Delphi

CelloMomOnCars , 2 days ago to random

"Three in four (76%) European travelers are adapting their behaviour to the #climate crisis, according to a new survey by the European Travel Commission (ETC) shared exclusively with the Guardian.

In a sign that extreme weather is weighing on the minds of travellers and industry professionals."

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/article/2024/jul/02/my-escape-is-going-north-heatwaves-begin-to-drive-tourists-in-europe-to-cool-climes

But not one word in this article about the #emissions generated by #tourism

RolloTreadway , 27 days ago to random

Morning all. Bit pissed off, because of something I read yesterday - that some stupid percentage of people apparently want fewer non-clinical staff in the NHS, in relation to the usual election bullshit about 'efficiency savings'.

I work for an ambulance service. Our ambulances see all kind of unpleasant things, so it's essential that they're kept clean.

But without non-clinical staff, we have nobody working in Cleaning, so infections spread.

And we can't have a plan to bring these infections under control, as we now have no Infection Control staff. What, you thought Infection Control was a clinical job? You probably thought everything was a clinical job, right? Guess what? Just because a role is in some way connected to medical things, doesn't mean it is classified as 'clinical'.

Also, we don't have anything with which to clean and stop infections, because no non-clinical staff means no Procurement staff out there buying what's needed.

Even if we could procure what we needed, how could we pay for it? We'll have nobody in Finance.

Perhaps, okay, we can have Finance staff, but who's going to do that job if we can't pay them? Because we can't pay anyone, if we have no Payroll staff.

And if we have someone doing Payroll, presumably they'll be using payroll software on the computer. Except, they can't do that, as we won't have any IT staff.

This is a bad idea, right? Let's bring back Cleaning, bring Infection Control, bring back Procurement, bring back Finance, bring back Payroll, bring back, IT. Except... actually we can't do that either, because no non-clinical staff means no Recruitment team.

Non-clinical support staff matter as much in the NHS as any other organisation. Without non-clinical support, there is no NHS.

This has been a public service announcement on behalf of Support Staff Who Are Already Overworked And Underpaid As It Is, And We're Really Fucking Tired.

#NHS #UKPol #politics

sollat , 1 month ago to random

Pretty day for window sitting

#FensterFreitag #Cats

Video: A fluffy white cat sits in a windowsill looking out at the neighborhood. Sunlight makes various colors in a purple plum tree to the right.

NormanDunbar , 1 month ago to weirdfolks group

Good morning fellow Mastos and hello to Thursday. Hope you slept well. I was kept awake by the rain last night, which is annoying. However MrsD got up early and has taken Wesley out for wander, so I got a lie in.

Have a belter of a day, have fun, stay safe and never laugh at other people's misfortunes. Unless they are Tories!! 😉

Today's random photo is especially for @DoubleTreble and the @weirdfolks. it's a Highland Coo, but not as you know it!

swearyanthony , 3 months ago to random

Things I want from a kettle: make water hot.
Things I do not want from a kettle: an engaging interactive experience.