Monday, December 01, 2008

Monday 1st December 2008

Spotted in Belper on Saturday - reliably informed - it's been there a while (I'd obviously ate my shoots and left) !!!



Below you find the shambles that is the Stalybridge Station "revamp" - finish date was July (this year) - but there was a "pregnant pause" for about four weeks (a planning permission problem allegedly - but never proved/confirmed). Not to worry though - the big tower with the word "Stalybridge" is up there - still mostly building site below - good to know that the project has been correctly prioritised - y'know it could well be a Simon Carves Planning Department effort if I didn't know any better (with help from Excel bloody spreadsheets no doubt !!) ... I guarantee that the Buffet Bar Conservatory - pix here - will deffo be finished first !



... talking of priorities - I know a company who - for the first time in over 40 years - will not be holding a "Kids' Christmas Party" - obviously supplying Blackberrys to management and organising a company Christmas bash at a place which is awkward to get to for most of the staff - hence opening up the offer to the "well-paid" (!) agency staff to get the bums on the seats has caused this "loss of perk to staff" - never mind - we've lost our staff canteen, our company pension scheme - not much left really...

And many thanks for the birthday wishes from those who have ...

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