I'm still stunned by the fact that P&O have got away with murder: sacking nearly 800 ferry personnel via an e-mail, giving them less than 24 hours notice.
Despite breaking UK law, the government are unable (or unwilling) to do anything about it.
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I'm still stunned by the fact that P&O have got away with murder: sacking nearly 800 ferry personnel via an e-mail, giving them less than 24 hours notice.
Despite breaking UK law, the government are unable (or unwilling) to do anything about it.
CPS advised there was no chance of a successful prosecution. I don't understand why and it was never explained in the news item I read.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Ravil Maganov: Russian Lukoil chief dies in 'fall from hospital window'
headline that needs no explanation of how he fell.....:eek:
He was just taking some air and fell out?:scratch:
The company( Lukoil)confirmed his death but said only that Maganov, 67, had "passed away following a severe illness".:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Jimbo
[i suppose being flung out the window of tenth floor qualifies as a severe illness]:eyebrows:
That would certainly produce some fairly radical symptoms!Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
My old landlord sold his place and went to Portugal ,(had a small flat in town too)
He worked a lot in all sorts of places but did a few months in Moscow and Kazakstan too a few years ago.
We saw him the other day
He was chatting to a friend in Moscow recently and basicallly the richer guys have vpn's and computers so ,can see whats happening ,but its just better to keep their heads down and not risk any chances of falling out of that window !!
Well said, if a strike action isn't democratic, then it's worthless.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
So Liz Truss will likely be our next PM, can't say that excites me too much. But, it's rumoured she'll elect Kemi Badenoch as her education secretary. Badenoch is known for her anti-Woke views, and nowhere is this more salient than in education, what with 'drag queen story hour' and all that bollocks. I really hope she takes the fight for common sense all the way, like many others, I'm sick of all this nonsense being thrust on us by ignorant liberals, who couldn't see a bad idea if it screamed in their faces while pulling on their ears. Mind you, this is all meaningless unless the Tory's really do something about this, rather than their usual impotent virtue signaling bollocks, like with the Rwanda plan that never was and never shall be.
This ^^^
£20 for a pint of beer? That's not going to happen, nobody will pay it.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/uk-pu...-pint-27903355
https://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/...-energy-bills/
Testing broadband speed and 3 different services gave 3 different speeds.
Shows you can't really trust any for sure.
I will go with the lower.
622mb..580mb..509mb..
Supposed to be 500 tops.
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...924/4z5b4s.png
one of the screenshots
maybe we will see the return of speakeasys selling home brew? No pointless regulations, no licensing hours, no children, and you'll be able to smoke in there too. It will be almost like living in a free country again.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Well hopefully it won't turn out like Russia where hundreds die or go blind every year from drinking home brewed stuff laced with methyl alcohol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
That's spirits though not beer. Brewing half decent beer's not hard, even I've managed to do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Harry and Megan, just what is the frigging point of them? Come to think of it, what is the point of the Royals at all, time to give them the boot?
wouldn't want to give them the boot personally. they make the country different and more i think. they bring in a lot of tourists too. britain has always been more than a common or garden republic... i'd boot a few of the hangers on tho.
Liz Truss to address the nation later today. Think I'll make a point of giving that a miss!
I don't know about 'the state of the nation', but the nation is in a right old state. Granted it's not necessarily all the fault of our government, but there's not been even a whiff of anything useful coming from them.
Does the whole world hate Liz Truss?
(A: No, she’s quite popular in the Baltics, and parts of the Indo-Pacific.)
https://www.politico.eu/article/liz-...nited-kingdom/
I don't think tourists actually get to meet the Queen, or any of the Royals. But they do get to visit our national monuments, all of which would still be standing even if the Royals aren't.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Tradition more important than people think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikeandvan
Plus the Royals are an international soap opera, billions watch them. Keeps us on the map, which is good for business. Well worth the expense which is a drop in the ocean of government spending. Probably costs more to police the Notting Hill carnival.
Personally I'd spend more on them not less. They are still an under-exploited asset IMO. Get them a new yacht, top of the line, and have them travelling around the world talking up the UK and restoring the balance of payments.
I think we can live without the tittle tattle peddled in the likes Hello! or the Daily Mail. Also, I'd just like to see them gone, along with their aristo chums. Parliament could do without its interference also, I know it's mostly ceremonial, but still, this is the 21st century.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
What interference? It's entirely ceremonial. Last monarch to exercise the Royal Prerogative was William IV in 1831.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikeandvan
dr congo footbridge opening.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...apses-ceremony
thats what i call a well built bridge.... i bet the builders are now all dead lol
reminds me of the time my brother dismantled and rebuilt his bike and decided that the nuts and bolts he had left over were surplus to requirements.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
new plastic to kill virus's
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-62797775
sounds like the business
OK, own up. Who's had their central heating on already? :)
I'm holding out for now and taking steps to not be cold.
