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streido

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I promise to be a better dad in 2013.
« on: January 02, 2013, 02:07:12 PM »
My one and only REAL new years resolution is to treat my Kymco a little better this year. Since i got my other scoot ive been neglecting little Kimmie a bit and im think he must be feeling a bit left out. Rarely wash it much apart from a blast with a jetwash 3/4 times a year, been neglecting tinkering and tuning it, and generally just treating it as my workhorse this last year. In the 2-3 years ive owned him he has never really let me down and always starts when i need it,  he takes me to work every day thro rain, wind, sleet and the cold, so i think he desreves to have some more attention for his loyalty and service. Just started him up after hes sat out in the cold and wet for 2 wks and he fired right up  :)


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Re: I promise to be a better dad in 2013.
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2013, 12:10:14 AM »
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...lol...every time i say something is, turns out it soon isnt...


..like, just the other day i said, "hell..080 is alright"...


..and....
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Re: I promise to be a better dad in 2013.
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2013, 01:56:47 AM »
Quote from: wordslinger on January 03, 2013, 12:10:14 AM
Unjinx


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...lol...every time i say something is, turns out it soon isnt...


..like, just the other day i said, "hell..080 is alright"...


..and....

Yup  :D


Was going to go back to work tomorrow after the winter hols so just made sure he fired up ok rather than try fix it at 6:30am in the dark. Decided against work for now tho, i got better stuff to do so i'll have an extra few days and go back on Monday instead  ;D
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Re: I promise to be a better dad in 2013.
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2013, 01:59:06 AM »
...gods....wish i had that option...

..took most of yesterday off, only downtime this holiday season...

..well christmas day....there was that...
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Re: I promise to be a better dad in 2013.
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2013, 02:22:30 AM »
Quote from: wordslinger on January 03, 2013, 01:59:06 AM
...gods....wish i had that option...

..took most of yesterday off, only downtime this holiday season...

..well christmas day....there was that...


Its the 'Merican dream bro.

Glad i live in Scotland, 6wks paid hols/year plus another couple of paid weeks off in statutory annual holidays every year. I only work 4.5 days a week anyway, if i wanted i could use all my holidays for Fridays and almost get thro a whole year on a 4 day week with full pay and believe me i have thought about doing that  :D
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Re: I promise to be a better dad in 2013.
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2013, 02:24:38 AM »
...ya'll suck.......



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Re: I promise to be a better dad in 2013.
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2013, 04:21:48 AM »
I have learned not to talk back to my scoot. it always bits me in the a.. every time.
I just stick the key in the hole wrape my legs around her seat grab her handle bars
give her a little throttle and give her a good ride.
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Re: I promise to be a better dad in 2013.
« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2013, 05:26:10 AM »
Quote from: streido on January 03, 2013, 02:22:30 AM
Its the 'Merican dream bro.

Glad i live in Scotland, 6wks paid hols/year plus another couple of paid weeks off in statutory annual holidays every year. I only work 4.5 days a week anyway, if i wanted i could use all my holidays for Fridays and almost get thro a whole year on a 4 day week with full pay and believe me i have thought about doing that  :D

yup, similar here... two week paid holidays per year... if the day happen to fall on a thursday, government can move it to friday or if it falls on a tuesday, can be moved on a monday... that way, we'll have a long weekend.... also all companies are required by law to give an additional full months pay at the end of the year.... 13th month pay... plus all bonuses...tax free...
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Re: I promise to be a better dad in 2013.
« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2013, 02:10:17 PM »
We get 13 pays too since we get paid 4 weekly instead of monthly  :)

Our unions are trying to do away with Fri working and let us work an extra hr Mon-Thurs to cover Fri's 4 hr day, that'd be just fine with me  ;D

We also get paid time off for hospital or doctor visits, berevements, moving house, or an "emergency". Oh, and 12 months paid sick leave if we're ill too  ;D
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Re: I promise to be a better dad in 2013.
« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2013, 03:09:38 PM »
Quote from: streido on January 03, 2013, 02:10:17 PM
We get 13 pays too since we get paid 4 weekly instead of monthly  :)

