chrisvilla4 Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 11 hours ago, mjmooney said: A typical posting from our local 'community' Facebook group: Has to be Yeadon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 8, 2020 Moderator Share Posted May 8, 2020 1 hour ago, foreveryoung said: Its coming back on apparently, they must love Baarrymore to let him have it back, I mean how old is he now, like 70 or something. You really should believe everything you read, the police have even offered a £20,000 reward for information following the "Body in the Pool" investigation on Ch4 earlier this year. There isn't a TV company that would be stupid enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Alan Carr is doing a load of the old TV game shows including Strike it Lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 8, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted May 8, 2020 1 hour ago, chrisvilla4 said: Has to be Yeadon Close. Rawdon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 German colleague of mine (isolating in his motherland) mentioned earlier on the WhatsApp group he got his broken work laptop sorted today. Someone replied, don’t you have anything better to do today? He said it’s not a holiday in Germany, not sure why though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 24 minutes ago, Genie said: German colleague of mine (isolating in his motherland) mentioned earlier on the WhatsApp group he got his broken work laptop sorted today. Someone replied, don’t you have anything better to do today? He said it’s not a holiday in Germany, not sure why though I've had to explain it to my wife this morning and then also again several times during the course of the day to make sure she fully understands We never really talk about it, I think she's been taught about it but had no interest in history at school so doesn't really care for a lot of it, think the only thing any of her family have dropped out in conversation about it was walking round nuremburg rally grounds she told me her deceased gran was 14 years older than her deceased grandad which I found strange... The majority of the rest of the men in her town were all killed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, villa4europe said: I've had to explain it to my wife this morning and then also again several times during the course of the day to make sure she fully understands We never really talk about it, I think she's been taught about it but had no interest in history at school so doesn't really care for a lot of it, think the only thing any of her family have dropped out in conversation about it was walking round nuremburg rally grounds she told me her deceased gran was 14 years older than her deceased grandad which I found strange... The majority of the rest of the men in her town were all killed... I’d love to have a serious conversation with a German about how they are told the war played out. Obviously ours and theirs will differ a lot, with the truth somewhere in the middle. I briefly discussed it with a German colleague from a previous place I worked (after a lot of beers) and he was very quick to tell me that Hitler was Austrian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 8, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted May 8, 2020 47 minutes ago, Genie said: German colleague of mine (isolating in his motherland) mentioned earlier on the WhatsApp group he got his broken work laptop sorted today. Someone replied, don’t you have anything better to do today? He said it’s not a holiday in Germany, not sure why though Quote Germans in Berlin are celebrating a public holiday to mark the end of the Second World War for the very first time. Indy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Indy Hmmm, seems like he isn’t sure what’s going on then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 8, 2020 Author VT Supporter Share Posted May 8, 2020 58 minutes ago, Genie said: Hmmm, seems like he isn’t sure what’s going on then. Isn't that the same guy making both comments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Stevo985 said: Isn't that the same guy making both comments? No, in a group all respondents, other than “you” appear on the left. Edited May 9, 2020 by Seat68 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 3 hours ago, Seat68 said: No, in a group all respondents, other than “you” appear on the left. Actually @Stevo985 is right, the day’s beer, wine and kissing of neighbours and random strangers got the better of me. It was someone else’s computer that got fixed, but was the German guy in Germany who said it’s not a holiday over there (which may not be accurate according to the Indy). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 9, 2020 Author VT Supporter Share Posted May 9, 2020 4 hours ago, Seat68 said: No, in a group all respondents, other than “you” appear on the left. Yeah but there’s no name or number at the top of the second message which means it’s the same sender as the one above 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 10 hours ago, Stevo985 said: Isn't that the same guy making both comments? Yes, thats what I thought. Perhaps he was just being sarcastic. I think they celebrated VE day in Berlin... well, celebrate may be a stretch. Acknowledge the end of Naziism may be a better description Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 They may bring it back for 100 years but last week was May day, next week there is something on the Thursday (and a lot of employers, mine included, give you the Friday off) I can't see them giving us another one every year and if they did then it's 30 years since the unification this year so it'll be that that sticks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted May 9, 2020 Moderator Share Posted May 9, 2020 4 hours ago, villa4europe said: They may bring it back for 100 years but last week was May day, next week there is something on the Thursday (and a lot of employers, mine included, give you the Friday off) I can't see them giving us another one every year and if they did then it's 30 years since the unification this year so it'll be that that sticks Germany has loads of feiertage/bank holidays doesn’t it. It used to anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 3 hours ago, blandy said: Germany has loads of feiertage/bank holidays doesn’t it. It used to anyway? Yes we do There are different ones for each region too, I get days off for carnival but I don't think Berlin does, have about 9 or 10 in total this year, they also do it on the day of the event, may day next year is a Saturday so I won't get an extra day off but if it falls on a Tuesday or a Thursday then I will get 2 days off for it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 1 hour ago, villa4europe said: Yes we do There are different ones for each region too, I get days off for carnival but I don't think Berlin does, have about 9 or 10 in total this year, they also do it on the day of the event, may day next year is a Saturday so I won't get an extra day off but if it falls on a Tuesday or a Thursday then I will get 2 days off for it Do you have to take the bridging day out of your annual leave allowance or is it classed a statuary holiday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 I have to work 41 hours a week and then with that extra hour you earn the set number of days 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 I'm in the market for a new kettle. What am I looking for in a new kettle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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