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Beobloke
11-01-2022, 09:02
I’m currently in the departure lounge of an airport for the first time in just under two years.
Feels good but also a bit weird!!
I was in the departure lounge at LHR four times last year. The problem is not in departing - the difficulties happen when you return!
It is going to take 6 weeks to get my LP12 serviced :(
That killed this thread lol.
walpurgis
12-01-2022, 20:25
Yup. It just totally died :D.
Pigmy Pony
12-01-2022, 22:17
No, we're just holding our breath till Steve gets his LP12 back ;)
Pigmy Pony
15-01-2022, 17:10
48 hours without a smoke and it's killing me - how soon will things get better? Right now I'm hating the world and everything in it...
Right now I'm hating the world and everything in it...
For various reasons, I've had the same feelings for the last five years! :(
takes about 10 days to get over the first stage. then you feel all smug:eyebrows: its doable going cold turkey, thats how i did it originally. after about 4 weeks i cracked and tried a rollie.. i had 2 puffs and nearly spewed. that was that
walpurgis
15-01-2022, 17:45
48 hours without a smoke and it's killing me - how soon will things get better? Right now I'm hating the world and everything in it...
I know the feeling. I was at that stage for the umpteenth time years ago and bought a vape kit. It immediately got rid of that 'going nuts' feeling. Not looked back and don't even think of fags these days. Saving a lot of money too!
All I have to do now is figure out how to cut down the vaping :scratch:.
I know the feeling. I was at that stage for the umpteenth time years ago and bought a vape kit. It immediately got rid of that 'going nuts' feeling. Not looked back and don't even think of fags these days. Saving a lot of money too!
All I have to do now is figure out how to cut down the vaping :scratch:.
yeah, i vape on and off now. but didnt when i stopped. i took it up about 4/5 yrs later lol. i like the menthol stuff as it clears my tubes.
i think it might help but i think the cigarette ones are best. not too strong and you can open them and top them up with liquid saving money
Pigmy Pony
15-01-2022, 17:52
takes about 10 days to get over the first stage. then you feel all smug:eyebrows: its doable going cold turkey, thats how i did it originally. after about 4 weeks i cracked and tried a rollie.. i had 2 puffs and nearly spewed. that was that
Ok, so hopefully if I get through next week I'll be over the worst, but after almost 50 years I'm expecting my mind to be using a few tricks to trip me up. Like you, I want to do it cold turkey, I don't want to go down the vaping route.
My brother gave up 20 years ago after going to a seminar by a bloke called Allen Carr (not the "comedian"), and hasn't smoked since. Ironically, Allen Carr has since died of lung cancer I heard.
you will still get urges, especially at times of stress, but they will fade
Pigmy Pony
15-01-2022, 18:02
Thanks guys, it's good to hear from others who have gone through same stuff and come out the other side :)
One thing I'm trying (although I've not told Mrs. P yet) is putting away £20 each week into a "hifi" tin, which I'm hoping will give me some incentive. I may have cheated a bit, I've already got 40 quid in it, and I only quit on Thursday ;)
try keeping busy and sleeping. less chance of thinkng about it.. youll get there if you want to. i smoked 60 a day for near 40 yrs
BBC Licence to go.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/jan/16/bbc-licence-fee-to-be-abolished-in-2027-and-funding-frozen
BBC Licence to go.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/jan/16/bbc-licence-fee-to-be-abolished-in-2027-and-funding-frozen
About time. Sick of paying for total crap I never watch. 'Inside The Factory' was the last straw. Everything wrong with the BBC summed up in one programme.
''The BBC has already made substantial cost savings behind the scenes, meaning the next round of cuts are likely to hit on-air services.''
Must think we were born yesterday. If it didn't affect on air services why were they spending money on it in the first place?
About time. Sick of paying for total crap I never watch. 'Inside The Factory' was the last straw. Everything wrong with the BBC summed up in one programme.
''The BBC has already made substantial cost savings behind the scenes, meaning the next round of cuts are likely to hit on-air services.''
Must think we were born yesterday. If it didn't affect on air services why were they spending money on it in the first place?
i cancelled the licence few years ago. i never watched it anyway. prefer my films
I have never been a smoker, just can't stand the smell on clothes.
Wow!
Air pressure reading from Met office after "Tonga eruption"
https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/1482605906659622914/photo/1
and up to 100 "lightening events per second" just prior to eruption
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/scientists-struggle-monitor-tonga-volcano-after-massive-eruption-2022-01-17/
According to BBC report “The eruption was so loud it could be heard in New Zealand, some 2,383km (1,481 miles) from Tonga”. Wow!
Lawrence001
17-01-2022, 13:58
Ouch
Impotent man's partner accidentally deploys insulation foam inside him https://mol.im/a/10001093
serves him right. nice and cosy tho:eyebrows:
walpurgis
17-01-2022, 14:18
Sounds a right ball-ache :).
Looking at the Wiki of Our old local high school, and under notorius former pupils, i'm not mentioned!!! then i realised it was notable:eyebrows:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Bathgate_Academy.jpg/1024px-Bathgate_Academy.jpg
lovely old building, and now flats.... originally tho it was paid for my another notorius... Slave owner John Newland.... It should of course be pulled down immediately; with everyone who benefitted from it inside;)
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jan/20/antimicrobial-resistance-antibiotic-resistant-bacterial-infections-deaths-lancet-study
Antimicrobial resistance now a leading cause of death worldwide, study finds
Pigmy Pony
20-01-2022, 18:37
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jan/20/antimicrobial-resistance-antibiotic-resistant-bacterial-infections-deaths-lancet-study
Antimicrobial resistance now a leading cause of death worldwide, study finds
Well we've had years of warnings about the potential perils of antibiotics overuse.
Well we've had years of warnings about the potential perils of antibiotics overuse.
yup and it gets more serious every year. if they put 10% the effort they did on covid into it we might get somewhere, but its like climate; not a big enough issue to us(the leaders) now so f**k it!!
walpurgis
20-01-2022, 18:53
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jan/20/antimicrobial-resistance-antibiotic-resistant-bacterial-infections-deaths-lancet-study
Antimicrobial resistance now a leading cause of death worldwide, study finds
Just don't get a boil on yer bum. It could kill you! ........... it really could.
Just don't get a boil on yer bum. It could kill you! ........... it really could.
judging by my knee pain, im on my way out mate....:doh: as for my bum, if a boil manages to survive on it, i guess its a pretty tough bastard;)
walpurgis
20-01-2022, 19:25
Fell down a few stairs earlier. Hurt my left shoulder, wrist and knee and all the toes on right foot and bumped my back. Not badly, just enough to know it'll all be sore tomorrow. Serves me right for coming down in the dark! :rolleyes:
You need to take more care Geoff - none of us are as young as we once were.
I tripped over a pile of books, fell awkwardly and 'ricked' my neck. It took me six months to fully recover. :doh:
i ndeed geoff. take care. youll be sore
Almost a manhunt;)
Police in the US are searching for four monkeys that escaped after a truck carrying 100 of them was involved in a crash.
The trailer, which was carrying the monkeys to a laboratory in Florida, collided with a dump truck on a motorway in Pennsylvania.
No-one was hurt, but some monkeys managed to escape.
Two have been located, but the authorities are still trying to catch them, the New York Times reports.
Two others remain on the run. :D
ESCAPE!!
A robot vacuum cleaner made a break for freedom after giving staff the slip at a Travelodge hotel.
The automated cleaner failed to stop at the front door of the hotel in Orchard Park in Cambridge on Thursday, and was still on the loose the following day.
Staff said it just kept going and "could be anywhere" while well-wishers on social media hoped the vacuum enjoyed its travels, as "it has no natural predators" in the wild.
It was found under a hedge on Friday.:D
walpurgis
22-01-2022, 12:31
Strange. I thought they hibernated this time of year? :)
Almost a manhunt;)
Police in the US are searching for four monkeys that escaped after a truck carrying 100 of them was involved in a crash.
The trailer, which was carrying the monkeys to a laboratory in Florida, collided with a dump truck on a motorway in Pennsylvania.
No-one was hurt, but some monkeys managed to escape.
Two have been located, but the authorities are still trying to catch them, the New York Times reports.
Two others remain on the run. :D
That's some quality Monkey News there Grant.
It's been a while.
Strange. I thought they hibernated this time of year? :)
im guessing it had an identity crisis and wanted to be a 'hedgehog':ner:
Almost a manhunt;)
Police in the US are searching for four monkeys that escaped after a truck carrying 100 of them was involved in a crash.
