Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

[tikay]

Gwen!

[tikay]

Saw this & had to post it on this diary.....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-18876537

Moving Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 jet engine made from Lego bricks.

Amazing stuff!

Thanks Rod.

[tikay]

Posted this for Tikay in a long dead thread. Figured I'd repost it here:

Congrats on your finish.  I randomly bumped into this thread while looking for more PLO8 tournaments. Would have said congratulations earlier if I could answer your damn security questions (wtf is a Pillar mailbox???)

Funny, you and I sat next to each other at the Wynn tournament and were (pleasantly) giving each other a hard time before the first cards hit the table.  Something about how mean Americans were as I recall...

Good morning!

Yes, of course I remember you. An american, but you studied Law in London, yes?

You were seat 1, I was seat 2, Gotcha.

You talked a lot, & were loud. You were most convivial company. Think we were, to use an American-ism, busting each other's balls, though all in good heart.

Fun Tourney, made so many nice friends, thoroughly enjoyed.

The Brit Guy who joined the table after late regging was Steve Jelenik, & he cost my half my stack when I sort of knew he would try the bare A trick on the Board that showed the J high flush. (I had the Q high flush).

But that Canadian Online Pro - best player on the Table by a MILE  - was laying in wait for both of us with the K high flush. I check, Canadian checks, Steve fires out, I snap, "gotcha", & am horrified when the Canadian guy also snaps!

Anoither Bracelet winner joined the table, too, American chap, seat 4.

Hope we can hook up again on some 8 or better, or Omaha Tables sometime.

I really should have Finalled the WSOP 8 or Better, but I made a rash play (had decided to gamble) & it cost me. That exit hand has haunted me ever since, but truth is, I just decided to go for it, to gamble, & it failed.

At the Wynn, I can't quite recall, but I think I ended up 6th, & as soon as I went busto, the other 5 chopped it up.

Stay around man, there are some decent threads on blonde. Some shite ones, too.

I'm astonished you managed to find me here, glory be to google. (English company, you know).
 

[tikay]

Really enjoyed reading your blogs from vegas and well done on your great results cheers

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BTW I watched that aeroplane thingy the other night, abslolutely mind bogglingly fantastic.

Stunning programme, but it irritated me that everyone had to wear eye protectors an all times no matter what they were doing.

Morning Thomas.

Yes, it is "irritating", but it is done for good reason.

Managing H & S well relies a good deal on habit, & psychology.

If people always have to wear eye protectors, it is habit forming, the more they wear them, the more natural it "seems", rather like seat belts in cars. Ditto with hard hats (safety helmets), make it a habit to wear them ALL the time, & it reduces the chances of forgetting.

If some tolerance is permitted, it gives wriggle room for those who don't want to wear them. Zero-tolerance wins all day.

It also avoids the silly stuff - let's say we are obliged wear them to strim a privet hedge, but not to mow the lawn. Some bright spark will always blur the lines, & say "well I'm mowing the lawn, but I just needed to do a little bit of hedge".

Managing H & S becomes much easier if it becomes a blanket instruction.

You would be amazed at the amount of accidents which fall under "just one of those things", which SEEM to be unpredictable, but are not.

One of my lads had a quite horrific accident in Kings Lynn, whilst using a high pressure water jetter, & he was horribly injured, in a quite grotesque accident. We were charged with H & S negligence, & I pleaded "Not Guilty" on the grounds that it was unforeseeable. And it WAS unforseeable, but THE simplest of precautions would have prevented it. (I was found Guilty, by the way).

It changed the lads life, very much for the worse.

Irritating, yes, but when it happens to one of your "own", it makes it all worthwhile.

H & S used to be dreadful, & so many people lost their lives or were seriously injured. A working man goes to work in the morning, kisses his wife & kids goodbye, takes his packed lunch or whatever, "see you tonight, I'll be home at 5", & gets killed, never to return home. It is THE most awful thing, & I've seen it too many times.

I think the irritation & apparent stupidity of H & S Best Practice is a small price to pay.

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tl/dr

[tikay]

tl/dr

Just put your eye-protectors on, OK, or I'll start Posting in text style.....

