Recent content by Flat Foot

Was anyone on the old site yesterday? It was only after moaning to a friend that I got very lucky with 'AGORA' and didn't know what it meant that I realised most were on the New York Times site now. Seems by keeping the tab open on my mobile and just letting it refresh itself every day meant I...

Not always the popular viewpoint but there's sense to both sides to settle (and most civil case do end up in a settlement, the courts would collapse without). The "I'd have my day in court" brigade take a huge risk. As for Ms Giuffre, I can't say I blame her for settling vs a protracted court...

The explains bits of it https://www.euronews.com/2022/02/03/europe-s-energy-crisis-why-are-natural-gas-prices-soaring-and-how-will-it-affect-europeans

I did this yesterday and posted it onto my facebook page to illustrate to some of my friends the effects of what is coming. I took our usage for December and January (taken via an API out of my smart meter which I had installed a few months ago) and plotted it against the charges as they would...

My issue with the fuel "discount" is that it's a loan you can't opt out of and that you're forced to pay back. On top of that, many who never actually receive it (as they didn't live in their own property when it was applied to bills) will still have to pay it back through higher bills for a...

As I said. If we re-read this thread from the beginning, but with our thoughts on the farmer case in our mind, and keep those views there as we read some of the takes on what the Colston case can mean for society and our actions, it's amusing.

I did read it. The responses here are actually quite amusing in the context of this whole thread.

Should this farmer have been found guilty? What precedent does this set? Does this now give me carte blanche to just forceably remove and damage any third party property I find on my property? Why aren't people frothing at the mouth at this? Just because he felt he was in the right is this...

The only time I saw Barry Cryer live was this. Hilarious, a masterpiece in build up

I'll admit to having a bit of a soft spot for the BBC. All this including the 39 local stations https://www.bbc.com/aboutthebbc/whatwedo/publicservices It doesn't necessarily mean I think it's perfect and that bits can't be improved, but I really do think people will miss it if it's gone...

This always happens whenever anything like this is proposed. It's like someone showing a van and someone going "oh that'll never shift a digger like a flatbed truck would" No form of transport will always work for every job, but that doesn't mean you should discount all the other use cases...

I bought one of those a couple of weeks back and fitted it just today. It does exactly what it says on the tin

A tweet on December 12 2020 by the person who was then Director General of the Covid Taskforce within the Cabinet Office. Why intriguing? Because five days later she held a leaving party What is the Covid Taskforce? Well, anyone involved should have a pretty rock solid understanding of the...

I'm a bit behind on this thread so apologies for bringing up stuff from many posts ago "Why did she accept 'hush money' rather than take it to court" (my paraphrasing) If you were legitimately the victim of serious sex offences, to "get justice" you would need to commit to a protracted and...

I've worked with certain types of people in marketing which means this doesn't overly surprise me! I can almost hear them in my head saying "we've written a really funny, light-hearted piece"