The trailer, which was carrying the monkeys to a laboratory in Florida, collided with a dump truck on a motorway in Pennsylvania.
No-one was hurt, but some monkeys managed to escape.
Two have been located, but the authorities are still trying to catch them, the New York Times reports.
Two others remain on the run. :D
An unnamed source said it may be some time before we get them back, as we all know that it is best to adopt the "slowly slowly catchy monkey" approach :)
The electric sunroof of my car became 'self aware' the other day. Came back from doing a bit of shopping and noticed that the rear was tilted up. It was not like that when I parked the car (or not that I had noticed), but when I unlocked the car and got in to shut the sunroof, none of it's controls worked - all I got was a clicking sound from the mechanism but no movement.
Now I had had the battery replaced about 20 months ago, and in doing so the car had to be 'told' that the battery was new so all the car settings would remain. Thinking the same might have to be done to sort out the sunroof, I took the car to my local friendly garage to get it sorted out. They thought all it might need is 'resetting', so I left it with them only to be told about an hour later that there was nothing wrong with it and the sunroof was working perfectly. :scratch:
Since they hadn't done anything there was no charge; apart from me feeling a bit of a fraud and somewhat foolish in having wasted their time! :doh:
The electric sunroof of my car became 'self aware' the other day. Came back from doing a bit of shopping and noticed that the rear was tilted up. It was not like that when I parked the car (or not that I had noticed), but when I unlocked the car and got in to shut the sunroof, none of it's controls worked - all I got was a clicking sound from the mechanism but no movement.
Now I had had the battery replaced about 20 months ago, and in doing so the car had to be 'told' that the battery was new so all the car settings would remain. Thinking the same might have to be done to sort out the sunroof, I took the car to my local friendly garage to get it sorted out. They thought all it might need is 'resetting', so I left it with them only to be told about an hour later that there was nothing wrong with it and the sunroof was working perfectly. :scratch:
Since they hadn't done anything there was no charge; apart from me feeling a bit of a fraud and somewhat foolish in having wasted their time! :doh:
i had an issue with a skoda octavia that the windows would open, often fully at odd times like middle of night, and you'd find car soaking wet. too ages to get a fix, and it turned out to be the key fobs, which were reprogrammed.
walpurgis
22-01-2022, 17:33
I'm glad my car has no autonomous 'user aids'. It's so basic, I don't have gauges apart from fuel and speedo, no electric mirrors, remote locking or annoying servicing advisories either. I'd have done without electric windows too if I could. It's all just stuff to go wrong.
I'm glad my car has no autonomous 'user aids'. It's so basic, I don't have gauges apart from fuel and speedo, no electric mirrors, remote locking or annoying servicing advisories either. I'd have done without electric windows too if I could. It's all just stuff to go wrong.
oh, i like all my gadgets:eyebrows: like at moment, i put something in bin and saw the orange light on bonnet on.. means the car is topping up the 12v system battery with the traction battery, or at least checking if it needs it. it takes very little from the traction but a full 12v one is good as it runs all the low level stuff as in an ice car. (thats the theory only of course lol)
currently ive spent about half what i would have in fuel for mileage on last car which was fairly good efficiency wise, so cant complain there. just pay for it differently..
Pigmy Pony
22-01-2022, 17:55
It was found under a hedge on Friday.:D
I feel a bit sorry for Travelodge, when their resident smart hoover would rather kip under a hedge. I spent a night in a Travelodge last year, and it really wasn't that bad. I had to go over the road to a Premier Inn for breakfast though.
Two men take corpse into Irish post office to claim dead man’s pension
Deceased man ‘propped up’ by two men as they walked into the building in County Carlow on Friday morning
Gardaí have launched an investigation after two men carried a dead body into an Irish post office in an apparent attempt to claim his pension.
The deceased pensioner was described in reports as being “propped up” by the men as they walked into the building in County Carlow on Friday morning.
The outlandish series of events began when one of the men entered the post office at about 11.30am on Friday, asking to collect a pension payment for an older man, the Irish Times reported. He was refused, with staff informing him that the pensioner would have to be present in order for the money to be handed over.
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The man returned soon after with two other men, one of whom was in his 60s and appeared to be being supported by the two others. The younger men asked to be given his pension payment.
No cash was handed over and the two men fled the scene, abandoning the man’s body after a woman who had become suspicious raised the alarm with a staff member. The deceased man is reported to have been well known to the men who had been carrying his body.
Gardaí said they were investigating “all the circumstances surrounding the unexplained death of an elderly male in the Carlow area”. A postmortem will be conducted.
Only in Ireland:eek:
Pigmy Pony
22-01-2022, 18:19
I'm glad my car has no autonomous 'user aids'. It's so basic, I don't have gauges apart from fuel and speedo, no electric mirrors, remote locking or annoying servicing advisories either. I'd have done without electric windows too if I could. It's all just stuff to go wrong.
A few years ago, Mrs. P followed an old Fiesta along a section of flooded road, and our car (a nearly new Astra) packed up at the deepest point. The Fiesta buggered off and was never seen again.
Everything on the Astra died. With the central locking on, so the doors would not open. Also the electric windows wouldn't operate, but Anita had her window half down and this bloke in waders managed to drag her through the gap. Insurance wrote the car off.
This is the origin of the saying "It is easier for Anita to go through the window of an Astra than it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God".
A few years ago, Mrs. P followed an old Fiesta along a section of flooded road, and our car (a nearly new Astra) packed up at the deepest point. The Fiesta buggered off and was never seen again.
Everything on the Astra died. With the central locking on, so the doors would not open. Also the electric windows wouldn't operate, but Anita had her window half down and this bloke in waders managed to drag her through the gap. Insurance wrote the car off.
This is the origin of the saying "It is easier for Anita to go through the window of an Astra than it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God".
scary.. a window smasher/ belt cutter is worth carrying in vehicle
And a machete. Under the driver's seat.
Pigmy Pony
23-01-2022, 08:01
And a machete. Under the driver's seat.
Comes as standard at Chorley dealerships.
And a machete. Under the driver's seat.
latest version of 'The Code' has outlawed them alas.
walpurgis
23-01-2022, 09:00
Dominic Raab says "there will be severe economic consequences if Russia installs a puppet regime in Ukraine". Wow, I bet poor Putin is shaking in his boots! :rolleyes:
Does anybody find Raab authoritative and convincing? Just imagine him leading the country. I'd sooner rely on my dog!
aye there will be.. we wont have any gas for a start.;)
walpurgis
23-01-2022, 09:07
aye there will be.. we wont have any gas for a start.;)
Ridiculous situation. Heads should roll! It's all about making money and not safeguarding our economy and infrastructure.
Russia supplies less than 5% of our gas.
The rest comes from armchair pundits and news outlets :D
its enough to be a major issue tho, especially as it goes through ukraine. most is from norway i think.
walpurgis
23-01-2022, 10:27
Russia supplies less than 5% of our gas
I know, but we are too reliant across the board on resources from overseas.
If there's ever a war, we'll be shagged! No fuel, no steel, no oil, no electronics, no food, etc.
Pigmy Pony
23-01-2022, 10:38
Russia supplies less than 5% of our gas.
The rest comes from armchair pundits and news outlets :D
And vegans too. Instead of worrying about Ukraine we should be looking at ways to harvest this increasingly plentiful supply.
I know, but we are too reliant across the board on resources from overseas.
If there's ever a war, we'll be shagged! No fuel, no steel, no oil, no electronics, no food, etc.
That's true but it's also been true throughout history. We nearly lost the first and second world wars due to lack of food.
There's not really any way around that except don't get in a war with a country that can strangle your trade routes. Or if you do, then win it quickly.
dont get into wars at all... its pointless unless attacked of course.
Mikeandvan
23-01-2022, 17:12
Imagine Russia expanded into the countries around America, or rather islands like Cuba, Jamaica etc. That's exactly what the US is doing by expanding NATO ever closer to Russia's borders.As usual we mostly get the pro Western view on this from BBC, The Times, etc. Simon Jenkins was right in the Guardian last week, when he said it's got nothing to do with us.
If you don't like the "pro-Western view on this from the BBC", then watch 'Russia Today' for a completely impartial alternative. :D
And in so far as Russia expanding to countries around America, that is exactly what happened in 1962, when Russia supplied Cuba with nuclear weapons; bringing the world to the brink of a nuclear war.
