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He's started early.Tissue_Price said:0 -
I want to change my PB password (my email was recently hacked), but I cannot see how to do it.Sandpit said:
It’s actually nothing to worry about, but browsers are trying to help you identify sites that don’t use the new encrypted https protocol, rather the original http standard. Https has become more common in recent years, but it’s not really required unless you’re doing banking or commerce on a site.OldKingCole said:
No; Safari.Stark_Dawning said:
Presumably you're using Chrome. This is due to Google's ploy of naming and shaming sites still using the old unencrypted HTTP protocol.OldKingCole said:Totally O/t, but can anyone techie explain why this site it described as 'not secure' in my menu bar?
Probably best not to use the same password for PB that you use for other websites though, as it’s transmitted through the internet in plain text when you log in. Using different passwords for each site is good practice anyway, in case of sites being hacked.
http://osxdaily.com/2019/03/29/safari-not-secure-website-ios-mac/
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Another "improvement" was present Euston Station v. old Euston Station.0
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It is absolute eye soar, although to be fair there is now a lot of modern buildings now which are unremarkable in terms of architecture but less harsh on the eye.Pulpstar said:
Bath University's architecture is errm err err...turbotubbs said:
I have a dog in the fight as I am involved, but Bath (Abbey until recently, and now Theatre Royal) are very good.OldKingCole said:
Been to several such ceremonies now; good as anywhere and better than some. IIRC the Anglia Ruskin one was in a marquee.turbotubbs said:0 -
Gobekli Tepe in Turkey dates from 11,600 years ago.Theuniondivvie said:
In that case they spread in a somewhat irregular way; Callanish in the far NW of these isles is 500 years older than Stonehenge.Charles said:
Yes, but evidence is already well established & I think the theory is pretty commonly accepted now.JosiasJessop said:
Well, it appears it's *evidence* that supports (at least partially) that theory.Charles said:
That’s just a derivation of the old Celtic migration theoryJosiasJessop said:Blooming Turkish immigrants, coming over here and building our monuments.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-47938188
The BBC is getting breathlessly excited about old news (and the Stonehenge angle is marginal to the story despite being the headline). The earliest megaliths are In the coastal regions of Galicia and Brittany (Carnac being the best known) so it’s not surprising that they spread north from there to the UK.0 -
This story is intriguing:
Notre-Dame fire: Millions pledged to rebuild cathedral
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47943705
Would there not be a certain irony if having struggled for years to raise funds for urgent fabric repairs the French state (who are legally liable) have refused to pay for, the cathedral was saved due to the massive funds donated as a result of this fire?0 -
Click on your name above one of your posts. Then the cog in the top-right corner --> Edit Profile --> Change My Passwordgeoffw said:I want to change my PB password (my email was recently hacked), but I cannot see how to do it.
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Don't get me started on that. Tom Rolt should have waited five years before he described Churchward's decision to scrap North Star as 'unique in its crass stupidity.'Sunil_Prasannan said:Another "improvement" was present Euston Station v. old Euston Station.
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I should hope not.OldKingCole said:
Toes are not visible if wearing socks. Not that I'd wear socks with sandals.Cyclefree said:
I'll take your word for it.OldKingCole said:
Eldest son's graduation ceremony took place there 30-odd years ago. Very, very impressive inside.Pulpstar said:
When / if I become Mayor of London my main policy, other than smacking people, possibly with some specially designed object, maybe by a PB'er, who don't look where they are going because they are too busy looking at their phones and sighing deeply when people put chocolate on their coffee will be to insist that people beautify their front gardens. We all have to walk past them every day and the very least people can do is bother to make their bit of the public space look beautiful. A sad looking cordyline in a plastic pot simply will not do.
People who put on make-up in the tube or perform other intimate grooming rituals will be banned until they learn to get up 15 minutes earlier and not leave the house until they are properly washed and dressed. Anyone wearing sandals in summer will be very strongly encouraged to have regular pedicures.
My other bugbear is women wearing thick opaque black tights with those silly little ballerina shoes, usually under some hideous coat. Also opaque tights with patent shoes. Just no. And men wearing suits that don't fit - especially those daft jackets that gape across the stomach under the one straining button. It makes them look like underpaid Edwardian bank clerks.0 -
With all this talk about "a new threat" of right wing terrorism - 20 years ago this month:
https://twitter.com/JamesClayton5/status/1118072216942469121
I'd only vaguely remembered the third attack as it had resulted in fatalities. At least the perpetrator cannot be released until 2050 at the earliest....0 -
As a kludge you could sign out and pretend to have lost your password when signing back in.geoffw said:
I want to change my PB password (my email was recently hacked), but I cannot see how to do it.Sandpit said:
It’s actually nothing to worry about, but browsers are trying to help you identify sites that don’t use the new encrypted https protocol, rather the original http standard. Https has become more common in recent years, but it’s not really required unless you’re doing banking or commerce on a site.OldKingCole said:
No; Safari.Stark_Dawning said:
Presumably you're using Chrome. This is due to Google's ploy of naming and shaming sites still using the old unencrypted HTTP protocol.OldKingCole said:Totally O/t, but can anyone techie explain why this site it described as 'not secure' in my menu bar?
