JohnL

Looks invalid to me Check on something really old My dads first car was ECY 605K in 1974 - "Morris Orange" - and it was too, a Marina.

The last time a huge police presence appeared (in Covent Garden) I discovered almost everybody I was drinking with were Britain First members. EDT is normally quiet.

not just theoretical issues. http://edition.cnn.com/TECH/space/9909/30/mars.metric.02/

"Cycle lane A: Cycle lane A has a solid white line running down the right side. This is a mandatory bus / cycle lane and motorists must not drive or park in a bus or cycle lane that has a solid white line. This includes motorcyclists unless the signs dictate otherwise. Cycle lane B: Cycle lane B has a broken white line running down the right side. This advisory marking tells vehicles that they should not drive or park in the cycle lane unless absolutely necessary." http://www.drivingtesttips.biz/cycle-lanes.html

If you couldn't cross into it there's be a white line I'd think

Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Back in the mid-70s, Australia had a 'metric day' > when, not only did the metric system become the > standard, but selling tape measures, scales, etc > in imperial was not allowed. My father held onto > his old ones for a while, but even he converted > over within a short time. > > Coming over to the UK, I found myself converting > from metric for a while, but I'm now pretty happy > in both systems. Though I still find dividing > stuff by 16, 14, 8, etc pretty frustrating, even > if it is useful for keeping my mental arithmetic > up to speed. > > I'm just glad I never had to do physics with the > imperial system. Physics degree in 1987 and it was all SI. Some of the old textbooks used Imperial though - and it was a nightmare :)

So Theresa May returns and starts going on about a big bell. Oh dear - has she been totally sidelined.

Cardelia Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Penguin68 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > if there was a 45 minute wait for paramedics for > a > > suspected heart attack that's appalling so > close > > to Kings - but that's also not the GP's bad. . > > > There is no ambulance dispatch centre at King's, > it's drop-off only. The nearest one is probably > Forest Hill (or Brixton) but if they were very > busy then an ambulance would have to be called > from further away and could easily get stuck in > heavy rush hour traffic. 45 minutes does seem like > a long time to wait though. This is why they have the first responders - although maybe they are only parts of Central London (we were by Elephant) When it happened on the bus a nurse was stood right next to the guy - she seemed to know who to call and administered first aid - first responder came in 5 minutes on a motorbike (but some use push bikes) then the ambulance was another 10 minutes.

One note: I hope they don't assume pub calls are from drunks (as no doubt they get false alarms from drunks). I think the best hope is a nurse is in the pub.

That is terrible But there should have been a first responder arriving very quickly. That's what happened when some guy collapsed on the bus - motorbike arrived within 5 minutes.

If you google laptop squatters almost all results are older than 2015.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I don't use cafes that much so don't bother me. > > What bothers me is Pub Quizzes where people sit > there for 2-3 hours nursing 1/2 a larger or free > Soda and lime. > Then sod off at 10 O'clock. Whilst real drinkers > have to stand in silence with no music or sports. > > > DulwichFox They seem to be the highlight of some peoples week. actually there's one in the Commercial on Mondays and I don't mind it too much even though I never take part.

If it affected take changes would happen. It's the interviewers I can't stand - being interviewed in a coffee shop whilst I can't help listening in :)

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/mar/12/driver-heart-attack-wrote-off-my-parked-car-lost-no-claims

Seabag Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Has David Davis shed a few pounds? It must be all > the hard work he's putting in. He's on a three day week apparently :)

Didn't David Bowie sing about it.

?What we are not going to do, let?s be clear, we are not going to continue the ?10 billion a year net contributions we currently have.? https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/brexit-david-davis-refuses-to-rule-out-uk-paying-to-strike-trade-deals-with-noneu-nations-a3612016.html That's what we'll do then

BrandNewGuy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There's another side to the growth in nail bars ? > human trafficking and drug money laundering: > http://www.humantraffickingfoundation.org/news/201 > 3/modern-day-slavery-british-nail-bars > > One nail bar not a million miles from Grove Vale > is empty every time I walk past it, but the > 'manager' is a young guy driving a very pimped > motor. I doubt the nail business has bought it for > him. > > NB Not casting aspersions on Glamorous Nails, > which has been around for a number of years and > seems genuinely busy much of the time. You mean the ones with no customers TBH those have disappeared now in Peckham (no names :) ) we have loads of little cafes now instead

It used to be the case that company policies were that laptops were x spec and phones were y spec (disclaimer: not talking about any current employer) - then you'd see the top guys with their top of the range iphones/laptops. You'd ask so why do they need them ? My opinion: Make technology purchase part of an individuals remuneration - then let them choose what they buy - means BYOD though - and non standard support.

Seabag Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > DulwichFox Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Interesting Menu. Reasonable prices. > > > > Is it licensed . ? or BYOB. if so any > corkage > > charge ? > > > > Foxy > > #BlowInAlert OhOh :):)

Angelina Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Blah Blah - the unfortunate thing about cuts is > that a business will have to prioritise the money > they do have. > > It would appear in a time of such financial > restriction, that choosing the premium devices is > not the best use of funds. > - > The second market brand would suffice and would > leave money for something else. SO MANY THINGS. > It demonstrates either a lack of ...well... giving > a *hoot* really. what if part of the business says they can generate more income with premium devices I'm sorry to say I do judge people by their laptops, phones etc. (edit and I'm sorry for being so shallow :) ) Edit again: Anyway ignore my IT perspective - I have such a bee in my bonnet about technology.

So from what I get from Davis yesterday We're going to create our own customs union wayhay :) Ireland might join it too :) - will we ask the rest of the EU to join ours ? I'm now so confused.

Asked my telecom guy why we have apple phones - that's what the business wanted - can't really argue with that. One thing - A couple of directors in different companies over the years have suggested giving people a budget to choose their own phone/laptop etc. - supplement it if they want a better phone/laptop -or take a bonus if they want a cheaper one. After all a plumber chooses his own tools (and maybe he does want the best tools or maybe he's okay with cheaper tools) - this comes from the perspective of me being an IT professional.

malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > When I wss doing research I found the the Motorola > G4 (now the G5) does virtually everything you need > for quarter of the price of a new i-phone. My kid > looked at me incredulously and said how could a > young person possibly carry a Motorola (well I > suppose on the plus side you wont get mugged). In business it's all the senior people that demand something with higher "kudos" when they meet with all their business colleagues. Give into them and you have multiple business technologies running with higher support costs.

I suspect it was going to be a private area for parties which was sometimes open to the public.