Dominic Raab says "there will be severe economic consequences if Russia installs a puppet regime in Ukraine". Wow, I bet poor Putin is shaking in his boots! :rolleyes:
Only marginally better than Gavin Williamson's response (as Foreign Secretary) by telling Russia to "just shut up and go away", when they annexed' Crimea.
The whole Cabinet is populated by pathetic, ineffectual 'Yes' men and women.
quite funny after blo-jo demanding everyone work from home, as its just as good, he now wants them in an office as"you cant work properly from home".. Well He had everyone working in a garden with wine and cheese and i didnt hear him say it wasnt working?..., Alas the civil service have all bought houses in the cotswolds and have told him to 'do one':D
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Imagine Russia expanded into the countries around America, or rather islands like Cuba, Jamaica etc. That's exactly what the US is doing by expanding NATO ever closer to Russia's borders.As usual we mostly get the pro Western view on this from BBC, The Times, etc. Simon Jenkins was right in the Guardian last week, when he said it's got nothing to do with us.
I was thinking similar on a recent dog walk (good opportunity to mull things over) - how would we respond were Russia to make military links/supply/funding with the Irish republic? (or in a few years time Scotland :sofa:).
Russia has been on the receiving end quite often during its history, not surprising that they get nervous.
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/10/russia-geography-ukraine-syria/413248/
i see boris has got the police to investigate the parties lol. gives him an excuse to stop publication of the enquiry(even tho police are ok with it being published) he will be fairly sure the police will give him a clean(ish) bill of health and that will do him..
no bounds to his lack of morals
I was thinking similar on a recent dog walk (good opportunity to mull things over) - how would we respond were Russia to make military links/supply/funding with the Irish republic?
It already happened https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Republican_Army%E2%80%93Soviet_Union_collabo ration
Pigmy Pony
25-01-2022, 16:30
i see boris has got the police to investigate the parties lol. gives him an excuse to stop publication of the enquiry(even tho police are ok with it being published) he will be fairly sure the police will give him a clean(ish) bill of health and that will do him..
no bounds to his lack of morals
Surely he can't do that? People are waiting for this publication, even bought popcorn...
walpurgis
26-01-2022, 08:14
Liz Truss just lied in an interview by Kay Burley on Sky News when asked if she's been invited to a lockdown party at No.10. She denied it and you could tell the question had caught her out. She's the same as all the rest, unsurprisingly.
AJSki2fly
26-01-2022, 08:32
Liz Truss just lied in an interview by Kay Burley on Sky News when asked if she's been invited to a lockdown party at No.10. She denied it and you could tell the question had caught her out. She's the same as all the rest, unsurprisingly.
Geoff, I presume your last statement is rhetorical or possibly ironic, a bit like Boris blaming everyone around him and in total denial, or are you implying you were there as well and not admitting it. :D
walpurgis
26-01-2022, 08:39
No comment! :D
Geoff, I presume your last statement is rhetorical or possibly ironic, a bit like Boris blaming everyone around him and in total denial, or are you implying you were there as well and not admitting it. :D
well i wasnt there, and neither was geoff.;):doh::doh:
A few prominent members of the Cabinet are now distancing themselves from Bojo - possibly because if, and when, he goes they want to be in the running to replace him.
A few prominent members of the Cabinet are now distancing themselves from Bojo - possibly because if, and when, he goes they want to be in the running to replace him.
the lies he has told just keep appearing
Pigmy Pony
26-01-2022, 16:42
well i wasnt there, and neither was geoff.;):doh::doh:
I'm Brian, and so is my wife, and neither of us were invited.
AJSki2fly
26-01-2022, 17:50
No comment! :D
I wait with baited breath for the full report and then the truth will come out and the dirty photos!:whistle::D
im betting the truth wont come out... it'll be fixed to protect the powers that be. it always is if its at all possible
I agree - it will be a whitewash, but the damage has been done.
Pigmy Pony
26-01-2022, 18:48
I agree - it will be a whitewash, but the damage has been done.
Absolutely - we all "know" they're guilty, and nothing in this forthcoming report will change our minds. BUT... then what? They're all as bad as each other. I wouldn't even trust those who didn't go to these parties, they probably just got a better offer from their favourite Russian Ladies of the night ;) and are now relieved that they did.
Obviously the labour and liberals are so disliked they don't get invited to shindigs. Let's vote labour democrat lol
Pigmy Pony
26-01-2022, 19:27
Obviously the labour and liberals are so disliked they don't get invited to shindigs. Let's vote labour democrat lol
Well if you had a shindig would you let them in? And I know I wouldn't get into one of their do's as I can't tick any of the "minority" boxes. Shame really, I was curious about what vegan vol-au-vents taste like.
Mikeandvan
27-01-2022, 10:59
Was driving me big luton van on sunday, when it suddenly started pulling to the right, thought the steering rack was leaking again, so stopped and filled it, that did nothing (been waiting months for new rack). Got home and saw that drivers side wheel was misaligned, slightly bent out, so went to drive it to garage monday morning, and as soon as I went to pull out, the drivers side front tyre burst. Called AA and they said the drivers side upper wishbone had completely sheared off, so had to wait for a big truck to take me to garage. Had its MOT back in August. It's a 2008 van, so getting on a bit. Just lucky it didn't happen while on the road on sunday, my missus was with me then as well. I really need to buy another freaking van, at the least a smaller one for work and private use. I did go over a speed bump too fast the other day, as there are many around my area, and it get's tedious. Also someone told me that on monday morning a taxi backed into me, couldn't see any damage, but may'be he helped to dislodge the wishbone. Just goes to show an MOT isn't solid proof that your vehicle is road worthy.
If it's not speed bumps, it's pot holes in the road. The council will only do something about pot holes if they are at least 2 inches deep (and only if there have been several complaints about an individual hole). The state of the roads in this country is embarassing!
Apropos MOTs, some garages have higher standards than others. I once had my car MOT'd at a different place from my usual garage (my usual garage were having their ramp safety checked at the time). The car passed, but there were a couple of observations concerning the exhaust and the engine subframe, both showing signs of corrosion. I went back to my garage for their advice and for a quotation to have the work done. In their opinion the car would not have passed the MOT if they had tested it.
The spare parts were also no longer available - so a new car; choosing a replacement was something I had been putting off for too long.
last mot i got on my ford, the guy gave advisories and also said it wouldnt pass another one. reading between lines he meant, i know your disabled and only do a thousand miles a year so im passing it but get shot of it lol.
i did. and fortunately got my mobility car, or i'd not have any.
Mikeandvan
27-01-2022, 23:10
If it's not speed bumps, it's pot holes in the road. The council will only do something about pot holes if they are at least 2 inches deep (and only if there have been several complaints about an individual hole). The state of the roads in this country is embarassing!
Apropos MOTs, some garages have higher standards than others. I once had my car MOT'd at a different place from my usual garage (my usual garage were having their ramp safety checked at the time). The car passed, but there were a couple of observations concerning the exhaust and the engine subframe, both showing signs of corrosion. I went back to my garage for their advice and for a quotation to have the work done. In their opinion the car would not have passed the MOT if they had tested it.
The spare parts were also no longer available - so a new car; choosing a replacement was something I had been putting off for too long.
Yeh, I think alot of it is bullshit, they just rush it, not worth the paper it's written on.
Mikeandvan
27-01-2022, 23:23
Van still in garage, had to hire one to make good my booking tomorrow, and the fact that I am also moving myself, bit of a clusterfuck!
The former director of public prosecutions Lord Ken Macdonald has said today's police statement about what should be included in Sue Gray’s report is "surprising and quite unhelpful".
Lord Macdonald tells BBC Radio 4's World at One it's a "bit of a stretch" to suggest that publishing the Gray report might tip off people in advance before the police have questioned them.
"These people all know what they have done or haven't done, and I very much doubt that anything Sue Gray says is going to come as any great surprise to any of the protagonists," he says.
Macdonald says it seems like a "very cautious" - perhaps overly cautious - move by the Met Police in the face of "powerful" public interest in the publication of the report.
He adds that it's "highly undesirable" that this situation is left hanging in the air "a moment longer than necessary".
A stitch up says (Boris called him the man who ate all the pies) SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford. He says Sue Gray needs to get on the phone to the Metropolitan Police and tell them it is in the public interest for her report to be published.
He says many people had called for the Met to investigate sooner and that the situation "does look as if it has been a stitch up" - asking what has changed since Tuesday.
