Oztalgian
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Talking of sausages, I wish I could get a tomato sausage here, they seem to be extinct. Are they and other "flavoured" sausages still available in the UK?
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Accord to Sports Unlimited News Nottingham Forest has an annual wage bill of 60,360,000 quid.
How the heck can the afford that even in the EPL. They will have no hope of covering that if they get relegated to the Championship, it could be the end for the Reds.
The same source says that the total wage bill for the highest paying fifteen clubs is 1,557,952,000 with Manchester City the highest at 190,996,000.
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Couunty - A solid win for the Magpies away in south Wales. That man Macaulay Langstaff scored the first for County with David McGoldrick netting the second 13 minutes later to go in 2-0 up at half time. That man got his brace in the 59th minute. Newport via a penalty scored somewhat of a consolation goal in the last minute of normal time. Unusually there were no yellow cards issued during the game. The 1-3 win takes County back into a play-off space on goal difference just above Harrogate Town who were hammered by the Stags. Away at 4th placed Hollywood United (Wrexham) on Saturday
Stags - A goal fest at Field Mill as the Stags slam 9 past eighth placed Harrogate Town. Five nil up at half time including a brace by Hiram Boateng who completed his hat trick in the 50th minute. Harrogate scored two in two minutes within five minutes of Boateng completing his hat trick. Lucas Atkins got his 2nd goal two thirds through the game and Will Swan hit a brace in two minutes at the 54th minute mark. The 9-2win consolidated them in 2nd place one point behind Stockport with at this stage a better goal difference. Away at Walsall on Saturday
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On 2/12/2024 at 4:59 AM, mary1947 said:
Phil you say that you chuckled with Germans ""GERMANS CAN'T TAKE JOKES""
Some European truck drivers were sitting in a greasy spoon discussing the merits of their various trucks.
The Swedish driver said "I have a Volvo truck and I pick up a load from Stockholm go via Gothenberg on the ferry to Immingham and deliver my load to Leeds and return in three days".
A French driver pipes up and says "I have a Renault truck and I can pick my load up in Paris, take it to London and be back in two days".
A German driver says "Yes but that is a very short journey, I can pick up a load in my Mercedes Benz in Hamburg, deliver it to Birmingham and be back home in two days, a much longer journey".
An old Brit sitting in the corner supping his tea said "When I was younger I could pick up my load just outside Lincoln, deliver it to Hamburg and be back the same day".
The other drivers looked at him in disbelief and the German one said "That's impressive. What rig were you driving"
The old bloke replied quietly "A Lancaster bomber"
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It is a long-held legend/myth that the British Archers at the Battle of Agincourt gave the two fingered salute to the French as before they went into battle Henry V warned his men in a speech that if captured the bowmen would likely have two or three fingers cut off so they could no longer draw a longbow hence the "Harvey Smith" from the bowmen
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County - having played last night today's results see the Magpies slide further down the table and are now in 10th place still only 3 points from a play off spot but a mid table position is looking more likely than any sort of promotion position.
Stags - Comfortably in second place after thumping bottom club Forest Green Rovers away at The New Lawn ground. A paltry crowd of only 2,240 turned out to see the Stags take the lead with a goal by Ollie Clarke in the 12th minute and the score stayed that way until well after half time. Stags scored in the 68th and 79th minutes and Ollie Clarke bagged his brace after 7 minutes of time on at the end of the game. At home against 7th placed Harrogate Town on Tuesday evening.
Forest - 29,451 were on hand at the City Ground to enjoy an action packed first half that ended 2-2 in game that Newcastle took the lead three times to finish up winners 2-3. Forest's home form at the moment is appalling having lost 6 of their last 7 games. Nuno will have to get his book of 1001 excuses out again. VAR reared its ugly head denying Forest a penalty. Still only two points clear of a relegation place. Home against West Ham next Saturday as every home game from now on is a must win.
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21 hours ago, philmayfield said:
Why are there so many dimbos around when everyone goes to university these days?
A graduate with a Science degree asks "Why does it work?"
A graduate with an Engineering degree asks " How does it work?"
A graduate with a Business degree asks "How much will it cost and can we make a profit from it?"
A graduate with a Liberal Arts degree asks "Do you want fries with that?"
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County - After taking the lead in the 13th minute the Magpies crumbled to a 1-3 home defeat to Gillingham. The Gills took a 2-1 lead into the half time break and scored again just after half time to take all three points. According to the game stats County had 72% of the possession, I would question their effectiveness as they suffered a significant home defeat that tipped them out of the play-off spots as Gillingham moved above them. I can't see Notts regaining their spot anytime soon as they face a difficult time in the rest of February. Their next game is on Tuesday away against mid table Newport County and then away at Wrexham, then home against, Crewe and finishing February at home against cellar dwellers Sutton United which surely they should win.
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21 minutes ago, mary1947 said:
We used to visit my mother in law and she still had Black n White TV we did ask how she knew which the colours balls were she just said well I can tell which they are.
