Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary

[Jon MW]

Boring but, the majority of egg producers are struggling to break even at the moment.

Supermarkets are squeezing all sectors in there greed to be the cheapest and biggest.

It's not good IMO Trev. It means people have to work for less and all the skill and pride goes out of everything.

The big new, state of the art battery farm thrives, but the little guys who have been in the game for generations go to the wall.

You mean the little guys with their smaller, older battery farms?

[typhoon13]

Boring but, the majority of egg producers are struggling to break even at the moment.

Supermarkets are squeezing all sectors in there greed to be the cheapest and biggest.

It's not good IMO Trev. It means people have to work for less and all the skill and pride goes out of everything.

The big new, state of the art battery farm thrives, but the little guys who have been in the game for generations go to the wall.

Tom

I am supplying a big national egg producer with wheat and i have to chase every week to get paid.

Their excuse is the supermarkets keep knocking their payment date back.

Not good.

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Boring but, the majority of egg producers are struggling to break even at the moment.

Supermarkets are squeezing all sectors in there greed to be the cheapest and biggest.

It's not good IMO Trev. It means people have to work for less and all the skill and pride goes out of everything.

The big new, state of the art battery farm thrives, but the little guys who have been in the game for generations go to the wall.

You mean the little guys with their smaller, older battery farms?

Well yes, sometimes. But what I was trying to say is along with the people who just want to make money, there are the people who actually love what they're doing.

Ikea make cheap furniture in vast quantities, but they squeeze out the little craftsmen who spend a month making a dressing table that will last 200 years.

When I was lad there were loads of independent craftsmen, carpenters who would make you a chair to match a set, or repair a damaged table, blacksmiths who would forge you a new part to replace an obsolete one.

Most of these guys were one man shows who's premises consisted of a railway arch with the open end boarded up. There would be a big door for deliveries, and a Judas gate for day to day use.

There was never an office, you just stepped off the street, right in to the middle of the 'factory' floor. The bloke would stop what he was doing and listen while you explained what it was you wanted. Sometimes he would make a sketch in the dirt floor, or take a stub of pencil from behind his ear and write your specs down on a bit of paper that he would then stuff into his back pocket.

Sometimes, if he wasn't too busy, he would start your job straight away,  you could stay and watch, or maybe even lend a hand.

I've spent many many happy hours under those railway arches. It was much more fun than walking around Ikea.  

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Boring but, the majority of egg producers are struggling to break even at the moment.

Supermarkets are squeezing all sectors in there greed to be the cheapest and biggest.

It's not good IMO Trev. It means people have to work for less and all the skill and pride goes out of everything.

The big new, state of the art battery farm thrives, but the little guys who have been in the game for generations go to the wall.

Tom

I am supplying a big national egg producer with wheat and i have to chase every week to get paid.

Their excuse is the supermarkets keep knocking their payment date back.

Not good.

What ever happened to COD?

[typhoon13]

Boring but, the majority of egg producers are struggling to break even at the moment.

Supermarkets are squeezing all sectors in there greed to be the cheapest and biggest.

It's not good IMO Trev. It means people have to work for less and all the skill and pride goes out of everything.

The big new, state of the art battery farm thrives, but the little guys who have been in the game for generations go to the wall.

You mean the little guys with their smaller, older battery farms?

Well yes, sometimes. But what I was trying to say is along with the people who just want to make money, there are the people who actually love what they're doing.

Ikea make cheap furniture in vast quantities, but they squeeze out the little craftsmen who spend a month making a dressing table that will last 200 years.

When I was lad there were loads of independent craftsmen, carpenters who would make you a chair to match a set, or repair a damaged table, blacksmiths who would forge you a new part to replace an obsolete one.

Most of these guys were one man shows who's premises consisted of a railway arch with the open end boarded up. There would be a big door for deliveries, and a Judas gate for day to day use.

There was never an office, you just stepped off the street, right in to the middle of the 'factory' floor. The bloke would stop what he was doing and listen while you explained what it was you wanted. Sometimes he would make a sketch in the dirt floor, or take a stub of pencil from behind his ear and write your specs down on a bit of paper that he would then stuff into his back pocket.

Sometimes, if he wasn't too busy, he would start your job straight away,  you could stay and watch, or sometimes even lend a hand.

I've spent many many happy hours under those railway arches. It was much more fun than walking around Ikea.   

Sound, brings back memories.

[typhoon13]

Boring but, the majority of egg producers are struggling to break even at the moment.

Supermarkets are squeezing all sectors in there greed to be the cheapest and biggest.

It's not good IMO Trev. It means people have to work for less and all the skill and pride goes out of everything.

