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Jun 18, 2017 19:19:13 GMT
Post by humphreythepug on Jun 18, 2017 19:19:13 GMT
I think I may have been labelled a racist today.
We have been up in London today at the Taste of London event at Regents Park, on the tube on the way back to South Wimbledon I'm doing my usual people watching and taking in all the diverse people who live and work in our great capital.
I notice a black guy opposite, stood up in the doorway entrance, halfway up the carriage probably in his 60's, he has dreadlocks and a pipe (unlit) and just has a relaxed and kind of cool air about him, he is with a woman maybe in her 50's, she has dreadlocks, and has a hippy air about her with a long flowing dress, she is white.
Anyway after a while I notice him move and sit with his partner (6 seats up) and overhear him whispering something to her about "all these white people" and he's pointing in my direction, at this point he's also taken off his shades and is making it obvious he is looking at me.
I might add that I have spent alot more time looking at the Hipster sat next this guys partner, dressed in the usual Hipster way; braces, bow tie, sporting a big beard, etc.
I start to feel a bit uncomfortable so I avert my gaze to watching people at the other end of the carriage, a couple of times my look wanders back over in this guys direction and each time he is looking at me with his shades still off, so I eventually decide to dig out the cook book I bought and have a flick through it.
This guys stop arrives and instead of going out of the door to his immediate left; which is the door his partner exited, he leaves in a slower fashion and clearly goes out of his way to walk past me, (I'm still reading the cook book but I can see out of the corner of my eye, what he's doing and I kind of expected him to do something, given his "white people" rant at his partner), as he gets to me he says "thanks for fucking up my day, you cunt", I didn't say anything and he exits the train.
All very odd and clearly someone with a massive chip on his shoulder.
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Jun 19, 2017 5:47:17 GMT
Post by Alex on Jun 19, 2017 5:47:17 GMT
Wish I could fuck up someone's day with such little effort required on my part!
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Jun 19, 2017 9:06:56 GMT
Post by michael on Jun 19, 2017 9:06:56 GMT
I think I met a racist today. Fixed you post.
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Jun 19, 2017 9:30:29 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2017 9:30:29 GMT
He would seem to be very self conscious, possibly something of a bad experience in the past. Either way it is done and over, thankfully without violence which does not take much to spark off.
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Post by humphreythepug on Jun 19, 2017 10:01:57 GMT
I think I met a racist today. Fixed you post. That is where you are wrong Michael; there was a discussion on LBC a few weeks ago about racism and one of the contributors from some group (can't remember the name) said that only white people are racist, black people aren't racist, she was being serious too.
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Post by michael on Jun 19, 2017 10:05:14 GMT
Was she called Diane?
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Jun 20, 2017 13:24:56 GMT
Post by humphreythepug on Jun 20, 2017 13:24:56 GMT
This weather; the dogs are massively struggling, they haven't had a walk for three days, they are exhausted with the heat but also getting a tad stressed with no walks, they have access to the garden and fortunately we have a large one with shade and a paddling pool for them if they so wish but they aren't going outside as it's too hot, a particular eye needs to be kept on Daphne as she is not yet 6m old and still a puppy and Daisy as she is a French Bulldog; this heat can kill French Bulldogs very quickly if they spend too long outside.
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Jun 20, 2017 14:23:48 GMT
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Post by LandieMark on Jun 20, 2017 14:23:48 GMT
Wiping them with a cool damp towel helps enormously - especially on the front legs where there isn't a lot of hair and veins are close to the surface. Much better than soaking them if they don't like it.
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Jun 20, 2017 14:31:43 GMT
Post by michael on Jun 20, 2017 14:31:43 GMT
We've been walking ours at 10pm which is thankfully still light up here but it was still over 20degC last night. We've got a paddling pool then I've hooked up a hose pipe in a shaded area with a spray gun I bought in Sainsbury's that has a mist setting and leave that running. It cools the area very effectively and doesn't soak the dogs too much. We're not a water meter.
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Jun 20, 2017 16:33:12 GMT
Post by Alex on Jun 20, 2017 16:33:12 GMT
We've been walking ours at 10pm which is thankfully still light up here but it was still over 20degC last night. We've got a paddling pool then I've hooked up a hose pipe in a shaded area with a spray gun I bought in Sainsbury's that has a mist setting and leave that running. It cools the area very effectively and doesn't soak the dogs too much. We're not a water meter. This weather does make me envious of those still paying water rates! I don't have dogs but my nan's King Charles Cav is really struggling. They're a breed that often suffer heart problems and struggle to keep cool even in milder temperatures.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2017 5:48:40 GMT
Too darn hot by far, it does not seem to be any cooler at night so sleep is difficult. 34 degree's c in places today by the beeb forcast. Anyone for a swamp cooler?
