They are paid how much??? If they were paid by performance then it would be half that >>>

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http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/arsenal-under-fire-as- kitchen-staff-are-paid-less-than-the-living-wage-8921989.htm l (http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/arsenal-under-fire-as-kitchen-staff-are-paid-less-than-the-living-wage-8921989.html)

[redgunamo]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

"Even at the new Living Wage, it would take seven years to earn the £130,000 a week that highest-paid player Mesut Özil reportedly makes."

Is the implication here that the premiership footballer earns significantly more than the kitchen porter? Genius.

[The JBear]

[Billy Goat Sverige]

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I am sure Hankin and Hawley should have been flipping burgers

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

I'm starving.

[Mack]

[Luis Anaconda]

Nominative determination if I ever saw it

[redgunamo]

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I tell you, those yanks know how to make a burger. Well unless you visit a fast food place where they are surprisingly worse than over here

[Mack]

[The JBear]

[Berni]

[Pat Vegas]

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[Pat Vegas]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Wimpy Bacon and Cheese Halfpounder

I need this burger.

[Classic Jorge]

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Trust me, I know I have to cover every line of all my labour provider's agrements. We have to ensure they are paying the correct wage to their staff

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Amazing what you find in places like the deepest Rain Forests, the deepest oceans and South London

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Berni]

Is that really the nearest Wimpy? Is the one in West Wickham not closer?

[Mack]

[Berni]

[Classic Jorge]

[Progbook]

[Billy Goat Sverige]

retail/hotel/restaurants etc is about 120kr an hour, which is roughly £12.

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[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

The mouth-watering, all-pork, Wimpy bender served curled in a white bun with cheese, sliced tomato, onions and ketchup. Served with Chips.

[Berni]

Besides, I was buying German comestibles, for which they are excellent.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Mack]

[Classic Jorge]

[Berni]

Still, could be worse. Could be 'coiled'.

[Classic Jorge]

[Berni]

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As is Lidl's

[Luis Anaconda]

[Snin]

wholemeal toasted bun, lettuce, special sauce...AMAZING :cloud9:.. or one can have a bender in a bun still if one wants.
it also does beer! and comes on proper plates with cutlery...and breakfasts...superb imo

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[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Except for the pumpkin incident.

[redgunamo]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

I may be romanticising slightly.

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have carte blanche as to what to supply. Basically a few usual items then a selection of what is really dirt cheap at the time.

What Pumpkin incident? Pumpkins are wonderful, well except the pumpkins everybody eats here.

[Progbook]

[Mack]

that we should have to bother checking sub-contractors rates- so long as they have visas and are not slaves.

[Berni]

It's almost as though the boxes are designed to rip you off. ;-)

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[Pat Vegas]

but compared to London it really isn't bad.

Average salary is $44000 a year. Electricity is much cheaper than over here. there is no council tax and there is no tv licence.

Travel is cheaper for a monthly pass on the sky train.

and I've been able to find plenty of appartments in downtown Vancouver right in the centre of town around $1200.00 a month including electricity and some even with free cable.

Between 2 of us we can afford this and live comfortably.

The only think that seems far more expensive than here is food shopping and alcohol.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

stuff I otherwise wouldn't.

They sent me a pumpkin though. Pumpkins are tasteless pap really, aren't they?

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[Berni]

I also like their checkout system where you sling it all in the trolley and then pack it at your leisure.

[Snin]

by Saffa company now. they used to be family owned franchises..for some reason a lot of them were owned by greeks..the one in henley and marlow were anyway..

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Berni]

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Other varieties though are wonderful.

Do you like Butternut? That is a pumpkin

They all come under Squash. Next year you shall have to come visit and I will make you a Pumpkin soup that you can double as a Korma sauce :-)

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

The addition of just about a whole bulb of garlic made it at least taste of something. Garlic.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[redgunamo]

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Favourite is chopped Pumpkin, Peppers and Asparagus roasted then covered with Goats cheese for the last 10 minutes.

Bit of Olive oils and voila

[Mack]

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unless the bod in front of you has no idea what to do and tries packing their bags at the checkout.

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[Berni]

And, of course, soup.

I made Cornish Pasties the other day. Two things:
1/ However carefully you make them (hand-chopped skirt steak, pastry, finely-diced veg, etc) they still taste like that.
I can only conclude that's how they're actually supposed to taste. :-(

2/ Who in God's name looked at the swede and decided it was a viable foodstuff? I can only conclude it must have been one of the scotch.

[Snin]

but the queues! its like living under communism..queuing for food

[Berni]

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by pointing to a piece of paper saying 'look, they signed to say they were a nice people'.

Causes me at least 1 day per fortnight in work

[Snin]

she brought them round once ...top house guest behaviour imo :-) and if you ever need a discount ill ask for you

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the new shoppers. So many new bods shopping there they are accommodating them at the moment. Once the recession lessens and costs become more of an issue they will have the gun turrets put in for tardy shoppers.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

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They have to do everything from being on the Till, unpacking the boxes, shelf filling etc etc.

[Billy Goat Sverige]

You're likely to earn between £20,000-£25,000 in most ordinary jobs. My girlfriend is working in broadband support at Telia and she gets £21,000 after tax.

The rent here is about £500-£600 for a nice two bedroom apartment and that includes heating and electricity in most places, and there's no council tax either. A nice house will cost you £100,000.

The only thing that's slightly more expensive is food and alcohol. The booze is taxed by a stupid amount.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Where do I apply?

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Horrid things. What you want is your Muscat de Provence or Crown Prince. Now they are proper puimpkins

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

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Only 4 weeks holiday though so maybe not for you

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[Snin]

for them ?

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Then go over to the shelf by the window to pack them in bags or boxes at your leisure.

[Snin]

dka so not been an issue yet..now ive moved from wokingham to marlow though ive no idea where i would find one..probably high wycombe i guess...