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by georgew
9 May 2020, 10:24am
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: Chroming a frame
Replies: 7
Views: 779

Re: Chroming a frame

No idea of the cost these days, but having had one there are drawbacks. It does add a few pounds in weight for instance and again, in time, I found that where the mudguard fastened beneath the seat-stays, it was vulnerable to salt and muck as it breached the chrome. I really don't think I would have one again.
by georgew
15 Apr 2020, 10:31am
Forum: The Tea Shop
Topic: Should the UK ( World ) seek compensation from China for the damage it's citizens have done?
Replies: 99
Views: 4012

Re: Should the UK ( World ) seek compensation from China for the damage it's citizens have done?

fullupandslowingdown wrote:and where do China and India send their wares to?
Britain where we have closed down 75% of our manufacturing capability over the last 40 years. Britain where we can claim to be more environmentally friendly because we're producing less pollution than er China and India, because they're producing the pollution making our goods, that otherwise we would have been producing. Same with waste, we've tried to offload our rubbish for recycling and processing everywhere else in the world except at home where all we can do is burn it in EfW power stations.

China's defence in any court would be, that we failed to take reasonable measures to quarantine and isolate anyone bringing the virus here. And that we failed to test enough to monitor and track the virus. And that we failed to protect our front line workers enough with PPE. And that we failed to curb our freedoms soon enough to minimise the spread of the virus.

In a modern world, you can't stop viruses from moving around the globe. Even in the 1916-1920 flu pandemic, with slower travel around the world, it still made it quite easily across the globe. I don't think it's inconceivable that existing technology couldn't be used to screen all travellers in a few minutes for a whole variety of pathogens. But it's like other technology, the military doesn't like losing it's edge to the public sector.

The best way to deal with the lack of community spirit shown by China, is to re-establish our manufacturing capabilities post corona. In fact it's essential because we still have the woes of brexit to deal with. We're gonna need a major stimulus package to stop this country from going under. I think that the government's furlough terms were too generous. It should have been pegged at NMW @ 43 hours, which is the average working week.

Then if nothing else, some sections of society would be a tiny bit less ready to criticise the less well off sections. As it is, for some medium/well paid workers, on furlough, this lockdown has been only a mild inconvenience, unlike the millions who were on zero hour contracts, or fell between the two schemes due to happenstance. I wouldn't put it past some dailymail readers to think in future that all unemployed people get £2500 a month benefits, and not the £350 or so.

Inequality remains rife in this country, despite all the talk about pulling together, and taking one for the team. Maybe solving that is a bigger issue than trying to censure a world power like China which could retaliate with deadly consequences.



Just to say that I reported you straight away for talking sense.....hated to do it....but there you are.
by georgew
7 Apr 2020, 9:06am
Forum: The Tea Shop
Topic: Alex Salmond - court case concluded
Replies: 159
Views: 8034

Re: Alex Salmond - court case concluded

Bonefishblues wrote:
georgew wrote:
Bonefishblues wrote:Cock-up vs professional malpractice is an interesting debate I think.



In the Salmond case...given there are texts and the creation of an Instagram account in order to co-ordinate the accusations by the accusers against the defendant.......a cock-up seems a wee bit unlikely.

I was talking about Ministers who make bad errors in Government vs the Advocate who breached his professional code.[b] I wasn't talking about anything to do with conspiracies real or otherwise against Salmond, as you also weren't in the post I responded to?[/b]



What a relief.......
by georgew
6 Apr 2020, 7:02pm
Forum: The Tea Shop
Topic: Alex Salmond - court case concluded
Replies: 159
Views: 8034

Re: Alex Salmond - court case concluded

Bonefishblues wrote:
georgew wrote:



That was the honourable thing to do of course.......probably followed the examples of all those Ministers in Government when they committed huge cock-ups.......oh....hang-on a minute..........

Cock-up vs professional malpractice is an interesting debate I think.



In the Salmond case...given there are texts and the creation of an Instagram account in order to co-ordinate the accusations by the accusers against the defendant.......a cock-up seems a wee bit unlikely.
by georgew
4 Apr 2020, 1:16pm
Forum: The Tea Shop
Topic: Alex Salmond - court case concluded
Replies: 159
Views: 8034

Re: Alex Salmond - court case concluded




That was the honourable thing to do of course.......probably followed the examples of all those Ministers in Government when they committed huge cock-ups.......oh....hang-on a minute..........
by georgew
3 Apr 2020, 10:31am
Forum: Does anyone know … ?
Topic: Cycling as an activity during the Covid 19 outbreak
Replies: 1060
Views: 44964

Re: Cycling as an activity during the Covid 19 outbreak

I'm determined to keep up what little fitness I have left and yesterday did a whole twenty minutes on my exercise bike. It was really hard....but my computer registered 132 miles when I was finished. While this might seem a wee bit high....keep in mind that the thing is brand new so it's unlikely to be wrong.
by georgew
3 Apr 2020, 10:26am
Forum: The Tea Shop
Topic: Induction hobs - your experience(If you have one!)
Replies: 42
Views: 2015

Re: Induction hobs - your experience(If you have one!)

wirral_cyclist wrote:
georgew wrote:<SNIP> It is possible to buy an induction plate that can allow you to use your present equipment but in my case, I preferred to buy proper stuff made for induction hobs. <SNIP>


I've got a 'Which' magazine with induction hob tests, the best buy for induction plates is a "Paderno World Cuisine A1200121 Induction hob converter £17" Not a full test so can't see second best etc, but only a quid to sign up for a month to see all the results, mine's lapsed so can't look.

