EDKiwi

Leafy trees don't help either, the moisture in them tends to block the signal a bit too (same reason why sky tv/sattelite signals don't like fog or rain), so any area with hills and trees is going to cause problems depending on where the masts are located.

Has anyone wondered what Bruce Wayne did with all the contractors he must have employed to fit out his cave to keep em quiet....or maybe that's what the dinosaur is for.

ok, you're vertiginous.... oooh, I feel dizzy now...

As someone who drives about London quite a lot for work, I'm amazed at how many roadworks seem to sit in place for weeks on end with little or no activity. The corner of Rye Lane and Copeland road is another prime example, one lane blocked off for several weeks now and I haven't seen anyone working there for ages. Personally I think if TFL starting charged whoever was carrying out the works a penalty for each day they cause traffic disruption, road works would suddenly start being completed in record times. It's a bit like a few months back when a fire in the Blackwell tunnel closed it for a couple of days, at first they said it would take a week to fix, then after a huge outcry they mananged to re open it after a day and a half.

Yeah the first one was much better, if 28 weeks later had been set in a city I wasn't familiar with I don't think I would have thought too much of it at all.

Trouble is MP, they tend to do this:

Finally got around to watching 28 Weeks Later (sequel to Danny Boyles 28 Days Later) in the weekend. For those who don't know it takes place in a pretty much deserted London 28 weeks after a virus wipes out most of the population of the UK (and turns them into zombies, as these things do...). Anyhoo I was finding it quite eerie was seeing familiar streets and landmarks desolate and deserted, and then it got to a part of the movie when 2 of the characters make their way to their south London home and things started to seem very familiar, East Dulwich familiar. At first I dismissed it as 'I'm sure lots of street look like that' but just done a bit of a Google and streetview search and sure enough part of the film was shot in and around Therapia Road, only a fairly short part of the film but I did recognise a bit when they turn off Scutari Road into Therapia Rd and then their house which turns out to be 32 Therapia Rd. Probably old news but a bit of interesting trivia I thought.

SeanMacGabhann Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What Jeremy said - and a digital signal that > breaks up is really harsh on the ears > > You can find all manner of indoor aerials that > advertise how good they are for digital TV but > I've wasted money on more than a couple Quite true, all depends on if you have good line of sight to the transmitter, I think I was just lucky as we were on the 3rd floor of the building so I just brought a cheap aerial to try it out and it worked alright (although with the amplifier turned off it was rubbish). Another option would be getting a FreeSat box, they should work quite happily off a sky dish. Edit: Ironically there is one in the For Sale section FreeSat Box

You could always get a little indoor type aerial, I did that a while ago when we were in the same situation. It was just a cheapie from Woolies (hmm must have been quite a while ago) with an in built amplifier (although the signal is pretty good around here anyway).

Military Intelligence

That's quite cool, I remember looking through our copy when it arrived a couple months back and looking at that picture thinking 'does that T-shirt say 'to the pub'?'. Gave me a laugh as I thought I might be having the same thought in a few months time :)

Just had a quick look at the online manual. Couple of things to check (see linked site below) TF5800 Manual Is you TV aerial connected to connector 1 (it's a bit confusing but I think the TV aerial should be on connector 1 and not 12) Does it have a 'loop' cable connected from connector 2 to connector 3 on the back. If that doesn't help you could try this (from the manual): 'However, if you are in a weak signal area, or are using a signal amplifier with more than one output, you may achieve better results by connecting a cable from the aerial or amplifier directly to the ANT2 connector, rather than using the loop cable.'

Saila Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > should we abstain from beef for a few weeks? Considering it was back in 2009 that it happened I'd say it's long gone by now,

Have just discovered the brilliantly warped Robot Chicken on TV, they have done a Star Wars parody, these two clips gave me a good laugh.

Ernie, I think there is more to your roommate than you realise, I don't know how to break this to you but... Bert is evil

http://media.beeroverip.org/beers/xxxx.jpg

James Barber Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > From November 2011 the bendy buses on bus route 12 > will be changed to normal double deckers.

ruffers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Glad I quoted the original post.... :)-D And with a little cut and paste, my work is done :)

RosieH Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just so you know Ernie, number one stole the > cookies from the cookies in the jar. Yes but who stole the golden 'An'? Last seen driving off in a tan van.

Just passed Brendans link onto a mate, he came back with this (not as funny but still quite random): "I was typing a search into Google starting with ?is it?... Google?s suggestion was ?is it thursday?. Why would I possibly what to do a search for that?. I ran it and the top result was;" http://isitthursday.org/ related to that I found: http://isitfriday.org/

Brendan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-o > rkney-shetland-10725024 > > The fact that I laughed out loud at this is > probably in very bad taste. "Controversial BrewDog has previously been criticised for 32% and 41% strength beers." Holy cr*p, changes the whole 'I'll just pop in for one pint' a bit....hmmmmm Those bottles are so wrong, but so funny.

Yes, maybe the Overground from Forest Hill (which is Zone 3) to West Croyden then the tram.

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Alec John Moore Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > This is in the Family Room Discussion but it > seems > > to have hit the ground running: > > > > > It's going nuclear now It's quite entertaining watching it all unfold from a safe distance. I wonder if it will just the cockroaches left standing when the dust finally settles.

Just as a bit of info if you want to complain about a certain driver. Each bus has a 'running number' usually a small yellow or black card with a 1-3 digit number on it. In the photo below you can see it just below the drivers cab, there should also be one by the front door. If you note this along with the route number and time of day the bus company can (usually) pin point the exact driver. It can also be useful to note the reg number or 'bonnet' number (in the photo it's the TA 233 number) but that's probably easier said than done. I think half the problem is that they design the buses for wheelchairs to go on through the rear doors (there is even a button outside on the rear doors so they can alert the driver they are there), so I guess they (the manufacture) assume that's how buggys would get onto the bus also. As I see it they should let the buggys through the rear doors also, no matter what bus it is, surely it would make eveyones life easier. http://www.thelondondailynews.com/images/bus%2065.JPG

mockney piers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > And EDKiwi, Pearl Harbour opened a war with Japan. > Germany's declaration of war was stupid but would > not have guaranteed that the US took part in a > European war. With the largest ethnic grouping in > the US being German, plus many others like the > Irish with little sympathy for Britain, war with > Germany was always a hard sell, but something > Roosevelt was long comitted to trying to get the > US to do for long term strategic interests. He was > a wise one that fella, much cleverer than Truman > who made a bit of a pigs ear of everything. Very true, and I guess if the US hadn't gone after Japan I'd be speaking Japanese and making sushi....although I do like sushi.