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  • 16661666 Posts: 72
    Will we get any comments before next year or are just celebrating your own demise .
  • Scott_PScott_P Posts: 51,453
    PeterC said:

    I shall never forget the look on Boris's face on the morning of June 24th.

    https://twitter.com/brianspanner1/status/746488316510482433
  • NTV says two attackers were involved, with CNN Turk reported they were dressed in Santa costumes.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38481521
  • 16661666 Posts: 72
    I am seriously worried that our responses are from people who do not understand the real world and the threats we are faced with. Am I wrong I think Not !
  • the Moroccan authorities apprehended a cell in February which was harbouring substances that could be used to either make a bomb or a "deadly toxin".

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/31/isil-wants-carry-mass-chemical-attack-britain-minister-warns/
  • RobDRobD Posts: 60,151
    1666 said:

    Will we get any comments before next year or are just celebrating your own demise .

    It's quarter to midnight on New Years Eve. Of course comments will be light.
  • 16661666 Posts: 72
    That's we are vulnerable get a grip and stop celebrating your possible dertuction !
  • 16661666 Posts: 72
    I meant destruction ! ,
  • wasdwasd Posts: 276
    1666 said:

    That's we are vulnerable get a grip and stop celebrating your possible dertuction !

    I'm fairly certain the the British Security Services are not powered by the PB posting rate on New Years Eve.
  • @Bromptonaut

    I did Stourbridge Town to Stourbridge Junction back in April 2014 as part of my "West Midlands Day Ranger Map" campaign :)
  • 16661666 Posts: 72
    No body seems to be with it so The forces of evil could take over or I am just naive and have you got a cunning plan !
  • PaganPagan Posts: 259
    hmmm 1666 == 619 driven mad by hilary's defeat?

    Happy new year everyone
  • rcs1000rcs1000 Posts: 57,912
    1666 said:

    No body seems to be with it so The forces of evil could take over or I am just naive and have you got a cunning plan !

    Perhaps now would be a good time to step away from the cherry liqueur.
  • rcs1000 said:

    1666 said:

    No body seems to be with it so The forces of evil could take over or I am just naive and have you got a cunning plan !

    Perhaps now would be a good time to step away from the cherry liqueur.
    Tennants Extra more like...
  • Scott_PScott_P Posts: 51,453
    rcs1000 said:

    Perhaps now would be a good time to step away from the cherry liqueur.

    But it's nearly the bells.

    The bells, the BELLS, Esmeralda...
  • 16661666 Posts: 72
    Putin could be part of the plan that is you or maybe not I am not fill with cherry anything but maybe you are .
    I am alert and ready to defend my country against the Infidel and those who seek to destroy us within or without !
  • HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!
  • RobDRobD Posts: 60,151
    Have a good one folks!
  • JosiasJessopJosiasJessop Posts: 43,970
    Happy New Year to one and all.

    And on that note, I'm off for the first walk of 2017!
  • Tonight we're gonna party like it's 2017!
  • RobDRobD Posts: 60,151
    Will there be bongs next year, what with the repair works?
  • RobD said:

    Will there be bongs next year, what with the repair works?

    Trump will have caused WWIII by then so will be the least of our worries (or something like that).
  • 16661666 Posts: 72
    Well I should advise our enemies to attack when you are drunk or asleep . But maybe like Churchill someone is around to save thus nation from exteminiation .
  • 16661666 Posts: 72
    Clearly We are lost .

  • RobDRobD Posts: 60,151
    1666 said:

    Well I should advise our enemies to attack when you are drunk or asleep . But maybe like Churchill someone is around to save thus nation from exteminiation .

    You do realise that not everyone is off duty tonight, don't you?
  • RobDRobD Posts: 60,151

    RobD said:

    Will there be bongs next year, what with the repair works?

    Trump will have caused WWIII by then so will be the least of our worries (or something like that).
    So you are saying there will be bongs, very loud ones? :D
  • Scott_PScott_P Posts: 51,453
    RobD said:

    So you are saying there will be bongs, very loud ones? :D

    Somebody passing a bong?
  • Scott_PScott_P Posts: 51,453

    Trump will have caused WWIII by then so will be the least of our worries (or something like that).

