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jon357   
27 Jun 2013
News / Restoring the Port of Elbląg? [113]

Perhaps they could get the Boy Scouts to build a temple of divine providence instead.
jon357   
27 Jun 2013
News / Restoring the Port of Elbląg? [113]

A lot of cargo around Baltic is being carried by small ships like this one

And there is no suggestion that extra capacity is needed in Elblag.

expat

I don't think any have posted in this thread.
jon357   
27 Jun 2013
News / Restoring the Port of Elbląg? [113]

a massive waste of money

Not if the

Boy Scouts

dig the deep water port. Perhaps the WI can build the approach roads.
jon357   
26 Jun 2013
News / Restoring the Port of Elbląg? [113]

Volunteer labour doesn't cost a dime, soldiers do what they're told and scouts are civic-minded

You've really cheered me up with that one. It's a hilarious suggestion, even from a PiS supporter. Why not suggest getting Tinkie Winkie to build a motorway when the Boy Scouts start to tire.
jon357   
26 Jun 2013
News / Poland's Nationalists hold congress [132]

Well, by your standards, I can see where that could be the case

By the standards of the law - which I'm happy to call my standards.

Possible but it is equally possible they haven't found any evidence against him.
Not to be confused with guilelessness.

It's 'possible' that the moon is made of green cheese, however exhaustive investigation has not found that. Same here - unless you know something the hostile investigators and the prosecutors do not, and can prove it as fact, you should be careful not to malign an innocent man.
jon357   
26 Jun 2013
News / Restoring the Port of Elbląg? [113]

Unless Shifty Eyes said there was -- then you'd soon change your tack.

I thought Kaczynski, the failed ex-premier, was behind this bread and circuses scheme - like so many of his ideas, one that he has no intention of carrying out - as an attempt to win votes.
jon357   
26 Jun 2013
Work / Corporate integration or blackmail in Poland's companies? [30]

that money is used for evening/weekend events and weekends away, etc. The money cannot be given as salary.

And not infrequently for English lessons.

It all depends where you work. My other half saves up all our opera/ballet/theatre tickets and cashes them in once a year for a percentage of the ticket price.

There is also the point that forced class integration can be a disgruntling experience especially for the working class.

The original idea was well intentioned and much about returning to the workers all the fruits of their labour. There are thousands of holiday camps round PL which were set up for works holidays - very often the first time anyone had had anything like a holiday and nowadays fondly remembered.

If the Bosses wanted to lavish largesse on people they would give them a pay rise.

Agreed.
jon357   
26 Jun 2013
News / Poland's Nationalists hold congress [132]

A rabid comment, but as usual somewhat divorced from reality. As I said earlier, the IPN back during the ducks' regime investigated and found nothing. Zero. Nada. An innocent man.