Otta

How long will Spurs keep Harry Kane if he has another good season??? Don't think he'll be going anywhere this summer, but if he continues this sort of form and proves this season wasn't one off, then they'll find it hard to keep him next year.

You obviously feel quite bitter, but you can't possibly know that no one knocked on your mum's door and when there was no answer, assumed she was out. And equally, had people knocked every day she may have felt they were harrasing her. I spent years working with older people and a lot of them don't want to be bothered. Had your mum been left for a number of days then perhaps you'd have a point that a neighbour should have raised alarm, but according to your post you "had been unable to contact our Mother for a couple of days". You had felt there was no need to run around there immediately, so why expect more from the neighbours? I was not being nasty to you, but I felt your post was needlessly aggressive. The OP simply asked what was going on, and they were not to know. There was no need to have a dig at them. Uncleglen's comment was inappropriate, but uncleglen's comments usually are. I take your point about the "community spirit" thing though, it's largely a load of old bollocks. But then the bloke that lives next door to my parents will do things for them like clearing their gutters. With neighbours it's simply luck of the draw. Anyway, I am sorry for your loss. I don't think I know best, or that my dad is bigger or smaller than anyone else's dad. I just thought there was no need for the tone of your post.

What Jeremy & Miga said. Forget the quality, it's cheap easy hot food that fills a belly. For some people that is an attractive offer.

That would put Henderson's nose out of joint, but who cares? Heart sank a bit when it was confirmed Rogers was staying. I want him to prove me wrong, and show that this was just a bad season ruined by transition and injuries. But I'm just not sure I have faith in him.

Not without sympathy, but that post is completely out of order.

Valuable contribution there.

There are people on tight budgets in ED. They are the people I'm thinking of. The average consumer in ED probably doesn't get their milk from Iceland.

EDLove Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Otta Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > EDLove Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > But, as long as the bargain-hunters of East > > Dulwich can > > > have a nice chat with the friendly workers of > > > Iceland whilst fuelling a demand for > low-priced > > > produce, who cares about those farming > > communities > > > or ethics...? > > > > > > > > It's easy to have ethics when you're not on a > > tight budget. > > Mmm, this response seems a bit at odds with > reports that, despite the economic downturn, the > purchase of ethical products (like fair trade) and > produce that is locally produced, is actually on > the rise. Seems that less money doesn't > necessarily mean that people are less considerate. I'm not talking about the people having to tighten their belts a bit, I'm talking about the people feeding their family on a shoestring.

I never got the whole Peroni craze either.

EDLove Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > But, as long as the bargain-hunters of East Dulwich can > have a nice chat with the friendly workers of > Iceland whilst fuelling a demand for low-priced > produce, who cares about those farming communities > or ethics...? It's easy to have ethics when you're not on a tight budget.

Haha, if you were desperate I'd give you a game, but you'd no doubt slaughter me which would probably get old pretty quickly. So hopefully some more players will be up for it...

Cedges Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > but I prefer the ambience of M&S'. That instantly made me think of this ;-)

Perhaps it would be an idea for someone (Louisa I'm looking at you) to write to M&S HQ and tell them what great staff Iceland has, and ask whether they could do anything for them. I believe the staff have yet to be offered anything else within the Iceland empire.

I am no expert, but alas I suspect the staff will be buggered. Iceland is not being taken over by M&S, so TUPE Regulations probably won't apply.

I'm shit at pool, but might come and drink.

That is good news, hope he gets the support he and his family need.

Oh FFS, no it doesn't upset my sensibilities. Jah said something about enjoying your victory rather than having a poke at your rivals, so I said well the players are having a dig at their rivals. That was it, I didn't criticise him, I didn't make a judgement, I merely pointed out that it had happened. And you think I'm the sensitive one? Pot and kettle mate.

PD, I don't really care a jot about Wiltshire's chant, I was merely pointing out that a player doing it is only going to encourage others to do it.

robbin Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Unhelpfully. Wind your neck in robbin. Louisa's post was not remotely negative, it didn't mention blow ins, it didn't slag anything off, it just said nice things about a shop and it's staff that she missed, and wished the staff well for the future. Sharing that is not unhelpful. What is unhelpful, and as boring as Louisa's worse blow in post, is your constant coments on Louisa's posts. Lots of people, not just Louisa and not just older residents, have said they like Iceland or at least some stuff about it. Why can't you just let them have their say without belittling them and their feelings about it? In short, have a bloody word with yourself. It'll be gone soon, then you won't need to worry anymore.

edhistory Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Otta Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > James didn't post anything particularly > personal > > You would post something like this about one of > your clients? > > John Kennedy Unless I missed something, I never saw anything that I thought was out of order or told me anything about these people that would help me to identify them.

Totally agree Alan. Many shabbier high streets actually have wonderful buildings if you just look up.

robbin Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Why suppose the staff in a > different chain store would be any less friendly > and engender any less 'community spirit' by being > chatty with the punters? Or is there yet more > reverse snobbery at play here? Perhaps because people have experienced many places and found the staff at the LL Iceland to be particularly good? If people are reporting it so why do you find it so difficult to believe it?

*Bob* Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Otta Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > Basically all fur coat and no knickers. > > > I've never really understood this phrase. What's > wrong with a fur coat and no knickers? Sounds like > a winning combo to me. Haha, it's one of the phrases (along with "have a word with yourself" that I've inherited from the wife. Personally I prefer no coat and fur knickers. Keeps things snug.

But take a book!

I've stuck that post in the general issues thread.