leicsmac Posted 9 March 2023 Share Posted 9 March 2023 15 minutes ago, grobyfox1990 said: Totally, read a lot of comments on Twitter and they are much more reactionary than that. Twitter's dead!! Much like the comments on here when the club ban sandwiches or something equally pathetic. Club's dead mate shambles mate!!!! Ain't that the damn truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain... Posted 9 March 2023 Share Posted 9 March 2023 58 minutes ago, RoboFox said: Horrible story aside, in general E-scooters are absolutely fantastic. I'm a regular in Northampton and Milton Keynes in which the majority of the urban area is covered by these and use them often to get around. Many towns around the Northamptonshire / Bedfordshire have adopted the trials. In Northampton, Kettering and Wellingborough they have to be ridden either on the road or cycle paths, otherwise your account just gets revoked which IS linked to your driving license. Milton Keynes they're a little more lax simply because of MK's huge footpath network. Agree that some legislation probably needs to be clarified, and residents get fed up with them being left everywhere - but, IMO they're a great, clean, fun way to get around. Same rule applies to any vehicle, motorised or not... Just don't act like a twat and you'll be fine. Unfortunately, as we see in all walks of life, the don't act like a twat and we'll all be fine approach doesn't work. There are too many twats about. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoboFox Posted 9 March 2023 Share Posted 9 March 2023 1 minute ago, Captain... said: Unfortunately, as we see in all walks of life, the don't act like a twat and we'll all be fine approach doesn't work. There are too many twats about. Yep. Twats in cars. Twats on motorcycles. Twats on bicycles. Some twats walk, and some twats run. We should all probably stay at home and let all the twats have huge twat-pileups then then we can travel safely knowing there are no more twats about. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robo61 Posted 9 March 2023 Share Posted 9 March 2023 10 minutes ago, RoboFox said: Yep. Twats in cars. Twats on motorcycles. Twats on bicycles. Some twats walk, and some twats run. We should all probably stay at home and let all the twats have huge twat-pileups then then we can travel safely knowing there are no more twats about. Exactly this, there are around 2k deaths on UK roads each year, nearly all at the hands of twats driving fully taxed and insured motor vehicle. But it is the twats that ride untaxed unlicensed bikes/scooters that are the problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countryfox Posted 9 March 2023 Share Posted 9 March 2023 Good news .. a whole drug gang are now behind bars .. reasonable sentences handed out with several including Kismet Memis and Arland Rexhat getting 6 years and Besfort Agaj getting 8. Not sure how they got into the country from Albania but could well be linked to a small boat trip. Allegedly L1neker is up in arms about it and has offered his celebrity lawyer (foc) to contest the case on the basis that they are all minors and too young to be charged .. who knows .. if he’s does get them off Gaza might just put them up for a bit as they are all classed as ‘no fixed abode’. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innovindil Posted 9 March 2023 Share Posted 9 March 2023 13 minutes ago, Countryfox said: Good news .. a whole drug gang are now behind bars .. reasonable sentences handed out with several including Kismet Memis and Arland Rexhat getting 6 years and Besfort Agaj getting 8. Not sure how they got into the country from Albania but could well be linked to a small boat trip. Allegedly L1neker is up in arms about it and has offered his celebrity lawyer (foc) to contest the case on the basis that they are all minors and too young to be charged .. who knows .. if he’s does get them off Gaza might just put them up for a bit as they are all classed as ‘no fixed abode’. Horrible way to treat some of the most vulnerable people in the world imo. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoboFox Posted 9 March 2023 Share Posted 9 March 2023 1 hour ago, Robo61 said: Exactly this, there are around 2k deaths on UK roads each year, nearly all at the hands of twats driving fully taxed and insured motor vehicle. But it is the twats that ride untaxed unlicensed bikes/scooters that are the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted 9 March 2023 Share Posted 9 March 2023 2 hours ago, RoboFox said: Yep. Twats in cars. Twats on motorcycles. Twats on bicycles. Some twats walk, and some twats run. Twats is probably my favourite Dr Seuss book! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain... Posted 9 March 2023 Share Posted 9 March 2023 3 hours ago, Robo61 said: Exactly this, there are around 2k deaths on UK roads each year, nearly all at the hands of twats driving fully taxed and insured motor vehicle. But it is the twats that ride untaxed unlicensed bikes/scooters that are the problem. There being a greater problem elsewhere doesn't mean that e-scooters aren't a problem. This was in specific relation to recent news article about e-scooters, not a declaration that e-scooters are the cause of all the world's problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Oxlong Posted 9 March 2023 Share Posted 9 March 2023 (edited) Who’d have thought that Mycobacterium smegmatis could be so useful Not what you think https://news.sky.com/story/enzyme-discovery-could-see-devices-literally-create-energy-from-thin-air-12829499 Edited 9 March 2023 by Mike Oxlong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robo61 Posted 10 March 2023 Share Posted 10 March 2023 22 hours ago, Captain... said: There being a greater problem elsewhere doesn't mean that e-scooters aren't a problem. This was in specific relation to recent news article about e-scooters, not a declaration that e-scooters are the cause of all the world's problems. Definitly not, but if you are going to post on a forum about problems on the roads perhaps it would make more sense to talk about the issues that course the most problems rather than those that barely register as a problem in ther real world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain... Posted 10 March 2023 Share Posted 10 March 2023 Just now, Robo61 said: Definitly