Bloody World Cup, bloody people

On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:12:29 +0100, Peter Duncanson
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On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:27:34 +0100, Peter Duncanson
wrote:

On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:31:21 +0100, Andy Champ
wrote:

wrote:
Bloody football seems to bring out the worst in people.

Bill

From Grauniad letters page today:

"Your comprehensive guide to the World Cup (5 June) told us everything
we needed to know, except how to avoid it!"

And Channel 4 doesn't have the decency to give us 24-hour live streaming
from the Big Brother House as an alternative.

I've just checked the BB website. Live streaming via the interwebthingie
is available in exchange for money. That's better than nothing.


Who pays who? I would need at least £100 an hour to watch Big Brother.

Ah well. I may have to watch all this year's episodes of Doctor Who that
I've recorded and not watched.

I have already watched most of the Dr Who. I still have a huge
collection of Shaun the Sheep that must be watched.

Steve

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On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:39:47 +0100, Stephen Wolstenholme
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On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:12:29 +0100, Peter Duncanson
wrote:

On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:27:34 +0100, Peter Duncanson
wrote:

On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:31:21 +0100, Andy Champ
wrote:

wrote:
Bloody football seems to bring out the worst in people.

Bill

From Grauniad letters page today:

"Your comprehensive guide to the World Cup (5 June) told us everything
we needed to know, except how to avoid it!"

And Channel 4 doesn't have the decency to give us 24-hour live streaming
from the Big Brother House as an alternative.

I've just checked the BB website. Live streaming via the interwebthingie
is available in exchange for money. That's better than nothing.


Who pays who? I would need at least £100 an hour to watch Big Brother.

Ah well. I may have to watch all this year's episodes of Doctor Who that
I've recorded and not watched.

I have already watched most of the Dr Who. I still have a huge
collection of Shaun the Sheep that must be watched.

I've been recording South Park that's being broadcast on Viva. That will
give me something else to watch instead of the f*******.

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On 08/06/2010 15:08, wrote:

Bloody football seems to bring out the worst in people.

I'm just hoping England are kicked out of the competition ASAP, I'm not
looking forward to the usual drunken rampages though town centres
(regardless of the actual result) after each match.


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"Peter Duncanson" wrote in message
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On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:27:34 +0100, Peter Duncanson
wrote:

On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:31:21 +0100, Andy Champ
wrote:

wrote:
Bloody football seems to bring out the worst in people.

Bill

From Grauniad letters page today:

"Your comprehensive guide to the World Cup (5 June) told us everything
we needed to know, except how to avoid it!"

And Channel 4 doesn't have the decency to give us 24-hour live streaming
from the Big Brother House as an alternative.

I've just checked the BB website. Live streaming via the interwebthingie
is available in exchange for money. That's better than nothing.

Not really, no

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On Jun 8, 7:37*pm, "Dr Zoidberg"
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"Borg" wrote in message

o.uk... So the people who
have, and do pay, are suffering because the company is
doing nothing about the arrears owed by a few.

Quite possibly.
That's not Bill's issue though. He isn't obliged to do the work for free.

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It's really very unsatisfactory that I can go to a building to look at
TV problems suffered by some good law-abiding person, but when I
contact the management to let them know the likely cost they say "No,
just do the absolute minimum, there are seven out of twelve in that
block in arrears." Of course 'the minimum' is totally ineffectual.

Bill

Are these local authority, housing association, or privately rented
premises?...
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What is it about these people? Getting onto the flats agent demanding
TV system repairs on minor faults that no-one's bothered with for
years. "It's the World Cup so it must be fixed this week."
Bloke rung the agent this morning and said that he'd bought two new
tellys and they both had poor reception. Therefore he wanted us to go
round TODAY to 'install a complete new TV system'. He'd taken today
off so that he could be there when we did it. When told today was
impossible he moaned about loss of earnings. The system is totally
****ed but the building is badly in arrears and no work can be done
until a few people pay their ground rent. So he's stuffed.
There was a bit of lightning damage round here the other day and the
complaints are coming in, some of them accompanied by threats. "I
won't pay my groundrent." "I'll sue you for my Sky subscription."
"I'll get someone else in and send you the bill."
Bloody football seems to bring out the worst in people.

Bill

I blame the relentless advertising. I get the general impression from the
media that the World Cup can't be properly viewed on a telly that isn't
brand new. A special beer fridge with a glass door is essential too.

Seems that bloke fell for it, you probably could've sold him a special
'World Cup Football Viewing Enhancement Box' to put on his aerial feed for
£99.99.

Z

" wrote in message
...
What is it about these people? Getting onto the flats agent demanding
TV system repairs on minor faults that no-one's bothered with for
years. "It's the World Cup so it must be fixed this week."
Bloke rung the agent this morning and said that he'd bought two new
tellys and they both had poor reception. Therefore he wanted us to go
round TODAY to 'install a complete new TV system'. He'd taken today
off so that he could be there when we did it. When told today was
impossible he moaned about loss of earnings. The system is totally
****ed but the building is badly in arrears and no work can be done
until a few people pay their ground rent. So he's stuffed.
There was a bit of lightning damage round here the other day and the
complaints are coming in, some of them accompanied by threats. "I
won't pay my groundrent." "I'll sue you for my Sky subscription."
"I'll get someone else in and send you the bill."
Bloody football seems to bring out the worst in people.

Bill

The same 'donuts' who wear flags on their cars and houses no doubt.

"Owain" wrote in message
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On 8 June, 23:12, Peter Duncanson wrote:
I've just checked the BB website. Live streaming via the interwebthingie
is available in exchange for money. That's better than nothing.

I shall be painting my front railings sometime in the next few weeks -
I suppose I could put a webcam up if anyone wants to watch paint dry.

Owain

Are you painting them white, with red cross by any chance?

: )

On Wed, 09 Jun 2010 06:27:09 +0100, Mark Carver
wrote:

On 08/06/2010 15:08, wrote:

Bloody football seems to bring out the worst in people.

I'm just hoping England are kicked out of the competition ASAP, I'm not
looking forward to the usual drunken rampages though town centres
(regardless of the actual result) after each match.

Hear Hear!

Although during an England match can be a great time to go for a walk
in the countryside or a bike ride since everywhere will be deserted.
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On Wed, 9 Jun 2010 07:53:40 +0100, "Dr Zoidberg"
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"Peter Duncanson" wrote in message
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On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:27:34 +0100, Peter Duncanson
wrote:

On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:31:21 +0100, Andy Champ
wrote:

wrote:
Bloody football seems to bring out the worst in people.

Bill

From Grauniad letters page today:

"Your comprehensive guide to the World Cup (5 June) told us everything
we needed to know, except how to avoid it!"

And Channel 4 doesn't have the decency to give us 24-hour live streaming
from the Big Brother House as an alternative.

I've just checked the BB website. Live streaming via the interwebthingie
is available in exchange for money. That's better than nothing.

Not really, no

Sorry. I should have said "better than football".


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