For all you drinkers out there.
Drool Britannia!
If you had purchased £1,000 of shares in Delta Airlines one year ago, you would have £49.00 today.
If you had purchased £1,000 of shares in AIG insurance company one year ago, you would have £33.00 today.
If you had purchased £1,000 of shares in Delta Airlines one year ago, you would have £49.00 today.
If you had purchased £1,000 of shares in AIG insurance company one year ago, you would have £33.00 today.
If you had purchased £1,000 of shares in Lehman Brothers five years ago, you would have nothing today.
If you had purchased £1,000 of shares in Northern Rock three years ago, you would have nothing today.
But, if you had purchased £1,000 worth of beer one year ago at Tesco's, drunk all the beer, then taken the aluminium cans to the scrap metal dealer, you would have received £214.00. Based on the above, the best current investment plan is to drink heavily & recycle.
A recent study found that the average Briton walks about 900 miles a year. Another study found that Britons drink, on average, 22 gallons of alcohol a year.
That means that, on average, Britons get about 41 miles to the gallon!
Makes you proud to be British!
Sorry it is black on dark grey, how to change it anyone ?
ReplyDeleteThought I would be brave and copy / paste without emailing it to my buddies first !
Hi Chris, I just highlighted it, as if I was trying to copy it and could read it perfectly. To save people to hassle, here's the text above, below .
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For all you drinkers out there.
Drool Britannia!
If you had purchased £1,000 of shares in Delta Airlines one year ago, you would have £49.00 today.
If you had purchased £1,000 of shares in AIG insurance company one year ago, you would have £33.00 today.
If you had purchased £1,000 of shares in Lehman Brothers five years ago, you would have nothing today.
If you had purchased £1,000 of shares in Northern Rock three years ago, you would have nothing today.
But, if you had purchased £1,000 worth of beer one year ago at Tesco's, drunk all the beer, then taken the aluminium cans to the scrap metal dealer, you would have received £214.00. Based on the above, the best current investment plan is to drink heavily & recycle.
A recent study found that the average Briton walks about 900 miles a year. Another study found that Britons drink, on average, 22 gallons of alcohol a year.
That means that, on average, Britons get about 41 miles to the gallon!
Makes you proud to be British!
Thanks James, you're a star.
ReplyDeleteIn the office, a number of guys (the wealthy ones) use to do a lot of share dealing, most were quite good, however, one was hopeless or just very unlucky. Whatever share he bought, you could bet your house on that share becoming worthless. It got to the stage that people would avoid any company which this guy had shares of.
ReplyDeleteMind you, they also say that if you put £100 under your mattress in White Bank of England £10 notes (Liverpool branch banknote signed by Mahon 1925) would be worth £1,800 now.
Or more recently, if you have £100 of £10 notes with a prefix of HL40, would be worth £300 if sold to collectors. (How many people are now checking their £10 notes in purses and wallets..)
Sobering statistics Chris........
ReplyDeleteWe all like a tipple or two on here James.............
You can often catch me 'down' at my local.............
pmsl
Morning Guys xx You are all very chipper !
ReplyDeleteChris xx Good one ! The page that you wrote the blog on, gives you a 'T' icon for text colour. I'm certain even you can manage that my darling xx How is Shirley doing ? One of my ladies has her dads funeral today. He passed with PCa while we were in Oxford. Could prayers please be mentioned for Sharon Marlborough Steele, her family and friends ? Thank you Chris xx
George ? I know I still have 100s of photos to download, and will try and make a start on that today sometime. Anyone else been filling in the names on the album ?
Peter [Pierre] Blimey ! You threw me completely at MOS ! Chatting away to you and your lovely wife and the penny never dropped once ! DBD for me big time ! You should have rattled me ! George always wants to rattle me ! PMSL ! If Di wants to join LOL, just let me know xx
John xx An apt pub for a 'dogger' eh ?!
James xx I spent all my sterling so no, I'm not looking. Does it work for Euro by any chance ????
Morning George xx How's it hanging ?!
Elise, will do. xxxx What was the guys name ?
ReplyDeleteEuros haven't been out long enough, but wait until the euro collapses and the old notes MIGHT become worth something !!!!!!!!!