Probably best not to use the same password for PB that you use for other websites though, as it’s transmitted through the internet in plain text when you log in. Using different passwords for each site is good practice anyway, in case of sites being hacked.
http://osxdaily.com/2019/03/29/safari-not-secure-website-ios-mac/0 -
That's a pretty impressive mockup in barely 12 hours.ydoethur said:
He's started early.Tissue_Price said:0 -
I was referring to his drinking, actually (or equivalent in chemical substances).TheWhiteRabbit said:
That's a pretty impressive mockup in barely 12 hours.ydoethur said:
He's started early.Tissue_Price said:0 -
well, yes.ydoethur said:
I was referring to his drinking, actually (or equivalent in chemical substances).TheWhiteRabbit said:
That's a pretty impressive mockup in barely 12 hours.ydoethur said:
He's started early.Tissue_Price said:
Although I may have failed to realise the post is entirely satire, rather then merely a tongue in cheek joke.0 -
I think if Alexei Sayle and Jacob Rees-Mogg swapped suits each would have perfectly fitting clothes.Cyclefree said:
I should hope not.OldKingCole said:
Toes are not visible if wearing socks. Not that I'd wear socks with sandals.Cyclefree said:
I'll take your word for it.OldKingCole said:
Eldest son's graduation ceremony took place there 30-odd years ago. Very, very impressive inside.Pulpstar said:
When / if I become Mayor of London my main policy, other than smacking people, possibly with some specially designed object, maybe by a PB'er, who don't look where they are going because they are too busy looking at their phones and sighing deeply when people put chocolate on their coffee will be to insist that people beautify their front gardens. We all have to walk past them every day and the very least people can do is bother to make their bit of the public space look beautiful. A sad looking cordyline in a plastic pot simply will not do.
People who put on make-up in the tube or perform other intimate grooming rituals will be banned until they learn to get up 15 minutes earlier and not leave the house until they are properly washed and dressed. Anyone wearing sandals in summer will be very strongly encouraged to have regular pedicures.
My other bugbear is women wearing thick opaque black tights with those silly little ballerina shoes, usually under some hideous coat. Also opaque tights with patent shoes. Just no. And men wearing suits that don't fit - especially those daft jackets that gape across the stomach under the one straining button. It makes them look like underpaid Edwardian bank clerks.0 -
Thanks TP but that doesn't work for me because I don't get a "Change My Password" option. Perhaps it's the browser (I use Firefox) - I'll try with another browser.Tissue_Price said:
Click on your name above one of your posts. Then the cog in the top-right corner --> Edit Profile --> Change My Passwordgeoffw said:I want to change my PB password (my email was recently hacked), but I cannot see how to do it.
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Great PR even obscure political websites in the UK are talking about it.ydoethur said:
I was referring to his drinking, actually (or equivalent in chemical substances).TheWhiteRabbit said:
That's a pretty impressive mockup in barely 12 hours.ydoethur said:
He's started early.Tissue_Price said:0 -
And getting the certificated site up and running is definitely one of those jobs that falls into the category of things that should take an hour but end up taking up the whole day.Nigelb said:
The site administrator is unpaid, and has what appears to be a demanding job and young family.asjohnstone said:
A certificate could be put in place for sub $100.Stark_Dawning said:
Presumably you're using Chrome. This is due to Google's ploy of naming and shaming sites still using the old unencrypted HTTP protocol.OldKingCole said:Totally O/t, but can anyone techie explain why this site it described as 'not secure' in my menu bar?
I don't understand why it doesn't have one.0 -
Are they? Which ones would those be?TOPPING said:
Great PR even obscure political websites in the UK are talking about it.ydoethur said:
I was referring to his drinking, actually (or equivalent in chemical substances).TheWhiteRabbit said:
That's a pretty impressive mockup in barely 12 hours.ydoethur said:
He's started early.Tissue_Price said:0 -
Ta. I'll try that if all else fails.Ishmael_Z said:
As a kludge you could sign out and pretend to have lost your password when signing back in.geoffw said:
I want to change my PB password (my email was recently hacked), but I cannot see how to do it.Sandpit said:
It’s actually nothing to worry about, but browsers are trying to help you identify sites that don’t use the new encrypted https protocol, rather the original http standard. Https has become more common in recent years, but it’s not really required unless you’re doing banking or commerce on a site.OldKingCole said:
No; Safari.Stark_Dawning said:
Presumably you're using Chrome. This is due to Google's ploy of naming and shaming sites still using the old unencrypted HTTP protocol.OldKingCole said:Totally O/t, but can anyone techie explain why this site it described as 'not secure' in my menu bar?