Best Hob: AEG IKE84441FB (87% score) £679.
Range cooker: Rangemaster Professional PROP90EI (69%) £1,853
Freestanding: Zanussi ZCI66250BA (72%) £670


I have one.....expensive for what it is. Any cast-iron type plate does the job as well. If your coffee-pot or small pot (even if induction) is much smaller than the hob....then it might not work. For my tiniest coffee-pot, I use a small cast iron pan 4" diameter and a fiver, as an induction plate.
by georgew
1 Apr 2020, 12:00pm
Forum: The Tea Shop
Topic: Induction hobs - your experience(If you have one!)
Replies: 42
Views: 2015

Re: Induction hobs - your experience(If you have one!)

I love mine which is only a two hob one and works from a 13amp socket, perfect.. as I live alone in a small bedsit type flat. I also have a combi microwave and together they meet all of my needs.

The type of material used in cooking pots/pans is vital as induction needs sufficient ferrous material to be present, so only some stainless steel pots/pans will qualify. It is possible to buy an induction plate that can allow you to use your present equipment but in my case, I preferred to buy proper stuff made for induction hobs. Cast iron implements are ideal, and if the bottom of these is rough enough to scratch the hob, then one can use silicon pads to prevent this.

I wish I had bought this type of hob years ago, and there is an important safety factor also as it does not heat up or have a naked flame such as gas. Ideal for the elderly and especially if they have problems remembering.
by georgew
31 Mar 2020, 8:42am
Forum: The Tea Shop
Topic: Alex Salmond - court case concluded
Replies: 159
Views: 8034

Re: Alex Salmond - court case concluded

Ben@Forest wrote:
georgew wrote:For those who are at all interested in learning the facts about the case (damn few it seems), I recommend this piece from Craig Murray, a former British Ambassador who has monitored the Salmond case.

https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives ... jaccuse-2/


[b]Murray has an agenda, as much as any pro-unionist commentator,[/b] and his agenda includes what is essentially a unilateral declaratio of Scottish independence. With support (or not) for independence so closely poised this would seem to be the rashest of proposals.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.craigm ... abard/amp/

Furthermore Murray blamed Israel for the Skripal poisonings in Salisbury. To take Murray at his word is chancey at best.



I'm not sure that this would be a secret to any informed person.

Again......you do understand that this matter concerns two opposing groups....both of which are SNP....right. Both of these support independence so what Murray being "pro-independence" has to do with it I have no idea.

Craig Murray also has personal experience of being smeared by MI5 when he was the UK Ambassador to Uzbekistan and had the temerity to complain of the UK's complicity in torture by that country's authorities.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... npolicy.uk
by georgew
30 Mar 2020, 3:07pm
Forum: The Tea Shop
Topic: Alex Salmond - court case concluded
Replies: 159
Views: 8034

Re: Alex Salmond - court case concluded

For those who are at all interested in learning the facts about the case (damn few it seems), I recommend this piece from Craig Murray, a former British Ambassador who has monitored the Salmond case.

https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives ... jaccuse-2/
by georgew
30 Mar 2020, 10:35am
Forum: The Tea Shop
Topic: Alex Salmond - court case concluded
Replies: 159
Views: 8034

Re: Alex Salmond - court case concluded

merseymouth wrote:Hi, Normally one would worry about politicians having fingers in too many pies, sometimes not their own! But with the former First Minister folk seem to be very concerned over possible fingers in other folks private parts, not that I'm casting stones :roll: :wink: .
He doesn't seem to be the type you'd want to leave among your female relatives, but we can find evidence about is another thing. Not my cup of Oolong! MM



Be aware that Salmond has stated his intention of taking legal action against anyone making slurs such as these above.
by georgew
30 Mar 2020, 10:32am
Forum: The Tea Shop
Topic: Alex Salmond - court case concluded
Replies: 159
Views: 8034

Re: Alex Salmond - court case concluded

mercalia wrote:
georgew wrote:
mercalia wrote:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-52078493


if what you say is true then Scottish Justice is rotten to the core, but maybe not for the reasons you give ( compare with Cyprus was it and that rape victim?)? It doesnt surprize me about Salmonds intentions. But your slant is unbelievable. You would presumably regard the #metoo as a conspiracy also.

As some one who doesnt follow scottish politics why is Salmond hated? I thought the scots loved him?



Ok......it's clear that you know nothing about the Scottish Legal system, nothing about the political landscape in Scotland, nothing about the background of this case or of its participants and freely admit this "As some one who doesnt follow scottish politics " and yet you see my version of events as slanted.

Love it.....keep it up.


