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whats the actual consequences of the actions if found to be true?
fines? public humiliation? jail? removal from office?
i dont know why the media and public are getting so upset about it. or is it the fact a lot of people dont like BoZo rather than what has happened...... its not just BoZo that was there so how about publicly humiliating/name and shame ever single member that was there instead of just BoZo.
if found guilty the remove every single member that was there from office..........
Several learned folk (high court judges etc) have sated categorically that until the Plod actually start proceeding against anyone then there is no reason for any report by Gray to be redacted or restricted in any way, regardless of what it contains.
Gray doesn't have full control of it, she is working to the instruction of the PM and therefore must obey his will. If the PM and the Met have come to an arrangement or agreement (and the Met have published the fact that they have been negotiating with the Cabinet Office and thus PM) then she is over-ruled.
As for knowing what the report was going to include, I think that's a known unknown.
Independent inquiry? It doesn't meet any of the tests I'd apply.
Stinky-poos?
Edit - re the above post, the question of whether the PM misled Parliament is a fairly significant issue. Fines for anyone who attended and/or organised the events are a considerable aspect though in my mind of relatively little importance.
i dont know why the media and public are getting so upset about it. or is it the fact a lot of people dont like BoZo rather than what has happened...... its not just BoZo that was there so how about publicly humiliating/name and shame ever single member that was there instead of just BoZo.
if found guilty the remove every single member that was there from office..........
...because during the week of one party (May 20), 800 people received fines.
...because people's loved ones died and relatives couldn't be near.
...because weddings, funerals were all affected by the restrictions on numbers
...because these people set the damn rules.
The question isn't why some are getting upset, it's why everyone isn't in the streets with pitchforks.
Why Bozo? As previously mentioned he lied, he continues to lie, he never apologises, he sets the tone that the cabinet follows. Why are some Tories complaining? Because he's dragging the party down in the polls for the first time since 2019.
Yes, anyone attending the parties should also be punished.
I think it amusing and quite the ethical conundrum that BoZo is going to speak to Putin (about Ukraine) when the Tories get a lot of funding from Russians, some of our media is controlled by Russians and the upper end of the London housing market is helped by Russian oligarch's transactions.
I remember when it was the Labour Party that was allegedly tied to the Soviets, how things have changed.
Sir Trev
30-01-22, 04:06 PM
What brand did you go for Trev? It sounds like an expensive paperweight currently ;)
Witter, so it's a proper well known brand name. What's the betting the fitter will claim its the bike carrier and try to walk away...?
Section 75 credit card protection claim, small claims court if I really have to.
thaught i would splash out on new keyboard and mouse so i chose logitech thinking that they would work together... ermm no even though they are advertised on the same page...
both are bluetooth but only trackball is wireless. why they dont just chuck a bluetooth dongle in instead of the unifying i dont know.... morons.
Witter, so it's a proper well known brand name. What's the betting the fitter will claim its the bike carrier and try to walk away...?
Section 75 credit card protection claim, small claims court if I really have to.
More than likely! Shame that it's not working how it should be. Especially considering the considerable cost.
...because during the week of one party (May 20), 800 people received fines.
...because people's loved ones died and relatives couldn't be near.
...because weddings, funerals were all affected by the restrictions on numbers
...because these people set the damn rules.
The question isn't why some are getting upset, it's why everyone isn't in the streets with pitchforks.
Why Bozo? As previously mentioned he lied, he continues to lie, he never apologises, he sets the tone that the cabinet follows. Why are some Tories complaining? Because he's dragging the party down in the polls for the first time since 2019.
Yes, anyone attending the parties should also be punished.
I think it amusing and quite the ethical conundrum that BoZo is going to speak to Putin (about Ukraine) when the Tories get a lot of funding from Russians, some of our media is controlled by Russians and the upper end of the London housing market is helped by Russian oligarch's transactions.
I remember when it was the Labour Party that was allegedly tied to the Soviets, how things have changed.
Unfortunately, it's because most of the main stream press & social media don't show it/prioritise it as a top story & outlay the implications. (more than likely due to links between the parties). I mean if Cambridge Analytica were around, they could probably do something about it ;)
svenrico
30-01-22, 07:04 PM
'because during the week of one party (May 20), 800 people received fines'.
So why is it so difficult to establish that the rules were broken in Downing Street and fine the people concerned ?!
(apart from the blatant lying, obfuscation and likely cover up and whitewash !)
It's not difficult to establish rules were broken. The difficulty is remembering which rules applied to the public, and what applied to them . . . . . once that is known, we then know what rules they broke. But i think it was just a work thing :rave:
Sir Trev
31-01-22, 07:12 PM
More than likely! Shame that it's not working how it should be. Especially considering the considerable cost.
The fitter actually turned up today (unlike last week) and straight away found a wire was not connected. I stayed outside with him, pretending to just be chatty, so I could see what he did. It was flippin' obvious even to me that the unconnected wire only had about two mm of exposed cable so I'm not surprised it did not stay attached to the relay module. At least I know where it is now if anything else fails so I can check it myself. VERY shoddy workmanship.
On a brighter note I can now go and collect our new ebikes on Saturday. Yay.
yokohama
31-01-22, 07:59 PM
The two storms over the weekend. Serious winds here oop north which gave several of my slate roof tiles flying lessons.
More expense. :(
Are they taking the pi$$?
NICs about to increase, fuel prices about to increase by 50%, council tax about to increase ............ and the gov decides to give £88M of our money to Ukraine? Really?
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-travelling-to-kyiv-in-demonstration-of-support-to-ukraine
svenrico
01-02-22, 11:21 PM
Are they taking the pi$$?
NICs about to increase, fuel prices about to increase by 50%, council tax about to increase ............ and the gov decides to give £88M of our money to Ukraine? Really?
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-travelling-to-kyiv-in-demonstration-of-support-to-ukraine
They are always taking the p*ss.
Are they taking the pi$$?
NICs about to increase, fuel prices about to increase by 50%, council tax about to increase ............ and the gov decides to give £88M of our money to Ukraine? Really?
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-travelling-to-kyiv-in-demonstration-of-support-to-ukraine
"Conservatives are good with money" (says no sane person).
£4.3 billion written off in fraudulent covid loans
£10 billion written off on unsuitable or date expired PPE equipment
Money allocated for Levelling Up = £4.8 billion
(Liz Truss' private jet to Australia = £500,000)
Are they taking the pi$$?
NICs about to increase, fuel prices about to increase by 50%, council tax about to increase ............ and the gov decides to give £88M of our money to Ukraine? Really?
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-travelling-to-kyiv-in-demonstration-of-support-to-ukraine
any other gov would do the same and the increased public levy will pay for it in no time.
i personally think that the UK should keep its noise out of other peoples business.
yokohama
02-02-22, 06:16 PM
DVLA
I SORNed the bike for winter at the end of December and got a cheque refunding three months tax last week. Banked it on Monday and it bounced! Stopped by the issuer apparently.
It's impossible to contact them to follow it up. A cheery phone message tells me they are all busy and unable to take my call before cutting out and disconnecting. :mad::mad:
garynortheast
02-02-22, 07:47 PM
Just had a fourth covid jab (not a booster this time) on account my reportedly compromised immune system. (I take a small weekly dose of methotrexate for an arthritic condition I've had for the last couple of decades).
I was hoping I would escape the flu like effects of the jab this time, but I can already feel it coming on. Bleh.......
svenrico
02-02-22, 08:43 PM
DVLA
I SORNed the bike for winter at the end of December and got a cheque refunding three months tax last week. Banked it on Monday and it bounced! Stopped by the issuer apparently.
It's impossible to contact them to follow it up. A cheery phone message tells me they are all busy and unable to take my call before cutting out and disconnecting. :mad::mad:
Good luck with contacting somebody at DVLA !!!
svenrico
02-02-22, 08:46 PM
"Conservatives are good with money" (says no sane person).
£4.3 billion written off in fraudulent covid loans
£10 billion written off on unsuitable or date expired PPE equipment
Money allocated for Levelling Up = £4.8 billion
(Liz Truss' private jet to Australia = £500,000)
Is anybody held accountable for these **** ups ? Of course not !
I take a small weekly dose of methotrexate for an arthritic condition I've had for the last couple of decades
i had to google that drug.. hmmm thats a very interesting drug and might help my son.
i had to google that drug.. hmmm thats a very interesting drug and might help my son.
My 80 year old neighbour is on it. She was having difficulty walking because of painful arthritis but is now back to her sprightly self.
garynortheast
03-02-22, 12:13 PM
I've been on a small regular dose for more than 15 years, to combat psoriatic arthritis. For the last 10 years I've had no arthritis.
I hope I don't get offered any more covid jabs now. The reaction to the last three has got progressively worse. The one I had yesterday has made me feel very ill indeed. I think I may turn down the offer of another one if it gets rolled out, much as I hate to do so.
Adam Ef
03-02-22, 07:41 PM
We have an amazing segregated cycle path that runs from Bristol to Bath. Customer in today with a bike needing fixing after riding into rubble and breeze blocks placed across the cycle path at night, which she didn't see due to someone lying next to it pointing a very high power torch in her direction to blind her. Looks like the muggings are back on, taking advantage of the quiet segregated nature of the path to ambush people. Luckily she'd got away with just a damaged bike, but has heard of others who've not been so lucky in the last few days.
svenrico
03-02-22, 07:46 PM
We have an amazing segregated cycle path that runs from Bristol to Bath. Customer in today with a bike needing fixing after riding into rubble and breeze blocks placed across the cycle path at night, which she didn't see due to someone lying next to it pointing a very high power torch in her direction to blind her. Looks like the muggings are back on, taking advantage of the quiet segregated nature of the path to ambush people. Luckily she'd got away with just a damaged bike, but has heard of others who've not been so lucky in the last few days.
Any chance of catching the bas*ards ?
svenrico
03-02-22, 09:01 PM
Boris Johnson is obviously taking a lot of flak at the moment but when he asked why Saville wasn't prosecuted when Kier Starmer was director of public prosecutions , I wonder if he has a point in this instance !
Boris Johnson is obviously taking a lot of flak at the moment but when he asked why Saville wasn't prosecuted when Kier Starmer was director of public prosecutions , I wonder if he has a point in this instance !
Now you're falling for the conspiracy theory.
Starmer was not the reviewing lawyer in the Savile case although he was head of the CPS at the time. in 2013 Starmer requested a review (by barrister Alison Levitt) of the failure to prosecute and she concluded she had reservations on the failure to prosecute. Starmer accepted her findings and apologised for the CPS shortcomings.
BoZo has withdrawn the comment but, as usual, refuses to apologise and, because of this he has lost his close adviser (Manira Mirza) who had worked for him for 14 years.
Chris_SVS
03-02-22, 09:19 PM
Boris Johnson is obviously taking a lot of flak at the moment but when he asked why Saville wasn't prosecuted when Kier Starmer was director of public prosecutions , I wonder if he has a point in this instance !It was literally nothing to do with him
dirtydog
03-02-22, 10:27 PM
It’s not very often I gripe and this is another customer, We’re all currently isolating in our house as we’ve all tested positive this week.
So Tuesday I spent the morning emailing and calling customers that I had booked in to change the dates and all but one were fine with it.
This particular customer tells me I should get someone in to cover the jobs Im not able to do whilst I’m “sitting at home” and that they’re going to find someone else more reliable!
svenrico
04-02-22, 12:32 PM
Now you're falling for the conspiracy theory.
Starmer was not the reviewing lawyer in the Savile case although he was head of the CPS at the time. in 2013 Starmer requested a review (by barrister Alison Levitt) of the failure to prosecute and she concluded she had reservations on the failure to prosecute. Starmer accepted her findings and apologised for the CPS shortcomings.
BoZo has withdrawn the comment but, as usual, refuses to apologise and, because of this he has lost his close adviser (Manira Mirza) who had worked for him for 14 years.
So why was there an apology for the CPS shortcomings ?:confused:
svenrico
04-02-22, 01:11 PM
It was literally nothing to do with him
Apart from being head of the CPS at the time of the review as Seeker states above ! I am not anti Starmer but if he was in charge why shouldn't he be accountable.
maviczap
04-02-22, 01:24 PM
Apart from being head of the CPS at the time of the review as Seeker states above ! I am not anti Starmer but if he was in charge why shouldn't he be accountable.
He made the statement to apologise for the way the police & CPS investigated the case, because of their actions there were no witnesses, so no evidence to bring a case against Saville. Even the case lawyer said it was nothing to do with Starmer.
He is not accountable for failure of the investigation by the Police.
TIL (Today I Learned) a topic headline stolen from reddit.
Anyway TIL that whilst we are watching the central heating boiler swallowing our savings that MPs outside London can claim upto £5480 /year for their utility bills. No wonder my 71 year old MP won't follow my suggestion and retire.
(https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10404277/MPs-charge-3-500-energy-bills-second-homes.html)
garynortheast
05-02-22, 04:52 PM
TIL (Today I Learned) a topic headline stolen from reddit.
Anyway TIL that whilst we are watching the central heating boiler swallowing our savings that MPs outside London can claim upto £5480 /year for their utility bills. No wonder my 71 year old MP won't follow my suggestion and retire.
(https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10404277/MPs-charge-3-500-energy-bills-second-homes.html)
I'll accept your word on this Seeker, as I'd rather drink a cup of cold vomit than click through to a Daily Heil article!
I'll accept your word on this Seeker, as I'd rather drink a cup of cold vomit than click through to a Daily Heil article!
:)
I saw reference to MP's heating allowance on a "leftie" site so I googled it to verify and was surprised to see it confirmed on the Mail site - so I copied their link (Gaviscon available at the entrance :D )
garynortheast
06-02-22, 11:26 AM
Well, that last vaccine jab on Wednesday has slaughtered me. :-( Three days of serious flu-like effects, now I feel like I still have a fairly unpleasant cold.
Not nice.
i think self employed people can also claim if they have a place/room set aside in their house as an office. at least there is a limit to what they can claim for utility bills. they also have to provide proof if asked.
Tubes of caulk!
When did they change the size or offer a bigger size? I picked up a tube but it's too long to fit my gun. So either waste some caulking so the piston moves up, cut the end off and bodge it or buy another gun. Bother.
(Mutter, mutter they've always fitted before - new fangled progress :mad: )
svenrico
06-02-22, 05:24 PM
Tubes of caulk!
When did they change the size or offer a bigger size? I picked up a tube but it's too long to fit my gun. So either waste some caulking so the piston moves up, cut the end off and bodge it or buy another gun. Bother.
(Mutter, mutter they've always fitted before - new fangled progress :mad: )
Didn't know they had, thought it was a standard size to fit the standard size applicator/gun.
svenrico
06-02-22, 05:29 PM
i think self employed people can also claim if they have a place/room set aside in their house as an office. at least there is a limit to what they can claim for utility bills. they also have to provide proof if asked.
An accountant would claim a fixed amount to cover heating, lighting ,telephone
etc expenses for working from a home office but I don't think it would amount to anything like the MP'S expenses for utilities .
Didn't know they had, thought it was a standard size to fit the standard size applicator/gun.
That's what I thought too so I picked up the nearest tube which happened to say "trade".
The standard size is 310ml but there's now a trade size available which is 380ml and is about 45mm longer. If you buy the bigger gun (apparently) it will take the smaller tubes too.
Sir Trev
06-02-22, 08:26 PM
An accountant would claim a fixed amount to cover heating, lighting ,telephone etc expenses for working from a home office ....
Spot on. I used to get that while I was a contractor, and still do as I have to work from home.
