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Originally posted by The Lone Gunman View PostWith some it is almost a family franchise with 2 or 3 generations and siblings all on the same street or estate.Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.
I preferred version 1!Comment
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For years I have been advocating a solution to may problems.
Everyone should be sterilised at birth.
Once you have passed the relevant social skills and parenting skills exams, you become entitled for the reversal operation.
But nobody seems to like my solution.My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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Originally posted by The Lone Gunman View PostMrs Gunman works in this area. Not this particular scheme, but with disafected people in general.
By far the biggest cause of teen pregnancies she sees is due to the fact that these girls can jump the council house queue. Single mums are a priority.
The high risk group are at the lower end of the social and educational scale. They have few prospects other than a life on the dole. Many have multiple sprogs because that gets them off the council estates as the council houses on the estates are often 2 or 3 roomers.
With some it is almost a family franchise with 2 or 3 generations and siblings all on the same street or estate.
How to solve this is a bit of an issue.
I am lost in admiration: it took her about 4 days to come up with an effective Plan B, I haven't managed it yet.Comment
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Originally posted by The Lone Gunman View PostMrs Gunman works in this area. Not this particular scheme, but with disafected people in general.
By far the biggest cause of teen pregnancies she sees is due to the fact that these girls can jump the council house queue. Single mums are a priority.
The high risk group are at the lower end of the social and educational scale. They have few prospects other than a life on the dole. Many have multiple sprogs because that gets them off the council estates as the council houses on the estates are often 2 or 3 roomers.
With some it is almost a family franchise with 2 or 3 generations and siblings all on the same street or estate.
How to solve this is a bit of an issue.
I agree with Mrs Gunman and have been saying it for years, but the PC brigade simply refuse to believe commonsense.Comment
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Originally posted by RichardCranium View PostFor years I have been advocating a solution to may problems.
Everyone should be sterilised at birth.
Once you have passed the relevant social skills and parenting skills exams, you become entitled for the reversal operation.
But nobody seems to like my solution.
That was James Wales's idea. Are you him ?
By the way, I like your idea James.Comment
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Originally posted by TonyEnglish View PostOne of my daughters mates is in this position.
I was going to ask how you know what position she mates inComment
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Originally posted by Moscow Mule View PostAlternatively, remove the children from the failing ... parents and place them with middle class folks ...Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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