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Losing the Sky+ £10 fee
Hello,
I am looking into either reducing my sky+ subscription to the minimum package (around £15 I believe) or even cancelling altogether and making do with the free channels. I know if I do this I will lose my sky+ recording facility. 1. If I cancel altogether, can I still pay the £10 sky+ fee and be able to record the free channels? 2. Is there any way to keep the recording facility but get out of paying the £10 sky+ fee with either the £15 package or no package? Its ridiculous that sky charge you to be able to record. Thanks Scott. |
Losing the Sky+ £10 fee
"the kop king" wrote in message ... Hello, I am looking into either reducing my sky+ subscription to the minimum package (around £15 I believe) or even cancelling altogether and making do with the free channels. I know if I do this I will lose my sky+ recording facility. 1. If I cancel altogether, can I still pay the £10 sky+ fee and be able to record the free channels? Yes though it seems not all Sky CSRs are aware of this so you need to persevere 2. Is there any way to keep the recording facility but get out of paying the £10 sky+ fee with either the £15 package or no package? No except for any limited time deal they may offer when you call to cancel Its ridiculous that sky charge you to be able to record. Can you go freeview with a Humax or similar? -- Tumbleweed email replies not necessary but to contact use; tumbleweednews at hotmail dot com |
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On Sat, 7 Apr 2007 12:25:13 +0100, "the kop king" wrote:
Hello, I am looking into either reducing my sky+ subscription to the minimum package (around £15 I believe) or even cancelling altogether and making do with the free channels. I know if I do this I will lose my sky+ recording facility. 1. If I cancel altogether, can I still pay the £10 sky+ fee and be able to record the free channels? Yes. 2. Is there any way to keep the recording facility but get out of paying the £10 sky+ fee with either the £15 package or no package? No but just about the best Sky+ deal at present is to take a minimum sub at 15 pounds per month plus Sky HD at 10 pounds per month which includes free Sky+. -- Cheers Nigel Barker Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur |
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In uk.tech.tv.sky Nigel Barker wrote:
: No but just about the best Sky+ deal at present is to take a minimum sub : at 15 pounds per month plus Sky HD at 10 pounds per month which includes : free Sky+. I, for one, had not reliased that the 10 pounds HD subscription *INCLUDED* the Sky+ features of the STB - I had assumed that this was another 10 pounds! It is really good if it does (and it makes an HD STB far more atrractive to me!!) |
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On Sun, 8 Apr 2007 09:49:30 +0000 (UTC), Brian McIlwrath wrote:
In uk.tech.tv.sky Nigel Barker wrote: : No but just about the best Sky+ deal at present is to take a minimum sub : at 15 pounds per month plus Sky HD at 10 pounds per month which includes : free Sky+. I, for one, had not reliased that the 10 pounds HD subscription *INCLUDED* the Sky+ features of the STB - I had assumed that this was another 10 pounds! It is really good if it does (and it makes an HD STB far more atrractive to me!!) It certainly does. See http://sky.com/hd/what-does-it-cost-existing.htm & especially note the statement "-Sky+ functionality is FREE with Sky HD." -- Cheers Nigel Barker Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur |
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"Nigel Barker" wrote in message ... On Sun, 8 Apr 2007 09:49:30 +0000 (UTC), Brian McIlwrath wrote: In uk.tech.tv.sky Nigel Barker wrote: : No but just about the best Sky+ deal at present is to take a minimum sub : at 15 pounds per month plus Sky HD at 10 pounds per month which includes : free Sky+. I, for one, had not reliased that the 10 pounds HD subscription *INCLUDED* the Sky+ features of the STB - I had assumed that this was another 10 pounds! It is really good if it does (and it makes an HD STB far more atrractive to me!!) It certainly does. See http://sky.com/hd/what-does-it-cost-existing.htm & especially note the statement "-Sky+ functionality is FREE with Sky HD." -- Cheers Nigel Barker Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur Bit of a cheek charging £60 to install, I presume you just switch the boxes over or does it need new wiring etc.? -- RobertJM |
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On Sun, 8 Apr 2007 18:44:25 +0100, "RobertJM" wrote:
