Things that ur happy about

[russycarps]

Or perhaps you can tell me how you can walk around places such as Dover, Margate, Tunbridge Wells, Canterbury, Chatham etc without experiencing some of the finest culture the UK has to offer.

One of the funniest things I've ever read. And I thought you Tories couldnt laugh at yourselves.

[TheGayTent]

One of the funniest things I've ever read. And I thought you Tories couldnt laugh at yourselves.

You don't appreciate the history of Canterbury cathedral? St Augustine's abbey? The inspiration of and the works of Dickens? The work of Turner or Emin? The 500 year history of the Royal Navy in Kent? Chaucer? Folk Festivals?

[eFestivals]

Re-writing history again?!

What was proven was that you don't know at all, an area you claimed to have knowledge of. Whilst only a visitor, albeit a very regular visitor, knows much more than you.

says the man writing his own history. I said I was localish, and had knowledge of the area having worked in the area; I was mistaken about the location of somewhere i'd never been, and admitted that straight away.

Everything else was you telling me what I knew or didn't know of that area, which was pretty good telepathic skills I have to say, and other similar inventions of yours.

Or perhaps you can tell me how you can walk around places such as Dover, Margate, Tunbridge Wells, Canterbury, Chatham etc without experiencing some of the finest culture the UK has to offer.

none of which are the Kent London-outer-suburb towns I was referring to, and you'd be rather lacking in your own local knowledge to think that I was.

And as far as I'm aware, the existence of a town is not a major cultural event.

Edited November 22, 2013 by eFestivals

[eFestivals]

On a completely different subject, I've happy to hear that the govt's belief that private is always better or even as good as public has yet again been 100% disproven within the govt own systems.

Shame it won't make a jot of difference to policy.

Edited November 22, 2013 by eFestivals

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

Within the last hour I received an email from the head of a department of the company I work for. It's states that they would not be providing me with the information that I requested. I then wrote an email back to them stating that the company's own Policies and Procedures state that I am entitled to request this information and that this department are obliged to provide it. I then went onto ask whether that person was saying that the company's Policies and Procedures were wrong, or whether they were choosing not to adhere to them. I should imagine that person is incandescent with rage right now. Jolly good.

[TheGayTent]

says the man writing his own history. I said I was localish, and had knowledge of the area having worked in the area; I was mistaken about the location of somewhere i'd never been, and admitted that straight away.

The posts are there for all to see - it took a lot of posts and a lot of explaining before you'd admit you had been talking bollocks after claiming I was wrong because you knew the area.

none of which are the Kent London-outer-suburb towns I was referring to, and you'd be rather lacking in your own local knowledge to think that I was.

And as far as I'm aware, the existence of a town is not a major cultural event.

You claimed I wanted to live in the c**t kentryside (whatever that is). Ignoring the fact you have no clue what I want, you go on to claim I live in a poor imitation of London. I wouldn't mind living in Greenwich and I wouldn't choose to live in Lambeth - I'm still unsure what a poor imitation of London looks like.

You then attempted to clarify your frankly stupid opinion by raising subjective criteria such as traffic and commuting. Well I'd guess compared to the Isle of Skye, Tumbridge Wells does have a traffic problem. Though less of one than many English towns throughout the country. Nightmare commute? Assuming you mean to and from London, TW is less than an hour from London, and well inside your next constraint of 40 miles. So is Chatham.

Culture comes in many guises, does it have to be in the form of major events? Kent's folk festival scene is very good at the moment, lots of small festivals going on all around the county. Is Glastonbury better than Green Gathering or just different?

[eFestivals]

The posts are there for all to see - it took a lot of posts and a lot of explaining before you'd admit you had been talking bollocks after claiming I was wrong because you knew the area.

yep - where it can be seen that very few posts had passed when I'd located Burghfield on a map and fully accepted I'd been mistaken about where Burghfield was, and then there were pages and page more of drivel driven by your own ignorance.

Get over it.

I'm still unsure what a poor imitation of London looks like.

For example: Orpington. Once in Kent, it became so like London that it became part of London - but without of any of the good bits.

For example: Bexleyheath. Once in Kent, it became so like London that it became part of London - but without of any of the good bits.

There's now plenty of other parts of Kent no different to those. You know, just like London but without any of the good bits.

If you knew anything worthwhile you'd know that.

(I'm not being Kentist ... to the west, for example, you have wonderful places like Hounslow)

Culture comes in many guises, does it have to be in the form of major events?

when the only culture that you've been able to say as existing is merely the luck of some old stuff having been built and not knocked down since, I rather think it does, yes.

