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by Blackmac
Sun May 19, 2024 9:27 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official NPR Golf Thread
Replies: 778
Views: 28096

Re: The Official NPR Golf Thread

Wee Boab fae Oban is doing well! Hope he has a decent final round and gets the confidence he needs to go with his huge skills set! He seems to be slowly finding his feet in the US. I have a customer who is a very close friend of the family and by all accounts his biggest problem is he is lazy and d...
by Blackmac
Fri May 17, 2024 4:25 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official NPR Golf Thread
Replies: 778
Views: 28096

Re: The Official NPR Golf Thread

Scottie Scheffler arrested on his way to the golf course. Tried to drive round a police road closure at a fatal accident and alleged to have hit a police officer who tried to stop him. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/articles/ce7r83p87r3o https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/6ca4/live/34f8a...
by Blackmac
Fri May 17, 2024 12:42 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official NPR Golf Thread
Replies: 778
Views: 28096

Re: The Official NPR Golf Thread

Scottie Scheffler arrested on his way to the golf course. Tried to drive round a police road closure at a fatal accident and alleged to have hit a police officer who tried to stop him.
by Blackmac
Fri May 17, 2024 7:41 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: President Biden and US politics catchall
Replies: 6612
Views: 293361

Re: President Biden and US politics catchall

There’s an element of truth in that post though - the fat orange tosser’s getting away with murder so far. Anybody else would have been disappeared into a max security black hole for the documents thing, for just one example. I said exactly that many pages back. All this shit will come to nothing. ...
by Blackmac
Thu May 16, 2024 6:39 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Heart of darkness: Lucy Letby
Replies: 120
Views: 4168

Re: Heart of darkness: Lucy Letby

I have talked about whistleblowing with a few of my colleagues and friends who work in the NHS recently. A number being Consultants and medical directors. No one would be really happy to whistleblow. One had even been bullied and harassed after he reported issues to a Trusts "confidential"...
by Blackmac
Thu May 16, 2024 6:37 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Heart of darkness: Lucy Letby
Replies: 120
Views: 4168

Re: Heart of darkness: Lucy Letby

I can only speak for a small part of it , but when my wife was a nurse shift lead she had to pay utterly preposterous rates to agencies to cover for illnesses and absences. At times it was more than 10x a staff nurse rate - to get a nurse who was sometimes one of your own staff moonlighting (althou...
by Blackmac
Wed May 15, 2024 5:24 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Baltimore bridge collapse
Replies: 40
Views: 1528

Re: Baltimore bridge collapse

Uncle fester wrote: Wed May 15, 2024 5:19 pm Crew are in an awful position.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-69011124
Absolutely disgusting that they are having to endure that because of visa restrictions.
by Blackmac
Tue May 14, 2024 8:04 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official NPR Golf Thread
Replies: 778
Views: 28096

Re: The Official NPR Golf Thread

Interesting - what was the difference between the courses to explain this? Ive played in Spain a few times - La Cala, PGA Catalyuna - and really enjoyed the courses, never played in Turkey though thinking about it. Off on our annual trip to Le Touquet in a couple of weeks time. Playing 7 rounds - L...
by Blackmac
Tue May 14, 2024 1:38 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official NPR Golf Thread
Replies: 778
Views: 28096

Re: The Official NPR Golf Thread

Just back from our trip to Spain. The courses were a refreshing change from what we are used to in Turkey. Torrequebrada, Santana and Rio Real being the highlights. It was interesting that we appeared to have got a grip with the Turkish courses and regularly played too or better than our handicaps....
by Blackmac
Tue May 14, 2024 1:32 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official NPR Golf Thread
Replies: 778
Views: 28096

Re: The Official NPR Golf Thread

Just back from our trip to Spain. The courses were a refreshing change from what we are used to in Turkey. Torrequebrada, Santana and Rio Real being the highlights. It was interesting that we appeared to have got a grip with the Turkish courses and regularly played too or better than our handicaps....
by Blackmac
Mon May 13, 2024 12:52 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official NPR Golf Thread
Replies: 778
Views: 28096

Re: The Official NPR Golf Thread

Just back from our trip to Spain. The courses were a refreshing change from what we are used to in Turkey. Torrequebrada, Santana and Rio Real being the highlights. It was interesting that we appeared to have got a grip with the Turkish courses and regularly played too or better than our handicaps. ...
by Blackmac
Sun May 12, 2024 5:06 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Boxing thread
Replies: 271
Views: 12205

Re: Boxing thread

sefton wrote: Sun May 12, 2024 1:41 pm Watch Loma in the early hours, as ever it was a joy to watch him. He is, along with Roy Jones Jnr, the most gifted pugilist I have had the pleasure of watching in my lifetime.
It's a pity he fights so rarely. He can only have fought 4 or 5 times in the last 4 years.
by Blackmac
Tue May 07, 2024 2:48 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 18162
Views: 980676