Probably best not to use the same password for PB that you use for other websites though, as it’s transmitted through the internet in plain text when you log in. Using different passwords for each site is good practice anyway, in case of sites being hacked.
http://osxdaily.com/2019/03/29/safari-not-secure-website-ios-mac/
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You've fallen into the same trap as me, it's entirely fictionalTOPPING said:
Great PR even obscure political websites in the UK are talking about it.ydoethur said:
I was referring to his drinking, actually (or equivalent in chemical substances).TheWhiteRabbit said:
That's a pretty impressive mockup in barely 12 hours.ydoethur said:
He's started early.Tissue_Price said:0 -
Perhaps. The rebuilding of Coventry was awful though. The cult of the infallible planner was at its zenith in the post-war period.Foxy said:
It was built in the postwar boom time, a time when people still believed in the future.Cyclefree said:
Buildings being mocked as hideous for the first century of their existence is par for the course, before a more balanced view. Victorian gothic, Edwardian Mock Tudor, spring to mind.
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Take a bow, Jez, you're totally sheet.TheScreamingEagles said:
His missing the target completely could be a metaphor for his entire policy offering.0 -
Four times! That’s a good effort. Aber Arts Centre a horrible building, but at least it’s next door to the bar at Yr Undeb.ydoethur said:
You think that's bad? Try Aberystwyth Arts Centre where three of my four graduation ceremonies took place.turbotubbs said:
Admittedly it does boast a stunning view across Cardigan Bay.
https://images.app.goo.gl/RkJ6e6MnbF2UMjmz90 -
The shot of him yesterday in a canoe on dry land was dubbed "up the creek, without a creek"ydoethur said:
Take a bow, Jez, you're totally sheet.TheScreamingEagles said:
His missing the target completely could be a metaphor for his entire policy offering.0 -
The problem with the metaphor is in the video he is actually trying to hit the target....TheScreamingEagles said:
I photo of him in full safety gear while sitting in a canoe on dry land made me chuckle.0 -
Mr. Eagles, Corbyn's in favour of high taxes and state control. Of course he's no Robin Hood, he's too busy aping the Sheriff of Nottingham.0
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There was a good freakonomics the other week on rent controls...cliff notes academic studies show they are a flawed idea.0
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He's halfway to being the new Robin Hood.Morris_Dancer said:Mr. Eagles, Corbyn's in favour of high taxes and state control. Of course he's no Robin Hood, he's too busy aping the Sheriff of Nottingham.
He's got lots of ideas for taking from the rich, but he hasn't shown much sign of how he'd give it to the poor yet.
(With apologies to Richard Curtis, Ben Elton and Mr Baldrick.)0 -
I thought 2017 showed, quite clearly, he'd give it to the middle class.ydoethur said:
He's halfway to being the new Robin Hood.Morris_Dancer said:Mr. Eagles, Corbyn's in favour of high taxes and state control. Of course he's no Robin Hood, he's too busy aping the Sheriff of Nottingham.
He's got lots of ideas for taking from the rich, but he hasn't shown much sign of how he'd give it to the poor yet.
(With apologies to Richard Curtis, Ben Elton and Mr Baldrick.)0 -
Refurbishment does seem to be a high fire risk activity.ydoethur said:This story is intriguing:
Notre-Dame fire: Millions pledged to rebuild cathedral
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47943705
Would there not be a certain irony if having struggled for years to raise funds for urgent fabric repairs the French state (who are legally liable) have refused to pay for, the cathedral was saved due to the massive funds donated as a result of this fire?0 -
It's not as clear cut.eek said:
+1. You just need to look at Bradford, Middlesbrough, Calderdale and even Bromley to see the issue.tlg86 said:
Thanks for this, these are brilliant.isam said:
Anyone with money wishes to be part of the EU, the have nots thanks to Austerity and immigration are the people who wish to leave.
And that makes the Tories desire to leave the EU insane as their core voters are not the people who voted to leave..
The divide in Bromley is not between rich and poor wards, so much as wards that are part of London, and wards that are part of Kent. The latter are very posh in places.
In Waltham Cross, it's the most middle class wards in Chingford that support Leave, whereas the poorer wards further into London favour Remain.
Enfield is interesting, as there is no clear split between Conservative/Labour or middle class/working class wards. Southgate is heavily Remain, both in middle class and working class wards, but Enfield North and Edmonton are tied, again, across the class divide.
Going further out, Conservative core voters in the London Stockbroker Belt favour Remain, but in places like East Anglia, or the East and West Midlands, they break very heavily for Leave.0 -
Fittingly, the gargoyle (or is it a grotesque ?) seems to be covering its eyes.Sunil_Prasannan said:0 -
The survey data is already nearly a month old.Foxy said:
"However, when we look at how voters in each party voted in 2016 by region, it is clear that even in heavily Leave voting areas, the majority of Labour voters were Remainers."Nigelb said:
Here's the full article:isam said:Haven’t read it, but it’s about polling so people may be interested
https://twitter.com/chrischirp/status/1117735051230314497?s=21
https://ucl-brexit.blog/2019/04/12/a-general-election-is-looking-more-likely-what-are-the-implications-for-the-two-main-parties/
The data on those who have changed their minds is interesting.
It is, and we seem to be polarising further, with less scope for compromise. Labour losing its middle class Remain voters to LD, Green, PC and SNP is quite interesring. It won't be easy for Corbyn to get them back.0 -
What's fictional? The architects?TheWhiteRabbit said:
You've fallen into the same trap as me, it's entirely fictionalTOPPING said:
Great PR even obscure political websites in the UK are talking about it.ydoethur said:
I was referring to his drinking, actually (or equivalent in chemical substances).TheWhiteRabbit said:
That's a pretty impressive mockup in barely 12 hours.ydoethur said:
He's started early.Tissue_Price said:
Edit: oh I see the architects are fictional. Absolutely proves my point. Whatever marketing or point or joke seeking to be made has been made very efficiently.0 -
If he had a sense of humour, he'd have borrowed some of the targets from the lads in Afghanistan.....TheScreamingEagles said:0 -
Rennie Mackintosh nods sagely...logical_song said:
Refurbishment does seem to be a high fire risk activity.ydoethur said:This story is intriguing:
Notre-Dame fire: Millions pledged to rebuild cathedral
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47943705
Would there not be a certain irony if having struggled for years to raise funds for urgent fabric repairs the French state (who are legally liable) have refused to pay for, the cathedral was saved due to the massive funds donated as a result of this fire?0 -
If anyone would like to contribute to the reconstruction of Notre Dame, you can do so here:
https://don.fondation-patrimoine.org/SauvonsNotreDame/~mon-don0 -
He is not too far from me..i am in Harrogate..i might pop over for a heckle..ydoethur said:
Take a bow, Jez, you're totally sheet.TheScreamingEagles said:
His missing the target completely could be a metaphor for his entire policy offering.0 -
Careful, he might hit you!SquareRoot said:
He is not too far from me..i am in Harrogate..i might pop over for a heckle..ydoethur said:
Take a bow, Jez, you're totally sheet.TheScreamingEagles said:
His missing the target completely could be a metaphor for his entire policy offering.0 -
That's probably No.1 on the Houses of Parliament refurbishment risk registerlogical_song said:
Refurbishment does seem to be a high fire risk activity.ydoethur said:This story is intriguing:
Notre-Dame fire: Millions pledged to rebuild cathedral
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47943705
Would there not be a certain irony if having struggled for years to raise funds for urgent fabric repairs the French state (who are legally liable) have refused to pay for, the cathedral was saved due to the massive funds donated as a result of this fire?0 -
On the subject of unlikely leadership candidates getting media attention:
https://twitter.com/CaptainChris4PM0 -
It's a very good point. The WA should it ever be signed is only just the end of the beginning.williamglenn said:0 -
This rings true...
https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/on-the-roof-of-notre-dame-before-it-burned
Baumgartner has also been working on the renovation of the Samaritaine department store, just across the river from Notre-Dame. There, he said, private firemen patrol the job site as a preventive measure. But that would have been impossible at Notre-Dame, due to its architecture. “There’s no such thing as zero risk,” Baumgartner said...
Anyone who has made the trip up to a cathedral roof will realise the means of escape is tortuous and not exactly fire protected.
Though I suppose it might have been possible to provide external and safer access to the roof with extensive and costly scaffolding.0 -
Trump would have a solution ;-)Nigelb said:This rings true...
https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/on-the-roof-of-notre-dame-before-it-burned
Baumgartner has also been working on the renovation of the Samaritaine department store, just across the river from Notre-Dame. There, he said, private firemen patrol the job site as a preventive measure. But that would have been impossible at Notre-Dame, due to its architecture. “There’s no such thing as zero risk,” Baumgartner said...
Anyone who has made the trip up to a cathedral roof will realise the means of escape is tortuous and not exactly fire protected.