"Nigel Barker" wrote in message .. . On Sun, 8 Apr 2007 09:49:30 +0000 (UTC), Brian McIlwrath wrote: In uk.tech.tv.sky Nigel Barker wrote: : No but just about the best Sky+ deal at present is to take a minimum sub : at 15 pounds per month plus Sky HD at 10 pounds per month which includes : free Sky+. I, for one, had not reliased that the 10 pounds HD subscription *INCLUDED* the Sky+ features of the STB - I had assumed that this was another 10 pounds! It is really good if it does (and it makes an HD STB far more atrractive to me!!) It certainly does. See http://sky.com/hd/what-does-it-cost-existing.htm & especially note the statement "-Sky+ functionality is FREE with Sky HD." -- Cheers Nigel Barker Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur Bit of a cheek charging £60 to install, I presume you just switch the boxes over or does it need new wiring etc.? If you already have Sky+ with two feeds from the dish then it is just a box swap involved. You don't have to pay the £60 installation fee as you can buy the box separately & install it yourself. -- Cheers Nigel Barker Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur |
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"Tumbleweed" wrote in message ... "the kop king" wrote in message ... Hello, I am looking into either reducing my sky+ subscription to the minimum package (around £15 I believe) or even cancelling altogether and making do with the free channels. I know if I do this I will lose my sky+ recording facility. 1. If I cancel altogether, can I still pay the £10 sky+ fee and be able to record the free channels? Yes though it seems not all Sky CSRs are aware of this so you need to persevere 2. Is there any way to keep the recording facility but get out of paying the £10 sky+ fee with either the £15 package or no package? No except for any limited time deal they may offer when you call to cancel Its ridiculous that sky charge you to be able to record. Can you go freeview with a Humax or similar? -- Tumbleweed email replies not necessary but to contact use; tumbleweednews at hotmail dot com Thanks for the replys. I'm seriously considering a freeview recorder like the humax 9200. Was also looking into this top up tv thing as I wouldnt mind adding a couple of channels like UK Gold. I've had a look at the top up tv website and it looks like you have to buy a one of thier pvr boxes. What I really want is to buy my own freeview recorder but add a few top up channels like UK gold. Is this possible? Whats the general feeling about top up tv? My initial thoughts were its not bad if you want a few extra channels for a small monthly layout but I've seen a few threads saying it rubbish/rip off etc etc. Thanks Scott. |
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the kop king wrote:
"Tumbleweed" wrote in message ... "the kop king" wrote in message ... Hello, I am looking into either reducing my sky+ subscription to the minimum package (around £15 I believe) or even cancelling altogether and making do with the free channels. I know if I do this I will lose my sky+ recording facility. 1. If I cancel altogether, can I still pay the £10 sky+ fee and be able to record the free channels? Yes though it seems not all Sky CSRs are aware of this so you need to persevere 2. Is there any way to keep the recording facility but get out of paying the £10 sky+ fee with either the £15 package or no package? No except for any limited time deal they may offer when you call to cancel Its ridiculous that sky charge you to be able to record. Can you go freeview with a Humax or similar? -- Tumbleweed email replies not necessary but to contact use; tumbleweednews at hotmail dot com Thanks for the replys. I'm seriously considering a freeview recorder like the humax 9200. Was also looking into this top up tv thing as I wouldnt mind adding a couple of channels like UK Gold. I've had a look at the top up tv website and it looks like you have to buy a one of thier pvr boxes. What I really want is to buy my own freeview recorder but add a few top up channels like UK gold. Is this possible? Whats the general feeling about top up tv? My initial thoughts were its not bad if you want a few extra channels for a small monthly layout but I've seen a few threads saying it rubbish/rip off etc etc. Thanks Scott. Tits Up TV isn't worth it, they just download a few programmes here and there from various channels to the box overnight so you can then watch them. |
Losing the Sky+ £10 fee
"the kop king" wrote in message ... Whats the general feeling about top up tv? My initial thoughts were its not bad if you want a few extra channels for a small monthly layout but I've seen a few threads saying it rubbish/rip off etc etc. from what i've seen is available, it seems comically priced - awful value. -- Gareth. That fly... is your magic wand. http://www.last.fm/user/dsbmusic/ |