Mikeandvan
29-01-2022, 00:49
Things aren't good, why is all this bad shit happening to me at once.
It never rains but it pours.
Boris is off to the ukraine to avoid more grief lol
police wont be able to interview him either
As a taxpayer (although not for much longer) I object to the Police wasting my money investigating this nonsense.
It's so trivial that you have to think Boris is doing a pretty good job if this is the only thing opponents can find to throw at him.
Also if he is such a bad PM you'd think opponents would want to keep him in place to increase the likelihood of their winning at the next GE. So I suspect they want to get him out as they think next incumbent is likely to perform worse.
As a taxpayer (although not for much longer) I object to the Police wasting my money investigating this nonsense.
It's so trivial that you have to think Boris is doing a pretty good job if this is the only thing opponents can find to throw at him.
Also if he is such a bad PM you'd think opponents would want to keep him in place to increase the likelihood of their winning at the next GE. So I suspect they want to get him out as they think next incumbent is likely to perform worse.
lol, no i think they actually do want him to stay.. they have been fairly insipid in their condemnation tbh. i agree re police and i think its a sideshow
lol, no i think they actually do want him to stay.. they have been fairly insipid in their condemnation tbh.
Yes that's a fair point, although that may just be due to Starmer's style of approach which has always been 'softly-softly.'
walpurgis
29-01-2022, 12:27
Boris is off to the ukraine to avoid more grief lol
With a bit of luck some rogue fighters will fly in and force his plane to land in Belarus and they'll kidnap him (along with that Rees-Mogg thing hopefully)
Great picture this.
Captions on a postcard please. Lolhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220130/4b2cdd56994fdc66833a7fdd68e0b426.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220130/4b2cdd56994fdc66833a7fdd68e0b426.jpg
''Get tae fuck!''
walpurgis
30-01-2022, 09:26
"Poo, sorry about that, I feel better now" :D
"Poo, sorry about that, I feel better now" :D
:lol: That's more or less the caption I would have suggested. :D
Pigmy Pony
30-01-2022, 14:26
"I'll be glad when the hospitals get back to normal, then I can get these Farmer Giles sorted"
"Shouldn't have had that vindaloo"
I liked Martin's line too so... "That nyaff barsteward is gonna get a slap"
Pigmy Pony
30-01-2022, 14:47
"Anybody got Lipsyl? Ma erse is chapped tae fuck"
My wife asked me to pass her the Lipsyl but I accidentally gave her a glue stick. She still isn’t talking to me.
Noisy as f**k.. a fart in a corset. Lol
Sorry Nicola, but it's a cracker of a photo.
My Maw used to make reverbs breaking wind in a corset. Sounded like a canon going off and the air being torn by the projectile[emoji38]
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220130/4b2cdd56994fdc66833a7fdd68e0b426.jpg
shoppings been delivered.. just have to get rest of it away now. decent dates for a change:)
Mikeandvan
31-01-2022, 23:29
Just moved flats and didn't tell agent I had a dog, turns out andlord lives next door, oh fuck. Why didn't the fuckers tell me though?
Mikeandvan
31-01-2022, 23:31
Doggies in hiding with my dog walker. I may have to disguise her as a small child may be?
Pigmy Pony
01-02-2022, 06:43
Doggies in hiding with my dog walker. I may have to disguise her as a small child may be?
Trouble is, they're noisy, they shit everywhere, and trash the place. I'd much rather have a tenant with a dog than a small child ;)
a good article on fire :wheniwasaboy:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/03/a-deranged-pyroscape-how-fires-across-the-world-have-grown-weirder
walpurgis
03-02-2022, 09:26
Following the October energy price hike of 12%, it looks as though the April one could be as high as 50% with a possible further estimated 12% tacked on in October.
This is crazy!! Government decisions have put us in a situation where we are held to ransom by foreign fuel suppliers.
We still have North Sea gas and oil, but that's not enough: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_and_gas_industry_in_the_United_Kingdom
Why has there not been enough investment in renewables? There is still a significant shortfall!
Around 30% to 40% of our energy needs rely on imports.
How do you get renewable gas?
walpurgis
03-02-2022, 09:32
How do you get renewable gas?
Depends on your diet. :)
walpurgis
03-02-2022, 09:46
If you don't like buying Chinese goods, this site could be of interest: https://chinanever.com/categories/headphones-not-made-in-china
Targeted at America no doubt, but still relevant here. They have many categories of products.
not a lot of alternatives for mobile phones then
Following the October energy price hike of 12%, it looks as though the April one could be as high as 50% with a possible further estimated 12% tacked on in October.
This is crazy!! Government decisions have put us in a situation where we are held to ransom by foreign fuel suppliers.
We still have North Sea gas and oil, but that's not enough: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_and_gas_industry_in_the_United_Kingdom
Why has there not been enough investment in renewables? There is still a significant shortfall!
Around 30% to 40% of our energy needs rely on imports.
most of scotlands electricity is from renewables i believe. not that it'll help
When I switched tariffs, I paid extra to be on 100% renewable energy, so there should be no reason why mine will go up, but it will, of course, it’s all smoke, mirrors and marketing BS...
When I switched tariffs, I paid extra to be on 100% renewable energy, so there should be no reason why mine will go up, but it will, of course, it’s all smoke, mirrors and marketing BS...
yup i was on 100% renew too via bulb, who are now in special admin. ive just upped my payments a bit again, even though ive about 300 in credit with them at moment. im currently working out what i can do without power wise. fortunately i dont use a lot of power charging car up(about once a week and only a part charge), but i dont have a low rate for it. I will empty the older of the feezers asap and go down to 1 again for a start.
I don't have anything I can cut down on. Don't use any gas at all anyway and leccy use is on the bare minimum.
I suppose at least with us coming into summer I won't need the heater for a while.
My partner finds the cold easily (she's African), so the heating in our house is set at 23C. This is an obvious energy saving we could make: turn down the thermostat and just wear more layers of clothing. All the light bulbs are the low energy LED types, so no saving there.
Five items of my audio gear are left in standby mode, as is the TV; not much I can do there - and I don't use Class A power amplifiers these days.
im reducing heating too a degree during day and half at night. as said summer wont be long.
Pigmy Pony
03-02-2022, 18:04
Me and Mrs. Pony have started bath-sharing. When we are both in it we only need a half a kettle to fill up the bath :) Not sure how long the floor under the bath will cope, good thing we live in a bungalow :)
Firebottle
03-02-2022, 18:26
Bath sharing is fun.
A long while ago we stayed at a B+B in the Kendal area, stayed at the same one a few times.
On our first visit we spent a looong time in the bathroom (wink, wink), on a subsequent visit we got to see the visitors book. The hosts had described us as 'an odd couple' :eyebrows:
Me and Mrs. Pony have started bath-sharing. When we are both in it we only need a half a kettle to fill up the bath :) Not sure how long the floor under the bath will cope, good thing we live in a bungalow :)
https://tenor.com/view/letterkenny-hot-tub-fart-bubbles-gif-13598696
https://i.postimg.cc/hjBVFy0F/bathtime.gif (https://postimages.org/)
Pigmy Pony
03-02-2022, 18:43
Bath sharing is fun.
A long while ago we stayed at a B+B in the Kendal area, stayed at the same one a few times.
On our first visit we spent a looong time in the bathroom (wink, wink), on a subsequent visit we got to see the visitors book. The hosts had described us as 'an odd couple' :eyebrows:
Well that's Kendal for you. Next time try Burnley - they might think you're normal :)
I used to share baths with my girlfriend at university. Now I share showers with my partner (well how else can you wash your back properly?)
Pigmy Pony
04-02-2022, 07:23
I used to share baths with my girlfriend at university. Now I share showers with my partner (well how else can you wash your back properly?)
Students taking baths? You must have gone to one of the classier Unis. Back then so many of the students wore Afghan coats, which had a reputation for being a bit smelly when wet, but the smell was actually coming from the wearers - the coat just gave them something to blame...
I wonder what happened to all those Afghans? And also the trench coats, another popular choice. I had one of them too, but one night in the pub this bird (yes this was the 70s) tipped a bottle of patchouli oil over it. After that the coat was banned from my place of work, and I had to keep it in the basement until hometime. My mother thought I'd been "smoking drugs" as the hippies who frequented the corner shop where she worked smelled the same. Close but no cigar ;)
walpurgis
04-02-2022, 07:36
Following the October energy price hike of 12%, it looks as though the April one could be as high as 50% with a possible further estimated 12% tacked on in October.
This is crazy!! Government decisions have put us in a situation where we are held to ransom by foreign fuel suppliers.
We still have North Sea gas and oil, but that's not enough: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_and_gas_industry_in_the_United_Kingdom
Why has there not been enough investment in renewables? There is still a significant shortfall!
Around 30% to 40% of our energy needs rely on imports.
Something sensible on this. From the Mail of all places.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-10474733/ALEX-BRUMMER-warned-20-years-ago-energy-policy-Britains-lights-out.html
aye, thats the tories for you...:D
Just reads like a load of waffle to me.
walpurgis
04-02-2022, 18:32
Anybody want a slightly scuffed Honda Civic? :)
https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2022-02-04/county-durham-farmer-who-used-tractor-to-flip-car-off-driveway-found-not-guilty
Remember seeing that when it happened. Thankfully the jury saw sense and the farmer was not guilty, but must still have been stressful for him. As for the little runts (yes, that’s an “r” :lol: ) that caused all this in the first place... grrrrrrrrr!
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Mikeandvan
04-02-2022, 23:11
Shame about letting the Colston 4 off though.
Yes a bit of jail time would have been good for them. Might have made them grow up a bit.
little pricks need a lesson. thats whats wrong with this country. they got away with their behaviour
walpurgis
05-02-2022, 09:14
They should have received 'Shwedentrunk'!
They should have received 'Shwedentrunk'!
got a vague idea what that is but it is breakfast time and we are British!:ner: well, some are :D
walpurgis
05-02-2022, 09:28
got a vague idea what that is but it is breakfast time and we are British!:ner: well, some are :D
:D
Maybe Colston himself should have received 'Shwedentrunk', made from those whom he regarded and treated as a commodity.
Maybe Colston himself should have received 'Shwedentrunk', made from those whom he regarded and treated as a commodity.
What Colston did is a separate issue though. He lived in an age where slavery was normalised right across the globe.
The crime here was criminal damage, and there's no question that there was criminal damage and there should be consequences for that. It doesn't make it okay just because the target was a statue of someone who engaged in the slave trade. That's irrelevant.
a good article here on how all is not so simple... american slaves who went to Liberia and some enslaved the locals.. Just one of the points
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/16/us-slavery-descendants-plantation-mississippi
What Colston did is a separate issue though. He lived in an age where slavery was normalised right across the globe.
The crime here was criminal damage, and there's no question that there was criminal damage and there should be consequences for that. It doesn't make it okay just because the target was a statue of someone who engaged in the slave trade. That's irrelevant.
The statue was erected to celebrate Colston's philanthropy in Bristol. The source of his philanthropy was conveniently not mentioned on the plaque on the statue's plinth. But for those who do know about the history and for those of African heritage, the presence of a public statue must have appeared to be an obscenity.
There have been numerous petitions to have the statue removed - all were rejected by the City Council. Yes it was criminal damage and the 'Colston 4' received a trial by jury. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. I don't regard it as a shame: if anything it has opened up a discussion on who and why we should celebrate with a public statue.
The statue was erected to celebrate Colston's philanthropy in Bristol. The source of his philanthropy was conveniently not mentioned on the plaque on the statue's plinth. But for those who do know about the history and for those of African heritage, the presence of a public statue must have appeared to be an obscenity.
There have been numerous petitions to have the statue removed - all were rejected by the City Council. Yes it was criminal damage and the 'Colston 4' received a trial by jury. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. I don't regard it as a shame: if anything it has opened up a discussion on who and why we should celebrate with a public statue.
I bet only a handful of people in Bristol knew who the statue was of and even less knew the history. I find the idea that a whole swathe of the population felt oppressed by it utterly ridiculous.
As far as putting up more statues that's just as absurd. Putting up statues of people should be a bygone relic of earlier times. I am all for keeping what is there as I'm a traditionalist in that sense, but I don't think we need any more of them.
By all means put a plaque up detailing their history, good and bad, for those who are interested. But once you set a precedent that you can just go and pull down anything that you personally don't like, or don't agree with, and there will not be any consequences to that, you're in trouble. And that's what this verdict does.
Mikeandvan
05-02-2022, 12:32
These activists would rather focus their efforts on long dead causes rather than tackle the rather less simplistic and somewhat grittier issue of modern day slavery. Either that or they invent issues like 'institutional racism' to poke the masses with. I just wonder whether this is really all about them and making themselves appear morally superior. Besides, the logic of statue pulling is that once you start you just can't stop.
Statue of Marcus Aurelius - Roman Emperor. Stands on the Capitoline Hill in Rome. Presided over a regime that had millions in slavery, will we be having this down too?
https://i.ibb.co/chGyq3z/Marcus-Aurelius-statue.png (https://ibb.co/zVymdxK)
Some of those slaves were British. Did I feel oppressed walking past it? No. Should I have done?
If I did, would it be fine for me to just smash it down? (It's only a copy mind, the real one is in a museum).
Like many 'woke' concepts, once you start to follow them to their logical conclusions it becomes apparent that they are very silly.
Pigmy Pony
05-02-2022, 12:45
https://dynamic-media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/12/55/61/28/eric-bartholomew-of-morecambe.jpg?w=700&h=-1&s=1
I'm surprised the Des O'Connor fan club haven't chucked this into Morecambe Bay by now. Eric & Ernie's piss-taking was relentless.
In my view the Colston statue is now just where it needs to be. But the "Colston 4" aren't. And I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out that some of the jury were made to feel that finding them guilty might be seen as racist. The "woke" brigade will stop at nothing to get their own way imo.
Statue of Marcus Aurelius - Roman Emperor. Stands on the Capitoline Hill in Rome. Presided over a regime that had millions in slavery, will we be having this down too?
https://i.ibb.co/chGyq3z/Marcus-Aurelius-statue.png (https://ibb.co/zVymdxK)
Some of those slaves were British. Did I feel oppressed walking past it? No. Should I have done?
If I did, would it be fine for me to just smash it down? (It's only a copy mind, the real one is in a museum).
Like many 'woke' concepts, once you start to follow them to their logical conclusions it becomes apparent that they are very silly.
absolute bastard!!;)
walpurgis
05-02-2022, 13:08
I originally thought 'The Colston 4' was a skiffle group.
I thought 'Hatfield And The North' was a road sign.
i might add, that although those statues, that dont bother me much, were fine when put up i guess, but nowadays should mostly be down.. maybe not all of course, but many. i mean you can take things too far, and being supremely offended by a guy who died100yrs + ago is a bit pointless. they were different times, but as i said many nowadays have outlasted their usefulness
Pigmy Pony
05-02-2022, 13:30
I thought 'Hatfield And The North' was a road sign.
It is :)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/A1%28M%29_sign_at_junction_1%2C_South_Mimms.jpg/170px-A1%28M%29_sign_at_junction_1%2C_South_Mimms.jpg
hatfield?
https://www.superiorwallpapers.com/summer/summer-hat-on-a-field-full-with-dandelions_2880x1800.jpg
http://www.lisacritcher.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Akio-Hirata-things-that-make-you-happy.jpeg
Statue of Marcus Aurelius - Roman Emperor. Stands on the Capitoline Hill in Rome. Presided over a regime that had millions in slavery, will we be having this down too?
I don't know - ask the Italians.
Do we have any public statues of any of the Roman Emperors who presided over the Roman occupation of Britain in this country?
I don't know - ask the Italians.
Do we have any public statues of any of the Roman Emperors who presided over the Roman occupation of Britain in this country?
i dont think so barry.
I don't know - ask the Italians.
Do we have any public statues of any of the Roman Emperors who presided over the Roman occupation of Britain in this country?
Yes. Trajen on Tower Hill London, Constantine in York. There are several statues of Emperors and Governors at the baths in Bath.
None of them were put up by the actual Romans though, does that make a difference?
Yes. Trajen on Tower Hill London, Constantine in York. There are several statues of Emperors and Governors at the baths in Bath.
None of them were put up by the actual Romans though, does that make a difference?
thats pretty recent i think? although emperor he was i dont think active in briton. he went east i think. constantine was certainly in york; think he became emperor there.
Pigmy Pony
05-02-2022, 17:26
thats pretty recent i think? although emperor he was i dont think active in briton. he went east i think. constantine was certainly in york; think he became emperor there.
I think it's time those statues went. I mean, what did the Romans ever do for us? :)
I think it's time those statues went. I mean, what did the Romans ever do for us? :)
apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a fresh water system, and public health??? ..... f**k all!!!!..... apart from peace i suppose :ner:
People called the Romans they go to their homes.
Go home? This is motion towards isn't it boy?
Romani ite domum... do it by morning or i'll cut your balls off!:lol:
Mikeandvan
05-02-2022, 22:13
What I can't understand is why there aren't any statues of our last great prime minister, Tony Blair. I mean Iraq and all that, but who cares? I've got two words for you, M People.
Pigmy Pony
06-02-2022, 08:07
I think my brain might have had a funny turn during the night, nothing in the last four posts makes any sense to me :doh:
And I thought our last great Prime Minister was Jim Hacker.
I think my brain might have had a funny turn during the night, nothing in the last four posts makes any sense to me :doh:
And I thought our last great Prime Minister was Jim Hacker.
it was scene with cleese as centurian giving the writer of slogans a hard time on his latin vocab:D
Pigmy Pony
06-02-2022, 08:23
it was scene with cleese as centurian giving the writer of slogans a hard time on his latin vocab:D
:D Aah, I see... time I watched it again, it's been a few years.
Pigmy Pony
08-02-2022, 20:29
Aren't benefits tenants just the best?
Yesterday I started replacing a house of windows and front door at a rental property. I was warned that the tenant was a bit odd. He took himself off upstairs while we replaced the lounge window and front door, but when I shouted upstairs that we were finishing for the day, and that I'd lock the new front door and post the keys, I got no reply. I assumed he was having a kip (most benefits tenants play by night and sleep all day ime).
Went back this morning, and couldn't rouse him. Fearing he might be dead or even worse we broke through an old (next-to-be-replaced) window. Just as the guy turned up. He'd snuck out yesterday, stayed out into the evening, then came home to find himself locked out. So he went and slept on a mate's sofa. So the constant smell of weed yesterday wasn't him, but his neighbour.
Seemed ok about it all, and went off to the shop while we broke into his house, to buy a can of beer. At 9am.
walpurgis
08-02-2022, 20:37
Bet he couldn't do it twice!
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/exeter-van-driver-accidentally-tears-6622496?utm_source=newsshowcase&utm_medium=gnews&utm_campaign=CDAqKggAIhCFHKb1XdXdQ9oMOfePQViwKhQIC iIQhRym9V3V3UPaDDn3j0FYsDCBlzg&utm_content=rundown&gaa_at=la&gaa_n=AYc4ysua2kW7OV0IYCyoVKYc-daT6qEtq-9kr_Bqatm-nLZIZMUK6BaZ7YJYVHG_chNKCOaNpVXVzw%3D%3D&gaa_ts=6202e105&gaa_sig=SLPy8O-20Ax7cSbIEXbeqKnHyhUgHA8Q7aw2JCWvDGSiNa1CSNB-I26jpjnzjbi5ZeqUuGfb1C31EDX50fS50g%3D%3D
Pigmy Pony
08-02-2022, 21:03
I can see that look catching on with caravanners.
To get it back on is simple enough: place some planks on the ground at the entrance for the van to reverse onto. Then when roof is over its desired position, deflate van tyres and slowly reverse some more. Then bugger off, sell the van and never return :)
I can see that look catching on with caravanners.
To get it back on is simple enough: place some planks on the ground at the entrance for the van to reverse onto. Then when roof is over its desired position, deflate van tyres and slowly reverse some more. Then bugger off, sell the van and never return :)
Brilliant
something going on here, I seem to be finding myself agreeing with every thing that you say Steve :cool:
Mikeandvan
08-02-2022, 22:37
Jimmy carr gypsy holocaust joke was well funny, haven't looked on Twittet - or PFM - yet but I imagine they're all wetting their pants.
Pigmy Pony
08-02-2022, 22:55
Brilliant
something going on here, I seem to be finding myself agreeing with every thing that you say Steve :cool:
I know! What you should be saying is "I'd agree with you Steve, but then we'd both be wrong" :)
Mikeandvan
08-02-2022, 22:55
How the fuck did that prat Robert Preston get thr Itv news at 10 gig? Last night he was hinting that Johnson was slipping into Trumpian aka Fascist behaviour. Can we expect to see Johnson's supporters march on Parliament when he gets the boot?
Pigmy Pony
08-02-2022, 22:59
Jimmy carr gypsy holocaust joke was well funny, haven't looked on Twittet - or PFM - yet but I imagine they're all wetting their pants.
Har-har-har-har-har-harrr... That was my best Jimmy Carr laugh. Can you link to the joke Mike? I don't do Twitter or Piss Flaps Monthly.
Mikeandvan
08-02-2022, 23:12
Har-har-har-har-har-harrr... That was my best Jimmy Carr laugh. Can you link to the joke Mike? I don't do Twitter or Piss Flaps Monthly.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/feb/07/boycott-jimmy-carr-over-horrid-joke-about-roma-people-says-sajid-javid
I don't do Piss Flaps Monthly.
I suspect your internet history would tell us otherwise! ;)
I wear teeshirts most of the time, but have a real job finding what I want. Most on offer are stupidly thin material, part synthetic and have logos.
I want pure cotton, no logo and decently robust material. It's a bugger finding any at a sane price. The good ones are usually from the US and about forty quid a shot. I'm too tight (sensible?) to pay that.
https://www.landsend.co.uk/Men/Tops_T-shirts/ix-11362#scroll=482
I never pay full price - they are going for £9 at the moment. Cotton, decent weight, no logo, range of plain colours. Very good quality. I have bought from them for years.
Recently I have bought some long sleeves Tees. I like those too.
Getting closer..Nuclear fusion heat record
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/09/nuclear-fusion-heat-record-a-huge-step-in-quest-for-new-energy-source?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
walpurgis
09-02-2022, 12:40
Getting closer..Nuclear fusion heat record
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/09/nuclear-fusion-heat-record-a-huge-step-in-quest-for-new-energy-source?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
They've been tinkering with that idea for generations. I remember the ZETA Project from when I was a kid.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZETA_(fusion_reactor)
walpurgis
09-02-2022, 14:52
Turkish goodwill visitor to Germany fails in mission.
https://www.itv.com/news/2022-02-09/31-vehicles-damaged-in-germany-as-drunk-truck-driver-crashes-through-red-light
Getting closer..Nuclear fusion heat record
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/09/nuclear-fusion-heat-record-a-huge-step-in-quest-for-new-energy-source?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
During my time at the Marconi Research Centre we designed and built some gear for the Joint European Torus at Culham. I have seen the device during a visit there, and indeed it does look impressive, both in size and of it's enormous thirst for electricity; but as a one of the Culham staff remarked: "It is a crude machine".
walpurgis
09-02-2022, 18:36
Bit of a whiff here.
https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2022-02-09/captain-tom-foundation-investigated-over-accounts
Bit of a whiff here.
https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2022-02-09/captain-tom-foundation-investigated-over-accounts
yeah i read that earlier.. obviously dont know the whole story, just the headline but inclined to think its mischief making. they did have to use a lot of staff to go through all the letters/donations etc. itmight have more legs tho .there wasnt silly amounts talked about. 40k or so
In that time it also spent £240,000 on costs grouped under the heading of fundraising - made up of £162,336 in management costs, which included £126,424 in "fundraising consultancy fees" and £20,884 in advertising and marketing costs.
from the link story - "consultancy fees" :hmm:
In that time it also spent £240,000 on costs grouped under the heading of fundraising - made up of £162,336 in management costs, which included £126,424 in "fundraising consultancy fees" and £20,884 in advertising and marketing costs.
from the link story - "consultancy fees" :hmm:
more today and it appears my 40k was quite a bit out:doh: looks shall we say, odd;)
lady met, clarissa dick is resigning.
walpurgis
11-02-2022, 08:34
lady met, clarissa dick is resigning.
They are even more dickless now.
Didn't look much like a copper did she? I reckon she'd struggle with a couple of bags of shopping, let alone break up a scrap outside the boozer.
They are even more dickless now.
Didn't look much like a copper did she? I reckon she'd struggle with a couple of bags of shopping, let alone break up a scrap outside the boozer.
boris could move sideways to that job:D he'd be a great commissioner... party anyone?
walpurgis
11-02-2022, 09:13
boris could move sideways to that job:D he'd be a great commissioner... party anyone?
He'd be overqualified :rolleyes:. Bet he'd like the uniform though.
He'd be overqualified :rolleyes:. Bet he'd like the uniform though.
i wonder if, for her last job, she will nick' Boris and take him down to the station for a rubber hosing:eek: please:ner:
i wonder if, for her last job, she will nick' Boris and take him down to the station for a rubber hosing:eek: please:ner:
May I reprimand the author of that post?
Who watches the watchmen?
They are even more dickless now.
Didn't look much like a copper did she? I reckon she'd struggle with a couple of bags of shopping, let alone break up a scrap outside the boozer.
seems like every day now there is someone being sacked or suspended or something for making some sort of politically incorrect comment but they never report what the comment was so we can make up our own minds.
Like this
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/celebrity/labour-mp-neil-coyle-has-party-whip-suspended-following-alleged-racist-remarks/ar-AATJA7L?ocid=msedgntp
Neil Coyle, the MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, has been accused of using offensive language in conversation with a reporter at Strangers' Bar, who said it caused him to feel "uncomfortable in my place of work".
No mention of what he is supposed to have said. Plus it's worrying that these days anyone can just claim you said something and bam! - that's it you're suspended or sacked.
Why not just tell the person to his face that he's out of order and to pack it in? Instead they have to go running off to teacher. 'Miss! Miss! That boy said something bad!'
I suspect the reporter is a delicate little flower who might be better off in another job where he doesn't have to encounter real life as much. Or he needs to be given a reporting job that might give him some perspective about what makes him 'uncomfortable.' Reporting from the front-line in a war for example.
seems like every day now there is someone being sacked or suspended or something for making some sort of politically incorrect comment but they never report what the comment was so we can make up our own minds.
Like this
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/celebrity/labour-mp-neil-coyle-has-party-whip-suspended-following-alleged-racist-remarks/ar-AATJA7L?ocid=msedgntp
Neil Coyle, the MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, has been accused of using offensive language in conversation with a reporter at Strangers' Bar, who said it caused him to feel "uncomfortable in my place of work".
No mention of what he is supposed to have said. Plus it's worrying that these days anyone can just claim you said something and bam! - that's it you're suspended or sacked.
Why not just tell the person to his face that he's out of order and to pack it in? Instead they have to go running off to teacher. 'Miss! Miss! That boy said something bad!'
I suspect the reporter is a delicate little flower who might be better off in another job where he doesn't have to encounter real life as much. Or he needs to be given a reporting job that might give him some perspective about what makes him 'uncomfortable.' Reporting from the front-line in a war for example.
he called china fumanchu etc
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/feb/11/labour-suspends-whip-from-neil-coyle-after-allegations-of-racist-comments
he called china fumanchu etc
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/feb/11/labour-suspends-whip-from-neil-coyle-after-allegations-of-racist-comments
Dyer said that as he left the bar later, he waved goodbye to Coyle, “to which he responded by putting two fingers up at me”.
So he thinks he's been insulted but still 'waves goodbye' to the bloke? Because that's what you do when someone's offended you isn't it?
walpurgis
11-02-2022, 14:14
People are being very naughty!
ruskies say they wont invade ukraine, so obviously the will... us and uk getting citizens out that want to go. im betting if he does, then china will go into taiwan shortly.
territory grabbing like this spells war across world..
walpurgis
11-02-2022, 18:46
ruskies say they wont invade ukraine, so obviously the will... us and uk getting citizens out that want to go. im betting if he does, then china will go into taiwan shortly.
territory grabbing like this spells war across world..
Putin will do whatever he likes. Nobody can stop him if he marches in.
There'd be a big fuss from around the world, then behind the scenes the banks will say it's bad for business and tell 'em all to shut up.
Not so sure about China, their economy relies on world wide exports and being boycotted would be a disaster.
i see one of the 3 lassa fever cases in uk has died.. dangerous shit that and as yet no vaccine... first cases here since 2009
Just the spot! A motorcycle driver in Chicago found a 3ft spot to park without paying or risking being towed.
Smart guy or gal.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220211/a1f8fa7b718421afaa602f0ace2fc7d4.jpg
Putin will do whatever he likes. Nobody can stop him if he marches in.
There'd be a big fuss from around the world, then behind the scenes the banks will say it's bad for business and tell 'em all to shut up.
Not so sure about China, their economy relies on world wide exports and being boycotted would be a disaster.
its the type of thing that will get likes of trump and co back in for good.. and wel will be stuck in middle, freezing our butts off eating grits or beetroot:ner:
Just the spot! A motorcycle driver in Chicago found a 3ft spot to park without paying or risking being towed.
Smart guy or gal.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220211/a1f8fa7b718421afaa602f0ace2fc7d4.jpg
Will probably get done for not parking parallel to the kerb. :rolleyes:
walpurgis
11-02-2022, 19:21
its the type of thing that will get likes of trump and co back in for good.. and wel will be stuck in middle, freezing our butts off eating grits or beetroot:ner:
Trouble that affects the West may cause people to hang onto money so less gets imported from China. The Chinese will see the possibility and may pressure Putin to ease off. He may not listen of course.
Mikeandvan
11-02-2022, 22:53
Russia are the weak ones here, threatened by Nato aka the US on its borders. It pains me to read in the Times AND Guardian articles supporting Western military action, I mean really, you gonna fall for this shit again?
Very worrying times; Russia and China seem to be getting on better at the moment. If they each went for "expansion" at the same time, we could all be in serious shit - Bye and thanks for all the fish :(
walpurgis
12-02-2022, 09:49
Very worrying times; Russia and China seem to be getting on better at the moment. If they each went for "expansion" at the same time, we could all be in serious shit - Bye and thanks for all the fish :(
Nothing will happen. The arrival of USAF B52 bombers at RAF Fairford suggests lots of 'nothing' may occur.
stratofortresses... big gals..
A B52 baby, way up in the sky
Come droppin' your lovin' on me, child
A B52 baby, way up in the sky
Drop your love on me tonight, yeah
walpurgis
12-02-2022, 10:07
I wouldn't want to live near Fairford, or for that matter, any other site of strategic significance. You can bet the Russians have been double checking their ICBM targeting coordinates.
a good pic of one... they are quite a machine
https://www.atomicarchive.com/img/alamanc/b-52-stratofortress.jpg
B2's will be next
I wouldn't want to live near Fairford, or for that matter, any other site of strategic significance. You can bet the Russians have been double checking their ICBM targeting coordinates.
lol if it goes that far then how far you live from a primary target isn't going to make any difference.
Anyway I thought mice had eaten all the wiring on the Russians ICBMs?
would think the nearer a primary target the better, unless you like living under a mountain for rest of you life. ive a petro-chemical site within eyesight of its chimneys so..... bang!
Maybe we should keep quiet and let Macron sort it all out :eek::rfl:
Maybe we should keep quiet and let Macron sort it all out :eek::rfl:
that'll be a first.
walpurgis
12-02-2022, 12:56
I was reading a news article about anti-vaxxers, this prompted me to once again ponder the 'Dunning-Kruger Effect', as it surely has relevance here.
https://www.verywellmind.com/an-overview-of-the-dunning-kruger-effect-4160740
And this led me here: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/stupidity-for-dummies
Some parts of society are what I call 'constructively ignorant' and are so wilful in their attitude that they actively refuse education or enlightenment, leading to their inability to respond to everyday life in a worthwhile way. I'd expect many repeat offender criminals fall into this group.
You need to be well informed to estimate how ignorant you may be.
im fortunate, i know im uneducated scum:)
It would appear that most, if not all, of the current Cabinet suffer badly from the Dunning-Kruger effect.
Pigmy Pony
12-02-2022, 17:13
Me too, I'm thick as pigshit
walpurgis
12-02-2022, 17:21
I don't think there's anybody thick on the forum. (well, not many :D)
i can only mumble and grunt for myself:eyebrows:
Mikeandvan
12-02-2022, 19:19
I was reading a news article about anti-vaxxers, this prompted me to once again ponder the 'Dunning-Kruger Effect', as it surely has relevance here.
https://www.verywellmind.com/an-overview-of-the-dunning-kruger-effect-4160740
And this led me here: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/stupidity-for-dummies
Some parts of society are what I call 'constructively ignorant' and are so wilful in their attitude that they actively refuse education or enlightenment, leading to their inability to respond to everyday life in a worthwhile way. I'd expect many repeat offender criminals fall into this group.
You need to be well informed to estimate how ignorant you may be.
Would this apply to the middle class parents who refused regular vaccines for their kids back in the 90s/00s? Until they had their bums slapped by govt.
