chrisp65

It was the level of service. I'm no sales rep for British Gas, but I was able to go on the website, click that I needed a repair. The website confirmed I was covered and gave me a choice of emergency visit, or pick a diary slot. No listening to holding music for 45 minutes. No hoping somebody rings you back and you're not in a meeting. Just instant. I selected an afternoon slot with an advisory text 30 mins before arrival. He turned up at the appointed time, having sent a text 30 minutes earlier. He put down protective sheets, did the work, cleaned up, hoovered! arranged pick up of the rubbish and the old rad (which he first offered to me for scrap). He declined a cup of tea (waste of a bloody roopie that was) and didn't once stand out the back garden having a 20 minute fag break at £65 an hour. Sod all that, just the fact he was a plumber and he actually turned up. If we hadn't made a claim, I'd have been suspicious about bothering to renew (it's the first year we've had this). Having seen the system in action, I'm very happy to pay that sort of money for that sort of service.

Seeing as all three items should last a lot longer than four years, I'm not following your logic, unless you are now going to cancel the annual policy. I have more than one radiator. Plus I also have taps and pipes and another water tank, central heating controls, a boiler, a w.c., a shower, ball cocks!, a bath..... I have recent experience of a house without heat or water during winter, I'll pay the money.

We've just had a new radiator, thermostat and a new stop cock thingy all done by British Gas, without quibble, at a date and time that suited me, on our £129p.a. plumbing insurance. I reckon a local plumber, if I'd persuaded one to actually turn up, would have charged about £500. Best money I ever spent.

if he's standing as a right wing candidate he needs to get down to Morrisons 2 for 1 on pork cuts

it has to be a recording can't do it with the actual band wandering back and fore around the dungeon

Dub is a lot simpler than that isn't it? Dub music is a standard musical track that has been 'dubbed' or edited by adding to or altering the sound. Just as a sound technician might dub sound on to a piece of film. By chance, there is some word play in that dub can be a west indian slang term for shagging, or for dancing. So once you combine dub meaning adding sounds, dancing and shagging you get a fairly good description of dub. Although, whenever I'm with a lady and wanting some music to set the pace, I usually need about 20 minutes of Bolero and then 45 seconds of techno techno techno.

sorry Tony, too many beatings as a kid in school in the '70's caused me to miss the teacher self reference --- Mr Barrett was the most violent teacher in my school, proper psychotic. He used to do this thing where he would take his watch off really slowly whilst explaining he didn't want to scratch you as he punched you. Then he'd slowly pick up your desk and move it, leaving you sat all exposed in space where everyone else was protected by a desk. My mate (er, also called Chris, strangely) was the first kid in school to come up with the tactic of hitting him first then running like **** and not coming back to school for 3 days.

nice...

My first Villa Park game was Notts Forest. It was cold, I was stood on the ash of the one huge Holte, there was trouble outside: but I was inside. The noise. I really hate being that guy, and feel free to roll your eyes, but there's no such team as Notts Forest. If you're abbreviating Nottingham Forest, then it would be Nott'm Forest. Notts is an abbreviation of Nottinghamshire. Sorry, I feel like a word removed for pointing it out, but it's something I could easily post in the "Things that piss you off that shouldn't" thread. I hate myself so much sometimes. Unfortunately, extensive googling including some NFFC accounts and twitter pages proves that you have a good point.

My first Villa Park game was Notts Forest. It was cold, I was stood on the ash of the one huge Holte, there was trouble outside: but I was inside. The noise.

was it BOF that had an annual rat car for a boys outing?

We've been together 31 years - I prefer her family, she prefers mine. Her uncle is a pirate, what's not to like! I say pirate, he goes out to sea at high tide on a little boat, climbs aboard bigger boats, takes over the controls and brings them in to harbour and leaves with money and blinding foreign booze. In these days of political correctness and health n safety, we have to call him a 'pilot'. But he's basically a pirate.

dAVe80 picked up just the record for you recently - but genuinely, I can't remember the name of it - it's on my 'want' list, but I don't have time to go and look for it edit: ok, on review, potentially it might not be what you are after....but I still have it on my list! A1: Steel Pulse - Kibudu-Mansatta-AbukuA2: Steel Pulse - Mansatta (Instrumental)A3: Man From The Hills - Redemption DayA4: Eclipse Band - Blood Fi DemA5: Musical Youth - PoliticalB1: Sceptre - Ancestors CallingB2: Benjamin Zephaniah - Unite HandsworthB3: Oneness - RomeB4: Black Symbol - In The Name Of JahC1: Groundation - Fa-WardC2: Mystic Foundation - InstrumentsC3: Iganda - Slow DownD1: Capital Letters - I Will NeverD2: Carnastoan - Mr. Workhard D3: Zephaniah - Free Man

it should be here somewhere, Blandy was just posting in it a few moments ago..... (it's dropped to page 2)

It's actually cropped, I'm 6th out of 255 (and already in profit for the season, after finishing second in manager on the month for September). Europa League, if one of the top 5 win a cup. pfff, 6th out of 255, won't be coming here then.

ahhh, mid table obscurity Sherwood out, dAVe80 in

chicken just scared of the mods, I'd have left it right up there....

yep

You know when two men can be really good mates? Like, really good mates. Like, we are told women can't be that close, can't be soul buddies with other women. Well, sometimes, really good mates can sit quietly and know what the other thinks and not 'need' to chatter, not 'need' to talk. They can go weeks without seeing each other and it doesn't mean anything, they're still besties. It actually proves they are besties. You can leave talking or seeing each other for several months. Then make contact and like say 'hey mate, I need you to come out tonight and crawl through some broken glass for me, help me get rid of something heavy without asking what's in it, throw a brick through a specific window even though you don't know who's window that is whilst I'm specifically, deliberately being somewhere else'. And you do it. They just know instinctively that the other one is ok and it can be left unsaid, unchecked every five **** minutes. Well, equally, sometimes, this real close matey behaviour can take, a more, physical form. Two mates who are just mates can enjoy each others company, more....fully. Well, sometimes. Women can be like a good solid mate as well. Sometimes. Sometimes, a woman that is also a proper good friend, will let you express your appreciation, just like a real male mate does.

Yeah it's not too scruffy at all that one. Definitely grows on you, not as shouty as some motown stuff. I'm sure we can work something out as we get closer to New Year and Xann pulls his finger out and organises another swap. It's been a bit of a mid tempo mostly soul (ish) kind of morning. I'll crank it up after lunch! check out the Respond sampler! there's actually a couple of decent tracks on there...honest

when she comes around the house to give you one last chance....don't forget to get one last shag before you say no thanks but seriously, looks like a no brainer right decision from here

graffiti experiment safe to click on the link an amusing little story about some local graffiti

elsewhere on the interweb my 'name' is Dave, undercoverDave, U.D., UD65 and even one account of K J Stuart take from that what you will!