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.

Going Underground :)

Snow was poor when interviewing Salmond the other day; fair enough playing DA, but constant interruptions just mean the viewer doesnt get to hear what the guest is saying and the interviewer looks an idiot - rather than the hard hitter they are trying to convey. Too many newsreaders/reporters think they are celebrities and more important than the story.

Right! Watch out any of you bullies on here because your days are numbered and you are going to get got! So there! I'm not yet exactly sure 'how' but I'm getting there, even though i am no longer a child, and I am a BT customer. So if you start bullying me, I shall first tell 'Auntie'.

Duke of Cambridge launches ‘Stop Speak Support’ campaign to tackle cyberbullying

BT is supporting the first ever internet code of conduct to empower young people to take a stand against online bullying.

It’s Anti-Bullying Week and the Duke of Cambridge has launched a nationwide action plan to tackle cyberbullying, supported by the UK’s largest media and technology firms including BT.

Cyberbullying differs from traditional bullying in that it just doesn’t take place at school or in the street: it can encroach into the home as children spent time online using phones, tablets or computers.

Because today’s adults didn’t encounter online bullying when growing up, for parents it can be confusing to know what advice to give children to help them deal with it.

The Royal Foundation’s Taskforce on the Prevention of Cyberbullying has unveiled an online code of conduct:‘Stop, Speak, Support.’

This ‘Green Cross Code for the web’ consists of three simple steps young people can use when they encounter online bullying - and which parents can encourage their children to follow.

STOP

Action 1: Take time out before getting involved, and don’t share or like negative comments.
Action 2: Try and get an overview of what’s really going on.
Action 3: Check the community guidelines for the site you’re on.
SPEAK

Action 1: Ask an adult or friend that you can trust for advice.
Action 2: Use the report button for the social media it’s happening on.
Action 3: Speak to one of the charities set up to help with situations like this, such as Childline.
SUPPORT

Action 1: Give the person being bullied a supportive message to let them know they’re not alone.
Action 2: Encourage the person being bullied to talk to someone they can trust.
Action 3: Give the person being bullied a positive distraction from the situation.

Check out the video below to find out more:

The UK is the first country in the world to launch a national, youth-led, code of conduct for the internet, with the aim to reach every 11-16-year-old in Britain.

Gavin Patterson, chief executive of BT, said: “It’s really important that children who are bullied online know what simple steps they can take to help them to cope and how to ask for support.

“As a father myself, as well as the CEO of BT, I am delighted that the Royal Taskforce has developed this timely campaign to help children and their parents and that we’ve been able to share in the efforts to publicise this vital advice.”

Internet Matters, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to keeping children safe online, is supporting the campaign and has a host of practical advice to help parents on its website: www.internetmatters.org/StopSpeakSupport

About Internet Matters

Internet Matters.org was founded by BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media and helps parents to ensure their children learn, create, share and have fun online whilst staying safe.

Research conducted by Internet Matters revealed that 74% of parents want more information and advice about online safety. To meet this demand, Internetmatters.org has been created as a one-stop hub, directing parents to valuable help and advice from the leading experts at organisations and charities in the child internet safety field.

Car Tax evasion triples , data shows lost out on 107 million as opposed to a saving of 10 million after tax disc abolished , when are they going to use common sense in these situations , beggars belief .

Scottish 'booze cruises' to England predicted as minimum pricing introduced




Brits stocking up with booze in Calais Credit: Peter Payne



By Olivia Rudgard, Social Affairs Correspondent
15 November 2017 • 5:50pm




Scottish "booze cruises" have been predicted as experts say new minimum pricing are likely to lead to people taking trips into England for cheaper alcohol.

Experts said the trips were a likely consequence of a Supreme Court ruling that new price rules passed by the Scottish Parliament five years ago could become law.

Off-licenses just south of the border said they were preparing for an influx of Scottish drinkers looking for cheaper drinks in the wake of the pricing change.

Chris Snowdon, head of lifestyle economics at think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, said the trips, similar to holidays to the continent taken by English drinkers looking for cheap French wine, were "certain".

"The only question is to what extent," he added.

"People particularly, if they live near the border, could pop over if they're having a wedding or a party or something.



More: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/15/scottish-booze-cruises-england-predicted-minimum-pricing-introduced/

Car - Stick it on fuel.

Nanny State in Scotland now, crazy!

If you have money in the bank, especially money in a €uroland bank...be careful.



https://hat4uk.wordpress.com/2017/11/16/brexit-one-straight-answer-david-davis-should-demand-from-brussels-right-now/

That is going to be one big vote loser Sturgeon.

Incredible the number of celebs up for bad behaviour !.....and I bet it's the tip of the iceberg !....

After the Mugabes, which African dynasties remain?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42009211

And are the Zimbabweans thinking things out correctly in favouring Mnangagwa to be the next President when he previously used to run things for Mugabe?

What's the nu boss like....same as the old boss (yuk yuk)

Ah but...Yeah but....Erm.....Err......I am not resigning yet. So there.

Hmmm?

He's probably paid each and every person in the army the sum of £1m to make them change their minds.

Ant and Dec introduced another series of I’m A Celebrity on Sunday night with jokes that Ant McPartlin had been replaced with fellow ITV presenter Holly Willoughby.

“It’s me and the gorgeous Holly Willoughby!” said Dec Donnelly as they opened the show.

“Guys, that’s the wrong script. You put the wrong script on the thing!” Dec said apologetically.

Turning to Ant, “Nobody was sure if you would make it or not,” he continued.

“I’m back, my friend,” McPartlin replied. “It’s good to be back”, referring to his return to TV after treatment for drug addiction.

Dec later asked Ant what he’d been up to instead of being on TV. “Where were you all summer anyway, what were you doing?”

“Just stuff… just dead busy,” said Ant, twirling his mug awkwardly and requesting the show cut to the video section where celebrities talk to camera.

Ant McPartlin was treated for drug addiction in June. The presenter had been addicted to prescription and non-prescription drugs for two years, and said the experience almost killed him.

Speaking in August, the 41-year-old said: “I was at the point where anything — prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs — I would take. And take them with alcohol, which is ridiculous.

“The doctors told me, ‘You could have killed yourself’. “I was insane. It sends you crazy. It was to the point of hearing things, seeing things in the garden.”
........................

Definitely the best way of dealing with Ant's problem which everybody has read about in the media, IMHO. ie. Joke about it - and maybe tease Ant a fair bit about it too. The shame and embarrassment then just about totally disappears.

Secretly, after nights at the pub with Donnelly, he’d come home and carry on drinking, while he relied increasingly on the painkillers he’d been prescribed — notably tramadol, an incredibly strong opioid.

The combination of the pills and dangerous binge drinking sessions tipped him over the edge.

Soon, as well as the tramadol (to which six per cent of patients become addicted, according to an American study published last month), the former child star had become reliant on a toxic cocktail of potentially lethal prescription drugs thought to include oxycodone and fentanyl, both of which are potent, highly addictive opioids.

He suffered from insomnia and crippling anxiety. He was constantly shattered. He was tormented by hallucinations, but still — whether from shame, embarrassment, fear or depression — hid these problems from those he loved.

Nice to see the duo back. The nightly for 3 weeks TV show, 'I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here', is very watchable and extremely entertaining.

Can't stand them , talentless overpaid overated .

Well, I actually would have preferred 'Holly and Dec' to 'Ant and Dec' myself.

Victim, you are in the minority. Facts speak for themselves and these two have a massive fan base.

'I'm a Celeb' attracts all the UK major food retailers to spend money with ITV during the shows advertising slots too and some of them commission adverts which must have cost a fortune. The viewing figures are high. The telephone voting is high too. The spend on all this advertising is where the money comes from to pay Ant and Dec their enormous remuneration.

I'm sorry Exec but to me it just shows how bad the standard of TV programs has become , too little quality spread out too thinly . Oh and the ever increasing time adverts are given .

Retirement Question



Working people frequently ask retired people what they do to make
their days interesting.

Well, for example, the other day, my wife and I went into town and
visited a shop.

When we came out, there was a traffic warden writing out a parking ticket.

We went up to him and I said, 'come on, how about giving a senior citizen
a break?'

He ignored us and continued writing the ticket.

I called him an arsehole . He glared at me and started writing another
ticket for having worn-out tires.

So my wife called him a shit head. He finished the second ticket and put
it on the windscreen with the first.

Then he started writing more tickets.

This went on for about 20 minutes.

The more we abused him, the more tickets he wrote.

Just then our bus arrived, and we got on it and went home.

We weren't too concerned about the vehicle's owner because of the
sticker on the back window which read "I support Jeremy Corbyn "

We try to have a little fun each day now that we're retired.

It's important at our age

:-)

Rodney Bewes snuffs it of the Likely Lads http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42067506