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Really enjoyed reading your blogs from vegas and well done on your great results cheers

+2

BTW I watched that aeroplane thingy the other night, abslolutely mind bogglingly fantastic.

Stunning programme, but it irritated me that everyone had to wear eye protectors an all times no matter what they were doing.

Morning Thomas.

Yes, it is "irritating", but it is done for good reason.

Managing H & S well relies a good deal on habit, & psychology.

If people always have to wear eye protectors, it is habit forming, the more they wear them, the more natural it "seems", rather like seat belts in cars. Ditto with hard hats (safety helmets), make it a habit to wear them ALL the time, & it reduces the chances of forgetting.

If some tolerance is permitted, it gives wriggle room for those who don't want to wear them. Zero-tolerance wins all day.

It also avoids the silly stuff - let's say we are obliged wear them to strim a privet hedge, but not to mow the lawn. Some bright spark will always blur the lines, & say "well I'm mowing the lawn, but I just needed to do a little bit of hedge".

Managing H & S becomes much easier if it becomes a blanket instruction.

You would be amazed at the amount of accidents which fall under "just one of those things", which SEEM to be unpredictable, but are not.

One of my lads had a quite horrific accident in Kings Lynn, whilst using a high pressure water jetter, & he was horribly injured, in a quite grotesque accident. We were charged with H & S negligence, & I pleaded "Not Guilty" on the grounds that it was unforeseeable. And it WAS unforseeable, but THE simplest of precautions would have prevented it. (I was found Guilty, by the way).

It changed the lads life, very much for the worse.

Irritating, yes, but when it happens to one of your "own", it makes it all worthwhile.

H & S used to be dreadful, & so many people lost their lives or were seriously injured. A working man goes to work in the morning, kisses his wife & kids goodbye, takes his packed lunch or whatever, "see you tonight, I'll be home at 5", & gets killed, never to return home. It is THE most awful thing, & I've seen it too many times.

I think the irritation & apparent stupidity of H & S Best Practice is a small price to pay.

In fairness, this argument does have some merit, but H & S has just gone too far. No one is allowed to take responsibility for their own actions any more.

Workers should be advised to wear eye protectors when opening the fridge or whatever, and then, if they choose not to, it's their responsibility.

[Laxie]

A bit like suing McDonald's because the coffee's too hot   

[Geo the Sarge]

Really enjoyed reading your blogs from vegas and well done on your great results cheers

+2

BTW I watched that aeroplane thingy the other night, abslolutely mind bogglingly fantastic.

Stunning programme, but it irritated me that everyone had to wear eye protectors an all times no matter what they were doing.

Morning Thomas.

Yes, it is "irritating", but it is done for good reason.

Managing H & S well relies a good deal on habit, & psychology.

If people always have to wear eye protectors, it is habit forming, the more they wear them, the more natural it "seems", rather like seat belts in cars. Ditto with hard hats (safety helmets), make it a habit to wear them ALL the time, & it reduces the chances of forgetting.

If some tolerance is permitted, it gives wriggle room for those who don't want to wear them. Zero-tolerance wins all day.

It also avoids the silly stuff - let's say we are obliged wear them to strim a privet hedge, but not to mow the lawn. Some bright spark will always blur the lines, & say "well I'm mowing the lawn, but I just needed to do a little bit of hedge".

Managing H & S becomes much easier if it becomes a blanket instruction.

You would be amazed at the amount of accidents which fall under "just one of those things", which SEEM to be unpredictable, but are not.

One of my lads had a quite horrific accident in Kings Lynn, whilst using a high pressure water jetter, & he was horribly injured, in a quite grotesque accident. We were charged with H & S negligence, & I pleaded "Not Guilty" on the grounds that it was unforeseeable. And it WAS unforseeable, but THE simplest of precautions would have prevented it. (I was found Guilty, by the way).

It changed the lads life, very much for the worse.

Irritating, yes, but when it happens to one of your "own", it makes it all worthwhile.

