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- Thu May 27, 2010 1:30 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Car parking charges...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 920
Car parking charges...
<r>I grew up in Canada so paying to shop is a bit strange for me. Lucky both the missus and I work near town so can park for free but £5/hr is a bit steep. If I had to pay that I'd drive somewhere else or not park in the parking lot. My idea was to send a few thousand e-mails to the boss of NCP and...
- Wed May 26, 2010 5:44 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Car parking charges...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 920
Car parking charges...
<r>The company that runs most of the car parking here in Brighton has just raised prices up to £5/hr to go shopping in the city centre. That works out at CDN$7.66/hr or US$7.20. Do they charge where you live for parking when shopping or is it free? Since the minimum wage here is £5.93/hr a lot of ...
- Wed May 26, 2010 1:22 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Shame on you BP!!!
- Replies: 101
- Views: 12749
Shame on you BP!!!
<t>southern yankee;1312250 wrote: That does Nothing for the problem at hand now. Yes agree all this is due to greed. Who's greed is the problem?? But passing the buck. will not save the wildlife, or give the fishermen back their jobs. The fines should be so ungodly stiff. that nothing like this will...
- Tue May 25, 2010 6:12 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Shame on you BP!!!
- Replies: 101
- Views: 12749
Shame on you BP!!!
<r>Here is a radical idea..how about driving a smaller car that gets better mileage so there won't be such a big demand for gas--then they won't drill for as much-- in harder to reach places which are more hazardous. Just an idea you understand.......<EMOJI seq="1f914" tseq="1f914">:thinking:</EMOJI...
- Mon May 24, 2010 4:46 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Wahoo chicago
- Replies: 6
- Views: 717
Wahoo chicago
One of the best team logos there is. Guess this would leave the Leafs with the longest without a cup...I think that I wear the only Blackhawks shirt for miles around...:-4...go Hawks..........
- Tue May 11, 2010 5:33 am
- Forum: Current Political Events
- Topic: What Is Happening To The Earth Right Now?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 16057
What Is Happening To The Earth Right Now?
<r>I remember watching a show about pole shifts, as I recall it happens over a few million years not overnight and it is the magnetic poles not the north for the south poles. If you are waiting for the skies to suddenly fly past I don't think it will happen that way.<br/> <br/> See even a quick goog...
- Sun May 02, 2010 2:23 am
- Forum: Current Political Events
- Topic: Voting...Who Knows How You Vote??
- Replies: 3
- Views: 942
Voting...Who Knows How You Vote??
<r>This is from another forum I use but it brings up a question I have often wondered about--why does your voting slip have a number on it???<br/> <br/> An anonymous letter, published in Brighton’s Evening Argus (16th June 2001), reports verbatim a conversation between a female interviewer for a l...
- Fri Apr 30, 2010 6:06 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Fox #1
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1220
Fox #1
Most viewers doesn't mean that they all agree with Fox. I've seen it a few times but more out of entertainment about how stupid or unbelievable they can be. It just shows how many--not how many think it's good reporting.........those figures would probably be a bit different..:yh_rotfl
- Sat Apr 17, 2010 3:02 am
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: Why human dominance?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 7621
Why human dominance?
We are the only animal that can injure or kill from a distance and gather food without even being there(traps snares etc). This gave us spare time to do other things than just eat so our brains developed. Bigger brains better tech easier hunting even more spare time......:-6:-6
- Tue Apr 13, 2010 12:24 am
- Forum: Gardening Forum
- Topic: Yard work is back!
- Replies: 71
- Views: 5676
Yard work is back!
i buy babies or end of season things
They sell babies at the end of season...
Remember a baby is not just for Christmas...........:D
They sell babies at the end of season...
Remember a baby is not just for Christmas...........:D
- Mon Apr 12, 2010 4:31 am
- Forum: Just For The Fun Of It
- Topic: You might be a yankee if-
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2539
You might be a yankee if-
You don't have any problems pronouncing "Worcestershire sauce"
Wooster-sher---there you go, now you can all be Yankees next time you buy some...
Wooster-sher---there you go, now you can all be Yankees next time you buy some...
- Mon Apr 12, 2010 4:23 am
- Forum: Current Political Events
- Topic: New Era in Economics.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5488
New Era in Economics.
If you lend money then charge huge interest you will be arrested as a loan shark...Do the same thing from a nice office you are a bank.......go figure......:mad:
- Sun Apr 11, 2010 2:49 am
- Forum: Gardening Forum
- Topic: Yard work is back!
- Replies: 71
- Views: 5676
Yard work is back!