Though I suppose it might have been possible to provide external and safer access to the roof with extensive and costly scaffolding.0 -
Not really - the older ones are usually in remote coastal areas / islands. Stonehenge is the anomaly - it's just better known than many othersTheuniondivvie said:
In that case they spread in a somewhat irregular way; Callanish in the far NW of these isles is 500 years older than Stonehenge.Charles said:
Yes, but evidence is already well established & I think the theory is pretty commonly accepted now.JosiasJessop said:
Well, it appears it's *evidence* that supports (at least partially) that theory.Charles said:
That’s just a derivation of the old Celtic migration theoryJosiasJessop said:Blooming Turkish immigrants, coming over here and building our monuments.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-47938188
The BBC is getting breathlessly excited about old news (and the Stonehenge angle is marginal to the story despite being the headline). The earliest megaliths are In the coastal regions of Galicia and Brittany (Carnac being the best known) so it’s not surprising that they spread north from there to the UK.
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Probably parachutes...FrancisUrquhart said:
Trump would have a solution ;-)Nigelb said:This rings true...
https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/on-the-roof-of-notre-dame-before-it-burned
Baumgartner has also been working on the renovation of the Samaritaine department store, just across the river from Notre-Dame. There, he said, private firemen patrol the job site as a preventive measure. But that would have been impossible at Notre-Dame, due to its architecture. “There’s no such thing as zero risk,” Baumgartner said...
Anyone who has made the trip up to a cathedral roof will realise the means of escape is tortuous and not exactly fire protected.
Though I suppose it might have been possible to provide external and safer access to the roof with extensive and costly scaffolding.0 -
Unemployment down again, real wages up: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-47947205#comment_134533032
We may be getting near to a tipping point as the rate of increase in employment is slowing but the proportion of new jobs that are now FT is very high. Very high level of vacancies suggesting that (a) this might not be the best time to stop the unemployed of Europe coming here to work and (b) even if total demand for employment falls a bit the consequences on the level of unemployment might be quite modest.
All this despite the best efforts of our political class to cause the maximum damage possible by dragging out the uncertainty. As someone who always claimed that the effects of Brexit were being grossly exaggerated for both good and ill I should feel a little smug but even I am surprised that the vandalism in Westminster is not having a more noticeable effect.0 -
Mr. B, I went up the tower at York Minster. It was less than ideal as far as firefighting would go, I'd guess.0
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Not quite - it's the end of phase 1, phase 2 will be a lot harder as we won't have a back out option..TOPPING said:
It's a very good point. The WA should it ever be signed is only just the end of the beginning.williamglenn said:0 -
JICIPMydoethur said:
Take a bow, Jez, you're totally sheet.TheScreamingEagles said:
His missing the target completely could be a metaphor for his entire policy offering.
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Double breasted suits certainly fit slim people better, but I do wonder if JRM has had a new suit since the mid eighties.TOPPING said:
I think if Alexei Sayle and Jacob Rees-Mogg swapped suits each would have perfectly fitting clothes.Cyclefree said:
I should hope not.OldKingCole said:
Toes are not visible if wearing socks. Not that I'd wear socks with sandals.Cyclefree said:
I'll take your word for it.OldKingCole said:
Eldest son's graduation ceremony took place there 30-odd years ago. Very, very impressive inside.Pulpstar said:
When / if I become Mayor of London my main policy, other than smacking people, possibly with some specially designed object, maybe by a PB'er, who don't look where they are going because they are too busy looking at their phones and sighing deeply when people put chocolate on their coffee will be to insist that people beautify their front gardens. We all have to walk past them every day and the very least people can do is bother to make their bit of the public space look beautiful. A sad looking cordyline in a plastic pot simply will not do.
People who put on make-up in the tube or perform other intimate grooming rituals will be banned until they learn to get up 15 minutes earlier and not leave the house until they are properly washed and dressed. Anyone wearing sandals in summer will be very strongly encouraged to have regular pedicures.
My other bugbear is women wearing thick opaque black tights with those silly little ballerina shoes, usually under some hideous coat. Also opaque tights with patent shoes. Just no. And men wearing suits that don't fit - especially those daft jackets that gape across the stomach under the one straining button. It makes them look like underpaid Edwardian bank clerks.0 -
We will never have a final relationship with the EU. Our relationship, even if we leave, will continue to evolve becoming closer in some areas (on an intergovernmental basis) and less so in others where we decide to go our own way (agriculture being a likely example). It's one of a long line of things that makes the positioning of the ERG over the last few months nothing short of batshit crazy.TOPPING said:
It's a very good point. The WA should it ever be signed is only just the end of the beginning.williamglenn said:0 -
1880's?Foxy said:
Double breasted suits certainly fit slim people better, but I do wonder if JRM has had a new suit since the mid eighties.TOPPING said:
I think if Alexei Sayle and Jacob Rees-Mogg swapped suits each would have perfectly fitting clothes.Cyclefree said:
I should hope not.OldKingCole said:
Toes are not visible if wearing socks. Not that I'd wear socks with sandals.Cyclefree said:
I'll take your word for it.OldKingCole said:
Eldest son's graduation ceremony took place there 30-odd years ago. Very, very impressive inside.Pulpstar said:
When / if I become Mayor of London my main policy, other than smacking people, possibly with some specially designed object, maybe by a PB'er, who don't look where they are going because they are too busy looking at their phones and sighing deeply when people put chocolate on their coffee will be to insist that people beautify their front gardens. We all have to walk past them every day and the very least people can do is bother to make their bit of the public space look beautiful. A sad looking cordyline in a plastic pot simply will not do.