not, but if you are going to post on a forum about problems on the roads perhaps it would make more sense to talk about the issues that course the most problems rather than those that barely register as a problem in ther real world. This is the in the news thread, you want the "what has annoyed in the roads today thread" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2607 Posted 10 March 2023 Share Posted 10 March 2023 (edited) On 09/03/2023 at 12:56, Countryfox said: Good news .. a whole drug gang are now behind bars .. reasonable sentences handed out with several including Kismet Memis and Arland Rexhat getting 6 years and Besfort Agaj getting 8. Not sure how they got into the country from Albania but could well be linked to a small boat trip. Allegedly L1neker is up in arms about it and has offered his celebrity lawyer (foc) to contest the case on the basis that they are all minors and too young to be charged .. who knows .. if he’s does get them off Gaza might just put them up for a bit as they are all classed as ‘no fixed abode’. clearly, not every single person arriving here in the UK is a criminal drug lord... So in the interests of having some humanity, I fully support what Lineker said. Edited 10 March 2023 by Greg2607 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAULCFC Posted 10 March 2023 Share Posted 10 March 2023 On 09/03/2023 at 12:56, Countryfox said: Good news .. a whole drug gang are now behind bars .. reasonable sentences handed out with several including Kismet Memis and Arland Rexhat getting 6 years and Besfort Agaj getting 8. Not sure how they got into the country from Albania but could well be linked to a small boat trip. Allegedly L1neker is up in arms about it and has offered his celebrity lawyer (foc) to contest the case on the basis that they are all minors and too young to be charged .. who knows .. if he’s does get them off Gaza might just put them up for a bit as they are all classed as ‘no fixed abode’. The most shocking thing for me is the Mercury is now £1.40! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ithuriel Posted 10 March 2023 Share Posted 10 March 2023 Not seen this in the news but it is interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post YesNdidi Posted 10 March 2023 Popular Post Share Posted 10 March 2023 Struggling to find any discussion on this forum about Lineker. Perhaps I’ve missed something. Would be interested to find out what foxes fans have to say. For me a hero on the pitch and now, a bigger hero off it. 7 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Voll Blau Posted 10 March 2023 Popular Post Share Posted 10 March 2023 The most hilarious thing about this whole depressing saga is how the government and various right-wing gobshites are trying to make out Lineker's further left than Corbyn politically. He's about the wettest Centrist going. If that doesn't show you how dangerous what's happening to him is, nothing will. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordersfox Posted 10 March 2023 Share Posted 10 March 2023 Just now, Voll Blau said: The most hilarious thing about this whole depressing saga is how the government and various right-wing gobshites are trying to make out Lineker's further left than Corbyn politically. He's about the wettest Centrist going. If that doesn't show you how dangerous what's happening to him is, nothing will. Possibly sailing close to the politics wind here but whatever... JOB hardly a lefty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voll Blau Posted 10 March 2023 Share Posted 10 March 2023 Excited for the usual self-proclaimed champions of free speech to start piping up in his defence. Won't hold my breath... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ithuriel Posted 10 March 2023 Share Posted 10 March 2023 I do not always agree with what he has to say but it still is a free society so he should be able to voice an opinion on what the government is doing, you do not have to listen to him if you do not like what he says. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Benji Posted 10 March 2023 Popular Post Share Posted 10 March 2023 Let’s face it he’s simply being targeted to sweep the real story under the carpet and the fake outrage from MPs and the like only heightens it. If you really think he has to remain impartial because he presents MotD then you’ve lost all sense of reality. Ironically those quick to throw around the “snowflake” as a criticism are exactly the type getting worked up about this. Excellently effective deflection tactics really (but unfortunately damning of our society nowadays). 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lionator Posted 10 March 2023 Popular Post Share Posted 10 March 2023 We clearly live in a low key authoritarian country now. Alternative views can’t be challenged logically so the government are forcing them to be silenced. Not full on Russia style but Hungary or India would be a good comparison. You better hope and pray the next election isn’t rigged either. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunge Posted 10 March 2023 Share Posted 10 March 2023 I’ve had enough of this s***, I really have. Of course Lineker shouldn’t be fired for his post, and I say that as someone who thinks what he put was stupid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky Posted 10 March 2023 Share Posted 10 March 2023 23 minutes ago, Voll Blau said: Excited for the usual self-proclaimed champions of free speech to start piping up in his defence. Won't hold my breath... Cancel culture is a disgrace but that bloke who said something I disagree with should be sacked. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordersfox Posted 10 March 2023 Share Posted 10 March 2023 17 minutes ago, Benji said: Let’s face it he’s simply being targeted to sweep the real story under the carpet and the fake outrage from MPs and the like only heightens it. If you really think he has to remain impartial because he presents MotD then you’ve lost all sense of reality. Ironically those quick to throw around the “snowflake” as a criticism are exactly the type getting worked up about this. Excellently effective deflection tactics really (but unfortunately damning of our society nowadays). Spot on. There are no bigger snowflakes than those who coined the term. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts