into shoppers in Glasgow: 6 feared dead

    There has already been a decision by the procurator fiscal that there will be no criminal charges. However I'm not sure how final that is.
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    EU Referendum Voting Intentions

    Very heartening that even a very right leaning forum is heavily 'yes'.
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    Thoughts on Taylor Swift?

    All she would have to do is turn up in the 'tight little skirt' she sings about and it would be an early bath for me. She would probably then write a song about it.
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    Minicab caps in London

    Will fake uber replace fake taxi? Do ubers have the hidden security camera that is so essential in fake taxi?
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    Competency based questions for civil service

    So much nonsense! Made up by HR to keep a couple of them in a job managing the process. We had a huge recruitment round 4 years ago using competency based questions. We got a lot of new people.....around 10% of whom had the necessary qualifications under the electricity at work regs to actually...
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    Wisdom tooth rant!

    I've been told one.of mine is showing signs of decay and needs to come out. I'm really dreading this - not so much for the tooth extraction but because I find it really painful to keep my jaw open for the length of time that will be required. I get shooting pains up the side of my head etc. I...
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    Anyone work for western power?

    Sounds very reasonable if they are doing the excavation. You could cut the costs by digging yourself - but you would have to deal with road opening permits and would be responsible for the 2 year guarantee on the reinstatement etc. (I do this job for WPD's equivalent in my area).
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    Did your son/daughter get the first choice of primary school?

    What a bonkers system. Up in sturgeon-land you go to your local school and that is that ( with the exception of the kaflics who have their own system of apartheid schooling). Results up here are no better or worse without all this free market tory nonsense meddling.
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    Wife Found Lump in breast!

    Survival rates are ridiculously high for breast cancer. It is the most funded and best understood of them all iirc. My mum had a really aggressive type 3 years ago - she did what the nhs told her and she is all clear now.
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    How frequently do you bathe or shower?

    Every morning. I don't understand how people can shower at night, lie in their own filth all night then go to work in the morning without washing again.
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    Do you arrive early/stay late at work?

    It's all swings and roundabouts. I usually stay 20 mins or so late but if I find myself driving past my house mid afternoon once every couple of weeks I'll just go home.
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    Anyone CEng?

    I heard this week that I have passed their desktop assessment and the next stage will be an interview. I have read elsewhere that the success rate for those reaching interview is 80%+ so here's hoping.
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    Quick question for those who have paid off their student loan

    It is taken after tax so the cash in your pocket will go up by £220 pm. Are you paying by direct debit or salary deduction? If it is the latter your payments won't stop for a few months. You will get the extra back eventually with no interest.
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    Start a job with the intention of quitting?

    Take the job - and throw yourself into it as if you will be there for a long time.
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    Anyone CEng?

    A lot more people CEng than I had anticipated! I have been told the whole process takes around 20 weeks from start to finish so I'm guessing I will only make the May board mentioned in one of the posts above if I'm successful. I want it so I can stand out in the company I work for where...
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