People who put on make-up in the tube or perform other intimate grooming rituals will be banned until they learn to get up 15 minutes earlier and not leave the house until they are properly washed and dressed. Anyone wearing sandals in summer will be very strongly encouraged to have regular pedicures.
My other bugbear is women wearing thick opaque black tights with those silly little ballerina shoes, usually under some hideous coat. Also opaque tights with patent shoes. Just no. And men wearing suits that don't fit - especially those daft jackets that gape across the stomach under the one straining button. It makes them look like underpaid Edwardian bank clerks.0 -
The report of Sanders' Fox News appearance is interesting:
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/15/bernie-sanders-millionaire-no-apology-1277009
...One of the most surprising moments of the town hall occurred when Baier asked the members of the audience to raise their hands if they received health insurance through their employer. Most indicated they did. Then he asked how many would be willing to switch to Sanders‘ plan, and most people appeared to raise their hands again...
...Feisty and confident, Sanders ended the engagement by gently ribbing the hosts of the network liberals despise. “Thank you very much," he told Baier and MacCallum, "and I hope I wasn’t too hard on you.”0 -
We don't have a back out option now. But yes it will be harder, depending upon the attention span of the public (and PB) for the minutiae of widget regulation alignment.eek said:
Not quite - it's the end of phase 1, phase 2 will be a lot harder as we won't have a back out option..TOPPING said:
It's a very good point. The WA should it ever be signed is only just the end of the beginning.williamglenn said:0 -
Mr. Topping, revoke is a theoretical possibility.
Anyway, I must be off.0 -
Alexei Sayle says that he has perfectly fitting suits made. And then asks the tailor to take them in two inches all round.Foxy said:
Double breasted suits certainly fit slim people better, but I do wonder if JRM has had a new suit since the mid eighties.TOPPING said:
I think if Alexei Sayle and Jacob Rees-Mogg swapped suits each would have perfectly fitting clothes.Cyclefree said:
I should hope not.OldKingCole said:
Toes are not visible if wearing socks. Not that I'd wear socks with sandals.Cyclefree said:
I'll take your word for it.OldKingCole said:
Eldest son's graduation ceremony took place there 30-odd years ago. Very, very impressive inside.Pulpstar said:
When / if I become Mayor of London my main pm every day and the very least people can do is bother to make their bit of the public space look beautiful. A sad looking cordyline in a plastic pot simply will not do.
People who put on make-up in the tube or perform other intimate grooming rituals will be banned until they learn to get up 15 minutes earlier and not leave the house until they are properly washed and dressed. Anyone wearing sandals in summer will be very strongly encouraged to have regular pedicures.
My other bugbear is women wearing thick opaque black tights with those silly little ballerina shoes, usually under some hideous coat. Also opaque tights with patent shoes. Just no. And men wearing suits that don't fit - especially those daft jackets that gape across the stomach under the one straining button. It makes them look like underpaid Edwardian bank clerks.0 -
Indeed.Morris_Dancer said:Mr. B, I went up the tower at York Minster. It was less than ideal as far as firefighting would go, I'd guess.
Gloucester Cathedral tower is a fun visit too, but slightly terrifying.0 -
Talking of cultural vandalism, take a look at this...
Newcastle's Old Town Hall on the Bigg Market was bulldozed and replaced with this..
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We do - it's called revoke....TOPPING said:
We don't have a back out option now. But yes it will be harder, depending upon the attention span of the public (and PB) for the minutiae of widget regulation alignment.eek said:
Not quite - it's the end of phase 1, phase 2 will be a lot harder as we won't have a back out option..TOPPING said:
It's a very good point. The WA should it ever be signed is only just the end of the beginning.williamglenn said:0 -
I supposed you could be thankful they don't have incontinent horses in the new squareGallowgate said:Talking of cultural vandalism, take a look at this...
