Roundtable Discussion; The Future of Mineral Sands. Watch the video here.
So as a LTH EUAer AA used to be JVed with EUA but they walked during the lows of PGM prices years ago. Why do I get the feeling that it’s like Smiller said. AA are eying the Munni Munni PGMs and this offtake agreement is the first foot in the door so to speak. Interesting times.
King. I'd offer platitudes and plaintiffs but instead I offer this: unto my veracity as a stated burger flipper of zero hour still and once min wage occupation (teamleader so have to be above min now, barely). This video I share now was filmed a little more than 6 months before a best mate from school days landed me the job in the kitchen I have worked all these, ahem, 9 years since. Said mate left the rubbish on a work stairwell that F'ed my spine when I slipped on it landing on my back across 3 flights of stairs. He still does not get it. Anyway. Here's me hitting myself in the head with a big stick after a bad intro in hindisight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znl0eJSvFaM
That's me 9 years ago as I attempted a Youtuber gamer career circa 2012-13 in between jobs. I actually got offered a contract by a studio associated with the people behind Pewdiepies early rise to internet fame (Maker Studios). No BS, damn glad I turned it down as the 1st "Ad-pocalypse" occurred mere weeks after that offer. That meant anyone who signed up to a Multi-Channel-Network entered legally dubious waters if they were net the likes of Pewds.
The video is only a minute long, I make no money from it but Google does and it contains Final Fantasy 7 victory music after I pull off what I was trying to do. I have a main of hair these days and much less of a gut. I really am that real and in the words of my dad joke orientated cycle buddy, I suck at jokes but excel at self deprecation and or dry humour.
So this hard R (to save censorship) is here to stay (in EUA, fundamentals and all that jazz).
GLA.
PS. Feels like I hijacked this well thought out post by LB now I look back on it. My apologies. Twas meant to beat back the herpies, not self reflection. Although do feel free to laugh at that video of me. My co-workers love showing that to newbies in the pub and I'm fine with that lol. It's where all the views come from.
Understandale gruffles lol. Evidently I needed to get that off my chest. I highly doubt the management realise the embarrassment they have caused me given my O/T post here and statements made to friends and family. Lesson learnt, never take anything for granted until it is in writing and legally final. Funnily enough I owe these revelations to my head chefs mother who is a cleaner for the pub and a kitchen worker whenever the head chef needs it (nepotistic or what, they are not even officially trained to work the kitchen so there goes corporate compliance.) They mentioned that I may want to get this head chef role confirmed in writing which led to the miscommunication conversation with my GM.
But yeah. My single parent 'Ma did not raise me to be work shy. My job is dog s h it e, the pay is worse but I can hold my head high. I earn my wages with literal blood sweat and tears.
I ran out of characters. I will bear that in mind mugwump and my thanks for even considering such a thing based off of a strangers words. I love the 'Boro and would be loath to move away but it may come to that.
Newbie. Sounds like the kinda of experience I would have in a PC/woke training event. For example when I was just entering psychodynamic counselling, dealing with consequences of some silly criminal actions (theft by employee, long story short I'd make terrible criminal cos I'm too honest lol) and having no job I approached the Job Center for help re having to do 48 hours worth of job search a week.
I pointed out my personal circumstances of having to attend counselling and community service and having to do a full time job of job search was not helping but was told, and I quote.
"Sorry mate I'd love to help you but you are just a straight white male with no kids. There is nothing the system will let me do for you." So I signed off the dole that day and did some guvvi jobs cos sod that noise. But apparently according to the PC brigade I need to check my colour privilege. Yeah, about that. I'm colourblind so cannot see a rainbow properly, indeed I see green dogs as opposed to brown dogs so how about you check your colour privilege? The cognitive dissonance this causes invariably causes PC types to mumble an apology and move onto to an easier target for their id pol bigotry. Lol.
Mr Wolfe. Have a picture of the last parmo I cooked at home. I'm more of a chef in my own time than I am at work lol.