Just for a change a joke-ish.
Several men are in the locker room of a golf club. A cellular phone on a bench rings and a man engages the hands-free speaker function and begins to talk. Everyone else in the room stops to listen. MAN: "Hello" WOMAN: "Hi Honey, it's me. Are you at the club?" MAN: "Yes." WOMAN: "I'm at the shops now and found this beautiful leather coat It's only $2,000; is it OK if I buy it?" MAN: "Sure, go ahead if you like it that much." WOMAN: "I also stopped by the Lexus dealership and saw the new models. I saw one I really liked." MAN: "How much?" WOMAN: "$90,000." MAN: "OK, but for that price I want it with all the options." WOMAN: "Great! Oh, and one more thing... I was just talking to Janie and found out that the house I wanted last year is back on the market. They're asking $980,000 for it." MAN: "Well, then go ahead and make an offer of $900,000. They'll probably take it. If not, we can go the extra eighty-thousand if it's what you really want." WOMAN: "OK. I'll see you later! I love you so much!" MAN: "Bye! I love you, too." The man hangs up. The other men in the locker room are staring at him in astonishment, mouths wide open. The man turns and asks, "Anyone know who's phone this is?"
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Jun 21, 2017 6:54:25 GMT
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Post by Martin on Jun 21, 2017 6:54:25 GMT
It was a pleasant 14c when I left earlier, but it's supposed to be 30c at home today. I'm off to Madrid later for 24 hours, it's going to be 39c tomorrow, at least it won't be quite the increase it could have been.
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Jun 22, 2017 11:20:50 GMT
Post by Roadsterstu on Jun 22, 2017 11:20:50 GMT
Ed Milliband sitting in for Jeremy Vine? Good grief.
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Jun 22, 2017 17:39:08 GMT
Post by Martin on Jun 22, 2017 17:39:08 GMT
Not very random, but not worth a new thread either. I've just hired a car for a 24 hour trip to Madrid and booked a Seat Ibiza, as I was only going to be driving for about 90mins in total and wanted something vaguely Spanish. I got a brand new (under 200km) white Hyundai i20. Not sure what engine it had, but it was petrol and rediculously underpowered, even compared to the Fiesta I had a while ago. It was comfortable and had reasinable equipment levels (cruise, parking sensors etc), but the road noise was really high and both the steering and brakes were way too light with zero feel.
Sitting in the airport, getting annoyed as the BA flight is delayed 2 hours.....
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Jun 22, 2017 19:37:19 GMT
Post by ChrisM on Jun 22, 2017 19:37:19 GMT
Sitting in the airport, getting annoyed as the BA flight is delayed 2 hours..... Join the club........ and as the BA cost-cutting continues with knock-on effects on the satndard of service that you get, it's getting harder to justify flying with BA with each passing month. They almost stranded me in PHL last month with their computer failure, 2 extra hours waiting for an American Airlines substitute flight. A colleague and I are booked onto BA next week for a long day near Paris at a supplier. I went on line today to try to book/buy food on our BA flights but you cannot even do that, looks like it's cash on the plane only, for M&S stuff. I recall the days when on early morning BA flights you got a hot "proper" breakfast included and now you can't even buy it as an extra :-(
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Jun 22, 2017 21:23:26 GMT
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Jun 22, 2017 21:23:26 GMT
Sitting in the airport, getting annoyed as the BA flight is delayed 2 hours..... Join the club........ and as the BA cost-cutting continues with knock-on effects on the satndard of service that you get, it's getting harder to justify flying with BA with each passing month. They almost stranded me in PHL last month with their computer failure, 2 extra hours waiting for an American Airlines substitute flight. A colleague and I are booked onto BA next week for a long day near Paris at a supplier. I went on line today to try to book/buy food on our BA flights but you cannot even do that, looks like it's cash on the plane only, for M&S stuff. I recall the days when on early morning BA flights you got a hot "proper" breakfast included and now you can't even buy it as an extra :-( It's a flight of barely an hour. Why would you need feeding?
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Jun 22, 2017 21:28:56 GMT
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Post by Andy C on Jun 22, 2017 21:28:56 GMT
It's a 1hr flight . Just have a full English at a 'spoons or all bar one at the airport before
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Jun 22, 2017 21:34:55 GMT
Post by Martin on Jun 22, 2017 21:34:55 GMT
Exactly. I fly to Ireland regularly and a quick bite to eat and a coffee fills the short time in the airport nicely.
BA isn't great, but the alternative was Ryanair, an hour in one of their planes is too long (I fly Aerlingus to Ireland), 2.5 hours would have been unbearable.
