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**tamsmith** · January 5th, 2016, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vinceprince

Then why bother teaching anything at all, as they can just look it up on the internet?

Where my Nephew stays the internet has been down for 8 days and counting.

Schools go back tomorrow and the teachers will have to make the kids understand what life is like without the internet

Would you believe even the cash machines have not worked there for the past 4 days.

**tamsmith** · January 5th, 2016, 10:56 PM

Sorry for the shouting. But I just wanted to express my concerns.

**tamsmith** · January 5th, 2016, 11:02 PM

BTW Because this was the New Year/Holiday Break. My nephew told me he had to drive 20 miles round trip to a cash machine.

He was glad he had a 4 x 4.

**9876543210** · January 6th, 2016, 12:25 AM

tamsmith,

Quote:

Originally Posted by tamsmith

Where my Nephew stays the internet has been down for 8 days and counting.

Would you believe even the cash machines have not worked there for the past 4 days.

Last spring I went out to northern Montana and on the way back kind of lollygagged by visiting several places I'd never been.

Was out in the middle of absolute nowhere (the Badlands) and needed gas so stopped in this little place where the guy just couldn't stop talking (I guess he rarely ever saw anybody). Was figuring on having to pay in cash but saw the little Visa/Mastercard sign. Was kind of confused and asked how in the world this guy had broadband way the heck out here. IIRC, he said that if you have a business and need credit card access the companies will make sure you get it.

Still don't know what to make of it. But the guy had broadband (he said it was his only entertainment). And I swear, the nearest itty bitty small town was at least 40 to 50 miles away.

**Rogerbh** · January 6th, 2016, 07:21 AM

Two packages of ramen and two colas almost caused a guy's stomach to burst?
http://www.thedailymeal.com/man-hosp...-soda-gas/1516

Does not appear to be a joke article. I wonder how tiny this guy is?

**Wendigo** · January 6th, 2016, 05:44 PM

For want of a nail the battle was lost .....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Want_of_a_Nail

http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/ne...cket-1-7651968

This week for want of a £2 nail a tempting £38 million was lost

The spokeswoman added; “Only tickets that have been successfully purchased can be entered into the draw."
“So it is up to players to ensure that they have adequate funds in their account to complete a ticket purchase.”

That seems reasonable to me, personally I walk to the shops and pay cash to make sure I have the tickets

**Wendigo** · January 6th, 2016, 07:59 PM

Lottery fever

Looks like they want to invest some money into their website as this is happening on a very regular basis with all the current rollovers and as they have fixed the draw by adding 10 extra numbers rollovers will be more frequent.

It could be you ..... just wait a few days whilst we sort our computers out

**vinceprince** · January 7th, 2016, 07:26 AM

Lottery or 'the stupid tax' as those that don't play it call it.

The chance of winning the jackpot, which was one in 14 million, became one in 45 million when the extra ten balls were added. And the price a ticket doubled to £2!

Stupid, gullible people have got enough on their plates just trying to open doors and use cutlery. They don’t need tawdry dream-vendors putting them under the additional pressure of having to spend twice as much cash on what is almost certanly not a ticket to their dreams.

If you want to gamble have a bet on sport, at least you'll get a reasonable run for your money and a bit of entertainment in the process.

It's also really an extremely regessive form of taxation lots of poor people giving their money to a few very rich people. The decision to fund activities like art, sport and heritage was taken for good reasons, but these tend to be the interests and activities of the relatively comfortable rather than, say, health or education which concern everyone.

**Sir Spender** · January 7th, 2016, 07:51 AM

Bang on the money, there Vince, quite agree.
Last nights £50m jackpot for example, they could reduce the odds & make 50 people millionaires, or even 100 people £500k winners, rather than 1 person `blowing their brains out` with £50m, or is that being too socialist of me ? Spread the love, or cash, or whatever?

**vannax** · January 7th, 2016, 01:13 PM

No mention of the New Years Eve festivities all over Germany?

January 6th, 2016, 05:44 PM	#23626
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January 6th, 2016, 07:59 PM	#23627
Wendigo Former Staff Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Blighty Posts: 113,787 Thanks: 259,900 Thanked 1,139,358 Times in 113,909 Posts	Lottery fever Looks like they want to invest some money into their website as this is happening on a very regular basis with all the current rollovers and as they have fixed the draw by adding 10 extra numbers rollovers will be more frequent. It could be you ..... just wait a few days whilst we sort our computers out __________________ RIP Doctor Who To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 23 November 1963 to 25 December 2017, sacrificed on the altar of identity politics. The show is dead to me, but my DVD's live on If you can re-up dead links please consider adding this to your signature. It helps when looking at reports of dead posts. Please PM me re any dead images although it is likely if it is outside Celebs I may no longer have the content

January 7th, 2016, 01:13 PM	#23630
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January 5th, 2016, 10:56 PM	#23622
tamsmith Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Coming close to the Slippery Slope. Posts: 7,800 Thanks: 77,915 Thanked 280,415 Times in 9,078 Posts	Sorry for the shouting. But I just wanted to express my concerns.

January 5th, 2016, 11:02 PM	#23623
tamsmith Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Coming close to the Slippery Slope. Posts: 7,800 Thanks: 77,915 Thanked 280,415 Times in 9,078 Posts	BTW Because this was the New Year/Holiday Break. My nephew told me he had to drive 20 miles round trip to a cash machine. He was glad he had a 4 x 4.

January 6th, 2016, 07:21 AM	#23625
Rogerbh Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Land of the free within reasonable limitations Posts: 10,915 Thanks: 50,529 Thanked 91,226 Times in 10,762 Posts	Two packages of ramen and two colas almost caused a guy's stomach to burst? http://www.thedailymeal.com/man-hosp...-soda-gas/1516 Does not appear to be a joke article. I wonder how tiny this guy is?

January 7th, 2016, 07:26 AM	#23628
vinceprince 13th Duke of Wybourne Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Me, Here? In a sixth-form girl's dormitory? At 3 in the morning? With my reputation? Posts: 2,089 Thanks: 8,082 Thanked 21,964 Times in 2,076 Posts	Lottery or 'the stupid tax' as those that don't play it call it. The chance of winning the jackpot, which was one in 14 million, became one in 45 million when the extra ten balls were added. And the price a ticket doubled to £2! Stupid, gullible people have got enough on their plates just trying to open doors and use cutlery. They don’t need tawdry dream-vendors putting them under the additional pressure of having to spend twice as much cash on what is almost certanly not a ticket to their dreams. If you want to gamble have a bet on sport, at least you'll get a reasonable run for your money and a bit of entertainment in the process. It's also really an extremely regessive form of taxation lots of poor people giving their money to a few very rich people. The decision to fund activities like art, sport and heritage was taken for good reasons, but these tend to be the interests and activities of the relatively comfortable rather than, say, health or education which concern everyone.

January 7th, 2016, 07:51 AM	#23629
Sir Spender Vintage Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: 50, Shades Greyer,Smutville,UK Posts: 1,870 Thanks: 37,149 Thanked 66,694 Times in 1,869 Posts	Bang on the money, there Vince, quite agree. Last nights £50m jackpot for example, they could reduce the odds & make 50 people millionaires, or even 100 people £500k winners, rather than 1 person `blowing their brains out` with £50m, or is that being too socialist of me ? Spread the love, or cash, or whatever?