Our unions are trying to do away with Fri working and let us work an extra hr Mon-Thurs to cover Fri's 4 hr day, that'd be just fine with me  ;D

We also get paid time off for hospital or doctor visits, berevements, moving house, or an "emergency". Oh, and 12 months paid sick leave if we're ill too  ;D

Min. 20 working days off/year (I have 36 currently). Additional 5 days paid leave for wedding, death in the family or education.
Paid in full for sick leave etc, can last for years, ends with premature retirement. First 6 weeks are paid by employer and then the rest by the national health insurance.
Maternity leave up to 3 years, 1 year paid.

However, I do not think we will be able to keep up the pace, we have more than 2 retired person per one working here...
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Re: I promise to be a better dad in 2013.
« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2013, 03:40:49 PM »
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However, I do not think we will be able to keep up the pace, we have more than 2 retired person per one working here...
Depends on your countrys economy and taxation rates. Personally i am happy to pay more tax for more benefits, better than privatising everything and then we all pay even more for a worse service.

We also get a full free university education too btw, and we have at least 1-2 of the top-ten rated universities in the world.

Just sayin.........
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Re: I promise to be a better dad in 2013.
« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2013, 12:15:13 PM »
Well I guess I'm moving to Scotland then. I make change compared to most 2 weeks vacation. 3 sick days paid. Last years bonus was 25 dollars. Can't afford health insurance. Off to Scotland!
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Re: I promise to be a better dad in 2013.
« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2013, 09:41:55 PM »
Quote from: Mad scientist on January 08, 2013, 12:15:13 PM
Well I guess I'm moving to Scotland then. I make change compared to most 2 weeks vacation. 3 sick days paid. Last years bonus was 25 dollars. Can't afford health insurance. Off to Scotland!

We take all sorts in so you should be fine  ;D

Its not fantastic by any means here but it has its benefits compared to other places. Lived abroad for a while when i 1st got married, they had private health insurance in that place, i hated it. Luckily we got it for free thro my job there but i would hate to have to pay it myself, i prefer our nationalised system. Too many folks cant afford to buy private cover so go without, to me thats a sh** situation when you live in what is supposedly "the greatest nation on earth" . Thought Obama had sorted out your mess with his Obamacare?
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Re: I promise to be a better dad in 2013.
« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2013, 10:10:07 PM »
Oh Ya Obama care is great! You pay more and get less. It's all about the money. The government
gets money from everyone, the hospitals pay $5 billion, the insurance companies pay $20 billion,
we pay $1 billion and if you can't afford insurance you pay the government $2000 at the end of the
 year. I lost my job so should get free coverage right? No! You have to make less than the poverty
level and have less than $2000 in "resources". I'm amazed they got that to pass....
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Re: I promise to be a better dad in 2013.
« Reply #14 on: January 09, 2013, 03:12:41 PM »
See Randy thats the type of thing that makes me glad we dont operate like you guys. I know socialised anything is evil to many over there but it really makes the most sense. The way a country treats its needy, ill, elderly and vulnerable says a lot about the people who live there, least it does to me. Funny how they say they cant afford these things and yet they can find Trillions of $'s in the blink of an eye for bombs and wars  :-\

I just checked my last payslip, i pay around 7%-8% of my wage into our National scheme, for that i get free doctor/hospital/specialist/physio/medical treatment with free drugs/prescriptions and free treatment when i need it, heavily subsidised dental xare, free personal care when im old, a state paid pension, free eyecare and glasses, plus other things i just cant think of right now. I have no problem paying that at all off my wage, its saved my life more than once over the years and my wife is currently undergimg expensive treatmemt for an ongoing problem, shes also going for major surgery in March, all free. I doubt i could afford to buy the same coverage thro ANY private scheme.

The US looks pretty divided since Clinton left office, half of you want one thing and the other half want the opposite  :-\
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