Santerme

I think too many people take everything too seriously here a lot of the time...perhaps, my non use of the requisite smilie was a mistake. Lighten up Jeez! There, terrible syntax and grammatical errors to illustrate my point. And to the individual who divined from my post that I thought he had gone to a poor university and not gained a decent degree...brilliant comprehension skills, I just wish I had thought of it first!

As an honours graduate in English from a good university, when a degree was worth something, I was able to spot at least two errors in your piece. As a non pedant I, however, shall remain silent on them. In fact, it was more syntax than grammar anyway. dita-on-tees Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I find posters who correct other poster's grammar > thoroughly obnoxious. Grammar is badly taught > these days and not everybody has had access to an > education which gives confidence in using the > English language. I didn't learn how to use a > comma until I was around 22, and I confess I still > struggle at times. Pointing out the grammatical > mistakes in a post always feels like a superior > swipe and suggests that what the poster has to say > is somewhat less important than a misplaced dot. I > got 10 pages into that Lynne Truss book and > thought, hmm life is way too short for this poo.

?9.99 and you are in Naples with low cost flights...

Wild horses would not drag me back to London to live Although I spend a lot of time in Winnipeg as my wife is from there and that is a time capsule of 1950's England especially amongst the British middle class

Thank you

I was born in ED in 1958 I win

Be nice to get the chance to talk to him

I agree you have zip idea whether the second pump would have made any difference so that was a bit of a post to tug the heartstrings My brother is the LFB Area Commander in South London I am fairly sure Tooting is one of his it will be interesting to get an unemotive idea of the reality Kbabe01 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > A man has died following a fire in a sheltered > accommodation block in Balham this afternoon. Four > fire engines and around 20 firefighters attended > the incident, which was in a ground floor flat of > the Block in Bedford Hill. > The Brigade was called at 1534 and the fire was > under control by 1632. > Crews from Tooting, West Norwood, Norbury and > Clapham fire stations attended the incident. The > cause of the fire is being investigated. Tooting > fire station has had one of it's 2 fire engines > commandeered by the management this last week. Who > knows the outcome of this fire had 2 fire engines > been available from TOOTING!!!

Hope we have same level of outrage later today 7000 soldiers out of the army will definitely ensure sleep patterns are disrupted and for shifts read tours extended Its all relative I guess

silverfox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Santerme said: > > "...She wasn't working for some "peace through > sustainable bicycling collective" but as a > sub-contractor on a very large USAID program..." > > Who exactly was she working for as an aid worker? > The idea she was a subcontractor implies she was > in it for the money rather than some humanitarian > impulse. > > Sorry Santerme, the notion that 'aid workers' will > somehow save the world is quite frankly nonsense. > "...Those fighting and dying in Afghanistan, even > if they don't know it, are fighting to create a > space to let the aid workers do what they do..." > > Steady on Santerme. Quite frankly, I cannot see where I wrote aid workers will save the world, but I guess projection can be necessary to sustain a weak argument. I said ISAF policy is to gain territory from the enemy, hold that territory and then provide the space for development. The latter function is not best done by the military. The armed forces of a nation, or a coalition are enablers.....they provide the conditions on the ground for others to come in and employ their expertise to improve the infrastructure and begin the work of redevelopment. I think I also said that in this instance, my opinion is that we have reached a point due to domestic conditions (and indeed international stagnation) this effort is doomed to failure. I was in AFG in 2003 when there was an opportunity to make a difference, I was there in 2005 and realised then we had missed the bus. Aid workers do know the dangers and are carefully briefed on risk by the military and expensive risk assessment companies before they go.... So steady the Buffs Silverfox....

I agree MM nicely put Marmora Man Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Londonfireman, your statistic of 2.5 deaths a year > in the Fire Service is clearly 2.5 too many. > However, dangerous work cannot, of itself, justify > uncritical support for what to me, despite four > pages of comment and at least three requests from > me, an unexplained and unnecessary strike. It > could be about shift patterns, or maybe the right > of management to manage or the right of unions to > oppose management or something else entirely.

If Afghanistan is going to emerge from the dark ages it isn't going to be dragged out by men with guns. It is going to be led into the light by teachers, doctors, nurses, engineers and scientists who in all probability will be employed by aid agencies. Those fighting and dying in Afghanistan, even if they don't know it, are fighting to create a space to let the aid workers do what they do. The ISAF strategy in Afghanistan is based around clear/hold/build. She was out there doing projects to support hold and build. She was as much part of the "success" in Afghanistan as any troops out there at the moment. She wasn't working for some "peace through sustainable bicycling collective" but as a sub-contractor on a very large USAID program. Unfortunately, my personal opinion is we have reached a point now where the Govt of AFG is so corrupt and the leadership so discredited that all efforts are doomed to fail. However, other hold a different view and see the benefits of trying. Aid workers generally go where troops cannot go.... The trouble comes when it all goes pete tong and others have to risk their lives to make it right. Then there is always the random, uncontrollable element in the scheme of things. The best military plans never survive the first few minutes of actual combat

Moflo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There are a couple of stations where they (the > management) have removed appliances and stored > them away, leaving those station without > applainces and firefighters deployed to other > stations! > > When the strike is in force they will use scab > labour to man the appliances they have hidden > away! > > Your and your families lives are in their hands. I know I ought to stay out of this as my brother is probably your boss....four years off his 30 in service and a senior manager. I think his wife would quite like to see him as he is on 24 hour call and spends a week or so away staying at his FB flat before getting a break. It is not just frontline FF's taking up the slack. It seems to me we are getting to the French La Rigeur (sp) stage in this country.

Pretty naff, but then horses for courses and all that! Colonel Blimp would have been better!

waynetta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > cheer up you misogs Well it's a beautiful day in Dorset so why not!?

Been there done it and so have others who have posted on the forum.... Don't see the humour personally....but it might be crankiness induced by jet lag as just back from North Carolina.

Marmora Man Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > To me it is the same as allowing in the head of a > drug cartel.. > > I'm a libertarian atheist - to me the visit was > just an irrelevancy. Spoilt the newspapers by > filling pages with stuff I had no interest in > whatsoever. If the pope and his followers wanted > to "do their thing" so be it, it didn't affect me, > no one made me join in and that was fine by me. > > Working yourself up into a froth about the visit > by yet another representative of an ancient belief > system based on legend and myth seems, to me, a > waste of time. Oh, it didn't effect me either personally, I am safely tucked away in Maryland in 32 degree daytime heat and 100% humidity..too hot to sleep. I just object to our hosting a man who is personally complicit in covering the action of priests who are guilty of child abuse.

To me it is the same as allowing in the head of a drug cartel..

My ex wife was in the same school class as the Duchess of York My American Godmother was first cousin to Barbara Hutton, who was married to Cary Grant!

studentmidwife Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I want to see a psychic.... any recommendations?? > > Please only reply if you have a serious comment. I predict they will see you coming...

Bluerevolution Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > yeah, if it's true-he should have contacted the > police, not stitch him up like that cos if he's > wrong.............. He will be eliminated from the enquiries perhaps?

Bobby Ewing Grandpa Walton although I think it was not an onscreen death

Didn't he used to live on or near Bromar Road?

James Plymouth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > By all means, because clearly you and all the > other pathetic people ALL live on the lane and are > all going to lose sleep over this, lets ask the > police and see whether they have had to be called > to all these supposed 'disruptions'. Yes you are > right about people having their opinions, it's > great we can all find somewhere to talk about all > the really important things that are going to > decimate our everyday lives, i suppose you lot all > contribute to charity too. Is this the only thing > disrupting your lives? I hope they leave a > traffic cone shoved with dog mess in your prized > magnolias. This could have, of course, a positive effect!

Brendan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > No, no the proper people need to be informed. May > I suggest a strongly worded email sent to: > [email protected] Signed Mrs Trellis from North Wales....on a very short visit to London.