    Seems to capture the Zeitgeist...

    @CJTerry: Happy New Year to all of my followers. I hope none of you die in a nuclear fire during 2017.
  • FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 82,554
    edited January 2017
    Oh god....apparently the terrorists in Turkey are still alive in the nightclub. This could be another bataclan.

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4079112/Many-wounded-New-Year-s-Eve-gun-attack-Istanbul-nightclub.html
  • foxinsoxukfoxinsoxuk Posts: 23,548
    RobD said:

    1666 said:

    Well I should advise our enemies to attack when you are drunk or asleep . But maybe like Churchill someone is around to save thus nation from exteminiation .

    You do realise that not everyone is off duty tonight, don't you?
    Athur, King of the Britons, will arise, sword in hand to defend us in hour of need. Or something...
  • 16661666 Posts: 72
    Well I guess one or two of you are with it but not enough to defend the Country
  • 16661666 Posts: 72
    Trump is our least concern as is Putin just worry about the Islamic terror that may be unleahed upon us very soon !
  • GallowgateGallowgate Posts: 19,663
    I'm in the third city for new years day ;)

    Happy new year Manchester! Not a shade on Brum!
  • 16661666 Posts: 72
    Unleashed . I celebrate New Year but at least I am ready for the deluge to come .
  • 16661666 Posts: 72
    I could invite our enemies now to destroy our civilisation . God forbid you are are asleep or just not with it .
    This is a serious conversation which we should be having in 2017 . Not political minutiae .
  • steve_garnersteve_garner Posts: 1,019
    Can somebody ban 1666, please.
  • PaganPagan Posts: 259
    1666 said:

    I could invite our enemies now to destroy our civilisation . God forbid you are are asleep or just not with it .
    This is a serious conversation which we should be having in 2017 . Not political minutiae .

    hmmm can we bet on it? If not the thought occurs you might be better posting here
    https://www.mi5.gov.uk/
  • FloaterFloater Posts: 14,207
    Telegraph reporting 35 dead in Istanbul.

  • RobDRobD Posts: 60,151
    Pagan said:

    1666 said:

    I could invite our enemies now to destroy our civilisation . God forbid you are are asleep or just not with it .
    This is a serious conversation which we should be having in 2017 . Not political minutiae .

    hmmm can we bet on it? If not the thought occurs you might be better posting here
    https://www.mi5.gov.uk/
    The movie is at night too, highlighting that those fine girls and boys are working 24/7.
  • SimonStClareSimonStClare Posts: 7,976
    A happy & prosperous New Year to all, - and a special thanks to OGH and the PB.Com team.
  • PaganPagan Posts: 259
    Floater said:

    Telegraph reporting 35 dead in Istanbul.

    A sad start to 2017
  • 16661666 Posts: 72
    Well should I bother or just let you guys allow you to continue to comment . Having said that some resopnses are pretty good but a lot are just rubbish . Can we start to consider the real problems we face or just rabbit on ?
  • 16661666 Posts: 72
    The Nation is clearly not alert and incapable of defending itself . God help us.
  • Happy New Year ladies and gents. Whatever side of whatever argument you are on I hope that personally you all have a great year.
  • Apparently there was 700 people in the nightclub in Turkey when the attack took place. I think we need to brace ourselves for potential of a lot more than 35 dead.
  • A Happy New Year to all PB posters. And welcome to @1666 a new Dalek Caan of Islamophobia. We were short of them.
  • FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 82,554
    edited January 2017
    SeanT said:

    SeanT said:

    What a cunt Sadiq Khan is.

    because....?
    Minimising the Bowie/George Michael element in the London fireworks lest it upset his Muslim voters - what with them being a bit gay and bisexual and all.

    UGH.
    Where are you getting this info from?

    I know he has been a massive hypocrite over the whole charging for tickets. When Boris introduced it he was screaming blue murder and now he is mayor he is all on board.
  • 16661666 Posts: 72
    Just listen to some music from the 18/19 th century and allow it to restore your souls .
  • FloaterFloater Posts: 14,207
    Pagan - earlier following up from a post I made yesterday I looked up terrorist attacks in 2016 - it was a large list.