LMAO at the photo of John's local pub. In tears, really, LOL LOL LOL.
ReplyDeleteOK OK I'll stop. Very interesting thoughts on recycling and checking your dosh. not that I have any dosh. I spent it all on the deposit for that number plate.
Just got this in the post from Terry.
For me, it says it all. IT MOST DEFINITELY SAYS IT ALL! lol
Elise, I wish I knew what this coded message of your meant. It has me intrigued.
'Peter [Pierre] Blimey ! You threw me completely at MOS ! Chatting away to you and your lovely wife and the penny never dropped once ! DBD for me big time ! You should have rattled me ! George always wants to rattle me ! PMSL'
You just gotta explain....Perlease!
As for the photos, I have put names on quite a lot of them, but became stuck putting names to new faces.
However, I think I now know them all, so I can carry on editing a bit at a time.
I have just HAD to steal this monkey animation form La Duck;
PERFECT!
That is me to a 'T'.
Thanks Elise
Anytime George xx You are most welcome, I thought you would enjoy that one !
ReplyDeleteDBD ? Figure it out ! LMAO ! xx
George, YOU haven't taken note of "grandpa Rog" yet have you !!!! Think of all that purchase tax you have given the government over the years !!!!
ReplyDeleteAn old quote from a friend of ours who died in his late 80's,
"It's not the cough-in that takes you off , it's the coffin thay carry you off-in" and he carried on smoking until the end.
Elise, can you be clearer on the names of Sharon's family please.
ReplyDeleteHer dad was called Dennis Marlborough, lovely man Chris xx Thank you xx
ReplyDeleteElise, thanks for that, now what was the T for in T. J. Mc Govan please.
ReplyDeleteis that a random question Chris or a specific ? You got me either way dude ! xx
ReplyDeletePs 'T' as in a hot drink, Mr 'T' as in the 'A Team'...James 'T' Kirk, Captain USS Enterprise, TOS, [ 'Q' was in DS9, different completely] that's about all the 'T' that I can think of Chris xx
The morning/afternoon postman has been and gone. He was surprised when I answered the door and not the wife, mind you, after moving three times, we still have the same postman - should I be worried?
ReplyDeleteHe gave me a letter with a local postal mark on it, the last time I received one of those, it was my first PSA test coming back as "need to speak to your doctor ASAP". This one was after my second post op PSA test, it has come back telling me that it is <0.1ug/L.
Think I may be visiting a local bar tonight for a wee tipple or three.
So how do I get an invite to Leicester 2013? Since it is a mere 30 minutes down the road to me. George are you the man, (Elise says you are THE man), that I need to speak to?
GREAT NEWS JAMES !!!! We do like those numbers [or lack of !] Keep up the good work xx
ReplyDeleteYes. George, our illustrious leader, our 'Jarrow Marrow', 'the Jord' is THE MAN ! we all bow down before him ! We are not worthy ROFLMAO !
James ? Have a look at this. It's okay, I have proof read it, after George translated it !
ReplyDeletehttp://bollockstopca.multiply.com/journal/item/1717
Just re read George's tutorial.
If you don't want to save any graphocs to your pc, just find random one's to reply with [see my 'Waynes' World we're Not Worthy M-Peg ] then you don't need an account, as Photobucket will allow you to copy the HTML CODE with no account details. Just search, copy, paste, happy surfing ! xx
Good news then James.......well done..!!!!....
ReplyDeleteyou'll enjoy Leicester..........its a great event........just so looooooong to go before the next one..!!!!...
Cheers for that Elise.
ReplyDeleteI've wondered how you add all of these images, now I know it is with simple HTML tags, I can certainly have a play around.(My career is one of computer programming as well as website design/development and anything else IT related.)
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ReplyDeletePlease ignore I'm playing with the system....
Thanks James ! IT related....oh bu@@er ! Our 'Jarrow Marrow' will give you no peace now. This is his newest keyboard ! PMSL !!!! xx [BTW J-Peg has now been stolen - Do you know how hard it is to find 'Duck' related J-Pegs ????? ] xx
ReplyDeleteHEY !! MULTIPLY !!! I did NOT delete my comment !!!! YOU DID !! FFS !