I suggest you explain more than insult since you know more than I do. others, above, here would like the matters explained since it is hard to see how the things happening in Scotland could happen here in England. Its all so raw and farcical? yes we have our expences scandal and the Lords clocking in to get paid and doing nothing but this story is something different? your views read more like conspiracy theories like eg the Israeli embassy was behind the antisematic attacks on Labour.

why is Salmond so hated now? why did it go to court? why are the accusers very upset at the outcome( bbc news website) since according to you it was all a con. why did anyone think that such a ploy, out of the realms Hollywood, could be successful? its the stuff of tv drama where scant regard is paid to psychology & things happen because it makes good tv. You might as well add they will now hire a hit man to take him out since the courts wont since thats what happens to bad men ( on tv). its all bizarre



Moi...explain :?:

I don't get it.....I mean you live in England....so it follows that you know about everything that is happening here in Scotland and cannot be more qualified to expound on these matters.

I mean I'm just someone who has lived in Scotland for eighty years, am fully conversant with Scottish politics and am a member of the SNP........what could I possibly explain to you?
by georgew
29 Mar 2020, 5:53pm
Forum: The Tea Shop
Topic: Alex Salmond - court case concluded
Replies: 159
Views: 8034

Re: Alex Salmond - court case concluded

mercalia wrote:
georgew wrote:
mercalia wrote:they can still sue him in the civil courts where presumably a lower degree of evidence is needed. surly they must?



The things you say. :shock:

The opposite is true in fact. Salmond intends to pursue those responsible for these allegations in the civil and criminal court, in that they conspired against him and perverted the course of justice. He already won a case against the Scottish Government for a biased and illegal internal investigation and received £500,00 in legal costs.
That there was such a conspiracy there is no doubt. The coterie of accusers created their own Instagram account to co-ordinate their efforts and there are texts which expose this for what it was. The alleged complaints were not initially made to the Police but to the SNP's disciplinary committee, whose Chairmen texted that they would sit on these complaints until they could use them to maximum effect against Salmond.

The whole bungled farce was an attempt to prevent Salmond's return to politics and in this, it succeeded. The Procurator Fiscal should never have allowed such a flimsy case to go ahead and he has questions to answer. The fact that many prosecution witnesses were never put in the witness box by the Prosecution to be questioned by the defense, is witness to the flimsiness of the case against Salmond.



https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-52078493


if what you say is true then Scottish Justice is rotten to the core, but maybe not for the reasons you give ( compare with Cyprus was it and that rape victim?)? It doesnt surprize me about Salmonds intentions. But your slant is unbelievable. You would presumably regard the #metoo as a conspiracy also.

As some one who doesnt follow scottish politics why is Salmond hated? I thought the scots loved him?



Ok......it's clear that you know nothing about the Scottish Legal system, nothing about the political landscape in Scotland, nothing about the background of this case or of its participants and freely admit this "As some one who doesnt follow scottish politics " and yet you see my version of events as slanted.

Love it.....keep it up.
by georgew
29 Mar 2020, 2:14pm
Forum: The Tea Shop
Topic: Alex Salmond - court case concluded
Replies: 159
Views: 8034

Re: Alex Salmond - court case concluded

mercalia wrote:they can still sue him in the civil courts where presumably a lower degree of evidence is needed. surly they must?



The things you say. :shock:

The opposite is true in fact. Salmond intends to pursue those responsible for these allegations in the civil and criminal court, in that they conspired against him and perverted the course of justice. He already won a case against the Scottish Government for a biased and illegal internal investigation and received £500,00 in legal costs.
That there was such a conspiracy there is no doubt. The coterie of accusers created their own Instagram account to co-ordinate their efforts and there are texts which expose this for what it was. The alleged complaints were not initially made to the Police but to the SNP's disciplinary committee, whose Chairmen texted that they would sit on these complaints until they could use them to maximum effect against Salmond.

The whole bungled farce was an attempt to prevent Salmond's return to politics and in this, it succeeded. The Procurator Fiscal should never have allowed such a flimsy case to go ahead and he has questions to answer. The fact that many prosecution witnesses were never put in the witness box by the Prosecution to be questioned by the defense, is witness to the flimsiness of the case against Salmond.
by georgew
28 Mar 2020, 11:17am
Forum: The Tea Shop
Topic: Alex Salmond - court case concluded
Replies: 159
Views: 8034

Re: Alex Salmond Charged with Attempted Rape

Tangled Metal wrote:
Oldjohnw wrote:
Carlton green wrote:.........................................

<snip>
Of course that one not proven verdict still allows his opponents and everyone else to cast doubt on Salmon's other not guilty offences. He did it in one allegation (but the prosecution couldn't prove beyond reasonable doubt) so it's likely be done it with the others, right?[b]

[/b]Back to politics! Does this make SNP politics a little more muddy? Where are the next political knives coming from / getting stuck into? Will it harm the SNP next opportunity to vote?


You have to understand that in Scotland the whole of the press is unionist and that only one newspaper supports the cause of Independence. No matter the verdict......it was always going to happen that Salmond would be utterly condemned.....in fact this happened even before the trial when the allegations against him were featured on the same full-page featuring serial killers.