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I'm not normally into square sausage, but the rolls and sausage at the pub at Glasgow Airport are the business.

Nice...I wonder how many people can identify pics 4 & 9

I tend not to bother shaving at the weekends. It gives your skin a wee rest and, more importantly, I can't be bothered shaving unless I have to!

Yep still got the decks, but am close to putting them in the loft...I haven't spun a piece of vinyl in over a year now I would love to buy more classic vinyl, but it would just add to my clutter I'm afraid. Deffo list them through discogs, I did mine a few years back and soo glad I did. It takes a lot less time than you might think.

Anyone tried the new Dairy Milk - Cranberry and Granola. Well nice http://www.talkingretail.com/products/prod...k-variants.html

Happy Birthday, Tim :winkthumbsup:

Jason was round Jack's place, eating his sauce Although its been hyped to the hill and back, you can't beat Reggae Reggae sauce :thumbsup:

What were you doing round his house?

If today's crap, then whats tomorrow gonna be? First day back at work in January is pants

Artists can still create hype. There's been many dance tunes that I have been chasing, only to have to wait ages for a release of them. In some cases I have heard the tune that much, and the delay before release, has meant I have even gone off the tune and then don't buy it. You talk about the lack of big bands being discovered - Artic Monkeys sprung from the internet didn't they? Surely its a good thing that there is now an abundance of tunes around? Good tunes will always get found by someone and get plugged through 'social networking' sites. If labels are closing because of the interent, its because they haven't adapted to the market. Record bosses were at first ignoring the internet and tried to outlaw downloading. Eventually they realised there was a market for MP3s to be sold legally and the resugence of singles sales to include downloads is evident of the turnaround.

Good point about the mixes, but an MP3 collection isn't the same as a vinyl collection. The thing about MP3s is accessibility and having a tune straightaway, but the issue is the cost. There are minimal overheads with an MP3 compared to vinyl and we are being ripped off.

In my tired state, I read that as the 'violence in Gazza' and wondered what he'd been up to now lol. Happy New Year to everyone

I agree. The internet has made music far more accessible and artists have risen out of the internet. Before, music was (largely) reliant on being played on radio & TV to get wide publicity. Everyone says its a shame abnout Woolies going under, but hardly anyone could name their last purchase there. It was poor management in not seeing what was coming and adapting to changing needs. They sold too much stuff and didn't focus on 'core activities.' Their kids clothes and toys was the road they should have gone down and stripped away stuff like DVDs, CDs (which are cheaper on tinernet) and all the rubbish homeware stuff hidden at the back of the shop. I also found their shop layout in chevrons style didn't make it a good layout to browse the store.

For me this year has been about getting settled into our new house and decorating it. We still have a long way to go but its taking shape nicely. I suppose the biggest highlight this year was NOT moving house, as its been difficult since we left Leeds in not being settled anywhere permanent. Here's to 2009 and getting the house how we want it (repossession excepted lol)

Hahaha! ie DIY Briggsy next time

...and with an MP3 there is no resale value.

Good effort Aza..it was a blinding mix and I play it regularly :winkthumbsup:

If he could just get a slot on Radio 3, 4 & 5 Live, he will be the first ever DJ to do all of the BBC radio stations

Happy Christmas to one and all. I hope 2009 brings joy to everyone, particularly those that aren't feeling their best at the moment :winkthumbsup:

Our McAfee subs ran out a while ago, but I was able to get a free 12 month subscription from my Internet Bank provider. However, this slowed my computer down enormously. I have now completely removed McAfee and installed your 3 recommended programs Chrissie. It has put my computer back to normal speed nopw, so thanks very much for the tip off. The only thing is the Zone Alarm - I'm not too sure what I should be allowing or denying. Sometimes the program titles aren't all that much help.

In that scenario, if a collision occurs, I know who the insurers will be turning to.

Newcastle are in the process of making all their residential streets 20mph (enforceable) zones. Quite how it will be enforced is another matter, but its a good move and will hopefully save a lot of lives. If traffic signals on long urban roads were phased so that once you had gone through one set and stayed within the speed limit, you would not arrive at a red signal until you turned off that route, it would encourage people to stay within the limits. How many times does someone overtake you, but end up just a car in front of you at the next junction? Sometimes it just isn't worth it.

Has the 'OFF' button broke?

Wow - I never thought this thread would generate so much interest, but thanks for the help. I thought I was 'caught' by a mobile camera van, so I would expect the officer (are they real ones in these vans?) to process the film that day. Here's hoping.. I agree that speed limits need reviewing in the UK. They date back to the 60s when there weren't the number of vehicles there are now. Open single carriageways are all 60mph for cars, unless signed otherwise. This is totally inadequate as often these roads are twisty country roads. Similarly, motorways have a 'design speed' of around 85mph, and yet they have legal limits of 70mph. All very strange. The problem with variable limits (ie different at night) becomes confusing for the driver unless they have variable signing, which becomes expensive to operate and maintain. No easy answer I guess.

I understand The Holly does the ITV2 sister show of X Factor. Never seen it mind