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by marksi
Fri 04 Jan, 2013 16.59
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Crying over buying milk
Replies: 50
Views: 34029

Re: Crying over buying milk

Milkman lives at the bottom of my street. I get it delivered, 54p/pint. I know it's more expensive than the supermarket but it means I never run out.

Eggs come from the egg machine at the farm 200 yards away and are £3.50 for 15, some of which are enormous, but all of which are fully free-range.
by marksi
Fri 21 Dec, 2012 13.05
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Your favourite Christmas tunes?
Replies: 15
Views: 5872

Re: Your favourite Christmas tunes?

Freiheit - Keeping the Dream Alive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr2vXDLK7wk
by marksi
Fri 02 Nov, 2012 16.24
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Nexus 10
Replies: 31
Views: 13329

Re: Nexus 10

I'm still with my HTC Desire, and it's about time for an upgrade. The Nexus 4 is a good price, and I'm highly likely to be ordering one from Google Play.
by marksi
Wed 24 Oct, 2012 21.25
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Adverts that irritate and entertain
Replies: 1293
Views: 512911

Re: Adverts that irritate and entertain

The current Direct Line ads irritate me for reasons I can't explain. Dull, repetitive and with music which makes me nauseous.
by marksi
Sat 22 Sep, 2012 10.41
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Baffling local news stories
Replies: 333
Views: 204999

Re: Baffling local news stories

Excellent caption work here. http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/huge_fireball_spotted_over_norfolk_1_1525808 http://www.edp24.co.uk/polopoly_fs/meteor_1_1525809!image/2735196835.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_225/2735196835.jpg "An artist's impression of a meteor over Norwich. Please email rosa.mcmahon...
by marksi
Fri 14 Sep, 2012 18.01
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Could Boris still become PM:
Replies: 26
Views: 10345

Re: Could Boris still become PM:

We'll disagree, I for one want this recession to bottom out, so that REAL growth can start, not some QE infused mirage, The only way of doing this is by bearing down a hell of a lot harder than has been done to date on spending of all sorts. I for one have had enough of this clamour for more assist...
by marksi
Thu 13 Sep, 2012 10.48
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: 4GEE
Replies: 41
Views: 21268

Re: 4GEE

The specs of the iPhone 5 suggest (according to Rory CJ) that it can only work with EE. The specs do not include the 4G frequencies to be auctioned by OFCOM.

I suspect that this is going to turn into a messy legal case between O2/Vodafone and OFCOM.
by marksi
Tue 11 Sep, 2012 12.11
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: 4GEE
Replies: 41
Views: 21268

Re: 4GEE

Not surprising, Orange and T-Mobile's *2G* service has always been appalling here. 3G is non-existent.

Still, we have pretty much 100% fibre broadband availability, so it's not all bad this side of the North Channel.
by marksi
Thu 16 Aug, 2012 22.03
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Julian Assange
Replies: 18
Views: 6268

Re: Julian Assange

For years I watched various politicians here defend Irish people in various parts of the world and defend them and want them back in Ireland simply because they are Irish and therefore MUST be innocent. (Mainly referring to the case of three Irish men found in the Columbian jungle who definitely wer...
by marksi
Fri 03 Aug, 2012 14.15
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Baffling local news stories
Replies: 333
Views: 204999

Re: Baffling local news stories

http://www.donegaldaily.com/2012/08/02/it-was-a-farmer-who-sold-me-e5-bag-of-spuds-says-reader/ A DONEGALDAILY.COM reader has hit out at ‘sad’ attempts to rubbish his claims that he paid €5 for a 7lb bag of potatoes. Yesterday the reader contacted us to tell us about his purchase – just a mile or so...
by marksi
Wed 01 Aug, 2012 16.21
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Replies: 2158
Views: 860388

Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake

Graves always seemed to be one of those shops that was *constantly* slipping - every time I've passed one anywhere in the country for the last four or five years, it's been half empty and apparently flogging everything off. Never quite seemed to hang on anywhere. I think they closed all their NI st...