rendelharris

A minor point, but not very impressed just now, when Radio 3 went off air for the minute's silence for the victims, to receive a call from Virgin Media right in the middle of it.

Life goes on...I see the press have tried to make a big deal of it; as we were cycling along Lower Ground on Saturday there was an earsplitting roar very close overhead and I must admit for a second I did think 9/11...turned out to be the Red Arrows heading for the palace to wish Her Maj happy birthday, haven't seen any outcry over that celebration.

uncleglen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/18/tory-co > uncillor-beaten-grenfell-tower-protesters-revealed > -volunteer/ > I blame Corbyn. The man has lost the plot Well somebody certainly has...

uncleglen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > well I have now found out that some of the tenants > did want them but others didn't > http://metro.co.uk/2017/06/16/council-leader-says- > residents-didnt-want-disruption-of-sprinklers-bein > g-fitted-6712562/ Oh I see now, it's the residents' fault for not accepting something which should have been installed at the landlord's expense, not theirs, and nothing to do with using flammable cladding which is so dangerous it's banned in other countries. Thank goodness you've made that clear, can you tell me how I can get my contribution to the emergency fund back, as it was clearly their fault all along. Seriously pal, have a word with yourself.

I agree with most of that Alan - definitely Halfpenny and Daly in the backs, and Itoje has to play at lock. Still fancy Best at 2 for experience and a cool head. Farrell at 10 for me with Joseph at 12, Te'o at 13.

So that report says that ?1.8BN a year goes on so-called "health tourism." ?500M of that is recoverable. Even disregarding that, that comes to around 1.5% of the NHS budget of ?118BN. Unless you're a frothing immigrant hater who blames them for all our problems (hello uncleglen!), it's not the most significant challenge the NHS is facing right now.

Whole democratic process at the whim of a party which gleaned 0.9% of the total vote, supporting a Brexit which 56% of voters in Northern Ireland don't want. How can this possibly go wrong?

Actually glad you didn't listen to me, curious I looked it up and yes, as WoD says, sponge batter relies on the foaminess of the eggs which quickly decays. Thing is I use various things to make an egg replacer so the batter relies more on being heavily whisked just before being poured, so it can stand to be stood.

womanofdulwich Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > No .please don't leave it to stand.the air will go > out of it. Make it in 2 batches. (But happy to be > proven wrong). Can one just not beat some air into the second batch? I've never noticed a difference between the two - maybe both my halves were flat! How did it go RPC?

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think the petition obviously comes from a caring > place,but waiving fees for one particular case, > however emotive and deserving, would create a > precedent. > > How would JustGiving be able to decide what causes > should have their fees waived in the future, if > asked? Absolutely right - it does raise the question though as to why there can't be an official government portal for totally non-commission giving in this and all the other ghastly events we've seen this year, logistically should be quite simple and sure plenty of volunteers would be happy to pitch in to man the phones or whatever was needed.

steveo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Vince for PM! > > He seems like a decent sort of cove We could do a damned sight worse...and doubtless will... (Kudos for use of "cove," one of my favourite words)

Yep, because in Britain a velocipede became the exclusive word for a push-along balance bike - elsewhere it covered bicycles as well. Hence in French "velo" and "bicyclette" are interchangeable.

Should be OK, just give the second lot of batter a stir to make sure it hasn't separated while sitting, I reckon (I should say I'm no Mary Berry though!).

If you've got the time I'd bake half the mixture, turn it out to cool then bake the other half - too much sponge mixture in the tin will inevitably leave the middle soggy (I speak from experience having been exactly this one tin position!). Hope it goes well.

Seabag Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > sally buying Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Brain too small for that honor > > Mrs RH is made up I think > > It's him and a cat. Wrong, ha! It's me and a rabbit! Pretty bloody foolish you feel now I should imagine! Mrs H does in fact exist, but she goes out at a ludicrous hour in the morning to do a proper important job, leaving me and the rabbit to lounge around waiting for writing contracts to come in, and waiting, and waiting...which leaves me a lot of free time for persiflage with you good people.

sally buying Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Brain too small for that honor The only thing which would indicate possession of a small brain (which I'm sure you haven't) would be thinking being married to that twonker is an honour...like most saints, I think she's doing it as a penance... (For the avoidance of doubt Mrs.H isn't on this forum under any name, which at least removes one voice agin me)

Times Newspapers Ltd lost more than ?500M in the decade to 2013,a ?1.7M profit in 2013, ?0.93M loss 2014 ?10.9M profit 2015, ?4.9M loss in 2016. So overall Murdoch's ownership of the Times and Sunday Times in this century has cost him more than half a billion quid, and you honestly don't think he has any other motive for maintaining his ownership? The UK media has become increasingly rightwing as papers have been bought out by rightwing, self-protectionist owners who use papers to promote their own low tax agendas (Murdoch, Barclay Bros). Unfortunately people are very conservative (small C) with their papers, for example my mother still takes the Times, even though she leans towards the left, simply because it's the paper she's read for seventy years. There's no chance of a new national title succeeding in this day and age, so we're stuck with what we've got. It's rather more complex and nuanced than the picture you paint.

Seabag Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I genuinely think there should be car parks for > children and old people only. Everyone else should > park in a completely different place some distance > away, and should you transgress then Lazers would > be fired into your eyes and your car crushed. > > That includes your silly Smart Car RH It's not my Smart Car Baggers old chap, it belongs to Mrs H, and I really wouldn't recommend tangling with her...

That's hilarious - he quite clearly means "we won't take an oath to the Queen - but no offence meant." The Telegraph report says "The comment sparked controversy" but clearly, even in rent-a-gob Westminster, they couldn't find a single person or organisation to say they objected!

Well, excepting the Morning Star which nobody really takes seriously, doesn't it strike you as a little bit odd that in a country which is generally split about 50/50 between Labour and Tory only one broadsheet and one tabloid that are vaguely left leaning are available? Nothing to do with media billionaires who are prepared to take an operating loss (as both the Times and Sun did last year, for example) in order to have mouthpieces for their don't tax media billionaires viewpoint, I'm sure!

johnie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > RH, I think it is more a safety aspect. If you > have a kid in a pushchair and a toddler walking, > said toddler is quite difficult to manage. > Drivers of cars reversing out can't easily see a > small person. Used to stress me out, but then I > always used to park at the far end as I couldn't > be bothered with the crowded areas closer to the > shop. In fact I think that's the real issue. Why > does everyone want to park as close as they can? Fair enough. Totally agree, on the rare occasions I go there in a car we park in the back half where there's much more space and room to get out and walk the whole eighty yards!

Sqiggles Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have no problem with young children cycling on > the pavement - or older children/adults for that > matter - so long as they respect the fact that > pedestrians have the right of way. Cycling up > behind a pedestrian and then ringing you bell in > order to tell the pedestrian to give way is not, > however, acceptable. A cheery excuse me and thank > you is all that is required.... ...and yet cycling on the Royal Military Canal path recently (shared cycle/footpath) my polite call of "Excuse me sir, can I just come past on your right?" was greeted with "Don't %^&*ing shout at me, why haven't you got a ^&*%ing bell?" Can't please everyone, it seems!

Samoa aren't the Lions, but this looks highly ominous... https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jun/16/new-zealand-lions-samoa-all-blacks-match-report#comment-100486002

So what did happen at last night's meeting, anyone know?