It's not been on yet but last night was quite cool be shall we say
No central heating yet. Mrs. P has bought a couple more fleecy "throws" which will keep us wrapped with the heating turned way down. That's the plan. I think the real challenge may be drying laundry. Haven't thought of a way round that.
what's central heating?
A means to provide hot water and warmth throughout the home, powered normally by gas, electricity or oil. Ready Brek do a simplified version for kids. I'd start with that :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
I just bought a washing line to use in the garage, any laundry that's not needed quickly can go on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Three motorbikes, a fridge, a chest freezer, and a shitload of tools, camping equipment and fishing and archery tackle leave little room for laundry. And it's also detached and bloody cold in winter. The clothes would take too long to dry and end up smelling like wet dog.
The only other usable space is the "dining room" which is where I keep all my records, CDs and hifi crap. She can use that provided I can still get at what I need.
will likely dry better outside or in house.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9CdeEyx7NYQuote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Those were the days, walking to school in the pouring rain and they hadn't invented coats that actually kept any warmth in back then, you had to make do with an 'anorak' that let the rain through unhindered. When you got in the school steam would come off you for an hour or so.
Recall at the time rumour had it that the 'glowing' kid lived next door to Windscale.
I've sometimes used the garage and shed to hang the occasional non-urgent item of laundry to dry anyway. It just takes a bit longer.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
And I hand wash a fair bit. Why not? It's not much bother and quicker. I also use cold water where I can, it works fine.
i hand wash a lot of stuff. its cheaper and does a better job in general. especially whites. i just hang them on a horse or on a radiator etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
My daughter used to do that, I had to strip and repaint several rads because of it. It damaged the enamel.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Never had an issue with mine tbh. Usually just the small hall one I useQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
https./youtu.be/Wk0WzCtF0yY Damn. I can't do Youtube videos. Never mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Just copy the URL thingy from Youtube,Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
https://i.ibb.co/znkLrw2/Capture3.jpg
then on AOS reply box you click on this button here:
https://i.ibb.co/XzkdjKc/Capture.jpg
This box comes up:
https://i.ibb.co/pZbSfKj/Capture2.jpg
and you paste the URL into it, click 'Okay' and you're done, the video is embedded in your post.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk0WzCtF0yY
There you go Steve.
:D Thank you both! And Mart, I will give it a try tomorrow.
Hmm.
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Thursday night about 2am I woke up with terrible indigestion. I'd had a Weetabix/Shreddies cocktail at suppertime and I blamed that, though I have never had indigestion before. I found some Rennies in the cupboard so I tried one (yuk) and it made no difference. I somehow got back to sleep, but then woke about 5am with a need to throw up. Nothing came out, just a lot of dry heaving.
At 7am I woke again for work and felt fine, just a bit tired.
Just been round my mate's tonight, and told him about it. And his wife reckons it's more likely a heart thing, and not a mouldy old out of date Rennie.
So when I got home, first thing I did (after a bowl of cornflakes) was to go on tinternet to look up heart attack symptoms. But after 10 minutes I got bored and came on here instead. I should probably take these things more seriously.
Well Steve as your avatar says..."who gives a crap":lol:
But seriously it might be worth just running it past a medical professional as it could have been signs of heart problems.
I have just undergone a raft of tests for possible long Covid, one being an Echocardiagram. I am due to see the Doc on 30/9 to discuss all the results.
Rob.
get it checked out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
could be gastro reflux.... i get that. its the valve at top of stomach doesnt close right and leaks acid upwards. peptol will help as it foams up at top to cause a seal etc. an antacid by itself wont help, doc may put you on an acid pump inhibitor too, if you make too much acid.
it may well be caused by eating a difficult to digest meal just before lying down, and you may have produced a lot of acid, ad some leaked up..
worth getting checked tho. hopefully a script is all youll need. and dont eat right before bed
They don't like to rush do they? Though I suppose the slower they move with these things the less likely it will be a significant problem. Best of luck Rob.Quote:
Originally Posted by Puffin
Re. the Who Gives a Crap avatar - the answer is Mrs. Pony! She does enough worrying for the both of us! What with cutting most of the salt out of my diet, and putting out my daily blood pressure tablet lest I forget... Anybody would think she wasn't interested in my life insurance :D
I expect I will have to speak to a doc about this "indigestion" thing, she will insist on it. It's happened twice now this year.
Thanks for the advice guys, I will have to get it checked out. Grant, what you're saying makes a lot of sense, and no more cereal suppers from now on :)
Apart from NEBO, where I predict a prolonged beer supper. You have to draw the line somewhere :cool:
I USED TO GET A PAIN AT BREAST BONE.. it was even sore to touch and was the acid. i should have said its peptac liquid. i use the aniseed version. really hits spot. i get it on script.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony