What is hacking you off today?

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Have you also noticed that one of the fielding positions has been renamed on the quiet? It's no-longer "third man", it's just "third".

Yes, once they changed batsman for batters, they looked for other things that might offend.

 

[kaymac]

What’s a midwife called these days?

 

[Southminster Shrimper]

a midthey?

 

[kaymac]

I've turned people down who were too experienced before. The issue had nothing to do with salary as we advertised that in advance and my assumption was that they wouldn't have applied if that was an issue for them.

The reason I took someone with less experience was because I was concerned the more experienced person would get bored and move on too quickly and I'd end up recruiting again in the near future. I wanted someone that would grow into the role and be stretched by it.

Good points, LB. Conversely I was once turned down and later informed I was more experienced than those on the interview panel and they didn’t want to risk recruiting a possible threat to their own jobs….

 

[RHB]

The increasing number drivers who believe that there is no need to signal when turning right or left.

 

[londonblue]

Good points, LB. Conversely I was once turned down and later informed I was more experienced than those on the interview panel and they didn’t want to risk recruiting a possible threat to their own jobs….

That's pretty crap. I wanted to recruit people that were capable of replacing me one day. I wanted to progress my own career and couldn't do that (internally) if there was no-one to replace me.

Those people must have thought they'd reached the end of their road career-wise...

 

[londonblue]

The increasing number drivers who believe that there is no need to signal when turning right or left.

Personally I don't see an increase, just the same number of crap drivers as there always was.

 

[RHB]

Personally I don't see an increase, just the same number of crap drivers as there always was.

Maybe I was just unlucky today and yesterday then, but I don't think so. It's on the increase in my view.

 

[SARF]

Especially on roundabouts

 

[KevinJH]

What’s a midwife called these days?

Specialist Crotch Operative ?

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

What’s a midwife called these days?

That's a very good point. They've not got around to finding that offensive....yet.

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

Dear oh dear(Can I say that?). Britain has gone nuts. So after a little nudge from the government, cricket has now followed the same route as British Airways, Theatres and train operators in that some phrases are not to be used, like Ladies and Gentlemen. They must replace Ladies and Gentlemen with ''Hi everyone''. Husband and wife is to be replaced by partner, and the weirdest one, you can't say you're young at heart when praising maybe an older person, as it's now replaced by energetic. Absolute bonkers, as not many were offended, but a higher percentage will be offended by things we are now not allowed to say

Sad thing is, there must be a dept somewhere, whose sole daily itenary is to come up with more nonsense rules to implement on us?.
Look out 'daddy' long legs & 'lady' birds, you may be insects but you're current definition is in danger!!.

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Sad thing is, there must be a dept somewhere, whose sole daily itenary is to come up with more nonsense rules to implement on us?.
Look out 'daddy' long legs & 'lady' birds, you may be insects but you're current definition is in danger!!.

Great point. Queen Bee could be changed to Leader Bee.

 

[RobM]

A gallon is now a neutrallon
A hermit is now a non-gender-specific-mit

 

[Prawn]

A gallon is now a neutrallon
A hermit is now a non-gender-specific-mit

If a male is a cowboy and a female is cowgirl.

Then what do you call a non-binary cowboy / cowgirl?

 

[Benfleet A1]

Dear oh dear(Can I say that?). Britain has gone nuts. So after a little nudge from the government, cricket has now followed the same route as British Airways, Theatres and train operators in that some phrases are not to be used, like Ladies and Gentlemen. They must replace Ladies and Gentlemen with ''Hi everyone''. Husband and wife is to be replaced by partner, and the weirdest one, you can't say you're young at heart when praising maybe an older person, as it's now replaced by energetic. Absolute bonkers, as not many were offended, but a higher percentage will be offended by things we are now not allowed to say. I knew it was going nuts when a cheery train conductor on LNER welcomed passengers with ''Good afternoon Ladies, gentlemen, boys and girls. LNER came out and apologised. Give me a break. Now they are getting away with it, more everyday phrases will be changed in case they cause offence. Anyway Ladies and Gentlemen, that's all for now. Oops.

How very Daily Mail of you.

 

[OldBlueLady]

What’s a midwife called these days?

Perhaps birth consultant??? Everyone seems to have consultant or executive in their job title these days!

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

How very Daily Mail of you.

I got the cricket one from this. I have no idea what the Daily Mail have to do with it?

 

[kaymac]

Yet more temporary traffic lights / roadworks scheduled along Ashingdon Road over the last couple of weeks of September, must be the most excavated road anywhere in the county

 

[londonblue]

Yet more temporary traffic lights / roadworks scheduled along Ashingdon Road over the last couple of weeks of September, must be the most excavated road anywhere in the county

You should try living round my way. I think we have temporary traffic lights more than we don't. To keep us on our toes the workers keep moving them.