Can anyone explain to me how Hyndburn Council, who say they have no money ,pay two men to put up Christmas Trees on a Sunday?
Christmas Tree
- Thread starter maxthecollie
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Promised them some free mincey pies & a wee nip or 3 of Sherry for their troubles ......... or possibly a large chunk of ovies for working Sunday? 
I think the latter option is most plausible......think mince pies and sherry would come low on the list of priorities for the fellas
The same words were used by Frank Griggs on Hyndburn Chat an hour ago. Same photograph too. Why whinge once when you can whinge twice, eh?
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Well, I would never see them on Hyndburn Chat as it is part of Facebook.....I don't do Facebook and I daresay there are others who don't either.
Michael what was the point of your post?
Michael what was the point of your post?
The point was as written. Also, some people are quick to knock the council. No doubt if a Christmas tree wasn't put up, some would complain about that too. Does it matter that the tree is being put up on a Sunday?
saw the same post
bad form to name people they may not want everyone on here knowing their real name hence usernames
i sometimes post things from hyndburn chat here and vice versa because i have friends on both who dont use both
Point taken, but maybe the council workmen would also not like their photo being posted on here and Hyndburn Chat?
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They are in a public place so it is permissible to photograph them.
And yes, it does matter that it is put up on a Sunday. It isn't as if this is an essential service.....for goodness sake it is more than a month to Christmas.
If it was a situation that posed a risk to the safety of the public it would be different.
And aren't you doing a bit of whinging yourself to point out the fact that this posted on two forums?
And yes, it does matter that it is put up on a Sunday. It isn't as if this is an essential service.....for goodness sake it is more than a month to Christmas.
If it was a situation that posed a risk to the safety of the public it would be different.
And aren't you doing a bit of whinging yourself to point out the fact that this posted on two forums?
I should coco, that naughty boy all in nonge hasn't got his steelys or his hard hat on the little scallywag, I'm sure his bosses will give him a proper ticking off come Monday morning.
Why does it matter that the tree is being put up on Sunday? Many people work on Sundays: supermarkets and other retailers, pubs, road sweepers etc. And no, I'm not whingeing. Just pointing out that some people will complain about anything.
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Quite, but I think you'll find that their rate of pay will probably be the same regardless of the day, but your public sector minions ...........
Those who work on a Sumday for Supermarkets will not be on overtime(and certainly not paid from local taxes)......and it sounds like whinging to me.
You are complaining about somebody complaining, but it isn't whinging???
Isn't that splitting hairs?
By that argument, anyone who tells someone to stop whinging is also a whinger. Or if you tell someone to stop complaining you are also a complainer, or if you tell someone to stop moaning you are also a moaner. We can go around in circles with this one. Why not be positive that the council is putting up a Christmas tree?
It will be double double time really, after all come January the same men can be photographed working on a Sunday taking them down.
Where can I get an application form? Must be the only employer in Hyndburn that is busy enough to give it's employees overtime. No doubt though H&S will be on the case by then, so they will be out in force putting signs like this up before work can commence:-
Where can I get an application form? Must be the only employer in Hyndburn that is busy enough to give it's employees overtime. No doubt though H&S will be on the case by then, so they will be out in force putting signs like this up before work can commence:-
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The answer to that is simple....It is not a necessary job.....and certainly not one which requires two men to be paid at premium rates from local taxes.
Especially as the council is looking at ways to trim its budgets......and asking us for our input.
Mine would be.....pay for only essential work to be done at premium rates!
Ooh, diversionary tactics! Well played Brigadier
That made me chuckle!
If it's not a necessary job, and if the council is looking at ways to trim its budget, then NO Christmas trees should be put up in Hyndburn, regardless of the day of the week. Well I wouldn't agree with that.
Do You consider it a necessary job?
There are pavements in Accrington town centre which could use two men to much better ends than the placing of a Christmas tree on a November Sunday some six and a half weeks before the festivities.
While I would not subscribe to having NO Christmas trees, I certainly do not think that men should be employed at premium rates to install them.
There are pavements in Accrington town centre which could use two men to much better ends than the placing of a Christmas tree on a November Sunday some six and a half weeks before the festivities.
While I would not subscribe to having NO Christmas trees, I certainly do not think that men should be employed at premium rates to install them.