No flags allowed on ntl/TW vans - Page 5

Nugget · 31-05-2006, 22:17

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Originally Posted by DipsTheOne

I was told to take it off has it was offending the asians why i dont know have you try and get explination form a copper probly there were thinking i was trying to course a riot erm thats my guess but im not stupid i had my kids in back of the car this was just unberlivable how much they seam to get away with it Oh im from OLDHAM you rember the riots right i shall say no more.

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and like i say i have nothing against asians but they do get away with alot of things!!!!!!!!!!!!11

So what if you're from Oldham? I'm from a town about 4 miles from Handsworth, and they were having riots twenty years ago - doesn't mean that I think all black Brummies are about to mug me, and ransack my house. Asians are no more likely (or just as likely, depending on your point of view

) to be provoked by a flag as your average stereotypical skinhead

Anyway, this is completely off-topic - I still fail to see what the problem is with this company 'banning' flags on their vans - at the end of the day, the vans are their property, so they can set whatever rules they want

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Originally Posted by DipsTheOne

OK i think im a bit carried away with the hole thing now but i shall say 1 more thing.(WHY CANT I BE ENGLISH AND PROUND AND not having to watch what i say in front of people from all walks of life???????????

This hasn' got anything to do with being proud of your nationality - as far as I can see, it's do with maintaining a professional appearance for customer-facing staff

31-05-2006, 22:22

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Originally Posted by Nugget

This hasn' got anything to do with being proud of your nationality - as far as I can see, it's do with maintaining a professional appearance for customer-facing staff

This is just another move to remove any morale that was left at NTL.

Womble · 31-05-2006, 22:24

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Originally Posted by unlimited

NTL Senior management don't need to worry about professionalism. They messed that up years ago and continue to do so on a daily bases. I honestly feel NTL Senior management have lost the plot completely and this just cements that feeling.

As for the flags well sounds like "ankers" comes to mind.

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So what about the cheap tv, phone and broadband. Charge full price and save a engineers job.

Plus having had time now to read this thread through i honestly cannot believe some of the crazy half arsed answers that have come out to say why they support NTL Management in not allowing the members of staff in supporting there teams. God next you will agree with full outsourcing to India and demand the flying of Indian flags on the vans.

boy this site is going

The best post so far!! Bar none

31-05-2006, 22:25

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Originally Posted by DipsTheOne

OK i think im a bit carried away with the hole thing now but i shall say 1 more thing.(WHY CANT I BE ENGLISH AND PROUND AND not having to watch what i say in front of people from all walks of life???????????

/dons nomex vest

In my opinion this current craze for 'flying the flag' is not about being patriotic, it is more about 'mine is bigger than yours'

- which makes me glad I am half Welsh

- what I mean, is that I am looking at this dispassionately, for now, as has been said, do English football supporters really want to make all this fuss, then, potentially get dumped at the group stage ???

I'm happy to be wrong, of course, but I may not be watching until they get to, at least, the quarter finals

Nugget · 31-05-2006, 22:37

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Originally Posted by unlimited

This is just another move to remove any morale that was left at NTL.

Well, in fairness Bill, none of us know whether ntl are laying anything else on for their staff during the World Cup - the only thing we know is that staff can't put stuff on their vans.

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Originally Posted by unlimited

Well at the moment the engineer i am talking to on msn say's ZILCH for them.

Fair enough - however, my employers aren't doing anything either, but I just accept it

sollp · 31-05-2006, 23:23

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Originally Posted by Russ D

Banning England shirts and flags on engineers and their vans is a very good thing IMO. I'm Welsh and certainly would find that intimidating, especially with the St George's flag being used by the BNP.

Absolute rubbish, your Welsh good for you, as for the BNP using the St Georges flag, well thats up to them. I'm using it to represent My country and i'm proud to show it. Talking about being intimidated by someone having a flag on there car is stupid.

