Loz

malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > As a child I thought by now we'd all be retiring at 50. Yet my younger > colleagues will go on to 67 and beyond. The problem is that life expectancy has got much longer. When they set the retirement age (for men) at 65, life expectancy was 68. It's now into the 80s and still rising.

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > basically pour some spirits of salts down a > blocked sink drain and leave it for a couple of > hours. It's 37% hydrochloric acid and a lot > cheaper than plumbers (@ ?5 per litre on LL DIY > store). Burns away anything organic, so hair/fur > will be easy work. Wear gloves / goggles cos this > stuff does what it says on the bottle. After a > couple of hrs wash away with tap and cleans sink > with gloves on. Probably OK for plastic, but I suspect it may not be too good for anything metal. And especially anything shiny and metal.

Blah Blah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I told him that at conference over the weekend as well. You went, BB? I watched a bit on the Beeb news channel. It seemed to be terribly boring in an unexplainably amusing way. All the speakers seemed to talk about whatever subject they wanted, and nearly all of them started the speech with "Hello, my name is XXXX and I am a first time delegate." which always received polite applause. I did catch Clive Lewis' speech, though. He did actually seem quite plausible.

Alan Medic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I can only presume that Wiggins knows what he took was performance enhancing as why else would he say > it allowed him to perform on a level playing field. I reckon that was code for "everyone was doing it, so I had to as well". > However if he didn't break any rules then the rules need to be looked at. Agreed.

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Vick Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Owen Smith wasn't going to win the election either. > > > Exactly. The charisma of a damp dishcloth and precious few original thoughts of his own, judging > by what I saw of him. That is undoubtedly true. I always considered Smith as a stalking horse - just there to get rid of Corbyn before the real alternative leaders came forward. Eagle was exactly the same. The only thing in Corbyn favour is that the world is basically nuts at the moment. Extremism seems to be in. Brexit and Trump are showing that sensible voting isn't in vogue at the moment. Maybe he does have a chance in 2020.

Apparently Theresa May's birthday is next week. She must be pleased that Labour have just given her the next election.

Alan Medic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This doesn't happen at test match level does it? Well, it did once... and I think we all remember the (later discovered) motives and repercussions.

My parents live in Australia. My parents-in-law live ooop north in England. They both send me exactly the same birthday card for my 40th birthday. At the time, they had never met each other.

You will always hear it one more tiiiiimmmme.

rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Loz Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I really don't see why grouping children into > > schools that are more educationally comparable > is > > such a bad idea. Teaching a widely differing > > group of kids must be really difficult. The > smart > > kids get bored; the kids that need extra help > > don't get it. > > > > Just because it's been poorly implemented > before, > > doesn't mean it's a bad idea. > > > > If only the UK was as pragmatic as the Germans > - > > their school system would make your > anti-grammer > > person's head explode. > > I've taught a lot of classes of widely differing > kids, if you do it right the brightest help the > less able (and learn by doing so) and all learn, > it's a lovely thing to see. The bright kids might learn how to teach, but are they actually achieving more themselves? Are they really achieving the best they can? > What grammar schools as run in this country up to now and under the > currently proposed model do is simply write off 80% of the student cohort as being pretty much > worthless at the age of eleven. (and a quote from earlier) > Sums it up: if grammar schools will provide a superior education, it follows logically that those > who don't go to them will receive an inferior education. By the same logic, even if you ban grammar schools, that still makes the non-grammar school education inferior to what could be. So, your solution is to make all students go through the same 'inferior' (i.e. non-grammar school) education? Instead of 'writing off' 80%, you'd rather 'write off' 100%? Why should average be the most we give the kids?

rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Police UK website: > > "Calls to 101 (from both landlines and mobile networks) cost 15 pence per call, no matter what > time of day you call, or how long you are on the phone. The 15p cost of the call goes to the > telephony providers to cover the cost of carrying the calls. The police and government receive no > money from calls to 101." > > Not saying it's right, but the old bill aren't profiting from it. They are worse than not profiting - Vodaphone also charge English police forces 0.035p per minute for every call received.

I really don't see why grouping children into schools that are more educationally comparable is such a bad idea. Teaching a widely differing group of kids must be really difficult. The smart kids get bored; the kids that need extra help don't get it. Just because it's been poorly implemented before, doesn't mean it's a bad idea. If only the UK was as pragmatic as the Germans - their school system would make your anti-grammer person's head explode.

jaywalker Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 2. May seems to be way further right-wing that > anticipated - liberal justice reforms scrapped, eu > workers under threat, the stupid return to grammar > schools, brexit is brexit, insane adherence to > nuclear weapons (& etc). Erm... did you not follow her career as home secretary? And, being born and bought up in another country, I've never quite understood the opposition to grammar schools.

