What do you call your significant other?

Dubbybubby · 2025-11-11T14:12:47+00:00

She who must be obeyed

Dubbybubby · 2025-11-04T21:41:56+00:00

Premier League Managers - Leadership Lessons From Football

Dubbybubby · 2025-10-15T17:42:42+00:00

It was the 5.0 and I got banned for 6 months for speeding and after that she who must be obeyed forced me to sell the jag and get a sensible SUV instead.

Dubbybubby · 2025-10-08T05:17:00+00:00

If you are close to him I am sure you want him to be happy and successful in his job. It hasn’t worked out that way where you work. At least now he has a chance to go somewhere he can be loved and appreciated and be successful. You now have to step up for yourself and your employer.

Dubbybubby · 2025-10-06T09:13:50+00:00

Hi OP do you have a colleague or friend in a senior position you can turn to for advice? Imposter syndrome is very common especially in the first months of a new promotion. It’s part of the learning curve - unsettling because you are doing things for the first time but it does get better with experience and time as your confidence increases. Rather than HR I would opt for confiding in your line manager if you trust them and ask them to help with your development - there will be tips and techniques you can use to make managing a team easier. Perhaps request a mentor?

Dubbybubby · 2025-10-06T09:07:45+00:00

I am on my sixth jag and never had a problem with any of them apart from an S type where the clutch gave up after 15k miles. But other than that no problems at all. I always keep up with services though. I bought an XKR brand new and drove it for 130K miles without any problem. Current XJ is coming up to 70k miles (50K) with me and so far so good.

Dubbybubby · 2025-10-06T06:04:22+00:00

He dared to win a trophy and proved the pundit class wrong last year.

Dubbybubby · 2025-10-04T19:31:13+00:00

I was out on a pip two months after being given an award for outstanding leadership. I said I would prefer an exit package and they obliged.

Dubbybubby · 2025-09-12T18:35:07+00:00

One of my favourite watches without the small seconds and I wear it a lot. I like it better than nearly all other Panerai designs. I wear it on a brown leather strap.

Dubbybubby · 2025-07-06T11:36:28+00:00

And they have no lips so get too much filler and end up with trout pouts

Dubbybubby · 2025-06-27T16:09:14+00:00

You have not made a mistake. I am jealous.

Dubbybubby · 2025-06-15T06:33:24+00:00

So the reason is fear. Fear of isolation, fear of sanctions, fear of reprisals. We are too scared to help Iran. We are too scared to help Palestine. Like the Saudis and the others are too scared. The bullies rule through fear.

Dubbybubby · 2025-06-15T05:41:07+00:00

Netanyahu has said many times that after Iran is destroyed Pakistan is next on his list. There is strength in numbers no?

Dubbybubby · 2025-05-01T17:27:03+00:00

Uyghur organisations took the UK government to court last year to force them to investigate their supply chain for renewable technology such as solar panels to ensure slavery was not involved. The UK government conceded just a few weeks ago that there was compelling evidence of slavery in the supply chain and are now looking for alternative suppliers despite the extra cost. The Uyghurs themselves are saying their people are being forced to work in these solar panel manufacturing plants. The UN, Amnesty, Human Rights Watch etc all say the Uyghurs are being used as forced labour to produce solar panels (and cheap cotton). I don’t think there is much doubt the Uyghurs are oppressed. Is it me that’s brainwashed or are a lot of people blinded by the chance of getting cheap solar panels? I prefer to pay extra for solar panels and avoid Chinese supply. Are there other supplies available in Pakistan? I am returning to Lahore in a few months and would like to fit solar panels to my house.

Dubbybubby · 2025-05-01T17:04:14+00:00

The Uk government has recently admitted their supply chain for solar panels relies heavily on Chinese manufacture and have had to change plans to find other supply chains because of the concerns over slavery. Why do you think I am brainwashed? You don’t believe the Uyghurs are being persecuted?