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm....IT related......have you joined our PCa Support Forum "The Dark Side"? It's an 'alternative version' of PCC.
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The time is 'FCUK'ed on the site, and I can't get it to read anywhere near what it should be. It is saying we are -1 hour GMT. Have tried everything, and can't get it to change. Any ideas ? At all ? I will love you forever .... ?!
Yes, I do that already James, from various [I will not name them] sites already ! We have to keep it simple for George though !!!!!!! xx
Hi Elise.
ReplyDeleteI thought I was already on the dark side having joined this blog? You mean to tell me that there is a darker side, should I be concerned or simply bring a torch with me!
If you send me the details of an admin account, or set me up as an admin, I may be able to do something about the time. Although strictly speaking, the time is correct, GMT is currently one hour behind since we have entered British Summer Time. There maybe a tick box to do with Daylight Savings Time or something to that description, and of course I'll be happy to take a look for you.
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Found a post which goes:
Daylight Savings!
Post by qsandwich on Mar 10, 2012, 10:48am
Just a reminder that daylight savings is tonight.
For those of you who are observing daylight savings, go to Modify profile > scroll down to "observing daylight savings" and select "Yes"
Is there such a setting within the administration side of ProBoards?
There is James, but I cannot get it to do anything. if you would join the site, I will set you up as ADMIN no problem. Thanks for taking the time to have a look for me dude. appreciate that xx
ReplyDeletePS - I have even tried RUSSIAN time zones I have been desperate to fix this problem ! xx
PPS - The Dark Side came into being last year, as there were MANY problems on the PCC forum. A large number of the top posters [myself included] withdrew for a time, until such remedial action could be taken. I keep The Dark Side going now as a kind of alternative bolt hole for us. You will recognize a large number of the names there. It is really not as active as it was, but just ticks over. Its a nice hiding place if needed ... ! xx
I've created myself an account finally on the board, just waiting for some lovely person to approve me....
ReplyDeleteAlthough i cannot help but wonder if it were better if everything was under one umbrella? If we had a blog, similar to this, a forum (using the same credentials) and even a chat room (one of those real time ones). Sounds like a potential new website for me to build (one day). That way, we'll have complete control over it, have advertisers on it or not, and not worry about details being passed to any third parties......
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James xx I have just approved and activated your account. I have also given you ADMINISTRATOR access. Hope you can figure this out for me, it has been doing my Lil' Duck head in ! Thank you xx
ReplyDeleteOkay, just read your above post. There is a live chat option on The Dark Side already. As I said, this is a spin off forum when 'we' have PCC problem really. Active registration means that me and the other admin can vet applicants [had to get rid of one trouble maker already] and we are not listed on the proboards directory. Only way to find The Dark Side is via my profile page on PCC, or if Mark or Allister email anyone direct with the link address. Have a good look around, and see what you can make of it all for me xxxxxx
Elise, xx are T.J. his name or initials, its the name you gave me when we saw you and Mum.
ReplyDeleteI'm not trying to be obtuse but I prefer first names please, unless he was known as TJ ?
AND I hope you can understand what James is talking about, I have only just mastered (well started to play with) copy/paste !!!!
Chris xx sorry :-( it was me being obtuse. Yes, TJ was his name, how he was known here. If he had proper first names, we have no clue. Initial names are very common here. Post mortem showed it was a heart attack, at age 44, FFS....Thanks very much xx Please include me too - I need all the help I can get ! XXXX
ReplyDeleteYes, I know what James is on about, but he really IS the computer whizz kid on here now ! You are doing great ! Keep on at it !
That's better.
ReplyDeleteTJ it shall be, + as I haven't seen any sign of Bev or Ian, I will be adding them to the list too, You Elise, George, John and Mark are already on weekly ++ as well as LoL and B2PCa blokes and lasses.
Chris xx Thank you so much my darling man xxxxxx
ReplyDeleteTo all.
ReplyDeleteAdding to what the lovely Elise has said above, I work on computers all day and mainly all night (when I'm not out cycling/walking) as they are my career and hobby. Anyone requiring advice or assistance for computer related woes, please contact someone else...... No I'm not that mean...... Simply send me a message on here and I will try to advise you, or at least point you in the right direction computer wise, with regards to any computer problems you are having.
I remember my father trying to teach me semaphore and the morse code !!
ReplyDeleteI still have some 5 + " floppys too !
5" floppys Chris ? George knows all about them ! LMAO ! xx
ReplyDeleteAnyone remember this ?!
James my darling xxxxxx I need a very reputable data retrieval company. Thought I was doing the clever thing, and backed up ALL my photos and videos of Dad onto a 750Gb external hard drive.....said hard drive is now NOT working. Local IT lads cannot retrieve the info from the hard drive, as they don't have the equipment. This is all the stuff I have of me and kids with Dad before he died last year. I am beyond gutted. Any advice or any company you can recommend ? I have heard that it can be pricey, however, the majority are J-Pegs and about 100 or so M-Pegs, total about 70-80 Gb of stored data. Any ideas for me ? I would absolutely have a stroke if the info wasn't retrievable. Now backing up onto disc again and USB Flash drives.....but too late for the stuff I have of my dad :-( xx
ReplyDeleteLa Duck is asking for a smacked ass! FIVE INCH FLOPPY?
ReplyDeleteJames? All Bollockeers get first choice for places at the Leicester functions.
They've been an annual event since 2007.
YOUR NAME IS NOW ON THE LIST FOR LEICESTER 2013.
Can you please send me your email address (again), and I'll add you to the 2013 group emails.
I probably can't find your first email to me, lol.
Please let me know if you need one place or two on that L2013 list
La Duck is asking for a smacked ass!
ReplyDeleteAgain George ??? Don't you ever tire of that one ?! Anyway, who here woke the old bugger up eh ? I was playing nice with James and Chris today ! xx
Ah Duck, playing with Chris and me, never been involved with a three-some before - but hey, don't knock it till you've tried eh!
ReplyDeleteThe hard drive you have, it all depends on what the problem is. I've retrieved data from dead hard drives before, although it is fairly hit and miss. Hard drives consist of two main parts, the electronics and the mechanics. If the mechanics have died on it, then it is expensive to retrieve since it involves opening the drive in a sterile environment. If it's the electronics, then getting another drive of the same type etc and swapping them over can revive the dead drive. If the contents have somehow been mangled then I have software which can retrieve pictures fully or partially from the drive (used for memory cards that become corrupted).
A specialist data retrieval company will charge by the GB retrieved and therefore could become very expensive. You live in or around Oxford I gather? Just that I'm in Oxford myself on Tuesday, at the Churchill hospital seeing my consultant. Could meet up somewhere and I can get the drive from you and see what can be done.
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James xx I am in Southern Ireland :-( Drive is here, Mom is in Oxford. the tech guys I use say its the motor that has packed up, and were reluctant to delve any further. a tame IT mate also was unable to help, except suggest a data retrieval company....thats as far as I have got. The unit cost me €100. Would a new one, with bits swapped out work ? It's an IOMEGA device xx
ReplyDeleteGeorge, Phil and me used to have three-somes all the time James......I miss those days and Big Guy xx
ReplyDeleteIreland, a place I've yet to visit (don't worry I'm not coming over to stalk you or anything), especially the south. I think I'll wait till my youngest is 18 before going over on a tour, although did look to go camping there last year (ferry prices put me off).
ReplyDeleteFor data recovery, you really want a fixed fee company, else 750GB could become very expensive. You could try these who are based in Birmingham http://www.dataphoenix.co.uk/ although I don't have personal experience of them. I would say ship it over to me, but it'll have to come via recorded, signed for and assured delivery. Royal Mail losing the drive puts the data way beyond any data recovery company.
It's an external hard drive, did the IT guys take the drive out of the casing and try it that way, or did they simply plug it in to a USB port? When it's plugged in, you may be able to hear the motor spinning up, or at least feel the drive movement when switched on and plugged in, you pick it up and move it in your hand slightly, similar to a gyro. When its plugged in, what does Windows say? Does it allow you to connect to it, but not retrieve anything. Or does it complain that it isn't working (by not giving you a drive letter in Windows explorer).
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No spinning of motor....completely dead. my IT friend had a look inside the casing, but didnt do anything else, just clicked it back together again. If its something you would be able to look at for me, I will post it recorded James, as An Post are very good, unlike the UK postal system....It could then be returned to Mom in Oxford if no joy, until I come up with another plan.
ReplyDeleteit connects to the C, but then says I have to format it, and all data will be lost.......it was formatted before storing the stuff on. At a loss here, as it is just breaking my heart to think I may have lost all those photos and m-pegs of my dad :-( he was the reason I got involved so heavily in all of this. He died 18 months following diagnosis :-( Nov 2011
Forgot to say, that all the guys know there is an open welcome here for them. Topgun [Barry] has visited twice already ! he is a laugh xx
ReplyDeleteElise, there may well be hope for your drive yet! Most failed hard drives I've come across, whereby the mechanics have failed, do not show up within Windows what-so-ever. The electronics wait until the drive is 'Ready', before allowing the computer to recognise it. If it's asking for you to format it, then it could simply be corrupted in some way (Windows doesn't recognise it and therefore thinks its a virgin drive). Provided it isn't making a clicking sound or a screeching sound then there is hope!
ReplyDeleteYou could send it to my works address (always someone in to receive it), if you like. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Mr James Grant.
CHKS Ltd
1 Arden Court
Arden Road
Alcester
Warwickshire
B49 6HN
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James xx You are giving me hope here ! yes, I will do that, I can get it into the post tomorrow. see what you think. There is no 'whirring' but definitely the PC is asking for the formatting....I bow humbly to your superior knowledge here xx
ReplyDeleteThis thread has got to be in the running for being the longest thread (by number of posts) on B2PCa.
ReplyDeleteOf course my post has added to it, so I must be as quackers as the rest of you!
Hi Rog xx I think the record was 84 posts? Wasn't that right John ? Last year sometime I believe ? Quack Quack dude ! xx
ReplyDeleteBlimey, 84 posts. What was the topic of the blog? I suspect it was a heated debate, or some serious flirting going on.
ReplyDeleteSERIOUS conversation James, VERY serious conversation on that day.....ROFLMAO ! I expect John knows the date....if he ever pops is head in today at all ? John ? You around my darling ? xx
ReplyDeleteFor the record :- 253 times by 20 people.[For todays topics]
ReplyDeleteHi all.............did post earlier but no connection (what's new)....
ReplyDeleteJust back from our charity monthly quiz........so missed the fun.!!
Yes, that marathon blog was epic,with..Elise & Bev..xx...on form,& of course Phil (big guy) was just brilliant...
Think that record can be surpassed........just needs the right mood.!!!!!
Just read the link you provided Elise....xx.....pmsl & thankyou muchly
Thanks for the link Elise, a proper banter. xxxx
ReplyDeletePity we don't see as much from Bev nowadays. (I'm assuming Ian is poorly)
I'll be thinking of how I can make this thread longer, a bit like the hairs on the Geordie girls that Gorge trimse
ReplyDeletesee if I care about being told that my single word entries are not acceptable and should be banter
ReplyDeletewhat on earth am I supposed to do to get this thread longer if not by bending the rules
ReplyDeleteI am really trying hard here to play the game according to the rules Chris
ReplyDeletecan I possibly do any more Chris to turn this from single word posts and into banter
ReplyDeletedo people really think I would stoop so low in an attempt to extend this thread
ReplyDeletetoo err is human and too use single word posts is sneaky
ReplyDeletehelp me I'm running out of things to say to make this banter remain sensible
ReplyDeletebeat a man up over how he tries to lengthen a thread would you Chris, shame on you
ReplyDeletethe whole point of this exercise is to stay within the rules and keep the busman happy
ReplyDeleterecord! what record. It's not over until lil' duck does the same with her single word posts
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ReplyDeleteRog !
ReplyDeletexx
ReplyDeleteWhat would be a record would be to get more of our members chipping in !
ReplyDeleteBev, Rob and Sheena have peeped in.
It has now gone up by 1, now 21 different people and 294 times
Roger and Elise, that is cheating not banter.
Elise, seeing your cassette post, I still have some open reel tapes, but alas nothing now to play them on, so why keep them she asks ? Don't know, he replied. xx
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