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

Hogg pleads not guilty. Seems happy to put the wife through a court appearance. From what I've heard he needs to man the fuck up and accept his behaviour.
by Blackmac
Mon May 06, 2024 3:59 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Kicking off in Israel
Replies: 3137
Views: 145632

Re: Kicking off in Israel

I ended up reporting YMX yesterday after letting it go the first time around. I was a bit taken aback at the personal attacks, just really weird sort of lashing out that has no place in a healthy or robust chat. I know that at times I got my own elbows out engaging with him when maybe a more balanc...
by Blackmac
Sun May 05, 2024 5:06 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Kicking off in Israel
Replies: 3137
Views: 145632

Re: Kicking off in Israel

You’re a racist. We know this because you showed us your true nature in a post here calling my wife a mail order bride. I know you’re a lot dumber than you want people to think you are so I’m spelling it out for you again. You’re a racist. That’s about as low as it gets. He also used the term pikey...
by Blackmac
Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:14 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
Replies: 4123
Views: 139492

Re: The Scottish Politics Thread

Hilarious watching all the Nat SMP's throwing Swinney under the bus when not one of them want to touch it with a barge pole.
by Blackmac
Tue Apr 30, 2024 7:01 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Guarantee of safety?
Replies: 14
Views: 599

Re: Guarantee of safety?

Absolutely disgraceful that they are holding the tournament there in the first place. As others have said, money trumps everything.
by Blackmac
Mon Apr 29, 2024 9:54 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Hoggy Retires
Replies: 73
Views: 4395

Re: Hoggy Retires

robmatic wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2024 4:58 pm If you were cynical you might think this statement is an attempt at shaping the story before his upcoming court appearance.
I'm cynical.
by Blackmac
Mon Apr 29, 2024 1:52 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
Replies: 4123
Views: 139492

Re: The Scottish Politics Thread

Slick wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2024 1:18 pm
Paddington Bear wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2024 12:04 pm
westport wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2024 11:13 am

You can say that about ALL politicians of ALL parties and has been like that for years and years and years
No you can’t. He is uniquely shit
Easy, he’s our only FM in a decade not to get arrested

😂 fair point.
by Blackmac
Mon Apr 29, 2024 1:51 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
Replies: 4123
Views: 139492

Re: The Scottish Politics Thread

I do believe that he is a decent man who just isn't cut out for front line politics. IMO the lack of quality alternatives in the SNP is a failure of Salmond and Sturgeon who thrived on a cult of personality. No forward planning on who might come next beyond Sturgeon taking over. It is a failure in ...
by Blackmac
Mon Apr 29, 2024 12:12 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
Replies: 4123
Views: 139492

Re: The Scottish Politics Thread

I think my greatest fear for the Scottish Parliament was that it would be populated by over ambitious town councillors who were totally out of their depth. I struggle to see any of them from any party that don't fit that description.
by Blackmac
Mon Apr 29, 2024 12:09 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
Replies: 4123
Views: 139492

Re: The Scottish Politics Thread

I do believe that he is a decent man who just isn't cut out for front line politics. IMO the lack of quality alternatives in the SNP is a failure of Salmond and Sturgeon who thrived on a cult of personality. No forward planning on who might come next beyond Sturgeon taking over. It is a failure in ...
by Blackmac
Mon Apr 29, 2024 10:51 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
Replies: 4123
Views: 139492

Re: The Scottish Politics Thread

Salmond & the Alba party are pissed off that the rug has been pulled from under them and they can't be kingmakers any more. Back to being irrelevant. The Courier is suggesting Jenny Gilruth could be in the frame, though I'm sure the opposition parties would immediately seize on the state of edu...
by Blackmac
Mon Apr 29, 2024 6:32 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Dinghy arrivals / asylum seekers / gimmegrants
Replies: 848
Views: 38382

Re: Dinghy arrivals / asylum seekers / gimmegrants

OS my point is anyone deported from the RoI to NI can simply walk back across the seamless border across which absolutely no kind of controls can be implemented per the GFA. So even if they are after a Irish passport just based on long term plan to re enter the UK there us absolutely no way the RoI...
by Blackmac
Sat Apr 27, 2024 6:15 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Change a classic movie quote, to British
Replies: 29
Views: 719

Re: Change a classic movie quote, to British

"Broadsword calling Danny they"
by Blackmac
Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:30 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
Replies: 4123
Views: 139492

Re: The Scottish Politics Thread

Christine Graham was an absolute picture behind Yousaf at FMQ. Total disdain.
by Blackmac
Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:29 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
Replies: 4123
Views: 139492

Re: The Scottish Politics Thread

Scottish Greens are joining no confidence vote against Humza so he needs Ash Regan or he's done. Lots of pundits expect him to resign. I’m not sure he’s the resigning type Ash Regan is going to make him eat a whole pile of shite to get her backing. I have absolutely no doubt he will park whatever c...
by Blackmac
Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:26 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
Replies: 4123
Views: 139492

Re: The Scottish Politics Thread

tc27 wrote: Thu Apr 25, 2024 7:00 pm Scottish Greens are joining no confidence vote against Humza so he needs Ash Regan or he's done.