Losing the Sky+ £10 fee
On Mon, 9 Apr 2007 21:48:57 +0100, "the kop king" wrote:
Whats the general feeling about top up tv? My initial thoughts were its not bad if you want a few extra channels for a small monthly layout but I've seen a few threads saying it rubbish/rip off etc etc. Oh God it is kak. They are rip-off merchants, their box doesn't work, they don't have any decent programs - avoid like the plague. -- http://www.kingqueen.org.uk to email me remove .lartsspammers |
Losing the Sky+ £10 fee
On Apr 9, 9:55 pm, "{{{{{Welcome}}}}}"
wrote: the kop king wrote: "Tumbleweed" wrote in message ... "the kop king" wrote in message .. . Hello, I am looking into either reducing my sky+ subscription to the minimum package (around £15 I believe) or even cancelling altogether and making do with the free channels. I know if I do this I will lose my sky+ recording facility. 1. If I cancel altogether, can I still pay the £10 sky+ fee and be able to record the free channels? Yes though it seems not all Sky CSRs are aware of this so you need to persevere 2. Is there any way to keep the recording facility but get out of paying the £10 sky+ fee with either the £15 package or no package? No except for any limited time deal they may offer when you call to cancel Its ridiculous that sky charge you to be able to record. Can you go freeview with a Humax or similar? -- Tumbleweed email replies not necessary but to contact use; tumbleweednews at hotmail dot com Thanks for the replys. I'm seriously considering a freeview recorder like the humax 9200. Was also looking into this top uptvthing as I wouldnt mind adding a couple of channels like UK Gold. I've had a look at the top uptvwebsite and it looks like you have to buy a one of thier pvr boxes. What I really want is to buy my own freeview recorder but add a few top up channels like UK gold. Is this possible? Whats the general feeling about top uptv? My initial thoughts were its not bad if you want a few extra channels for a small monthly layout but I've seen a few threads saying it rubbish/rip off etc etc. Thanks Scott. Tits UpTVisn't worth it, they just download a few programmes here and there from various channels to the box overnight so you can then watch them. Topup TV. Just not worth the effort or time |
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Edster wrote:
Can Sky HD change to radio channels on a timer? Can you use it with a normal TV? Not that I am aware. You cannot even record radio on SkyPlus AFAIK. |
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"Brett..." wrote in message ... Edster wrote: Can Sky HD change to radio channels on a timer? Can you use it with a normal TV? Not that I am aware. You cannot even record radio on SkyPlus AFAIK. You can record radio but you have to do a manual recording - entering start time and finish time. |
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In uk.media.tv.sky on Fri, 27 Apr 2007, Brett... wrote :
Edster wrote: Can Sky HD change to radio channels on a timer? Can you use it with a normal TV? Not that I am aware. You cannot even record radio on SkyPlus AFAIK. I thought that radio stations were supposed to be getting proper Skyguide entries when they moved to 0xxx numbers. Whatever happened to that idea? -- Paul 'Charts Fan' Hyett |
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Paul Hyett wrote:
In uk.media.tv.sky on Fri, 27 Apr 2007, Brett... wrote : Edster wrote: Can Sky HD change to radio channels on a timer? Can you use it with a normal TV? Not that I am aware. You cannot even record radio on SkyPlus AFAIK. I thought that radio stations were supposed to be getting proper Skyguide entries when they moved to 0xxx numbers. Whatever happened to that idea? That would be nice... I have a setup whereby I switch to BBC R4 when I go to bed and then when I wake up next morning I can switch the wireless speaker on and listen to Toady without getting up. Of course the new auto-standby feature killed that, until I turned it off. I doubt if I would save enough power to make it worthwhile doing something else to turn it back on again, like a Manual recording of 1 minute of R4 every day at 6AM... Apart from Anytime TV (also turned off) what else came in that last SW upgrade ? TIA |
Losing the Sky+ £10 fee
It won't save any power at all. It's just a token exercise for Sky to make themselves sound environmentally-friendly because that's the current trendy buzzword for people to latch on to who have nothing better to think about. So what's better to think about in your opinion? It seems to me that "not thinking at all" is all to common. People who don't have the time to think about which bin rubbish should go in for example. |
Losing the Sky+ £10 fee
