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- Thu Apr 18, 2024 2:42 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Water again.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 213
Re: Water again.
Thanks for that Jefe. It made me realise that "privatisation" is an anagram for Let's make ourselves billions and pi$$ of the public at the same time with our crappier services. Yes, it's a thorny issue. Should the companies lose money through inefficiency or shareholders dividends. In an...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:35 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Water again.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 213
Re: Water again.
My mistake, it actually is an anagram of AWOFT, which is A Waste Of F***ing Time.
I knew I'd crack it in the end.
I knew I'd crack it in the end.
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:11 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Water again.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 213
Re: Water again.
Is Ofwat an anagram of twats?
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:08 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Should we
- Replies: 30
- Views: 695
Re: Should we
quote=crummy post_id=101777 time=1713076144 user_id=96] Let's hope that all agree that tit for tat has been served. Israel attacked the Iran Embassy in Syria which was being used by Hamas, Hezbollah Houtis to plan attacks on Israel. Irans response is 300+ drones. I hope they face the consequences. ...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 11:22 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Should we
- Replies: 30
- Views: 695
Re: Should we
I think if / when ? Trump gets in, you might find he doesn't care too much about NATO . Everyone seems to be losing interest in supporting Zelensky. If the support stops now , what's been achieved, other than thousands of lives lost ? Nato is still growing and the possibilty of the USA pulling out ...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:57 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Do you like tattoos?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 190
Re: Do you like tattoos?
I think there will be a booming industry of tattoo removals in a few years time. In my day we had fashions.. flares, long hair, no hair, drainpipes, frilly cuffs and shirts, platform shoes. ... but none were permanent... but now? Maybe for the smaller ones but more and more people are going for the...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 12:44 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Do you like tattoos?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 190
Re: Do you like tattoos?
Can't stand them on men or women. What a waste of money.
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 7:50 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Got this yesterday.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 142
Re: Got this yesterday.
Are you all still sure that privatisation means better managed. It's a lot worse now than before and still big dividends. As asked before how many are proven to be better now for the public and not just the shareholders. The theory behind it is sound, but unfortunately the politicians are in charge...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 7:54 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Got this yesterday.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 142
Re: Got this yesterday.
Back on topic, they are quite staggering figures.
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 7:40 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Water
- Replies: 38
- Views: 531
Re: Water
Ignoring the error on the exact figures, the fact remains that since privatisation the owners of the water companies have extracted huge sums of money from the business while running up huge debts (that they now expect consumers to bail them out from through further huge price increases or governme...