goldfinger
- 09 Jun 2005 12:25
Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).
Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.
cheers GF.
Fred1new
- 22 Jun 2017 21:14
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Interesting up until the 70s the UK had a Civil Defence organisation.
Primary object was to "clear up" after "nuclear attack" or similar "catastrophes".
Perhaps, it would be sensible to reform similar on a smaller scale for but with the ability to cover the who whole of the Uk with the organising ability to deal with "problems" such as caused by the flat fires.
The other thing which surprises me is that there appeared to be only one exit and no other escape routes.
Another is that stairwell did not seem to have "draught doors" sectioning areas off.
But accept that the cladding seemed the likely method of fire spread.
Another, is why wasn't there an effective fire warning alarm?
aldwickkk
- 22 Jun 2017 21:26
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We know all that
Stan
- 22 Jun 2017 21:44
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You no everything about nothing.
jimmy b
- 23 Jun 2017 08:08
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aldwickk ,i wouldn't bother ,Fred's will be spouting his vile bile again and sissy little Stan will back him up from behind the sofa .
Stan
- 23 Jun 2017 08:15
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Thought you had to be over 18 years old to join MAM.. obviously a few have slipped through.
Fred1new
- 23 Jun 2017 08:15
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I see there is an another Dumbo in the kindergarten again.
jimmy b
- 23 Jun 2017 08:20
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You two do make yourselves look like a couple of proper pratts , both a total waste of time .
Fred1new
- 23 Jun 2017 08:27
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Diddums,
Are you trying to bellow again?
Why not try lying down again.
jimmy b
- 23 Jun 2017 08:30
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Fred it's not just me is it ,everybody else on here apart from cynic think your an idiot .
Fred1new
- 23 Jun 2017 08:34
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Thank you for your valuable opinion.
I will treasure it!
8-)
Fred1new
- 23 Jun 2017 08:47
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By the way, some wrote off this guy too.
But what do I know?
TOP NEWS | Fri Jun 23, 2017 | 6:59am BST
Labour leader Corbyn overtakes PM May in YouGov poll
http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-politics-corbyn-idUKKBN19E0HB
Laurenrose
- 23 Jun 2017 09:22
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The problem of identifying victims, she added, was being complicated by the fact that “a lot of people were irregular in their tenancies and some were subletting. Some of them were illegal subtenancies.” Those who perished may not be those recorded as the official tenants of a flat.
this the problem facing the council who was in the flats ,
iturama
- 23 Jun 2017 10:10
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You're jumping ahead of yourself Stan when you talk about prosecutions, at least as far as the councils are concerned. It is now found that the cladding has been in widespread use, including on recently built hotels. The problem appears to be with the testing and approval of the cladding, not the councils that were paying to have it installed in the belief that it would improve the appearance and insulation of the flats.
The tenancies are another matter. If the councils now visit all the other flats in their areas to register who exactly is living in them, they will no doubt be called fascists for harrassing the poor and another day of rage will be called.
Personally, I am enraged by the unrestricted immigration from outside the EU that the labour government inflicted upon us. Including the gross stupidity of stopping border checks on people leaving the country when it was clear that passports were being taken out of the country for others to use on re-entry.
mentor
- 23 Jun 2017 11:52
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14 Jun 2017 - She said that her neighbour woke her and others up after packing ... 'The fire started in the flat next door to mine on the fourth floor,' she said.
"his neighbour told him the fire started in his flat after his fridge exploded."
Deadly London tower blaze began in Hotpoint fridge freezer - police - Fri, 23rd Jun 2017 11:21
LONDON, June 23 (Reuters) - A fire that engulfed a London tower block killing at least 79 people started in a Hotpoint fridge freezer and cladding on the building failed all safety tests, London police said on Friday.
Police Detective Superintendent Fiona McCormack said the Hotpoint model, FF175BP, was not subject to recall and that the manufacturer was doing further tests.
"We now have expert evidence that the fire was not started deliberately," McCormack said.
Police said both the insulation and tiles used in cladding at the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block failed all post-fire safety tests.
"Preliminary tests show the insulation samples collected from Grenfell tower combusted soon after the test started," McCormack said.
Such were their concerns after the tests that the information was immediately shared with government to disseminate more widely.
"Given the deaths of so many people we are considering manslaughter as well as criminal offences and breaches of legislation and regulations," McCormack said.
The blaze, Britain's worst since World War Two, has heaped pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May, already fighting for her political survival after her party lost its parliamentary majority in a snap election on June 8.
When speaking about the 79 people dead, presumed dead or missing, McCormack said: "I fear that there are more."
Fred1new
- 23 Jun 2017 12:03
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"Personally, I am enraged by the unrestricted immigration from outside the EU that the labour government inflicted upon us. Including the gross stupidity of stopping border checks on people leaving the country when it was clear that passports were being taken out of the country for others to use on re-entry. "
T Maybe has been in "power" or "strong and stable" government for 6 years promising that she would solve the problem of "immigration".
Looking at the charts she doesn't seem to be that "successful" other than using the figures of political advantage and scapegoating the failures of her governing body.
Phillip Hammond doesn't seem that enthusiastic about lowering the level.
Uk Debt doesn't seem that clever either.
Also, there seems to be a flight of financial services.
The present group of tory elite has been in power for 6 years and doesn't seem that successful.
Perhaps, it should accept responsibility for its own failures rather than blaming its predecessors.
Chris Carson
- 23 Jun 2017 13:09
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YAAAAWWWWNNN!!! Same old, same old. Five more years and then some, deal with it.
Laurenrose
- 23 Jun 2017 13:29
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are all councils now going to find out who lives in these flats and take action for those breaking the law by sub letting or taking in illegal immigrants or even family
the police need to be able to no who is in these flats .
it is going to cost a lot of time trying to find out who was in those flats ,
action by all uk councils must act now
ExecLine
- 23 Jun 2017 14:11
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I had to smile reading about the schoolboys, whose headmistress said they could not wear shorts, even though it was so very hot. She said they had to stick with their long trousers even though the stuff the girls were wearing was much more 'heat friendly' in comparison.
And so what was the result of that ruling?
This:
Well done lads! Rebels do usually succeed in life because they often find a way through and find innovative solutions to defeat the problem.
Keep up the rebellion!
Fred1new
- 23 Jun 2017 14:24
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Pupil power.
Congratulation to the organisers.
-=-=-=-=-=
If the headmistress has a sense of humour she could make it compulsory summer wear.
Fred1new
- 23 Jun 2017 14:28
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Just an afterthought.
Which one is Vicky and which one is Dumbo?