Kent's folk festival scene is very good at the moment, lots of small festivals going on all around the county. Is Glastonbury better than Green Gathering or just different?

whooooosh! Edited November 22, 2013 by eFestivals

[TheGayTent]

yep - where it can be seen that very few posts had passed when I'd located Burghfield on a map and fully accepted I'd been mistaken about where Burghfield was, and then there were pages and page more of drivel driven by your own ignorance.

Get over it.

Your problem as always lay in your (misplaced) 100% self belief which led to your aggressive accusations of others wrongs.

Had you posted your disagreement in a non aggressive manor and then acknowledged your mistake once it was politely pointed out, it wouldn't resonate would it...unfortunately for you, you jumped in with your size 9s, and made a fool of yourself. Learn from your mistakes? Perhaps you can't teach an old dog new tricks?

You need to get over your embarrassment. Really it's fine.

For example: Orpington. Once in Kent, it became so like London that it became part of London - but without of any of the good bits.

For example: Bexleyheath. Once in Kent, it became so like London that it became part of London - but without of any of the good bits.

There's now plenty of other parts of Kent no different to those. You know, just like London but without any of the good bits.

So you are stating opinion as fact again...

The issue you raise is completely subjective. People who like and choose to live in those towns would argue the exact opposite of your point of view. I.e. It's like London but without the bad bits, or like London but with the good bits of Kent. Like Kent without the bad bits, or like Kent but with the good bits of London.

N.B. I don't live in either town.

when the only culture that you've been able to say as existing is merely the luck of some old stuff having been built and not knocked down since, I rather think it does, yes.

Are we unable to read? Trying selective reading? Or perhaps merely ignoring?

whooooosh!

Yes indeed !

[eFestivals]

You need to get over your embarrassment. Really it's fine.

I'm not embarrassed about being mistaken about the exact location of somewhere i've not been, why would I be? Likewise i'm not embarrassed by knowing that area in general far better than you do, as you got to prove.

Get over it.

Are we unable to read? Trying selective reading? Or perhaps merely ignoring?

they are cultural deserts, as it is all around London. Almost nothing cultural goes to places in that area, because the cultural focus of the people living in those places is London.

Try understanding, instead of having a daily-mail-style red mist.

[5co77ie]

#askGaryBarlow

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/gary-barlow-flooded-with-tax-avoidance-questions-during-twitter-qa-8957196.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/11/22/ask-gary-barlow-twitter_n_4322197.html

http://www.buzzfeed.com/kimberleydadds/gary-barlow-held-a-fan-qa-on-twitter-what-happened-next-was

Edited November 22, 2013 by 5co77ie

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

I've started a piece of artwork tonight and it's all coming together as I imagined it in my minds eye. Result. I'm happy about this right now.

[whisty]

This video makes me happy - Pump up the volume

[feral chile]

Within the last hour I received an email from the head of a department of the company I work for. It's states that they would not be providing me with the information that I requested. I then wrote an email back to them stating that the company's own Policies and Procedures state that I am entitled to request this information and that this department are obliged to provide it. I then went onto ask whether that person was saying that the company's Policies and Procedures were wrong, or whether they were choosing not to adhere to them. I should imagine that person is incandescent with rage right now. Jolly good.

Did you get the information?

[jump]

My forum reputation thingy is now 666

[kaosmark2]

-20... Beat that

Hasn't it been positive only for about 3 years

[TheGayTent]

Getting Monty Python tickets

[Spindles]

Got a new job. Start tomorrow \o/

[Spindles]

Virgin have very kindly capped me down to 500kbit for the night almost immediately after I purchased BF4, so that's a 24GB download that's going to take a while...I am not going to complain about that, tbh, it's friday night and I can understand the need for a cap when some like me might chew up all the capacity and virgin actually did something nice for me:

The other week my bank, being the kind of nice folk they are, took the virgin direct debit 2 days ahead of the scheduled date and, naturally, 1 day ahead of a recommended payment, thus allowing them to hit me with the charge (they do this automatically, timing payments to garner the maximum charges). Virgin sent out a letter that I received today to say that the payment had been refused, then informed me that they just weren't going to charge me for that month and this saving more than covers the bank's charge, removes any concern about making the payment and makes me feel alot better about them as a business than I do about my bank.