If the balls were spotted it was easy and if you saw the table then there were subtle shades of grey that gave you clues to which ball was which during normal play.
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3 hours ago, mary1947 said:
If ever you come back to the UK or we ever get to OZ I will challenge you to a game of Snooker and Billiards .
but for now we will have to take a rain-check.
You are on Mary
Remember this
Commentator Ted Lowe, aware that not all viewers had colour televisions at the time, said "Steve is going for the pink ball – and for those of you who are watching in black and white, the pink is next to the green."
Classic UK TV Theme ~ Pot Black (Black And White Rag) (youtube.com)
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1 hour ago, LizzieM said:
We had a snooker room at our previous house which was brilliant for parties and to keep our teenage boys and their friends entertained.
Lucky you, I have always wanted a full-sized billiard table and a room big enough to put it in. I could easily fit two in my shed but where would I put all my other stuff. My grandad taught me how to play billiards at the local miners welfare when I was fourteen, they had a beautiful billiards room. Sadly both it and the building that housed it were demolished long ago.
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Forest - Can't really see if Forest fielded an understrength team but I am starting to feel that Nuno is a No No as I do not discern any significant change in Forest's performance since he came on board. Forest started well and scored in the 8th minute with a goal from Divok Origi. The Robins equalised 6 minutes later. Lots of chances for both teams but no more goals in normal time and the same in extra time so the game went to penalties. Forest went on to win 5-3, Matt Turner acquitted himself well making some crucial saves and including one of the penalties to give Forest a home tie against Manchester United on 28th February. Back to the EPL on Saturday with a home game against Newcastle and a 5:30pm kick-off?
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9 hours ago, Rob.L said:
No idea what reindeer gravy is, but eighteen quid, and gravy with fish and chips?
Gravy with fish and chips is a Northern thing apparently quite popular there along with mushy peas and curry sauce.
I wonder which part of the reindeer they use to make the gravy, the antlers, hooves
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18 hours ago, philmayfield said:
Nodoubt the food prices will now be astronomic and I’m not tempted to try it.
Give it a go Phil and let us know. The award said affordable food and as one of the landed gentry I am sure you can spare a few coins to enlighten us all.
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23 hours ago, Brew said:
New Zealand does not have a mandatory voting system.
Yes , my bad.
Brexit - Thanks Brew and DJ360 for your insights and explanations
10 hours ago, DJ360 said:I'd favour a properly worked out form of Proportional Representation. Any system in which around 1/3 of the electorate generally determines who governs, cannot be healthy.
We have proportional representation in our upper house (Senate) and apart from a ballot paper that is close to being the size of a table runner seems to work well. It tries to ensure that the parties/individuals that get elected in each state are in proportion with the number of votes they receive.
Brexit - When we have a referendum, needed to change the constitution, (similar to Brexit). In order to pass it must get what is called a "double majority". 1 A national majority in the States and Territories and 2 A majority of voters in a majority of States (i.e. at least four out of the six states) The Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory votes only count towards the national figures. Could something similar have been applied to Brexit using the constituencies and something like a 60% rule to ensure a "reasonable" majority.
If the leave vote had won by only one vote would Brexit still have gone ahead?
Absolutely tax religions and charitable organisations
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I see the Reindeer at Hoveringham has been awarded the new Bib Gourmand Michelin Award for their continuing commitment to offering affordable delicious food. Has anyone been and if so how was it?
Other Notts awards went to Sat Bains Nottingham- two stars and alchemilla Nottingham-1 star. Has anyone been and how was it?
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On 2/2/2024 at 4:53 AM, Jill Sparrow said:
Starlings seem to be making a comeback.
For my sins I was a dab hand a potting Starnags with my Milbro aluminium gatta powered by quarter inch square elastic from the local garage and ball bearing ammunition provided by my dad when he worked at Ransome and Marles at Newark. The local farmers welcomed our activities as Starlings were considered a pest.
I had the best steelie marbles too and used to buy my air gun pellets from the same garage.
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12 hours ago, Jill Sparrow said:
There's nothing worse than catching your toes on unyielding objects like furniture. Since I also tend to walk around in the dark, I've had the problem many times!
Yes there is, stepping on a Lego brick on a hard surfaced floor.
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Timeless British comedy, brilliantly written, superbly acted. RIP Ian Lavender and to the rest of the departed Dad's Army cast thank you for the entertainment you gave us all.
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1 hour ago, Brew said:
Does it though? You're linking your question to Cols reference to the low voter turn out. Would mandatory voting make any difference to the outcome? Most of the world (80%), manage without it. Only South America, parts of central Africa and a few odds 'n' sods have it which is hardly a glowing recommendation. With mandatory voting the risk is getting a government you're given - not quite the same as the one you want. Will anything really change, will politicians suddenly have an epiphany and start telling the truth? Does mandatory voting make the voter better informed or more engaged?
The government and politicians have a distinct lack of respect here, adding resentment at being forced does not seem like a great idea.