"Dom Robinson" wrote in message ... In article , says... It won't save any power at all. It's just a token exercise for Sky to make themselves sound environmentally-friendly because that's the current trendy buzzword for people to latch on to who have nothing better to think about. So what's better to think about in your opinion? Anything that will actually make a difference, apart from just feeling good about yourself. It seems to me that "not thinking at all" is all to common. People who don't have the time to think about which bin rubbish should go in for example. I know that already. I have a green bin in my kitchen. Everything goes in that and when it's full I tie the black bag up and put it outside when the binmen come. Easy. Thats why there is no morality in any of your arguments! Perhaps they should build an incinerator next to your house and you could just through it the over the fence? |
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"John Russell" wrote in message
... "Dom Robinson" wrote in message ... In article , says... It won't save any power at all. It's just a token exercise for Sky to make themselves sound environmentally-friendly because that's the current trendy buzzword for people to latch on to who have nothing better to think about. So what's better to think about in your opinion? Anything that will actually make a difference, apart from just feeling good about yourself. It seems to me that "not thinking at all" is all to common. People who don't have the time to think about which bin rubbish should go in for example. I know that already. I have a green bin in my kitchen. Everything goes in that and when it's full I tie the black bag up and put it outside when the binmen come. Easy. Thats why there is no morality in any of your arguments! Perhaps they should build an incinerator next to your house and you could just through it the over the fence? Out of interest, have you actually looked at the power consumption figures for Sky boxes when on standby, compared to turned on? If so, surely your arguement would be much stronger if you posted this information. |
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"Simon Finnigan" wrote in message ... "John Russell" wrote in message ... "Dom Robinson" wrote in message ... In article , says... It won't save any power at all. It's just a token exercise for Sky to make themselves sound environmentally-friendly because that's the current trendy buzzword for people to latch on to who have nothing better to think about. So what's better to think about in your opinion? Anything that will actually make a difference, apart from just feeling good about yourself. It seems to me that "not thinking at all" is all to common. People who don't have the time to think about which bin rubbish should go in for example. I know that already. I have a green bin in my kitchen. Everything goes in that and when it's full I tie the black bag up and put it outside when the binmen come. Easy. Thats why there is no morality in any of your arguments! Perhaps they should build an incinerator next to your house and you could just through it the over the fence? Out of interest, have you actually looked at the power consumption figures for Sky boxes when on standby, compared to turned on? If so, surely your arguement would be much stronger if you posted this information. Don't be silly! Why spoil a heap of total bull**** with a few scientific facts........................ |
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"Chas Gill" wrote in message
... "Simon Finnigan" wrote in message ... "John Russell" wrote in message ... "Dom Robinson" wrote in message ... In article , says... It won't save any power at all. It's just a token exercise for Sky to make themselves sound environmentally-friendly because that's the current trendy buzzword for people to latch on to who have nothing better to think about. So what's better to think about in your opinion? Anything that will actually make a difference, apart from just feeling good about yourself. It seems to me that "not thinking at all" is all to common. People who don't have the time to think about which bin rubbish should go in for example. I know that already. I have a green bin in my kitchen. Everything goes in that and when it's full I tie the black bag up and put it outside when the binmen come. Easy. Thats why there is no morality in any of your arguments! Perhaps they should build an incinerator next to your house and you could just through it the over the fence? Out of interest, have you actually looked at the power consumption figures for Sky boxes when on standby, compared to turned on? If so, surely your arguement would be much stronger if you posted this information. Don't be silly! Why spoil a heap of total bull**** with a few scientific facts........................ :-) I remember hearing that a sky box uses pretty much the same amount of power turned on or on stand by. No source for this, but if John wants to do more than sound like an anti-technology luddite, he should provide figures to back up his arguement. If he said "Putting the box on stand-by uses 76% less electricity" then he`d have a sound basis for his complaint, otherwise it`s all pointless posturing :-) |