Andrew Windsor settles court case and pledges to "fight against the evils of sex trafficking, and by supporting its victims". :rfl:
I am certain that he would have no recollection of ever having met me; wonder if he will give me £20,000,000 :hmm:
Pigmy Pony
16-02-2022, 07:10
I am certain that he would have no recollection of ever having met me; wonder if he will give me £20,000,000 :hmm:
If you're referring to when you worked at Pizza Express, I'm sure he would remember you. I'm told your 12" meat feast is unforgettable :eyebrows:
If you're referring to when you worked at Pizza Express, I'm sure he would remember you. I'm told your 12" meat feast is unforgettable :eyebrows:
If only :lol:
(more of a bargain bucket)
uk has lost 8 million trees this winter...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60348947
uk has lost 8 million trees this winter...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60348947
Has to be seen in context which the article leaves out of course. There's 3 billion trees in the UK. They estimate they lost 7000 hectares to storms, but new planting 2019 to 2020 alone was 13,000 hectares.
True to a point but different species planted and many take 50 yes to get near to where these one were. It's currently all about carbon and soil erosion.
True to a point but different species planted and many take 50 yes to get near to where these one were. It's currently all about carbon and soil erosion.
That would be an issue if it was only last year that they planted any new ones. But they plant thousands of hectares of them every year and always have done. Total number of trees in UK has been increasing since the early 1970s - who remembers 'Plant a Tree in '73'?
Anyone would think trees never got blown over in storms before. Which is the impression they are trying to give.
The other day was looking at aerial photos of the local area that were taken in the 1920s and 1930s.
First thing you notice is how barren the landscape was. Areas that I assumed had always been woodland were totally devoid of trees back then. Either just open land or brownfield.
The church in the town is pretty much invisible these days except for the top of the tower, the perimeter is totally surrounded by big trees and there's a few dozen more in the churchyard itself. But in 1933 there was not a single one.
Usually keep my bank card in my coat pocket but a week or so ago took it out to buy something and left it on the coffee table.
Every time I saw it there I thought about putting it back in the coat pocket in case it gets lost, but I didn't.
last night decided I needed to go and draw some cash out so go to the table and sure enough, no sign of the card. There's a bit of clutter on the table, not much, but enough for it to hide in so I move all that and no sign of it. As it was getting dark decided to leave a wider search until the morning and full daylight.
So this morning I start the search. First place I look for anything is under the cushions on the sofa. So move the laptop and some other stuff off of the sofa and onto the coffee table so I can get the cushions up. Coffee table now overloaded and a bit precarious but it will only be for a minute.
Lift all the cushions, find some small change and a packet of Rennies, but no bank card. Go to replace the cushions and clumsily knock them against the pile on the coffee table. The teetering pile with laptop on top goes crashing down onto the floor. Bollocks.
But the landslide has exposed the bank card, which has been sat on the coffee table all along. In one of the exact places I looked last night. How does this happen? How is it even possible?
its true that things in plain sight can be hardest to see on many occasions. Your brain often sees what expects to see, and if you thought it lost then you probably skipped recognising it.
https://www.seeker.com/how-do-things-hide-in-plain-sight-1834345065.html
walpurgis
16-02-2022, 12:21
How does this happen? How is it even possible?
Sod's law mate. Ask Mr. Sod, he'll confirm it :).
its true that things in plain sight can be hardest to see on many occasions. Your brain often sees what expects to see, and if you thought it lost then you probably skipped recognising it.
https://www.seeker.com/how-do-things-hide-in-plain-sight-1834345065.html
I know but I didn't think it was lost - I was 100 percent it was on that table until I searched. And there was nothing there to hide it really, just a couple of books and some unopened letters, all of which I moved.
Anyway it's back in my coat pocket now and I went out and got some cash. Wind is really getting up now. On my way back saw two dogs shagging outside the tyre fitting place so spring must be getting near.
I know but I didn't think it was lost - I was 100 percent it was on that table until I searched. And there was nothing there to hide it really, just a couple of books and some unopened letters, all of which I moved.
Anyway it's back in my coat pocket now and I went out and got some cash. Wind is really getting up now. On my way back saw two dogs shagging outside the tyre fitting place so spring must be getting near.
is that a sign of spring then..;) not heard that one before:ner:
well it shows the sap is rising doesn't it?
walpurgis
17-02-2022, 08:47
Sky News have just said that 20 Russian warships are due to start exercises in the Caspian Sea. Surely they mean the Black Sea? The Caspian Sea is landlocked, there's no way of getting ships to it or from it.
probably moved them from the caspian fleet, down the canal and rivers to the azov, which borders ukraine
Sky News have just said that 20 Russian warships are due to start exercises in the Caspian Sea. Surely they mean the Black Sea? The Caspian Sea is landlocked, there's no way of getting ships to it or from it.
They do have some ships in the Caspian. But it's no-where near Ukraine.
walpurgis
17-02-2022, 09:41
probably moved them from the caspian fleet, down the canal and rivers to the azov, which borders ukraine
Just had a look. It is accessible it seems, but it's a hell of a twisty route with many locks, no chance of a swift deployment from there. Not sure big stuff would get through.
Just had a look. It is accessible it seems, but it's a hell of a twisty route with many locks, no chance of a swift deployment from there. Not sure big stuff would get through.
yeah itll be slow and the azov is fairly shallow so not suitable for really big stuff i wouldnt think. actually its 14metres so usable
walpurgis
19-02-2022, 09:42
The 'Thought Police' are everywhere. If you write what you think, Sensitivity Readers will get you.
https://quillette.com/2019/10/01/the-problem-with-sensitivity-readers/
The 'Thought Police' are everywhere. If you write what you think, Sensitivity Readers will get you.
https://quillette.com/2019/10/01/the-problem-with-sensitivity-readers/
god knows what they would make of the flashman novels:D as gmf says, flash is a racist; well why would he be any different from rest of population. it was based in 19th c so it has to follow 19th c convensions.
walpurgis
19-02-2022, 10:02
Robinson Crusoe would not get published, etc. etc.
yup, the point for me is that if you dont like it, dont read it. as long as its not inciting violence on people/groups etc then so what if it isnt whatYOU want to read.
The 'Thought Police' are everywhere. If you write what you think, Sensitivity Readers will get you.
https://quillette.com/2019/10/01/the-problem-with-sensitivity-readers/
''Uncle Tom’s Cabin may have started the Civil War''
Absurd. This is the trouble with the liberal intelligentsia. They think what is written by them and their ilk has some effect on the world ignoring the fact that the vast majority of people don't read anything. Plus they have no knowledge of history, or what they think they know about history is just wrong.
''Uncle Tom’s Cabin may have started the Civil War''
Absurd. This is the trouble with the liberal intelligentsia. They think what is written by them and their ilk has some effect on the world ignoring the fact that the vast majority of people don't read anything. Plus they have no knowledge of history, or what they think they know about history is just wrong.
the south felt they were powerless in the union and it proved so when lincoln won without a vote from the southern states. it was a political war, and the only real slavery bit was the policy of what the south could do with their slaves and where they could take them etc. hell some of lincoln's family had slaves..:doh:
walpurgis
19-02-2022, 10:39
Who decides the credentials of Sensitivity Readers and who would those making these decisions be? It's bollocks, intended to stifle free thought.
If you Google 'sensitivity readers' you'll see what going on.
ive started an unsensitivity reader co... i tell authors when they are not upsetting anyone;)
Check out this photo of my neighbourhood, taken in 1933:
https://i.ibb.co/YWF8htm/stoke-33.png (https://ibb.co/Mhxp7Rr)
walpurgis
20-02-2022, 13:22
I'm going to cancel the cancel culture. That should wake the wokes up!
lots of chimneys... are there any left?
Check out this photo of my neighbourhood, taken in 1933:
https://i.ibb.co/YWF8htm/stoke-33.png (https://ibb.co/Mhxp7Rr)
My local in 57... i can find my mother and father's house near top (from no 10. go up at about 60o until second group of houses. its the one with the black looking bay window towers. town is much bigger now.
https://scontent.fman2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.18172-8/1979251_892313270864591_676001326870547442_o.jpg?_ nc_cat=108&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=9267fe&_nc_ohc=8vY6jBqZ6g0AX-ClwMN&_nc_ht=scontent.fman2-1.fna&oh=00_AT-RnNXI01s_KmCR3IBz9LIlyXG2ODqI8Y1KPXNnTmi-jA&oe=6237CBB9
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