bannedfromHandV Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 1 minute ago, chrisp65 said: News: its not your back garden. It’s the Queen’s. You have the freehold, the Crown has the superior claim on all land. All of it, including your garden. I’ll send the gardening bill her way then, she can at least cover half of it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 6 minutes ago, Seat68 said: This is the worst bar in the entire history of bars. If it’s anything like the one in Liverpool then i can well imagine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloman Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 12 hours ago, bickster said: They effectively stole about £3mil Yep, I vaguely understand the business of Treasure trove etc and I'm not excusing their actions but doesn't it rather illustrate (again) that theft of money, with no violence involved , seems to matter more than loss of a human life ? Not just any human either but a vital member of the Community. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, veloman said: Yep, I vaguely understand the business of Treasure trove etc and I'm not excusing their actions but doesn't it rather illustrate (again) that theft of money, with no violence involved , seems to matter more than loss of a human life ? Not just any human either but a vital member of the Community. With respect they are 2 seperate crimes without correlation, the sentence is wrong but one should not be a measure for the other. Edited December 7, 2019 by Seat68 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 7, 2019 Moderator Share Posted December 7, 2019 12 hours ago, Seat68 said: This is the worst bar in the entire history of bars. 12 hours ago, bannedfromHandV said: If it’s anything like the one in Liverpool then i can well imagine I'll wager the one on Lord St in Southport is worse. Never been in any of them but there's bound to be more dicks per square foot in Southport based on location. I've never even been in the Baltic Market in Liverpool, the whole concept seems anathema to me. I hear enough tales from the staff I pick up at the end of the night to know not to go there. Theme pubs are bad, theme pubs based on a shit theme are really bad. Shit concept theme pubs in a shithole are the worst And whilst we're at it, I walked through the "xmas market" in Liverpool last night. A smaller version of the German Market in Brum. Horrendous idea full of horrendous people being sold vastly over-priced rubbish and expensive drinks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 1 hour ago, bickster said: I'll wager the one on Lord St in Southport is worse. Never been in any of them but there's bound to be more dicks per square foot in Southport based on location. I've never even been in the Baltic Market in Liverpool, the whole concept seems anathema to me. I hear enough tales from the staff I pick up at the end of the night to know not to go there. Theme pubs are bad, theme pubs based on a shit theme are really bad. Shit concept theme pubs in a shithole are the worst And whilst we're at it, I walked through the "xmas market" in Liverpool last night. A smaller version of the German Market in Brum. Horrendous idea full of horrendous people being sold vastly over-priced rubbish and expensive drinks I know some are better than others but isn’t that the premise for all the ‘Xmas markets’ now? People selling overpriced tat and people paying 3 times what they should for food and drinks whilst being crushed by swathes of people all around you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 7, 2019 Moderator Share Posted December 7, 2019 11 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said: I know some are better than others but isn’t that the premise for all the ‘Xmas markets’ now? People selling overpriced tat and people paying 3 times what they should for food and drinks whilst being crushed by swathes of people all around you. There is no crushing in the Liverpool one, it seemed to be populated by non-scousers. Scousers were all doing something more sensible. £5.50 for essentially a big hot dog The latest fast food thing is a Yorkshire pudding wrap. £8 Old ski lift pods are transformed into "VIP Karaoke Pods" - give me a padlock and chain, they can stay in there forever, wailing to their hearts content. (No they aren't soundproofed) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 33 minutes ago, bickster said: There is no crushing in the Liverpool one, it seemed to be populated by non-scousers. Scousers were all doing something more sensible. £5.50 for essentially a big hot dog The latest fast food thing is a Yorkshire pudding wrap. £8 Old ski lift pods are transformed into "VIP Karaoke Pods" - give me a padlock and chain, they can stay in there forever, wailing to their hearts content. (No they aren't soundproofed) Gotta be honest, aside from the size and scale they all appear the same to me. I've frequented the markets in Brum, Manchester, Chester and Edinburgh and they all sold the same crap, at the same prices, in the same kind of format. But people still go mad for them, I think the novelty was decent for the first year or two they appeared but it's become tedious now and I flat out refuse to visit them. Although I will add that the Edinburgh one had some guy selling crispy, paprika sprinkled potato crispy things on a stick which were banging and quite honestly one of the greatest things I've ever eaten, but then I love potato. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 48 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said: Gotta be honest, aside from the size and scale they all appear the same to me. I've frequented the markets in Brum, Manchester, Chester and Edinburgh and they all sold the same crap, at the same prices, in the same kind of format. But people still go mad for them, I think the novelty was decent for the first year or two they appeared but it's become tedious now and I flat out refuse to visit them. Although I will add that the Edinburgh one had some guy selling crispy, paprika sprinkled potato crispy things on a stick which were banging and quite honestly one of the greatest things I've ever eaten, but then I love potato. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, Ingram85 said: That’s a fine specimen right there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Talking to an English teacher who says she looses track of time. Probably says more about me than her, but still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 (edited) Having serious moments of doubts about myself as a person at 2:15am on the eve of a career highlight tournament for me. Australia's premier basketball tournament. I will need to be at peak performance over 6 hours of basketball tomorrow and not being asleep yet as a consequence of thoughts of inadequacy and whatever else isn't on. I'm captain of the team, my legs are already aching and sore from the demands and intensity of training at my new club, sleep is the only possibly way to be fresh tomorrow. Got a celebration of life on that I should be absorbed in and I'm up at 2:15am smelling the dog poop for some reason. Well, I think I've had enough of that, very frustrating! Thanks for letting me share. Edited December 7, 2019 by A'Villan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Good luck with the tourney @A'Villan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 7, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted December 7, 2019 It's only a game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AVFC_Hitz Posted December 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2019 1 hour ago, mjmooney said: It's only a game. So...put up a real good fight? 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 4 hours ago, A'Villan said: Having serious moments of doubts about myself as a person at 2:15am on the eve of a career highlight tournament for me. Australia's premier basketball tournament. I will need to be at peak performance over 6 hours of basketball tomorrow and not being asleep yet as a consequence of thoughts of inadequacy and whatever else isn't on. I'm captain of the team, my legs are already aching and sore from the demands and intensity of training at my new club, sleep is the only possibly way to be fresh tomorrow. Got a celebration of life on that I should be absorbed in and I'm up at 2:15am smelling the dog poop for some reason. Well, I think I've had enough of that, very frustrating! Thanks for letting me share. You'll be fine. If your generational talent isn't enough you can always fall back on that elite humility. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 7, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted December 7, 2019 Look, I know it's only a kids' show. I'm not even particularly a fan, but I usually watch the Xmas/New Year Dr. Who. I just saw the trailer. Cybermen again. When will they ever get it? Cybermen are shit. The shittest Who monsters ever. Crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 (edited) On 06/12/2019 at 16:55, veloman said: A trucker who knocked off and killed a Hospital Doctor, despite her wearing bright clothing , has been jailed for 21 months - Birmingham Mail tonight. His view was obstructed by a "cluttered tray '. The other week, some metal detector bods got sent to jail for a number of years because they didn't declare the find properly. British Justice - the envy of the World I'm sorry but this isn't good. It's sensationalist and it appears to avoid, or distort, the facts in both cases. Edited December 7, 2019 by snowychap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 5 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: Good luck with the tourney @A'Villan Cheers! My legs are still flaming but at least the thought processes I was having last night have shut up shop. 3 hours ago, mjmooney said: It's only a game. It's putting a round leather ball in a metal ring, how dare you try and burst my bubble like that, you lack levity (joking). But I'd honestly rather not spend a day performing so poorly in front of a show of thousands who want a show. But you're right. 1 hour ago, Brumerican said: You'll be fine. If your generational talent isn't enough you can always fall back on that elite humility. Don't worry I got some of those moves that put me in your top 10 of all time the pipeline! If I still had the anxiety I had last night, I'd be throwing air balls all day and calling alley oop aggressively at the nearest teammate to the ring afterwards. You know me, I'm a classy guy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloman Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 46 minutes ago, snowychap said: I'm sorry but this isn't good. It's sensationalist and it appears to avoid, or distort, the facts in both cases. I' m afraid you are going to have to explain how this is 'sensationalist'. Have I made a false statement or do you consider 21 months adequate punishment for negligently knocking a cyclist off their bike and killing them ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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