Otta

So when is this eclipse thing happening?

Hello

Blah Blah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Personally I'd prefer it if employeers paid living > wages so that we didn't have to subsidise the crap > jobs they provide. So would I, but for this government it's more important to say that unemployment levels are low, rather than acknowledging that a lot of the jobs are barely worth having.

I was up in Liverpool for that, and not a lot happened. You had to be in Cornwall for the full effect, but it was a really cloudy day so all a bit rubbish.

Yeah good work.

Could be a good test. You deal with up there, we'll deal with down here, we've got 4 or 5 years, let's see what happens.

Well then nothing personal but I hope you have a shocking weekend! ;-)

I think Louisa is more interested in the effect of the eclipse on the world below rather than looking at the sun itself. Could be wrong of course, but I think she wants to watch a foreboding shadow stretch across London...

Peak of Canonbie Road?

Lib Dems didn't really break any promises though. They said "if the Lib Dems are in charge, we'll do this", but the Lib Dems have never been in charge. They've probably managed to influence a bit from within, which is good. Don't get me wrong, they'll get smashed in the GE, and I think the coalition was more to do with Clegg's ego than anything else, but I don't really think it's fait to say they broke promises, as they have never been in a position to keep them.

maxxi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There are clearly defined > communities/areas/vibrant-neighbourhoods in London > like (as Louisa says) Peckham and Brixton and even > (for the well heeled blower) Dulwich V. The areas > in-between are featureless, bland places like ED. > Suburbs that fill in the gaps. > > People blow in to these gaps, like motes caught on > the wind, for proximity to 'proper' areas - like > timid flies landing on the ankle of a carcass > rather than on its split and bloated gut. > > ED is a 'gap'for the urban timid or the > aspirationally challenged. Most people in ED, > therefore, will tell friends/family who don't know > London that they live in the Peckham or Brixton > 'area' (under 35) or Dulwich (over 35 or still > pretending to be under 35). > > Most (if not all) of the above is bollocks. Haha, when I went to uni people would ask what part of London I was from. I'd say "have you heard of Dulwich?". They would look at me with a blank expression, and I would sigh and say "have you heard of Peckham" and their faces would light up and they'd say "Del Boy!". And I would die a little inside and say "yeah, near there".

All of my home counties blow in mates have moved to Kent.

Haha, wouldn't surprise me. ETA, that's a response to RC. PD, Me too (obvs), and on recent form we shouldn't be scared, but these games always have me nervous, especially after their result against Spurs (even if that was as much to do with Spurs being crap as Unioted being good, it will still mean they come with confidence high).

I am going to go with my heart and predict a Liverpool win on Sunday. What do others reckon?

right-clicking Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This nonsense with the tax threshold making "Hard > Working Families" better off is a complete bollox! > If you are unfortunate enough to > be on the lower pay-scale and in receipt of any > sort of benefit (working tax, housing etc) All of > these are means tested. So having an extra ?300 > taken off the base means that the same amount will > be taken off your benefits, Net Result = ?0 in > your earnings!! This also applies to any > overtime!! > I currently receive ?60 a week in H/B I would have > to work the 1st 6 hours overtime (@ ?10ph) without > in any increase to my pay-packet. Without a raise > from the company my pay will never get any better > > Great innit? As has been pointed out to me elsewhere, means tested benefits wouldn't be affected. Changing the tax threshold doesn't change your gross pay, and the means testing is based on that, so you'd continue to get the same benefits. Meanwhile your net pay should creep up a little bit with the increase in threshold.

Re: Peckham Rye Station Posted by harperama 26 February, 2014 22:28 Poor little kids - they are just playing and pretty happily I might add! I doubt they have grown up with massive back gardens unlike all these Home Counties blow ins! Lou, is that you in disguise?

I think this is one for Louisa.

Blah blah, as DaveR & LadyD are both clued up on the law, I'd leave it there. But having only just seen it, I too read "after all you are his dad and know what is best for him. No one else has the right to tell you otherwise," And thought WTF.

aquarius moon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've no idea who they are Otta. I think you and I > watch different programmes. It was a cartoon when I was a kid, you only ever saw the back of his chair and his gloved hand.

If I had set that clue the answer would have been Dr Claw from inspector gadget.

Damn you Loz, Damn you RD!!!

Charlie! (of Charlie's Angels) Might not be that one, but that's a good pub quiz question.

There hasn't really been much to post about recently to be fair.

There used to be a chap who would park himself down next to you outside the EDT and tell you he'd just been shot and stabbed until you gave him a fag.

Exactly TED.