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.

All down to brexit of course..

https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2018/03/carpetright-talks-lenders-issuing-profit-warning/

As expected, another one following in the path of Queensway years ago, after Harris got out.

So then filling up the country with limitless numbers of freeloaders as per EU , does not do a lot for the high street then , or am i wrong .

there is a big difference between pulling up the drawbridge and being discriminating in who is allowed either temporary or permanent work or residency visa

Anyone on here got Sky Q?

If so, what's it like when you are watching a non UHD transmission?

I've got Sky+ HD at the moment and, with double the UHD content coming along in 2018 and also, not-withstanding the latest announcement of the Netflix inclusion to the Sky Q deal, I am thinking doing the upgrade.

UHD uses a lot more band width when streaming EL - watch you broadband bill rise.

Mr T.

Steel & Aluminium.

Sabre rattling or start of something bigger?

Mr T.

Steel & Aluminium.

Sabre rattling or start of something bigger?

Don't most ISP's provide unlimited bandwidth nowadays?

We don't have fibre optic, but have something called VDSL2 which gives between 35Mb/s and 40Mb/s. There's no bandwidth buffering issue streaming 4k which (I just Googled) needs about 25Mb/s.

The biggest problem is the lack of 4k content imo.

Can you imagine a world with Trump, Putin, Boris and Berlusconi as the PMs or leaders of their countries?

Which country would have the most corrupt PM?

The €U, by a mile!

On BT's Infinity 2, I get about 16.1 Mbps (and 4.31 Mbps upload) which is OK for an HD download because you can start watching it immediately although it hasn't fully downloaded. I also get 1TB of online storage (BT Cloud) for free too with my deal. Our phones' SIM cards are also BT's and photos automatically save to BT Cloud.

Hmmm? Well if that is pucker advice about Sky Q needing at least 25 Mbps, then for me, I conclude using Sky Q would most probably be a non-starter.

PS. You can check your broadband speeds by typing 'speed test' into Google and using the first search answer which comes up as a speed testing tool.

Beaufort Securities Limited in administration I see.

https://www.beaufortsecurities.com/



Beaufort Securities Limited (BSL) and Beaufort Asset Clearing Services Limited (BACSL) have entered insolvency and have ceased trading at the intervention of the Financial Conduct Authority.

Administrators have been appointed from PwC.

The Administrators are assessing this critical situation. At this moment in time the administrators are unable to deal with individual queries.

The firms are currently unable to execute any new business or act on any instructions from clients.

at least corbyn is relatively principled, though he keeps his real agenda quite well under wraps .... and of course he is not averse to changing tack completely when expedient to help gain power (like all politicians) - as in suddenly becoming pro-eu

relatively principled,

The guys a complete looney !

Corbyn principled my arse! :0)

You should be pleased that's all he did with your arse Chris.

:0)

RIP

Sir Roger Bannister - the first athlete to run a sub-four minute mile - dies aged 88

I had a mate at the time (Roy) who was about 16 yrs old. Roy had been clocked at school and could run 1 mile in 4 mins 15 secs. He was totally and utterly inspired by Bannister and really wanted to beat the 4 min mark for his mile time.

He signed up for the Army and I lost touch with him. I did hear, that he became a Sergeant.

I often wonder if he managed it? I like to think, that he did.

I'm sure Roger Bannister inspired thousands of amateur runners.

RIP

Changing tack....

Get yourself round to ToysRUs.

No need to rush though. They have reduced a lot of their stock by as much as 10%. Yes. That much!

I nosied myself round there yesterday: Lots of people about, dragging empty blue long-handled trollies around the 'sopping wet melted-snow floor' of the store looking for bargains - but not finding any.

Poor value. Even when they've gone bust and need to liquidate the stock - or do they?