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NBA?schlepcycling said:
List of MLB strikes https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLB_lockoutFirst.Aspect said:
what's the difference between a player strike and a lockout? Games don't get played.schlepcycling said:
That’s not true, prior to the current MLB lockout the last player strike was during the 94-95 season and the most recent lockout in the NHL was in 2012. There were NHL lockouts in 1994 and 2004 but the last actual player strike was in 1992. So saying there’s a strike in one or the other most years is just wrong.First.Aspect said:
It isn't coincidence. There's a player strike in one or other of the NHL or MLB most years.pblakeney said:
I skimmed it and at first glance they may be comparing apples and oranges in the years quoted. IIRC there was a strike during at least some of that period in NHL.First.Aspect said:And what do you know, even MLS has overtaken it...
https://worldsoccertalk.com/2021/12/09/soccer-surpasses-nhl-as-4th-most-popular-sport-in-united-states/
Not that I am doubting numbers have dropped since they started changing rules. #coincidence
It's fairly common, and there were periods during 1996-2003 when I was there, so I don't think you've got them all on your list.
List of NHL strikes
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_lockout
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The comments sum it up much better than I could be be bothered to.kingstongraham said:The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
How does giving up the car they own to hire a Tesla save them money?0
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It's the magic of teslamonkimark said:How does giving up the car they own to hire a Tesla save them money?
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LONDON -- Tesla is turning to Mozambique for a key component in its electric car batteries in what analysts believe is a first-of-its-kind deal designed to reduce its dependence on China for graphite.https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/tesla-inks-deal-key-battery-component-china-82293464
Elon Musk's company signed an agreement last month with Australia's Syrah Resources, which operates one of the world’s largest graphite mines in the southern African country. It's a unique partnership between an electric vehicle manufacturer and a producer of the mineral that is critical for lithium-ion batteries. The value of the deal hasn't been released
A good idea for Tesla to get resources from outside China too.0 -
I'm just glad that someone is taking the plight of the real victims of the cost of living crisis seriously at last.pblakeney said:
The comments sum it up much better than I could be be bothered to.kingstongraham said:0 -
I have to say that when I read it I thought it was a parody acct.kingstongraham said:
I'm just glad that someone is taking the plight of the real victims of the cost of living crisis seriously at last.pblakeney said:
The comments sum it up much better than I could be be bothered to.kingstongraham said:
It does highlight what I have thought that if you have the room then an au pair is bloody good value. And from the au pairs point of view they get free rent/food/car and a grand a month to spend0 -
Isn't there some considerable variance in the quality of au pairs?surrey_commuter said:
I have to say that when I read it I thought it was a parody acct.kingstongraham said:
I'm just glad that someone is taking the plight of the real victims of the cost of living crisis seriously at last.pblakeney said:
The comments sum it up much better than I could be be bothered to.kingstongraham said:
It does highlight what I have thought that if you have the room then an au pair is bloody good value. And from the au pairs point of view they get free rent/food/car and a grand a month to spend0 -
I went out with 2 au pairs. One was working from 6.30am to 10 at night looking after 2 brats and 1 very disabled 14 year old whilst rich parents were off fishing in South Africa. She certainly wasn't getting a grand a week.TheBigBean said:
Isn't there some considerable variance in the quality of au pairs?surrey_commuter said:
I have to say that when I read it I thought it was a parody acct.kingstongraham said:
I'm just glad that someone is taking the plight of the real victims of the cost of living crisis seriously at last.pblakeney said:
The comments sum it up much better than I could be be bothered to.kingstongraham said:
It does highlight what I have thought that if you have the room then an au pair is bloody good value. And from the au pairs point of view they get free rent/food/car and a grand a month to spend
[Suffice to say, I got her a job at Fusciardi's ice cream parlour].
Au pair number 2 lived with a paranoid couple in Woodford green, parents to 4 year old and Mum didn't work. This I couldn't work out but mum liked going out shopping, seeing friends and being pampered.
Padlocks and security everywhere. It was horrible. She definitely wasn't getting a grand a week living in a shoe cupboard with the TV on top of a wardrobe giving you a cricked neck and strict rules on everything.
The windows only opened 2".seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
A grand a week isn't the same as a grand a month.pinno said:
I went out with 2 au pairs. One was working from 6.30am to 10 at night looking after 2 brats and 1 very disabled 14 year old whilst rich parents were off fishing in South Africa. She certainly wasn't getting a grand a week.TheBigBean said:
Isn't there some considerable variance in the quality of au pairs?surrey_commuter said:
I have to say that when I read it I thought it was a parody acct.kingstongraham said:
I'm just glad that someone is taking the plight of the real victims of the cost of living crisis seriously at last.pblakeney said:
The comments sum it up much better than I could be be bothered to.kingstongraham said:
It does highlight what I have thought that if you have the room then an au pair is bloody good value. And from the au pairs point of view they get free rent/food/car and a grand a month to spend
[Suffice to say, I got her a job at Fusciardi's ice cream parlour].
Au pair number 2 lived with a paranoid couple in Woodford green, parents to 4 year old and Mum didn't work. This I couldn't work out but mum liked going out shopping, seeing friends and being pampered.
Padlocks and security everywhere. It was horrible. She definitely wasn't getting a grand a week living in a shoe cupboard with the TV on top of a wardrobe giving you a cricked neck and strict rules on everything.
The windows only opened 2".0 -
I particularly enjoyed the idea of moving grocery shopping TO Ocado as a way of saving money.0
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Is this lady the talk of Kingston now?kingstongraham said:I particularly enjoyed the idea of moving grocery shopping TO Ocado as a way of saving money.
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Amazing that some think au pairs shouldn't enjoy protection of employment legislation don't you think?pinno said:
I went out with 2 au pairs. One was working from 6.30am to 10 at night looking after 2 brats and 1 very disabled 14 year old whilst rich parents were off fishing in South Africa. She certainly wasn't getting a grand a week.TheBigBean said:
Isn't there some considerable variance in the quality of au pairs?surrey_commuter said:
I have to say that when I read it I thought it was a parody acct.kingstongraham said:
I'm just glad that someone is taking the plight of the real victims of the cost of living crisis seriously at last.pblakeney said:
The comments sum it up much better than I could be be bothered to.kingstongraham said:
It does highlight what I have thought that if you have the room then an au pair is bloody good value. And from the au pairs point of view they get free rent/food/car and a grand a month to spend
[Suffice to say, I got her a job at Fusciardi's ice cream parlour].
Au pair number 2 lived with a paranoid couple in Woodford green, parents to 4 year old and Mum didn't work. This I couldn't work out but mum liked going out shopping, seeing friends and being pampered.
Padlocks and security everywhere. It was horrible. She definitely wasn't getting a grand a week living in a shoe cupboard with the TV on top of a wardrobe giving you a cricked neck and strict rules on everything.
The windows only opened 2".0 -
She will be a pariah for letting her standards slip so low.TheBigBean said:
Is this lady the talk of Kingston now?kingstongraham said:I particularly enjoyed the idea of moving grocery shopping TO Ocado as a way of saving money.
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I mean, imagine admitting that you are in such a dire position that you have to budget. And then do so publicly. An affront to public decency.ballysmate said:
She will be a pariah for letting her standards slip so low.TheBigBean said:
Is this lady the talk of Kingston now?kingstongraham said:I particularly enjoyed the idea of moving grocery shopping TO Ocado as a way of saving money.
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
I'm sure "Levelling Up" 'minister' Slithy Gove will provide some support for the troubled lands of SW Lahndahn.0
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At the risk of upsetting the residents Kingston really is not that sort of a place, other than a few streets. I would say £40k a year on a nanny puts you in the serious money category at which point you move out to Esther/Oxshot/Cobhamballysmate said:
She will be a pariah for letting her standards slip so low.TheBigBean said:
Is this lady the talk of Kingston now?kingstongraham said:I particularly enjoyed the idea of moving grocery shopping TO Ocado as a way of saving money.
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Less than two kids in private school, so not that uncommon.surrey_commuter said:
At the risk of upsetting the residents Kingston really is not that sort of a place, other than a few streets. I would say £40k a year on a nanny puts you in the serious money category at which point you move out to Esther/Oxshot/Cobhamballysmate said:
She will be a pariah for letting her standards slip so low.TheBigBean said:
Is this lady the talk of Kingston now?kingstongraham said:I particularly enjoyed the idea of moving grocery shopping TO Ocado as a way of saving money.
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If your social circle lives in Petersham to be close to the German school, you probably could feel like you are economising while still spending more money than most people dream of.surrey_commuter said:
At the risk of upsetting the residents Kingston really is not that sort of a place, other than a few streets. I would say £40k a year on a nanny puts you in the serious money category at which point you move out to Esther/Oxshot/Cobhamballysmate said:
She will be a pariah for letting her standards slip so low.TheBigBean said:
Is this lady the talk of Kingston now?kingstongraham said:I particularly enjoyed the idea of moving grocery shopping TO Ocado as a way of saving money.
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Not so close to the German school that they don't need an Audi A3 specifically to drop off a 3 year old...0
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Not all private schools are that expensive and it would still be top 2% income bracket I'd have thought, probably rather higher.TheBigBean said:
Less than two kids in private school, so not that uncommon.surrey_commuter said:
At the risk of upsetting the residents Kingston really is not that sort of a place, other than a few streets. I would say £40k a year on a nanny puts you in the serious money category at which point you move out to Esther/Oxshot/Cobhamballysmate said:
She will be a pariah for letting her standards slip so low.TheBigBean said:
Is this lady the talk of Kingston now?kingstongraham said:I particularly enjoyed the idea of moving grocery shopping TO Ocado as a way of saving money.
Top 2% is a salary, for one person, of roughly £100k, so take home, roughly £60k.
Pretty hard to find £40k out of that.0 -
This is why someone wrote an article about the hardships the good people of Kingston may be facing. I could be wrong, but I think most London ones are £25k pa.First.Aspect said:
Not all private schools are that expensive and it would still be top 2% income bracket I'd have thought, probably rather higher.TheBigBean said:
Less than two kids in private school, so not that uncommon.surrey_commuter said:
At the risk of upsetting the residents Kingston really is not that sort of a place, other than a few streets. I would say £40k a year on a nanny puts you in the serious money category at which point you move out to Esther/Oxshot/Cobhamballysmate said:
She will be a pariah for letting her standards slip so low.TheBigBean said:
Is this lady the talk of Kingston now?kingstongraham said:I particularly enjoyed the idea of moving grocery shopping TO Ocado as a way of saving money.
Top 2% is a salary, for one person, of roughly £100k, so take home, roughly £60k.
Pretty hard to find £40k out of that.0 -
Phht. I live in a village where the furthest house is 1/2 mile from the school and road is still gridlocked twice daily. That's for another topic.monkimark said:Not so close to the German school that they don't need an Audi A3 specifically to drop off a 3 year old...
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Who knows.TheBigBean said:
This is why someone wrote an article about the hardships the good people of Kingston may be facing. I could be wrong, but I think most London ones are £25k pa.First.Aspect said:
Not all private schools are that expensive and it would still be top 2% income bracket I'd have thought, probably rather higher.TheBigBean said:
Less than two kids in private school, so not that uncommon.surrey_commuter said:
At the risk of upsetting the residents Kingston really is not that sort of a place, other than a few streets. I would say £40k a year on a nanny puts you in the serious money category at which point you move out to Esther/Oxshot/Cobhamballysmate said:
She will be a pariah for letting her standards slip so low.TheBigBean said:
Is this lady the talk of Kingston now?kingstongraham said:I particularly enjoyed the idea of moving grocery shopping TO Ocado as a way of saving money.
Top 2% is a salary, for one person, of roughly £100k, so take home, roughly £60k.
Pretty hard to find £40k out of that.
Guardian thinks the average costs are rather lower, at nearer £14k pa, but I reckon 99% of households would still notice £30k of disposable income going missing;
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/oct/08/english-private-school-fees-90-higher-than-state-school-spending-per-pupil
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My mistake: I meant grand a month - and neither earned nearly that.Pross said:
A grand a week isn't the same as a grand a month.pinno said:
I went out with 2 au pairs. One was working from 6.30am to 10 at night looking after 2 brats and 1 very disabled 14 year old whilst rich parents were off fishing in South Africa. She certainly wasn't getting a grand a week.TheBigBean said:
Isn't there some considerable variance in the quality of au pairs?surrey_commuter said:
I have to say that when I read it I thought it was a parody acct.kingstongraham said:
I'm just glad that someone is taking the plight of the real victims of the cost of living crisis seriously at last.pblakeney said:
The comments sum it up much better than I could be be bothered to.kingstongraham said:
It does highlight what I have thought that if you have the room then an au pair is bloody good value. And from the au pairs point of view they get free rent/food/car and a grand a month to spend
[Suffice to say, I got her a job at Fusciardi's ice cream parlour].
Au pair number 2 lived with a paranoid couple in Woodford green, parents to 4 year old and Mum didn't work. This I couldn't work out but mum liked going out shopping, seeing friends and being pampered.
Padlocks and security everywhere. It was horrible. She definitely wasn't getting a grand a week living in a shoe cupboard with the TV on top of a wardrobe giving you a cricked neck and strict rules on everything.
The windows only opened 2".seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
[Hello S, no long time see]ballysmate said:
Amazing that some think au pairs shouldn't enjoy protection of employment legislation don't you think?pinno said:
I went out with 2 au pairs. One was working from 6.30am to 10 at night looking after 2 brats and 1 very disabled 14 year old whilst rich parents were off fishing in South Africa. She certainly wasn't getting a grand a week.TheBigBean said:
Isn't there some considerable variance in the quality of au pairs?surrey_commuter said:
I have to say that when I read it I thought it was a parody acct.kingstongraham said:
I'm just glad that someone is taking the plight of the real victims of the cost of living crisis seriously at last.pblakeney said:
The comments sum it up much better than I could be be bothered to.kingstongraham said:
It does highlight what I have thought that if you have the room then an au pair is bloody good value. And from the au pairs point of view they get free rent/food/car and a grand a month to spend
[Suffice to say, I got her a job at Fusciardi's ice cream parlour].
Au pair number 2 lived with a paranoid couple in Woodford green, parents to 4 year old and Mum didn't work. This I couldn't work out but mum liked going out shopping, seeing friends and being pampered.
Padlocks and security everywhere. It was horrible. She definitely wasn't getting a grand a week living in a shoe cupboard with the TV on top of a wardrobe giving you a cricked neck and strict rules on everything.
The windows only opened 2".
Yes, both situations were abhorrent. Person A was treated like a dogsbody and person B was treated with indifference. She never felt welcome and didn't go out of her room unless it was attending to the 4 year old or to go out.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