Dulcinea Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > JamiieG Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Seabag Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > How much is a bottle of Cassis > > > > > > Can we not have a whip round and put Sue (and > > us) > > > out of her misery > > > > > > I'll put ?4:95 in > > > > > > Anyone? > > > > A bottle of cassis should not cost much. Anyway > > making your own is more original and it could > be > > cheaper as well. > > Right that homemade is usually good but when it > comes to alcohol people are a bit worried > sometimes. We just feel like a simple mistake > could be a gateway to death for us in our > preparation. Or may be I am just overthinking. You don't distil your own alcohol in the cassis making process. It's like sloe gin, you use shop-bought alcohol as a base.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ESET is the only A/V that has claimed to of never missed a Virus.. Sales people claim a lot things, Foxy. I bet they don't guarantee anything! > ESET was supposedly designed for the US government and is very reliable.. I'd be surprised if that is true, considering ESET are Slovakian.

Microsoft Defender (or MS Security Essentials as it used to be known) is OK. There are others, and each person has their favourite. Defender's big plus is it doesn't continually nag you into buying the paid-for version, like AVG. Avast, etc. Malwarebytes is a very good scanner to use if you are suspicious something might have slipped through. There is a paid-for version that acts like an antivirus. Malware scanners not only pick up viruses, but also pick up stuff that you may have downloaded/installed inadvertently that are considered 'potentially unwanted', like toolbars, etc. Malwarebytes is used by experts for cleaning up infected computers. So, Defender is fine, but also run Malwarebytes (free version) every couple of months, or if whenever you are a little suspicious something is acting as it shouldn't.

malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Wow, that?s a bit of a leap from calling someone a wonker, to murdering them. His presence does > offend me and he has pedalled hatred, intolerance and total bollox, which is why he should be held > to account. But how you do this appropriately and subtly is beyond me. You can call him whatever you like on a local forum, but the minute you decide to accost a politician in person when they're effectively off duty you cross a line that I don't think should ever be crossed.

The problem with this whole "let's show politicians we don't like their message" is that most people around here are rather measured and reasonable people. But once this sort of idea spreads to the less measured and reasonable, you end up with a Jo Cox style incident.

P.O.U.S.theWonderCat Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm not sure that the voting patterns as a whole > demonstrate your claim that mainly non-EU migrants > were pro-Brexit. ... but nor does you asking a few friends negate it. It's a technical point, but I didn't say (or at least didn't mean to say) that 'mainly non-EU migrants were pro-Brexit', I meant that, of the migrants that were pro-Brexit, they were mainly non-EU. My comment followed malumbu's "I am sure that this is a minority, but..." and I quoted that on purpose.

P.O.U.S.theWonderCat Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Loz Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > > My understanding of this was that it was mainly > > non-EU immigrants that felt this way. There was > > some annoyance that they had had to jump through > > the various immigration hoops and, in some cases, > > were unable to bring family across. They were > > unhappy that EU countries could settle in the UK > > without facing the barriers they did. > > About 50% of my friends are non-EU immigrants. > None of them supported Brexit. I am a non-EU immigrant. I voted to remain. About 90% of the people I know voted to remain (AFAIK, anyway). The voting patterns of the UK as a whole didn't match either of our personal experiences, did it?

Charlie Smith Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think it is great that the BBC is bring back old (Vintage) sitcoms. I would like to suggest one or > two programmes that could be resurrected. What about Some Mothers Do Have 'Em with Benedict > Cumberbatch in the Frank Spencer role? And what about bring back 'Sykes' and have Benedict > Cumberbatch in the title role. He would be hilarious. And then there's Steptoe and Son with > Harold and Albert being played by Benedict Cumberbatch. But how can we leave out 'Hancock's > Half Hour'. I am sure Benedict Cumberbatch would make a wonderful Tony Hancock from East Sheen. And > there of course is 'What Ever Happened To The Likely Lads' For the parts of Bob and Terry I > would like to recommend.... It's the BBC, so there has to be roles for Graham Norton and Clare Balding. I think that is actually written in the latest charter.

malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Whilst this is not a rant thread, do indulge me one little one. Perhaps all of those recent > migrants that voted out would like to be first in the queue to leave. I am sure that this is a > minority but still struggle with "EU allowed you to come to the UK to have a better life and now > you have voted to leave. My understanding of this was that it was mainly non-EU immigrants that felt this way. There was some annoyance that they had had to jump through the various immigration hoops and, in some cases, were unable to bring family across. They were unhappy that EU countries could settle in the UK without facing the barriers they did.

*Bob* Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The hilarious antics of a middle-aged man sexually assaulting teenage girls (accompanied by > hysterical canned laughter) should bring back tremendous memories for anyone who misses that > comedy gold from days gone by. In the spirit of Ghostbusters, they can flip the genders. Sharon Osbourne would be perfect for the role.

Nicole. Please, please seek legal advice, preferably from CAB or Shelter. If everything you say is true then you are being ripped off and you need help.

Worse, HMB, are those who walk all the way up to the gates and THEN fish around for their Oystercard. I am not a violent person, but I am willing to make an exception and lamp one. I'm reasonably sure no jury would convict.