Nice to see that you classify Australia and NZ as "odds and sods". I don't understand the comment that the risk is getting the government you are given. You have complete freedom to vote as you wish, vote informally as a protest or actually not vote at all. What you must do is turn up at a polling station and get your name crossed of the register. We do not have a plurality "first past the post" system like the UK we have a Preferential Voting System which means the voter can indicate the order of preference of the candidates on the ballot paper. Preferential voting in Australia as used in Australia are majority systems where candidates must receive an absolute majority, more than 50% of the total formal votes cast, to be elected. If the absolute majority is not gained on the first count, then preferences are distributed until an absolute majority is obtained. The term "preferential voting" means voters can indicate an order of preferences for candidates on the ballot paper, i.e. who they want as their 1st choice, 2nd choice and so on. The voter turnout in the @019 UK election was 67.3%, almost one third of voters could not be arsed to turn out to vote. In Nottingham North only 53.1% bothered to turn out, the 6th worst in the entire country. The rest of Notts was in the 60-64% range. This only gets the government that those that could be bothered to turn out to vote. First past the post in no way reflects the views/wishes of the UK electorate. It also appears that around a third of UK voters voted tactically i.e. cast a vote that was designed to keep out a candidate or a party that was disliked. Is there a need to reform the voting system? Even with "compulsory voting" and discounting illegible/informal votes, voter turnout was around 90% (this includes the Donkey vote) for both houses of parliament, surely a better way of getting the government that the people want.
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10 hours ago, DJ360 said:
There are around 48 million voters in the UK, of whom slightly over 17 million voted for Brexit.
Looking on from a distance just some questions for the political pundits on here.
Did the UK get the Brexit that it thought it was voting for?
10 hours ago, DJ360 said:Voting for low taxes? I suppose that means voting Tory, which at the last election meant 43% of the vote, on a turnout of 67%. By my rough working that means that 28% of the electorate have subjected us to the total ****show we have endured since 2019.. probably even fewer since 2010.
Is it time for the UK to bring in compulsory voting? It seems to work here.
1 hour ago, Brew said:Here's another thought, the Catholics sit on 73 billion, CofE 12 billion, perhaps we should look to them for the proposed 1.7 to 3% wealth tax
It is estimated that churches in Australia have a revenue of $AU40 billion per year. On this basis then all levels of government miss out on $AU10 billion in taxes. Taxes foregone include corporate tax, but also income tax, GST, payroll tax, council rates, land tax, state government taxes and local council taxes. Sanitarium one of Australia's largest food companies is owned by the Seventh Day Adventist Church. It makes almost a billion dollars in profit a year, yet pays no taxes. The same is true of any other businesses owned by religious institutions or charities
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On 2/3/2024 at 11:16 PM, Brew said:
Many happy returns Col, you are:-
Aquarius (January 20 - February 18)
Do people seriously believe that an any given day one twelfth of the human population is going to meet a tall dark stranger with a wooden leg?
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Forest - A very welcome point away at AFC Bournemouth sees the Reds move up one place in the table with 21 points. Luton are below them on 20 having played one game less and below them Everton on 19 points. Bournemouth took the lead in the 5th minute and it took Forest until added time in the first half to equalise. There were no goals in the second half and the game ended 1-1. Forest were unable to take advantage in the last 6 minutes of Bournemouth being a player down after Phillip Billing was sent off. Matz Sels Forest's new goalkeeper made his debut and from all accounts acquitted himself well. Home against Bristol City on Wednesday in the FA Cup and then 9th placed Newcastle on Saturday in a 5:30? kick off. What is that all about.
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The Owl Service, never heard of it or seen it.
Anything Political
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In 2002 all electricity users were paying ETSA (Electricity Trust of South Australia) directly. It was owned by the South Australian government. In 1998 the Liberal (Conservative) government was successful in passing a bill to privatise the public utility. The government retained the freehold ownership of the generation, transmission and distribution assets, with the investors acquiring long term leasehold interests in the assets. Also, the Government introduced a regime of industry regulation, calculated to ensure that the public interest was protected and that safety standards are maintained. It sold the retail side of the business to a private company and allowed other retailers to enter the market supposedly to increase competition and lower prices to the public. It very quickly closed our base load coal fired generation in a frantic bid to go solar and become green which has recently forced us to put in high voltage interconnectors costing billions to bring in power from other states.
We now have the stupid system where margins have to be made at every step in the supply chain. Similar to the UK rail system. Wholesale electricity prices are set by AEMO (Australian Energy Market Operator) every 5 minutes based on bids from generators. The Australian Energy regulator determines the price cap for the Default Market Offer, the price that retailers can charge Has this privatisation worked? No, it bloody well has not, as we now have the highest electricity prices in Australia.
Our water supply and distribution and sewage disposal is still wholly owned by the SA Government and we are in the process of negotiating the buy back of some train and bus operators, many of whom are in breach of their contractual service obligations.