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says... "Dom Robinson" wrote in message ... In article , says... It won't save any power at all. It's just a token exercise for Sky to make themselves sound environmentally-friendly because that's the current trendy buzzword for people to latch on to who have nothing better to think about. So what's better to think about in your opinion? Anything that will actually make a difference, apart from just feeling good about yourself. It seems to me that "not thinking at all" is all to common. People who don't have the time to think about which bin rubbish should go in for example. I know that already. I have a green bin in my kitchen. Everything goes in that and when it's full I tie the black bag up and put it outside when the binmen come. Easy. Thats why there is no morality in any of your arguments! If the council want to halve my waste collections from weekly to fortnightly, then halve my council tax. Any environmental fannying about can be done at their cost, not mine. Perhaps they should build an incinerator next to your house and you could just through it the over the fence? Not a bad idea. All sorts of things could go in it - recyclable waste, non- recyclable waste, chavvy kids who spend all day shouting, those blokes with the bloody mini-motorbikes who make a racket, then their mini-motorbikes and, finally, every ****ing pigeon in the neighbourhood just for waking me up :) -- Dom Robinson Gamertag: DVDfever email: dom at dvdfever dot co dot uk /* http://DVDfever.co.uk (editor) /* 1132 DVDs, 347 games, 314 CDs, 110 cinema films, 42 concerts, videos & news /* antibodies, steve hillage, burning crusade, sega psp, norah jones, kylie New music charts - http://dvdfever.co.uk/music.shtml Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=DVDfeverDom |
Losing the Sky+ £10 fee
In article ,
says... "John Russell" wrote in message ... "Dom Robinson" wrote in message ... In article , says... It won't save any power at all. It's just a token exercise for Sky to make themselves sound environmentally-friendly because that's the current trendy buzzword for people to latch on to who have nothing better to think about. So what's better to think about in your opinion? Anything that will actually make a difference, apart from just feeling good about yourself. It seems to me that "not thinking at all" is all to common. People who don't have the time to think about which bin rubbish should go in for example. I know that already. I have a green bin in my kitchen. Everything goes in that and when it's full I tie the black bag up and put it outside when the binmen come. Easy. Thats why there is no morality in any of your arguments! Perhaps they should build an incinerator next to your house and you could just through it the over the fence? Out of interest, have you actually looked at the power consumption figures for Sky boxes when on standby, compared to turned on? If so, surely your arguement would be much stronger if you posted this information. It's a difference between "negligible" and "just as negligible"(!) -- Dom Robinson Gamertag: DVDfever email: dom at dvdfever dot co dot uk /* http://DVDfever.co.uk (editor) /* 1132 DVDs, 347 games, 314 CDs, 110 cinema films, 42 concerts, videos & news /* antibodies, steve hillage, burning crusade, sega psp, norah jones, kylie New music charts - http://dvdfever.co.uk/music.shtml Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=DVDfeverDom |
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"Simon Finnigan" wrote in message ... "John Russell" wrote in message ... "Dom Robinson" wrote in message ... In article , says... It won't save any power at all. It's just a token exercise for Sky to make themselves sound environmentally-friendly because that's the current trendy buzzword for people to latch on to who have nothing better to think about. So what's better to think about in your opinion? Anything that will actually make a difference, apart from just feeling good about yourself. It seems to me that "not thinking at all" is all to common. People who don't have the time to think about which bin rubbish should go in for example. I know that already. I have a green bin in my kitchen. Everything goes in that and