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Good reasons :) But muting my phone and hiding it when it rings in case some greedy thief sees it is not me. I'm on an on call system too :) ElmGrove Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Nicholas Spears Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Because you don't want to be run over by a car > you > > couldn't hear? > > > Yes, and because someone could be shouting a > warning to you about something which you also > wouldn't hear.

if you were intimidated at school you wouldn't accept it why should you in life. ElmGrove Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > skipper Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I'd aadvise not wearing headphones when walking > > home late at night also. > > Agree, even wearing them while walking about in > the daytime can be dangerous.

Not once IOS7 is out Sazzle30 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Because an iPhone is worth ?500 and can be unlock > if you know how and sold on. Easy money

why did it take so many Police to take one man In my day ...

I want a 27" iMac - but checkout the cost :) Any luck yet ? Usually these are solvable without losing anything. Annette Curtain Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Have you tried buying a Mac ? > > That usually fixes it

If you haven't done it - MS Indexing service seems a common thread in this BSOD after a quick google Sorry haven't used vista for a while :) so below is cut/past. Start, Run, and type services.msc and press enter. Once in the services window scroll down to "Indexing Service" and double-click it. In the Index Services Properties window change the startup type to either "Disabled" or "Manual". other than that - i used to manually remove drivers - display, network, mouse etc and go to basic ones to see if they were the issue, which is horrible.

Can you glean anything further from the blue screen - a driver name sometimes is shown at the bottom.

So many people seem to work in coffee shops and pubs (shocking :)) Not sure how long people actually stay - longer than you'd think.

Are you Windows 7 or Windows 8 Installed anything new recently ? Try looking at antivirus - uninstall ??

South London (especially) is strange like that. Many free seats on the bus .. and someone will sit right next to you. That's not how I was brought up, so find it strange :) (personal space and all that)

Don't think a cat could live properly like that IMHO (although I know some put them on leads). Cats are different to dogs - as the law seems to take into account. HopOne Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sorry to hear that you have lost your cat. Also, > it is a shame if you feel that the driver was not > sufficiently concerned - if true, then this does > show a lack of empathy even if no law was broken. > > Having said all that, if you were not in control > of your cat at the time then I'm sorry to say that > it is still your responsibility. If you *really* > do not want a cat to be run over, do not let it > out of the house!

I remember hearing the countdown isn't done on time but on where the bus is (one stop away etc.). if it's in the station - I can see then why it might say due.

I still reserve the right to do so - when I so feel. IOS7 will brick it properly if stolen I hear. UncleBen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Common technique amongst theiving scum. Sometimes > there are two of them. Do not use phones on the > street.

OV is Oxford isn't it. Although these locations don't mean as much as they used to.

Checked this yesterday and it seemed to expire from iplayer today. Are the Beeb short of hard disk space ? LadyDeliah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's on BBC iPlayer: > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00wrk43

I thought Gordon sold of all the gold reserve :) Ted Max Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Add in Paxman and his "armoured train" loaded with > 8% of the BofE gold reserve heading north etc. > (actually add in the regular cliff faces of > self-regard clashing as 'ec crosses swords with > Paxo) > > What's been, er, annoying about these > "entertainments" is the exploitation of the > cultural cringe factor, the playing on the sense > that of course the poor old Scots couldn't handle > the responsibilities of independence. Paxman and > his eyebrows would make me want to vote yes (if I > had a vote) just to stick it up that patrician > disregard. > > But overall, appeals to nationalism...too ugly, > too late. Appeals to democratic > accountability...yes of course. It all depends > what you define as the relevant unit of > population/nationhood, which I think is eventually > a gut/heart decision. > > Another thing. Say Labour does lose its block of > Scottish MPs from Westminster, even as part of > some sort of Devo Max arrangement. It looks like > you then get a permanent English Tory majority, > but given that possibility maybe we would see some > re-balancing of party politics within England? > Pipedream for a Friday lunchtime, obviously.

Don't they talk to each other / to base '10-4 10-4 I'm full now - be prepared to take the extra' KalamityKel Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > sandyman Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Write to complain if you want but it won't > achieve > > much. I had a problem with a 176 a while back. > A > > full 176 heading to ED pulled up at Camberwell > > Green and was clearly not going to let anybody > on. > > An empty one behind it sailed straight past the > > stop. As it was stuck in traffic at the > > Coldharbour Lane lights I caught up with it and > > tapped on the door. The driver ignored me and as > I > > could not see any id number which they usually > > have I walked round to his side and gestured > that > > I was going to take a picture of him. He had a > > wooly hat on and pulled it down over his face. > I > > went and tapped on the front window to get his > > attention and he suddenly swerved around me and > > drove off. At least he'd pulled his woolly hat > up > > by then. > > > > Wrote to operating company, got fobbed off with > > reply saying drivers are highly trained, > shouldn't > > have done this, will look into it, blah, never > > heard back again. > > If the "leader" - the one that was probably empty > and over took the one at the stop was running late > (behind the one at the stop) it's common practise > for a bus to miss a stop entirely annoying as it > is. > The fact that he then wouldnt let you on past the > stop AND at a set of lights only shows common > sense for the driver - what's the matter with you? > Do you seriously think that was safe? For > yourself, the bus/bus driver and other vehicles on > the road? AND THEN you thought you had the right > to complain? Seriously? !!! > > ETA: - it's illegal for a driver to let someone > board the bus when not at a stop, except in an > emergency.

