RE: FN-FORUM [OT] Hunting and Countryside (was drip dry moby)

date posted 26th September 2002 14:56

> In this day and age, when we have technology to allow more
> home or local office working, it is ridiculous that this
> should end up being the case. I hate the fact that most
> employers insist on having us in their offices when we can
> often work better from home w/o the attendent wast of
> travelling time, increased physical dange of dealing with the
> tube or the M25 (substitute local alternatives) and the
> resulting waste of resources and increase in pollution. There
> is little reason why most of us can't work in a moer amenable
> environment where we would be more productive, saner and
> maybe a little greener :)

That's exactly why I'm trying to use the fact that my skill set is very
rare to give me the upper hand in negotiating my contract renewal at the
moment.

One day they'll realise that it reduces their costs for office space and
the like. At that point it'll be the best thing since sliced bread and
they'll claim it as their idea.

> The big problem with these matters is that there are too many
> people who are so divorced from the reality of nature that
> they like to believe a fairy tale sanitised view. Wonder how
> long it would be before they started to complain when their
> children are starving after the farmers and custodians of the
> countryside have all been hamstrung.

Well, if things go the way they are at the moment, we attack Iraq along
with the Yanks and then half the arab world retaliate, maybe the kids
will be evacuated to the countryside again. Let them get used to it and
see if it educates them to the realities of rural life.

> I know I've enjoyed it :)

Ditto.

> I'm not really sure what the answer would be.

Hmmm. Have to have a think about that. Hopefully once I get up there
I'll have a little more time and might be able to at least try and do
something about it. Along with all the other bits and pieces I've been
promising myself I'll do "when I get up there". ;)

Darran.