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GordonG Jun 2022 11:13am, 7 Jun 2022 9,097 posts	Quote Pin GordonG ...and it's a constant fight even with my own kids to remind them that our car uses petrol not gas and we take out the rubbish not the trash. I've given up talking about TV "series" because everything these days is Season 1, 2 or 3...
3M (aka MarkyMarkMark) Jun 2022 11:16am, 7 Jun 2022 18,357 posts	Quote Pin 3M (aka MarkyMarkMark) [But of course, "ticked off" means something different to our US English speakers!]
swittle Jun 2022 1:08pm, 7 Jun 2022 87,406 posts	Quote Pin swittle [Don't get started on 'uptick', for mercy's sake! ]
WA Jun 2022 1:40pm, 7 Jun 2022 9,939 posts	Quote Pin WA And "gotten" ! Drives me potty.
GordonG Jun 2022 2:20pm, 7 Jun 2022 9,098 posts	Quote Pin GordonG I also hate the word gotten, but apparently it's an old English word.
3M (aka MarkyMarkMark) Jun 2022 3:08pm, 7 Jun 2022 18,363 posts	Quote Pin 3M (aka MarkyMarkMark) [I've gotten used to the check boxes.... ]
Carpathius Jun 2022 5:00am, 8 Jun 2022 21,739 posts	Quote Pin Carpathius People moaning and complaining on a local news story about a new leisure centre/swimming pool in the planning, which will replace the current one built 40ish years ago. Such complaints as "they should keep [the current one] open for those of us who find it easier to get to" when the new site is less than half a mile from the current one, and on the majority of the town bus routes, as well as being closer to car parking. The driving instructor who thought it was a good idea to take his obviously very nervous pupil, who couldn't bring herself to go more than 15mph, out on a major road at rush hour. Poor girl, and caused a lot of disruption as people were having to find space to overtake her.
No.12 Jun 2022 6:39am, 8 Jun 2022 3,492 posts	Quote Pin No.12 Our new record. Lined up 5 interviews and not a single candidate turned up. £10 p/h permanent cleaning jobs. Usually 2 or 3 out of 5 would show up.
macca 53 Jun 2022 1:06pm, 8 Jun 2022 30,054 posts	Quote Pin macca 53 Our new record. Lined up 5 interviews and not a single candidate turned up. £10 p/h permanent cleaning jobs. Usually 2 or 3 out of 5 would show up. How much do you think you would have to raise the salary to get people to turn up?
No.12 Jun 2022 5:59pm, 8 Jun 2022 3,493 posts	Quote Pin No.12 I think i would need to be at £11 p/h. We are pondering. It has ramifications for other staff, including gardeners etc, and then makes it necessary for most wages to increase at a difficult time already. However, running a business isn't meant to be easy so we are looking for creative ways of encouraging applications. There was a time when we use to have to book a room at the jobcentre and run through a load of applicants, but that time has long gone. I have a feeling things might change by the near year but that is a gut feeling.