Gripe of the day - What is yours?

[Red ones]

Rain

Everytime it rains my data connection drops from 100meg to about 0.5. Grr.

Engineer booked for Friday.

[SV650rules]

Originally Posted by BanannaMan

Sounds exactly like conservatives here in America.
If you are not extreme right wing then you must be one of those (insert insult of your choice) liberals.

They have no concept of middle of the road politics or believing both parties have good ideas.
And any criticism of the far right makes you the enemy.
Something you don't get from the liberals, even if you are not always in total agreement everything they say.

They criticize other hate groups but no one preaches it harder than the far right.
This will be what brings the conservatives down in America and it's already showing in state elections.

It is not unknown, in fact quite common for the incumbent party to lose a few by-elections, it happens all the time in UK.

I visited an engineering company in Luton a few years ago to pick up some work, I went out lunchtime to buy a sandwich and thought I had been in doctor whos' time machine and been taken to a middle east / asian country - I was the only white face in sight, same with huge chunks of the UK these days, every town seems to have a mosque ( paid for by saudi 'mosque building fund' ) - same in parts of Birmingham, Wolverhampton and many, many other towns and cities throughout the UK - when you feel like a total stranger in your own country it is time to take a look at what is happening, and who let it happen...... if you don't you are just a sleepwalker, allowing for the situation to carry on. Certain 'faith' schools in UK are dividing up the girls from the boys, apparently OK by their religion but totally against UK law, but these people think they just carry on with their own laws and ignore our statute book.

It's all going to end very messily indeed...

[BanannaMan]

Originally Posted by SV650rules

I visited an engineering company in Luton a few years ago to pick up some work, I went out lunchtime to buy a sandwich and thought I had been in doctor whos' time machine and been taken to a middle east / asian country - I was the only white face in sight, same with huge chunks of the UK these days, every town seems to have a mosque ( paid for by saudi 'mosque building fund' ) - same in parts of Birmingham, Wolverhampton and many, many other towns and cities throughout the UK - when you feel like a total stranger in your own country it is time to take a look at what is happening, and who let it happen...... if you don't you are just a sleepwalker, allowing for the situation to carry on. Certain 'faith' schools in UK are dividing up the girls from the boys, apparently OK by their religion but totally against UK law, but these people think they just carry on with their own laws and ignore our statute book.

It's all going to end very messily indeed...

This is a totally different situation than exists in the US although every large city has always had neighborhoods of different minorities.
So while you agree with Trump's message and tactics it may be a better solution to your problem than it is to ours.
Most of his rehtoric is not based on fact but aimed to keep his base of supporters stirred up.
But if you think he has the answer, feel free to take him. Most people here would be thankful!!

[admin]

Originally Posted by Red ones

Rain

Everytime it rains my data connection drops from 100meg to about 0.5. Grr.

Engineer booked for Friday.

Sounds like water getting into a cable joint somewhere.

[Red ones]

I'm betting they will say I need a new hub.

Checked all my connectors, but it's not them.

Doesn't matter what the problem is they always say it needs a new hub. It rains, we lose connection. I suspect Friday will be dry when the engineer arrives and all their pits will be empty of water.

0.2 meg downstream. 5 meg up. Ping 20ms. Jitter 350ms. I think you're right.

[admin]

I had a problem like that a couple of years ago. In my case the junction box at the top of the pole serving my house was crumbling with old age.

[pookie]

people that insist you should do something just because they dont understand why??

[Heorot]

Originally Posted by SV650rules

I visited an engineering company in Luton a few years ago to pick up some work, I went out lunchtime to buy a sandwich and thought I had been in doctor whos' time machine and been taken to a middle east / asian country - I was the only white face in sight, same with huge chunks of the UK these days, every town seems to have a mosque ( paid for by saudi 'mosque building fund' ) - same in parts of Birmingham, Wolverhampton and many, many other towns and cities throughout the UK - when you feel like a total stranger in your own country it is time to take a look at what is happening, and who let it happen...... if you don't you are just a sleepwalker, allowing for the situation to carry on. Certain 'faith' schools in UK are dividing up the girls from the boys, apparently OK by their religion but totally against UK law, but these people think they just carry on with their own laws and ignore our statute book.

It's all going to end very messily indeed...

I had a similar experience in early '99. I was working in Solihull and drove into the city one day. As passed out of Solihull I went into Sparkbrook. I thought I was entering Islamabad. All the mens wearing Pakistani traditional shalwar kameez dress, women covered head to toe and many halal butchers. Old wheelless bangers up on blocks. Just a slum really and only a couple of miles from middle class Solihull.

[SV650rules]

Originally Posted by Heorot

I had a similar experience in early '99. I was working in Solihull and drove into the city one day. As passed out of Solihull I went into Sparkbrook. I thought I was entering Islamabad. All the mens wearing Pakistani traditional shalwar kameez dress, women covered head to toe and many halal butchers. Old wheelless bangers up on blocks. Just a slum really and only a couple of miles from middle class Solihull.

A lot of Americans think it can never happen there, have they got a surprise coming....

[ophic]

OMG brown faces and traditional clothing. They must be evil.