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

StevieJ

Generali wrote: »

It's funny seeing the different attitude to them here vs the UK. In the UK Mrs Generali asked a couple of GPs about removing them and was basically treated like a nut job. Here the doc asked about the moles, if they'd changed or were new or anything. One was new so he said, "That'll have to come out and we'll do all the others while we're at it".

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Those attitudes do lead to some absurd manifestations, like Shane Warne made up like an Apache on the warpath at a wet and windy Old Trafford.

GDB2222

StevieJ wrote: »

Microsoft are really plumbing the depths

If you want a laugh this is what Microsoft have to say :rotfl:

Shades of McLibel here. I never thought that I would ever find myself on Comet's side on anything.

chewmylegoff

lemonjelly wrote: »

2 Questions for the nice peeps...

I'm hoping that some of our own countryfile style posters may have an inkling, but anyone know if/when there is a chance of snow? Last year (ie december 2010) was a bit anomolous IIRC. The 2 februarys before we have had snow I think.

Other question, where to go for easter? Thinking of a 1-2 day break (already!)

TIA.

dreaming of a snow day off work LJ?!

StevieJ

Aww 'I would like a P' Bob has died' I loved that haunting sax on that Sherlock Holmes song

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16443263

silvercar

Incidentally why does the monopolies Comission not get worked up about comet, dixons, PC world and currys all being one big family?

I didn't think Comet was in the family?

StevieJ

silvercar wrote: »

I didn't think Comet was in the family?

It isn't, it is now owned by OpCapita.

Wheezy_2

Speaking of PC's, I just ordered a new one online.
My current one is a crumbling P4, I guess about 6-7 years old.
I did upgrade it a couple of times with bigger drives and some extra memory, but now it just doesn't cut it anymore.

lemonjelly

chewmylegoff wrote: »

dreaming of a snow day off work LJ?!

Kinda.

But also, I have a week booked off in february. I'm having work done on my car & hoping for an early game of golf...

But yeak, most of all, road chaos>>>>>>work closures.:D

zagubov

silvercar wrote: »

I didn't think Comet was in the family?

StevieJ wrote: »

It isn't, it is now owned by OpCapita.

My mistake- I believe they were part of Dixon group at one point which perplexed me as some stores were ridiculouslly close together (even next-door in one case).
Which? magazine once did a comparison of the 80 brands of margarine you could once get in Britain (I know that's proabaly zero now) but they claimed there were only five companies manufacturing the stuff. There's far too much of this "pseudocompetiition" going on.

StevieJ

zagubov wrote: »

My mistake- I believe they were part of Dixon group at one point which perplexed me as some stores were ridiculouslly close together (even next-door in one case).
Which? magazine once did a comparison of the 80 brands of margarine you could once get in Britain (I know that's proabaly zero now) but they claimed there were only five companies manufacturing the stuff. There's far too much of this "pseudocompetiition" going on.

I think they are more sinned against than sinner against these days, everytime I see a novel new product (or even old product for that matter) on the shelves at Tesco it seems there is a Tesco 'own brand' undercutting, not far behind, it must be infuriating for the producers, presumably they can't complain or they would told to sell elsewhere. Is this how it works or am I being unfair? I noticed it with those Innocent Vegi pots this week.