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I thought the nature of Twitter was people writing narcissistic and/or self-serving (and generally meaningless) drivel in the mistaken, but certain belief that anyone else gives a t*ss! Btw, I can't see how that blurb was written on Twitter - isn't the maximum character limit about 280 - that article is well over 10 times that.

and long overdue.

diable rouge Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Forget about all the soundbites, Brexit is > ultimately a legal process. This by > @davidallengreen sums up where we are from a legal > perspective... > > Are you kidding me - most of the musings from DAG are in the nature of soundbites!

How?

Tasering is also a very dangerous method which could end up with a murder, particularly if these scumbags are targeting elderly people.

Attempted armed robbery. That's horrendous. I hope the victim isn't too traumatised.

JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Maybe what the CPS prosecute under (theft or > robbery) depends on what they think they can get a > conviction on. > > A situation where an accomplice causes you to > crash after which someone steals your bike may be > difficult to pin the robbery charge especially if > they use underage youngsters to cause the > 'accident'. > > Indeed they do - the CPS are often accused of 'under-charging' to get an easy conviction. Cynics sometimes say it's for the performance statistics to make them look good - an easy conviction (or a gleeful guilty plea on a lesser charge) looks good on the conviction rates stats. Perhaps that's less good for society though. My point was only that there is a big difference between theft (e.g. cutting a lock and stealing a bike) and robbery, which involves using violence or the threat of violence/causing fear of violence to someone riding a bike as a means of robbing it. On this thread we were discussing cases where people have been riding a bike and been deliberately forced off it before it is stolen. On the facts that's plain and obvious robbery, not theft. What the CPS decide to charge (on the rare occasion anyone is actually caught) is a different issue altogether.

Thanks James, but this is a thread about robbery, not bike theft, or do you mean to refer to robbery and attempted robbery? Obviously, robbery is far more serious than theft, as is reflected in the punishment if convicted.

lavender27 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Why is it outrageous? If you replaced Dutch with > Black, they would come down on you like a tonne of > bricks. Sense of humour bypass alert!

There's only two things I hate in this world. People who are intolerant of other people's cultures and the Dutch.

Alison 999 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I believe the person below ?Beansprout? to Be a > rogue poster. > See our correspondence below. > From: beansprout > To: Alison 999 > Date: 10/06/2018 17:00 > > Thank you .... I won?t beuding your services - > pity as I could havesdivusedsone help with my > business > > Alison 999 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > beansprout Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > Alison 999 Wrote > > > let?s put it this way ... I do know that only > 3 > > species of the > > Poison Dart Frog are deadly to humans! > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you - do you know anything about fogs? > > Had > > > one???? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > ----- > > > > beansprout Wrote: > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > ----- > > > > > Would you be interested in some puppy > > > sitting? > > > > Are > > > > > you DBS checked and what would you > > charge?Am > > > in > > > > > ED? What dirt of age are you - no offence. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In reply to > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 0,1942902,1942902#msg-1942902 > > > > > > > > > > Alison 999 Wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- > > > > > > Available Now for the Summer Months for > > > > > Private > > > > > > House PA Work, Cleaning, > > Driving/Shopping, > > > > > Looking > > > > > > after Kids and Day to Day Gardening. No > > > Job > > > > too > > > > > > much!!I live in West Norwood and > > references > > > > can > > > > > be > > > > > > checked > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi > > > > I am 57, but alert and fit!!! > > > > To my knowledge I am not DBS checked, but > may > > > well > > > > have been when I worked 9 years for > > > > The chairman/ CIO of a hedge fund. > > > > I am forward a cv and telephone numbers or > > even > > > > drive down and see you! > > > > For puppy sitting it would be ?10 -12 ph. > > > > Depending on how many dogs 🐕 > > > > Kind regards > > > > Alu > Alison - Poison Dart Frogs??????? Really?! Could you seriously not work out that when (in response to an offer of dog sitting) Beansprout said "Thank you - do you know anything about fogs? Had one????" she mistyped 'dogs'? After all, the subject matter was 'dogs' (not 'frogs)!! Also, 'f' is next to 'd' on any keyboard, so with respect it was pretty obvious what Beansprout was intending to say.

Keep 'em coming - there's only 2.9 million people in South London - I'm bound to recognise one eventually...

Are you seriously such a slave to your mobile device that you couldn't wait 30 seconds (while you parked) before reading your text?

By intermittent, do you mean every 3 or 4 minutes?

