Mick Mac

Mustard Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Mick Mac Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Traders that quote one number for cash and > another > > if cheque/bank transfer. > > > > Is this practice justifiable? > > > > I have a tradesman asking me for cash, he said > he > > agreed this with my missus at the outset of the > > job.... > > > > Apparently his daily rate is ?20 cheaper if > cash > > and that's what he quoted on. > > What did your wife say about it? She said - oh yeah that's right. I'm with Jeremy on this.

Parkdrive Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- Jeez PD - you have friends and a wife too! good onya.

Traders that quote one number for cash and another if cheque/bank transfer. Is this practice justifiable? I have a tradesman asking me for cash, he said he agreed this with my missus at the outset of the job.... Apparently his daily rate is ?20 cheaper if cash and that's what he quoted on.

Alan Medic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Does that mean tj you don't have to purchase them? > It is a huge amount for that fixture. I was > looking at the RWC website yesterday and there > were tickets for France v Ireland @ ?250 a pop. > That's a lot too though a more attractive fixture. > Mind you the way Fiji can play can be very > entertaining. Mine were ?175 each - no far from cheap but wanted to go. Had no luck with final and semi - but of course these were even more expensive anyways. My next door neighbour got semi tickets but AM - all tickets available after allocation to rugby clubs etc were through the ballot. if after the ballot there are tickets still left you can buy direct - eg the ?250 France Ireland ones it seems were not taken up.

AC DC died the night Bon Scott died imo

I was in the Grove in 93/94 quite a lot. I lived in a house behind the Kerfield Tavern, now the crooked well.

Silver Treasure is running in the UK Saturday at Newmarket. https://www.racingpost.com/horses2/cards/card.sd?race_id=612191&r_date=2014-11-01#raceTabs=lc_ His record so far: http://www.racingpost.com/horses/horse_home.sd?race_id=612191&r_date=2014-11-01&horse_id=843354#topHorseTabs=horse_race_record&bottomHorseTabs=horse_form It's only on racing UK I'm afraid. He has paid for himself so far winning ?36k before French premium but more like 50k total. Not a bad little runner.

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ten years since Mr Tottenham passed away. Nice > tribute from the Beeb. RIP Bill Nicholson. > > A good tribute, some great players speaking there. Spurs were early pioneers in Europe, and interesting how BN said we are nothing if were not in Europe. Perryman said he was still an influence on the successes of the 80s. You need another Bill Nicholson soon.

Yawn Maxxi. Good weekend for the chasing pack with MC and Chelsea only getting a point between them.

Indeed, too scared not to. Lighten up SJ.

You made the statement Otta that it is despite him. What makes you think that ? It seems the guy can't win. Even when he wins.

I missed it before but MF describes the old Stella Artoris as a little drop of "do as you are told". Even the girls laughed....

Otta "BFS has been there a while, it is only now that they are playing nice football, and I honestly believe that is despite him rather than because of him." Well that's just as bad as it gets in terms of denying a person some credit for his achievements.

I just left shoes in to him a few minutes ago and he could not have been more friendly.

Sack Sam. Sign the petition.

The Rugby World Cup sent the ballot results today. I got tickets for Ireland France in Cardiff on Sunday 11 October 2015 and have the hotel booked. Unsuccessful in getting any England games and semi final or final but pleased to have got something. Anyone else have any luck ?

I find him changeable but his work excellent. I think he feels he is slightly "above" minor repairs as he is a shoemaker (maker of bespoke shoes) as well as a shoe repair person. He resoles my shoes much more cheaply than where I bought them from, so his prices are fair. Not likely to be impressed by making his living from ?7 jobs, but at the end of the day you need to be nice to customers or it will bite you in the long run. As for asking for things for free, it's a pretty selfish thing to do to a "sole" trader trying to make a living. Maybe you should go to a "heel" bar.

Ted Bishop bites the dust. Some people feel the pressure. For me Tom Watson walks with his head held high.

Ashley to pay 3m for controlling stake in Rangers. And this money keeps them alive until Easter.

StraferJack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ugh - Glasto might once have been a small, hippy > mecca but for decades it has been all things to > all people, a vast mega gathering. People trying > to say it's "cred", "middle class", "hip", > "counter culture", "square" ALL ALL miss the > point > > It is just a phenomenal event (which sometimes is > a damp squib when weather and personal > circumstance conspire, but even so...) Oooh, take that Quids and Jezzer!

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 5.2 was King - new one is crap. But the missus seems a lot happier.

david_carnell Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Corona and Sol taste of nothing. Like, actually > nothing. You have to drink them icy cold and stick > a lime in to find it even palatable. Bonkers. > > I'll drink a lager from time to time, mainly when > the temperature rises, but I'd challenge even > regular drinkers to tell the difference between > the major brands. The only difference between > Fosters, Carling, Carlsberg etc is marketing. A > good pilsner can be pretty decent though. The > Brick House micro-brewery in Peckham do a good > one. > > And just as cheap mass prouced lager is crud, so > is the ale equivalent. Anywhere serving John > Smith, Boddingtons or Tetley smoothflow should be > avoided like the plague. Yet travel 200 miles > north to Yorkshire and genuine hand-pulled, well > kept Tetleys is a thing of beauty and joy. It > converted my missus to ale drinking. I can just picture your missus now DC, with her big beer gut, beard and CAMRA tshirt. I know her type alright.

You can get well tanked on free tasters. No money, no problem.

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- )plus > the fact I don't go on pub benders anymore has put > me back on what's a much nicer tasting product. I expect I'll also slow down when I'm 50.

Micky Flanagan routine... when he goes to the offy to buy 4 cans of Stella Artoris he gets a worried look from the lady in the shop and she says : "oh dear love, would you like one of our leaflets....." Also when he walks down the road drinking a can of SA - he finds he's given lots of space. Would never happen to a real ale drinker. Maybe Quids knows different.