The Megathread - Idle Banters Virtual Bar

[Reeder]

Sounds lovely Gav.

UUUUUUUH OHHHHHHH MM. Best buy some more and then tell her she owes u :P

[minimorecambe]

I cant afford anymore!
My new tyres have cleaned me out!!

It wasnt just my ticket, it was my best friends aswell.

And now the stupid woman wont answer her phone........................... argh

[Wideboy]

Oh dear - I think my Mam has thrown away the envelope with my train tickets in for Edinburgh :-?

you'll have to fly, want to borrow my carpet?

[minimorecambe]

I dont have a license :(

[Wideboy]

Sounds lovely Gav.

UUUUUUUH OHHHHHHH MM. Best buy some more and then tell her she owes u :P

You can pick most of it from tesco's

[Wideboy]

I dont have a license :(

Its only illegal if the gene or giant parrots catch yoy

[minimorecambe]

But I struggle to stay on my bike when Im not moving!
If I fall off a carpet in the air I will surely not survive :-?

[Reeder]

I'm going to beat you, Gav.

[Wideboy]

But I struggle to stay on my bike when Im not moving!
If I fall off a carpet in the air I will surely not survive :-? parachute?

I'm going to beat you, Gav.

why? :(

[minimorecambe]

I have always wanted to go sky diving....................... :)

[Wideboy]

Me two, its on my list to do next yeah

[munkygunn182]

Back of the net... Just got blink 182 tickets for newcastle

[Reeder]

For being you :)

[minimorecambe]

Aaaarrgggghhhhh why won't she answer her phone!!!!!!!!!!

[Wideboy]

For being you :)
But i thought you liked me :(
Aaaarrgggghhhhh why won't she answer her phone!!!!!!!!!! carrier pidgeon

[Reeder]

I do like you :D

[minimorecambe]

Meh

Im going to clean the house until she rings and I can yell at her.

*storms out muttering*

[Wideboy]

But beating people doesnt mean you like them :(

bye helen *waves*

[Reeder]

Oh, I thought that was why my parents used to beat me?

[Wideboy]

No that was for fun

[Reeder]

Oh my.

[minimorecambe]

Still can't find the stupid tickets :-?

Oh well better make a move to take the bike for her new shoes and empty my purse.
There best be something to look at while I am waiting :p

[Wideboy]

It is luncheon of the timington!

[Milky Bar Kid]

Yum, I just had semi warm rice pudding. How appetising. Not.

[minimorecambe]

Stupid garage didnt have my stupid tyres and didnt use thier stupid brains to pick up the stupid phone to ring me!!!!!!

So no new shoes for the bike :(

[Milky Bar Kid]

Aww that sucks MM

[minimorecambe]

Yup but on a lighter note it means I am £215 better off well :D until tomorrow when I take it back :p

[robh539]

afternoon all,

MM thats crap.

[minimorecambe]

Hi Rob. :)

Yeh but they will get fitted tomorrow hopefully so its OK :)

[Milky Bar Kid]

I think all those students need a kick up the butt. Behaving like thugs

[robh539]

I think all those students need a kick up the butt. Behaving like thugs

+1

[minimorecambe]

They ant doing themselves any favours at all.
I bet 90% of them dont even know what they are protesting about, they will just be there for the "thrills"

[Wideboy]

Haha that student who threw the fire extinguisher off the roof lives in one of the most expensive area's if southampton yet was campaigning about costs, just read i paper what a *****

bad and good news mm

[lily]

Haha that student who threw the fire extinguisher off the roof lives in one of the most expensive area's if southampton yet was campaigning about costs, just read i paper what a *****


not being daft.... I know what he did was wrong... But I would be campaigning regardings costs if I was still at Uni.

Doesn't matter what area you are from or how much you can afford they are talking about making you pay £9000 a year in fees!

Now when I went which was only 6 years ago started, 3 years ago graduated... I paid £1050 a year! Which was an affordable cost for a higher education. £9000 is just stupid. I actually think what Drew's brother's step kids are paying of £3000 is stupid. The thing is as well they are adding it to the student loan cost. So the university are going to get the money straight away from teh government and the student will owe it to the government... which if like my student loan gets wrote off when I get to 50 anyway!

[Viney]

not being daft.... I know what he did was wrong... But I would be campaigning regardings costs if I was still at Uni.

Doesn't matter what area you are from or how much you can afford they are talking about making you pay £9000 a year in fees!

Now when I went which was only 6 years ago started, 3 years ago graduated... I paid £1050 a year! Which was an affordable cost for a higher education. £9000 is just stupid. I actually think what Drew's brother's step kids are paying of £3000 is stupid. The thing is as well they are adding it to the student loan cost. So the university are going to get the money straight away from teh government and the student will owe it to the government... which if like my student loan gets wrote off when I get to 50 anyway!Although i agree to a point, £9000 is still cheap. If you look at private training courses, £9k is cheap. A decent plumbing course is £7k+ MCSE course is about £4k a module and theres lots depending on your goal and most of these courses last wekkes not years. So overall VFM, its a bargain. Makes the uni fees £9k per year but then shorten the course period by a year. Most of the 1st year is spent dossing, drinking and shagging anyway :)

[metalhead19]

Im a current Uni student, and to be frank, it is too expensive. The cost of tuition may be "cheap" in comparison to say a plumbing course, but then add on living expenses like rent food ect. For a student with little or no income its ridiculous. Currently (with £3225 tuition fees) the loans you can get dont cover the costs. The maintenance loan i get doesnt cover the cost of my rent......then what money do i have to live on?
It just mounts to debt debt and more debt. Wit the new tuition fees they estimated it would take roughly 30 years to pay it off.

[Viney]

Im a current Uni student, and to be frank, it is too expensive. The cost of tuition may be "cheap" in comparison to say a plumbing course, but then add on living expenses like rent food ect. For a student with little or no income its ridiculous. Currently (with £3225 tuition fees) the loans you can get dont cover the costs. The maintenance loan i get doesnt cover the cost of my rent......then what money do i have to live on?
It just mounts to debt debt and more debt. Wit the new tuition fees they estimated it would take roughly 30 years to pay it off.
Then dont go to Uni and get a job. (Playing devils advocate)

Plenty of people go to uni and get through it. Not saying you are, but most of them see it as a doss and are lazy. Most pople i speak to that go to Uni dont even know what they want to do when they leave, so in real terms dont go.

Life is hard ffs. So your going to have a 30 year debt, that in reality you will porbably never pay off as you wont be able to find a job that pays high enough to break the threshold.

As for 'living on' You ride a bike a luxury that you dont need. Students get it easy with the likes of discounts on everything from food to travel. Its not all bad.

[lily]

Then dont go to Uni and get a job. (Playing devils advocate)



I went to uni and got a job and lived at home for free, my parents paid my fees, I just had to get myself there, and buy my books!

I was rolling in it (think I was the only student that was) I'm more poor now than when I was at uni!

[metalhead19]

Then dont go to Uni and get a job. (Playing devils advocate)

Plenty of people go to uni and get through it. Not saying you are, but most of them see it as a doss and are lazy. Most pople i speak to that go to Uni dont even know what they want to do when they leave, so in real terms dont go.

Life is hard ffs. So your going to have a 30 year debt, that in reality you will porbably never pay off as you wont be able to find a job that pays high enough to break the threshold.

As for 'living on' You ride a bike a luxury that you dont need. Students get it easy with the likes of discounts on everything from food to travel. Its not all bad.

haha, this is also true. I am not doubting the fact that it is hard/unfair ect. But i do not agree that prices should be raised to decrease Gov. spending. (and yes i know that is only a minute part of gov. plan ect, but i really cba to talk about all the other factors involved :p)

Everyone has different opinions about Uni life. But yes, alot of people at uni have no idea what they want to do, or are here for a laugh (which IMHO is a waste of time and money) But there are some who know what they want to do and genuinely want to further their own learning.

But what i think alot of people (and students ;) ) fail to realise is that it is a 9K limit, 9K is not what is going to be charged at every university. (as far as i am aware).

And i did not intend to use myself as an example (although re reading it does imply i was). Things will obviously have to be sacrificed in order to come to uni, that is obvious and it should not be something people do just for fun.

Personally i think that 9K is abit of a steep increase in price, i think the original idea of 6K limit was a much better solution (and may have resulted in less rioting). but o well whats done is done.

On a lighter note....how is everyone today? :smt039

[Viney]

haha, this is also true. I am not doubting the fact that it is hard/unfair ect. But i do not agree that prices should be raised to decrease Gov. spending. (and yes i know that is only a minute part of gov. plan ect, but i really cba to talk about all the other factors involved :p)

Everyone has different opinions about Uni life. But yes, alot of people at uni have no idea what they want to do, or are here for a laugh (which IMHO is a waste of time and money) But there are some who know what they want to do and genuinely want to further their own learning.

But what i think alot of people (and students ;) ) fail to realise is that it is a 9K limit, 9K is not what is going to be charged at every university. (as far as i am aware).

And i did not intend to use myself as an example (although re reading it does imply i was). Things will obviously have to be sacrificed in order to come to uni, that is obvious and it should not be something people do just for fun.

Personally i think that 9K is abit of a steep increase in price, i think the original idea of 6K limit was a much better solution (and may have resulted in less rioting). but o well whats done is done.

On a lighter note....how is everyone today? :smt039But will the 9k weed out the one that you mention as being there for a laugh and in turn create more places for people that actually want to go to uni and are prepared for a life of hell and hardship?

As for students that are rioting. Just throw bars of soap and the skiving gits...that'll disperse them :)

[andrewsmith]

to put my treppence in to this arugement.
I'm a graduate this year and very good friends with a few lecturers and was told on no uncertain terms that 10% of the staff in the school has been cut (thats out of 105 lecturers and technicians).
Tht is on top an additional 10-20% extra students for the next 2 years and the funding being cut to the courses. My course costs between £15k and £21k per student per year

To bare in mind, my department was the built environment and the shortage of staff in practice come 2015 is about 30%.

But the non courses in my view (politics, some of the sports sciences and pretty much all the phycology courses) have received almost no cuts.

Work that one out!!

[Wideboy]

Im with viney it is cheap. its one of the problems with todays britain, it no longer has industries as everyone goes to uni and ends up in an office, which again leads to the other problem of the country having nothing to export which again is bad in todays climate, i know everyone is entitled to higher education but in the real world if you cant afford something you cant have it. compare the 70's to the modern day if anything students have got it easy

[lily]

anybody got any work they need doing?

my boss has stolen a load of mine while I have been out the office, and pulled me off a few projects... so I'm a bit bored and still have an hour and 15 to kill as back onto half 5 finishes

[Wideboy]

Dont do anything, if i was leaving i'd mr complete ********, but thats just me :D

[Reeder]

That's because you are an ********

[lily]

Dont do anything, if i was leaving i'd mr complete ********, but thats just me :D

That's because you are an ********

both true statements

I am instead finishing my lists of what I need to get and from where when we go xmas shopping! :D

[Reeder]

That sounds like the best thing to do Lily :D
I'm lucky and I get to go home at 5 :) I'm then going to the pub to play pool

[lily]

mmmmmmmmmmm pub!

[munkygunn182]

Owww ma head

[minimorecambe]

Thats different tyres ordered for the bike for fitting tomorrow :)
Lets see if they can actually manage to get these ones in, they are more expensive aswell!! :-?

[Reeder]

What ones have you ordered?
Too much drunk munky?

[minimorecambe]

Now getting Michelin Pilot Powers - £25 more than the Avons so not too bad :)

[Reeder]

ooo very nice.
I quite wanna get them in summer

[Reeder]

Home time my darlings xxxxxxxxxxxxx

[minimorecambe]

Ciao :D

[munkygunn182]

What ones have you ordered?
Too much drunk munky?

How did you guess?

[Wideboy]

why would your head hurt? thats a bloomin quick setting in hang over

afternoon all

[Holdup]

Now getting Michelin Pilot Powers - £25 more than the Avons so not too bad :)

2CT's or just plain Powers

good choice what ever, loved the ones on my SV dont last too long though....

any waaaay

:smt039

[minimorecambe]

:smt006

They are 2ct's :)

[Holdup]

Veryy good choice

I need a new front tyre (so will replace both, hate whats on there) dunno if i should get powers again or something slightly longer lasting

[DarrenSV650S]

We have snow here :)

[minimorecambe]

Whats the smile for.
The snow can just stay away from here thankyou very much!!!

[DarrenSV650S]

I like snow. Weirdo

[Holdup]

They say its gunna snow down here soon

bet it doesnt / hope it doesnt, dont want to be stuck in Slough next week...

[andrewsmith]

we've got snow here aswel :D

we may have a 12" of it Fri/ sat Sunday

and I've just took delivery of one of these

TBeQA1trE2U

[minimorecambe]

Snow sucks

[Holdup]

I better win the lottery tonight....

[DarrenSV650S]

Bet you £1million you don't

[Holdup]

if i win

you owe me 1million great british pounds

[DarrenSV650S]

When you lose, you will pay me £1million

[Holdup]

no

[DarrenSV650S]

What?

[Holdup]

You deaf?

i said

NO

[DarrenSV650S]

You don't really understand how a bet works do you

[Holdup]

only works if you shake on it

[DarrenSV650S]

Muppet.

Is there anyone here with more than 2 brain cells?

[andrewsmith]

Me!!

And no darren I aint betting with you!!

[Holdup]

Muppet.

Yeh you are

[DarrenSV650S]

Me!!

And no darren I aint betting with you!!

Why not? Holdup accepted the bet and he seems quite "on the ball"

[andrewsmith]

not at ze perscribed million quid!

maybe a takeaway and 10 mins behind the bike shed with kiethd

[Holdup]

sleep time now?

[andrewsmith]

NO

[Milky Bar Kid]

Bleurgh

[andrewsmith]

how u feeling MBK?

[Holdup]

NO

yea sleep time now im tired

oddly enough

[Milky Bar Kid]

how u feeling MBK?

Cack! Remind me never to get tonsilitis again.

[minimorecambe]

:smt039

MBK - Dont get tonsilitus again :D

[andrewsmith]

GWS
:grouphug:

[Milky Bar Kid]

At least you guys make me smile!

[andrewsmith]

N1Wq1WaG74Q

[munkygunn182]

Right i've just slept the past 4 hours or something, who's up all night!?

[minimorecambe]

I will be a dirty stop out with you Craig :D

[munkygunn182]

What about just a dirty? :p

[minimorecambe]

Nope cant do that I have just had a bath so that would be daft!

[munkygunn182]

Yeah you're right, definite waste of a bath! I figure if im up all night I could write some uni reports :) Got my photocard back from the DVLA today :)

[minimorecambe]

Oooh you have gone pink :p

[Holdup]

:puker:

[minimorecambe]

Whats the sickness for James?

[munkygunn182]

I've been pink for 3 and a half years. Just got a new logo on it :)

[Holdup]

headachey

there isnt a headache emote :(