Why do they pay the idiots that come up with totally useless billboard adverts when their efforts are clearly nothing short of incompetent? In Hull City Centre’s pedestrianised area at lunchtime, I saw a board advertising Pharrell Williams (“who?” I hear you cry) beseeching observers “Don’t Text and Drive”. 1. There are no drivers around to see this warning from the Health and Safety Elite – only pedestrians. 2. Those young enough to know who Mr Williams is were busy ambling by looking down at the floor via their various forms of digital slavery, so they did not see the warning either. They were probably texting their mates who were driving down Beverley Road to meet them. 3. Why is white van man going to pay any attention to Mr Williams when he knows that he has virtually no chance of getting caught and everyone else is doing it?
Did not Mr Williams have a 'hit' with 'Happy' a few years ago? BK aged sixty three and twenty three twenty fourths. I do not and have never held a UK driving license neither do I use any mobile devices so the main body of the comment does not concern (wrong word I know) me. I have never visited the fine city of Hull so am unable to give an opinion on the siting of the advertisement. I did however spend a very jolly and satisfying evening and night many years ago with a young lady from the recent United Kingdom City of Culture while on holiday in San Antonio on the lovely island of Ibiza.
Not superstitious, but Friday 13th... No doubt which of this year’s two Friday The Thirteenths will be remembered the longest. Already forgotten the April one but we can expect to remember The Donald paying a visit in July. We know he won’t sneak in and out the back door, so I guess all police leave is cancelled in the capital. Will May give him a helping hand down the stairs to the dungeon at the Tower of London? There surely won’t be any of that foreign kissing nonsense – unless Boris can give him a Glesga Kiss.
1. Some people who walk also drive from time to time. 2. Not everybody who walks and texts does it 100% of the time. 3. Why have public health warnings about anything then?
Did some growing-up a few cross-county miles away Ron. Buckinghamshire was where the posh kids came from (in the days before Manchester premiership footie ballerinas, it was the most expensive county in the country to live in). (I know, "in which to live"). Hence we used to take the rise out of the Gerrard's Cross ("Oscar's Livid"), Little Chalfont, Chalfont-St-Peter, Chalfont-St-Giles set. The latter becoming rhyming slang, naturally. I.e. "had a case of The Chalfonts, couldn't sit down for a week!.." My apologies, attempts at humour are never funny when they have to be explained...I'll get my coat...
Very good! Never lived in Bucks but went to school there for some six years, and was actually confirmed by the, erm 'celebrated' (?), Bishop of Buckingham. Why is it I never became ultra-rich? I have been done!
Sorry about that. Didn't live in the Chalfonts but had a girl friend there once. Wasn't a million miles away though. After my second marriage I lived in a little village called Bellingdon (between Chesham and Tring) for near on 30 years. Born in High Wycombe, went to school in High Wycombe and worked all my life in Hazlemere, High Wycombe. Even played football for Wycombe and District schoolboys. No wonder I'm such a dedicated Wycombe Wanderers supporter
Went to school at the RGS (top of Amersham Hill), but lived 35 miles away in Middx. (Very long story, not worth the telling). Was no stranger to the Blues at Adams park; long before those pesky rugger-buggers took hold.... (And the irony of the Blues's shirts being "harlequin'ed" whilst the rugby was wasp-ish wasn't lost on me either.. ) Also seem to remember a night-club under a bus station - yep for all the money, No Class!
Small world then. I should have gone to the RGS (ie passed the exam to go) but I managed to persuade my parents and teachers to transfer me to the HW Technical High School (became John Hampden High School at the top of Marlow Hill after I left) - because I hated rugby and loved football. My music teacher even tried to persuade me to go the the RGS because they had a choir FFS. I remember the night club but I was too old to frequent such a place. No idea what it was like. When I was younger it was all Town Hall in HW, or a place in Uxbridge or Caesar's Palace, Dunstable (Luton). If you remember the Wasps you surely remember the Hayes and the new stadium fiasco. He was very popular. Very depressing days those were. They spent £1/4m on a feasibility study, taking 6 months I think it was, as to where the new stadium should be which I examined and, honestly, I could have done it on the back of an envelope in a couple of days and drawn the same conclusion. It was criminal. Not to mention that the sums for cost justifying it were pie in the sky and the work of imbeciles. Some heated moments I can tell you.
Yeah, vaguely remember Caesar's in Luton, Blazer's in Windsor, Bailey's in Watford & a converted art deco cinema in Uxbridge frequented by the RAF from the camp across the way; and the associated ambulance service, naturally. Was a rather large rugby unit back then, and remember the compulsory purchase of the Wasps ground (required for "essential housing"/greed) that sent them up the A40, at the start of it all. Again, not lost on me that that the current Sarries' stadium is only jogging distance away - still, so long as the imbeciles are busy making themselves a few quid with childishly simplistic, unrealistic scenarios, at least they're not getting into politics or such, and influencing the lives of real peop.. ....oh.....hang on....
I have never made a PPI claim or asked for overdraft fees back. This week I had a letter from my bank saying they felt they had treated me unfairly on overdraft fees in a six month period in 2012 so they gave me a rather nice cheque. Paid it in and it will take 5 days to clear. It's a bona fide first world problem and is no more than a minor irritant but can any of you explain why it should still be the case in the 21st century? Seems a bit ridiculous quite frankly. I am not moaning about the cheque itself obviously - pays for my trip to the Dante
Sounds like you need to change your bank. It took them six years to notice they had overcharged you and it takes them five days to clear a cheque. I have to question why they are sending you a cheque when they could surely have just paid it electronically but since the new electronic cheque clearance system was introduced a year or so ago most banks should be clearing cheques in a day or overnight. As it is, if you are with one of the “big 5” British banks, you should probably get out and spend your money quick. From what I have been reading, they have a huge problem with the amount of non-performing foreign debt that they hold (worst in the G7) and there are predictions going around that one of the G7 – Italy – is on the verge of a total collapse of its banking system, which is too big for a bailout and could wipe out the Euro. And Italy does not have a government yet! Our banks will take a massive hit when all their Italian debt becomes worthless junk.
Now there is something that really pisses me off. If there were predictions like that about the British banking system the pound would plummet. Yet the Euro strengthens against the pound among such predictions. How come?
