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Q) Can you run faster than a lion? A) I do not need to run faster than a lion, I only need to run faster than my bloke.
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For we are mental, for we are mad!
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Being broadcast live on UTube nufctv. 10,000's of daft Geordies out on the streets. Great stuff!!!
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Jeremy Wade... I enjoy his programmes. He investigates ancient legend to account for people going missing around the world. Catches a fresh water fish no bigger than a Staffordshire Bull Terrier and the ancient myth has been solved. They just kill each other and chuck the body in the water.
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My thoughts exactly. Most countries have experienced invasion, losing wars, revolution, changing borders. Those that have come through that type of tragedy and hardship cherish what they now have. GB, or at least those who have ruled us since the latter half of the 20th century are complacent and have no idea or appreciation of what we had/have and never had the brains or courage to defend it.
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The word narrative. I have no problem with the word, my pet hate is that almost every journalist or reporter uses the word in every verbal or written report now. Sport, current affairs, news, local news. Why?
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Que EMF Unbelievable (I need to work out how to post stuff on here).
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In regard to liking it Dai Dogs, I think it very much depends on circumstances, forced or by choice? In my experience most people do not like it, lads and lasses. Personally, I have mostly preferred it, for the sake of my sanity as much as anything. But, not sure about ultimately dying alone. If I were to meet a beautiful sane woman who owns a farm... I could be persuaded to co-habit on a trial period.
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Electricians hard to come by
eastcoast replied to 3175darren's topic in Home Stuff, Building and Leisure
Clean-up notices are common now. Every now and again the PC management teams will climb down from their ivory tower and have a rare venture onto site when everyone else has gone home. They take pictures of the state of their site and issue a clean-up notice across the board to all sub-contractors, failure to action within 24 hours results in everyone sent a bill for their labourers cleaning up. The majority of waste consists of plaster boards, timber and wet works rubbish. On closer inspection of the pictures an odd tie wrap or cable cutting can be seen. We are good, even if I do say so m -
A friend of mine had one. He was a genuine working dog man but had the time and kennel space to follow fashion. A very nice dog but not something that would suit if you only had the one and wanted to catch rabbits. Used to attract a lot of attention at terrier/lurcher shows and people would be queuing up to exchange phone numbers for use as stud. Did everything that could be expected of it as a terrier too big to go to ground and a lurcher too slow to catch a rabbit.
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Electricians hard to come by
eastcoast replied to 3175darren's topic in Home Stuff, Building and Leisure
I started off as a labourer, was lucky enough to get the opportunity to serve my time, grafted for years on the tools and ended up senior management. I have seen the good the bad and the ugly at every level and will always defend an electrician. Truth being told though... they are the bunch of winging c**ts -
Electricians hard to come by
eastcoast replied to 3175darren's topic in Home Stuff, Building and Leisure
You can tell a good electrician by the mess he leaves behind -
Electricians hard to come by
eastcoast replied to 3175darren's topic in Home Stuff, Building and Leisure
Still 4 years for a spark, plumber or fitter to complete a proper apprenticeship and become properly qualified with certs to prove it. Colleges are conning young people. Agencies are poaching newly qualified lads by promising them long term contracts above labour norms. They end up on the agency merri-go-round. And their development ends, just chasing the next pay day. And skills remain at basic, just enough not to get sacked off in the 1st month. -
Some things are as true now as they were then. Some have changed forever. Lucas digging badger with the Bishop of Liverpool (I think it was the Bishop of Liverpool, haven't referenced the book to confirm), at Chequers on 11th November 19??. At 11:00, they downed tools for a moment silence in respect to falling comrades. Don't think we'll see that again. David Harcombe refers to it in World of the Working Terrier or Badger Digging with Terriers. Another two great books on working terriers.
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Ken Dodd's dog died. Years ago, seems like yesterday.
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I hope that you enjoy it. 1st time that I read it was loaned to me my the man who sourced me my 1st proper terrier. I bought my own copy. I still pick it up now and again 40+ years later and still get happily lost in the pages.
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Human Resources (HR) and Mental Health 1st Aiders (MHFA) "pulling rank" .Than they ask for assistance to prevent a man stepping off the precipice or jumping off the proverbial bridge. And to find out that their expertise consisted of given the man a verbal warning, followed by a written warning for not following company procedure in recording his absences. Inevitable I suppose when the company policy is to have 30% female workforce by 2030 when 95% of the workforce are sparks and plumbers? We need to find something for the women to do.
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Even better. Using my logic, to have any chance everyone of our players must now play as though it is a cup final. It always was, but over the years our players seemed to have missed that vital point. Starting in 1974 Newcastle v Liverpool, the 1st I remember, we were shocking and have been ever since in cup finals. I did once make a silly comment on here the Callum Wilson could enter the Newcastle history books as a more important player than Alan Shearer, Shearer never lifted a trophy for us, Wlison can make history on the 16th. That's the mind set that they should be going into the game wit
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Alison Moyet last night. Not really a fan but invited by a friend. Once I would have made an excuse not to attend but the more time that I spend in care homes these days the more that I appreciate life is for living, even if it is just accepting an invitation to see an 80's pop star and having a few drinks with proper friends. Still a great singer by the way. The apple in the toilet? Well, the opening act was not to my taste. Some miserable Scottish girl. When she said "you may have picked up on this, I have issues with men", I walked out and decided to stay in the bar until she had finis
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As a Newcastle fan,the Anthony Gordon red card and missing the cup final has had time to sink in and thought about. I see it as a positive. We were always 2nd favourite in a 2 horse race. Yes, Newcastle are now a competent EPL side but still a level below LFC. Now we are the true underdogs. In the great tradition of English cup games the underdog sometimes prevails on the day. Wimbledon v LFC, Sunderland v Leeds as examples. I have faith. Should I be wrong it's going to a flat St. Patrick's day in the toon this year
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I agree, but the rules need to be clear and refereed to the rules, throughout the duration of the game, an even playing field for everyone. In the top flight anyway. There was a time in EPL when it was in danger of becoming a non-contact sport. Thankfully common sense prevailed. But this season we have a game of 2 halves, 30/40 minutes when men are allowed to play like men and then, once the ref starts to realise that the lads are "playing like men", he bottles it and starts giving out cards. That's where the frustration comes from with the players who play with a disciplined controlled aggres
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Stupid by Gordon but caused by the refs earlier calls. The Brighton kid who got a 2nd yellow should have been given it in 1st half. Refs are keeping cards in their pockets depending on their earlier calls in the game. The pundits love it as they don't want to see reds. That confuses and frustrates the players. Are we playing to the rules or not? What is the ref going to allow? His job is to see it and call it according to the rules of the game, but they are not doing that.
