Emmmmm... "Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time is enemy action." -Ian Fleming, "Goldfinger."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7806337.stm What's the point of spending money on this? . Cars can't be clamped and they can't impose " Penalties" despite what they say and they would still need to prove who was driving the car on the day although I accept parking for outpatients and visitors is probably a problem...

Bought a cheap laptop from PC World. The last laptop I bought there for a similar price a couple of years ago has been absolutely fine and done everything required of it. The new one works OK except that if you try to play SIMS2 there are serious problems with the graphics. On reading up about it, it seems the on board SIS graphics card is never going to work with SIMS2. It's not the most...

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Hello, Is it possible to look at recent (less than 2 years old) land registry details online? Thanks

As far as the US are concerned, Israel can do no wrong. I wonder whether this position will continue when Barak Obama takes over? -- Alasdair.

I purchased an item of clothing online ...this http://www.surplusandoutdoors.com/shop/outdoor-clothing/combat-jackets/new-gunuine-u-s-air-force-issue-489828.html.Using the companys measurement guide I ordered the appropriate size, Large.Even this, I thought better slightly bigger is better than too small. It turned up and was indeed too small.So I returned it and opted for the XL. This fits on...

Why is it some combinations of credit cards won't balance transfer to others. When I give them the card number, they say it's invalid, yet the same card works with other transfers, and always works when making purchases? Does anyone know anything about the national database of numbers? Are some banks out of date? I'm often told as soon as I read out the first 4 digits that they are wrong! --...

On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 14:30:28 +0000, Maria wrote: I've rabbited on ad nauseum in these newsgroups about how people behave how you *expect* them to behave, and told how when in India, Kashmiri traders would happily leave their shops unlocked and door open while they went off for lunch or prayers or whatever. Well here is the story of a guy in England who decided to...

The whole point of the catastrophic policies of New Labour have apparently been to place us on test, The 'bust' economy was designed so that our character could be tested. This brilliant plan will cause us to work together for a better tomorrow. This is the kind of politics we need. Thank god for the vision of New Labour - getting involved in so many military conflicts and letting go of the...

Today is the 1st January 2009 and Gordon Brown has today warned us that 2009 "won't be easy" for Britain as it deals with the global economic crisis. (He still thinks we're ok - it's the others). http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7806415.stm Basil Faulty would have said "May I introduce to you Gordon Brown, special subject: the bleedin' obvious". Is the kind of forward thinking we need. ...

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!, Dan. Look at both sides. Or can you? I doubt that. Some bunch of clowns ..hiding as usual, behind/among civilians .... "heros/martyrs-soon-to-be" taking on Israel with kitchen-made rockets. THEY (the fireworks-makers) are the ones taking liberties... THEY are the ones instigating the deaths of kids/civilians on their OWN side. Be honest. What country is going to sit back & talk...

On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:57:59 -0800 (PST), Webmanager_CritEst wrote: On Dec 31, 11:56*pm, Oppressed Subject wrote: On 31 Dec, 23:41, Webmanager_CritEst wrote: Let me add .. I think the government and police should wear leather and have a nice

A happy and peaceful new year to you all. Regards, -- Richard Miller

On Dec 31 2008, 3:09 pm, Webmanager_CritEst wrote: The cameras, which were put out of action when new guidelines were issued in 2001, have been left in place to deter motorists from speeding. Not to mention the various dummy speed cameras local residents have no

Message from Gordon: "I hope that the good people of Britain will join me in a common purpose, as we attempt to cover over the problems of the last year or so. Alright, so we filled up all the jails yet still left you with chronic knife crime. We have now got unemployment back up to 2 million,;we have reduced the value of the pound to that of a Euro; we have knocked 25% off the vaule of your...

On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:04:14 +0000, Maria wrote: Careful now! Where there's blame there's a claim. -- Anthony Edwards

hi, i need some advice on taking legal action against West Mercia Police. I recieved a fixed penalty in 2007 for theft. I was out on a night out with mates and at the end of the night when we was all drunk i was sitting eating my food and a girl i kind of knew gave me her purse to look after. I forgot all about it in my back pocket and 20 mins later we walked off. The police came and arrested my...

We turn a blind eye to many brothels, admits Yard chief Martin Bentham, Home Affairs Editor 31.12.08 THE MET has admitted turning a "blind eye" to many of London's brothels and massage parlours because it believes the public would not support a total clampdown on prostitution. Commander Allan Gibson told MPs the force knew rapidly when sex was

Hello there, I run a website with discussion forums. One of our members has posted a thread discussing a bad experience with a company, however, they haven't named the company, they have merely discussed the bad experience and asked for advice (of course, they should have posted here, but there we go!). Anyway, a small company who claims this thread is about them (it's a business related to the...