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Richard Tarleton
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Originally posted by Richard Tarleton View Postff this sounds like the height of bad manners on their part. It would be much better form - if, of course, like Mr Pee and me they are Sky+ subscribers - if they were to record it. The clue for you is if the little red light in the middle of their Sky+ box is glowing - that means they're recording something.
and (I think we might have been here before ?) are/were "detector vans" simply vans containing someone with a list of everyone who doesn't have a TV licence ? rather than invest in fancy technology to "detect" etc ............
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Originally posted by Richard Tarleton View Postff this sounds like the height of bad manners on their part. It would be much better form - if, of course, like Mr Pee and me they are Sky+ subscribers - if they were to record it. The clue for you is if the little red light in the middle of their Sky+ box is glowing - that means they're recording something.
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Richard Tarleton
Years ago, in the days of VHS, we visited friends having set our machine to record, only to discover they were recording the same thing. And no, we didn't watch it!
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Ariosto
Originally posted by Flosshilde View PostMy MiL is a subscriber to Virgin & she has the same thing on her box. So there, clever-clogs.
All you need to say to a Maffia enquirer is, yes, you can inspect my TV/Virgin/Sky/Murdoch/Arial/TV set up - but get a court order first. Otherwise F off.
I was looking forward to that scenario, but unfortunately about three years back, when they were due to call, I was out and my partner in crime was busy teaching when the bastards called and she let them in. She said it was the easiest and quickest option with a pupil on the boil upstairs. Next time I will have a double barralled shotgun waiting for them.
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Originally posted by MrGongGong View Postand (I think we might have been here before ?) are/were "detector vans" simply vans containing someone with a list of everyone who doesn't have a TV licence ? rather than invest in fancy technology to "detect" etc ............It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.
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Originally posted by 3rd Viennese School View PostIs it me or is the news just about Greece now?
Greece Greece Greece
Greece Greece Greece
Olympics
Started in Greece you know
And now the markets.
3VS
yes, we're "better off out of it", but there's nowhere to hide really - things will get pretty rough if all that happens.
And that's why Newsnight is essential viewing just now.
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Originally posted by jayne lee wilson View PostDon't be flippant about this! Run on the Greek banks, general election, leaving the euro, possibly Italy following suit then Spain...
yes, we're "better off out of it", but there's nowhere to hide really - things will get pretty rough if all that happens.
And that's why Newsnight is essential viewing just now.
Also I don't trust what I am being told by the telly..too many agendas.
But you are right that it looks bad, and the Greek people deserve an honest portrayal of their situation.I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.
I am not a number, I am a free man.
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Beef Oven
Originally posted by jayne lee wilson View PostDon't be flippant about this! Run on the Greek banks, general election, leaving the euro, possibly Italy following suit then Spain...
yes, we're "better off out of it", but there's nowhere to hide really - things will get pretty rough if all that happens.
And that's why Newsnight is essential viewing just now.
What time does it start (doesn't clash with Dimbleby does it?)
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Originally posted by Beef Oven View PostOk, I'm gonna try Newsnight tonight. If it's a waste of time, expect a letter from my solicitor!
What time does it start (doesn't clash with Dimbleby does it?)I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.
I am not a number, I am a free man.
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i find Newsnight just too predictable and prejudiced to be any thing other than truly appalling, a mockery of a serious news programme .... some correspondents do decent analysis but the presentation is dreadful and the actual news content is rather meagre at times .. the 24hr news services both BBC and Sky are far superior at both coverage and depth analysis; Newsnight is a tired old donkeyAccording to the best estimates of astronomers there are at least one hundred billion galaxies in the observable universe.
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