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General Discussion Area / Re: Just curious how this moderation works

« on: 02 March 2012, 19:36:40 »

Manners makeith man. 

Very sad what has happened and even sadder that dirty washing is being done in public in front of a global audience. 

I sincerely hope it can all be resolved amicably.

We all make mistakes in life and it is the big people that are not afraid to apologize, make up and move on. 

I spent over 10 years on my local social club committee and like the admin job on here it was a thankless task and I lost friends, when they had to be punished in an even handed way when they had misbehaved. 

I would like to thank all those that put the time and effort into running OOF, what they do does make a difference and improvement to society by providing the facilities for the technical help, maintenance, general car chat and general rant / p-take discussion sections and I'm sure it is appreciated by all OOF members.

In the General Discussion section, some things interest me and some don't, so I read and comment in those that do and ignore those that don't and appreciate what interests me is more boring than watching paint dry to others, but I think part of the richness of the area is its diversity and the OOF banter, so there is hopefully something of interest for everyone.

7022

General Discussion Area / Re: totally stuffed

« on: 02 March 2012, 18:00:42 »

The same way as they describe cat meat as chicken. 

7023

General Discussion Area / Re: Please take a moment...

« on: 01 March 2012, 16:04:19 »

RIP

Sadly, it seems he could could no longer cope with his circumstances, according to the Telegraph, he was still in a lot of pain from the pellets that couldn't be removed.

I hope none of us have to find out how we would cope in this or any other disabling circumstances.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/9115697/PC-David-Rathband-police-informed-of-officers-distress-days-before-his-death.html

7024

General Discussion Area / Re: Ultimate Survival

« on: 01 March 2012, 15:45:09 »

I agree, one tough cookie and his programs are also very entertaining. 

But if you want a real, real tough challenge, where all you survival skills will be required and not all of you will make it....... 






Try posting on the OOF website.

7025

General Discussion Area / Re: Whatever happened to.........

« on: 01 March 2012, 01:06:31 »

Has anybody seen any posts from Darth recently, seems like he hasn't been on here for ages! 

7026

General Discussion Area / Re: what do you listen too during the day

« on: 01 March 2012, 00:19:33 »

Mainly CDs, if I listen to any radio then it has to be Planet Rock for me. 

I'm old enough to remember when Nicky Horne was on Capital every night with his "Mother wouldn't like it" show. 

Just listening to a quiet relaxing CD as I'm writing this: "The Roots of Sepultura".  :

7027

General Car Chat / Miggy Estate Replacement?

« on: 29 February 2012, 21:05:30 »

The new Jag XF Sportsbrake Estate looks like a real load carrier and a miggy replacement either new for those with deep pockets as £32k or in 5 years plus+, secondhand when a reasonable price. 

http://cars.uk.msn.com/news/new-jaguar-xf-sportbrake-estate

7028

General Discussion Area / Re: Slipping standards

« on: 29 February 2012, 19:19:22 »

wots wong wif the spellin 

7029

General Discussion Area / Re: Who's got snow then?

« on: 29 February 2012, 18:12:34 »

Sounds like an ideal place for TB with his placid tolerance of morons and retards. 

All he would need is the local Shell petrol station staff out there as well...... paradise. 

7030

Omega General Help / Re: Washer jet identification, which side is it!

« on: 29 February 2012, 00:41:23 »

This is a picture of the jet for the left hand (near side) headlamp washer jet, so I'm after the opposite to this.

7031

General Discussion Area / Re: Fireman Sam creator in a spot of bother

« on: 28 February 2012, 19:16:27 »

ceratinly all this over the top pc culture is bound to implode at some time and the ill feeling it causes surely must be recognized by those in power before extremism of the opposite side moves from Victor Meldrew grumblings to actual violence. Where has the common-sense and genuine tolerance of others gone? But Rods2 is sadly mistaken if he thinks that the "freedom of speech" seemingly enshrined in the American constitution has really led to a better society over there. I dont doubt that the USA is not so ridden by such ridiculous "pc" brigades as we are, if thats what Rod means, but a cursory look at the increasingly "big brother" measures of the "war on terrorism" and continued issues around civil rights and the ever widening gap between rich and poor all seem to point out that America perhaps is not so much the land of the "free" nor of the "opportunity" it would like to be seen as.

The PC culture started in America and accelerated during Clinton's time, with his wife, (like Blair's wife) in full support of such policies, but the US supreme court has consistently ruled in favour of freedom of speech over PC correctness. I agree with you the US as a declining Western power has many problems, including mainstream PC correctness like at Christmas they all give "Happy Holidays" cards so as not to offend other religions. Their work place discrimination, sexual harassment rules etc, etc are even more anal than ours when you see some of the law suits brought, not too mention their no fee, no win lawyers culture and the law suits far outstrip anything in this country.

The US has many problems with the current recession highlighting some of them. Clinton scrapping many of the banking regulations, like Brown did, has allowed banks to do many of things that they shouldn't have done and Clinton's policy of MAKING banks lend a percentage of their loans to Ningas sowed the seeds for the current banking and US property crisis.

The US and UK governments have encouraged excessive borrowing and consumption as it makes the GDP growth look good and gives them more tax receipts to waste. When things are going well it is easy to get carried away (and the majority in the US and UK have done this), that it will continue forever and to buy lots of Chinese tat instead of putting money by for that rainy day.

In the US you only get the dole for 99 weeks after that you get nothing. In a prolonged recession like this one, that makes it very, very, tough on on the long term unemployed, but in good times you don't get the problem you have got in this country, where in many cases the long term unemployed are claiming benefits as a lifestyle choice!

The US like all Western societies have got to face the challenge of Asian cheap manufacturing costs and their rapidly increasing education standards and work place skills. Our cost base, tax levels and wages have to drop, and education and work place skills have to rise, but to-date the politicians in all countries have all found it politically easier to keep their heads firmly stuck up their butts on this issue as the electorate aren't going to like the message of falling living standards and cost base (I estimate somewhere between 30 and 50% in the UK) before we are competitive again.

7032

General Discussion Area / Re: Diesel £1.50 per litre

« on: 28 February 2012, 18:14:26 »

One reason fuel is so cheap in the Ukraine is that the Government have special powers to close petrol stations if they try to generate excessive profits, by charging too much. 

Around here with the same law, Tesco would been shut within a week, where Tesco management admit their petrol at our local store is one of the most expensive in the country, where they have wiped out the local competition. 

7033

General Discussion Area / Re: Who's got snow then?

« on: 28 February 2012, 17:12:54 »

In the Ukraine, they had rain last Friday and over the weekend with temperatures just above freezing. There was localized flooding on roads from the melted snow.

Today it is colder (below freezing) and snowing again, my wife is not very happy. 

They are lucky as they are the very end house in the village and furthest from the main road, but a tractor with snow plough has been clearing their road up to 4 times a day. 

7034

General Discussion Area / Re: K19..

« on: 27 February 2012, 22:51:40 »

When you mentioned K class submarine, I thought you were talking about a proper blighty steam submarine, not one of these new fangled rusky nuclear ones. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_K_class_submarine

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General Discussion Area / Re: how something so simple can brighten so many lifes

« on: 27 February 2012, 22:38:45 »

Brilliant, great for lighting a shed without windows.