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10 minutes ago, downendcity said:

She can keep the 5 year old occupied building castles with all the toilet rolls she's bought! 

she probably is too posh to wipe her ass 

1 minute ago, CyderInACan said:

The poor little darlin'. Bet she's got a basement full of Andrex too. 

Mustn't judge Reg but she seemed a bit toffee nosed with a double barrelled surname ( no offence to others who have DB surnames but are down to earth )

9 hours ago, Jerseybean said:

Still no bog rolls here....

 

Thats one pack gone 

Anyone watch BBC Breakfast this morning. One whinging woman moaning about having to work from home ( looked like a big house) and having her 5 year old keep interrupting her, and also wants to know when she can send kids back to school. Absolutely incredible selfishness. 

8 hours ago, MarcusX said:

This has all just got a bit too much for me. Following the info I posted above and my Nan being in hospital since that chest infection / pneumonia I sadly got a call this evening to say she’d passed away.

I don’t know if I had CV, I don’t know if I passed it to her and I don’t know if she had it, but anyone who isn’t taking this isolation and social distancing seriously (especially if it’s because you think you’ll be fine) please re think your decisions and who it could impact.

I was a bit dismissive of the panic at first and thought maybe some people were being over the top worrying but do what you’ve got to do people. I’ll be the last to compete about a lockdown now, and I certainly couldn’t care less what happens with football anymore.

please stay safe everyone x

 

Marcus. My condolences to you, Nans are precious are as all family, may she be at peace.

1 hour ago, Red-Robbo said:

 

As a former journalist, I'm amazed when I see the packed room of journos at Bongo's daily virus briefings. All held in virus hotspot London.

Hasn't the government and media heard of video conferencing? 

They advise us all to take loads of precautions then ignore them themselves.

Quite agree RR Over 20 years ago I was a Sales Manager at BT and we were pushing Video conferencing then. why has it not taken off ?

1 hour ago, J-mat said:

I'm genuinely worried about the financial implications for me and my wife. She's self employed and we rely heavily on her wages to feed our family. We are expecting so she is currently expected to self isolate and we will not be able to pay our bills on the £75 a week ESA. 

I'm watching with horror as every other nation suspends mortgage payments and utility bills, whilst this government is actively contributing to the destruction of lives. 

Any *** who didn't use their vote to get these bastards out should be ashamed. 

Quite agree with you JM. I am a pensioner of 69 and wife is 67. When I retired !! I knew to get the extra's in life we would have to work so we got a job with local taxi firm to take a disabled child to school. I drive and the wife is the guide. It brings in a reasonable top up to our pension to enjoy the luxuries in life ( like a ST in the South Stand !!) With the Coronavirus spreading, our little girls mum has decided to take her out of school so effectively putting us both out of work, we totally understand her reasons and applaud her for putting her daughter first.

Queue calling Sedgemoor Council yesterday re our Council Tax.

Curt answer: You will still have to keep paying it but suggest you contact Age Uk to see what can be done.

Call Age UK. Ansaphone message and still not heard.

Outcome:  Whatever Doris and his ministers say, at grass roots sweet FA happens and you have to take control so today I am cancelling all SOrders and DD's and if they want the money they can come round to my place where I will be self isolating. Common sense would say that all your creditors should have sympathy and allow maybe a 3 month 'holiday' on payments you regularly make, mortgage, c/tax, hp payments, etc, but whoever said that we have common sense running this country its down to every individual to look after THEIR family doing whatever is necessary through these difficult times ( and I in 69 years have never experienced the like, even in recessions which in 1990 wiped out my own company - hence no private pensions)

Best of luck mate and to everyone who will strive to put food on their families table

8 minutes ago, Northern Red said:

Over 70 flights from the quarantined area of Italy landed in the UK yesterday. No checks on the passengers.

Joined up planning.

