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As far as I'm aware, the Central and Jubilee lines also run automatic trains, there's a decoder button on the platforms for station staff to stop trains if a person decides to jump in front of one (happens a lot more than people think), but at the moment the train operators are still sat in the cabins in case of an emergency. So, in effect, those guys are being paid to sit there and do sod all. Nice job if you can get it. (Which I could've, recently they opened up train operator promotion, but it's not what I want to do.)

Oh cripes, yes driving I meant! I guess all alcohol consumption is "drinking under the influence!"

I was arrested for drink driving back in 2002. I'd been out with a mate, had a few drinks, and driven home. I hadn't intended to drink quite as much, I usually had a couple when driving but no more, but as the night went on I just had that one more. I got home ok too - it was when my mate rang me up begging for a lift that I should've said no, but instead I got back in the car and picked him up and drove him home. Just as I left his house, the police car stopped me. I had a breaklight out but they could smell booze. I did the roadside breath test and failed it, so they parked my car up, arrested me, and took me to Maidenhead nick. I was very lucky that night - when they did the actual breath test, where you need to get 35mg, I failed and got 40mg. When I did the second breath test (as you get two), I passed with a rating of 39mgs, which apparently is the leaway they give you to pass. I was very stupid, I've never drunk under the influence since and I never will again, but I did get very lucky that night.

hell no.

It's 53! :-)

This strike is by ASLEF, which around half of train operators are with, and it's totally uncalled for. We've never been paid extra for Boxing Day, nor do we get bank holidays off, unless it falls on a rest day of course, and it all smacks of greed. The media are incorrect about them earning £52k, it's more like £45k but it's still a decent enough chunk without having to bring about this action. They won't get it - if they do, the other unions will follow suit. We get Christmas Day off though, and I'm happy with that. I'll be at work tomorrow, and I'm opening Heathrow Terminal 4 at 7am on Boxing Day, and it doesn't bother me at all. (Except for not being able to drink on Christmas Day, but hey ho.) Train operating is a boring, monotonous job, where any mistakes will basically leave you sacked. It's not hard to do though, they earn their money from what they know, not what they do. It's not for me, I'm happier on the stations. I doubt this strike will have as much of an effect on London as an RMT strike would - I'd reckon most services will be running but with larger gaps between trains.

Where I go it's a tenner for a haircut, but I pay £12 as I get two grades. Plus I get to stare at the hairdresser's massive knockers in the mirror.

He's a cock. BUT... he is a player with some talent, and plays in a position we currently lack. It's funny really, six months ago in the summer I was adamant I never wanted to see the big bummed bighead back in our team, and weirdly had we not started the season as well as we have done, I'd have said we could carry on without him. NOW though, in a position we've seen we're weak in, and on the threshold of being in the biggest league in the world, he's just the sort of player we could use. That said, if we can strengthen that position in January, then we won't need him anyway and he can **** off. To sumarise, right now he's a cockle, if he apologises and plays well he's forgiven - if he's the man to get us to the Premiership, then he'll be a hero.

Sigh, ask again at the end of the transfer window. (But if we now finish below the play-offs I'll be disappointed.)

I'm with the OP, I love reading about serial killers, what they did, how they did it, and what their motive was (if they even had one) for doing what they did. Not just serial killers but any killers. Perhaps the most interesting (and shocking) thing I read was about a guy called Martin Bryant, who went on a spree kill in Tasmania in the 90's. Within mere seconds he'd killed 35 people. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur_massacre_(Australia) It's not weird at all, as long as you don't re-enact anything! Perhaps if I realised I had an interest in this sort of thing earlier, I'd have tried harder at school and become a forensic scientist or something.

I'll be round my parents' in Christmas Day, so I'll be feasting on the usual Turkey with all the trimmings. My mum also buys a Ham and a joint of pork (my favourite meat by a million miles) to eat over the Christmas period, and has done the same this year, despite the fact Christmas Day is the only day I'm there for. (Mind you, I'll be stopping in a lot for free food, they only live ten minutes away!) For the last 12 years though, my mates and I have had a tradition to go out on Christmas Eve and get thoroughly shytefaced, so I barely remember Christmas Days anyway.

...when his new club Oxford United get a trip to the Etihad in the FA Cup?

Neither this nor the other thread's links are working.,

We've done fantastically well this season with the resources at our disposal, we don't have the biggest squad, but nor are we threadbare a la the Skates. What has become clear in the last few weeks is a striker is needed, and January is the time to get it. I have no problems with loans, often they can work out very good, like Guly and Chaplow, but some players are signed to boost numbers a la Bignell. In my opinion we should sign TWO strikers in January, one on a permanent (to basically replace Connolly in the long term), and one on loan, to cover any potential absences of Barnard or Lambert. With your permanent players, it's unwise to keep them on the bench because you don't want to upset them, with loan players you don't share that same worry. The second half of the season will really test us in terms of injuries and suspensions IMO, so a big squad is important.

I agree, I do not see fit women like that every day.

Not quite sure how "style of play" affects a central defender, but he was a key signing, and will continue to be a key player whatever league we end up in next season. I know some people think we still need a central defender but I'm not so sure now. With Martin, Fonte and Jos, and with Danny S coming back from his injury, we are seemingly strong in that department. Add to that Harlee Dean, getting rave reviews as per that other thread, and Racine, we look comfortable in this position. I might be wrong, but other departments need strengthening as a priority.

Seriously, Swansea, and I was itching to think of a joke answer.

Well that ballsed up my caption!

The bus has stalled in the last few weeks, it's about time we found a new Driver.

"Greg, you're so sh it, you'll not just inspire ONE caption competition fred on SaintsWeb, but TWO."

Every club higher up in the English leagues tghan Huddersfield, and probably a few abroad, will be looking at Rhodes. Anyone would be stupid to overlook him, and I can see a bidding war in January for him. This will push the asking price up, and before you know it you're overpaying for him. The same will apply for any in-form striker - the key is to get in as swiftly as possible in January and cross your fingers other clubs haven't noticed.

Sounds like centre back could be one of our strongest positions in the years to come. Good experience for the lad, and not one negative comment on that site.

What surprises me most with our striker situation, is that with Barnard and Connolly out for chunks of the season, we haven't given the youth much of a go. We've relied on Guly moving up from midfield, De Ridder who's still finding his feat and was signed as a winger, and a not-up-to-it Forte in the cup. All we've had from memory is fleeting glimpses of Reeves, who until recently was a left back anyway. I'd have been interested to see one of the young-uns given some bench time this season, to see if they can make a last ditch impact in games. Jake Sinclair for example. Are they not yet good enough? Or too young still? Or is it that we've played ourselves into such a strong position in the league that Adkins felt like not risking it? That said, even with the promise that we'll one day have our own academy graduates in our side, I still want to see a striker brought in in January.