Making the news today....

[coppice cutter]

1 hour ago, Johnsond said:

Nicola Sturgeon’s dreamland is over – Scotland faces a painful reckoning

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The SNP’s stewardship of its country has been near catastrophic

Worth a read for a few members on here  who previously have expressed admiration and a desire to move to the Sturgeon zone. 

There are such people here????????

 

Jeez, now I feel uncomfortable!

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RIP Dickie Davies, for most of us of a certain age he was the voice associated with pretty much any sport which you could watch on a Saturday.

 

Scrambling (as it was back then), bike racing, athletics, rowing, skiing, and many more, and of-course the wrestling.

 

He was even judged worthy of being sent up by the wonderful Benny Hill.

 

 

[Macpherson]

19 minutes ago, coppice cutter said:

RIP Dickie Davies, for most of us of a certain age he was the voice associated with pretty much any sport which you could watch on a Saturday.

 

Scrambling (as it was back then), bike racing, athletics, rowing, skiing, and many more, and of-course the wrestling.

 

He was even judged worthy of being sent up by the wonderful Benny Hill.

 

 

 

Well you mentioned scrambling....👍

How the worlds changed..

motorcycle+scrambling+legends+of+the+60's+/+70's+uk - Recherche Google

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Edited February 20, 2023 by Macpherson

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As an impressionable teenager "On any Sunday" had a huge impact on me and I decided there and then that I wanted to spend the rest of my life in western America riding dirt bikes.

 

Unfortunately that didn't happen but I did take up moto-x as soon as I could afford to do so and spent a number of years travelling around and competing in off-road events.

[Johnsond]

Heart attack and stroke patients warned ambulance not guaranteed as more than 11,000 workers walk out in fresh strike

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Thousands of ambulance workers are staging a new strike on Monday in a long-running dispute over...

I’m all for fair pay etc but my own feeling is this level of disruption is taking things too far. 

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It's a tricky one.

 

Do you then get to a position where those less crucial to everyday life can strike but those most valuable can't and therefore end up the worst off?

 

I really don't know what the answer is. 🤔

Edited February 20, 2023 by coppice cutter

[waterbuoy]

WTF is this all about?:

 

Roald Dahl: Rishi Sunak joins criticism of changes to author's books

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A debate rages over changes to references to characters' appearance and weight in the author's works.

 

Wokeism gone (even more) mad.  Why on earth does the BFG having a black coat need to be 'corrected' FFS?

 

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Once they started putting warnings on "Dads Army" I realised that I no longer lived in a world that I could fully understand.

[Mark J]

1 hour ago, Johnsond said:

Heart attack and stroke patients warned ambulance not guaranteed as more than 11,000 workers walk out in fresh strike

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Thousands of ambulance workers are staging a new strike on Monday in a long-running dispute over...

I’m all for fair pay etc but my own feeling is this level of disruption is taking things too far. 

It does seem extreme but the odds are you'll die in an ambulance before you even make it to A&E, if you even get an ambulance... Strikes are supposed to be disruptive, hopefully this will get them better pay and conditions, it wasn't that long ago that people were writing murals on the streets in support of our NHS.

[Johnsond]

2 hours ago, Mark J said:

It does seem extreme but the odds are you'll die in an ambulance before you even make it to A&E, if you even get an ambulance... Strikes are supposed to be disruptive, hopefully this will get them better pay and conditions, it wasn't that long ago that people were writing murals on the streets in support of our NHS.

Not me Mark nor did I partake of that clapping on the doorstep bollocks. When people are potentially losing their lives then it’s gone too far. NHS needs a shake up from top to bottom not a blank cheque. You been in A&E or a hospital lately ?? There are more staff than ever Mark, and not always as flat out worked to the bone as they make out. Admittedly the odds are against you with an MI or a Stroke but if there’s no chance of an ambulance then let’s just say to hell with it 🤷‍♂️Let’s all not bother paying tax or giving a shit. I can’t strike nor did I get a bean during the farce. Unions are enjoying the moment Mark, nearly as much as I enjoyed watching the Sturg depart. 

Edited February 20, 2023 by Johnsond