Sheaf Saint

Addlestones is a rather lovely cider. And I had one down in Cornwall recently called Rattler which was fantastic but I don't know if it's available anywhere else. I haven't seen it available in Sheffield anyway. And I have to agree with Scott - Anybody who thinks Strongbow is the best cider available really needs to switch off the TV and get out and try some others. Strongbow is the cider equivalent of Carling or Fosters... Weak, tasteless, mass-marketed p1sswater!

Right, I started this thread on the old forum and I'm resurrecting it now cos I went to see Gomez live at Plug in Sheffield lastnight. Was kind of a home-coming gig for them cos they are touring their 10th anniversary of Bring it On and they first got together at Sheffield University (got a fantastic reaction when they did the line 'Rolling into Sheffield tonight' in Whippin' Piccadilly!). Superb live act. They've got a great on-stage chemistry and it was obvious they were enjoying themselves, which came across in their performance. Ben Ottewell's voice is just as good live as on their studio recordings as well. I only ever had their first two albums and I lost them both some years ago, so it was great to go and see them live and remind myself just how much I like them. I must get hold of those albums again. Fantastic gig and one of the best I've seen in a long time. 9/10

Thanks for all the comments people. Much appreciated. I had the meeting with the MD this morning and he has told me that I will be required to work until the end of play tomorrow and then I will be paid until the end of september during which time I will not be required to come in to work. We discussed the situation reasonably, and I accept that there is nothing I can do to save my job. I think there are certain anomalies in the procedure that they have followed, but the MD is a very reasonable man and was very honest and open with me about the situation, so I gave him my word I will not pursue any legal action regarding this. It's just not worth it - I will still be out of a job and it will only cause me a lot more stress and I am already under enough as it is. He could have forced me to work my notice, or he could have demanded that I return my company car immediately. If I had continued with my threat of legal action he could easily have become unreasonable and I don't want to leave on bad terms with everybody. Thanks for all your help. Anybody got any jobs going?

So if I sign this acceptance, will that prevent me from being able to make a complaint to a tribunal?

Thanks Jill and Exit2. Some useful information there. I'm going in for my meeting with the MD in about 20 mins and I'm not sure how to handle this. I can either make it clear to him that I'm not satisfied that the correct procedure has been followed and demand that an independent review be carried out before I agree to anything, or I can just accept it (I know there is no chance of saving my job either way) and then make a complaint to an employment tribunal afterwards. What would you guys do?

I hope someone on here can help me, I know there are a few experts on employment law on here. I've had a look on the ACAS website but it's unclear. I have been told I am being made redundant at work and I am due to have a meeting with my MD tomorrow when I will be formally notified of redundancy. But I'm not convinced the correct procedure has been followed. I am one of two people in the department who both have identical job titles, and I have been told that the company has completed a skills matrix and based on the fact that I earn significantly more than the other guy who is a lot younger and less experienced than I am, that I have been selected for redundancy. There has been an informal (ie - not notified in writing at all) consultation period of about a week, the result of this is that the company has not been able to come up with any ways of remedying the situation and they intend to press ahead with the proposed redundancy (me). Now, I was in a similar situation once before and my question is this... Should the company have also notified the other guy in the department that one of us was to be made redundant and then invited us both to apply for the one remaining position? Also, should I have received written notice of the consultation period and the proposed selection process? Any advice gratefully received.

There's a Revolution in Southampton now? There's one here in Sheffield and it's utter ****. Full of pretentious asses and chavvy bints who think that going there somehow makes them more classy.

Yes indeed sour grapes. You're a cvnt of the highest order. It's thanks to people like you that ordinary music fans have to pay stupidly over-the-odds prices to see their favourite bands. I went to see Portishead in Manchester back in april but I ended up having to pay double because the official ticket outlets had all sold out but lo and behold, within a few hours they are being advertised on Seatwave for twice their face value.

Heard it the other day and the only word I can think of to describe it is bland. I was never a massive fan of Oasis anyway, but it seems to me that they are waaaaay past their best.

Not entirely unexpected. And I knew that KP would come back to haunt us, but his first touch FFS!? What did we do to deserve that?

Well I've been living in Sheffield for 4 years now and I regularly find myself saying "ey up mate" which is the generally accepted local greeting.

Yeah saw it at Sheffield Arena last december. Simply awesome. Anyway, back on topic - it's entirely feasible that there was a civilisation on Mars sometime in its history. The climate will have changed drastically over the course of its existence just like ours has, only Earth's atmosphere changed and evolved to a point where it was able to support life. It's entirely possible that Mars once had a climate that was capable of supporting life but doesn't any more.

That was my reaction to it. I believe I asked my GF and her housemate if we could watch something 'fluffy' to lift my spirits again before bed.

Great stuff. If Stu is only allowed 3 posts a day then I might just take him off my ignore list

I really enjoyed the film, but everyone tells me that the book is far better (aren't they always?)

Anybody seen this film? I watched it last night and I feel like I need some trauma counselling! I loved it, but it's a seriously disturbing film. Some of the cinematography is incredible and the sequence where the mum goes into a psychosis in her living room is absolutely superb. Highly recommended, but with a warning attached - this film is NOT easy watching.

OMG! Saw him live at The Big Chill last year. The man is a legend. R.I.P Isaac - Daaaaaamn Right!

Using Nero, all you need to do is highlight every track, select properties and then change the pause between tracks value from 2 to 0. I do this all the time because I record my own DJ mixes then burn them to disc using this method.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7548715.stm This is bad. This could have lasting repercussions throughout europe. I particularly don't like this quote from the Russian president Dmitry Medvedev... "I must protect the life and dignity of Russian citizens wherever they are. We will not allow their deaths to go unpunished. Those responsible will receive a deserved punishment." Maybe it's been lost in translation, but that sounds like the insane ramblings of a crazed dictator to me.

Currently trying to get through Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S Thompson. Quite enjoying it but it isn't an easy read.

Doncaster is the AIDS capital of England. Nuff said.