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What's the difference between those days and vacation?
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Vacation days cannot be reduced or paid out, and can accumulate for maximum two years then they MUST be used or there is a fine for the employer (and possibly the employee). They must be taken according to plans made together with the company though, so one cannot "take a vacation day" on a whim (usually - many company don't care and allow it anyway). They are counted as days or half days.
Paid leaves are counted in hours or half hours, can be taken mostly anytime with a bare minimum or no notification at all (the latter only on urgent matters). It is possible to take several contiguous days of paid leave if one wants it but they cannot be chained to vacation days. The company may, through contract with the single employee, reduce the number of paid leave hours paying them in the salary, but must aloow for at least 2 hours/month. They pauid leave hours stack and after two years if an employee has not used them they will be paid in the monthly chekc.
Plus there are holidays, which are quite a lot: Christmas, New Year, the day after Easter, May 1st (labourers holiday), June 2nd (Republic celebration), August 15th (Ferragosto) and December 8th (Conception) plus the local protector Saint holiday of the city the office is located.
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A_Griffin wrote: Well I stay at home and have £50 to spend on something else
Like what - since you're not leaving the house?
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We have this thing called "The Internet" - try it sometime! 
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If you can't be bothered to leave home, why shouldn't delivery company employees do the same? :-p
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They do, and I'm not complaining. I don't have to leave home, nor do I require anyone else to, in order to spend and enjoy that £50 online, if I want. Or I could save it til another day (when the sun is shining.)
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In Italy chains orsnow tires are mandatory, while socks aren't mentioned anywhere and rarely sold. I discovered of their existance only recently. They wear out faster than chains but are a hell lot easier to put on.
I hate winter tires when there is no snow - barely any traction at all and when the road is wet it's like driving on soap.
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In the French alps you are required to have chains or socks (or winter tyres). Socks arent officially recognised, but the police accept them.
Since I first saw socks I was impressed, and after trying them convinced. They are so much easier to use than chains, and even if they do wear out after a few years they are worth it.
I'll probably switch to winter tyres next year though.
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Munchies_Matt wrote: Socks arent officially recognised, but the police accept them.
Here too but since the police in Italy has a real bad case of "ignorant and arrognat officers" I hesitate before risking...
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They probably have that in common with the people they're policing.
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Sadly yes.
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I should probably mention here that in my very limited experience, Italian police officers are extremely helpful.
Then again, I was only asking for directions.
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In mine too, still it really depends on the single officer you encounter. They can let go for small infractions (once I had a broken headlight and didn't notice, the Carabinere alerted me but didn't fine me, probably he saw me genuinely surprised) or have your a** for even minor ones.
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Well, for the thirty some years I lived in Alaska, I always had some old wool OD green Army blankets in the trunk. One of the best ways to provide traction - throw one under a tire when you get stuck and away you go
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, navigate a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects! - Lazarus Long
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Interesting. I've never heard of those. Do they help on ice though? Or just snow?
When it snows in Atlanta, the snow isn't the problem, it's when it turns to ice that you can't drive on it.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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They work on both, though are better on snow than ice.
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I live in Phoenix. Very little chance of snow here. Ever. But snow is available just a few hours away.
Last Friday evening I drove up to Flagstaff and wouldn't you know it there was a light flurry as I reached the higher elevations (7000ft). I was fine in my 4WD SUV with decent off-road tires, but lesser vehicles were going off left and right.
Most people here will never drive on snow and those who get surprised are completely unprepared (even a light rain can cause trouble here).
I'm pretty sure that most saw the signs saying "winter driving conditions" and thought about wearing a sweater while playing golf.
modified 2-Mar-18 16:35pm.
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Don't know if I'll get away with this one, but never mind It's Friday, relax!
Work the woman in plant (7)
[edit]
I know I'm going to get beaten up for this, when the answer comes, by all you scientifically-minded lot saying "You can't say that!" Well, tough, I can and I have, and anyway no-one takes science seriously any more, opinion is what matters.... but if no-one's solved it by 11:30 I'll add a musical hint...
So... here's your music[^]
modified 2-Mar-18 6:30am.
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Prossie.
plant, rose. In plant. ros i e, prossie.
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What's a prossie? BUt... nope?
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It's a lady involved in the world's oldest profession - particularly in Liverpool.
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
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Yeah.... I think the cold has affected my brain.... f*** it's lethal outside... except my daft dog insisted on going swimming in the river the other day, so at least he's happy...
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A_Griffin wrote: What's a prossie
"Work the woman"
It is the oldest female profession.
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A_Griffin wrote: I know I'm going to get beaten up for this, when the answer comes,
IMO since Griff did the whole compilation/stage thing the other day, anything goes.
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but at least I'm giving you a hint...
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