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Jun 23, 2017 6:56:31 GMT
Post by ChrisM on Jun 23, 2017 6:56:31 GMT
It's a 1hr flight . Just have a full English at a 'spoons or all bar one at the airport before 1hr 20 mins advised; 7:15am departure. I don't like eating in the airport and the BA breakfast used to be amazingly good (for airline food) back in the late 1990's and even in the mid-2000's when I flew to Aberdeen twice per year. My preferred option is to have a very early breakfast at home before leaving (so, about 4:30am then); I've gone for the Pod Parking again but this time I should be able to reclaim the cost via expenses (it's cheaper that the taxi journeys by far, and for 16 hours the rate isn't that bad in overall terms)
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Jun 23, 2017 9:10:36 GMT
Post by Big Blue on Jun 23, 2017 9:10:36 GMT
Smoked salmon and cream cheese sarnie, a bottle of orange and a latte is the flying breakfast menu of choice.
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Jun 23, 2017 12:17:33 GMT
Post by Alex on Jun 23, 2017 12:17:33 GMT
It's a 1hr flight . Just have a full English at a 'spoons or all bar one at the airport before We get an additional £10 subsistence allowance (taxman doesn't allow more) if we have to leave for work before 6am which is more than enough for a coffee and some decent breakfast grub from Pret before boarding the early morning flight and is much better than the soggy breakfast BA used to provide anyway!
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Jun 24, 2017 9:38:45 GMT
Post by humphreythepug on Jun 24, 2017 9:38:45 GMT
It's a 1hr flight . Just have a full English at a 'spoons or all bar one at the airport before You can get it with a beer too if you go to Spoons!!
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Jun 24, 2017 10:52:46 GMT
Post by Martin on Jun 24, 2017 10:52:46 GMT
Even Burger King serve lager for breakfast in Birmingham Airport. I usually have a bacon and egg brioche and a coffee from Pret, which I should probably put on expenses, but never have. It's a very different atmosphere down at the spoons end , especially on a Thursday or Friday when all the stag and hen parties are in!
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Jun 24, 2017 11:07:15 GMT
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Jun 24, 2017 11:07:15 GMT
It's a 1hr flight . Just have a full English at a 'spoons or all bar one at the airport before 1hr 20 mins advised; 7:15am departure. I don't like eating in the airport and the BA breakfast used to be amazingly good (for airline food) back in the late 1990's and even in the mid-2000's when I flew to Aberdeen twice per year. My preferred option is to have a very early breakfast at home before leaving (so, about 4:30am then); I've gone for the Pod Parking again but this time I should be able to reclaim the cost via expenses (it's cheaper that the taxi journeys by far, and for 16 hours the rate isn't that bad in overall terms) I used to fly BA, up and down to London at this time and the breakfasts were miserable affairs; sweaty little foil trays of an egg that had never seen a chicken, limp bacon, a tiny sausage and mushroom mush. Anything under a four hour flight really doesn't need a meal and the catering at airports is so much better now. I prefer to eat a proper meal in departures and if I think I might be hungry on the flight Boots do a nice selection of sandwiches.
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Jun 27, 2017 6:23:44 GMT
Post by humphreythepug on Jun 27, 2017 6:23:44 GMT
Where is PhilD, is he no longer with us?
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Jun 27, 2017 7:26:29 GMT
Post by LandieMark on Jun 27, 2017 7:26:29 GMT
He is a member and was last online 10 hours ago.
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Jun 27, 2017 7:49:01 GMT
Post by humphreythepug on Jun 27, 2017 7:49:01 GMT
He is a member and was last online 10 hours ago. Oh, haven't noticed him on here for a while.
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Jun 27, 2017 7:49:42 GMT
Post by LandieMark on Jun 27, 2017 7:49:42 GMT
He hasn't posted since March.
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Jun 27, 2017 8:25:09 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2017 8:25:09 GMT
I asked him about it - he's become a lurker! Better that than he absents himself completely, I would suggest.
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Jun 27, 2017 17:49:40 GMT
Post by Martin on Jun 27, 2017 17:49:40 GMT
Today's hire car that I don't have time to write about in detail is a brand new Kia Optima estate Auto. I think it look quite smart, the interior has me a lot of hard plastics but looks modern, is pretty spacious and has decent displays/nav. It's well equipped (mem seats, HK speakers etc etc), rides well and is quiet on the motorway. It's pretty lifeless to drive though with overly light controls, too much movement in the suspension and a lazy transmission, but if all you do is run up and down the motorway than it's a good choice.
The most annoying thing is the little tune it plays when you turn the engine off. Why?!
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