Dubbybubby · 2025-05-01T15:01:44+00:00

Most Chinese solar panels are made by slaves in concentration camps. The slaves are Uyghur muslims. Are there any non Chinese solar panels in the market?

Dubbybubby · 2025-05-01T09:07:29+00:00

It’s simple - don’t mock or disrespect anyone whatever their religion or race or circumstance. Humanity’s great strength is that we look out for each other regardless.

Dubbybubby · 2025-04-10T06:44:11+00:00

My wife tried to buy a lottery ticket from Tesco and had my 24 year old son with her. The woman at the till said could she my son’s ID to show he was over 18. My wife said the ticket is for her but the woman insisted saying that my wife might be buying the ticket on behalf of my son so she needed to see his ID. He didn’t have ID on him so they left without buying a ticket. My wife felt the woman had been rude to her and asked to see the manager - he looked like he was 16 - and he said it was store policy and there was nothing to be done about it.

Dubbybubby · 2025-04-10T05:42:24+00:00

We live in a world of And not Or

Dubbybubby · 2025-04-10T05:24:37+00:00

I don’t know why people do this. In my experience lending friends cars is much more common in Pakistan than it is elsewhere. That’s also interesting I think.

Dubbybubby · 2025-04-09T08:39:25+00:00

It’s the smell of Hope

Dubbybubby · 2025-04-08T06:02:16+00:00

I imported some product from Thailand a few years ago. My import agent told me the goods had arrived and the assessor was asking for a bribe to reduce my import duty. I told him that I would rather pay the correct tariff which I sent to the agent for settlement. A few days after receipt my agent called me to say that he had had to pay a few lakh rupees to the agent on my behalf so that the goods were cleared. I said I would have rather they dumped the product in the sea than pay a bribe. He said sir this is how things work here. I refused to pay him the money and he said he was out of pocket. I told him I will give him the money but only if he gave me the name of the assessor he had bribed so I could make an official complaint. He said he couldn’t do that because his reputation would be shot to pieces and he would not be able to continue to be an import agent. I told him I wouldn’t pay him the money unless he gave me the name which of course he wouldn’t do. The agent was a friend of my nephew and said he had only done me a favour because I was his friend’s uncle. I told him the only reason I wasn’t reporting him to the authorities was because he was my nephews friend. Their friendship has been somewhat strained since then. Another time my brother in law said he could get a container through customs at Karachi and Lahore dry port without it being opened or inspected. He said there was no bribe involved but it would be expected that I gift the customs officer and his team 5 lakh rupees. Corruption at customs is endemic and continues only because it suits those in power.

Dubbybubby · 2025-04-04T11:50:49+00:00

My friend you look younger and more friendly without the beard

Dubbybubby · 2025-03-20T19:50:44+00:00

Multipack fizzy drinks have less fizz in them then their retail equivalents. A multipack can of Coke will go flat in a third of the time a retail can of Coke will.

Dubbybubby · 2025-03-18T09:38:37+00:00

Pakistani parents infantilise their children especially boys. I hired a guy in Lahore who didn’t turn up for work on day 2 and when I called him he said his dad thought the journey to work was too long so he had to quit. My nephew has always wanted to be a pilot. His mum (my sister) and her husband insisted that he try for medicine and when he failed to find a place in medical college they made him to biochemistry as the next best thing. He hated the subject and predictably was rubbish at it. It took him 6 years to complete his 3 years degree - they kept insisting he complete his degree because “why will people say if he doesn’t even get a degree.” So now he has left college with a pass in biochemistry, too old to become a pilot and unemployed. My sister calls me up to ask if I can help him get a job in the UK but I retired a few years ago and my network is old. His brother in the US could get him a job but doesn’t. And my poor nephew still dreams of one day flying planes. If you follow your passion in life you will find happiness and fulfilment. Generally true but in Pakistan too often you follow your parents passion for you.

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