Rowanofski

Listening to you will add zero to the quality of my life. Not having to watch films in a thin slice of a big screen will take away from the quality of my life having just paid my hard-earned cash. Thanks for your time.

To the administrator and everyone else on this forum, I first beg forgiveness for posting this here, but I am not a forum expert and this is the only site I ever attend on a regular forum basis (kudos for the greatest forum ever!). Anyhow, to the sharp end of the stick, my mind is about to explode with research on Plasma vs LCD blah blah blah and just when I thought I had decided, there was ONE FINAL QUESTION (still!). The Panasonic TH42PX70 seems to be the one I want, but just as I was about to click 'buy' online, I noticed that it is apparently NOT flatscreen and does not offer a widescreen (16:9) option. Seems really wierd, but I've checked in Dixons/Currys and it's true. What I want to know is if the widescreen thing is an issue for anyone? Does it leave those big black strips at the top when watching a film? Is it annoying in any another way - perspective/ratio/squashed people etc? And the flatscreen point too. It looks flatscreen to me, but I understand it can reduce the viewing angle (if the TV is not pointed directly at you) and wondered if anyone with this TV has noticed a problem there? Any help would be very, very much appreciated!

I had a brief look at them yesterday (it's been torn down already) and it seemed to be the ravings of a Daily Mail reader, aka ignorant fascist! (Though the ED Forum isn't the place for political agendas I'm sure!). There were some stories about guncrime, but it seemed to have more about immigration and how "those damned foreigners are ruining our country" etc etc. I did think it quite a good idea though and even though it was uneducated and banal, it was something different to read in the morning for a change.

Bleedin Nora! It looks like Kilburn has migrated to Dulwich! ;-) I've not noticed such a swarm of paddies in one spot since the Guinness was on offer in Somerfield! Anyone and everyone seems to have a thin strain of Irish DNA somewhere down the line. Like the Americans who are "1/16 Irish, 1/8 Polish, 2/5 Burmese and 3/7 Norwegian". None are American of course. I'm not Irish, but my girlfriend is. I'm surprised she's not been on here to show some love today. I agree with James' point - I had a salesman on my case yesterday telling me how he relies daily on his thick brogue to make a sale.

Word on the street has it that Jack's is very good - it's just up the road with the Magdala on the corner - can't remember the name of the road. I don't think it's the greasey spoon variety however. I've not been, but my girlfriend swears by it, which is why I'm guessing they serve organic, homemade cous-cous served on a bed of hand-reared 12 year old finest lettuce leaves. Probably more of a Blue Mountain job than a Lane. The more grease the better if you ask me! On a non-Dulwich note, apparently Ikea serve a fry up for 95p!!

Did you not know that buses are above the law?! It's a complete windup how London Buses seem to do what they like without any regulation (that I know of anyhow). Tube? 15min wait and money back. Train? What is it? An hour wait and money back? Even planes are in on the money back for an under-performing/lack of service. But Buses? Oh no! They can do what they like because it is all "beyond their control". Agreed, traffic can cause some delays, but I think more often, Bus drivers sitting around eating pies or just not showing up for work causes more delays! Anyhow, ending this tangent, I think Maggie Thatcher's hilarious quote teaches us all a lesson... "A man who, beyond the age of 26, finds himself on a bus can count himself as a failure." I've got 10 months of success left then!