ecuk268

It amused me that Ceefax described them as "Pointless Pompey". They've been pointless for years.

I've got an HP Deskjet and I either buy HP cartridges off E-bay (lot cheaper than retail) or use Choice Stationery comaptibles which I've never had any problems with.

While we're on the subject of right-wing loonies, there was a report on the BBC website about a BNP member of the London Assembly who said that there had been 3 murders in Barking in the last week. When questioned, he admitted that 1 was in a different borough and the other 2 "hadn't actually happened yet".

I've often cried at Saints games, especially in the last couple of years.

Started taking my lad to the Reserves games when they were at the Dell when he was about 6. He liked that so his first league game was against Ipswich when he was 7. It was a cracking game, 4-3 with a penalty and a sending-off. Trouble was that he thought all games would be like that. 15 years later he's hooked and rarely misses a game home or away.

I went to school with him (not Burley).

Organisations like SISA need an enemy. They started with Branfo*t (quite rightly) and moved on to Rupert. Now, most fans are reasonably happy with things and hope to see steady progress, so SISA don't really have a reason to exist. Unless they can create a bit of conflict, they're out of the limelight.

Totton can be a pain if you work in Southampton. I travel every day from Southampton to the Waterside and the Totton by-pass going into town is often stationary back past the Rushington roundabout. It only needs a small shunt on the Redbridge flyover for everything to grind to a halt. Upper Shirley is the place to live (no riff-raff, please).

D-Day by Anthony Beevor. A balanced, detailed but highly readable account by a serious historian. It really shows how close the whole thing came to failure. Just tried Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco but found it very hard going.

I work for an Italian company and the unions in Italy are very powerful and it's quite difficult to sack people. Unfortunately that means when redundancies are needed the UK is favourite because of our weak labour laws. It also means that the Italian management have to consult extensively with their employees and disputes are usually resolved with a bit of give and take on both sides. European countries with strong unions and labour laws (France, Italy, Germany) are also successful economically. It seems to be only in the UK that there is such a strong "them and us" attitude. Companies who treat their employees well have a motivated workforce. You cannot force people to work hard. If people see that by working hard the company benefits and they share in this, you're more likely to have a happy (and therefore enthusiastic) workforce. Co-operation on both sides is required, not confrontation.

Mrs ecuk268 dropped us off and picked us up from the Marks & Sparks car park. No problems at all. From what I could see, there were loads of buses and it all seemed to be going quite smoothly after the game. The only thing was the concourse was absolutely jammed during the break. It took me about 20 mins just to go for a leak.

I heard that he still has an 80's haircut - a sort of mullet.

Burger King are more expensive but better quality. I had an Angry Burger last week but, due to the lack of chillies, it was only mildly annoyed.

This whole thread seems a bit fishy to me.

£50 for the Toshiba

One of the Apollo missions left a mirror on the moon which many universities use to measure the precise distance from earth to moon by bouncing a laser beam off it.

I would think that you are entitled to a new machine or a full refund. Have a chat with Trading Standards, they're usually very helpful.

I'm the opposite in that I have to take a tablet first thing in the morning before food (under-active thyroid). It says on the packet that digestive juices can dilute the effectiveness of the drug. Probably, taking them with food gives a slower release into the bloodstream.

Seeing a load of whingeing, diving prima donnas who are so talented that they don't need to cheat.

Journalists never let the truth stand in the way of a good story. The consultation paper proposes 20mph limits near schools and 50 mph on rural roads with a high accident record. Emotive language like "the law will be steamrollered through" really means that it will be voted on democratically like any other law.

MP3MyMP3 will record anything going through your sound card, Will save as wav or mp3.

Slightly off-topic, but we've got an HP LaserJet 4 in the office that we bought in 1994 and it's still going strong

If you get no response, threaten them with Trading Standards or the Small Claims Court. You are entitled to a full refund as the goods are not fit for purpose.

I think that Gillet is a cut above the rest.

Did you know that there is a nuclear bunker (disused) under Wentworth golf course? ecuk268 - Purveyor of useless information to the Nobility and Gentry.