    Let us hope for a more peaceful 2017.

    Unfortunately I think the problem will actually get worse.

  • 16661666 Posts: 72
    London is not really part of the UK anymore we need to recognise it and stop giving them money .
    They do not need it but the rest of us deserve it . Can we stand up and do something about it or just be whimps!
  • FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 82,554
    edited January 2017
    NURSE.....NURSE......one of them has escaped....
  • JosiasJessopJosiasJessop Posts: 43,970
    First four and a half miles of what I hope will be 2,000 walked this year. That's about 5 and a half miles per day ...
  • 16661666 Posts: 72
    Let's try to support the UK and tell London to go to h.....l
  • RobDRobD Posts: 60,151

    First four and a half miles of what I hope will be 2,000 walked this year. That's about 5 and a half miles per day ...

    I forget, are you the PBer who has most of (or a lot of) England's coastline under their belt?
  • 16661666 Posts: 72
    Why not move Parliament out to somewhere we can identify the UK with. Am I just wrong or is there a groundswell of opinion to do this ?
  • JosiasJessopJosiasJessop Posts: 43,970
    RobD said:

    First four and a half miles of what I hope will be 2,000 walked this year. That's about 5 and a half miles per day ...

    I forget, are you the PBer who has most of (or a lot of) England's coastline under their belt?
    All of it once, a fair bit of it twice, and some of it many times. ;)

    Sadly, the young 'un has prevented me from doing any serious walking for some time ...

    Most of them, but not all, are on my website:
    www.britishwalks.org
  • RobDRobD Posts: 60,151

    RobD said:

    First four and a half miles of what I hope will be 2,000 walked this year. That's about 5 and a half miles per day ...

    I forget, are you the PBer who has most of (or a lot of) England's coastline under their belt?
    All of it once, a fair bit of it twice, and some of it many times. ;)

    Sadly, the young 'un has prevented me from doing any serious walking for some time ...

    Most of them, but not all, are on my website:
    www.britishwalks.org
    Now to the real question- just how long is the coastline? :D

    Love the website, and some great photos!!
  • JosiasJessopJosiasJessop Posts: 43,970
    RobD said:

    RobD said:

    First four and a half miles of what I hope will be 2,000 walked this year. That's about 5 and a half miles per day ...

    I forget, are you the PBer who has most of (or a lot of) England's coastline under their belt?
    All of it once, a fair bit of it twice, and some of it many times. ;)

    Sadly, the young 'un has prevented me from doing any serious walking for some time ...

    Most of them, but not all, are on my website:
    www.britishwalks.org
    Now to the real question- just how long is the coastline? :D

    Love the website, and some great photos!!
    Thanks!

    I really ought to get the large versions of the photos back up now that bandwidth and hosting fees are less, but that's a chunk of work (*) I don't have time for atm.

    As for the length of the coastline: around 6,266.5 miles for me. Others may differ ...

    (*) Actually just throwing the switches in the Perl scripts should take a few minutes. Fixing all the bugs is a different issue. ;)
  • 16661666 Posts: 72
    You will wake up soon and start to consider what is best for our Nation or perhaps not ?
  • JosiasJessopJosiasJessop Posts: 43,970
    1666 said:

    You will wake up soon and start to consider what is best for our Nation or perhaps not ?

    I have no problem waking up; it's the getting to sleep I can't get the hang of tonight!
  • viewcodeviewcode Posts: 22,770
    SeanT said:

    2016 has been the Year of Marvels. Personally for me, and politically for the world.

    Superb drama, splendid fun. And we are a free and sovereign nation once again. Let us Give Thanks.

    Marvels?

    It's not a time of marvels, not even an world of heroes. This is the age of miracles...and there's nothing more horrifying than a miracle.
  • 16661666 Posts: 72
    Well we are indeed surround by those who have no concept of what is about to destroy us but never mind you can fiddle whilst Rome burns . Remmber I warned you and you took no notice !
  • CarlottaVanceCarlottaVance Posts: 60,241
    Happy New Year to one and all and greetings from the world's third largest democracy - which happens to be nearly 90% muslim......