Couldn't make it up 

13 minutes ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said:

I don't wish to play the threat of corona virus down, especially as someone who is over 60, has type 2 and only one kidney puts me in the at risk group, but we are miles off the government prediction of one fith of the workforce off work. As of yesterday the UK had 116 cases and one death from 18000 tested. The UK working population, including about 4M self employed in around 30M, a fifth of which is 6M. By all means take the threat seriously but let's not panic yet. 

Fair play RF. I'm 69 but luckily no underlying probs ( I hope !!). Will be in South Stand tomorrow

On 04/03/2020 at 13:02, BS2 Red said:

The risk to the elderly and people with underlying conditions is what has made me stop thinking it is overhyped nonsense.  I was talking with my uncle and my grandmother on Monday and he was joking with her that she’d be the first one to go.  It was all lighthearted but made me realise that although I will probably be fine, my older relatives may not be.  I don’t have many elderly relatives left, so this disease is worrying.

I have an uncle of 96 (97 in may) and my aunt is 96 and already am thinking of not visiting them because I dont want to think I could be a carrier. I am 69 and in good health but all the media 'hype' which changes daily as their thirst for news does not abate and it is them that will cause the hysteria. I believe we are facing a problem and it is not nonsense as you rightly say.

2 hours ago, BigTone said:

One reason I no longer subscribe

Same here Tone, money grabbing leeches

Reg, look at other thread and your duty is to go to WSM. 

On 31/01/2019 at 23:55, Esmond Million's Bung said:

What a very sorry and sordid web is emerging surrounding Mckay and his working methods.

No wonder Cardiff are not overly happy over his involvement.

Another reason to despise agents.

Very true EMB, tearing our beloved game apart with pure greed

A very sad news report but one we knew would be coming. It must be so stressful for Emiliano's and the pilot's family and everyone who was close. The face of Neil Warnock on the news, obviously grieving, shows us that football is only a game, and we as a soccer family should feel this pain as well. I only hope the bodies of Emiliano and the Pilot are soon found so the families can be left in peace to say goodbye to their loved ones. Tragic. Very Tragic.

8 minutes ago, wendyredredrobin said:

Possible that the plane may be intact at the bottom of the sea, but stilk likely to be a fuel or oil slick.  If it hit the water hard, then wings or tail likely to break off.

it may have ditched under control, but then there would be a mayday call.  If the control surfaces iced, then it would have lost control and likely hit the water nose first due to this and a lack of aerodynamics.

We will all have to wait and see I'm afraid but it doesnt look good

3 minutes ago, wendyredredrobin said:

Understood, but with all the traffic in the area I am surprised that nothing has been spotted. Things usually don't disappear without a trace unless someone wants them to disappear without a trace.

But if it sank, you wouldn't see any evidence in a lot of cases. The Pilot and Emiliano would be still strapped in if it went in fast, so like the  Air France that went into the Atlantic a few years back, it may take some finding.

1 hour ago, RedM said:

I can only quote about hot air balloons as I know about them, but they have a yearly MOT, a C of A ( certificate of airworthiness). The pilots also log every flying hour it does in a log book.  I guess it’s the same or stricter for any aircraft. Hot air pilots also do a load of pre flight checks, testing all equipment throughly and also a full visual check of the balloon, basket etc. Even if they have flown earlier that day they do the checks throughly again if they fly a few hours later, it’s something drummed into them, they don’t cut corners. Many passengers might think the pilot is ignoring their questions, but it’s because he/she is concentrating on safety.

I would think any pilot of any aircraft would do the same. Obviously things can suddenly fail, the helicopter of the Leicester owner a couple of months ago. 

Each flying craft has a registration G- xxxx if they are registered in the UK, there are websites you can look up ownership etc, sometimes details such as lightening strikes are noted. 

