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fargon · 05-24-2018, 05:23 PM

Gravdigr · 05-26-2018, 04:41 PM

Oh, yeah, me & Henry agree on everything...

Griff · 05-27-2018, 09:28 AM

Unless someone out there besides Henry believes Henry is the only person that matters, I figure full agreement is less than likely.

Carruthers · 06-21-2018, 05:28 AM

Tower Bridge water feature bricked up because 'Londoners staring at phones could trip and fall in'

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A distinctive water feature near Tower Bridge has been bricked up amid concerns that Londoners staring at smartphones could trip and fall in.

The Rill, a 260m channel flowing through limestone paving, has connected London Bridge station to the riverside as part of the More London complex for more than 15 years.

Over the past fortnight it has been fenced off, drained and bricked up, with signs stating “essential maintenance” is being carried out.

Broadgate Estates, which manages More London, declined to say why the Rill has been removed, but it is believed to be related to health and safety concerns.

Scores of Londoners have taken to Twitter to complain, with one blaming the “alarming number of people” who trip over the Rill while looking at their mobile phones.

Evening Standard

The UK is currently experiencing the clearance of a large chunk of spectrum from the top end of the UHF terrestrial TV band to allow for the expansion of 5G mobile phone/data services.
Just think of the benefits. Instead of sitting at home watching tripe on your 55" mega screen, you will be able to shamble along the High Street watching tripe on your small screen.
At least you will meet new people that way.

When you walk into them.

tw · 06-21-2018, 09:52 AM

Not shown are the so many walking while only watching their smart phones. That threat did not exist 15 years ago.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-21-2018, 12:09 PM

Most changes in ifrastructure seems to be geared toward ant-stupidity these days.

Gravdigr · 06-21-2018, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by tw

Not shown are the so many walking while only watching their smart phones. That threat did not exist 15 years ago.

That's pretty much Carruthers' entire post.

BigV · 06-21-2018, 10:35 PM

hot dog water

Carruthers · 06-22-2018, 11:13 AM

Hot dog water, aka Snake Oil.

There is nothing new under the Sun.

Gravdigr · 06-22-2018, 12:56 PM

You wanna see a dog lose his mind?

Boil some hot dogs and let the pup have the water after it's cooled.

Friend. For. Life.

Gravdigr · 06-23-2018, 01:03 PM

Oh Noes!!!!

Kentucky Bourbon Warehouse Collapses, Spilling 9,000 Barrels of Whiskey

Not so much weird as ya-don't-hear-that-every-day...

Carruthers · 06-23-2018, 02:01 PM

In the light of such a catastrophe, will KY qualify for Federal Aid?

Griff · 06-23-2018, 04:31 PM

Insurance scam to recover tariff loses?

Gravdigr · 06-24-2018, 02:41 PM

Hah!

Carruthers · 07-02-2018, 08:36 AM

If you take an illegal high you will end up illegally high. QED.

Man stuck up 32ft lamp-post in Birmingham

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A man thought to have taken an illegal high became stuck at the top of a lamp-post and was rescued by firefighters.

The man somehow scaled the 32ft (10m) lamp-post in Birmingham and became stranded at the top for an hour.

Crews used a ladder from a hydraulic platform to get him down. A spokesman said they had no idea how he got there.

The fire service tweeted he had taken an "illegal high" and the incident could have "ended very differently."

West Midlands Ambulance Service said they were called to reports of a man in "a precarious position at the top of a lamppost" just before 22.00 BST on Saturday.

He was treated for a hand injury and taken to Sandwell Hospital.

And a West Midlands Police spokeswoman added: "We were called to reports of a man up a lamppost in Holly Road, Handsworth, at around 9.50pm.

He came down around an hour later and was taken to hospital."

Full article, including the mandatory Twitter spiel here: LINK

05-24-2018, 05:23 PM	#3856
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	__________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

05-26-2018, 04:41 PM	#3857
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Oh, yeah, me & Henry agree on everything... __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

05-27-2018, 09:28 AM	#3858
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Unless someone out there besides Henry believes Henry is the only person that matters, I figure full agreement is less than likely. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

06-21-2018, 12:09 PM	#3861
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Most changes in ifrastructure seems to be geared toward ant-stupidity these days. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-21-2018, 10:35 PM	#3863
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	hot dog water __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

06-21-2018, 09:52 AM	#3860
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	Not shown are the so many walking while only watching their smart phones. That threat did not exist 15 years ago.

06-22-2018, 11:13 AM	#3864
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	Hot dog water, aka Snake Oil. There is nothing new under the Sun. __________________

06-22-2018, 12:56 PM	#3865
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	You wanna see a dog lose his mind? Boil some hot dogs and let the pup have the water after it's cooled. Friend. For. Life. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

06-23-2018, 01:03 PM	#3866
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Oh Noes!!!! Kentucky Bourbon Warehouse Collapses, Spilling 9,000 Barrels of Whiskey Not so much weird as ya-don't-hear-that-every-day... __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

06-23-2018, 02:01 PM	#3867
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	In the light of such a catastrophe, will KY qualify for Federal Aid? __________________

06-23-2018, 04:31 PM	#3868
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Insurance scam to recover tariff loses? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

06-24-2018, 02:41 PM	#3869
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Hah! __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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