    Congratulations to OGH and sore loser Cameroon & Osborne's representative on earth TINOSE

    As the old Arab curse goes...'may your children live in interesting times' - I suspect 2017 will be very interesting....
  • JohnLoonyJohnLoony Posts: 1,790
    My sister is currently somewhere over the North Atlantic. My brain is curious to know when she will enter 2017, in other words where and when the time zones are at what points in the flight. Is there a map showing where planes are in real time?
  • CarlottaVanceCarlottaVance Posts: 60,241
    edited January 2017
    JohnLoony said:

    My sister is currently somewhere over the North Atlantic. My brain is curious to know when she will enter 2017, in other words where and when the time zones are at what points in the flight. Is there a map showing where planes are in real time?

    www.flightradar24.com

    If you know her flight number you can use the filters to find her aircraft - or if you're not sure her airline or departure or arrival airport....
  • RobDRobD Posts: 60,151
    JohnLoony said:

    My sister is currently somewhere over the North Atlantic. My brain is curious to know when she will enter 2017, in other words where and when the time zones are at what points in the flight. Is there a map showing where planes are in real time?

    Flight Radar is what you want, I think you can search by flight number.
  • 16661666 Posts: 72
    This website is only for the people who are not connected to the real world.
  • JohnLoonyJohnLoony Posts: 1,790
    Cool! I have found it. Still currently over Quebec. Was an hour late in taking off, and (if I understand correctly) slow in accelerating. Still in the -5 zone.
  • TheuniondivvieTheuniondivvie Posts: 42,381
    edited January 2017
    1666 said:

    That's we are vulnerable get a grip and stop celebrating your possible dertuction !

    Sorry, am totally dertucted and may further celebrate the fact.
  • Moses_Moses_ Posts: 4,865
    Scott_P said:

    RobD said:

    So you are saying there will be bongs, very loud ones? :D

    Somebody passing a bong?
    Used to be called "a bonk" in my day but hey! go with the flow.

    Off to work...

    Happy new year all ! Except Roger the miserable "French dwelling Twat" after that post of his last night.
  • PaganPagan Posts: 259
    35 dead 45 wounded, what a way to start the new year....sighs sadly
  • AlsoIndigoAlsoIndigo Posts: 1,852
    stodge said:


    Liberalism is in pretty short supply to be honest, the core of liberalism must be that the state should generally not impede the lifestyle freedom of individuals, and yet Liberal Democrats and so called Liberal Conservatives are some of the worst nanny statists you can imagine - sugar tax, minimum alcohol pricing, plain packaging, endless interest in what people can see on their TVs or online, and what they can do in their bedrooms.

    Liberalism isn't just about "impeding the lifestyle freedom of individuals" - that's libertarianism (I think). Liberalism is about education and using that to enable people to make sensible lifestyle choices but it's also about a general sense of "the public good" - promoting individual and public health as an example so illnesses don't spread through the population.

    What you describe as "nanny statism" (a very conservative term) is in fact basic governance - helping people to make the best of their lives. Reducing sugar intake and alcohol and tobacco consumption isn't being nanny statist - not only does it encourage individuals to live better but it saves society the cost of having to deal with the remedial treatment of those suffering the medical impacts of diabetes, alcoholism and other medical conditions directly linked to diet and lifestyle.

    Yes, people have the right to drink themselves to death or eat whatever they like but there's no reason why society should make it easy. Telling people the consequences of possible actions isn't "nanny state" - it's education - or would you prefer people died or suffered in ignorance ?

    I refer you to the works of John Stuart Mill
  • nunununu Posts: 6,024
    1666 said:

    Am I on a different planet or are just all incapable of seeing what is coming to destroy you !

    You certainly are not from this planet.
  • RobDRobD Posts: 60,151
    nunu said:

    1666 said:

    Am I on a different planet or are just all incapable of seeing what is coming to destroy you !

    You certainly are not from this planet.
    I think they've finally gone to bed.. :D
  • Hope everyone has a prosperous and fruitful 2017!
  • BromptonautBromptonaut Posts: 1,113

    @Bromptonaut

    I did Stourbridge Town to Stourbridge Junction back in April 2014 as part of my "West Midlands Day Ranger Map" campaign :)

    @Sunil_Prasannan

    Respect!
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