Tacchini is my favourite.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimbo
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Tacchini is my favourite.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimbo
woz those - italian or Japanese?Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Italian.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimbo
think its chinese now, like most things alas. it was a tennis brand. jimmy connors wore it
Yes, all made on China, I don't think manufacture was ever in Italy. I have a couple of vintage 1980s tops and they say 'Styled In Italy' on the label so obviously not made there.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
I don't know about Conners, McEnroe was always the Tacchini man.
you cant be serious:D yes he was too as you say. good style ... i usually buy from premier man/jacamo as they have odd sizes and prices are usually good. oddly i was on there earlier and prices are way up.. i will get by with what i have for now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
got a bottle of scotch coming for shelf instead lol
I've got enough Tacchini to see me out. They re-issued some of the 1980s stuff a few years ago so I bought one, think it was £130 for the top and bottoms together. Can't spend that kind of money now I'm a retiree though.
You will be having to replace anything now from the bargain basement bin in Primark or simply wear stuff till its full of holes and hanging off you?:)
That's what I've always done anyway. For years I bought all my clothes from the military surplus - fifty pee for a shirt, quid for a pair of keks or a jumper. Think I was about thirty before I had the spare cash to waste on new clothes and then I went a bit mad. Still have most of that stuff, some of it hardly been worn.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimbo
Of the Sergio variety?Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
I'd go Lonsdale they make high VFM clothes these days. I'm assuming that its purchase by Mike Ashley and subsequent adoption by those on benefits who seem to spend most of their waking hours smoking outside their local Wetherspoons hasn't tarnished the perception of a well known brand. Also that the quality has not deteriorated.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimbo
For Lonsdale to work on you, you have to be heavily built and, ideally bald. I've only got the bald.
i don't really like names on my clothes, especially sports names;
You're not from Liverpool though.
does that make the difference? :D no im not; from the borders originally actually..Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Of course it does, it's the spiritual home of branded casual sportswear.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
I avoid buying anything with motifs or logos, no lurid colours either. Camo is OK though :).
No Hawaiian shirt for you then?Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Me too. (The manufacturers don't pay me to advertise their wares.)Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
I have the same resentment to buying supermarket carrier bags. Being emblazoned with the name of the shop - they should pay me for the advertising service I provide. :D
My underpants do thatQuote:
Originally Posted by Jimbo
Thanks for the kind words, much appreciated
There has just been so much stuff to do, it’s a nightmare
I’m glad to see not much has changed on here :D Just what I needed
Would I be correct that Marco isn’t posting at the mo? Is he ok though?
It doesn’t feel quite right at the moment to say….I have a new man in my life, quite unexpectedly, since end of February
He’s gorgeous and is soo nice to me. I’ve never been happier ; )
Cloud & silver linings and all that!
Hi Nina. Again sorry to hear of your loss but also pleased you've found new love. Life can be like a box of chocolates right enough.x
As for Marco, no he has been missing but I believe he will return at some time. We will look after the fort until he returns to us.
Thanks Grant
As long as Marco is ok that’s all that matters
And you being ok matters too :) Welcome back Bev. Now where were we, talking about your legs iirc ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ninanina
I thought it was just shell suits? Solely based on Harry Enfield's Scousers as I don't know any personally.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Yes I’m doing ok thanks Steve, my new man looks after me very well :D
I don’t remember if we were talking about my legs Steve but I still have them and they are nicely tanned now :eyebrows:
:lol:
This will cause BIG problems and probably retaliation.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe...se-2022-06-20/
its just a matter of time until nato are envolved by force and it all kicks off. russia cant beat nato of course but it could cause a neclear war.
Delight over 're-wilding' of former golf course turns out to be a just down to a broken mower.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/new...fbbe3729f2d28f
would be better leaving it ang spending money cutting some pensioners gardensQuote:
Originally Posted by Macca
If it all kicks off you know what will happen. Immediate information blackout, so no TV or radio news, no internet and obviously no mobile networks, no GPS and no travel. Dwindling food and essentials, no fuel and no electric car charging. No work and no income or access to money. No medical aid either.
