Author Topic: Little Eye On The Provinces  (Read 381154 times)

ElyDave

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1652 on: 06 February, 2018, 08:51:09 pm »
I presume an infra-red camera might be able to distinguish a live tiger from a stuffed toy...

Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1653 on: 08 February, 2018, 11:51:25 am »
A sad one here. Local bike shop owner running a gang stealing bikes then selling them on:

http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/15917203.Jail_for_gang_of_bike_thieves___including_cycle_shop_owner/?ref=ar
I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that.

Cudzoziemiec

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1654 on: 08 February, 2018, 12:03:33 pm »
I think that's none too rare, sadly.
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1655 on: 08 February, 2018, 07:43:24 pm »
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/katie-hopkins-detained-south-africa-1172884

This has 3 good reasons to be on this thread:
- 2 provinces [Devon & South Africa]
- it's just the best news I've heard all week.
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1657 on: 09 February, 2018, 12:35:57 am »
I’ll bet they were going 20
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1658 on: 11 February, 2018, 04:41:02 pm »
It's all kicking off in Balsall Heath: https://twitter.com/BhamUpdates/status/962717229124128768

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1660 on: 13 February, 2018, 09:15:37 pm »

Pingu

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1661 on: 14 February, 2018, 05:56:17 pm »

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1662 on: 14 February, 2018, 06:04:47 pm »
Reversing the polarity.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-43063365

That's quite a nasty potential gotcha, given the increasing popularity of magnetic closures on things.

Does that make an electronic compass (which can at least be moved away from the magnet and re-calibrated) potentially more reliable than a traditional one?

Not that I'd venture into the hills without a map, compass, torch, foul weather gear and a couple of GPS receivers...

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1663 on: 14 February, 2018, 06:17:50 pm »
I've just checked my mobile. The compass really doesn't work at all if it's in its case. It's fine if I remove the case.
There's no vibrations, but wait.

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1664 on: 16 February, 2018, 11:42:43 am »
"The Opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject"  Marcus Aurelius


Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1666 on: 18 February, 2018, 04:39:44 pm »
This was a national crisis apparently. Not that I'd notice or care  :smug:

hellymedic

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1667 on: 18 February, 2018, 04:48:21 pm »
Me neither! Don't think I've had a KFC for over 5  years.

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1668 on: 18 February, 2018, 05:09:03 pm »
I've never had one ever.
I must experience one before I  die.
Admission.  I'm actually not that fussed about cake.

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1669 on: 18 February, 2018, 05:53:59 pm »
I've never had one ever.
I must experience one before I  die.

Preferably not immediately before.


I had a KFC once.  Emphasis on the once.

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1670 on: 18 February, 2018, 05:56:56 pm »
 ;D

Never had a Nandos either.  My expectation is that I never will.
Admission.  I'm actually not that fussed about cake.

ian

Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1671 on: 18 February, 2018, 06:02:57 pm »
I can't imagine that a lack of fried ratchicken in south London will be anything other than a good thing. A bit less litter to pick up as well (we have a KFC, so it's most of the litter, it being traditional to shove the greasy nasty into your mouth while you walk home, slurping down some sugar solution, and then once done, throw it into the bushes). That and the roundabout at the end of town keeps getting demolished because customers park there right in front of the KFC (and the cashpoint next door) and prevent lorries getting around properly.

ETA: there's no shortage of parking but I guess if you need junk food, you really have to stop right there.

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1672 on: 18 February, 2018, 06:05:28 pm »
;D

Never had a Nandos either.  My expectation is that I never will.

There's a little part of my brain that's perpetually mixing up Nandos and Nagios.  Probably because they both mean you're having a bad day.

Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1673 on: 18 February, 2018, 06:27:29 pm »
I had a KFC once.  Emphasis on the once.
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Me too. Except in our case we'd run out of money (in pre-cashpoint archaic times) and only had enough for a corn-on-the-cob each. Probably the most disgusting thing I have ever eaten.
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1674 on: 18 February, 2018, 06:45:36 pm »