<r>Yard Work? I recall Bill Bryson pointing this out in one of his books as one of the differences between the UK and the USA. The UK goes gardening for the fun and pleasure of it while in the US they have yard work..sort of makes it sound less enjoyable. Must be that puritanical streak--- if it's f...
- Sat Apr 03, 2010 3:17 am
- Forum: Friends, Relationships, Advice
- Topic: Shadow of Doubt
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1346
Shadow of Doubt
One of the reasons why tills had bells and prices were .99 cents. You had to always make change so you had to open the till and when the bell went ding the owner knew the till had been opened. Either lock it or get the owner to put in security cameras and let everyone know why..........:sneaky:
- Thu Apr 01, 2010 10:09 am
- Forum: Current Political Events
- Topic: Strike or not to strike...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5157
Strike or not to strike...
<r>Seems the rail strike due here after Easter is called off by the law courts.<br/> <br/> BBC News - Rail strike plans cancelled after court injunction<br/> <br/> Now I for one am not surprised as the courts always say strikes are illegal. But exactly who can go on strike nowadays? The rail staff a...
- Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:25 am
- Forum: Societal Issues News
- Topic: School Bullies
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1778
School Bullies
Unfortunately bullies work on the fear of all the others that they will be next that's why so many join in. Common in the workplace as well with many managers saying that they are "firm" with the employees. What they mean is they get off on the fear they believe they get back.
- Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:26 am
- Forum: Societal Issues News
- Topic: Overpopulation- The Taboo Subject
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2607
Overpopulation- The Taboo Subject
<t>So why is overpopulation a problem? Happens all the time in nature till a natural remedy comes along,we are just waiting for ours to show up. 99% of all the species that ever existed are now gone, eventually the same will happen to us. The planet will still orbit the sun and other species will co...
- Sat Mar 20, 2010 1:40 pm
- Forum: Societal Issues News
- Topic: Paintballing reaches a new level
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10405
Paintballing reaches a new level
<r>I would imagine that a paintball gun that will go through a mature pig would also go through a mature paintballer. What next paintball air support? They already have artillery, machine guns and mines, maybe they'll be made more lethal just to bring out the realism in the game....using blood inste...
- Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:22 am
- Forum: Autos Vehicles
- Topic: Petrol/diesel's going up again.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10372
Petrol/diesel's going up again.
<t>Bill Sikes;1297659 wrote: Are you visiting the UK, then?<br/> <br/> <br/> Live here, over 20 years now. Must disagree, it is more submissive to authority than law abiding. Muttering into your collar or spouting out in a pub doesn't count, people here bitch and moan but still do nothing. But then ...
- Thu Mar 18, 2010 3:18 am
- Forum: Autos Vehicles
- Topic: Petrol/diesel's going up again.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10372
Petrol/diesel's going up again.
<r>When VAT went down last year it didn't go down on petrol, but when it went up in January another 2p a liter went on again. It will go up again in April. Talk on the radio yesterday- a liter cost 30p for the producer, 10p for the vender--the rest is tax. That is a tax rate of 200%. The UK has the ...
- Sat Mar 06, 2010 6:40 am
- Forum: Just For The Fun Of It
- Topic: Only in the movies
- Replies: 12
- Views: 962
Only in the movies
The hero is always an amazing shot with any weapon.
Bad guys either always miss or shoot each other.
All guards are deaf blind and stupid.
Bad guys either always miss or shoot each other.
All guards are deaf blind and stupid.
- Thu Mar 04, 2010 5:52 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: For those contemplating getting a Smart car. . . . .
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2898
For those contemplating getting a Smart car. . . . .
I had one of these, used to be made by Smart but no longer. My oldest daughter loved it with the top off but no good for two kiddies as it only seats two. Drove like you had put glue on the tires...........:-6:-6
- Sun Feb 28, 2010 3:04 am
- Forum: Current Political Events
- Topic: At Last !!!!!!...
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6787
At Last !!!!!!...
No surprise really. While we have an uber control freak party in charge how long before the populace will be chipped and tests for parents ?
- Wed Feb 24, 2010 8:52 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: National identity card
- Replies: 9
- Views: 988
National identity card
<t>oscar;1292861 wrote: The Tories won't get In... Labour will and they will keep the National ID card. I think you spent your money wisely.<br/> <br/> Shame the DVLC can't give the same service that you got :-5<br/> <br/> <br/> If you are a clamping company you get super service getting someones ad...
- Tue Feb 23, 2010 8:43 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: National identity card
- Replies: 9
- Views: 988
National identity card
<r>Why would you want one? Don't you think the government has wasted enough tax money already? Both the other parties have said they will scrap them anyway. I personally think the government already is involved too much in my life. They can't even manage the systems that they have now without more b...
