Day 184 - 06 Nov 95 - Page 29
1 Q. So when you say people would sometimes ask what kind of
2 mood he was in, what was the problem with his moods then?
3 A. Not ------
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5 Q. Rob Pinkney?
6 A. No. We just say, you know: "Is he in a good mood
7 today or is he in a bad mood?" If he was in a bad mood, we
8 would say, okay, and we would just -----
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10 Q. Keep out of his way?
11 A. We would not keep out of his way; we would just make
12 sure we would not, you know, go and do something stupid
13 that we used to do with John Tingley.
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15 Q. Was there a problem with Rob as opposed to the other
16 managers with his moods?
17 A. In the beginning people were apprehensive but after we
18 got to know him, we are fine. I mean, now we do not have
19 any problems with him. I do not have any problems with
20 him.
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22 Q. I am just trying to say, trying to get ------
23 A. As far as ------
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25 Q. At that time?
26 A. At that time they would just ask what kind of mood he
27 was in but, as far as I know, there was no problems with
28 it.
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30 Q. So the perceived problems with Rob's mood, whatever that
31 was, applied to all the management? It was not just Rob
32 that should be picked out as someone that people should
33 worry about what mood he was in; is that what you are
34 saying?
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36 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Where are we going on this point? You know,
37 we have two young women who have come over from Canada to
38 give evidence for three days. The pleading in relation to
39 Orangeville is item 10 on page 4 which relates to the union
40 matter. I can see other things are going to be swept in as
41 well as the union matter.
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43 I can see it is fair game for you to make some general
44 exploration to find how things might be run in Canada, at
45 least so far as it may reflect on any difference between
46 Canada and the States and the United Kingdom. But to go
47 from a statement about asking what kind of people would
48 sometimes ask what kind of mood one Manager was in to
49 suggest or ask if Managers generally tended to be a bit
50 moody is getting over the horizon, I think.
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52 MR. MORRIS: Our witness has identified Rob Pinkney, clearly, as
53 a problem.
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55 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes. You have asked a few questions about
56 Robert Pinkney and you are going to have to Miss Ingliss
57 coming over. I am just inviting you to stay on what is
58 really very important.
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60 MS. STEEL: I just think the point was that this witness was