Adam Ef
06-02-22, 08:40 PM
An accountant would claim a fixed amount...but I don't think it would amount to anything like the MP'S expenses for utilities .
Nowhere near that. It's £15 per week.
Tubes of caulk!
When did they change the size or offer a bigger size? I picked up a tube but it's too long to fit my gun. So either waste some caulking so the piston moves up, cut the end off and bodge it or buy another gun. Bother.
(Mutter, mutter they've always fitted before - new fangled progress :mad: )
get the screrwfix acrylic stuff its much much better https://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-anti-crack-acrylic-white-310ml/39705
get the screrwfix acrylic stuff its much much better https://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-anti-crack-acrylic-white-310ml/39705Interesting, why is it better?
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ONO = no
Scottish Hydro had as far as i'm concerned the best customer service there was for an energy supplier. since ONO has taken over they have to be the absolute worst and a bunch of robbing awipes. i used to get overpayment back with absolutely no problems, now they rob you any way they can and make excuses about it as long as the money is in their bank.
i pay DD so any over payment on a billing cycle should be mine.. correct.. ermm no. lets say i pay £100 Month DD and my bill for the quarter is £200 that would leave £100 over payment that should be refunded or am i missing something?
well i'm going to make sure that i end up owing them money... it might take me a year but it will happen...
Interesting, why is it better?
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it doesn't shrink or sag and fills gaps better and is also a bit more flexible. it takes longer to cure though and thats why the trade dont like it but for DIY its the best i have used by a long shot and i have used a good few including the mega priced ones.
it doesn't shrink or sag and fills gaps better and is also a bit more flexible. it takes longer to cure though and thats why the trade dont like it but for DIY its the best i have used by a long shot and i have used a good few including the mega priced ones.Cheers. Good to know. I'll try it.
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svenrico
07-02-22, 06:22 PM
Nowhere near that. It's £15 per week.
As well as the fixed amount you can also claim on specific things like office equipment such as a new photocopier, or things specifically required for your job working from home, as I did when I worked part time freelance from home.
What you claim would depend on the job of course and the number of jobs done in the tax year.
svenrico
07-02-22, 06:26 PM
get the screrwfix acrylic stuff its much much better https://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-anti-crack-acrylic-white-310ml/39705
Depends on the application of course. In a previous existence I know we didn't specify silicone sealant for stone work or brickwork as it can stain masonry where polysulphide (there will be a more modern equivalent nowadays ) was specified.
svenrico
10-02-22, 10:28 PM
Putin has moved his troops, it's all in the past. Don't worry about it, everyone knows it's happened, let's put it behind us and think about the real problems like climate change.
Putin must have moved his troops back to the Ukraine border, there are about 100,000 of them there now !
Deliveries.
Why do they ignore my choice of delivery day? i've selected for a reason. If i wanted it sooner, i'd ask for it sooner. And if i want to divert it to the local pick up point, it adds a further day onto it - which would have been my normal delivery day!
Thankfully i've good neighbours i can get the parcels diverted to, but it's still frustrating.
Sir Trev
13-02-22, 11:36 AM
On a similar vein... Royal Mail lying with their "we delivered your lateral flow tests at 10:28" text message. No you didn't. I was in all day and you didn't deliver a single thing. LFT boxes are designed to go through a regular letterbox and I've had several delivered by you before. This time I can only assume someone in the delivery chain had run out of them and decided to help themselves to mine. Feedback duly left.
We only get post two or three times a week right now instead of every day. It's becoming a joke.
Chris_SVS
13-02-22, 08:00 PM
Covid, saw a massive spike in stress on my watch and an elevated HR, did a test and it lit up both lines in a matter of seconds.
No symptoms beyond a sniffle
On a similar vein... Royal Mail lying with their "we delivered your lateral flow tests at 10:28" text message. No you didn't. I was in all day and you didn't deliver a single thing. LFT boxes are designed to go through a regular letterbox and I've had several delivered by you before. This time I can only assume someone in the delivery chain had run out of them and decided to help themselves to mine. Feedback duly left.
We only get post two or three times a week right now instead of every day. It's becoming a joke.
Royal Mail are just as bad around here. If i order something from a shop 20 miles away and they ship using 48 hour Royal Mail - it takes 7 days to arrive. If they use DPD it arrives the next day . . .
I avoid sending anything with them, unless they are the cheapest by a large margin - which is usually on large letters/small parcels.
https://www.postofficehorizoninquiry.org.uk/ , hearings about to start tomorrow.
How many years has that taken? The PO and Fujitsu will walk away, just another scandal.
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252509066/Fujitsu-escaped-huge-lawsuit-because-Post-Office-behaved-so-badly-in-Horizon-scandal
It's always the little people who get beaten with the big sticks. Aren't you proud to live in such a decent and honourable country?
why do smart phones have to remind you about an alarm going off... are the people who program these things morons.......
why do smart phones have to remind you about an alarm going off... are the people who program these things morons.......
oohh look you can turn it off... why it would be on in the first place is anyone's guess...
redtrummy
14-02-22, 03:45 PM
https://www.postofficehorizoninquiry.org.uk/ , hearings about to start tomorrow.
How many years has that taken? The PO and Fujitsu will walk away, just another scandal.
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252509066/Fujitsu-escaped-huge-lawsuit-because-Post-Office-behaved-so-badly-in-Horizon-scandal
It's always the little people who get beaten with the big sticks. Aren't you proud to live in such a decent and honourable country?
A friends wife was one of those accused, they left their Post Office, not long after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's
You would have to travel far and wide to find anyone more honest.
I can understand restricting trucks to 60mph but vans and pick-ups? I was watching a Severn Trent van taking an age to overtake some trucks on a dual carriageway yesterday causing a nice tailback behind him. When I eventually passed him I saw the 'this vehicle is restricted to 50mph on single carriageway, 60mph on dual carriageway'.
A couple things occur to me, why 10mph below the maximum speed permitted, and how does this improve safety? You can just sense the frustration in other road users and you know what that leads to.
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Vans are subject to 60mph on a dual carriageway, if they're not car derived van (EG a Fiesta van is subject to Car speed limits)
https://www.gov.uk/speed-limits
A couple things occur to me, why 10mph below the maximum speed permitted, and how does this improve safety?
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if you have ever driven a fully loaded transit then you would understand.. think barge in a stormy sea :smt048 all courier depots have weigh bridges and if your gross weight does not meet the spec you have to turn round and unload stuff till it does.
one of the worst roads in Scotland for getting a speeding ticket in a van is the one too Aberdeen.
Vans are subject to 60mph on a dual carriageway, if they're not car derived van (EG a Fiesta van is subject to Car speed limits)
https://www.gov.uk/speed-limitsAh, I don't know that. I was aware that trucks are limited to 40mph on single carriageways and that's another bone of contention when you live in a rural area and get stuck behind one for miles.
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if you have ever driven a fully loaded transit then you would understand.. think barge in a stormy sea :smt048 all courier depots have weigh bridges and if your gross weight does not meet the spec you have to turn round and unload stuff till it does.
one of the worst roads in Scotland for getting a speeding ticket in a van is the one too Aberdeen.That makes some sense. This vehicle was actually pickup with a truckman body on the load area.
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Adam Ef
16-02-22, 07:44 PM
My van is limited to 60 everywhere.. just because it's crap.
Lots of people are caught out by the 60mph dual carriageway van limit and get tickets not realising.
svenrico
16-02-22, 11:20 PM
Ah, I don't know that. I was aware that trucks are limited to 40mph on single carriageways and that's another bone of contention when you live in a rural area and get stuck behind one for miles.
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If trucks are limited to 40mph on single carriageways the truck drivers around here don't observe that. They travel as fast as me on the bike or in the car when I am doing 60mph !
GOTD
I had to apply the new Highway Code rules today regarding pedestrian priority when waiting to cross at a junction. In a town on a moderately busy road through a housing area, I (in car) wanted to turn right into a side road. A pedestrian was standing at the kerb in the side road.
Now the dilemma. Do I sit in the bigger road indicating right and wait for the person to cross, meanwhile holding up the traffic behind me for no apparent (to them) reason, the pedestrian just standing still waiting for me to turn? Do I turn into the side road and then stop, blocking the entry and only just clear of the bigger road and wait for the person to cross while they stand and look at me? Do I ignore it all and just turn in and drive on, let the person decide when it is safe for them to cross as was always the case?
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!!!!!!!!!!!!! Goddam ****ing stupid rule, **** for brains idea from someone in Westminster.
Rather than totally p*** everyone off waiting behind me I turned into the side road and stopped, I and the pedestrian then looked at each other for what seemed like an age, I felt totally vulnerable and stupid sitting just into the side road when it was clear in front of me. Eventually they decided to cross and I could proceed as usual.
I felt so bad about what the situation had been I have decided I won't do it again. If the pedestrian is crossing then of course they have priority, but if they are just standing beside the kerb looking blank then I really don't want to be obliged to create what I felt was a dangerous situation.
garynortheast
17-02-22, 08:27 AM
GOTD
I had to apply the new Highway Code rules today regarding pedestrian priority when waiting to cross at a junction. In a town on a moderately busy road through a housing area, I (in car) wanted to turn right into a side road. A pedestrian was standing at the kerb in the side road.
Now the dilemma. Do I sit in the bigger road indicating right and wait for the person to cross, meanwhile holding up the traffic behind me for no apparent (to them) reason, the pedestrian just standing still waiting for me to turn? Do I turn into the side road and then stop, blocking the entry and only just clear of the bigger road and wait for the person to cross while they stand and look at me? Do I ignore it all and just turn in and drive on, let the person decide when it is safe for them to cross as was always the case?
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!!!!!!!!!!!!! Goddam ****ing stupid rule, **** for brains idea from someone in Westminster.
Rather than totally p*** everyone off waiting behind me I turned into the side road and stopped, I and the pedestrian then looked at each other for what seemed like an age, I felt totally vulnerable and stupid sitting just into the side road when it was clear in front of me. Eventually they decided to cross and I could proceed as usual.
I felt so bad about what the situation had been I have decided I won't do it again. If the pedestrian is crossing then of course they have priority, but if they are just standing beside the kerb looking blank then I really don't want to be obliged to create what I felt was a dangerous situation.
I just wave people across in that situation.......
.....and then I run them over!
redtrummy
17-02-22, 08:43 AM
Not on a very busy road but I stopped to wait for pedestrians to cross, (I wanted to turn right) and we just looked at each other for ages. May not have been too bad had an unfortunate accident happened though - it was outside the Doctors surgery so help would have been close by!
... it was outside the Doctors surgery so help would have been close by!
Help from a doctor's surgery? Ha! We still can't get a face to face appointment at ours. Telephone appointments only FFS!
How on earth they can diagnose properly without some sort of inspection or examination is beyond me - Google?:smt076
svenrico
18-02-22, 12:34 AM
GOTD
I had to apply the new Highway Code rules today regarding pedestrian priority when waiting to cross at a junction. In a town on a moderately busy road through a housing area, I (in car) wanted to turn right into a side road. A pedestrian was standing at the kerb in the side road.
Now the dilemma. Do I sit in the bigger road indicating right and wait for the person to cross, meanwhile holding up the traffic behind me for no apparent (to them) reason, the pedestrian just standing still waiting for me to turn? Do I turn into the side road and then stop, blocking the entry and only just clear of the bigger road and wait for the person to cross while they stand and look at me? Do I ignore it all and just turn in and drive on, let the person decide when it is safe for them to cross as was always the case?
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!!!!!!!!!!!!! Goddam ****ing stupid rule, **** for brains idea from someone in Westminster.
Rather than totally p*** everyone off waiting behind me I turned into the side road and stopped, I and the pedestrian then looked at each other for what seemed like an age, I felt totally vulnerable and stupid sitting just into the side road when it was clear in front of me. Eventually they decided to cross and I could proceed as usual.
I felt so bad about what the situation had been I have decided I won't do it again. If the pedestrian is crossing then of course they have priority, but if they are just standing beside the kerb looking blank then I really don't want to be obliged to create what I felt was a dangerous situation.
I think you have to judge the situation as to whether you are going to create a dangerous situation with other vehicles by waiting for a pedestrian to cross and hope the pedestrian has enough sense not to step out in front of a moving vehicle if you decide not to wait for them to start crossing. I agree, a stupid new rule . If I am the pedestrian I would tend to wave the motorist on and wait until it is safe to cross.
svenrico
18-02-22, 12:40 AM
Notifications to my email from ebay notifying me of sign in activity on my account and giving approximate address as ,for example today ,London which is 200 miles from where I live .
Notifications to my email from ebay notifying me of sign in activity on my account and giving approximate address as ,for example today ,London which is 200 miles from where I live .
I think it's based on your server location. I'm with Zen broadband and my sign in warnings swing from Scotland to London with occasional brief rests in Lancashire.
If I haven't signed into google then "maps" puts me in various parts of the country.
Chris_SVS
18-02-22, 10:26 AM
I get that all the time, my 4g setup seems to migrate itself around the country.
Sir Trev
18-02-22, 05:37 PM
Blasted wind. I lost a fence post and panel today. Just the one each, which was not too bad I suppose, but what's the betting that I'll have a heck of a job finding any to replace them considering how many must be down across the country...
svenrico
18-02-22, 08:59 PM
Putin. Ukraine now, where next ? Putin would like to return to the days of the old Soviet Union and he is prepared to risk starting world war 3 to get his way. Does anybody really think Putin has no intention of invading Ukraine (apart from maybe those who think the Russian state had nothing to do with the Salisbury poisonings ) ?
chris8886
18-02-22, 09:50 PM
I think you have to judge the situation as to whether you are going to create a dangerous situation with other vehicles by waiting for a pedestrian to cross and hope the pedestrian has enough sense not to step out in front of a moving vehicle if you decide not to wait for them to start crossing. I agree, a stupid new rule . If I am the pedestrian I would tend to wave the motorist on and wait until it is safe to cross.
How many people these days actually read the new highway code whenever it comes out?! I know we should, but I seriously doubt there are that many that do. So I reckon most people won't know about this change and just carry on as before.....
So I reckon most people won't know about this change and just carry on as before.....
dont need the highway code you just need the warriors on social media to tell everyone :rolleyes:
Royal "fail". They're just an expensive version of Hermes - to be fair, that's now probably an insult to Hermes . . . .
I ordered an item on Feb 11th, on a 48 hour delivery. I left it until the 17th to chase the sender as no updates were issued on tracking (i sometimes know it can be slow/missed).
They chased RM, on the 19th i got notification 'we have your parcel' and will deliver it on the 21st. I selected my local post office (which is 2 miles from the delivery depot which it is at) and they STILL failed to deliver it today - tracking shows 'still at delivery depot'.
Also ordered an item from Amazon on the 14th Feb, (unfortunately using RM as the courier) it was due by Thursday/Friday last week. It is also delayed- potentially up to the 23rd Feb . . . . (but probably longer)
They seem to be they make money by charging people for a service they cannot supply. And losing parcels too. Had plenty of those the last few months.
RM should stick to letters and let the Parcel delivery companies deal with anything not in an envelope.
Royal "fail". They're just an expensive version of Hermes - to be fair, that's now probably an insult to Hermes . . . .
I ordered an item on Feb 11th, on a 48 hour delivery. I left it until the 17th to chase the sender as no updates were issued on tracking (i sometimes know it can be slow/missed).
They chased RM, on the 19th i got notification 'we have your parcel' and will deliver it on the 21st. I selected my local post office (which is 2 miles from the delivery depot which it is at) and they STILL failed to deliver it today - tracking shows 'still at delivery depot'.
