northlondoner

This is the forum at its best. Glad it's working out :)

Sound like scumbags. Call trading standards

A very dear friend considers cake an integral part of every meal.

Captkerk Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I still think most motorists would be > able to see a cyclist coming even if on pavement. > What if someone was running on pavement? Why would > it be OK for a motorist to hit a person on or off > a cycle just because they were moving quickly on > pavement? > > Conversely, if it could be demonstrated that the > cyclist was at fault, they would be liable for > damage to a motor vehicle regardless of whether > they were insured or not. This makes no sense. Try again.

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's the language that basically winds me up. > "stop killing cyclists"? Lije people are actually > doing it on purpose. Yes you and many others. It's the slightly queasy mix of self righteousness and perpetual victimhood that alienates a a lot of folk from the hard core special interest types. You'll never convince them that a cyclist can be in the wrong under any circumstance. Save your breath.

ellieaness Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well thanks for all the (un)helpful responses - > over the course of this thread I've been called > complacent and given suggestions such as 'march it > round there' - as mentioned it is decking massive > - i don't have a huge selection of power tools > with which to cut this down into itty bitty pieces > nor would it fit into a car and was actually > asking what I believed to be a sensible question > that might help other first time buyers about > whether this is the kind of thing the council > might collect. > > Frankly, every time I ask anything on this > 'community' forum it's shot down in flames - what > is the point? Oh don't take on, so!It was a bit of a funny question though. :)

It's a function of the News Beast. If the poor guy HAD seen it before ....it wouldn't be on TV

There's this new thing called making a telephone call. Google it .

Or write to them.

Lol !!

Alan : what exactly did you say ? Post here please !!

FB is a product of our accursed solipsistic age.

The Spirit of Prim ....

Lucky it wasn't "Go Compare"

Where were you DMum?

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The last place teenagers were all over and grown > ups avoided was My Space...and we all know what > happened with that. > > We have an ageing population in the west with > the highest share of wealth, I suspect the fact > that a few spotty hormonal selfie obsessed > teenagers don't think it's cool bothers Zuckenberg > Zilch. Are you back Lady D? Did you miss us all? > > I like Facebook for the fact that I vaguely keep > up with old friends/ and remoter family that i > just wouldn't without, Plus face-stalking a few > exes is always fun. > > I am never contraversial and avoid > politics/religon etc on there. For me if I'm interested in keeping up with someone , i will do it via wattsapp etc . Very few of my FB friends are actual friends. But yes the virtual stalking possibilities are a plus !

Yeah wattsapp is really good for keeping in touch . Did viber die the death ?

Happy Xmas forumites ! And Sunil - that girl of yours is super talented. May she fly!

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Tend to agree RE Twitter. But then again I'm a > Facebook fiend so can't really talk. > > Twitter fans seem to somehow look down their noses > at FB as if it's somehow immature in comparison, > but I don't really get that. Cos FB largely consists of gurnjng "selfies" and the unshakeable belief that the tawdry minutiae of one's life are endlessly fascinating to others . Oh and the teenage sensibilities . "Would you like to be my friend?"' Just saying.

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Woman,s career and social life ruined by one > idiotic tweet....only reinforces my hatred of > twitter, very few redeeming features to make up > for this sort of rubbish, and shows why giving > people a global platform to spout their rubbishy > stuff and Ill thought out opinions is > idiotic...empowerment or just enough rope to hang > a lot of people or just spread rubbish IMO Yes these Internet forum things are ridiculous . Oh, hang on ....

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25475862 Oh dear

Foxy is correct but for some reason has omitted the link with Haliburton

PeckhamRose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What a great comment above by polla and a very > open and honest opening post by savage. > Mr PR was stopped by police on his bicycle on > Vauxhall Bridge Road today asking why he does not > wear a helmet. Research showed that vehicles > actually tend to give helmet free cyclists MORE > space albeit subconsciously. But a helmet does > not save a head that is going to smash on a road. > It's a bit of plastic. They don't do much for > motorcyclists either. They're actually built the > wrong way in, the hard bit should be touching the > skull; the soft bit on the outside. > > And that mad bint Jenny Jones saying HGVs > shouldn't be allowed to ride through London at > rush hour! > I think I shall write to her and suggest she push > for a law that they should not be allowed to turn > left. Ever. That will sort it. > > What about all the pedestrians who have been > killed. And dare we suggest that in SOME cases > Some people who ride bicycles / pedestrians / > others who die in road accidents were to blame? > How many times do I have to use the horn on my > bike (it may be more dangerous for me to swerve > than hit the idiot) to warn some twonk who is > wondering across the road on their mobile? > > etc > > etc > > etc > > and breathe! Great post - though you may get into trouble for suggesting some cyclists ride dangerously. Succinct but accurate description of Jenny jones !

Looks like zebra poo

scotslass Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Really - did you know it cost ?7 million to make! > WTF in this day when people are really struggling Yes the money could have been distributed amongst the poor .0