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.

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Hi Haystack,

I am already registered with the TPS and I still get such calls. In fact my telephone number is unpublished due to my previous job, and yet I still receive such calls with the caller often asking for me by name.
Only yesterday I tried to re register my tel number with TPS thinking that the system perhaps had a time period on it only to be informed that 'I was already registered'.
This to me proves as I read somewhere that telephone lists are sold to organizations.

The TPS service does as you probably know have a complaint system should you receive cold calls after registration, but you obviously need that companies details. As they are usually bases overseas they are untouchable. The TPS also states that these companies are committing an offense if thy withhold their number, which many do. So to my mind the TPS are completely toothless, a bit like the internet watchdog, whose only real use is to warn people about internet scams.
Both organisations try their best, but unless the scammers or/and cold calers are UK based, they can't do anything effective.

TPS isn't much use , oversea's boiler room's , computerised call's with an American accent saying you have won a holiday in Florida .

Sorry to change the subject from rioting but can anybody explain why are there so many different speed bumps, big ones, small ones, long ones with a small ramp at the start and a bigger drop the other side......I've come across ones that don't cover the whole road but are square ???...but don't do anything but could only slow down a speeding reliant robin....perhaps that's it.....some councils have got it in for them...."we'll get those speeding three wheelers no matter what".....they can't avoid them....bikers will go in between them....car drivers will align their wheels so they go either side....lorry drivers don't give a damn anyway..."speed bump...what speed bump"....but three wheelers...oh dear !....first wheel goes through the middle but the rear wheels....crash....direct hit....and in reverse it's not much better for them either.....that's what they're for.....how about a standardised blinkin' bump ?...

Anyway.....there is apparently a riot fight back coming....strewth !!!can't wait to see JC...NC and Boris all dressed up in riot gear,...shields, batons at the ready...the whole works..what...perhaps...Ken Livingstone as well......I'd pay to watch that.....it'll be a riot !.....oh.....sorry ....could not resist it.....ooops....a pun too many.....perhaps...

Rioters identified on CCTV face eviction say councils

Rioters in Manchester and Salford have been told that they face being evicted from their council homes if they are identified on CCTV footage.

Both city councils have issued warnings that if any of their tenants or their children have been involved in violence or looting they will be "thrown out".

I will believe that when I see it. No doubt these families mainly consisting of single parents who don't have or want a job, who are claiming benefit for several feral kids all by different absent fathers will be given accommodation in another council property, all at extra expense to cover the move and eviction.
It will be yet another merry go round.

The best move the government could make re families is to limit child benefit to a max of 2 children, this would stop those who breed like rabbits for the single reason that the state will support these families.

There are many families, and the facts show a high majority are immigrants who have double digit families. Why should the state support them.
fact have also shown that the bigger the family the more likely they are pro rata to grow up dysfunctional in every area.

Of course as we all know, civil/human rights will step in to protect these people.

One Irish guy that my mate knows was involved in the looting last night - he has over 200 Argos catalogues if you want one.

Ten Irishmen attempting to loot Argos in Dublin last night were later arrested at Collection Point B.

Yet another Wally of a high ranking Police Officer.

Just heard him say that many rioters who have appeared at court were seen leaving the court with their faces covered, because "They left ashamed of what they had done".
What world do these people live in. They covered their faces because they were embarrassed that they were caught and for no other reason.
They don't even understand what the word shame) means!

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Too right.
Although often you only feel guilty if you know shame, they usually go together.
So without guilt you often don't get shame.

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Mnamreh,

Q Do you feel guilty of double posting.
Shame on you!

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I don't know about being unemployed etc to qualify as a looter, but at an all night sitting of Distruct Judges at Highbury Mgisrates court a lot of people pleaded guilty to burglary among them was a teaching assistant at a primary school, a hairdresser and a scaffolder.

All of them had jobs. They have all been referred on to a Crown Court for sentencing as magistrates courts can only give 6 months, but Crown Courts can give 10 years. The rioting aspect to the burglaries is expected to produce longer sentences.

UK riots: grammar school girl is accused of theft
Laura Johnson appears as far removed as is possible from the lawless "underclass" said to have been blighting Britain's streets.

The 19yearold is a highflying pupil who attended St Olave's Grammar School the fourth best performing state school in the country.

She is now reading English and Italian at the University of Exeter.

However, Miss Johnson now stands accused, along with two others, in connection with the alleged theft of 5,000 of goods from the Stonelake Retail Park in Charlton, south London.

The goods were allegedly found in a car being driven by Miss Johnson.

Also look at the intelligence of this teaching assistant.

He left court with a newspaper covering his face, headline read 'Copycat cretins'. In order to move away from reporters, he turned quickly, walking straight into a lamp-post.
Would loved to have witnessed it.

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