H & S used to be dreadful, & so many people lost their lives or were seriously injured. A working man goes to work in the morning, kisses his wife & kids goodbye, takes his packed lunch or whatever, "see you tonight, I'll be home at 5", & gets killed, never to return home. It is THE most awful thing, & I've seen it too many times.

I think the irritation & apparent stupidity of H & S Best Practice is a small price to pay.

In fairness, this argument does have some merit, but H & S has just gone too far. No one is allowed to take responsibility for their own actions any more.

Workers should be advised to wear eye protectors when opening the fridge or whatever, and then, if they choose not to, it's their responsibility.

There is merit in what you say Tom and if done properly this is the case.

A few years back when a lot of H&S was enforced on the Army I had to produce  safety data sheets for all equipment held.

This ranged from toilet cleaning kit to arms/munitions.

What we also had to have were registers within which we had to record what the task given was and what equipment was issued for said task.

e.g.

The sarge: "soldier the toilets are a mess and need sorted"
Jock: "ok, can I have the brush, cleaning liquid, coveralls, rubber gloves and protective specs please"
Sarge: "here you go, I also need you to read and understand the safety data sheets for each piece of equipment, then sign the register to confirm you understand the risks"

Jock then signs register

Couldn't give a flying fig if he read and understood, as long as he signed the register my arse was covered.

[ ] this lasted long.

Geo

[tikay]

But it does NOT work - the incidence of accidents increases, & whether the bloke agrees it was his responsibiliy or not, you still get sued.

You cannot allow people to be self-accountable for H & S in this day & age, they just don't get it.

They are FINE whilst they are safe. When they have an accident, though, gg you.

[AlunB]

A bit like suing McDonald's because the coffee's too hot   

http://www.cracked.com/article_19150_6-famous-frivolous-lawsuit-stories-that-are-total-b.s..html

[tikay]

Did you see or hear the news story yesterday about the guy arrested in London for suspected D-U-I, , & it was subsequently found that he had concealed, at his home, the body of his wife who had died, it is thought, several days earlier?

Quite a back story to that.

His name was Hans Kristian Rausing, & he is the son of Tetra-Pak founder & multi-bulti zillionaire, Hans Rausing, who is one of the world's richest men, I believe.

Mr Rausing's products - packaging & cartons for milk, drinks, food & the like, changed the world entirely.

Not all of them were a success though. Remember these - horrific for milk......






but worked a treat for frozen Jubbly.....

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But it does NOT work - the incidence of accidents increases, & whether the bloke agrees it was his responsibiliy or not, you still get sued.

You cannot allow people to be self-accountable for H & S in this day & age, they just don't get it.

They are FINE whilst they are safe. When they have an accident, though, gg you.

I understand that Tony. What I'm saying is, the law that allows employees to sue, and then holds employers responsible, is at fault and ultimately produces sheep, incapable of thinking for themselves.

[smashedagain]

Did you see or hear the news story yesterday about the guy arrested in London for suspected D-U-I, , & it was subsequently found that he had concealed, at his home, the body of his wife who had died, it is thought, several days earlier?

Quite a back story to that.

His name was Hans Kristian Rausing, & he is the son of Tetra-Pak founder & multi-bulti zillionaire, Hans Rausing, who is one of the world's richest men, I believe.

Mr Rausing's products - packaging & cartons for milk, drinks, food & the like, changed the world entirely.

Not all of them were a success though. Remember these - horrific for milk......






but worked a treat for frozen Jubbly.....

Hey is it just me but obv we have jubbly ice lolly for the kids but I had one the other day. The taste and consistency seems to be totally different to what I remember em. They used to taste so much sweeter and were much easier to bite

[david3103]

Mr & Mrs Rausing met in rehab and it seems that she died whilst she was home mid-rehab to attempt to persuade Mr to come back with her.
All of the reports speak of how much in love they were. Soulmates it seems.

Back on the H&S, I've had a few that defied belief in my brief time in the supply of drivers. Common sense is a contradiction in terms it seems.

I recall a report of someone once using a high pressure water jet to wash the mud off their wellies and cutting his toes off. That wasn't one of yours was it Tony?