Newcastle's Old Town Hall on the Bigg Market was bulldozed and replaced with this..0 -
@Roger you have clearly never been on a night out on the Bigg Market...0
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I like wearing three-piece suits, as they are very slimming.TOPPING said:
Alexei Sayle says that he has perfectly fitting suits made. And then asks the tailor to take them in two inches all round.Foxy said:
Double breasted suits certainly fit slim people better, but I do wonder if JRM has had a new suit since the mid eighties.TOPPING said:
I think if Alexei Sayle and Jacob Rees-Mogg swapped suits each would have perfectly fitting clothes.Cyclefree said:
I should hope not.OldKingCole said:
Toes are not visible if wearing socks. Not that I'd wear socks with sandals.Cyclefree said:
I'll take your word for it.OldKingCole said:
Eldest son's graduation ceremony took place there 30-odd years ago. Very, very impressive inside.Pulpstar said:
When / if I become Mayor of London my main pm every day and the very least people can do is bother to make their bit of the public space look beautiful. A sad looking cordyline in a plastic pot simply will not do.
People who put on make-up in the tube or perform other intimate grooming rituals will be banned until they learn to get up 15 minutes earlier and not leave the house until they are properly washed and dressed. Anyone wearing sandals in summer will be very strongly encouraged to have regular pedicures.
My other bugbear is women wearing thick opaque black tights with those silly little ballerina shoes, usually under some hideous coat. Also opaque tights with patent shoes. Just no. And men wearing suits that don't fit - especially those daft jackets that gape across the stomach under the one straining button. It makes them look like underpaid Edwardian bank clerks.0 -
I think it might be a bit "common" experience for rog.Gallowgate said:@Roger you have clearly never been on a night out on the Bigg Market...
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Yes that's fair. I think it is very unlikely though but no, not impossible.eek said:
We do - it's called revoke....TOPPING said:
We don't have a back out option now. But yes it will be harder, depending upon the attention span of the public (and PB) for the minutiae of widget regulation alignment.eek said:
Not quite - it's the end of phase 1, phase 2 will be a lot harder as we won't have a back out option..TOPPING said:
It's a very good point. The WA should it ever be signed is only just the end of the beginning.williamglenn said:0 -
I smoke tabs me.FrancisUrquhart said:
I think it might be a bit "common" experience for rog.Gallowgate said:@Roger you have clearly never been on a night out on the Bigg Market...
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Chanelling DS Steve Arnott?Sean_F said:
I like wearing three-piece suits, as they are very slimming.TOPPING said:
Alexei Sayle says that he has perfectly fitting suits made. And then asks the tailor to take them in two inches all round.Foxy said:
Double breasted suits certainly fit slim people better, but I do wonder if JRM has had a new suit since the mid eighties.TOPPING said:
I think if Alexei Sayle and Jacob Rees-Mogg swapped suits each would have perfectly fitting clothes.Cyclefree said:
I should hope not.OldKingCole said:
Toes are not visible if wearing socks. Not that I'd wear socks with sandals.Cyclefree said:
I'll take your word for it.OldKingCole said:
Eldest son's graduation ceremony took place there 30-odd years ago. Very, very impressive inside.Pulpstar said:
When / if I become Mayor of London my main pm every day and the very least people can do is bother to make their bit of the public space look beautiful. A sad looking cordyline in a plastic pot simply will not do.
People who put on make-up in the tube or perform other intimate grooming rituals will be banned until they learn to get up 15 minutes earlier and not leave the house until they are properly washed and dressed. Anyone wearing sandals in summer will be very strongly encouraged to have regular pedicures.
My other bugbear is women wearing thick opaque black tights with those silly little ballerina shoes, usually under some hideous coat. Also opaque tights with patent shoes. Just no. And men wearing suits that don't fit - especially those daft jackets that gape across the stomach under the one straining button. It makes them look like underpaid Edwardian bank clerks.0 -
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Given the behaviour on Old Compton Street, I really rather doubt that.FrancisUrquhart said:
I think it might be a bit "common" experience for rog.Gallowgate said:@Roger you have clearly never been on a night out on the Bigg Market...
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Lol - it's non-stop on the news channels still with millions of Euros pledged to rebuild. All well and good but getting a little bit cloying and ott for my taste I'm starting to get 'burn-out'.Tissue_Price said:0 -
73 places? Or they ignoring NI like Labour and the LibDems?Scott_P said:0 -
I remember James Cleverly been interviewed a few years ago on radio5 where he was very honest about taking drugs and watching porn. It made a refreshing change. He was followed the next week by kinnock jnr who was totally evasive when asked the same questions.Scott_P said:0 -
If Frank Field's Customs Union option receives Commons approval, would the effect be to cancel the EU elections here? If so, I am not sure that the Brexit Party and TIG will be best pleased!0
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The papers always refer to her as Anglo-Norman...DecrepitJohnL said:
A lady Frenchman.Charles said:
She... 😆CarlottaVance said:
If he’s French I suspect he stands a decent chance of prevailing over automation!Charles said:
My French cousin trained as a cathedral stonemason so I have an interest!CarlottaVance said:
They’re using it for la Sagrada Familia in Barcelona which has advanced its completion date from the middle of the next century to the middle of the next decade.Charles said:
Wouldn’t work for somewhere this iconic.JosiasJessop said:I wonder if the rebuilding of Notre Dame will require most of the skilled stoneworkers and woodworkers from the EU? Stonework in particular is very time-consuming to carve.
