VILLAMARV Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 8 minutes ago, snowychap said: Can't you just stop logging in? Seems a bit over the top to ask them to ban you. like they need to be asked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 17 hours ago, VILLAMARV said: On the train home from Brum tonight I got the pissed guys choose the table I was sat at to be pissed at. A lady sat opposite me had the rowdy one next to her and I got the quiet as a mouse one with the bag full of cider. After about 15 mins of everyone in the carriage being regaled with very loud sweary stories about how he doesn't deserve all the shit he gets everywhere and how when the police had arrested them earlier?!? and how they were headed straight to the cemetary when they got back to finish their ciders and smoke "And sorry for my language everyone - a big spliff" he then started to sprawl all over the table. Elbows well over the invisible line down the middle. I was reading my book, the lady opposite me was obviously uncomfortable but busying herself with her phone. He then told his mate to look out the window and pointed out the window at something. His finger on the glass, he was reaching in front of this lady's face and literally no more than 2 or 3 inches from her face. At which point I had to say something, "Excuse me, but you're making me feel uncomfortable and I'm quite sure you're making the lady uncomfortable by not respecting her personal space" I saw two faces appear between the seats which gave me approving looks. There was a bit of back and forth with me trying to pacify things and assure him no one has "a problem" it's just when you're on a public transport its not weird to expect the space between your knees and your face to remain your own! Anyway he started getting a bit worked up. The lady suggested we all just leave it and I agreed with her and the bloke fell silent. To his credit he did apologise to her and as a couple of people opposite had moved he took their seat and sat in the aisle seat adjacent to his mates aisle seat next to me. He managed to bang into another woman who was unlucky enough to be sat in the seat next to his new choice and after a little while he started chirping stuff to me over his mate as if I'd been aggressive towards him and back onto how people have a go at him for nothing. I felt I should stop pretending to read at this point because my mind wasn't in the book anymore and was basically wondering if it was going to kick off and as we got to the next station I was hoping they'd get off. They didn't. But a young British Transport Policeman got on and immediately walked up to them and engaged them in a few questions as there had been reports of a disturbance. Fair play to the lad he was brilliant with them. Engaging, respectful, authoritative, he informed them they were going to be accompanied to their destination (Which happened to be the next stop - Gloucester) where they would be met by his colleague who was going to chat to his quiet mate and just have a little chat and all that. Calmed everything down, totally diffused the situation. Everyone apart from me in my bit of the carriage got off at Gloucester, with the quiet one turning round about 8 times as he realised the colleague had been told which door he was getting out of so decided eventually to walk against the crowd and follow his mate and his escort out the other door. The poor lady across from me was left not knowing what to do as she was the one behind him in the queue and therefore first to be barged out the way When they were both on the platform the lady had waited behind to thank me and then I was just left in a totally empty bit all on my own which was quite surreal until a few bods got on at Newport. (Which is where it normally goes weird tbh ). And then I walked home feeling like one of the Boondock Saints 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted September 5, 2018 Moderator Share Posted September 5, 2018 2 hours ago, Xela said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 2 hours ago, Xela said: For me and my bro that was the ultimate 'we've managed to stay up late and watch telly' telly in the 80's. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 4 hours ago, Xela said: Ewar Woowar! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 6, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted September 6, 2018 7 hours ago, snowychap said: Ewar Woowar! "I don't think any British actor would be able to handle this role" "Oh, I think Edward Woodward would". (But he'll always be Callan to me). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted September 6, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted September 6, 2018 1 minute ago, mjmooney said: (But he'll always be Callan to me). You must be lonely Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 On 05/09/2018 at 21:38, NurembergVillan said: Only just got this. Well played. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 So, youngest son moved out today. Older brother and gf moved out a fortnight ago. We've gone from being a household of 5, to two, in two weeks. Happy for them, but it feels very odd, and we miss them already. Buying a pint of milk instead of a 4 pint, so quiet, so few clothes waiting to be washed. No-one coming in at 4 in the morning. Liberation and deprivation combined. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 7, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted September 7, 2018 1 minute ago, peterms said: So, youngest son moved out today. Older brother and gf moved out a fortnight ago. We've gone from being a household of 5, to two, in two weeks. Happy for them, but it feels very odd, and we miss them already. Buying a pint of milk instead of a 4 pint, so quiet, so few clothes waiting to be washed. No-one coming in at 4 in the morning. Liberation and deprivation combined. Don't worry, they come back later and offload their children on you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Just now, mjmooney said: Don't worry, they come back later and offload their children on you. I was rather looking forward to that, but the prospect of children seems to horrify them. Well the older one. I dont think the possibility has entered the younger one's head just yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyShears Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 20 hours ago, mjmooney said: Don't worry, they come back later and offload their children on you. Then it all goes tits up and they move in, with their kids, and without their spouse. Guess who become parents all over again to babies, toddlers, school starters, when all we want is peace, love, and reading? Tough times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LillisGotUsUp Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Not a euphemism but it’s time to paint the fence, if anyone’s got any of that fashionable trendy pastel fence paint chuck it my way will you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Same web page, same time. Browser on the left is so constipated it barely shows pictures. Scripts, ads, Flash and cookies blocked. Browser on the right we use when we require the functionality of the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Quote There are "no worries" about the safety of material being dumped from a nuclear plant off the coast of Cardiff, the man overseeing the project has said. About 300,000 tonnes will be dredged from the seabed near the Hinkley Point C building site in Somerset. Dumping began on Monday night despite opposition to the project from hundreds of people. Hinkley Point C harbourmaster Will Barker said: "I've got no worries at all of the make up of that material." Campaigners have argued Natural Resources Wales (NRW) failed to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment and claimed core samples were insufficient and did not cover all significant radioactive substances from the plant. However, Mr Barker told Good Morning Wales: "It's standard Bristol Channel material, the mud that flows up and down and that we see passing both sides of the Channel day in, day out. "We are aware in the press that there are people who [are not happy] but we haven't seen any sign of that." "Our priority is the safety of navigation and the safety of the people out there and communities that surround our work." Campaign Against Hinkley Mud Dumping submitted an application to the High Court in Cardiff on Monday seeking an interim injunction. However by Wednesday evening, developer EDF had moved 3,000 tonnes of mud and sediment to Cardiff Grounds, a licensed disposal site a mile out to sea off Cardiff Bay. A second hopper barge is due to arrive at Hinkley on Friday night to join the dredging operation, which is expected to last six weeks. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-45507512 So the dumping started Monday. The whole thing stands as a sign that there's nothing we can do about anything anymore as far as I'm concerned. I get that there's more than an element of nimbyism to my personal interest here, but generally, FFS's all round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 13, 2018 Moderator Share Posted September 13, 2018 48 minutes ago, VILLAMARV said: there's nothing we can do about anything anymore as far as I'm concerned. Glad to have you aboard mate! It's more fun this way. The world is going to eat itself anyway. Don't kill yourself worrying about it. It's stacked against you so just eat crisps and drink beer. You'll be asleep long enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 2 hours ago, VILLAMARV said: The whole thing stands as a sign that there's nothing we can do about anything anymore as far as I'm concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Blimey. A faulty gas line is causing buildings to explode all over Boston . Lot's of them . It's bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bickster Posted September 15, 2018 Moderator Share Posted September 15, 2018 There’s no real topic for this and it’s not really worth starting a new one for it but for the last two days I have been dealing with the fall out from this, on the beach. (By dealing with I mean apart from a few emails to work, largely ignoring this) I shouldn’t laugh but to be honest, it’s still making me laugh quite a bit 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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