The Off Topic Topic

[Grey Fox]

That's a good joke.

[grumbler]

"Losing one world war can be attributed to bad luck.  Losing two starts to look like carelessness."

Germans aren't the ones to bet on in a third.

[Legbiter]

The grudge match between Icelanders and plate tectonics continues.



A new road has been built on top of the lava that cut through it last weekend.



Locals gently herding the lava away from Grindavík.



Status as of 10 this morning.

[crazy canuck]

I didn't know Montreal was a very dangerous city.

Only during winter.

try navigating the bar district just after last call.

The only time I go to Montreal is to see a band I like play at a club on st Catharine's. I normally have a couple drinks after and walk to my hotel a few blocks away. Never felt more threatened than, say, Toronto. It's dingy. Lots of homeless and panhandling but I've never felt scared.

There was a video about people falling down on the pavement. If you ever walk along St Catherine's after closing, you will see lots of people on the verge of falling down.

[Josquius]

I keep reading stuff about teacher shortages.
This is not my gfs job hunting experience at all.
Do all the teachers live in the north east and all the students down south or something.

[Sheilbh]

Yeah from what I read a lot of it is driven by retention. But also I get the impression it varies a lot between subjects and more in secondary teachers, less in primary teachers.

Edit: Also my teacher friends - one is now hiring position - don't really moan about shortage of teachers or applicants. But they're possibly in the over-subscribed subjects. I could be wrong but I think it's particularly maths and science teachers that it's challenging to recruit.

[Josephus]

I didn't know Montreal was a very dangerous city.

Only during winter.

try navigating the bar district just after last call.

The only time I go to Montreal is to see a band I like play at a club on st Catharine's. I normally have a couple drinks after and walk to my hotel a few blocks away. Never felt more threatened than, say, Toronto. It's dingy. Lots of homeless and panhandling but I've never felt scared.

There was a video about people falling down on the pavement. If you ever walk along St Catherine's after closing, you will see lots of people on the verge of falling down.

Yeah, I was probably one of them.    To my point though, people falling down drunk doesn't mean dangerous. Maybe I'm just immune. I went to university in downtown Toronto and saw a lot of that in my prime years.

[Josquius]

This is why we can't have nice things.
Nimby level 100
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-68640926.amp

[Tamas]

This is why we can't have nice things.
Nimby level 100
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-68640926.amp

Kate Marsh drove her Citroen C1 into the middle of the grassed area

A council has said it will not make "improvements" to a grassed area in front of houses after a woman protested by parking her car in the middle.

[HVC]

Should have pulled a China and just built around her car

[garbon]

Should have pulled a China and just built around her car

Or towed it and issued a fine?

[HVC]

While more realistic that's less funny then walling her car in and making it part of the scenery

[Josquius]

Should have pulled a China and just built around her car

Or towed it and issued a fine?

Yes. Even ignoring the construction this must surely be a parking offence

[Syt]

Nottingham City Council wanted to add a path, benches, trees and book exchange to the open space in Bilborough.

However, residents were worried it would attract anti-social behaviour and stop children playing sports.

    

[garbon]

Should have pulled a China and just built around her car

Or towed it and issued a fine?

Yes. Even ignoring the construction this must surely be a parking offence

Which they could use to make up budget shortfalls mentioned.