Forum Home Forum Home > Topics not related to music > Just for Fun
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - The Shed
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Topic ClosedThe Shed
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <1 194195196197198 268>
Author
Message
  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
Neil View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 04 2006
Location: United Kingdom
Status: Offline
Points: 1497 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 18 2009 at 16:45
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

like this (apparently): http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7824291.stm
 
 
What I'd like to know is why we rarely see a prosecution go through against one of these places.  I thought that ignorance was no excuse so saying "I don't THINK that we employ any illegals in the factory" should not be a get out of jail card.
 
Off the back of that report the police should raid these factories and if they find people who are illegal workers and that the owner doesn't have proper pay records etc. then  he should be jailed.
 
We currently have more laws on statute in this country than ever before in its history and yet we enforce next to none of them (apart from speeding tickets).Confused


Edited by Neil - February 18 2009 at 16:48
When people get lost in thought it's often because it's unfamiliar territory.
Back to Top
mystic fred View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: March 13 2006
Location: Londinium
Status: Offline
Points: 4252 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 19 2009 at 01:39
In today's throwaway society people will continue to buy stuff that is cheap, their concience left at home while they pick up impossibly cheap bargains (unless it's stolen goods of course...!)  - be it clothes, food. tools etc etc.., but the people who make these items have been robbed of their freedom and human rights, the feudal system still seems to be alive and well in the UK ....
 
it makes you want to keep your old clothes, except many of mine don't fit anymore, those flares need to go- they're far too tight, i'm not a 28" waist anymore Embarrassed 
 
...anyone know how to darn a sock..?  Ermm
 


Edited by mystic fred - February 19 2009 at 01:41
Prog Archives Tour Van
Back to Top
Atavachron View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: September 30 2006
Location: Pearland
Status: Offline
Points: 65550 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 19 2009 at 02:05
Originally posted by James James wrote:

But you haven't seen David's vicious kick have you?  He could kick a hole through the shed wall easily. Wink  He makes it look like it's made of balsa.


funny you say that, my kicks are quite good..unfortunately kicking is one small part of a good defence and one must be versed in all ranges of combat, though rolling around on the ground trying to control some guy is not exactly fun Ouch Smile
Back to Top
Wilcey View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar
VIP Member

Joined: August 11 2005
Location: United Kingdom
Status: Offline
Points: 2696 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 19 2009 at 02:09
Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

  though rolling around on the ground trying to control some guy is not exactly fun Ouch Smile


oh, I don't know............. there are posiblities for fun here I think..................Embarrassed
Back to Top
Jim Garten View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Retired Admin & Razor Guru

Joined: February 02 2004
Location: South England
Status: Offline
Points: 14693 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 19 2009 at 02:19
Perfect description of Primark, Jared, perfect - Next week Jared asks "T-Max... high street retailer or jumble sale?"

Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

like this (apparently): http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7824291.stm


Quote In a statement, the company said: "The apparent practices shown in today's BBC News broadcasts are a matter of great concern."


In other words, "Bugger! They busted us in Mumbai, they busted us in Manchester... Pete - get Malaysia on the phone!"

Jon Lord 1941 - 2012
Back to Top
Jim Garten View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Retired Admin & Razor Guru

Joined: February 02 2004
Location: South England
Status: Offline
Points: 14693 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 19 2009 at 02:28
Originally posted by Mystic Fred Mystic Fred wrote:

it makes you want to keep your old clothes, except many of mine don't fit anymore, those flares need to go- they're far too tight, i'm not a 28" waist anymore


I remember well being a 28 inch waist, then the realisation 30 was more comfortable, then 32; although I've stayed at 32 for the last few years, my fondness for Our Mutual Friend has to pay dividends eventually...

