Loz

Have you tried changing the wireless channel, Sue? One of your neighbours might have a new router that's interfering with your signal.

We got Sherlock Holmes onto the case. He said it was emmental-ary.

jj2 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If you exclude speculators, only people who would benefit from house price increases are people who > plan to go to live in cheaper areas But decreases can affect non-speculators as well, leaving them in negative equity and unable to move. Plus the added knock on effects on the economy, pension pots, etc, etc. 'Decrease' can be just as bad as 'increase', sometime worse.

Yep, maxxi, they're all really called 'Kate' in real life.

He he. That should have a big warning... "may contain nuts".

I'm confused - I thought *Bob* was a she?. Never quite figured out Huguenot, either.

Is it a "boy's club" though? I didn't know you were female, AM. How many other posters are there that everyone just assumes are male out there? It could actually be a girl's club for all we know!

Sounds like a brilliant idea - have you considered doing this in conjunction with the excellent Men's Shed movement? My dad used to go to this in Australia and is such a great idea. It has now come to the UK - http://www.menssheds.org.uk/ so maybe they could help you get it up and running.

LadyDeliah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Met the main perpetrator of the anti-dog rhetoric a few weeks later and discovered he was a pussy > cat in real life I don't know if you meant that, but that made me laugh out loud.

So long as it's not used as a cash cow and actually achieves something. Just a database would be fairly pointless. Also, it seems strangely limited by your description. Why only those landlords/that area?

aquarius moon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Me, Louisa & Loz in the same clique?! > > I feel honoured ;-) I've never been in a clique before. What is one supposed to do?

So after flouncing out a while ago, Blah Blah suddenly reappears as if by magic on a thread by a 'new poster' with a similar MO. Couldn't be more obvious if they tried.

Yeah, yeah... or should I say: blah, blah. For potential new users: the poster crops up every now and again with a new name, tries (weakly) to stir up trouble and then flounces off. Please don't let this recurring troll dissuade you from posting here. It is really quite a nice place.

Michael Palaeologus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > In the USA it is known as "Canadian bacon". Go figure .. Canadians. Now there are a bunch of people who know how to do breakfast.

Robert Poste's Child Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > At least they're trying, and good for them for encouraging customers to give feedback. While I > love John Lewis, I don't understand how they got their reputation for service. They could take a > few tips from Tesco. I don't deny Tesco's service is rather excellent (especially if you have a problem with their online service), I've always found John Lewis's service to be wonderful, also. Even to the point I would actually pay more for stuff (especially white-goods) bought online, as I know it will arrive on time, as ordered and be expertly installed. But I generally don't have to pay more as they usually price match.

Robert Poste's Child Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > As I've said before, replace the word 'woman' in your post with 'black' or 'disabled' to see if > that was likely to be offensive. You're right, RPC. I replaced the word 'women' with 'men' and found the whole concept of a 'Men's Hour' on radio 4 to be an entirely stupid and outdated one.

If you were a scout for an organised burglary ring, would you: a) write something on the house in chalk, leaving your burglary chums to scour the neighbourhood looking for your markings, as in some kind of bizarre tea-leaf treasure hunt. or b) note down the address?

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Whether it's Carling or a Late Knights ale, the > point is that pubs should be paying the going rate > for it, not the going rate plus a nice big wedge > for the pubco. Originally, the pubs paid a much lower lease so the higher rate paid for the beer was like a risk share between the pubco and the pub. It would be interesting to see if tied pubs are still paying much lower rentals than free houses. If anything, this new rule should make that clear as the pub will now have a choice.

Stereo Kicks? No. Just no.

Well, I feel like a right tit now.

Come again?

Robert Poste's Child Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm hoping this refers to the distant past, not this evening... ... or she took her false teeth out, at the very least.

Turn the air conditioner on first, then.

I use this... http://www.dban.org/. Either that or take the hard disk out and hit it many times with a hammer.

Robert Poste's Child Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The left-hand nose cushion has come off my > glasses. Blutac worked for a while but now showing > a tendency to melt and stick to my face when I > take the glasses off. Take them into Hunter and Payne. If the metal is still intact it's a two minute fix.