The message you quote is alarming of course, but this was probably the smallest plane the player had ever been on. Every rattle is going to be more frightening compared to a jumbo jet. I’m in no way dismissing his concerns, which have been proven, but just saying most people wouldn’t find it a comfortable experience I don’t think.

i am surprised such small planes are used to fly at night. Not saying if something was going to happen leaving it a few hours later until daylight would have had a different outcome, but surely the darkness didn’t help the search and rescue. I know they have thermal imaging etc. A very sad situation for all involved.

Red, concur with that. As stated earlier I used to own a Cessna Aerobat which I operated from Lulsgate.Because I rented it back to the flying club, it was on what was called a Public Transport C of A. This entailed an annual check plus a check every 60 days , even if it had not been flown. It got costly in this country ( because of the engineering fees, hangarage etc ) so I had to sell it. I have flown 6 seaters to France and once , loaded with passengers, and duty free in the hold, whilst doing pre take off checks, a magneto fault was highlighted, so back to the flying club and abandon of trip. The call is always with the Pilot and I for one flew safe as I valued my life, but being trained in the RAF helped. I flew many variants up to a Jet Provost but the simple laws are still there. Weather. State of aircraft. Is the pilot certified on Night flying and also Instrument Flying. Slowly we will know the truth so until we hear the total facts, we can only make assumptions based on our knowledge.

38 minutes ago, PHILINFRANCE said:

I understand your argument.

I note from your avatar (and previous postings) that you are a scooter fan, and I used to ride a Lambretta, maintained by my father, who used to ride a Vespa, but knew how to maintain both.

My (mechanical) knowledge of bikes was non-existent, but I had faith in my father and (relative) confidence that, if there was ever a mechanical problem, as long as I wasn't driving too fast, I should be OK.

I don't think I would have had the same confidence in a plane, 5/10,000 feet up in the air, no matter had maintained it. 

Yep Phil, still ride Lammies and Vespa's. Am an old but bold ex RAF technician and from the word go, safety was my main concern. Sadly can tell you stories of guys who were not so safety conscious . My old man was Fleet Air Arm Aircrew so I inherited a confidence in what I was flying ( as I used to do Aerobatics) and was actually taught by a lady instructor who adhered to the rules. Can understand your feelings though.

16 minutes ago, Northern Red said:

I used to work for a company that maintained small planes (not the model involved here but similar style and size). I was never involved in the maintenance and repair myself but a lot of the blokes who were said that you couldn't pay them to fly in one. 

NR, not always the case. I owned a 2 seater Cessna  Aerobat and had a few 'hairy moments' but it never let me down. Like everything mechanical, if you keep it in good order, it wont bite you in the bum. Many factors are involved in the loss of an aircraft and as usual, the media love to speculate without having the facts and for those we will have to wait.

Really Really sad to hear this. I used to fly out of Lulsgate for years when I had a PPL and used to fly down to France and the Channel Islands. It never looks a lot of water on maps but believe me, when you are flying over it in a prop aircraft it is as vast as the Atlantic to a 747. It seems strange that no SOS was sent by the pilot as when I used to go down there I always flew at 10,000 feet minimum on Radar and Instruments and was in constant contact with French or London Radar. I expect the outcome will be known soon but it doesnt look good and my prayers are with the Pilot and Emiliano.

4 minutes ago, Portland Bill said:

Had a bad feeling about today,  it’s always hard when your second game in a very quick turnaround is away from home, especially at somewhere like Villa.

 

Totally Agree Portland, was always going to be a real tough one and am sure its just going to be a blip 

EXCELLENT WIN. thats me shouting from windy B-O-S 

Hopefully we have turned that corner and another monkey off our back winning at Portman Road, lets look positively towards the rest of the season and enjoy our football once again 

Just got in after losing RB signal in Wells. COYR, will enjoy my tea now

2 hours ago, Ska Junkie said:

What again??

I'll hold my hands up here. I was adamant that Johnson had to go after the Fulham game last season but have to admit, that was brilliant! 

Humble pie being ate here, well done LJ, you're proving me wrong. Long may it continue. 

Same here mate, enjoying my football again under LJ