Quote from: Nickslikk2112 on April 19, 2024, 02:47:33 PMGot train tickets to Newcastle through Trainsplit to replace the ones I've returned to Cross Country trains at a much cheaper priceTrainsplit? Was that set up by Mussolini?
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Show posts MenuQuote from: Nickslikk2112 on April 19, 2024, 02:47:33 PMGot train tickets to Newcastle through Trainsplit to replace the ones I've returned to Cross Country trains at a much cheaper priceTrainsplit? Was that set up by Mussolini?
Quote from: Nickslikk2112 on April 19, 2024, 02:45:25 PMI think Slim is suggesting he is sitting as an independent MP for NW LeicestershireQuote from: Slim on April 19, 2024, 12:45:33 PMYes, and Mussolini made the trains run on time.I think I could put up with Fascism if that happened
Where's the modern Mussolini?
Quote from: Thenop on April 19, 2024, 07:34:51 AMHappy to see all the succes stories in buying houses. I have been a bit less fortunate, I am renting a place after selling the house some 12 years ago with a huge loss. Mostly to do with health and self preservation: the health of our neighbours was in jeopardy because I would have killed them (both sides), and self presentation to keep me out of prison doing so.Sorry to hear of your bad luck. To have bad neighbours must make for a miserable existence.
No more buying for me for the forseeable future, the prices are ridiculous over here.
Anyway, it's Friday, which makes it a good day always.
Quote from: Slim on April 19, 2024, 12:25:14 AMAbsolute clowns, but a lot of thick people have been taken in. I don't think Bridgen is one of them. He's just trying to salvage a career out of their ignorance at the expense of people's health and lives.His efforts here bring to mind those he made to reveal the truth about another scandal:
I'm literally represented by the most dishonourable, irresponsible MP in the entire House of Commons, and I voted for him. But I'm looking forward to cleaning him out of there.
Quote from: Slim on April 18, 2024, 08:22:52 PMJust watched it. Enjoyable. Just found this after a Google:Quote from: David L on April 18, 2024, 07:01:39 PMWhen I look at that picture, I can smell Brut 33
Interesting. I get Old Spice.
Quote from: Slim on April 18, 2024, 06:47:12 PMWhen I look at that picture, I can smell Brut 33Quote from: David L on April 18, 2024, 06:05:36 PMThis was on a few years back. Not sure whether it was pilot episodes but I thought it had sunk without a trace. Surprised to see it back. Amusing, in the most part, for our demographic.
We've recorded it to watch later. I hope it has the wokerati frothing at the mouth!
I was thinking about that last night. In some ways it does have the BBC Woke trademark - the colleague he shares an office with is gay, his best friend is black. Btu although Tony is obviously an unreconstructed '70s male with no sense of political correctness or propriety, he's not completely a unsympathetic character and some of the jokes work both ways. I think it's pretty inoffensive in both directions.
People like Mammoth really did exist, my driving instructor was one. So were one or two of the people I knew at RR.
Quote from: Slim on April 18, 2024, 04:12:54 PMWatched the first episode of Mammoth last night. A PE teacher is frozen in an avalanche in 1979, and revived perfectly preserved in 2024. A bit like Life on Mars in reverse. Loved it. Especially liked the dialogue with the lesbian PE teacher he shares an office with. BBC2.This was on a few years back. Not sure whether it was pilot episodes but I thought it had sunk without a trace. Surprised to see it back. Amusing, in the most part, for our demographic.
Quote from: Slim on April 18, 2024, 04:23:46 PMhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2024/04/17/emma-raducanu-company-profit-commercial-endorsements/She could make as much on 'Only Fans'. She'd pick up less injuries.....possibly
The body of the article is paywalled, but the headline pretty much says it all. That winning serve at Flushing Meadows turned out to be very lucrative.
Quote from: Slim on April 18, 2024, 03:24:25 PMOur mortgage deal is due to expire in May, so I phoned Santander to arrange a new one. But the best deal they could offer me was going to cost me an extra £200 a month, because it's a very short term (due to end in December). The only other option was to pay the whole thing off now.Paid mine off in 2010. Promptly re-mortgaged to finance a buy to let. Took out a second mortgage five years later for a second rental property. Our current borrowing totals £246k.
So they sent me a redemption statement, I did the sums taking into account interest I'd lose and I've just paid off our mortgage. I made a payment of nearly £49,000 using a smartphone app (we were due to pay them £43,600 in December).
Quote from: pxr5 on April 16, 2024, 04:09:32 PMProg for PeartWent to the very first in 2021 as it's only a few miles away. Headliners were Bravado. However, that was the only one that featured a Rush tribute which is a shame. The guy that organises it is a massive Rush fan and they do a great job raising money for glioblastoma research. For that reason it should be a regular on my gig calendar but I do struggle a bit with listening to Prog that I'm not familiar with. If you don't, it's well worth checking out. The Northcourt is a cracking little venue, Moving Pictures are playing there this Saturday. Normally a good beer on too!
A two day music festival in Abingdon, Oxfordshire set up in memory of Neil Peart of the band Rush which donates all profits to brain cancer research.
I've just found out about this. A bit far to me, but I'm tempted - especially the Friday. Friday 12th July & Saturday 13th July.
https://www.progforpeart.com/
Quote from: Thenop on April 12, 2024, 12:24:11 PMAppears to have been a hit this one, no idea how though clocking in a 8 minutes. I like it though, very kuch a thing of its' time. I know it's not very good, but that doesn't stop me from liking it :-)I have to agree with Slim - very Spinal Tap
Has a distinct Sabbath vibe, the way the song is built up, what it deals about. Prefer Sabbath, but it's a nice change.