Things Noticeable this week - Page 3384

**Davemetalhead** · June 6th, 2018, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by CARLTON BROWN

Without wishing to sound too uncaring, I'm reaching the point when I really don't want to hear any more about the Grenfell Tower fire. Okay, it was a bad business and I feel sorry for those caught up in it. But yesterday, I watched a lawyer (I think) stand up and suggest that if Grenfell had been a building full of white middle class people, perhaps the Fire Service would have arrived faster and done more.

This incident is now receiving a ridiculous amount of very tedious coverage (like Brexit), especially on BBC News, although in disaster terms, it doesn't really compare with events like the Zeebrugge ferry sinking, Piper Alpha fire or Hillsborough, which had nothing like the same degree of publicity. The only difference I can see, is that the building was full of immigrants. So I assume that HMG feels the need to make a major production of what happened for race relations reasons?

Oh please! You cannot compare events that happened in the 80's, when all we had were newspapers and TV news, to events happening now in this world of 24 hour media and social media coverage. News outlets HAVE to fill their coverage 24/7 or they get gazumped by others and lose revenue - so of course we see more coverage now than we did then.

Next you'll be complaining that the Crusades never got the same coverage on the BBC as did the Royal Wedding ...

**CARLTON BROWN** · June 6th, 2018, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Davemetalhead

Oh please! You cannot compare events that happened in the 80's, when all we had were newspapers and TV news, to events happening now in this world of 24 hour media and social media coverage. News outlets HAVE to fill their coverage 24/7 or they get gazumped by others and lose revenue - so of course we see more coverage now than we did then.

Next you'll be complaining that the Crusades never got the same coverage on the BBC as did the Royal Wedding ...

Why can't comparisons be drawn? I'm taking about the nightly considerable coverage of Grenfell on BBC TV news and ITV. What goes online is not especially important in this particular instance and BBC News certainly doesn't have to worry about losing revenue. The simple point I'm making, is that this endless and actually pretty meaningless reporting has reached overkill. It's intrusive, serves virtually no purpose and there are other important stories that are being squeezed, or cut out. To compare the Crusades with a Royal Wedding is just ridiculous. As you might have overlooked, the BBC did not have any TV coverage of the Crusades while it was underway - to the best of my knowledge :-)

**DTravel** · June 7th, 2018, 01:06 AM

What I have noticed this week is...

...that I really hate my job this week.

**Greenman** · June 7th, 2018, 04:55 PM

Ive noticed that is over two weeks now and still no new keyboard although the.chap gettingit for me has a lot of medical problems so all I can do is leave an answerphone message and hope he is okay, then all I have to do is take the old one over and swap it for the new one.

Also noticed that even though it is cloudy and a slight breeze the attic is warm yet only meant to be 68f today- perhaps humidity is the answer.

**Wendigo** · June 7th, 2018, 05:24 PM

I've noticed this week literally hundreds maybe thousands of keyboards available on Amazon.
You would think they could deliver to London

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag8XcMG1EX4

**Davemetalhead** · June 7th, 2018, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CARLTON BROWN

Why can't comparisons be drawn? I'm taking about the nightly considerable coverage of Grenfell on BBC TV news and ITV. What goes online is not especially important in this particular instance and BBC News certainly doesn't have to worry about losing revenue. The simple point I'm making, is that this endless and actually pretty meaningless reporting has reached overkill. It's intrusive, serves virtually no purpose and there are other important stories that are being squeezed, or cut out. To compare the Crusades with a Royal Wedding is just ridiculous. As you might have overlooked, the BBC did not have any TV coverage of the Crusades while it was underway - to the best of my knowledge :-)

Of course comparing the Crusades to the Royal Wedding was ridiculous - it's pure hyperbole on my part. But it's just as ridiculous to compare todays wired and wireless 24/7 media world to that of the 80's.

I believe the BBC actually does have ad revenue if viewed outside of the UK, although I'm happy to be corrected on that point.

**otokonomidori** · June 7th, 2018, 05:46 PM

I've got a boil on my scrotum -sore as fuck - reckon I must've pulled out a ball hair when I was rehousing my massive knackers in my jeans !

Can you die of something like this?

**Nobody1** · June 7th, 2018, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by otokonomidori

I've got a boil on my scrotum -sore as fuck - reckon I must've pulled out a ball hair when I was rehousing my massive knackers in my jeans !

Can you die of something like this?

Yes.

**Mal Hombre** · June 7th, 2018, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by otokonomidori

I've got a boil on my scrotum -sore as fuck - reckon I must've pulled out a ball hair when I was rehousing my massive knackers in my jeans !

Can you die of something like this?

No,You just need to get it lanced..You'll only feel a slight prick..

**haroldeye** · June 7th, 2018, 08:11 PM

Nothing new there then.

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June 7th, 2018, 04:55 PM	#33834
Greenman Live Legend of VEF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Underground lair somewhere in the world Posts: 20,353 Thanks: 30,936 Thanked 383,590 Times in 19,356 Posts	Ive noticed that is over two weeks now and still no new keyboard although the.chap gettingit for me has a lot of medical problems so all I can do is leave an answerphone message and hope he is okay, then all I have to do is take the old one over and swap it for the new one. Also noticed that even though it is cloudy and a slight breeze the attic is warm yet only meant to be 68f today- perhaps humidity is the answer.

June 7th, 2018, 05:46 PM	#33837
otokonomidori 緑の男 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Jockistan, UK. Posts: 8,318 Thanks: 39,032 Thanked 122,441 Times in 8,318 Posts	I've got a boil on my scrotum -sore as fuck - reckon I must've pulled out a ball hair when I was rehousing my massive knackers in my jeans ! Can you die of something like this?

June 7th, 2018, 08:11 PM	#33840
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