Lots of pundits expect him to resign.
Jesus, sums what a slippery, self serving shower of cnuts politicians are.
by Blackmac
Thu Apr 25, 2024 6:44 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
Replies: 4123
Views: 139492

Re: The Scottish Politics Thread

Or we could just get on with it and do the necessary to get people justice as an example of how our separate legal system and devolved government can act quickly to right wrongs. Collaboration is always good. But when both sides are entrenched in hating each other then no matter what path was taken...
by Blackmac
Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:44 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Climate Change - Why don't we care?
Replies: 133
Views: 2658

Re: Climate Change - Why don't we care?

Tichtheid wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 8:16 am
sturginho wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:17 am
Blackmac wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:39 am insulted the house
what did you say to it?
dammit, I read that an hour ago and was going to come back to it, you got in there whilst I went to make a coffee :grin:

I like a good typo.
Bugger, just seen it and knew I would get pelters
by Blackmac
Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:39 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Climate Change - Why don't we care?
Replies: 133
Views: 2658

Re: Climate Change - Why don't we care?

I do every little thing I can. Take public transport as often as possible, recycle like a madman, insulted the house as well as possible and whatever else I can do. On the other hand my daughter who constantly lectures us on the environmental damage our generation has done, gets two or three parcels...
by Blackmac
Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:33 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 18162
Views: 980676

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

My wee boy is just coming up to 5 and he is a sweet little kid. Has loads of varied things that he is enthusiastic about (dinosaurs, lego, singing, dancing) and talks relentlessly. It's great but parenting is also pretty tiring, and we don't have grandparents etc. nearby to share the load. Yeah, we...
by Blackmac
Sun Apr 21, 2024 4:20 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Kicking off in Israel
Replies: 3137
Views: 145632

Re: Kicking off in Israel

Ymx wrote: Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:41 am Actually, you know what, I’m taking a little break from this thread today.

Hope you guys have a good day! All of you !
I really can't see what you get out of this. Surely spending you day arguing on the internet is not healthy. You've turned into the Bimboman of this bored.
by Blackmac
Sun Apr 21, 2024 7:17 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Women's 6 Nations (Official Thread)
Replies: 85
Views: 2832

Re: Women's 6 Nations (Official Thread)

Cracking result for Scotland and a very good performance, even if it looked like they might do a “Scotland” at the end. A couple of really good tries and kicking a lot better, defence as good as always. 3rd place to go for. Some of the reffing a bit odd but easily the sexiest ref since Roger Quitte...
by Blackmac
Sun Apr 21, 2024 7:12 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 18162
Views: 980676

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

I have a 5 year old. I thought I had a few years before sleepovers :eek: So did we, but she decided she wanted a dinner party then sleepover for her birthday …. 2 sets of the other parents have been sending photos of themselves in the pub, the pricks :lol: I don't want to sound like, well whatever ...
by Blackmac
Sun Apr 21, 2024 7:07 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 18162
Views: 980676

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

Walkerburn Rugby Club should have been celebrating their 140th anniversary next year, instead they are to close down due to lack of numbers. I played against them a few times way back when. This is sad. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the closure of the Walkerburn Rugby Club. After much ...
by Blackmac
Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:49 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Kicking off in Israel
Replies: 3137
Views: 145632

Re: Kicking off in Israel

Joos are safe in London. Not hate marchers Shocking moment Met police officer threatens to arrest man for being 'quite openly Jewish' at pro-Palestine march 19 April 2024, 00:04 | Updated: 19 April 2024, 07:25 Shocking moment Met police officer threatens to arrest man for being 'quite openly Jewish...
by Blackmac
Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:43 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Kicking off in Israel
Replies: 3137
Views: 145632

Re: Kicking off in Israel

Tichtheid wrote: Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:29 am Tehran plays down reported Israeli attacks, signals no further retaliation

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-ea ... 024-04-19/
Jesus. Things are tough when the Iranians appear to be the adults in the room.
by Blackmac
Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:43 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Kicking off in Israel
Replies: 3137
Views: 145632

Re: Kicking off in Israel

There are no innocent Gazans, and muslims in the UK are just takers robbing our benefits system, says a woman whose husband has been a tax exile in Monaco for 13 years: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/chris-froome-michelle-froome-muslims-twitter-post-b2529584.html I can pretty much ...
by Blackmac
Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:40 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Travel Thread
Replies: 158
Views: 6004

Re: The Travel Thread

Next year on my way to the UK with the family I'm stopping via Frankfurt. Thinking of taking a few days to see the city and surrounding areas. Anywhere notable worth looking at? Or should I get the train down to Munich instead? I'd have to say that I really didn't enjoy Munich. I know, Oktoberfest ...