The Ranting Room

It is interesting to see how well that Rush has done against the other rock giants in all those Rush polls that are currently circulating.  These polls really make me cringe because I really get sick and tired of all of the Rush haters that continuously post their same "I hate Rush" posts in every thread where even the hint of Rush shows up.  "What's that?  You're from Canada.  We'll I hate Rush.  They suck and are totally unoriginal.  Neil Peart couldn't beat his way out of a paper bag.  Geddy Lee sings like he has his balls in a vice, and he plays his bass and keyboards as though he was playing with his balls which would also explain his high voice.  And Alex, well Alex plays like he is also using Geddy's balls". 

Jim Garten wrote: After getting no response whatsoever to my letter/e-mail, I summoned up the courage & sat through 15 hours of automated menus to speak to a 'real person' (I use the phrase advisedly), only to be told "sorry, we did the calculations wrong, it should only increase by £3.00 per month, not £37.00" How many people actually check what these shysters are charging them?

More bizarre that the price increase you stated before was 41 quid not 37

Wilcey wrote: we only ever drink red topped skimmed milk here.    it's not about the fat, it's about er, taste. We prefer it in hot drinks. Cream is yummy poured on things, but not in my tea thankyou very much!

Jim Garten wrote: And I loved it as a kid - my aunt was the only one we knew who got it & I looked on it as a treat when we visited her. I certainly cannot remember semit skimmed/skimmed milk as a kid, it was always red-top in bottles. Wilcey wrote: Cream is yummy poured on things, but not in my tea thank you very much! No no no, never tea! Coffee, however...

Which reminds me, I was at a local coffee shop place thing, and having gotten what had the potential to be an excellent cup of strong coffee (good price, too), found out there was no cream, but only 2% and skim milk. There wasn't even any powdered creamer in little pouches. I wanted to ask them if they had any more cream, but lo and behold, the place which had been next to dead 5 minutes ago turned into a veritable Starbucks, and I didn't want to overtax the workers. So, I tried in vain to prepare my cup to an acceptable level with tons of sugar and added what had to be at least 10% of the fatter milk. Blech. Not awful, but certainly worse than any cup with cream.

I can only imagine what a cup with skim milk would taste like. Ughhhh.

What kind of person wants these things in coffee?

And I loved it as a kid - my aunt was the only one we knew who got it & I looked on it as a treat when we visited her. I certainly cannot remember semit skimmed/skimmed milk as a kid, it was always red-top in bottles.

Wilcey wrote: Cream is yummy poured on things, but not in my tea thank you very much!

No no no, never tea! Coffee, however...

fandango wrote: A kind of lactose intolerance, I guess, which is why I always drink Semi-skimmed

When I was no'but a lad I remember helping out my Dad on his milkround. The milk came from either the dairy (Associated Dairies to be precise - early Asda) or direct from a farm. The types of milk were - silver top - normal pasturised, gold top - creamier jersey milk as the main sellers. Red top (aka homogenised) was were the cream and the milk had been blasted (I think) to make a single milk without the separate cream layer. For those without a sense of taste sterilised was also available  (read this as representing sick). The best of the bunch was farm gold. At least a third of the pint was a cream layer. Mmmmmmm.

Edited by limeyrob - November 15 2008 at 12:23

You know what really bugs me? Skimmed and Semi-Skimmed Milk. What the hell is all that about? Who honestly thinks that putting a tablespoonful of semi-skimmed milk in their coffee instead of full-fat makes any difference to their daily fat intake?

Edited by Dean - November 15 2008 at 10:12

Neil wrote: ....then I get the gas up front....

Actually, yes - a couple of years back we were over £300 in advance, which they paid back without a quibble... I agree about the unsolicited loans though - they're not increasing our monthly payments by 61% just so they can get the interest on our money.

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