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Worlds most miserable forum

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After seeing my team dumped out of the FA cup I cheered myself up to have a look at the same old moaners on this site. Depressing isn't the word. If it's not 'linos' making them miserable then it's the union fault. Have a look at this jobs pay and conditions ten years ago and look now. It's clear most posters on here are glass half empty people, have a look around at other workers conditions and then consider what a good job the CWU has done.
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Thanks for the title but for tonight I think the Chelsea Fan forum will earn that honour. http://www.theshedend.com/topic/27347-c ... mt/page-24" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; :chuckle :chuckle
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Ha ha ha ha ha ha. He he he ha ha ha ha. See I'm happy.

Nice to see some of the big teams get humped. They seem to think they have the right to win just because.

As for your other points, it's better we sound off on here than go into the office and go postal, isn't it.

Or maybe you think we should happily accept the worsening of our conditions because other are worse off?
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stephenb19578 wrote:After seeing my team dumped out of the FA cup I cheered myself up to have a look at the same old moaners on this site. Depressing isn't the word. If it's not 'linos' making them miserable then it's the union fault. Have a look at this jobs pay and conditions ten years ago and look now. It's clear most posters on here are glass half empty people, have a look around at other workers conditions and then consider what a good job the CWU has done.
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stephenb19578 wrote:After seeing my team dumped out of the FA cup I cheered myself up to have a look at the same old moaners on this site. Depressing isn't the word. If it's not 'linos' making them miserable then it's the union fault. Have a look at this jobs pay and conditions ten years ago and look now. It's clear most posters on here are glass half empty people, have a look around at other workers conditions and then consider what a good job the CWU has done.
I have similar to you where there are no major problems in my office and I am on a 4 day week but I work my hrs most of the time,and job and finish is still here.
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stephenb19578 wrote:After seeing my team dumped out of the FA cup I cheered myself up to have a look at the same old moaners on this site. Depressing isn't the word. If it's not 'linos' making them miserable then it's the union fault. Have a look at this jobs pay and conditions ten years ago and look now. It's clear most posters on here are glass half empty people, have a look around at other workers conditions and then consider what a good job the CWU has done.
coming from someone who supports a team that is managed by the worst moaner in football very strange :nana
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aiden01 wrote:
stephenb19578 wrote:After seeing my team dumped out of the FA cup I cheered myself up to have a look at the same old moaners on this site. Depressing isn't the word. If it's not 'linos' making them miserable then it's the union fault. Have a look at this jobs pay and conditions ten years ago and look now. It's clear most posters on here are glass half empty people, have a look around at other workers conditions and then consider what a good job the CWU has done.
coming from someone who supports a team that is managed by the worst moaner in football very strange :nana
I thought Ferguson had retired? The reason for my post was after reading the debate over the forthcoming General Secretary election. One thing we do need is a big turn out, it's no good just putting complaints on the forum. I'm sure there's plenty of branch AGMs coming up that will be poorly attended when it's a chance for members to get the oppertunity to have their say. When I read that turnout could be low because people are apathetic to the future course of our union I do find it frustrating. There are major battles ahead one of which is with the regulator, it's the CWU that's in the forefront of that fight with Ofcom. Postman, you are right the forum is a valuable medium for debate,but constantly having a go at the CWU is unfair in my opinion.
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I am pretty happy thank you...had an accumulator yesterday for Bradford,Boro and Leicester to win.
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postypie wrote:I am pretty happy thank you...had an accumulator yesterday for Bradford,Boro and Leicester to win.
betting like that you cant win much - but when you do :nana

what odds did you get on that?

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postypie wrote:I am pretty happy thank you...had an accumulator yesterday for Bradford,Boro and Leicester to win.
http://www.90min.com/posts/1790792-fa-c ... crazy-bets" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; :hmmmm

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Edward Hunter wrote:
postypie wrote:I am pretty happy thank you...had an accumulator yesterday for Bradford,Boro and Leicester to win.
betting like that you cant win much - but when you do :nana

what odds did you get on that?

i

Gives you an idea...for every 010p betted I won £82.50...cheers
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postypie wrote:
Edward Hunter wrote:
postypie wrote:I am pretty happy thank you...had an accumulator yesterday for Bradford,Boro and Leicester to win.
betting like that you cant win much - but when you do :nana

what odds did you get on that?

i

Gives you an idea...for every 010p betted I won £82.50...cheers
good luck bet small win big :nana
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Well every year we earn less and conditions are made harder but yes compared to other jobs we still have it very easy.

I am toying with the idea of running a small business on the side and let me tell you to earn what we earn being self employed is very very hard these days.
No holiday pay no sick pay no uniform no tea breaks etc.

If you really are busy thinking about earning your living you haven't got time to moan you have to be positive.
If you work for a company where your whole day is planned out for you and you don't have to think too much about getting paid etc
then moaning becomes part of your daily routine or so it seems to me.
I spend my life trying to fit in but I always end up standing out.
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So don't complain about your useless employment
Jack it in forever tonight
Or shut your mouth and pretend you enjoy it
Think of all the money you've got

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A bet Joe Strummer was not immune to the odd moan or two.

Nothing really wrong with moaning it's only words after all, it's not really hurting anyone.
In my experience of over twenty years of service the Royal mail has always been a moaning environment.
Moaning and bitching about other people, it's what has always consumed most of the day.
I spend my life trying to fit in but I always end up standing out.