Hire and Fire

Monday. Went home for the weekend, had a good time, gave mum her birthday present - a tower candle holder and she really seemed to like it. Got just a tad stressed when we went shopping in town, after being told that parents wanted a "Short" shopping trip, it turned into a complete farce lasting half the day, and I really hate clothes shopping. Drive back to aber went well, managed to get someone in front and someone behind who both knew the road and wanted to get on as quickly as possible/safe, this ment that we could kind of overtake in convoy, and generally seemed to be good. Gave me a chance to brush up on some of my advanced driving too, made a real effort to stick to the "system" and I thought I might be getting on for doing it in record time... Until we came up behind this long convoy behind a motorhome - those things should be banned!

Well, it seems that the firefighters are going to strike, looks like another example of peoples stupidity in this country to me, firstly people don't seem to realise that if they don't like a job, tough, if you want, you are more than welcome to hand in your notice and leave. Also, it seems that the "replacement" service is going to be woefully inadequate, as they are going to use some ex-cold war trucks that can't do more than 50 mph. What I want to know is why the army cannot drive the shiny new trucks that are going to be shut up in the stations when the strike is on? Surely this is entirely sensible? And what is this fixation with picket lines, did I miss something about them not being born in the 70s? Sometimes the stupidity in the world really does annoy me. Oh yes, and the train drivers union are considering wether it is safe for them to run without fire cover.. So this country is going to be f*cked over again, by some beurocratic nonsense. IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR JOB LEAVE.

I also have a possible solution to the strikes

1) Tell firefighters if they do not perform their job, they will lose it, along with any pension entitlements. Plain and simple. As it would be with pretty much any job that isn't run by union pricks still stuck in the 70s

- or, perhaps more radically:

2) burn down one fire chief's house per hour of strike - this should end it within, say, an hour.


As an aside, went to the library for about the first time ever today, and decided to get a copy of Stephen Hawking - A brief history of time, so far quite a good read, really gives some good answers to some complex questions. I especially liked the line about the hunt for a universal equation for the universe, Hawking suggests that a universal equation will in fact have to account for the discovery of itself!
Anyway ... time for me to go and do some preparation for group project meeting tommorrow