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Clubroom => General Discussion => Topic started by: paco on October 16, 2011, 05:33:59 pm
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The world has suffered ever since tarring and feathering has been taken of the books.Corupt council workers,corupt police,corperations that keep you on hold for to long,unhelpful shop assistants,bastards that that look at you the wrong way:All need to be taken out strapped to a lamp post[tree] what ever and painted with tar and have a bag of feathers dumped over them.Please add whoever you think might benefit by this action.You may say or think that I am not politicaly correct: And you would be right: maybe you need tarring and feathering too.p.
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Bad day hey Paco? :P
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Oh WTF, lets skip over the tarring and feathering lark and go straight for lynch mobs shall we? :P
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Epay Officials spring to mind. ::)
The worlds in need of a good tarring and feathering party. ;D
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Theres some people hanging around Wall St at the moment, I hope they dont see this. ;D
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Actually Graeme,friday was the bad day and a few glasses of red wine bought it all back.{Oh the horror:The trauma] I was on the phone to A.G.L.Australian gas and light: About my solar panel rebate.Guess what.They say they never received my paper work; so I miss out on the rebate.One hour I was on the phone,talking to some one who couldn't figure out that the letter V was not the letter W.[Is it Hawaii or havaii] Anyhow after being on the phone for an hour; I managed to get exactly nowhere.Oh Tim,lynching seems a little to severe.Or is that sewere?Another glass and I should be either ready to take on the world or go back to bed.p
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Terry Gilliams ‘Brazil’ comes true…(no surprise really)
“Terry Gilliam’s Brazil imagines a world in which bureaucracy has won. It is a terrifying vision of the future. Brazil is a place where forms and procedures are more important than people, and where a paperwork error is the fault of the victim, not the bureaucrat who made it.”
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Terry Gilliams ‘Brazil’ comes true…(no surprise really)
“Terry Gilliam’s Brazil imagines a world in which bureaucracy has won. It is a terrifying vision of the future. Brazil is a place where forms and procedures are more important than people, and where a paperwork error is the fault of the victim, not the bureaucrat who made it.”
Yep that is totally where my organisation is at the moment, HR, Financial controllers, legal adviser, general affairs ??, auditors for various things, safety nazis, Sox compliance auditors and a bunch of these positions that are duplicated at corporate, group, region, area, product division
So I am voting with my feet after 20 years, I want to go back into a company that still talks about the customers and the product..... if that exists
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Terry Gilliams ‘Brazil’ comes true…(no surprise really)
“Terry Gilliam’s Brazil imagines a world in which bureaucracy has won. It is a terrifying vision of the future. Brazil is a place where forms and procedures are more important than people, and where a paperwork error is the fault of the victim, not the bureaucrat who made it.”
A fellow fan! Brilliant movie.
Tuttle, Buttle.....?
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Terry Gilliams ‘Brazil’ comes true…(no surprise really)
“Terry Gilliam’s Brazil imagines a world in which bureaucracy has won. It is a terrifying vision of the future. Brazil is a place where forms and procedures are more important than people, and where a paperwork error is the fault of the victim, not the bureaucrat who made it.”
Count me in as another fan...a gonzo take on Orwells 1984.
Yep that is totally where my organisation is at the moment, HR, Financial controllers, legal adviser, general affairs ??, auditors for various things, safety nazis, Sox compliance auditors and a bunch of these positions that are duplicated at corporate, group, region, area, product division
One of the reasons I took early retirement was to escape the ever increasing beurocracy and over zealous OH&S dictators that were making it harder and harder for me to get the job done. The fluro 'high awareness' safety clothing thing was the straw that broke this particular camels back. What a crock of insurance industry driven shite that is.
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Is brazil a book and movie ? Or just a book ? I'll have to get a copy.p
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One of the reasons I took early retirement was to escape the ever increasing beurocracy and over zealous OH&S dictators that were making it harder and harder for me to get the job done.
Yep Maritime NZ seem to be filling this role at the moment, with salvage teams with real expertise delayed by 3 days while an organization with little expertise and no credible leadership tries to work out if it is 'safe' or not. It has nothing to do with safety, quality, compliance etc and everything to do with a society that wants to shelter behind someone rather than take any self responsibility.
Still clock is running down on the current regime.
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Is brazil a book and movie ? Or just a book ? I'll have to get a copy.p
Movie. Jonathon Price and Robert de Niro (briefly)
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Thanks Tim,I'll be sure and get to see it.p
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From IMDB:
"Sam Lowry is a harried technocrat in a futuristic society that is needlessly convoluted and inefficient. He dreams of a life where he can fly away from technology and overpowering bureaucracy, and spend eternity with the woman of his dreams. While trying to rectify the wrongful arrest of one Harry Buttle, Lowry meets the woman he is always chasing in his dreams, Jill Layton. Meanwhile, the bureaucracy has fingered him responsible for a rash of terrorist bombings, and both Sam and Jill's lives are put in danger."