when it's full I tie the black bag up and put it outside when the binmen come. Easy. Thats why there is no morality in any of your arguments! Perhaps they should build an incinerator next to your house and you could just through it the over the fence? Out of interest, have you actually looked at the power consumption figures for Sky boxes when on standby, compared to turned on? If so, surely your arguement would be much stronger if you posted this information. Since I was retorting about recycling I haven't made any Luddite comments at all. I've already said that this is all Green Spin from SKY because the government was calling for Standby itself to go in favour of true Off or Deep Hibernation, neither of which would require people to live the lives of a luddite hermit. |
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Dom Robinson wrote:
Perhaps they should build an incinerator next to your house and you could just through it the over the fence? Not a bad idea. All sorts of things could go in it - recyclable waste, non- recyclable waste, chavvy kids who spend all day shouting, those blokes with the bloody mini-motorbikes who make a racket, then their mini-motorbikes and, finally, every ****ing pigeon in the neighbourhood just for waking me up :) Coo ! |
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"BrritSki" wrote in message ... Dom Robinson wrote: Perhaps they should build an incinerator next to your house and you could just through it the over the fence? Not a bad idea. All sorts of things could go in it - recyclable waste, non- recyclable waste, chavvy kids who spend all day shouting, those blokes with the bloody mini-motorbikes who make a racket, then their mini-motorbikes and, finally, every ****ing pigeon in the neighbourhood just for waking me up :) Coo ! Waking up is relative. I don't think he's ever woken up to anything beyond his own small existence. |
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In article , says...
Dom Robinson wrote: Perhaps they should build an incinerator next to your house and you could just through it the over the fence? Not a bad idea. All sorts of things could go in it - recyclable waste, non- recyclable waste, chavvy kids who spend all day shouting, those blokes with the bloody mini-motorbikes who make a racket, then their mini-motorbikes and, finally, every ****ing pigeon in the neighbourhood just for waking me up :) Coo ! AAAAAAARGH! You've heard from him too. Did he ask you to pass that message on? -- Dom Robinson Gamertag: DVDfever email: dom at dvdfever dot co dot uk /* http://DVDfever.co.uk (editor) /* 1132 DVDs, 347 games, 314 CDs, 110 cinema films, 42 concerts, videos & news /* antibodies, steve hillage, burning crusade, sega psp, norah jones, kylie New music charts - http://dvdfever.co.uk/music.shtml Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=DVDfeverDom |
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In article ,
says... "BrritSki" wrote in message ... Dom Robinson wrote: Perhaps they should build an incinerator next to your house and you could just through it the over the fence? Not a bad idea. All sorts of things could go in it - recyclable waste, non- recyclable waste, chavvy kids who spend all day shouting, those blokes with the bloody mini-motorbikes who make a racket, then their mini-motorbikes and, finally, every ****ing pigeon in the neighbourhood just for waking me up :) Coo ! Waking up is relative. I don't think he's ever woken up to anything beyond his own small existence. You're making the mistake that I care about your insults. -- Dom Robinson Gamertag: DVDfever email: dom at dvdfever dot co dot uk /* http://DVDfever.co.uk (editor) /* 1132 DVDs, 347 games, 314 CDs, 110 cinema films, 42 concerts, videos & news /* antibodies, steve hillage, burning crusade, sega psp, norah jones, kylie New music charts - http://dvdfever.co.uk/music.shtml Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=DVDfeverDom |
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Dom Robinson wrote:
In article , says... Dom Robinson wrote: Perhaps they should build an incinerator next to your house and you could just through it the over the fence? Not a bad idea. All sorts of things could go in it - recyclable waste, non- recyclable waste, chavvy kids who spend all day shouting, those blokes with the bloody mini-motorbikes who make a racket, then their mini-motorbikes and, finally, every ****ing pigeon in the neighbourhood just for waking me up :) Coo ! AAAAAAARGH! You've heard from him too. Did he ask you to pass that message on? No, don't see many pigeons here in Italy, they're too easy to shoot. Lots of other birds in the dawn chorus though... |
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