Mesterh

Surely he has that completely the wrong way around? Anyone that believes in God has the potential to believe in anything. If you believe in one God then it's easier to believe in about 3000 other Gods, and if you believe in them then you can believe in anything. I don't believe in God but I do believe the captain of my flight can get me to my holiday destination safely. I just don't believe saying a little prayer before take off will make any difference whatsoever. Ricky Gervais, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie and Rowan Atkinson among many other talented people have far better things to say about religion.

? What on earth are you going on about? Who cares about what is going on in that dodgy photo, it proves nothing and I don't know why you are banging on about soldiers in a beach. The past ten or so pages of this thread have been quite bizarre. I was having a dig at the Sun because they are scum not you, I mean I wasn't having a dig at you.

Because they are the sun and they make things up. I know there was a state of emergency I just doubt there were four armed soldiers to every child building a sand castle. I'm more of a master cooker than baker tbh.

It's from the Sun! There is a good chance those soldiers have been photoshoped, probability the bucket and spade too, maybe the child and the sand. I bet it was originally just a picture of some sun hats next to a bush.

VAT is value added tax. Do you reckon you add any value to your customers trees? I think it would widen the gap between the tax payers and the non tax payers a bit too much. Plus I don't believe Mrs Miggins should pay a good chunk of her hard earned to the tax man if she doesn't have too. Less relevant for those doing mostly commercial. It's never going to change though.

There is the possibility that a lot of these foreign doctors are practising over here, saving lives, earning mega bucks then sending some of that money and in time their knowledge back to their country of origin? Surely that' a win win for both sides! Well maybe not depending on people's personal views and how they would like it twisted. I would like to know why it seems to be so difficult train UK citizens to fill the medical staff shortage though?

If I had the money I would certainly look at a tesla. What's the deal with the self drive, have they sorted all that? Ie can your mate just input a destination and it will drive all the way there?

Have you seen planes, trains and automobiles? (brilliant film, watch it if you havent) The bit where Steve Martins character gets picked up by the bollocks is excellent, that is how thieves should moved about.

Yes, somethin I am glad not to be involved in! It would be interesting to hear what the teachers thoughts about it are, I guess many of them dont want to become heros and would rather teacher students. Heros get a parade and a reef on their grave, cowards get to enjoy life for a bit longer, I know what I am and what I would do in that situation, it would be run, and not towards the attacker I suppose you reap what you sow when you can allow people to walk down the high street with loaded assault rifles! Nothing wrong in owning or shooting guns IMO but the laws over there are a bit bonkers to say the least. I remember reading a report on people who carry guns, Nearly all have the gun at the highest level (whatever it is called I cant remember) but basically it is cocked, loaded and ready to fire, and those are supposedly normal civilians carrying guns on the streets where they can. Making headline UK news is this riddle that is apparently 'breaking' the internet and haunting your dreams. http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/2dbdaba5-e689-4863-9d82-5aa45ad15068

I don't think a gun shot to the bollocks is that humane? I agree though, a bit of medieval torture for these scum bags wouldn't go a miss. There are thieves then there are this type of thief who take pleasure knowing they are ruining others lives.

Unbelievable! Stealing your gear then winding you up about it on the phone! Scum need to be shot.

020T back in 95.

I can't see giving teachers guns being a positive step. I doubt it will put the crazy bastards off from the start and I can't see it being very effective if there is a hit on the school. It might prevent a couple of deaths but I bet the massive amount of extra guns in every school will cause more. When you look at the options I don't think there are any, well not without a massive culture change anyway.

Unfortunately you are very, very wrong. There is plenty of monetary poverty. You do realise that patents can become ill, can't do the job they used to and die, sometimes both of them? Ok, they may be better off than say someone in the same circumstances back in the year dot but they certainly don't live like royalty. Having barely enough food to stay healthy and some clothes isn't a good way to live, not this day and age. There are lots of people living like that not just a few Yorkshire men living in a matchbox. It was only when i grew up that I realised how poor some of my childhood friends were and how lucky I was to have two working parents.

Someone already mentioned on another thread that these days your are very restricted in what you say, that kills comedy. I think it was Matt Lucas speaking admit little Britain. Loved shows links little Britain, Harry Enfield, Paul white house, marry white house experience, jasper carrot (remember him?) Hale and pace, plus great stand ups like Billy Connolly and Mike Harding. Harold Lloyd had his moments too.

The first thing a good groundie should do is look up. There are plenty of other things that follow on from the above but don't look up and be cursed for the rest of your life. A good groundie has lots of skills, they don't just drag brash and logs. Being able to make a proper latte and tie a nail file onto a climbing line is a must in my book.

Brilliant, I can see the direct link from the state of Africa 200 years ago to the economy of Japan in 1945.

OK. When I said bloke down the pub I meant the usual translation of 'a bloke down the pub' being someone who you know is blagging it, not actually a bloke down the pub who could be running a 200 man outfit.

I don't know how to reply to that tbh as I don't think any of that is connected. All I can say is I very much doubt that stopping charity to those regions well save the elephants. I'm not sure how you come up with these justifications tbh. I'll stop buying impotence pills made of elephant tusk if that helps you in your plight so save the Savannah? In fact tell me the name of the charity you are running to help African wildlife and I will donate to it.

I'll take a wild stab in the dark but I bet he burns his old cloths rather than putting them in an Oxfam bag. I don't understand why people complain about charities. Just don't give to them and get of your arse and start a better one.

Why worry, get upset, angry and hate others, it is not your money they are spending? No one forces you to give to Oxfam. Maybe if you have a great plan to help people out you can start putting it into place.

Don't use calgon in the washing machine and it still works. Well so the Mrs tells me anyway, ahem. Also don't eat 10 a day but I'm not dead yet.

Always worth checking you insurance policies no matter what they claim to cover. Have dealt with quite a bit of insurance claims over the years, some pay out regardless, some will only pay for the damaged goods ie the shed but not the neighbors shed and certainly not for removing the waste from site. Some home insurance will not pay out unless you have had an annual/18 month/biennial inspection and that isn't only trees covers walls, roofs, chimney stacks etc. Don't give them money if you will never see any of it back when it counts, best to not be insured and put the money into a savings account.

Don't forget the home owner has a duty of care to employ the right/relevant/whatever person to do the job. If you do use the bloke down the pub and something goes drastically wrong the law can look to said home owner. Ignorance is not an excuse

Ok maybe an exaggeration but a hell of a lot more than three. As Mick says it's arb use here too so no doubt a lot less work. But it can be years before I change a bar and that's on saws that are used everyday like the 020 etc and we do go through some chains on them. Surely the bar can be flipped a few times then dressed a few times before it needs replacing? Anyhow, no harm in looking after your tools so it's never a bad thing to be over cautions on service and repairs.