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  1. jaydee

    Ban on smoking in the street, Suggested by Leicestershire Council

    Jesus H. Another thread full of dweebs whinging about smokers. We have spiralling reposessions, swathes of people losing their jobs and homes. Financial meltdown. Clueless politicians who make the Chuckle Brothers look professional, global terrorism, the British army stretched to...
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    HGVs & transporting rubble

    The driver's ultimately responsible for the safety of his load. If the load's capable of becoming airborne at high speeds the load has to be 'sheeted' ie. secured with a sheet to prevent debris. Common sense obviously as a single chipping could blind a pedestrian or kill a motorcyclist...
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    Mechanical Engineers

    Toxic - if you're a chartered engineer on a hundred grand I'm a dutchman. You spelt salary with two Ls and chartered with two Ds. Which puts your grammar at about the level of a 10 year old...
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    Adult Learning

    Eternity - haven't you missed the obvious? Aren't A-levels now based on a significant proportion of course work or is that GCSEs? Or both? In the days of GCE O & A-levels you could simply pay the examining authority directly and usually turn up as a registered entrant on the day. As far as...
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    White cars

    Not forgetting the obvious of course. White cars are probably far less likely to be involved in accidents because they're easier to see.
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    Small Claims court

    I've stiffed people with small claims sommonses 3 times. In the first case an Ad Trader used car. The trader ripped me off, and vacated to a new property ignoring my summons. From the pile of mail I assume I was one of loads of people he suckered. He was dumb enough to continue trading...
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    Bad alternator?

    Several scenarios spring to mind. Carburettor or throttle body icing. The original fualt occurred in December and reappeared in poor weather conditions. Engines automatically duct hot air from the exhaust manifold to pre-heat the induction charge and reduce engine icing. Any fault, split...
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    Place in central London that sells tubing?

    Cheer up mate. Rumour has it Gordon Brown and Tony Blair have volunteered for the first manned flight to Mars.. Yeahh....
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    Over £200 for an oil service!!

    £200 for an oil change?? £200 bought me a pair of heavy duty rear springs £100, a pair of rear wheel bearing kits £12, a pair of new rear hub/disks £22, a pair of front bearings £20, 5 litres of synthetic, an oil filter and 2 litres of GL4 to replace the transmission oil. All fitted DIY...
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    Corporal Punishment

    In my experience, and my wife would be first to agree, discipline is the key to respect and order. Memsab knows that if she steps out of line I'll take my crop to her. A sound thrashing is the only way to maintain military discipline in a tight well run household. It's never done her any...
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    Ed Mitchell (Apollo 14) Astronaut confirms aliens existence.

    Am I alone in spotting the blindingly obvious - Des O'Connor to quit Countdown after only 2 years.... The game's up Des. You can run, mate. But you can't hide. Dum dee dahh.... Dum deeee.....
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    I'm jobless: Beggars can't be choosers I guess!

    For anyone without a job your smartest move is to claim JSA unless you expect to be in employment soon. The stigma of admitting to being on JSA is something of a myth. Employers are hardly likely to be shocked if an applicant admits to a spell of JSA particulary in the current mess...
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    How can they sell land on the Moon ???

    I have a hectare of land in the Sea of Tranquility if anyone's interested. Bought it off a bloke called Bob on Ebay. It has outline planning permission for a lunar observatory. He threw in Alpha Centauri and a small asteroid called Blair-Brown 69 in the Horses Ass nebula. I'll throw in...
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    It's not our fault! Tired Governmental excuses...

    Looks like the government must have put their heads together in a crisis meeting (What Crisis) a couple of weeks ago because suddenly every Labour politician that gets their smug fizz on telly has started singing from the same prayer sheet - globalisation. Yes folks, globalisation's the...
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    Fed up with political correctness?

    he'll try councelling if you try learning to spell
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    Money gone missing from my wallet, what does one do

    Janesy - in my experience the human psyche is a master of the art of putting 2 and 2 together and coming up with 3. Something disappears, gets nicked, gets lost and bingo - before you know it you've convinced yourself you know the culprit. Imagine, for instance that although you've convinced...
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    Teaching children astronomy?

    Start with a lesson plan. Half an hour is more than enough for them. Split into 2 with a break if necessary. Biscuits and fizzy drink's a smart move. Write down a title - Introduction to Astronomy, etc. Have whatever resources you're relying on easy to hand. Segment the half hour into...
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    Martin McGuiness on Iraq

    Martin Mcguinness in Iraq? That's all they need...
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    Teaching as a career

    Some years back I took City & Guilds 7306 Further & Adult Teaching Cert. Only a one-year course (33 weeks evening classes). The course was a real wheeze and you get to meet people from different backgrounds. The course constitutes year 1 of a 2-year Certificate of Education so if you fancy it...
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    Would I be Mad?

    Diversification's always an option I joined the RAF as a propulsion technician apprentice at 16. Applied for airframes but got engines. Two year military apprenticeship. Wanted to fly so went to nightschool for lots of additional academic quals. Got day release for a year for ONC...
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