Nice people thread part 4 - sugar and spice and all things

GDB2222

I've just looked at the paperwork from the hospital. I've been issued with a chemotherapy diary. But the darling nurse has gone right through every page with a felt tip pen, so it now reads '[STRIKE]Chemo[/STRIKE]therapy diary', 'Your next [STRIKE]chemo[/STRIKE]therapy appointment', and so on.

vivatifosi

sss555s wrote: »

Are you sure of all that viva?

As the "non" live races are to be shown a few hours later, i expect the BBC will have a full team there anyway.

The presenters won't be on long contracts if they do decide to ditch some.

I just think the BBC seen this as a good chance to get some money back as Sky would offer a lot for the F1 deal.

I am 100% sure that they have renegotiated mid-contract and I can't imagine they have a get out of jail free card that allows them to do this without penalty. I feel that the BBC should just have dropped it at the end of the deal. That's just my view.

In terms of the presenter's contracts I'm sure they would be able to drop a number of the minor players quite easily, but Legard for example was on a two year contract so DC is likely to have replaced him on the same (or possibly better being a bigger name).

4-6m viewers over 19 races is not a lot of money per race, per viewer. One of the other stories that was spun by the BBC when this was initially mooted was that it was this or BBC4 which has an annual budget of £53.5m (wikipedia). There wasn't exactly a rush of people saying "oh no, not BBC4" so they started talking about cutting Wimbledon instead. This rankles me a bit, because BBC4 often strikes me as a bit of a vanity project for the Beeb. While it does have some really good content that gets high audiences, should that content not be on BBC2 in the first place?

lostinrates

dh has cut down lots of brambles now and we are going to have a bonfire. I am a little trepadatious because the brambley area has those very old dry bases and we might set about an acre on fire and cause a news event and need emergency sevices. We're prepping well, taking two hoses down and hopefully containing it to a few metres by waters edge.

Wish us luck. If its on the local news davesnave will tell you that I won't be back! lololol

Nikkster

vivatifosi wrote: »

I've heard this morning that C4 offered the same as Sky and in spite of Bernie's saying he wanted to keep it on terrestrial, let it go to Sky instead. I wonder if there is a link in there somewhere with News International's attempt to buy into the whole of F1? (NB: I've had to retype that sentence several times to take any threat of libel out, but its fair to say I'm far more cynical than what I've typed would suggest).

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/8462301/Bernie-Ecclestone-denies-reports-that-News-Corporation-are-ready-to-table-a-bid-for-Formula-One.html

Is this the type of thing you meant?

vivatifosi

Nikkster wrote: »

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/8462301/Bernie-Ecclestone-denies-reports-that-News-Corporation-are-ready-to-table-a-bid-for-Formula-One.html

Is this the type of thing you meant?

That's precisely the type of thing I mean. It's quite ironic really. If I was to talk of a system with one person having contractually tied up the power it could be either F1 or Newscorp I was discussing. Plus ca change.

fc123

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Getting pupillage or a training contract is a nightmare. It's a horrible experience, and grim as all out. If it's any consolation to your son, everyone hates that time!

OH took 4 years of applications to get pupillage, and then got one at the set he most liked out of the whole Bar. But it was a depressing time before he got it.

I have copied yours and Lir's posts and e-mailed them to him as a boost and I think, only one person on the course (of 15..the college near NDG) had a TC prior to exams and it was what he called a High St TC and out of London.

lostinrates wrote: »

This, this, this (and why I was nagging him via you FC to start a couple of years ago).


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I think before the course, he wasn't 100% on who to apply to if that makes sense as there are sooo many and each app is so involved. Certainly, the standard of his applications post LLB are of a higher standard and more geared to the particular firm than they would have been if he done them pre course.

It doesn't help that the girlfriends dad is a super clever high flying QC and, whilst son is his own person, he kind of feels he should be soaring already and it's just not going to happen like that. Lot's more slog and no money years to go through first.

He called OH this morning and has decided to do 3 apps every week from now on.....and, fortunately, we can afford to fund the course (there goes my new extension again ) and a small allowance.

Thanks for the responses as the sector is out of my knowledge area so it helps to get viewpoints from those within it.


Having a super clever parent was a bit of a bane for me years ago too....especially as I didn't inherit the genius mathematical brain quite the opposite in fact.

I am at work right now, just made a dress for myself for a work/PR do tonight......kind of adapted one to make it more age suitable.

I am meant to be range planning now as have 6 days to finish and am nowhere near.

I hope PN enjoys her mini break.

Note to Miss Kool.....do you remember the sea green sequins? I have 3 samples going through using it. If they would suit your project at some point drop me a line and I will e-mail you some pics.

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Please don't think I was putting FC's son down - I wasn't. It's a nightmare time for the best and brightest, as well as everyone else!

With pupillage, you can't do the getting it before bar school thing, sadly. So you have to stump up and hope.

Davesnave

lostinrates wrote: »

Wish us luck. If its on the local news davesnave will tell you that I won't be back! lololol

Us 'as our own noos down yer, not that Points West rubbish! We be Spotlight Sou'Wester, or summat. Lots of sheep & cow content.

Did something similar in our orchard last year, but forgot the lazy previous owner hadn't buried the water pipe. Result was a wonderful plume of water, but it put the fire out.

Have a good mini-hol PN

Hi to FC,:wave: congrats on the latest stuff. :cool:

Off to tighten a few screws, nuts and bolts......Reminds me of an old joke....

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

Generali wrote: »

We got thrown out of one venue at about 2am because I got a little frisky with a bloke that tried to steal my bag. I don't think he'll be doing that that again. I have now been barred from a pub for the first time in my life and my hand hurts where he ran into my fist.

Superb.:D

I'm presently nursing a monster hangover. Managed to not get in any fights though.;)

vivatifosi

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

Superb.:D

I'm presently nursing a monster hangover. Managed to not get in any fights though.;)

Been partying on a yacht with the royals?

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

Drowning my sorrows at the concept of having to pay for Sky.

I've resisted the urge for all these years, and will now be forced to just to watch F1. It's the only thing on this planet that would make me open my wallet for what I otherwise consider to be a stunning waste of money.

Absolutely gutted.