Janus

I'm a student nurse, I've just stepped off the NHS pension scheme to retrain, if they change the pension scheme from the final salary scheme to the new proposals then frankly, I'm better off putting my money in a case under the bed. I'm taking a late career change (I'm almost 40) so will need that final salary scheme pension to ensure that whilst I'm working my arse off looking after an ageing population with failing health, and hopefully getting fast-tracked to management, given my previous experience, that my pension will be based on my final salary. I'm not asking for much, given that nurse's salaries are woefully low given the level of responsibility and type of work that's entailed. I entered this profession because its something I've known I've wanted to do for a long time and because it plays to my strengths as a human being. Its a sad state of our society that people who choose this career won't get paid in their entire working life won't amount to one week's wages for a top premiership footballer or someone who looks pretty and mimes to music on stage a few times a year. If you take away incentives like decent pensions, then professions like nursing will lose staff in droves - its hugely tiring job, emotionally, physically, mentally, and I don't think its reasonable to ask that nurses and other hard working public sector workers should pay double the pension contributions for less pension at the end of their careers. Just my opinion, I'm prepared to defend it to the hilt though. For the record, I think Clarkson is a total dick - always have, always will, he's a misogynistic tit, but clearly his "rant" yesterday was tongue in cheek - he's still an odious prick tho :tt2:

Happy birthday! x

My daughter is Natasha Poppy, if I'd had a boy he would've been Samuel Robert

Tragic waste of life http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-15909277 So sad, lovely chap

Very nice Gaz

Nice one

Lol Steams, back of the queue behind me mate! I'd still prefer Megan Fox tho, oof!

Yay, go you! Is she coming out for lunch on that Sunday?

Whats the point of going to a theme park of you don't poop your pants just a leetle bit on a ride?!! Silly mate of yours!

Just for Mikey

It was worth its crapness just to see the look on Marc's face as he said "this is sh1t" and then it went through the floor :lol:

Nemesis, Air, Oblivion, Thirteen and Rita - over and over and over, I don't go on anything else!

good on ya mate, its about time you got your wrapper off :wub:

Yeah I'd heard that (from Alex's husky pup)

no way, we went on it about 7 or 8 times in a row when we went in the summer!

Who you coming over buddy?!!! :oops:

Just. Sounds. Wrong. :biggrin:

I'd so be there if it wasn't closed for the season. Love it. Steams, you HAVE to come. Just so we can get a pic of your face on Oblivion ha ha :biggrin:

Lets do this!!!

We drove there in my Zed last year, not sure what I enjoyed most, the theme park or the drive!

well clearly its not Rita Queen of Speed, but it looks like a bloody good fun was od descending a mountain to me! MAybe we need an Alton Towers club meet next year? :w00t:

You'd know....:lol:

OMG I want to go on that so much!!

I think Ian (Vodkashots) is a dab hand at fixing electrical stuff, ask him?

Really sorry to hear of your loss xx