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  1. MidlandsChap

    Energy price rises and price cap discussion.

    Am I reading this right? Reducing to 19 degrees means you will need to put on an "extra" jumper....does that mean you already had a jumper on with the stat set to 21??
  2. MidlandsChap

    Food prices

    On the whole bad but then again a lot of people these days could do with losing a few pounds.
  3. MidlandsChap

    New scam on Cost of Living payment

    100% agree. However it does not help these days that so many companies/organisations do everything in their power to prevent people being able to speak to somebody. If I ever receive an email that I am even 1% suspicous about the first port of call is to phone the alleged sender by finding...
  4. MidlandsChap

    Rail strikes discussion

    Very fair point. Unless perhaps it is a one off tapered increase in this instance. Then future rises when hopefully inflation is under control can go back to a set figure equal for each grade. I am just thinking aloud really but I am sure this would be the 'right' way to go about it rather than...
  5. MidlandsChap

    Rail strikes discussion

    I will take it that in your world that the 'bettering yourself' metric is defined by your take home income. With that in mind I know plenty of people that bettered theirself but have not especially increased their outgoings. I appreciate this might come as a shock but in many cases an increase...
  6. MidlandsChap

    Rail strikes discussion

    I can totally understand why the lower paid might want to strike. But some of the people employed on the big money are taking the pee. Perhaps a tapered deal such as 7% rise for anybody on under £25k. 5% rise £25k-£40k, 2% rise for £40k-60k might be appropriate for example. People earning over...
  7. MidlandsChap

    Disruption to services - Storm Dudley & Storm Eunice

    I see where you are coming from but I do not think lack of media attention is the problem. Type storm Eunice into google and you will see many of the big names in the media with articles about the potential for a catastrophic event. IMO the real issue here is that they seem to do this all to...
  8. MidlandsChap

    Disruption to services - Storm Dudley & Storm Eunice

    In my experience best not to rely too heavily on the BBC numbers. Met office showing gusts in the mid to high 60s for that area.
  9. MidlandsChap

    Disruption to services - Storm Dudley & Storm Eunice

    I think it is all but certain this close in. The only question remains over the tracking imo and I suspect once identified with a higher degree of accuracy the red warning(s) will follow. Potentially it could drift south through the channel but it seems that is looking highly unlikely now.
  10. MidlandsChap

    Disruption to services - Storm Dudley & Storm Eunice

    Lets not make this political. This has the potential to be a once in a few decades storm. Anything done to encourage the public to use their brains must be a good thing.
  11. MidlandsChap

    Disruption to services - Storm Dudley & Storm Eunice

    I am surprised that the Met office is still at yellow warning for Friday. Granted the final tracking and intensity seems to remain unknown with this one but some of the models are indicating extremely high gusts. I do not think people pay too much attention to the usual press articles about...
  12. MidlandsChap

    E Ticket?

    Update I have printed off the two tickets which are also these Aztec code things and will take them with me, I had hoped I could just use a code and pick up a proper ticket from the station. However I am concerned about what happens if they do not scan through the reader at any point in the...
  13. MidlandsChap

    E Ticket?

    Thanks both. Yes I have a printer so will do that.
  14. MidlandsChap

    E Ticket?

    This might sound a silly question. I am about to buy a ticket on the Trainline but below the ticket summary it says E ticket and has a QR code logo. However I do not use emails on my phone and on the whole the screen is poor so QR codes often do not work, so this is no good. Is my only option to...
  15. MidlandsChap

    Comedic "things you would ban": minor things that irritate you

    Gents hair cuts that take more than 10 minutes. Alternatively charge haircuts on a per minute basis. The word 'literally' and the phrase 'it is what it is'. Powerplates. All they do is irritate other gym users by vibrating the floor. That fellow from the Cinch advert.
  16. MidlandsChap

    Greater Anglia train driver assessment day info

    I am in a near identical position to you, and I also know of one other person on this forum who was in the same position. However they eventually gave up and secured a different job. I first applied back in mid 2018 and passed phase 1 of the assessment in November 2018. I send an email a couple...
  17. MidlandsChap

    Height worries!

    In practice what difference might this make to how the application is processed?
  18. MidlandsChap

    A career as a signaller

    Then they can politely reply that feedback is not available and thank them for their interest in the position, that is no great hardship. If an LOM puts a black mark against a candidate for daring to ask for feedback, then in my opinion that LOM does not have the necessary people skills to be...
  19. MidlandsChap

    A career as a signaller

    Yes this is true, but even asking the question will show your enthusiasm for the position and desire to improve. Might be a little tick against your name for the next time.
  20. MidlandsChap

    A career as a signaller

    Try to get feedback from the hiring manager. You might get a rough idea from people on here but only the manager knows why they clicked reject and exactly what they are looking for.

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