- Wed Feb 17, 2010 5:01 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Show tell
- Replies: 7
- Views: 853
Show tell
<r>Nomad;1290659 wrote: barf<br/> <br/> <br/> I think I'd rather eat the big Mac than your dinner......<EMOJI seq="1f914" tseq="1f914">:thinking:</EMOJI><EMOJI seq="1f914" tseq="1f914">:thinking:</EMOJI><br/> <br/> Though I am glad you didn't post a picture.......<EMOJI seq="1f444" tseq="1f444">:lip...
- Wed Feb 10, 2010 6:01 am
- Forum: Computers Internet
- Topic: Chrome for Linux
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1533
Chrome for Linux
I run chrome on a desktop and find it picks up spyware all the time. Run a check after using either firefox or chrome and only chrome always has something stuck too it. Seems it doesn't protect itself as well as firefox....
- Fri Feb 05, 2010 2:19 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Government expenses cheats in UK
- Replies: 3
- Views: 438
Government expenses cheats in UK
<r>Why not just change the rules.....If an MP can claim something on expenses then the rest of us can also write off the same thing from income tax. So if you have bought a big TV or travel to and from work or even if you need to buy food--write off the cost. Seems fair to me, if they don't pay why ...
- Wed Feb 03, 2010 4:21 am
- Forum: Welcome To My Day!
- Topic: Coyote!
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4501
Coyote!
Coyotes killed a 19 year old in Nova Scotia last year. They are not cuddly things and will eat you if they can.
- Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:49 pm
- Forum: Paranormal Science
- Topic: Scientist: Alien life could already be on Earth
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5418
Scientist: Alien life could already be on Earth
Ah well , in the paper today one scientist said that if aliens were anything like us we shouldn't answer the phone if they called......
- Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:07 pm
- Forum: Paranormal Science
- Topic: Scientist: Alien life could already be on Earth
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5418
Scientist: Alien life could already be on Earth
<r>hoppy;1285537 wrote: I've been present when androids were deprogramed. No sheep came up on the screen. However, more than one showed signs of being smitten by the queen mum. A few had traces of Janet Reno in their memoroid banks.<E>:o</E><br/> <br/> <br/> Memeroid banks???? Isn't there a cream fo...
- Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:05 pm
- Forum: Warfare Military
- Topic: US not ready for bioterrorist attack
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3382
US not ready for bioterrorist attack
mikeinie;1285493 wrote: but really, is anyone?
How true. What would you prepare for? Could you save everyone? You cannot be prepared for everything the costs would be enormous....
How true. What would you prepare for? Could you save everyone? You cannot be prepared for everything the costs would be enormous....
- Tue Jan 26, 2010 8:51 am
- Forum: Computers Internet
- Topic: Webcam on the computer, I just saw my son!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2519
Webcam on the computer, I just saw my son!
I talk to my parents in Canada almost every day from the UK. They get to see the grandkids and the kids get too see them. Much better than a phone and a lot cheaper as it's free. Much nicer when you can see who your speaking with as well........:-6:-6
- Mon Jan 25, 2010 7:31 am
- Forum: Home Management
- Topic: Would you complain?
- Replies: 76
- Views: 11287
Would you complain?
Get a new one. You didn't buy one with a nick in it so why keep it. If they try the old it happened after you got it say if the quality is that bad you want your money back instead, goods should be good enough for intended use not damage at the first opportunity.......
- Fri Jan 22, 2010 3:37 am
- Forum: Conservation The Environment
- Topic: Shocking Arctic Climate Data
- Replies: 38
- Views: 7321
Shocking Arctic Climate Data
<t>Does it really matter if people are responsible or not? The climate will change and polar bears probably will become extinct. If it happens now or in 10,000 years it is going to happen no matter what we do. We cannot stop the climate changing and we do not have the right to do so, evolution is dr...
- Fri Jan 22, 2010 3:21 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: What do you think?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 675
What do you think?
A staunch religious conservative--and yet has a common law wife?? Doesn't his church believe in marriage then? I guess hoping he will have morals or ethics just won't be enough then.
- Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:03 am
- Forum: Amber Alert Forum
- Topic: Virginia Amber Alert
- Replies: 17
- Views: 19084
Virginia Amber Alert
Makes you wonder sometimes about humanity and if some of us really are thinking humans inside.
- Tue Jan 19, 2010 3:11 pm
- Forum: Computers Internet
- Topic: Installing WIN XP-Over Vista?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1836
Installing WIN XP-Over Vista?
<t>As I understand it you will have to put a partition on your hard drive and install XP on the new one bit. You are in effect turning it into two computer systems. I don't think you can uninstall Vista completely as it is your operating system so without you will just have a metal box full of wires...