ESPH's gym was lovely and cool (and fly free) today. Might be worth a try?

Indeed. Enjoy Charente. At least with the house prices being similar to those in Middlesborough, you should be able to afford to pay that bit extra in the shops (and tip heavily in the restaurants) to try to secure the requisite level of fawning service you expect.

Elphinstone's Army Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Would like to point out something which should not > be necessary - > that Paris does not represent France any more than > ?that London? represents England, Fair enough, but why do you think it is 'necessary' to point that out? Unless I've missed something there is nothing whatsoever on this thread where anyone suggests otherwise, so I'm struggling to see why it might be 'necessary' or even relevant to point it out.

Is there a point to all that hyperbolic meandering - who are the two internet characters you are referring to at such great length?! (or did I misread your post?)

Quite - as if the OP wouldn't know how the tax thresholds work (i.e. that you only get charged tax on the amount you earn over the relevant threshold)!

Some good advice, some ok advice and some not so good advice above. My thoughts (for what they are worth) are that you would benefit from seeing a litigation solicitor who deals with contract disputes for some advice (if such a thing exists, you could go to a Law Centre to see if they could help). I very much doubt the police would give you the time of day as it is plainly a civil dispute - they may even think you are wasting their precious time (which, frankly you would be). TS would be a better bet. Bear in mind there may be risks in self-help remedies and also procedurally you have to get things right. For example, while Rendel's suggestion regarding the scaffolding sounds sensible (and in fact may be the best course), if you followed it through by contacting only the scaffolding company before the scaffolding is removed, you may find yourself in difficulties by not having given the other contracting party (the builder) notice of your intention first. Also, what then? If there is snagging still to be carried out, would removal of the scaffolding make that impossible/more expensive? Who then would do that and who would pay for fresh scaffolding and snagging (and if the builder refused, how could that cost be recovered from them)? Would any such self-help be in keeping with your duty to take reasonable steps to mitigate your loss? More fundamentally, would removal of the scaffolding amount to a breach of contract by you (and that can only be judged with knowledge of the full facts as to who has done what and when)? Also, please bear in mind nobody on here can advise you properly because we don't know the material facts - such as the terms of the contract you have with the builder, whether the contract incorporates any standard terms and conditions and if so what they say, etc. Although you refer to a 5% snagging retention, you don't say how much you have not yet paid the builder - is it just the 5% in issue, or more? If more, that may also complicate matters if something is already due but has not been paid. Then, of course there's the cost of having a fight with the builder - they may be in the wrong and rude as hell, but a commercial compromise may still be the best thing in the long run (no matter how bitter tasting it may be) - enforcing your strict rights can be very expensive even if you win, so always keep an eye on the cost/benefit position. Even if you did reach a compromise, you would need to structure it on the basis you have no trust in the builder and so it would be prudent to retain some money until full completion. Also, you need to keep some protection in case of insolvency - sometimes the cause of builders getting pushy for money is underlying cash flow difficulties - you certainly wouldn't want to reach a compromise and pay them money if they are then going to go out of business without having done the work. I'm not meaning to be unsympathetic - I hope you get a quick, painless (and above all, cheap) solution, however I think you need to be clear about your best course of action before taking major steps. Best of luck.

TheCat Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > I have had an unbelievable experience here with > a > > new opening which I will describe later this > > month > > Why the wait? lets have all the salacious details > now.... Ok, agreed, but Moondancer please consider our sensibilities. If it was something horrific like a shop assistant wishing you a 'good morning' when it was actually 12.10pm, I'm not sure we could cope with hearing that.

Whoa - that's enough to make your eyes bleed!

This one, it seems. To be fair to the BBC though, so is Sky News most of the time. I'm not suggesting you will, but before anyone decides to launch into a generalised attack on me as ignorant and/or racist (on the assumption I voted to Leave) - I didn't vote to leave and I'm not (at least not racist) - but I do recognise the reality that in certain circles in London (in particular) a large majority were firmly in favour of remaining in the EU and have not got over the referendum result yet. With some reporters/commentators their views are thinly disguised, if at all.

Ha! Go for it! I reckon you've got time to get down the survivalist store for some long-life food pouches. I doubt you will miss anything of interest and if you've got iplayer on your phone there is always another running anti-Brexit commentary available on the BBC if you get caught short.

JL, aren't you too busy posting hourly updates on this thread to find time to don your tin foil hat and stock up with tinned goods? ;)