Police and army getting heavy handed, jails full and courts closed so you stay locked up.
Oh, and all the dual-nationals and others will be heading for Airports and Seaports in a reverse migration.
And that's just for starters.
If there's a nuclear attack, much devastation and all major population centres ceasing to exist. Then there's the radiation and fall-out, which will have varying impact across the UK.
Other than that, it's all rosy! :eek:
I intend to be well away from London by then (hopefully).
all my tabs and whisky; watch the show of a lifetime.. im struggling with normal far less fighting for control of a dirty puddle:(
Supreme Court ruling expands US gun rights
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61915237
americans are mad... well republicans at least...
My wife works with a woman who's leg swelled up and became very painful - the woman hasn't been feeling "right" for some time. dizzy/ "out of sorts".
The woman contacted her GP. who arranged an emergency appointment, was concerned that it could be a blood clot and potentially life threatening.
Hospital appointment confirmed that cholesterol levels were extremely high. MRI scan didn't show any clot in her leg but hospital suggested that she sees her GP again in order to book a scan (at the same hospital) for her foot.
Am I missing something here ?
yes, its such idiotic behaviours that cause much of the problems with the health service and other such things. scan the bloody foot while your at it ffsQuote:
Originally Posted by guy
No - thanks to the excessive middle management employed, the NHS has become overly bureaucratic.Quote:
Originally Posted by guy
America now only land of the free to white males... Abortion banned.. yet America thinks it can tell rest of world how it should behave.
They've also overturned firearms regs. Now anybody in New York can carry a concealed weapon.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
What next, taking the vote from women and repealing emancipation?
banning contraception i'd imagine will be high up. maybe fitting women with zips:doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
what a ghastly country it is..
Spotted this on ebay. How not to take a photo :D
https://i.ibb.co/VDNvCXX/Screen-Shot...t-04-14-PM.png
Yes, he's attempting to sell a pair of handlebars.
This is nonsense and unsupported by the evidence. If you compare the NHS to any other health care system in the world its administrative costs (i.e. costs of management) are meagre. This is true of single payer tax funded systems and even more so for private for profit systems.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Healthcare costs have been rising globally in real terms for decades. There are many reasons for this but the reality is that health is a hugely complex industry, consuming a huge share of scarce national resources and employing vast armies of unskilled, semi-skilled, and highly skilled employees. This requires effective management and highly trained managers. This is not costless, but the NHS spends a smaller percentage of its resources on management than most systems.
If you don't believe me then hear what Robert Reich (the former US Labor Secretary) has to say. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb9lubYzjmI
On first appearances this does seem daft. However, the model of care we have in the UK NHS places the GP as the first point of contact with the health care system and the gatekeeper to referral and specialist services. In this case it seems that the GP called for an emergency assessment at A&E which established that her condition was not life threatening but that there were underlying health issues needing further investigation. My guess is that the staff and A&E correctly advised the patient to get her GP to arrange for a follow up consultation with the relevant specialists rather than just booking another scan. A&E are there for emergencies and not for routine patient care.Quote:
Originally Posted by guy
not the easiest thing to look at is it? maybe in real life it looked better...Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Seems I'm not a natural tourist. I just watched a feature about Venice on BBC news and the crowds of foreigners were terrible. Apparently 'everybody' has to see the Rialto Bridge, not with those crowds I wouldn't. Seems they are introducing a visitor's fee now, just for being there, damn cheek. Tourist attractions are exactly what I avoid. Think I'll stick with a pint in a quiet country pub as my kind way of seeing the world :).
Never been to Venice, don't know what the attraction is. Canals and old buildings, we've got that here.
Anyway, I've been to the Venetian casino in Las Vegas, it's basically the same thing but with slot machines and valet parking.
This is the problem with world famous tourist sites. There is a solution: go in the off season. I went to Florence in Tuscany in very late Autumn. The weather was fine, but more importantly, there were relatively few tourists and no queues for the major sites. Took a trip up to Venice on the train on the same trip. Same story.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
never been one for tourism etc. herds of cameras snapping away...yukQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Really bad news, Forces TV channel is closing down on 30th June.