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Blah Blah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've been a party member for a long time, and I've never seen such fury and bad behaviour by > some members. It is mob rule. That's what Jeremy has unleashed from the membership, and he seems > unable to do anything about it. ... or unwilling.

Pissups and breweries spring to mind. http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/aug/25/labour-conference-in-peril-g4s-will-not-provide-security

Spotted on Facebook - someone called "Virginie Kunz".

When I bottled up my sloe gin this year I tried to strain it through a muslin, as per the instructions, but Mr Patel up the road was really rather uncooperative, to say the least.

I quite like Khan. Quietly pragmatic and actually gets stuff done with minimal ideological nonsense. If only he could lead the Labour party.

ed_pete Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Probably mistook the car for a Cougar. ... or an Escort.

Strange. That always makes me think, "Hey! Free safety pin!"

rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Actually salt in fact raises the boiling point of water from 100 to 102 degrees centigrade, so a > dash of salt means water will take longer to boil Aaagh! That's what happens when I don't Google something, just in case my memory is faulty. Which it often is.

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So why do I always add salt to make water boil faster? Because as well as lowering the freezing point, it also lowers the boiling point. Of course, your veggies will then take slightly longer to cook as the water temp of the boiling water is slightly lower.

bobbsy - my mistake, you are correct.

I think the basic requirement for a sport to be in the Olympics is that an Olympic gold medal should be the pinnacle of the sport. On that basis, tennis, golf, football should not be Olympic sports. And probably basketball, too.

Blah Blah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We got a bronze in the womens hammer - totally random :) Perhaps she worked at B&Q?

First Direct regular saver. Up to ?300 per month for 12 months. 6% interest.

Never seen any of the Godfather movies.

JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I always thought that QE is the modern equivalent of printing money. It is. Sort of. > So should be of no cost to the BOE ? Like any creation of money (e.g. by banks) it is a debit on the balance sheet and must be 'uncreated' at some time. So at some stage in the future, the BOE will destroy the money it created, usually by selling the bonds it originally purchased with the created money. > I thought cost is in inflation etc. It is inflationary and must be carefully used.

uncleglen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > In 1993 I gave a beggar on the iron stairs at London Bridge 50p at 8am. I came back that way at > 4pm and he had a quart of cider...I have never given any beggar any money since. I once saw a beggar in the tunnel near Vauxhall station. My first thought was that if I gave him any money, he'd probably spend it on booze. Then I considered the fact that, if I kept it, I would probably spend that quid on alcohol too. On the logic that he probably needed a drink more than I did, he got the quid.

Phlox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is this considered as trespassing? What can the police do? I believe your rubbish is still your property until the council collect it, so it is technically stealing.

But beware, under the new rules being phased in over the next few years, if you, as the landlord, is a 40% (or 45%) tax payer, then you would effectively only be able to claim a proportion of those costs. And don't forget that the Agents will charge VAT on top of those fees, so an 8% fee effectively becomes 9.6%. Personally, I reckon if you live close enough to manage it on your own, then do so. But it sounds like you need to do some reading up on your legal obligations (e.g. gas certificates, deposit protection, smoke and CO2 alarms, etc, etc).

Who thought up some of the more stupid cycling events? Some are excellent (elimination race, points race) but some of the rest are just silly. Riding really slowly before sprinting as fast as possible? Following a motorbike around for six laps?. What next - participants must cycle backwards whilst juggling and mentally solving mathematical problems? Three laps of reading the third Harry Potter book whilst simultaneously singing "Bohemian Rhapsody", before a final sprint?

phobic3000 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > OK then... How about > > If you fancy a cold one but your beer's not chilled, put it in a bowl with ice cubes and water > then add some salt. > > Something "sciencey" happens and it cools the beer a lot quicker than in just iced water or in the > freezer... That's a bit easier to explain. The salt lowers the freezing point of water. So, instead of the ice/water mix being about 0c, it can drop to about -10 (or even further with the right mix of salt and water). And even though that makes it a similar temp as a freezer, water transmits heat more easily, so it should cool the drink faster. It's the same reason putting salt on roads stops them freezing.

Well, yes foxy - the change of state as the water evaporates needs energy, so it uses surrounding heat. That's not really going to happen in a freezer, though. The change of state from water to ice, as far as I can remember, doesn't use that energy. I suspect this effect, if it occurs, is to do with water being a better transferrer of the heat in the bottle with the chill of the air in the freezer,

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > phobic3000 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > If you fancy a cold one but your beer's not > > chilled, wrap it in a bit of wet kitchen roll and > > shove it in the freezer. > > > > It should be chilled nicely in around 10 minutes. > > It's a myth - the wet paper doesn't add any benefit. I thought it did, so I went a'googling. I found two people that did the experiment with temp probes and they found opposite results. I am now no wiser on the subject.

The sodding 20 second loop of music they play during the Olympic medal ceremony.

Nicole, You really need to seek advice on this. From what you have said, not only should it not be deemed you fault (and that may have more financial repercussions for you, as the LL could try and make you pay for all the damage), but you should be able to claim for damage to your personal belongings loss against whoever's fault it was. Really - talk to CAB or Shelter or some other organisation that can help you.

I'd suggest you contact CAB or similar. As it stands, the LL can withhold your deposit at the very least. Try this list... http://www.landlordlawblog.co.uk/2014/08/06/if-you-want-free-tenant-legal-advice-here-are-15-places-you-can-get-help/