- Tue Jan 19, 2010 1:26 pm
- Forum: Computers Internet
- Topic: Installing WIN XP-Over Vista?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1836
Installing WIN XP-Over Vista?
<t>Did have XP on it before? Anyway try these...........<br/> <br/> How to dual boot Vista and XP (with Vista installed first) -- the step-by-step guide with screenshots<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Vista Dual Boot with XP Installation<br/> <br/> Or get a new machine with windows 7, seems to be working OK...
- Mon Jan 18, 2010 1:06 pm
- Forum: Bizarre News Stories
- Topic: Visibility fail
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1065
Visibility fail
I should imagine there are quite a few laws she was breaking driving her car in that condition. Lucky the police were in a good mood that day and not in a tax and revenue collecting one like they usually are now...
- Sat Jan 16, 2010 3:06 pm
- Forum: Amber Alert Forum
- Topic: Virginia Amber Alert
- Replies: 17
- Views: 19084
Virginia Amber Alert
I just can't think how scared this little child must be. Hope he returns safe and sound. Do you ever report on the results for these alerts?
- Tue Jan 05, 2010 6:06 am
- Forum: Comedy
- Topic: Humor in uniform!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1567
Humor in uniform!
<r>johnrite;1279227 wrote: Nine Things I Hate About Everyone.......<br/> <br/> 1 People who point at their wrist while asking for the time.... I know where my watch is pal, where the hell is yours?<br/> <br/> 2 People who are willing to get off their butt to search the entire room for the T.V. remot...
- Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:35 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: What Are Our Rights
- Replies: 47
- Views: 4741
What Are Our Rights
<t>spot;1278987 wrote: On the contrary. Criminals do have some of the rights that unconvicted citizens have, they have also for example the right to safe custody (which often fails to be exercised). For the most part their rights are revoked. They have no right to seek or continue in employment, to ...
- Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:42 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: What Are Our Rights
- Replies: 47
- Views: 4741
What Are Our Rights
<t>When most people demand their rights they usually expect others to give up some of their own. Why doesn't society demand people have responsibilities and obligations to that society. Only then can you have some rights. Criminals have their rights protected by law but they demonstrate that they do...
- Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:25 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: School Tax
- Replies: 42
- Views: 1761
School Tax
<r>Jazzy;1278636 wrote: Do you think it's fair that people without children and the elderly should have to pay school tax? I just received my school tax bill yesterday and almost fainted. Even though I can afford to pay it, I don't think it's fair that I should have to. Many of the elderly are selli...
- Thu Dec 31, 2009 1:55 pm
- Forum: Canada
- Topic: Will it ever end?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7665
Will it ever end?
<r>Unfortunately I don't think a pull out will solve anything now. All the bombs going off there will be used all over the world if the soldiers pull out. Just about any withdraw will be seen as surrender and the terrorists will claim victory and eventually will come wherever we live and set them of...
- Thu Dec 31, 2009 1:43 pm
- Forum: Current Political Events
- Topic: Travelers' choice: Shed shyness for security?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1520
Travelers' choice: Shed shyness for security?
<r>I don't think it is the searching that is the problem, the problem is that everyone is being treated as a terrorist. Lucky the police don't act the same way or every time there is a crime we would all be arrested as suspects. What ever happened to targeting suspects rather than us all? The guy in...
- Tue Dec 29, 2009 3:00 am
- Forum: Computers Internet
- Topic: Installing a husband.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1836
Installing a husband.
<r>Sorry seems the Wife program has a few problems.......<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Wife 1.0 has an undocumented bug. If you try to install Mistress 1.1 before uninstalling Wife 1.0, Wife 1.0 will delete MSMoney files before doing the uninstall itself. Then Mistress 1.1 will refuse to install, claiming...
- Tue Dec 29, 2009 2:57 am
- Forum: Computers Internet
- Topic: Installing a husband.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1836
Installing a husband.
<r>Last year a friend of mine upgraded from GirlFriend 6.0 to Wife 1.0 and found that it's a memory hog leaving very little system resources available for other applications. He is now noticing that Wife 1.0 is also spawning Child Processes which are further consuming valuable resources. No mention ...
- Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:14 am
- Forum: Current Political Events
- Topic: Not that I've ever flown British Airways, but...
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1074
Not that I've ever flown British Airways, but...
<r>spot;1273111 wrote: You seem to be implying that, were I employed as British Airways cabin crew, I'd be in favour of holding the travelling public hostage at Christmas as a negotiating tool. Were I to think hard about that for long enough I might resent the suggestion.<br/> <br/> <br/> What would...