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Offline Mrs TG

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Re: Virgin Trains
« Reply #30 on: June 06, 2008, 06:06:27 PM »
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And it was the most stylish funeral I have ever been to!

And who could ask for anything more when their time comes.
I'll have spent it all by then... pauper's funeral for me...  whistle:

me too, i got sod all, might as well enjoy it all in life, my lovely family an friends can dispose of me ! scared2:
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Re: Virgin Trains
« Reply #31 on: June 06, 2008, 06:08:09 PM »
Quote from: Mrs TG on June 06, 2008, 06:06:27 PM
Quote from: Barman on June 06, 2008, 11:59:29 AM
Quote from: Snoopy on June 06, 2008, 11:58:05 AM
Quote from: Nick on June 06, 2008, 10:59:21 AM

And it was the most stylish funeral I have ever been to!

And who could ask for anything more when their time comes.
I'll have spent it all by then... pauper's funeral for me...  whistle:

me too, i got sod all, might as well enjoy it all in life, my lovely family an friends can dispose of me ! scared2:
Yep... carboard coffin... pauper's grave... that'll do me... I'll enjoy spending it more now than having an oak coffin, brass handles and loads of flowers...  whistle:
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Re: Virgin Trains
« Reply #32 on: June 06, 2008, 07:16:38 PM »
Maybe the pub needs a bigger patio  spider:
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Re: Virgin Trains
« Reply #33 on: June 06, 2008, 07:18:07 PM »
Quote from: Nick on June 06, 2008, 07:16:38 PM
Maybe the pub needs a bigger patio  spider:
patios R us...  rubschin:
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Re: Virgin Trains
« Reply #34 on: June 06, 2008, 07:23:03 PM »
We could book places. More money for the pub funds!
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Re: Virgin Trains
« Reply #35 on: June 06, 2008, 07:23:34 PM »
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We could book places. More money for the pub funds!
I like it...  razz:
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Re: Virgin Trains
« Reply #36 on: June 06, 2008, 07:25:07 PM »
No goats mind. I have my standards 8)
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Re: Virgin Trains
« Reply #37 on: June 06, 2008, 07:25:41 PM »
Quote from: Nick on June 06, 2008, 07:25:07 PM
No goats mind. I have my standards 8)
Indeed... a strange shape to dig out...  noooo:
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Re: Virgin Trains
« Reply #38 on: June 07, 2008, 06:11:14 AM »
Anyhooo.... back on topic if I may?

Anger at rail chiefs' bonuses

I see Railtrack Network Rail made a huge 'profit' last year... how they actually do that quite escapes me...  noooo:

So what do they do with the profit - why pay out £55 million in bonuses of course with the Chief Executive getting over £500,000

Uncle Mort will be livid... noooo:

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Re: Virgin Trains
« Reply #39 on: June 07, 2008, 06:15:11 AM »
It's the same the whole world over,
It's the poor what gets the blame,
Its the rich that gets the pleasure,
Ain't it all a bleeding shame.
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Re: Virgin Trains
« Reply #40 on: June 07, 2008, 01:58:23 PM »
Quote from: Barman on June 07, 2008, 06:11:14 AM
Uncle Mort will be livid... noooo:

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Indeed, as should we all:

About half of Network Rail's income comes from government
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Re: Virgin Trains
« Reply #41 on: June 07, 2008, 02:01:27 PM »
Quote from: Uncle Mort on June 07, 2008, 01:58:23 PM
Quote from: Barman on June 07, 2008, 06:11:14 AM
Uncle Mort will be livid... noooo:

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Indeed, as should we all:

About half of Network Rail's income comes from government

And 100% of Government income comes from us  evil:
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Re: Virgin Trains
« Reply #42 on: June 07, 2008, 05:08:23 PM »
Indeed. Yet another gold standard screwing us over  evil:

I'm not against a bonus, for immaculate performance, but their's has been spectacularly less than great...  ::)
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Re: Virgin Trains
« Reply #43 on: June 07, 2008, 05:15:13 PM »
One wonders just how much they would have been given if they had actually done a good job, exceeded expectations and made the railways work, efficiently, cheaply and effectively. We will never know.
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Re: Virgin Trains
« Reply #44 on: June 07, 2008, 05:21:02 PM »
I'd like a system whereby the CEO's etc salaries were directly linked to performance; anything less than 100% results would incur a comensurate reduction...  bugger a bonus  evil:
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