Mine stays on my shoulder I'll be dancing around it next :) spanglysteve Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If I dont trust where I am and I have a manbag, I > always tend to ensure my foot or chair leg is > through the handles/strap so that it cant be > easily taken away. Am sorry to hear yours was > stolen.

problems reported at london bridge on the platform boards the bedford/luton trains were 10 minutes or so late. no big issues.

Heaslip looks good - but if Faletau has a stormer against Queensland it's in the air again.

Can't see Adam Jones missing IMHO I still see him as possibly 'player we can least afford to lose' Alan Medic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think Woodward did enough disrespecting of the > Lions when he managed the tour to NZ. However, > given how much the host union makes from these > tours compared to the visitors,it only right that > the teams they face are up to scratch and field > their best XV. If the Lions lose the series there > will be serious questions asked about future > tours. > > My nailed on test players so far: > 1/2p > Sexton > Phillips > Heaslip > O'Connell

It's a game (as in everybody's trying to knock the other side down) Don't like any of it - but the Aussies are experts - Lions will walk into an ambush - hope we're up to it.

I think as in the bbc article linked that some people feel safer in the middle lane - I don't think they're trying to enforce a speed limit. There's more perceived space until they run off the road. Narnia Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > felt-tip Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I think the problem is that middle lane hoggers > > feel quite righteous about the fact they are > > 'enforcing' the speed limit even though their > > actions make motorways more dangerous and alot > > more congested. > > I don't use motorways often but usually the inside > lane is too slow and the outside lane is too fast. > If there is a lack of traffic I'd always choose > the inside lane as it feels safer.However to > accuse people in the middle lane as being > 'hoggers' suggests to me that you prefer to break > the speed limit in the middle lane.Maybe there is > less likelihood of you being caught as there is > always some idiot going faster on the outside > lane.

L1 is full of lorries - at least every few 100 meters when I drive on motorways. you can move in after overtaking a lorry and out before the next lorry but you tend to find you get trapped in with the lorries if you don't time it perfectly then another large lorry trundles up behind and you're trapped between two lorries until all the traffic in the middle lane passes - which can be a while. This is not a fun way to drive. Twirly Wrote: > I have to admit to a slight bad habit myself with > regard to middle-lane driving. When I do drive on > the motorway, it always seems to be incredibly > busy, and as a result I often end up about 70 in > the middle lane whilst both overtaking the inside > lane and keeping up with the rest of the traffic > in the middle lane. Because I?m used to that, I do > sometimes find myself in the middle lane when > things have quietened down and there?s nothing on > my left ? I suddenly realise I?m in the wrong > place, and then I do move over. >

But its not for cyclists or motorists to interpret the law henryb Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Annette Curtain Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I'm with Applespider pretty much. > > > > INMV 1st enforce the existing laws for cars & > > bikes. Do it in a way that sees infringements > > treated seriously. > > > > Why don't some cyclists stop at lights ? > > > > a.Because most are too lazy to stop/get going > > again. > > > > b.Because they don't reckon on getting caught. > > > > c. Well everyone else seems to get away with it > > > > > > Laa Laa La Dave-fingers-in-my-ears-R cant see > > there's a bike problem, maybe he works for BoJo > > See here for Dave's Uri Geller style answer > > bending: > > > > Yes it is true some cyclists jump red lights. A > TFL study showed that about 16% of cyclists jump > red lights. > > However DFT report showed that 58% car drives > break speed limit on 30 mph roads. > > As speeding is a contributing factor in 14% of > fatal accidents and cyclist jumping red is a > contributing factor in around 0% of fatal > accidents - it is unsurprising people think that > with limited resources focusing on dangerous > drivers is the best approach. > > The reason cyclists jump red lights is because > stopping and starting takes effort and they think > it is safe to proceed. Of all collisions with a > bicycle, only in 2% is red light jumping a > contributing factor - so it is a danger but a > small one. The police do give out ticket to > cylists for both jumping lights and cycling on the > pavement - however they do not currently enforce > 20 mph zones or ASZs.