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Don't think anybody (who isn't on benefits themselves) would disagree with any of these comments. So....... ....why aren't ANY political parties talking about doing anything about it? Is the benefit-scrounging demographic too large to p*ss off? Maybe people on benefits shouldn't be allowed to vote? Or is that a bit extreme? It's something that also gets overlooked in the surge and boom of house pricing. To rent a two-bed house round here will set you back a cool £1,000 a month. That means you can safely discount the first £15,000 of your annual salary (including tax/NI deductions). If the government are going to pay for my housing instead, there's absolutely no reason to get out of bed for less than £15k. As the size of the house goes up (if I choose to spawn 15 sprogs), and add child benefit on too, you rapidly get to numbers like the above, where the benefits (and housing benefit still makes up the bulk of it, btw) equate to income of £40k-£50k. And remember, these people won't be paying income tax on that either, so it's equivalent to a salary closer to £60k - insane! The irony is it's these kinds of people who vote for socialist policies, despite being the ones that don't give anything back to society!!!!

Problem is that cutting an individual off from the internet is completely impossible. If, for example, they cut off my internet at home, that basically means my family would be stuffed, as it would cut their access, but I'd be fine, 'cos I can access from work anyhow. It just doesn't work as a punishment!

Eek! Having been busy this week, I didn't notice that Labour pushed the Digital Economy Bill through in the wash-up and it actually got passed with barely a debate. That's not good!

Not another "Ben"! What is it about "Ben"s and Supras? I went to the South-East meet after I got mine. Out of about 20 people there, 3 of us were called Ben! Welcome aboard, Ben! ben.

Agreed. SVN every time!

Actually, to be critically pedantic, I think you'll find the red button CLOSEST to the drivers seat is the seatbelt release?

I'm interested to know: I agree, London (and the UK in general) is in a pretty bad way socially and is still declining. But as per a previous post, other places (eg. Mexico, the US, South America, etc.) have it much worse. My question is: where are the good/low crime parts of the world? And what are they doing right? I'm guessing places like Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, Japan?

Crikey - I was the one saying she needed a slap just for being in a policemans face - none of this namby-pamby self defense excuses!

Latest animation for Cyriak. Awesome stuff. -0Xa4bHcJu8

Didn't the court determine from witnesses that she was playing up to the cameras, acting in an aggressive and abusive manner, shouting obscenties and attempting to incite the crowd to attack the police? People should not feel like they have the right to shout obscenties and act aggressively towards officers of the law. The lack of respect for police officers is a big part of the contribution to the increase in street violence. I don't believe the self defence line - no way he thought he was in danger, but it looks and sounds like she deserved a good slap, IMO.

Have a good one!

Oops - lol - yeah - that's what I was actually thinking. Not sure why I typed Pixies! Can't even remember my own claim to fame stories these days!!!

Geoff Capes hit me on the head when I was a toddler. I accidentaly had dinner with the Pixies once, before a gig. Those 2 aren't related. At least.......... I don't think they are...?!?

Excellent game - was a follow-up to the original Scramble, I believe.

Is this thread supposed to be "car films" or "road movies"? Gone in 60 Seconds is most definitely not a road movie.

Just (literally 10 minutes ago) renewed with Sky. Best quote I could find and fantastic service - really friendly and helpful. Cheers, Luke! ben

As long as you don't get an auto, and you can put up with the hairdresser jokes, you really can't go wrong with an MX5. Great little cars - cheap to run, easy to work on and some standard off-the-shelf mods (BBR turbo kit) if you're that way inclined!

One of each. No - hell - make that two of each.

OOoooo - good choice, Mike! The Wizard of Oz itself, of course, is a classic road movie.

Some alternatives: O Brother Where Art Thou Apocalypse Now Broken Flowers

Cheers, fella. Always nice to meet another member, albeit briefly, especially one so friendly and helpful. Thanks for the directions - managed to just about find my way! Despite the odd pothole, that's quite a fun run back up to Crawley through the fog! Will try out the box tonight, but am sure it'll be fine. ....and I'll be keeping an eye on your build thread! Thanks again! ben

Personally, I wouldn't trust a JUMVEA certificate by itself. All that means is that they examined the car, checked the odometer and "validate the mileage". So either: (a) the mileage was validated against official documentation and service history. In which case, this documentation would be much more useful! (b) the mileage was validated by examination. This cannot be considered a guarantee of accuracy. Service docs are much more useful pieces of documentation. Overall, I tend to largely ignore mileage figures unless there's all the supporting documentation - the age and condition of the car (and gradings for imports) are far more trustworthy measures. For example, if milbarn's car is as good as it looks in the pics, I wouldn't really worry if it was 98,000 or 48,000 miles - it won't make the car any better (although it might affect resale value, of course). Would be interested to hear Jurgen's (or any other importer's) view on the subject.

Have to admit: unless someone had a very good explanation - I wouldn't believe that mileage for a second. Looks very tidy, though - good luck with the sale.

Wait.....what? A frog f*cked your fish's eyes out? That's truly weird!

Not really to my usual tastes but I'm loving this one at the moment. JGuKCj26ClE