Typical an Englishman wants to show his flag and as usual he's a racist, but on the other hand if your Welsh or Scottish, it's great to see a bit of pride and passion.

It's comments like that about the BNP ect is exactly why this happens all the time, because of peoples inability to see past this.

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Nugget · 31-05-2006, 23:29

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Originally Posted by sollp

Absolute rubbish, your Welsh good for you, as for the BNP using the St Georges flag, well thats up to them. I'm using it to represent My country and i'm proud to show it. Talking about being intimidated by someone having a flag on there car is stupid.

Typical an Englishman wants to show his flag and as usual he's a racist, but on the other hand if your Welsh or Scottish, it's great to see a bit of pride and passion.

It's comments like that about the BNP ect is exactly why this happens all the time, because of peoples inability to see past this.

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May I again be the first to re-direct you to post 35

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...9&postcount=35

PS1 · 31-05-2006, 23:35

My van(Ntl) has just had the flags of every country playing in the world cup painted on either side.The front and back of the van have been given goal posts.My dashboard has been fitted with a 26" Lcd so i dont miss a game and in the side of the van i now have a large fridge to keep my beers cold.As for uniform,we have all been given the opportunity to wear the full kit(inc shorts ,t-shirts and even socks) of any team we choose.

Carlsberg dont do telecommunications companys,but im sure if they did.............

Russ · 01-06-2006, 00:29

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Originally Posted by sollp

Absolute rubbish, your Welsh good for you, as for the BNP using the St Georges flag, well thats up to them. I'm using it to represent My country and i'm proud to show it. Talking about being intimidated by someone having a flag on there car is stupid.

Typical an Englishman wants to show his flag and as usual he's a racist, but on the other hand if your Welsh or Scottish, it's great to see a bit of pride and passion.

It's comments like that about the BNP ect is exactly why this happens all the time, because of peoples inability to see past this.

Nugget · 01-06-2006, 00:51

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Originally Posted by Russ D

Pretty much proves that people don't read what they don't want to read

Druchii · 01-06-2006, 02:21

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Originally Posted by PS1

My van(Ntl) has just had the flags of every country playing in the world cup painted on either side.The front and back of the van have been given goal posts.My dashboard has been fitted with a 26" Lcd so i dont miss a game and in the side of the van i now have a large fridge to keep my beers cold.As for uniform,we have all been given the opportunity to wear the full kit(inc shorts ,t-shirts and even socks) of any team we choose. Carlsberg dont do telecommunications companys,but im sure if they did.............

LMAO!!!

jtwn · 01-06-2006, 02:45

Even though its not really helping I believe the only people who actually keep PC going is the people who complain about it.

So we can't say 'blackboard' anymore. Would you like to tell me, who exactly in the real word isn't going to say it? And who is telling us we cannot say it?

Druchii · 01-06-2006, 02:46

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Originally Posted by jtwn

Even though its not really helping I believe the only people who actually keep PC going is the people who complain about it. So we can't say 'blackboard' anymore. Would you like to tell me, who exactly in the real word isn't going to say it? And who is telling us we cannot say it?

I say it, everyone else i know says it... It's like whiteboard, i deliberaelty take offence to it if someone has corrected me on blackboard that day. It's stupid... what next Bah Bah rainbow sheep?

01-06-2006, 02:52

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Originally Posted by Druchii

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Originally Posted by jtwn

Even though its not really helping I believe the only people who actually keep PC going is the people who complain about it. So we can't say 'blackboard' anymore. Would you like to tell me, who exactly in the real word isn't going to say it? And who is telling us we cannot say it?

I say it, everyone else i know says it... It's like whiteboard, i deliberaelty take offence to it if someone has corrected me on blackboard that day. It's stupid... what next Bah Bah rainbow sheep?

watch out for your woggle

Druchii · 01-06-2006, 02:53

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Originally Posted by homealone

watch out for your woggle

What the? English please? lol