The big new, state of the art battery farm thrives, but the little guys who have been in the game for generations go to the wall.

Tom

I am supplying a big national egg producer with wheat and i have to chase every week to get paid.

Their excuse is the supermarkets keep knocking their payment date back.

Not good.

What ever happened to COD?

Cash 4-6 weeks later now lol

[taximan007]

Boring but, the majority of egg producers are struggling to break even at the moment.

Supermarkets are squeezing all sectors in there greed to be the cheapest and biggest.

It's not good IMO Trev. It means people have to work for less and all the skill and pride goes out of everything.

The big new, state of the art battery farm thrives, but the little guys who have been in the game for generations go to the wall.

You mean the little guys with their smaller, older battery farms?

Well yes, sometimes. But what I was trying to say is along with the people who just want to make money, there are the people who actually love what they're doing.

Ikea make cheap furniture in vast quantities, but they squeeze out the little craftsmen who spend a month making a dressing table that will last 200 years.

When I was lad there were loads of independent craftsmen, carpenters who would make you a chair to match a set, or repair a damaged table, blacksmiths who would forge you a new part to replace an obsolete one.

Most of these guys were one man shows who's premises consisted of a railway arch with the open end boarded up. There would be a big door for deliveries, and a Judas gate for day to day use.

There was never an office, you just stepped off the street, right in to the middle of the 'factory' floor. The bloke would stop what he was doing and listen while you explained what it was you wanted. Sometimes he would make a sketch in the dirt floor, or take a stub of pencil from behind his ear and write your specs down on a bit of paper that he would then stuff into his back pocket.

Sometimes, if he wasn't too busy, he would start your job straight away,  you could stay and watch, or sometimes even lend a hand.

I've spent many many happy hours under those railway arches. It was much more fun than walking around Ikea.   

Sound, brings back memories.

+1

Not all progress is good progress!!!!

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Old headline

Toronto's 'gay' penguins split as one mates with female.



New headline

Pedro gets cold shoulder when Buddy pulls new bird.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16153511

[kinboshi]

You following this Tom:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/dec/13/higgs-boson-seminar-god-particle

Fascinating stuff, although the level of between 2 and 3 sigma means they only have a 97% confidence level of the results.  Apparently a 5 sigma is needed to constitute a 'discovery'.

[tikay]

You following this Tom:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/dec/13/higgs-boson-seminar-god-particle

Fascinating stuff, although the level of between 2 and 3 sigma means they only have a 97% confidence level of the results.  Apparently a 5 sigma is needed to constitute a 'discovery'.

I am, avidly, but I don't read Tom's Diary.

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You following this Tom:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/dec/13/higgs-boson-seminar-god-particle

Fascinating stuff, although the level of between 2 and 3 sigma means they only have a 97% confidence level of the results.  Apparently a 5 sigma is needed to constitute a 'discovery'.

Why wasn't I told about this earlier?

Heads will roll.

[tikay]

You following this Tom:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/dec/13/higgs-boson-seminar-god-particle

Fascinating stuff, although the level of between 2 and 3 sigma means they only have a 97% confidence level of the results.  Apparently a 5 sigma is needed to constitute a 'discovery'.

Why wasn't I told about this earlier?

Heads will roll.

Those who read MY Diary were, Tom, days ago...........

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=25486.24375

[kinboshi]

From Rolf Heuer, CERN director general: 'Please be prudent. We have not found it yet we have not excluded it yet. Stay tuned.'

[kinboshi]

"The putative particle weighs in at about 125 billion electron volts, about 125 times heavier than a proton and 500,000 times heavier than an electron, according to one team of 3,000 physicists, known as Atlas, for the name of their particle detector. The other equally large team, known as C.M.S. — for their detector, the Compact Muon Solenoid — found bumps in their data corresponding to a mass of about 126 billion electron volts.

If the particle does exist at all, it must lie within the range of 115 to 127 billion electron volts, according to the combined measurements. "We cannot conclude anything at this stage," said Fabiola Gianotti, the Atlas spokeswoman, adding, "Given the outstanding performance of the L.H.C. this year, we will not need to wait long for enough data and can look forward to resolving this puzzle in 2012."

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You following this Tom:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/dec/13/higgs-boson-seminar-god-particle

Fascinating stuff, although the level of between 2 and 3 sigma means they only have a 97% confidence level of the results.  Apparently a 5 sigma is needed to constitute a 'discovery'.

Why wasn't I told about this earlier?

Heads will roll.

Those who read MY Diary were, Tom, days ago...........

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=25486.24375

Did I miss that? Sorry, my fault for speed-reading through all the uncultured drivel.