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uncleglen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > it would have been ok if she hadn't been playing > 'Delilah' Delilah is still OK as a Welsh Rugby song even if slightly politically incorrect.

I think maybe a manipulate rather than attack option might work. They are being purposely awkward obviously - I remember something similar when I was young (between my mother and our neighbor) but it just died down as quickly as it built up. Holidays will end soon :)

If I vandalized a garage, I'd keep quiet about it, not make up a story about being robbed.

It's Patty/Selma from the Simpsons isn't it.

Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 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. That's nice :) The ones I never give to now are in Clapham Junction - something dodgy there - the same woman, same excuse, within half an hour. She might at least have recognized me.

If they shout I generally shout louder - one of the few things I'm good at :)

I always thought that QE is the modern equivalent of printing money. So should be of no cost to the BOE ? I thought cost is in inflation etc.

Suppose breakfast like/dislike depends on what type of breakfast you are used to. I like black pudding, fried bread etc. - so probably the unhealthy type.

When ours used to sit outside for hours I often thought how if you wanted to spy on someone you'd just pay a beggar. He'd know when I (and others no doubt) was likely to come in and go out.

TheCat Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Alan Medic Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > TOP DEFINITION > > skool > > A different way to spell school. This spelling > is > > for the idiots that dropped out of "skool" > > I hate "skool." > > > > I was just curious why anyone would spell it > that > > way. > > it's what all the kool kids are doing.... The cOol kids have movEd on to random capitAlization As in "I've got some ScHoolboy Q on my iPhone".

Nigello Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The growth in the number of delivery vans and > private hire vehicles together with the loss of > road space to cycling have worked against the good > effects of the congestion charge: > > > If you don't want to read it, the boil of it is > that congestion is rising, buses can't meet their > revenues so the service is likely to diminish in > terms of reliability and routes/timetables. Also, > bus users are less likely to be "professionals" > who know their ways around the system and are > confident enough to complain. People don't 'complain' as such - they tweet and include photos - I only see that increasing.

(e) getting into bed with a dangerous partner Well Dave and George seemed to like the idea of this but Theresa doesn't.

malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > A13 good choice. At least to sing to. But not > sure if you go this route why you don't do the A12 > instead. > > Careful with tunnels as they get bloomin blocked > to easy. I used to choose A12 or A13 on impulse as one was always slower at random. Look at traffic reports.

NewWave Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Louisa Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I think it's a real shame that sometimes we > must > > immediately jump to the logical conclusion and > > doubt a persons sanity, simply because we > choose > > not to believe in something we don't > understand. > > This poor person could be perfectly rational > and > > experiencing some sort of unexplained > phenomena, > > and yet no one wants to help her explore that > > route without mockery. It's a very sad world we > > live in. > > > > Louisa. > > Sounds to me that for whatever reason this lady > felt the need to do a spiritual cleansing of her > home. > I'm with Louisa on this...Why must she be crazy? > If she finds comfort and feels safer doing such > rituals where is the harm It's the TV that would unnerve me. Not worried with spiritualism - my Mum was into that :)

Cardelia Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > P.O.U.S.theWonderCat Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > A con does involve a deception. Southern > continue > > to hold up the compensation as a method of > > accountability, but when the rules mean that a > > large chunk of their customer base are disauded > > from applying for compensation owing to, inter > > alia, the circumnstances I described above, > that > > representation is misleading and therefore > > deceptive. > > You're still not getting it. It's not a question > of dissuasion. If a passenger doesn't take a train > journey they're simply ineligible for delay > compensation. Passengers have to take the train > journey and suffer the delay. I understand your > point that commuters would rather get home quicker > than be deliberately delayed and claim > compensation - I'm in exactly that situation > myself - but that still doesn't make the > compensation scheme a con. > > > And thank you for going to the trouble of > bolding > > the words "train journeys" but in doing so you > are > > demonstrating that you misunderstood my point. > I > > have paid for a train ticket. Thanks to > > Southern's poor service, I can only get > > compensation for the ticket I have paid for if > I'm > > prepared to wait risk waiting more than 2 hours > to > > get home. I am being put into a position where > the > > diminishing odds of my trains running at all > mean > > I have to suffer the loss of the train fare if > I > > want some certainty of getting home within 4 > times > > the usual commute. > > I haven't misunderstood your point at all. You may > have paid for a train ticket but you haven't taken > a train journey. If you want your money back for > an unused train ticket then you need to ask for a > refund, not delay compensation. It's no wonder > you're seeing the delay compensation scheme as a > con if you want it to do something it's not > designed to do. > > > I am not suggesting that any company does or > > should offer compensation for a service that I > > have not chosen to pay for, so please use take > > your straw man elsewhere. > > Interestingly (or not, depending on your point of > view), revenue allocation for London transport is > not as straightforward as "I take a Southern train > therefore I pay Southern for my ticket". You're > not directly paying Southern to use their service. > Instead you're paying for a permit to travel which > covers Southern, Southeastern, Thameslink, LOROL > etc., not to mention TfL and the various London > bus companies if you have a travelcard. Revenue is > allocated centrally at a later date. So if you're > not directly paying Southern for their services, > and you're choosing to not use Southern services, > why should Southern be paying you compensation? To be honest it doesn't matter what the rules are as The Customer is Always Right That's why the Govia franchise is a dead duck.

My personal one (always outside Tesco in Rye Lane and swears only I give him anything worth having) has gone.

LondonMix Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > rahrahrah Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Surely 'black live matter' is an > incontrovertible > > truism. In the wake of some high profile > shootings > > of unarmed black men, it seems to me like a > > completely appropriate slogan around which to > > campaign. I don't get the objections. > > > As an American I can say you've nailed it. The > BLM began as a response to the acquittal of the > shooter of Trevon Martin who was an unarmed > teenager walking to his own house who was shot by > a neighbour who perceived him as a threat. Since > then the movement has largely focused on excessive > police force including killings involving unarmed > black men and women. > > I'm really not sure what riles so many on this > thread about the movement. Why can't the black > community in your view come together in protest > against unarmed shootings? There seems to be an > under current of 'we don't really think you have > it that bad, so just be quiet' among the objectors > that I find unsettling. it was also a group for women and non cis men etc as on their website "Black Lives Matter affirms the lives of Black queer and trans folks, disabled folks, black-undocumented folks, folks with records, women and all Black lives along the gender spectrum. It centers those that have been marginalized within Black liberation movements. It is a tactic to (re)build the Black liberation movement." http://blacklivesmatter.com/about/

Fed up with it - called police this time and will report every time it happens

I saw that when accessing from Hyderabad (used EDF as one of my test pages) :)

It normally has a queue when I go past in the mornings.

Was it Dennis Skinner :) He makes quips when he shouldn't but gets away with it as he's a national treasure.

Thought I'd have a go just to see and caught a bat that came into my bedroom. Don't think I'll bother much though :)

76 Hottest and longest summer in my memory - down the beach 99 We all had to work NYE because of the millenium bug but nothing happened - millenium eve bit of a damp squib all over.

granadaland Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Went to the station this morning out of necessity > after avoiding it last week. Got on an 08.02 train > to London Bridge. No busier than before the > revised timetable. Everybody seems to be going in late this week :)

Boris says the US is first in the queue (I think he meant for an apology) He also had a sign outside his house "Sorry World" - so he admits he messed up