Nice to see a company who provide customer service without having to be moaned at. If a payment gets bounced they clearly realise that a customer is having a bit of a hard time, if they've been a good customer for years it is clearly the right call to make. It impressed me and more thinking like that in british business would be a welcome way to get this country moving in the right direction again.

[feral chile]

Virgin have very kindly capped me down to 500kbit for the night almost immediately after I purchased BF4, so that's a 24GB download that's going to take a while...I am not going to complain about that, tbh, it's friday night and I can understand the need for a cap when some like me might chew up all the capacity and virgin actually did something nice for me:

The other week my bank, being the kind of nice folk they are, took the virgin direct debit 2 days ahead of the scheduled date and, naturally, 1 day ahead of a recommended payment, thus allowing them to hit me with the charge (they do this automatically, timing payments to garner the maximum charges). Virgin sent out a letter that I received today to say that the payment had been refused, then informed me that they just weren't going to charge me for that month and this saving more than covers the bank's charge, removes any concern about making the payment and makes me feel alot better about them as a business than I do about my bank.

Nice to see a company who provide customer service without having to be moaned at. If a payment gets bounced they clearly realise that a customer is having a bit of a hard time, if they've been a good customer for years it is clearly the right call to make. It impressed me and more thinking like that in british business would be a welcome way to get this country moving in the right direction again.

It's so good to see that, so often when you need a bit of slack the most, that's when you don't get it.

We had financial problems years ago after my husband was made redundant, and we had to set up payment instalments with everyone. Our bank at the time was Lloyds TSB, and they were as obstructive as they could be. Despite accepting our terms on their bank loan and credit card, they charged our current account with late payment penalties relating to these.

Cue an irate letter advising them that they had just voided my carefully calculated financial statement, which obviously hadn't included those bank charges, leaving us short of money to meet the creditors payment plan instalments. And since it was their fault, they would be bottom of the list when being paid.

We did get the charges refunded, but I'd never hold a current account with the provider of credit facilities again.

Edited November 30, 2013 by feral chile

[PastCaring]

I had a lot of problems with Lloyds TSB, some years back, after accidentally overdrawing by about 30 quid - it ended up costing me around 300 in accumulated fees. It really is criminal the way that banks treat those that can least afford it! (and then they wonder why people end up with huge debts to payday loan companies - but don't get me started on them - it's a subject that makes my blood boil! grrrr! )

[feral chile]

We're with the Cooperative Bank now, and we accidentally got overdrawn, because I hadn't allowed for transactions in transit. I rang them to apologise, and borrowed some money to repay the overdraft, and they were great, they cancelled the charges because it was the first time it had happened.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

The department I work within are having a re-structure. This means that I have to apply for my own job, although it will be a much changed job in terms of the roles I will be asked to complete. I am trying my hardest to get made redundant, but they don't appear to want to let me go. I was more than a bit stressed about it all but suddenly experienced a feeling of calm about 2 hours ago. I have a trick up my sleeve which, if successful, would force them to make me redundant. Time will tell. I guess I'm happy now because at the end of the day the worst thing that can happen to me is that I end up with a job. I know that there are many that would like to be in the same position.

[zero000]

Finally getting a job after 6 months of being unemployed. Thank fuck for that!

The department I work within are having a re-structure. This means that I have to apply for my own job, although it will be a much changed job in terms of the roles I will be asked to complete. I am trying my hardest to get made redundant, but they don't appear to want to let me go. I was more than a bit stressed about it all but suddenly experienced a feeling of calm about 2 hours ago. I have a trick up my sleeve which, if successful, would force them to make me redundant. Time will tell. I guess I'm happy now because at the end of the day the worst thing that can happen to me is that I end up with a job. I know that there are many that would like to be in the same position.

Hope things go well Yog, happiness is the most important thing whatever you do.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

Finally getting a job after 6 months of being unemployed. Thank fuck for that!

Hope things go well Yog, happiness is the most important thing whatever you do.

Happy to hear you've got a job zero000. Thanks for the best wishes. I've been working for the same company for over 25 years now and feel like I need a change. When making people redundant the company I work for offer significantly more than the statutory redundancy pay. I could have a rest from work for a while and do the creative things I want to do, which may be money making themselves. There's only a potential window for this to happen right now, but if I don't take it and battle for it then I don't know when the next chance will come along.

[grumpyhack]

The great kitchen project should be operational within a week. So after six months with only a microwave and a gas ring it will be great to get back into real cooking and baking in a beautiful new kitchen. Just got to learn to use things like an induction hob and go out tomorrow and buy a birthday set of saucepans that will work with it.