Quotes (also IMDB):
Charlie, Department of Works: "Bloody typical, they've gone back to metric without telling us. "
Arresting Officer: "This is your receipt for your husband... and this is my receipt for your receipt."
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Tim it reminds me why I moved to White cliffs.However lately there have been moves to organize the town into central commities and such by people the rest of us call the "Black road mob".So called because they are only there because of the tarred road.However the town folk voted against the idea and the woman running it.The post mistress has now spat the dummy and wants to leave the town without a post office.None of us locals realy care.White cliffs is an experiance not to be missed.I cant say too much but just lets say there are no police and the town does not need them,although they do drop in every now and then.Out on the field there is plenty of space and no one to bother you if you ride your bike out there.At the moment I am down Mildura way and have to remember where I am.If you are up that way and I am there I'll be more than happy to show you around.Same goes for other VMXers.
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I think that tarring and feathering was an honorable past time that kept people on the straight and narrow. However reintroducing it in today's society would be fraught with complications. OH&S would be all over it like a rash.
I once happened upon a young lad on a country road who waved me down for help as he had run out of petrol. Unfortunately for him, he happened to be traveling in a vehicle that belonged to a mate of mine. When confronted, he began to babble and as I raised my hand to slap him back to reality he fell to the ground sobbing. I realized then that violence would be futile and the best approach would be to physiologically scar him. So after half an hour of discussing various tortures and punishments including hanging, I decided that he would benefit greatly from being stripped of his clothing and having a long walk home. Unfortunately for him the first car that stopped to assist him happened to be some more mates of mine who when asked if he had been beaten and heard that he hadn't, decided to fulfill that option. Several months later at a nightclub, he was recognized by a third party and given another reminder of the error of his ways. Although I do believe that tarring and feathering would of been more beneficial than violence.
The young lad no longer steals cars.
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And wears a white jacket with long sleeves ;D
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If you are up that way and I am there I'll be more than happy to show you around.Same goes for other VMXers.
How did you end up in White Cliffs Paco? It's as desolate a place as I've ever been and unless you own the pub or an opal mine how do you make a quid out there? My godson is headmaster of the Catholic school in Wilcannia so during my twice yearly trips up to see him and his family we often head over to White Cliffs to buy trinkets for the ladeees (opal jewellery). I've enjoyed my little excursions underground to see how some of the local folks live and I've downed more than a couple of beers in the pub. If you want to experience the Aussie outback, meet some interesting locals and pick up some opals while you're at it, White Cliffs is indeed worth checking out.
( My apologies for the non violent hijack)
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If you are up that way and I am there I'll be more than happy to show you around.Same goes for other VMXers.
How did you end up in White Cliffs Paco? It's as desolate a place as I've ever been and unless you own the pub or an opal mine how do you make a quid out there? My godson is headmaster of the Catholic school in Wilcannia so during my twice yearly trips up to see him and his family we often head over to White Cliffs to buy trinkets for the ladeees (opal jewellery). I've enjoyed my little excursions underground to see how some of the local folks live and I've downed more than a couple of beers in the pub. If you want to experience the Aussie outback, meet some interesting locals and pick up some opals while you're at it, White Cliffs is indeed worth checking out.
( My apologies for the non violent hijack)
Apology accepted:I first went to white cliffs to see," haleys comet" and I guess white cliffs just got under my skin.There is always something for people who are willing to have a go to do.Opal minning is pretty well only on the hobby scale of things now.You would have more chance of winning the lottery than finding a fortune in opals.Tourism is what keeps the town going.you would be supprized at how many tourists come to town;the caravan park always has a healthy amount of people staying there,and as caravans leave there is more comming to town to take their place.Personaly I rent out a dugout on a nightly basis.and I work renovating houses down south.So all in all lifes pretty good.p
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Personally I have a soft spot for the RATTAN , Tarring and feathering is so old fashioned. ;D
One of the reasons I took early retirement was to escape the ever increasing beurocracy and over zealous OH&S dictators that were making it harder and harder for me to get the job done.
Yep Maritime NZ seem to be filling this role at the moment, with salvage teams with real expertise delayed by 3 days while an organization with little expertise and no credible leadership tries to work out if it is 'safe' or not. It has nothing to do with safety, quality, compliance etc and everything to do with a society that wants to shelter behind someone rather than take any self responsibility.
We had a good one a while back in Briz.
Big storm caught a couple of window washers out 40 stories up and they got trapped.
Along comes a couple of rockclimbers [ who work on hi rises for a living ] who abseiled down and saved one of the guys.
Unfortunately for the other guy the fire brigade arrived and stopped the climbers from saving him because it is dangerous to abseil off a tall building.
Second guy spent hours hanging in a very stiff breeze.
I think the fire brigade ended up abseiling down to him :o