...incidentally - Vicky not only knows how to darn a sock, but she knows how to knit them using 4 needles at once; and they last forever, too

Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

my kicks are quite good..unfortunately kicking is one small part of a good defence and one must be versed in all ranges of combat, though rolling around on the ground trying to control some guy is not exactly fun


I always find running away is easier

Originally posted by Wilcey Wilcey wrote:

there are posiblities for fun here I think


You can tell Nick's back - Rach's gone all frisky

Jon Lord 1941 - 2012
Back to Top
Atavachron View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: September 30 2006
Location: Pearland
Status: Offline
Points: 65550 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 19 2009 at 02:34
Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

[
I always find running away is easier



indeed, excellent strategy, and hiding is always good
Back to Top
Dean View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Retired Admin and Amateur Layabout

Joined: May 13 2007
Location: Europe
Status: Offline
Points: 37575 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 19 2009 at 02:44
^I can hide, but I can't run...
What?
Back to Top
Jim Garten View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Retired Admin & Razor Guru

Joined: February 02 2004
Location: South England
Status: Offline
Points: 14693 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 19 2009 at 02:45
I have to run due to my severe allergy to violence - I break out in cuts & bruises.

Jon Lord 1941 - 2012
Back to Top
Atavachron View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: September 30 2006
Location: Pearland
Status: Offline
Points: 65550 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 19 2009 at 02:49
I can steal, but I cannot rob
Back to Top
limeyrob View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member

VIP Member

Joined: January 15 2005
Location: England
Status: Offline
Points: 1402 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 19 2009 at 04:01
Coming in late on this one but I had my first experience of Primark just before the new year and had the same thoughts as Jared. Won't be going there again. Not that I am too bothered about what I wear though as my clothing budget is a massive £150 a year. It would be more but I can't find anything made locally, apart from tailor made, so I don't buy - until things get a bit desperate.
 
 


Edited by limeyrob - February 19 2009 at 04:26
Back to Top
Jared View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: May 06 2005
Location: Hereford, UK
Status: Online
Points: 20208 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 19 2009 at 04:48
^^being as my annual clothes budget is more like £15, more recently, I've become a convert to charity shop rails (although with my odd shape, beggers can't be choosers..Embarrassed)
Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
Back to Top
Raff View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: July 29 2005
Location: None
Status: Offline
Points: 24429 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 19 2009 at 06:43
Odd shape?Wink
Back to Top
chopper View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: July 13 2005
Location: Essex, UK
Status: Offline
Points: 20032 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 19 2009 at 11:03
Not many people know that Jared actually has 3 legs.
Back to Top
chopper View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: July 13 2005
Location: Essex, UK
Status: Offline
Points: 20032 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 19 2009 at 11:05
Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:


Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

my kicks are quite good..unfortunately kicking is one small part of a good defence and one must be versed in all ranges of combat, though rolling around on the ground trying to control some guy is not exactly fun


I always find running away is easier



Actually that seems to be a major tactic in karate - kick 'em in the nadgers and leg it quick!
Back to Top
Jim Garten View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Retired Admin & Razor Guru

Joined: February 02 2004
Location: South England
Status: Offline
Points: 14693 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 19 2009 at 11:22
Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Actually that seems to be a major tactic in karate - kick 'em in the nadgers and leg it quick!


I never knew that "karate" was Japanese for Rugby Union

Jon Lord 1941 - 2012
Back to Top
Jared View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: May 06 2005
Location: Hereford, UK
Status: Online
Points: 20208 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 19 2009 at 11:23
Originally posted by Raff Raff wrote:

Odd shape?Wink
 
If I ever had a portrait of myself commissioned, I would entitle it "When Did You Last See Your Belt?"
 
 
Embarrassed
Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
Back to Top
Jim Garten View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Retired Admin & Razor Guru

Joined: February 02 2004
Location: South England
Status: Offline
Points: 14693 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 19 2009 at 11:25
Originally posted by Jared Jared wrote:

beggers can't be choosers..Embarrassed)


Originally posted by Jared Jared wrote:

If I ever had a portrait of myself commissioned, I would entitle it "When Did You Last See Your Belt?"


Too many stops at the beggars banquet, eh?

Edited by Jim Garten - February 19 2009 at 11:26

Jon Lord 1941 - 2012
Back to Top
Jared View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: May 06 2005
Location: Hereford, UK
Status: Online
Points: 20208 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 19 2009 at 11:30
^^well, you know how it is... I have reached that *certain* age where the number of inches around my waistline are now greater than the number of available grey cells...Ermm
Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
Back to Top
rushfan4 View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: May 22 2007
Location: Michigan, U.S.
Status: Offline
Points: 66567 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 19 2009 at 11:32
Sounds kind of like my portrait.  "Feet?  I have feet?".
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <1 194195196197198 268>

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down



This page was generated in 0.475 seconds.
Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.