Things Noticeable this week

[bloke57]

Originally Posted by Brecht

I'd kick him in the balls and run away.

I'm 5' 7" - I don't think I could reach his balls.

[Brecht]

Originally Posted by bloke57

I'm 5' 7" - I don't think I could reach his balls.

You could still use your fists.

[trailmaster]

Chicago, Illinois USA had the storm of the decade yesterday. The rain and a wind of 26 mph started at 1 p.m. and lasted until after 10 p.m. Almost 4 inches of rain came down. My windows took the brunt of this onslaught. They are very weak and I had to use two buckets and ten towels to soak up all the water coming in. There is a fault in the outside brick that lets the water come in, and management says it can't be fixed for years. The apartment I inherited from my late parents is in a building that is almost 100 years old. It has landmark status, but it is falling apart. The plumbing, the water system, the heating system, the phone system, and almost everything else needs complete replacement, and the building just does not have enough money for this. The apartments in this building are quite large and exclusive, but because of age and wear and tear are only worth half of what they should be worth. I have lived here for the last 20 years, and though the building is in poor condition I will continue to live here. If I was much younger I would sell my apartment and move to Australia!

[Mal Hombre]

Originally Posted by scoundrel

Mr Klitschko is not someone I would want to annoy, but then again I wouldn't like to box against him either: it would be the shortest boxing match in history.

I don't know,For a few million quid it might be worth it,I'm only a couple of inches shorter and I'm actually heavier..

[diamelsx]

Originally Posted by trailmaster

Chicago, Illinois USA had the storm of the decade yesterday. The rain and a wind of 26 mph started at 1 p.m. and lasted until after 10 p.m. Almost 4 inches of rain came down. My windows took the brunt of this onslaught. They are very weak and I had to use two buckets and ten towels to soak up all the water coming in. There is a fault in the outside brick that lets the water come in, and management says it can't be fixed for years. The apartment I inherited from my late parents is in a building that is almost 100 years old. It has landmark status, but it is falling apart. The plumbing, the water system, the heating system, the phone system, and almost everything else needs complete replacement, and the building just does not have enough money for this. The apartments in this building are quite large and exclusive, but because of age and wear and tear are only worth half of what they should be worth. I have lived here for the last 20 years, and though the building is in poor condition I will continue to live here. If I was much younger I would sell my apartment and move to Australia!

if they can take your rent, then it is their responsibility to make repairs in a timely manner. Know your rights and the rules before accepting their side

[gedly]

Originally Posted by scoundrel

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39755124
Never do anything in a temper. But this clause is never going to be acceptable in the UK. There are a lot of options for Britain to hurt the EU as well as the other way around and if this clause is not removed, I think that is going to be the direction of travel.

Well, not to worry. As Nigel Farage and his sidekick Daniel Hannan told us, once the UK has signed on the dotted line it will be free. Free to go to all these great economies like China, India, the US, Canada and Australia (Nigel Farage did say we've always got the Commonwealth to fall back on) and be able to get the best trade deals possible for the UK. Well be able to tell the EU to stick their agreements where the sun don't shine. Everything will be just sweet, won't it?

[rupertramjet]

Originally Posted by tamsmith

Saw fight. Young man lasted longer than the old man. A 10 round fight and it would have been far different result.

British sportsman wins!!

Gotta be a fluke, another reason why the other bloke lost, or the other guy had a bout of flu, so was not up to his usual standard, not that the British guy was better on the night and deservedly won, it is one of the thinks I love about being British, we always knock the winners and think a lottery winner is of far more importance than a World Champion or Victoria Cross winner!

[scoundrel]

Originally Posted by gedly

Well, not to worry. As Nigel Farage and his sidekick Daniel Hannan told us, once the UK has signed on the dotted line it will be free. Free to go to all these great economies like China, India, the US, Canada and Australia (Nigel Farage did say we've always got the Commonwealth to fall back on) and be able to get the best trade deals possible for the UK. Well be able to tell the EU to stick their agreements where the sun don't shine. Everything will be just sweet, won't it?

Of course it will. However, even if it wont, I rather think we will not be striking any trade agreement of any description whatsover involving the Kingdom of Spain having a say on whether or not the agreement applies in Gibraltar. Since the alternative will be no agreement, I reckon we should be making preparations. I would already be building a number of well armed and fast fisheries protection ships and preparing to expel the EU fishing fleets from British waters.

[trailmaster]

Originally Posted by diamelsx

if they can take your rent, then it is their responsibility to make repairs in a timely manner. Know your rights and the rules before accepting their side

I don't live in a rental building. It is a Co-Operative Apartment. Each resident buys their apartment and owns it and gets a share in the rest of the building. That means the residents have a say as to who comes into the building to live. We have a board that is made up of residents, and various committees also made up of residents. Any repairs that need to be made inside my apartment I have to pay for. If the repair is on the outside of the building, the building under the guidelines set down by the management company pays for the repair.

[scoundrel]

On a more homely level, it is looking suspiciously as though I might need to replace my faithful car after eleven years plus of faithful service. The thing is, there are younger cars in better condition (probably) which I can buy for less than the cost of getting my existing car back onto the road. My budget would be around £500-£600 including taxing the car. I am mildly intrigued to find that there are some options at this level. I can see on the web several Ford Mondeos around 12-15 years old which are in the ballpark and a Ford Focus 1.8 diesel estate for £350 or so; the Ford Focus diesel is a rather good car.