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Tomasz Oryński

@TOrynski

Apr 13

https://twitter.com/TOrynski/status/1645026352859340801

Update on that matter: 40ton.net/protest-kierow…
The company owner reported drivers to prosecutors for stealing his lorries. The German Trade Union of drivers that support the strikers told him, that he'll get his trucks back as soon, as drivers got paid the money he owes them.1/3

https://twitter.com/TOrynski/status/1645026352859340801

Trade unions across Europe (and also in South Korea: fb.watch/jUddGcGddB/) express their solidarity with the striking drivers. There is a growing pressure for big companies like Ikea, DHL, Mercedes etc. to stop using this guys companies (he has three) for their needs.
2/3

Also:
- the thugs from Rutkowski's "security" company are going to protest outside German embassy in Warsaw over "the unfair action of Polizei" that did not allow them to beat and intimidate the striking drivers.

What a bunch of bellends :-)

3/3

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Tomasz Oryński

@TOrynski

Mar 14

@AndrzejDuda

Meanwhile president @AndrzejDuda signed reform of the electoral law. Which he should not do in the election year. But he did. Why?

Because the law makes it compulsory for local councils to provide transport to the polling stations for elderly voters. What's the probkem here? 1/x

PiS is likely to lose next elections. Their voters base is mostly elderly people from small towns and villages. So by ordering local councils to provide transport for them it hopes to boost participation in the group that is crucial for them. 2/x

As they give more money to the council ruled by their politicians and less money for those ruled by the opposition, this - surely costful - measure will hit the "defiant" councils more financially. And if they lose anyway, they will be able to blame those councils for it 3/x

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Tomasz Oryński

@TOrynski

Mar 14

Is there Polish intepreters shortage in the UK now? Or it's just Global struggling to get someone to work for them?

I got this e-mail recently. I used to be a police interpreter working through them, but haven't had anything to do with them since 2010. Why?

1/

Because as it happens when you are a police interpreter, you are getting called to court from time to time when the case you were interpreting for gets there. And on one of such occasions, I witnessed the most unprofessional behavior of another of their interpreters. 2/

This guy fraternized himself with the defendant and was advising him how to behave and *what to say*.

He was also terrible at interpreting. I remember how the defendant (who crashed a lorry into a queue of cars) was asked when he started to brake.

3/

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Tomasz Oryński

@TOrynski

Mar 13

@MercedesBenz

Meanwhile in the world of modern trucking: I got a mirrorless @MercedesBenz tonight. It won't let me start the engine because "mirror camera is not aligned". As you can see I can see everything fine. However what I CANT do is align right camera differently because of this error.

Call me a luddite all you want, but if I had a truck that starts with the turn of the key and mirrors, I would not be in this situation now.

I was told to switch it off and try again in 10 minutes.

And they call it progress :D

At least this one does not have those idiotic tablets:

https://twitter.com/TOrynski/status/1623375301307731986?t=mvV5v-D8m9vgHADAhcJBUg&s=19

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Tomasz Oryński

@TOrynski

Feb 9

A wee thread on cycling.

🚲🧵🚲🧵🚲🧵

I follow several accounts discussing urban cycling. I have keen interest in it, and while I myself haven't cycle das much as I wanted in recent years (Glasgow weather has beaten me), my bicycle is one of means of my everyday transport. (1)

Unfortunately I am observing this thing - not only in cycling community - that makes the dialogue impossible. Notably: as long as you aren't 100% in agreement with someone, you are deemed not worthy of discussion in the best case (a prominent British cyclist banned me today (2)

for writing I agree with him in 95%, joking you not) or, abused, they say you should not be driving or "surely you don't have driving license" or suspected of being a cyclist hater. Mostly by the community surrounding cyclist-warriors publishing movies about terrible drivers (3)

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Tomasz Oryński

@TOrynski

Feb 8

https://twitter.com/TOrynski/status/1600968617402990592

I see people still discuss my Tesla thread and I recalled i promised someone who I believe tablet controls are stupid in vehicles. I happen to drive one of those mercedes trucks again so I recorded a few short clips for you to show what the issue is. Part 1: