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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41931.0&return_msg=41931.17"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.1">1–10</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.11">11–20</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.21">21–30</a>…<a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.61">61–62</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=41931.17">General Election</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="41931_17_62_10"> <a name="a41931_17"></a><div class="message" id="message_41931_17"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Dave!!<span class="message_time">25 Apr 2017 11:50</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: milko <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 25 Apr 2017 12:23"></span></span> <span class="message_count">17 of 62</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.17">41931.17</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.14">41931.14</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Exactly, we do have SNP here. I don't agree with their nationalism, but they do actually seem to give a crap about the common person here, which is refreshing. Hence I can vote in a way that counts (to some degree) and which isn't Labour or Tory.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41931.17&return_msg=41931.17" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41931.17"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41931_18"></a><div class="message" id="message_41931_18"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: milko<span class="message_time">25 Apr 2017 12:24</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Dave!! <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 25 Apr 2017 16:51"></span></span> <span class="message_count">18 of 62</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.18">41931.18</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.17#a41931_17" target="_self">41931.17</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I'm considering Scotland as an emigration possibility if the independence vote looks likely. <br /> My main trouble is the same as going anywhere though, I haven't really sussed out what I'd do for work yet.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41931.18&return_msg=41931.17" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41931.18"> <span class="rating">+1/1</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41931_19"></a><div class="message" id="message_41931_19"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: graphitone<span class="message_time">25 Apr 2017 16:27</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: milko <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 25 Apr 2017 21:47"></span></span> <span class="message_count">19 of 62</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.19">41931.19</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.17#a41931_18" target="_self">41931.18</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Become a tour guide along the English/Scottish border.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41931.19&return_msg=41931.17" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41931.19"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41931_20"></a><div class="message" id="message_41931_20"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Dave!!<span class="message_time">25 Apr 2017 16:54</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: milko <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 25 Apr 2017 21:47"></span></span> <span class="message_count">20 of 62</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.20">41931.20</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.17#a41931_18" target="_self">41931.18</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Yeah, it's always a tough one. I was forced to move here several years back as my girlfriend (now wife) got a job at Aberdeen University. Thankfully, the oil industry was still going well, so I managed to get an IT job at an oil services company. This then led to another (sub-contracted) job at GE.<br /><br /> Now, I work more generally for my company - still focusing exclusively on the GE side of things, but covering all of GE's operations in EMEA. It does at least mean that I'm pretty protected from the decline of the O&G industry as it's just a small part of my role, which is good. Unfortunately, the O&G decline does mean that job openings are a lot more sparse than they were 4 1/2 years ago when I moved up.<div class="edit_text">EDITED: 25 Apr 2017 16:55 by DAVE!!</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41931.20&return_msg=41931.17" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41931.20"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41931_21"></a><div class="message" id="message_41931_21"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time">25 Apr 2017 17:29</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Dave!! <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 25 Apr 2017 21:28"></span></span> <span class="message_count">21 of 62</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.21">41931.21</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.17#a41931_20" target="_self">41931.20</a></div> <div class="message_body"> What's the feeling up your way as to the future of o&g? A few people I've been speaking to are hopeful the deep water stuff will become more viable soon is, but no one seems too positive. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41931.21&return_msg=41931.17" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41931.21"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41931_22"></a><div class="message" id="message_41931_22"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Dave!!<span class="message_time">25 Apr 2017 21:31</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 26 Apr 2017 06:39"></span></span> <span class="message_count">22 of 62</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.22">41931.22</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.17#a41931_21" target="_self">41931.21</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Honestly, it's mixed. The O&G industry has had to do a lot of cost cutting, but there's still money in it, and GE's business is still running OK up here, albeit with a lot of cutbacks, cost-cutting and unfortunately job losses. The problem is that as long as the money in Oil remains low, the viability of a lot of the more difficult sources is limited due to the costs involved. Of course, people more closely involved in these matters will know a lot more than me! I just make sure their IT infrastructure works properly.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41931.22&return_msg=41931.17" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41931.22"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41931_23"></a><div class="message" id="message_41931_23"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time">26 Apr 2017 11:19</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Dave!! <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 26 Apr 2017 11:59"></span></span> <span class="message_count">23 of 62</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.23">41931.23</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.17#a41931_22" target="_self">41931.22</a></div> <div class="message_body"> The place I'm at laid loads of folk off last year, but a new contract outwith o&g means things are starting to pick up again. Sadly they're now relying on volume of work to make up for the terrible money they're getting from non o&g <span class="emoticon e_sad" title=":("><span class="e__">:(</span></span></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41931.23&return_msg=41931.17" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41931.23"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41931_24"></a><div class="message" id="message_41931_24"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Gobfounded (YVE)<span class="message_time"> 5 May 2017 23:39</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: milko <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 6 May 2017 13:38"></span></span> <span class="message_count">24 of 62</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.24">41931.24</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.3">41931.3</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I live n Blair's old seat, with the current incumbent having somewhat dickish tendencies, so I'l pobably vote green, if they stand, simply because it won't make a jot of difference, but nor will I be saying, yeah, have my wholehearted approval.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41931.24&return_msg=41931.17" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41931.24"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41931_25"></a><div class="message" id="message_41931_25"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time"> 7 Jun 2017 15:38</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">25 of 62</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.25">41931.25</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Completely forgot about this thread... Looks like everyone got it wrong about Corbyn, or rather we assumed that May would not do her level best to make him a relatively appealing alternative. I think that the Conservatives+UKIP will still win, albeit with a diminished majority. <span class="emoticon e_angry" title=":-@"><span class="e__">:-@</span></span> Sure hope not.<div class="edit_text">EDITED: 7 Jun 2017 15:41 by DSMITHHFX</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41931.25&return_msg=41931.17" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41931.25"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41931_26"></a><div class="message" id="message_41931_26"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time"> 8 Jun 2017 02:38</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 8 Jun 2017 09:12"></span></span> <span class="message_count">26 of 62</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.26">41931.26</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41931.17#a41931_25" target="_self">41931.25</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Diminished majority? <br /> It will likely be an increased majority unfortunately.<br /> <br /> A few rumours of government prepping for a hung parliament, but it won't happen. We'd need the 18-24s to turnout, and they won't to anywhere near the levels required for a surge of non-Tory votes. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41931.26&return_msg=41931.17" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41931.26"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="41931.27" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>