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- Sun May 19, 2024 9:27 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official NPR Golf Thread
- Replies: 778
- Views: 28087
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...
- Fri May 17, 2024 4:25 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official NPR Golf Thread
- Replies: 778
- Views: 28087
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...
- Fri May 17, 2024 12:42 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official NPR Golf Thread
- Replies: 778
- Views: 28087
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.
- Fri May 17, 2024 7:41 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: President Biden and US politics catchall
- Replies: 6612
- Views: 293346
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. ...
- Thu May 16, 2024 6:39 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Heart of darkness: Lucy Letby
- Replies: 120
- Views: 4167
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"...
- Thu May 16, 2024 6:37 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Heart of darkness: Lucy Letby
- Replies: 120
- Views: 4167
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...
- Wed May 15, 2024 5:24 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Baltimore bridge collapse
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1528
Re: Baltimore bridge collapse
Absolutely disgusting that they are having to endure that because of visa restrictions.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
- Tue May 14, 2024 8:04 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official NPR Golf Thread
- Replies: 778
- Views: 28087
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...
- Tue May 14, 2024 1:38 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official NPR Golf Thread
- Replies: 778
- Views: 28087
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....
- Tue May 14, 2024 1:32 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official NPR Golf Thread
- Replies: 778
- Views: 28087
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....
- Mon May 13, 2024 12:52 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official NPR Golf Thread
- Replies: 778
- Views: 28087
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. ...
- Sun May 12, 2024 5:06 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Boxing thread
- Replies: 271
- Views: 12202
Re: Boxing thread
It's a pity he fights so rarely. He can only have fought 4 or 5 times in the last 4 years.
- Tue May 07, 2024 2:48 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980659
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.
- Mon May 06, 2024 3:59 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Kicking off in Israel
- Replies: 3137
- Views: 145628
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...
- Sun May 05, 2024 5:06 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Kicking off in Israel
- Replies: 3137
- Views: 145628
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...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:14 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139480
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.
- 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.
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 9:54 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Hoggy Retires
- Replies: 73
- Views: 4394
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 1:52 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139480
Re: The Scottish Politics Thread
Slick wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2024 1:18 pmEasy, he’s our only FM in a decade not to get arrested
fair point.
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 1:51 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139480
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 ...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 12:12 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139480
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.
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 12:09 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139480
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 ...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 10:51 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139480
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...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 6:32 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Dinghy arrivals / asylum seekers / gimmegrants
- Replies: 848
- Views: 38380
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...
- 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"
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:30 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139480
Re: The Scottish Politics Thread
Christine Graham was an absolute picture behind Yousaf at FMQ. Total disdain.
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:29 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139480
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...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:26 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139480
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 6:44 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139480
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...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:44 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Climate Change - Why don't we care?
- Replies: 133
- Views: 2651
Re: Climate Change - Why don't we care?
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:39 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Climate Change - Why don't we care?
- Replies: 133
- Views: 2651
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...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:33 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980659
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...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 4:20 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Kicking off in Israel
- Replies: 3137
- Views: 145628
Re: Kicking off in Israel
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.
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 7:17 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Women's 6 Nations (Official Thread)
- Replies: 85
- Views: 2831
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...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 7:12 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980659
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 ...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 7:07 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980659
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 ...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:49 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Kicking off in Israel
- Replies: 3137
- Views: 145628
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...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:43 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Kicking off in Israel
- Replies: 3137
- Views: 145628
Re: Kicking off in Israel
Jesus. Things are tough when the Iranians appear to be the adults in the room.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/
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:43 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Kicking off in Israel
- Replies: 3137
- Views: 145628
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 ...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:40 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Travel Thread
- Replies: 158
- Views: 5990
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 ...