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=5313781275405317&set=pcb.5313781418738636
And yes I just doxxed myself but meh. I simply don't care, become undoxxable etc etc. Plus my username is that rare across all platforms it would not take much research to dox me tbh. Also I'm hella proud of that parmo. Chicken thigh as opposed to breast that can become easily overcooked by the time you have browned your cheese, wholemeal breadcrumb made by hand cos no blender and wholemeal is somewhat healthy as opposed to white breadcrumb. Also where once there would have being chorizo for topping. That parmo is topped with spring onion, red chilli, chestnut mushroom and sweetcorn. Talk about your 5 a day :)
Sbrace. I have considered that. Only thing is to get any kind of captiol for start up I would have to liquidate my entire PF is a loss of about 35%. Given that would invalidate all the work I have put in since October 23rd 2019 (my once legendary 140 quid investment that has been over 10000% up at one point), I am loathe to do so. I'd prefer to suck up the BS for a few more years and diamond hands my way to breaking free. That said that 14k trading position is down to a measly 5000 shares but then again I do have 21k in ISA which is more than I ever had in trading. So as someone who still has faith in the stated BOD strategy I should be alright in a year or 2 times. But I've being saying that for a few years now based off of my investment decisions o.0
Mugwump. Amen to that sentiment, you should have seen the look on my managers face when I requested a payrise. This will be contentious but min wage laws hurts exemplary workers earnings in low skilled jobs.
UFO 100,000 0.60p £600.00 0.302p £301.70 £298.30
UFO 315,614 0.60p £1,893.68 0.801p £2,528.70 £-635.02
Taken straight from the LSE PF. The 100k used to be 250k but as alluded to previously my time in Furlough was financially painful hence being down to 100k on that trading account position. 315k in ISA, most I've ever had. Small fry to most but close to 3k in cost in a big bucks to a burger flipper.
GLA.
Also my sincere thanks to all those who commented on my O/T thread what feels like months ago. Twas quite the pleasent surprise to come home to that wall of kind support from people I have never physically met. Indeed it was quite overwhelming for someone that struggles to accept they are an erstwhile person in life. All the more reason my current work circumstances all but make me physically sick. I'm just grateful I did not impulsively get a 10k loan which did cross my mind in the days after I accepted the role.
I have a washing machine donated by a friend who failed to tell me the door would not stay on. So a 30kg BBQ gas bottle is my ghetto solution to that problem. I've being in this rented property for nigh on 4 months, I still have bed sheets for curtains. Long N short of it I could do with an injection of capitol and given I was mentally looking at going from 14k a year to 28k I was comfortable taking on a loan. Thank god I did not based on a "miscommunication". Do not work for Greene King is my advice.
Hi Gruffles and Mr Wolfe. It's going so well I've told them to shove their job. I'm looking for new work. A couple of days after accepting the role the General Manager told me there had been a miscommunication and I had 6 months to prove myself. This came after the second in command, who has accused me of being a bully and having a terrible attitude, whispered in the GMs ear after I asked them what they thought. Said manager does not like me cos I call a spade a spade IE I've told them they are a hypocrite re bullying and attitude.
Well given a work accident in 2017 I've worked an average of 20-25 hours a week cos my spine is F'ed. Spent 3 years getting fitter, stepped up to teamleader 9 months ago and have worked like a 21 year old since. I did 25 hours in 2 days the other week covering staff illness. Also as for her allegations I told her to ask the person she thought I was bullying what was what. That person told that manager she was bang out of order and I'm his friend. Basically no one likes that manager, they talk to people like something they stepped in and is a massive hypocrite.
So only thing I have to prove is how much that kitchen will miss me. I'm not comfortable being big headed but I am that places best chef. Most liked and respected person in there in the eyes of punters and workers. To the point there's a couple that travel from Richmond to Middlesbrough every Tuesday to have 2x 8 oz steaks cooked by me.
They can always tell if I'm not on and last Tuesday they told management it was the best steak they have ever had in their life. And they, management still won't give me a payrise to acknowledge I work to a higher standard than someone on 14k a year more than me (current head chef is still there). So yeah. I'm very salty with work at the moment.
But anyway we are not allowed a specials board by Greene King. Crying shame cos the one time I convinced management to get parmos on the menu we were the busiest I have ever known that place be. But because we are a "flaming grill" steak focused place head office did not like us not selling many steaks compared to parmos.
So best I can say is we have the challenge menu. Things like 4 x 8 oz rump steaks chopped up with red pepper, onion and topped with a Camembert wheel served with 2 x chips, garlic bread, cheesy potato skins and a beef merlot gravy dipping sauce as well as peppercorn sauce. Not my kinda thing and a nightmare to cook when the punter wants it well done but it sells well enough.
Apologies for the rant. Tis quite a sore subject this head chef role. Looks like I wouldnt have gotten it anyway, some other places head chef has cropped up so they offered it to them behind my back. Way to reward 9 years worth of work Greene King and The Southern Cross management. Role on that DFS I say. This burger flipper will escape the wage cage, preferably on an E-bike jumping a barbed wire fence while the Great Escape theme tune plays and the sun sets lol.
GLA.
Yep, happy with that. BBG sounded his usual self so I'm not getting a sense for any hard feelings. I reckon Bill is just glad/looking forward to be able to focus on the data side of things as opposed to running the company. Thanks for sharing Deanok.
I would not be so sure, depends what new CEO wants to do as we know Bill was not keen on being a producer. For me IOCA is a keeper when fed via Hanc0ck,Brockman etc and those profits are used to produce a small but respectable dividend and the rest goes into working up Munni Munni to JORC 2012 standards at the very least. That's my ideal scenario entering 2024 after a ramp up first year 2023 focused on DSO.
And there's EH sitting in the wings, it's being a while since we heard about a Head Frame (that may not be the correct term) going in.
As others have pointed out, better than this burger flipper can, there's many reasons to be happy with this RNS. More so after a no news period combined with a change in CEO along with a depressed SP, well the sentiment round these parts sure was depressed. Not so much now.
Rather cheekily clapped a couple hundred more on the ISA given that RNS. Knocked .026 off the average so happy with that and I'm close to half a million shares again. Oh and I got offered .57 to buy on halifax 5 minutes ago for those interested in such things.
GLA.
An apt ending for a Bilbo Baggins-esque final adventure except instead of the land of elves it's the land of ozzies and Castlemaine 4x lol. Fair thee well Ted, my eternal thanks for knowledge imparted. I still chortle at the amount of people who should know better RE my buy is showing as a sell. It's a best guess algo people.
As for Horta's statement. I'm on record as not liking the CCP so would much prefer Timor work with the Ozzies however whatever gets some monetary value reassigned to our stranded asset is fine by me at this point in my life. GLA.
Yikes, that one really went off the deep end. In other news. Japan has resumed imports of Russian oil, first western aligned domino to fall re Russian sourced energy and sanctions?
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5514387
"Japan resumes oil imports from Russia in July
Japan started importing oil from Russia again in July. Imports of raw materials in June were brought to zero.
The volume of oil purchases decreased by 65% by July 2021, according to data from the Ministry of Finance of Japan. In January-July, the indicator decreased by 21.7%. The volume of deliveries of liquefied natural gas decreased by 26.1% by July 2021. Supplies of coal (40.1%), ore (84.9%), grain (73.1%), and vegetables (60.6%) also declined. Imports of fish and fish products increased by 21.7%.
Overall, imports from Russia rose to 174 billion yen ($1.3 billion), up 31%. Exports fell 49.5% to 40.7 billion yen ($303 million). In value terms, imports of mineral fuels to Japan as a whole increased by 45.1% amid rising energy prices.
How the new Japanese government intends to solve the issue of energy security — in the material "Kommersant "" Japanese ministers do not have enough energy."
Leonid Uvarchev"
I sense pragmatism is going to win over in the end. Also that was auto translated so there will be some wonky translation for sure. Like that final sentence is probably meant to read more like. How will the new Japanese Government solve the issue of energy security. In the opinion of "Kommersant"; Japanese ministers do not have enough energy.
Anyway. GLA.
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Doing my bit, not much but I can actually afford a cheeky average down after last months graft. 25 hours in 2 days, 49 hours in that week. I'm getting to old for this lol. I also agree with Napthman although could be longer than a week. Anyone know if they could withhold lab results until a strategic review is concluded? However once that is out the way I can see some juicey newsflow restarting. Tick tock on Elizabeth Hills being reopened. Gonna need Bill down there on the hunt for a nugget to rival Australias biggest ever found...in EH :)
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