(ISTR an automated stone-carving system for freestone; essentially takes a CAD output and does either all the carving, or the majority leaving thee final touches to human hand. But I can't find a link immediately.)0 -
I remember R4 in the early 80s after riots in Bristol and other cities crossing breathlessly to Newcastle after reports of trouble in the Bigg Market - "How would you describe it" "Typical Saturday night" came the reply. But I do recommend Roger make his first outing to the Bigg Market in the dead on winter with slush on the ground and driving horizontal rain. He'll find everyone dressed much as they do in the South of France at the height of summer - though possibly with more flesh on display...Gallowgate said:@Roger you have clearly never been on a night out on the Bigg Market...
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CarlottaVance said:
I remember R4 in the early 80s after riots in Bristol and other cities crossing breathlessly to Newcastle after reports of trouble in the Bigg Market - "How would you describe it" "Typical Saturday night" came the reply. But I do recommend Roger make his first outing to the Bigg Market in the dead on winter with slush on the ground and driving horizontal rain. He'll find everyone dressed much as they do in the South of France at the height of summer - though possibly with more flesh on display...
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Was thinking that an ability to speak French might count against Buttigieg in a US election. Also is America really open to an openly gay President? (Bearing in mind what people say in polls doesn't necrsnecess translate into reality)0
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Two punch combo: the fear being that Labour would be as bad as Brexit. I suppose the good news is politicians have stopped talking about double whammies.CarlottaVance said:0 -
Billionaires Bernaud Arnault and Francois Pinaut pledge 200 million and 100 million euros respectively to the Notre Dame rebuild
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May have a point, Kerry and Romney both spoke fluent Frenchhoundtang said:Was thinking that an ability to speak French might count against Buttigieg in a US election. Also is America really open to an openly gay President? (Bearing in mind what people say in polls doesn't necrsnecess translate into reality)
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The first interview is with a lady who was arrested inDubai for calling her husbands new wife a horse. I wonder if as many listeners had sympathy for her as Emma Barnett expected. It isn't too long ago that we had criminal libel in this country. It starts right at the beginningScott_P said:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_five_live0 -
If they were open to a black President in 2008, then probably, yes.houndtang said:Was thinking that an ability to speak French might count against Buttigieg in a US election. Also is America really open to an openly gay President? (Bearing in mind what people say in polls doesn't necrsnecess translate into reality)
Note that people used the exact same logic then to argue that Obama could never become President.0 -
Even if that’s approved the EU elections will only be cancelled if the WAIB is ratified by May 22 nd. That has to pass both the Commons and HOL.justin124 said:If Frank Field's Customs Union option receives Commons approval, would the effect be to cancel the EU elections here? If so, I am not sure that the Brexit Party and TIG will be best pleased!
The WA took a combined 50 days to get through , the WAIB is likely to be very controversial as it makes clear the role of the ECJ etc.
The whole process would need to get done in under 3 weeks given any further votes are unlikely till early May .
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European Parliament Brexit co-ordinator Guy Verhofstadt told the European Parliament that the bloc's decision to grant a delay until the end of October risked prolonging the uncertainty.
He said the six-month extension to Article 50 is "too near for a substantial rethink of Brexit and at the same time too far away to prompt any action".
"My fear is that with this decision, the pressure to come to a cross-party agreement disappears," Mr Verhofstadt said, referring to the talks between Labour and the Conservatives to try and find a Brexit compromise.
"And that both parties, the Conservatives and Labour, will again already what they did for months - run down the clock.
https://news.sky.com/story/their-first-decision-was-to-go-on-holiday-eu-fears-uk-will-waste-brexit-delay-11695220?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter&utm_source=Direct0 -
The Tories yes but if Labour have a confirmatory vote they’re likely to do quite well and could come out on top.HYUFD said:0 -
If of course Labour still is committed officially to a Customs Union not EUref2 and thus is in danger of losing voters to CUK. Though if it did back EUref2 Labour Leavers would also be more likely to go to the Brexit Partynico67 said:
The Tories yes but if Labour have a confirmatory vote they’re likely to do quite well and could come out on top.HYUFD said:0 -
I've sent you a PM.Morris_Dancer said:Mr. Topping, revoke is a theoretical possibility.
Anyway, I must be off.0
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