The Extra Lovely (un)intelligible Totally Elitist thread

sured

fairclaire wrote: »

The latter:cool:....don't do it!

Ok, thanks, just thought I'd check

silvercar

madmuppet5 wrote: »

That would be your Uni digs.
Regards the battery thing, I'd guess they'd say that you would need to power it up to recharge your batteries. Interesting though

Disagree, if that would be your uni digs and your parents didn't have a licence, would you have to buy them a licence when you went home and used your laptop to watch TV?

Obviously not, so the reverse and most obvious situation is true, you are watching your laptop at uni benefiting from the rule that allows you to watch a portable device anywhere outside the home.

wendyak

Tansad was a make of pram many moons ago.

sally06

i'm not getting very far with my catch up! at least i've learned 2 new words today:D

madmuppet5

PixiePieface wrote: »

Yes, that's what he does vanillatwist, on his laptop on iplayer etc.

However the tv licence detector van thing I have witnessed first hand last year when having to hide behind the sofa at a friend's rented ground floor flat when the chap was knocking at the window saying I saw you Mrs doodah watching the tv with your friend and you haven't a licence - his van was parked outside and he was a big scary chap! :eek::eek: I had always thought it was just a ruse to get you money too, but not now....

I didn't make myself clear. The TV detector vans do exist. But the technology to tell if you are receiving a live signal does not/ never has/ not ever going to exist. If scary man can see your TV then you are stuffed :eek:
The reason they came knocking is because they know there isn't a license at the address. (i.e. you are in our database :eek: )

izzy65

PixiePieface wrote: »

Yes, that's what he does vanillatwist, on his laptop on iplayer etc.

However the tv licence detector van thing I have witnessed first hand last year when having to hide behind the sofa at a friend's rented ground floor flat when the chap was knocking at the window saying I saw you Mrs doodah watching the tv with your friend and you haven't a licence - his van was parked outside and he was a big scary chap! :eek::eek: I had always thought it was just a ruse to get you money too, but not now....

was about to say the same as madmuppet, the detector van is about as much use as ECTO 1 from ghost busters:rotfl:

wendyak

I have to disagree mad as I also got fined for having an illegal telephone, do you remember the ones with the five mile range that were long before mobiles.....
I used to go shopping with the phone tucked in the pram and Oh would ring me from his works, the signal being sent from my landline socket.
The were called supafone and I think Dellboy had one in only fools and horses.

zippydooda

Evangeline1971 wrote: »

32 items (12 different) on your bill qualify for comparison
+£11.20

4 x Muller Greek Style Corner Yogurt with Black Cherry... £2.60 £1.20
5 x Muller Corner Limited Edition Cookies & Cream Yogh... £3.25 £1.50
5 x Muller Fruit Corner Red Cherry (150g) £3.25 £1.50
4 x Muller Fruit Corner Strawberry (150g) £2.60 £1.20
2 x Muller Fruit Corner Blackberry & Raspberry (150g) £1.30 £0.60
1 x Muller Fruit Corner Peach & Apricot (150g) £0.65 £0.30
2 x Muller Crunch Corner Vanilla Yogurt & Chocolate Ba... £1.30 £0.60
1 x Muller Crunch Corner Banana Chocolate Flakes Yogur... £0.65 £0.30
2 x Muller Crunch Corner Toffee Hoops (135g) £1.30 £0.60
2 x Muller Corner Chocolate Digestive Crunch Corner Yo... £1.30 £0.60
2 x Muller Corner Crunch Strawberry Shortcake (135g) £1.30 £0.60
2 x Mr Kipling Viennese Whirls (6) £2.00 £1.30

Comparison total £21.50 £10.30

good return but getting 30 mullers in one go does not work in sada. full discount ONLY comes off the 1st 10. otherwise you got to claim it at cs. this would not change your apg but would change how much youpay in the 1st place.
check you receipt, if offers worked you should have paid £14 for this lot

madmuppet5

izzy65 wrote: »

When we first moved to where I live now we didn't have any signal but still had the equipment which is what they say must be licenced, it is irrevelant to the licencing board whether you can actually watch tv , I had to get sky to watch anything so was paying twice for the same channels from bbc and ironically at the time I liked corrie and you didn't get ITV on sky:o

:eek: disinformation. You can still own a TV to watch cd's play games etc.

PixiePieface

madmuppet5 wrote: »

I didn't make myself clear. The TV detector vans do exist. But the technology to tell if you are receiving a live signal does not/ never has/ not ever going to exist. If scary man can see your TV then you are stuffed :eek:
The reason they came knocking is because they know there isn't a license at the address. (i.e. you are in our database :eek: )

Yes it was unfortunate she lives on the ground floor with no curtains and I think my leg was sticking out from behind the sofa which was the giveaway........anyway it was jezza kyle on her tv, surely the detector man understood that's not real tv!!!.........btw poor old jezza good to see he's recovering.