Now being aware some of you folks are underage (not that it makes much difference these days!)

I'm interested in how much everyone knocks back the demon booze in their spare time!

Have to say, I'm well over the Government's limit. I work a lot from home and end up doing 60 hour weeks (though being mobile makes it less taxing as if I was office attached) and attend a lot of business lunches.

I looked at the past year and worked out I've been having on average, a bottle of wine a day. Now I know that isn't good but I don't consider myself an alcoholic. I don't drink during the day, I'm not dependent and can happily go without but its become almost routine!

So, NEB Forumers....fancy a pint?

(28 Nov 2013, 5:33 am)nk55 wrote Would you be a willing volunteer to work a bank holiday, boxing day or new years day?, you seem very vocal on drivers having these days off!!

If I worked in a service industry yes I would.

Slight side note 430 jobs going at Npower Rainton Bridge and cost cutting reviews continuing. Potential effect on the 921

http://willyoupressthebutton.com/

Interesting way of killing 5 minutes, if you're bored!

Optare Solo SR operated by SB Travel now retorned to the depot after being off the road for 7 months. It has been fitted with a brand new MAn engine and cooling system. SB10 BUS will return to service on Monday morning on service 108 Bishop Auckland-WearValley Estate replacing Optare Solo V69 GEH. This Solo will remain in the fleet as a spare.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/groups/33265359...607135509/

Looking for some advice on Data Protection Policies...

Basically, I had an informal job interview over a Skype Video Feed about 4 days ago for a job in Finland, after a dear friend of mine recommended me. I ended up getting knocked back because of my Criminal Record, now that is not a problem really, I expect my Criminal Record to hamper me a lot, even if my offences were as a minor, the only conviction I have is a daft Drunk and Diz when I was 19...

What this is about now, the lady I spoke too said she would get back to me either way, I was informed by my friend I was rejected on my criminal record, again, not a problem, that is at the employers discretion whether to take a risk on, but I am upset and hurt that is was my friend who told me and as much as I love him, it is surely not the employers place to tell him and not his place to be tell me...

What I would like to know is, do I have a good argument to take it further, can I use the Data Protection Act as a complaint and who do I complain to or, even more extreme is my human rights being infringed...

I dont want to make a big deal of it really, because my past is known to my mate, but everyone is telling me to push it as my mam said 'Whether your pal knows you well or not, who else outside of management has been told'.

Any advice would be grateful, I am upset and hurt by it, and I feel like my trust has been betrayed and broken...

Thanks in advance for any advice, as I would not know the Data Protection Policy if it jumped up and kicked me in the bollocks

Fozz

One we've noted yet from way back in August is the arrival of WA11AEB to the fleet. Completely forgot about it until I started going through my photos and uploading them to Flickr again - see photo here.

News, debate and discussion on Northern Ireland's Bus Operations.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25029987

There's a bomb on the bus!

Mersey Ferries have confirmed that due to high demand the Manchester ship canal cruise will run 60 times next year!

As we know the World Cup qualification for 2014 will end tonight (20th November) - Only

Jordan V Uruguay is left with Uruguay having a 5-0 lead in the 2nd leg.. looks like they are in it.

Who has qualified?

Africa: Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria

Asia: Australia, Iran, Japan, South Korea

Europe: Belgium, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Switzerland

North & Central America & Caribbean: Costa Rica, Honduras, United States, Mexico

South America: Argentina, Brazil (hosts), Colombia, Ecuador, Chile


Likely pots for the draw -

Likely pots
1 Brazil, Spain, Germany, Argentina, Colombia, Belgium, Switzerland, Uruguay*.

2 Holland, Italy, England, Portugal, Greece, Bosnia, Croatia, Russia.

3 France, Chile, Ecuador, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Algeria, Ghana.

4 Japan, Australia, Iran, S Korea, Costa Rica, United States, Mexico, Honduras.

*Uruguay lead Jordan 5-0 going into second leg on Wednesday night.


How far do you think your team will get?

Just been reading the Bus Related days out thread and was wondering what it would take to organise an NEB led bus trip around the region or if many people would be interested, so...

Would it be a good idea for the future and would it interest many of us, I would certainly be interested if an idea was cobbled up by somebody