sheepyvillian Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Another Tory racist exposed. Then the temerity of some Tories to come out and say the comments were not racist based, just unbelievable. I detest them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imavillan Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 wasn't sure where to post this but i suppose this is as good as anywhere. I see The Jockey Club and Cheltenham have joined the woke looney gang and ditched the traditional Ladies Day naming which has reportedly run since the 1830's. It's now going to be called ''Style Wednesday'' so it can include best dressed men as well. I get times change, but what another LOB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 13 Moderator Share Posted March 13 3 minutes ago, imavillan said: wasn't sure where to post this but i suppose this is as good as anywhere. I see The Jockey Club and Cheltenham have joined the woke looney gang and ditched the traditional Ladies Day naming which has reportedly run since the 1830's. It's now going to be called ''Style Wednesday'' so it can include best dressed men as well. I get times change, but what another LOB. Ladies Day at Aintree changing too? Maybe they could rename the Aintree one, overdressed pissed scousers who know shite all about horses day 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 10 minutes ago, imavillan said: wasn't sure where to post this but i suppose this is as good as anywhere. I see The Jockey Club and Cheltenham have joined the woke looney gang and ditched the traditional Ladies Day naming which has reportedly run since the 1830's. It's now going to be called ''Style Wednesday'' so it can include best dressed men as well. I get times change, but what another LOB. Genuine curiosity, do you go to Cheltenham and if you do, how has this affected you in any way? I could genuinely say it would be something that had absolutely zero impact on any aspect of my life. If they changed it to banana day and said dress code is yellow it just wouldn’t register with me. What would be looney about it? Is this going to stop women dressing up and attending? I struggle with the upset at this sort of thing, so genuinely curious as to why it’s upset you. I’m not setting a trap, just interested. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 (edited) I can see there being some objections from women who had a thing just for them and now there are a bunch of blokes getting involved, and I'm somewhat sympathetic to that view. I am amused however by papers and GBNews banging on about it being "woke". How do you reckon these open-minded progressives would react if another sport introduced a ladies day? I reckon it'd probably be something like "these days these bloody snowflakes want a women only safespace at the cricket, world's gone mad. All genitals matter sweetheart". Edited March 13 by Davkaus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Designer1 Posted March 13 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted March 13 I always find it amusing when people use Woke as a pejorative term. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imavillan Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 10 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Genuine curiosity, do you go to Cheltenham and if you do, how has this affected you in any way? I could genuinely say it would be something that had absolutely zero impact on any aspect of my life. If they changed it to banana day and said dress code is yellow it just wouldn’t register with me. What would be looney about it? Is this going to stop women dressing up and attending? I struggle with the upset at this sort of thing, so genuinely curious as to why it’s upset you. I’m not setting a trap, just interested. Iv'e been to Cheltenham many times but never the festival as there's far too many people there for my liking. I do go to the races, probably about 8/10 times a year. Of course the name change will not stop people going or dressing up. Equally it would not stop anyone going or any gender dressing up if they kept the name the same. I know, certainly from the people i mix with, that ladies like to dress up and feel special. The places where they can do this are generally weddings, christenings and racecourses that have a ladies day. So what's wrong with keeping it that way? Yes, sure, they can still get dressed up, but it's called 'ladies day' and has been for donkies years. Being called ladies day puts the emphasis and spotlight on them and helps make them feel special imo. Various racecourses also have Gents days too and there's nothing wrong with that either imo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 18 VT Supporter Share Posted March 18 Clive Myrie on the BBC news committing the cardinal sin of referring to 'Notts' Forest. What is the BBC coming to? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Does anyone have a definitive answer as to whether I can buy a replacement bulb for the near 8foot (Sorry Limpid ) striplight in my kitchen? Most builders supplies/electrical supplies/housewear shops only stock up to 6' - the internet seems to not understand what I'm asking it - the electrical suppliers never got back to me. Have they been phased out? I know the old skool bulbs are now led stripbulbs and are less girthy and all that, but I can't seem to find what I'm looking for. I feel a new fitting/housing might be in order. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 24 minutes ago, VILLAMARV said: Does anyone have a definitive answer as to whether I can buy a replacement bulb for the near 8foot (Sorry Limpid ) striplight in my kitchen? Most builders supplies/electrical supplies/housewear shops only stock up to 6' - the internet seems to not understand what I'm asking it - the electrical suppliers never got back to me. Have they been phased out? I know the old skool bulbs are now led stripbulbs and are less girthy and all that, but I can't seem to find what I'm looking for. I feel a new fitting/housing might be in order. Have a look at the unit and see if there’s some part numbers on it you can google. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 21 Moderator Share Posted March 21 1 hour ago, VILLAMARV said: Does anyone have a definitive answer as to whether I can buy a replacement bulb for the near 8foot (Sorry Limpid ) striplight in my kitchen? Most builders supplies/electrical supplies/housewear shops only stock up to 6' - the internet seems to not understand what I'm asking it - the electrical suppliers never got back to me. Have they been phased out? I know the old skool bulbs are now led stripbulbs and are less girthy and all that, but I can't seem to find what I'm looking for. I feel a new fitting/housing might be in order. You mean like these? Mooney T12 Fluorescent 8ft bulb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Cheers guys - you're loads more help than "Wales and the Borders leading electrical suppliers" fwiw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 21 Moderator Share Posted March 21 21 minutes ago, bickster said: You mean like these? Mooney T12 Fluorescent 8ft bulb Ah @VILLAMARV you were googling Mooney T12 Fluorescent nearly 8ft bulb. Silly billy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mjmooney Posted March 21 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted March 21 I've stopped making them now. Check my latest catalogue. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 There's a funeral in my town today for one of us. Not a VTer as far as I know, but a Villa fan, season ticket holder. His son was a few years above me in school and while we were never big mates or anything we'll often stop in the street or the shops to chat villa. Last time we did so was after the Spurs game and he's walking down the road with his wife and there's me blabbering on about how tough it was to watch the game on the weekend, totally oblivious to the fact that his dad had died - in front of him - that very weekend. He was too polite to say anything. "That was a tough watch eh?" I'm cringeing just writing it out as I do when I re-live it, as I'm prone to do, over and over again. Anyway I'm thinking of hanging around somewhere either outside the church or on the route the hearse will take, which is probably past my place anyway, in one of my villa tops. I think it will probably be quite a big funeral and I don't feel the need to go to the service, but feel like I would like to show some solidarity. Deciding whether/where to stand might take me a while. Small town problems I suppose. HEITS and all that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Xela Posted March 22 Popular Post Share Posted March 22 10 minutes ago, VILLAMARV said: There's a funeral in my town today for one of us. Not a VTer as far as I know, but a Villa fan, season ticket holder. His son was a few years above me in school and while we were never big mates or anything we'll often stop in the street or the shops to chat villa. Last time we did so was after the Spurs game and he's walking down the road with his wife and there's me blabbering on about how tough it was to watch the game on the weekend, totally oblivious to the fact that his dad had died - in front of him - that very weekend. He was too polite to say anything. "That was a tough watch eh?" I'm cringeing just writing it out as I do when I re-live it, as I'm prone to do, over and over again. Don't beat yourself up over it, you weren't to know and truth be told, he probably welcomed a 'normal' interaction with someone at that time. You may have taken his mind off it for a few mins at least. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 3 minutes ago, Xela said: Don't beat yourself up over it, you weren't to know and truth be told, he probably welcomed a 'normal' interaction with someone at that time. You may have taken his mind off it for a few mins at least. Cheers mate, and I suppose in years gone by I'd have been much harsher on myself, I'm kinda getting better at letting things like that go. In years gone by it's also the kind of nice thought I'd have and then a subtle blend of inaction, procrastination and self doubt would end up with me not doing anything. I'm also getting better at not talking myself out of stuff though 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Sunak is a great advert for the mute button. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted March 22 VT Supporter Share Posted March 22 On 13/03/2024 at 12:19, Designer1 said: I always find it amusing when people use Woke as a pejorative term. Amusing and instructive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted March 22 VT Supporter Share Posted March 22 On a similar note. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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