Also ordered an item from Amazon on the 14th Feb, (unfortunately using RM as the courier) it was due by Thursday/Friday last week. It is also delayed- potentially up to the 23rd Feb . . . . (but probably longer)
They seem to be they make money by charging people for a service they cannot supply. And losing parcels too. Had plenty of those the last few months.
RM should stick to letters and let the Parcel delivery companies deal with anything not in an envelope.
I must be lucky because I've been ordering a lot of stuff on line recently and it's been delivered by Royal Mail/Hermes/DHL/DPD and I've not had a problem with any of them. I had a Hermes delivery today - forecast to arrive between 1:30pm and 3:30pm and it arrived at 2:30pm.
If I'm not home, they'll put the item in a wheelie bin (at the rear of the property) and leave a note. I've changed deliveries so they'll leave packages in my conservatory if I'm going out on the day they're going to deliver - no fuss, no bother.
svenrico
22-02-22, 01:22 PM
I must be lucky because I've been ordering a lot of stuff on line recently and it's been delivered by Royal Mail/Hermes/DHL/DPD and I've not had a problem with any of them. I had a Hermes delivery today - forecast to arrive between 1:30pm and 3:30pm and it arrived at 2:30pm.
If I'm not home, they'll put the item in a wheelie bin (at the rear of the property) and leave a note. I've changed deliveries so they'll leave packages in my conservatory if I'm going out on the day they're going to deliver - no fuss, no bother.
I haven't had a problem with delivery of items recently either, touch wood.
GOTD - Bemoto insurance
With the new Bike incoming, i made a change to when it switches over, and need some cross over time on the day of trade in. Called them up & spoke to someone who arranged it. Paperwork arrives - its wrong. I email back to check (await 3 days for a response) yes it is correct & wrong. Reply to email (Monday) still no response.
Call on Monday night (on hold for 30 mins) no answer - request a call back which comes. Explain my issue and the operator says i'll get a call back Tuesday. Nothing happens. Wednesday. Nothing happens. I call this evening (multiple times) same thing; on hold for 30 mins, then leave a call back request. Nothing happens.
Don't think i'll be renewing with them due to their appalling customer contact abilities. My previous Insurance Broker always pick up in 3 rings (company policy/standard - well staffed offices/teams) Always. Email response is hours/the same day.
Adam Ef
23-02-22, 07:27 PM
I've always been impressed with Bemoto. They're the only company I've stayed with for more than a year at a time. They're usually good although I did have to wait a long time recently for my call to be answered, so maybe they're getting too big a success for themselves now?
I've always been impressed with Bemoto. They're the only company I've stayed with for more than a year at a time. They're usually good although I did have to wait a long time recently for my call to be answered, so maybe they're getting too big a success for themselves now?
I've had the opposite experience.
When i took my policy out last year they called my back and said "sorry, but we mis quoted your policy it's actually £400 some odd (not the £270 i paid - which was everyone else's price in the market too). Said they'd absorb it, but that didn't fill me with much confidence as a) they should have been expensive b) only realised after paperwork was being confirmed/filed . . . .
daktulos
24-02-22, 04:34 PM
https://i.postimg.cc/q6J35hLk/Screenshot-2022-02-24-at-16-32-01.png (https://postimg.cc/q6J35hLk)
So, that'll be a more than 50% increase in April.
I'm with bankrupt Bulb and don't have my new rates or even know who I'll be with yet. For comparison here are my current rates:
Electric: 19.111p/kWh - - standing charge: 25.538 p/day (same rate day/night)
Gas: 3.792p/kWh - - standing charge: 24.869 p/day
GOTD - Bemoto insurance
With the new Bike incoming, i made a change to when it switches over, and need some cross over time on the day of trade in. Called them up & spoke to someone who arranged it. Paperwork arrives - its wrong. I email back to check (await 3 days for a response) yes it is correct & wrong. Reply to email (Monday) still no response.
Call on Monday night (on hold for 30 mins) no answer - request a call back which comes. Explain my issue and the operator says i'll get a call back Tuesday. Nothing happens. Wednesday. Nothing happens. I call this evening (multiple times) same thing; on hold for 30 mins, then leave a call back request. Nothing happens.
Don't think i'll be renewing with them due to their appalling customer contact abilities. My previous Insurance Broker always pick up in 3 rings (company policy/standard - well staffed offices/teams) Always. Email response is hours/the same day.
Update - still no call all morning, so i rang at lunch. Again, on hold for 20 minutes to speak to someone. Thankfully i do get through, speak to someone and get it sorted.
redtrummy
24-02-22, 07:17 PM
daktulas Here is our old/new prices. Bit cheaper than yours but still a shock we knew was coming
Your Economy 7 electricity rates will change from 25.271p to 32.300p per kWh for your day rate and 10.497p to 17.526p per kWh for your night rate. Your standing charge per day will change from 23.85p to 44.84p.
Your gas rates will change from 3.987p to 7.282p per kWh and your standing charge per day will change from 26.11p to 27.22p
Those increases in standing charges are scandalous, criminal even. What justification is there for increasing standing charges so much, other than "they just can". Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr ...... :smt068
Adam Ef
27-02-22, 09:20 AM
Just had the week from hell. Work has been so bad I'm seriously looking at handing in my notice as soon as I can find something else.
To top it off, bought a new van, loaded it up with things to drop off and then to get to work, went out next morning and wouldn't start. Luckily just the (expensive) battery but really screwed up plans and getting to work. Created loads of stress and I hopped onto the DRZ to get to work to minimise my lateness.
Later in the day a gang of kids stole the DRZ right outside the shop in front of me. I chased them down the road and got it back. There's loads more to the story including... the Police took over an hour to attend and then making us keep one of the kids in the shop for two hours and also keep a dropped moped in the shop until it was collected an hour after closing.
They eventually gave the kid a lift home as he's too young to do anything with and they were ultimately f£$^£$ng useless and were so ****ed off with me to have been called out. They also had to ignore another bike theft they had radioed through that was happening up the road as they had no resources. Apparently it was three of the kids who took my bike getting another.
The Police know who they all are and can do nothing. Deliveroo riders have a network set up to notify each other of the whereabouts of the gangs as they have to avoid taking jobs near where they are as they target them doing their deliveries. A deliveroo rider witnessed me chasing them to get my DRZ back and showed me photos of the gangs surrounding shops locally to intimdate them and the Deliveroo whatsapp messages from the night before with maps of where to avoid etc. Ridiculous. We're now also apparently a target for revenge at the shop while we work as they have a history of returning and smashing place up. The Police's anwser when asked how we can stop that? "Ring 999". And supposedly wait over an hour for them to attend again!!
Then finally got the van running with new battery and went to do the drop off of parts in Bristol that was meant to happen three days ago and had a double flash leaving Bristol through a huge junction of lights. I'm fairly sure I was on amber when I went through and would have stopped for that too but I had an idiot tailgating me that I lost sight of so assumed he was right up behind me hidden in the blindspot. Also driving a new to me van I didn't want to slam the brakes on as they actually work on this van, unlike my old one. So now likely looking at £100 fine and 3 points.. having to notify insurance companies etc.
Also put a deposit down on a bike last week to replace 2 that I've had to sell. Money has been screwed and trying to pay off debts. I've checked what would happen to insurance quotes I had if I do get points and most quotes won't now insure me and the others are all sky high, So I might have to just not have the bike I've reserved and lose my deposit money too.
All this revolves around needing to do work that is becoming a complete p155 take too. I'm exhausted from work, have no life in between or time to recover, money is all going south and debts are building and I'm totally fed up.
I feel sick with tiredness and have one day to recover before I'm back to it.
How's that for a Sunday morning rant.
Blimey Adam. Why do these things always come along in threes? It's so ironic that a gang of kids can get away with theft and threatening behaviour but your accidental misdemeanor gets the full attention of the law. That's broken Britain for you.
I'm not sure what I can say to cheer you up but things can only get better I hope.
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How's that for a Sunday morning rant.
I am certain that it isn't the award you were looking for but you have definitely won Gripe of the Day. Congratulations :)
I hope things get (much) better.
Adam Ef
27-02-22, 10:59 AM
+ Just had a morning of death threats from someone on FB because I wouldn't sell him a bike for a low price. He's sending me screen grabs of my profile pics etc.
Craig380
27-02-22, 12:58 PM
F*cking hell, Adam, that's awful. Very sorry to hear all that.
Edited to add that even if you do get a NIP for a red light offence - which hopefully is unlikely as most cameras are not armed until 0.5 seconds AFTER the red light is displayed - you should get offered a course & fine, which does not need to be declared to insurers as it isn't a conviction.
Adam Ef
27-02-22, 01:34 PM
I had a course last year for 36 in a 30 zone. I don't think you get a second offer, even if it's for a different offence.
+ I'm really hoping it was someone else behind me in my blind spot that it flashed. I felt sure I was so far over the junction on amber. It's huge junction though coming out of Bristol to the M32.
+ Just had a morning of death threats from someone on FB because I wouldn't sell him a bike for a low price. He's sending me screen grabs of my profile pics etc.Another nut job. I'd say report him to FB but your probably just wasting your time. There's a guy on twitter who's very good at tracking these people down and finding out their home address and employer. Not sure how he does it.
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Adam Ef
27-02-22, 05:18 PM
I'm not sure he's the sort of person who has an employer.
Sir Trev
27-02-22, 07:06 PM
Hope things improve for you Adam. The shocking lack of police resources is one reason why I don't like leaving the Triumph anywhere if I'm out and our new electric bicycles even more so.
svenrico
27-02-22, 09:51 PM
'How's that for a Sunday morning rant.' Why can't they do anything with these feral scum ? Hope things improve anyway.
garynortheast
27-02-22, 09:54 PM
Bloody hell Adam, that is the 5h1te week to end all 5h1te weeks. A fully justified rant I'd say. I really hope things turn round for you pretty damn quickly. If you need to escape for a couple of days you're welcome to head up this way.
Could you report the haemorrhoid head making threats to the police (I know, I know...)?
svenrico
28-02-22, 10:19 PM
Putin wants the demilitarisation of Ukraine as a condition of ending the war against Ukraine. So he can just walk into Ukraine without any resistance !!! He also talks about the West's propaganda which he describes as coming from 'the empire of lies '. Does he really believe these things - doesn't he see that most of the world has condemned his invasion of Ukraine - is he deranged ? Can't the Russian people see that he is lying and he always turns the truth around so it appears he is the victim ?
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