No air pollution in Jockshire apart from the stench from smokers in pub doorways.

Not quite sure what rail fares and civil servants hours to do with this topic  ?

Cycled into work in that London, there is a distinct haziness in the air, but can't say I actually noticed a difference.

Best of luck with the interview Trainfish

Bloke in my road washed his car this morning to get rid of the dust and is now washing it again 

Sunday was the first time in weeks that I'd washed our car.  Lesson learnt, I won't be doing it again! 

Rain washed the dust on on Sunday, again on Monday, and yesterday - I am hoping there is enough rain again to restart the process.  BTW my car is white (well and kind or orange/white now) so it shows up nice...

Bring back the old days when we had proper air pollution, none of this imported foreign junk!!!!

Quote from: ColinH on April 02, 2014, 01:07:49 PM
Sorry Maurits71 i may have confused you and other readers. My son does not work for local govt but has a 'proper job' working in the food industry. I worked for local govt and got sick and fed up of the 'get a proper job' remarks from the great public and media. If the public servants weren't there doing there job, however obscure it would seem the country would grind to a halt.

Moderators perhaps I should have posted this on the Angry thread rather than risk hijacking this one.

Maybe you should! I work really hard at my job, usually 10 hour days with either stupidly early starts or stupidly late finishes(with no shift allowance), and have to deal with a lot of grief from the travelling public. Working for local government should give you an insight to how difficult working in the rail industry (and dealing with the public) can be at times. I was offered overtime and I'm not about to turn down a 2.5 hour job when I get paid for a full day, that is a part of my terms and conditions that my trade union representatives have fought hard for. You say without public servants the country would grind to a halt, the same is true without railway employees...

Apologies to the moderators and the OP for hijacking the thread....

Chris

Please can we maintain a convivial atmosphere on this thread and also stick to the topic which is 'Air-pollution warnings'



If you want to continue your discussion about 'proper jobs' etc then please do it by PM or by some other means.

Quote from: Wingman mothergoose on April 02, 2014, 11:31:47 AM
I'll take 9 hours 15 mins pay for 'working' 2 hours 45 mins.....

It's a hard life! ;-)

Guaranteed to ruffle feathers......................

Quote from: ColinH on April 02, 2014, 12:43:52 PM

No wonder that rail fares are so high if this type of thing is still going on. And then to boast about it just rubs the salt in to the wound 

Feathers duly ruffled....................

Quote from: Maurits71 on April 02, 2014, 12:55:24 PM

ask him to look for a proper job then ?

Not the most helpful and tactful response.

As Pengi says - if you want to carry this on by PM, fill your boots, but otherwise please stick to the thread subject.

  I only did try to be funny without trying to offend anybody

I'm not altogether sure that sitting on your butt doing nothing for 6 hours to get paid is exactly fun.

 


Definitely hazy out here this morning and it isn't just morning mist either. Couldn't see any of the usual red warning lights on London's tall buildings as I came down the M11
This 'mist' smells funny (bit like burning?) and it's making my throat dry - might even have to break out the asthma inhaler in a minute!


Paul

My throat was dry yesterday and it was the same for the customers that I visited later in the day too. I had a sensation of something chemical-like/gritty in my mouth and on my teeth. It was also quite humid in the afternoon with a few spots of rain. The air-pollution warnings only were moderate for my area though  . . .

It's pretty bad in Peterborough...actually worse than usual with all the pollution

I could actually taste it in the air when I was cycling home yesterday evening - the sky as a distinctly yellow-ish tint.

Rather reminds me of the 1979 version of Quatermass.