The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub

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Welcome to the virtual rugby pub - a place where you can come in for a sly beverage and discuss whatever's on your mind, or just eavesdrop on the regulars if you fancy a break from all the rugby chat.

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no defacing the Tommy Bowe photo on the bar. That's a banning offence

So pull up a chair....what'll it be?

Same here, Cari. It stretches credulity to claim he's been picked on form, but I suppose the point is that it's a relatively meaningless match in the grand scheme of things (even if they are awarding caps for it) so they may as well give him a chance. Now if he has a shocker and still gets picked for subsequent games, then that really would be a disgrace.

Lucky - I really hope Gatland wouldn't be that stupid to pick GH even if he has an OK game at the weekend. I think GH would have to play a few more test matches over the summer before even being considered for the RWC.

I'm watching a doc on BBC4 about Easy Listening music.

I'm watching Springwatch Unsrpung, I blydi love the Springwatch programmes, they always make me smile!

The cut-backs don't help either. God, bankers waste Trillions and this sheet goes on. Like everything in Life - it needs money invested to have it properly monitored. To pay top quality, vetted, people to do the job. Having said that, my missus wants to give up her low-paid job and do it for nowt. So its not all about money. Just oodles of love, care and attention.

Sorry. Im losing it again.

I just checked Cari pal. Yes. What did I leave behind me this time? I remembered through a haze, you mentioning something?

Wait and see Gibbo. I've put something else in with it too

I have just had Marcel Garvey send me back his questions from his Q&A - very interesting. Will post them in the morning.

Ah Bless ya darlin. Thanks. I'll be running down to the letter box.

They're interviewing Richard Clayderman. I didn't realise he is French. He got very rich making lift music.

It might take a while Gibbo...and it wont fit in the letterbox - too big for the hole

Evening all,

Just on the subject of care, it makes you wonder what kind of world we are living in.

Calls for the perpetrators to be locked up sounds good. But then when you see how prisoners get treated in comparison to those our "care" homes they have a life of riley.

Changing the subject somewhat.

Only just signed up today and started reading this thread at page one.... noticed a bit of talk about PC security issues etc. May I recommend this site www.virtualdr.com

I've subscribed (free) to it for nigh on 10 years from when I was in IT, it has a great section on how to avoid the nasties out there, and are brilliant at helping you fix them. http://discussions.virtualdr.com/index.php

from the BBC

Wales: Morgan Stoddard (Scarlets); George North (Scarlets), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets), Gavin Henson (Unattached), ..says loads

Evening RDS

Gav off to the Scarlets then...?

Cari wrote:They're interviewing Richard Clayderman. I didn't realise he is French. He got very rich making lift music.

So did Celine Dion. In 2 or 3 languages.

nooooooo Cari!

Although I would be very proud as a Scarlet to be able to say all our players form the Wales backline!

I used to love getting letters in the post. Not boring typed letters from the bank or whatever, but hand-written letters from friends or family. I still have some boxes of old letters that my mum and dad and sisters and some school friends wrote to to me when I first went to university. You get so much more from reading an old letter than you do from reading an email or a text. That's one of the bad things about the rise of the internet and instant communication: no one writes letters to each other any more.

Hoi RDS! Great to see you back. That looks like a good site.

dreamer: the problem is they checked that specific care home 3 tiems in the past two years!!

Mick(TEFC) wrote: Gavin Henson (Unattached)

Read the full article here

Mike Flowers Pops! Jebus remember him?

Lucky - that's true. I haven't had a letter since I was university in the late 90s. The only things like that I've received in the post is the odd card.

Lucky - I completely agree about the letters!

My friends and I form time to time always make sure we hand write letters to each other (I get ridiculously over excited about getting them through the post) but annoyingly we just never seem to have enough time to do it regularly. Which is daft, we do have the time, we just find the likes of the book of face so much easier, which is a bit of a shame...

That's why I love going to Afghanistan or wherever Lucky. It's a great buzz getting things in the post.

Don't think you'll be able to say that Dreamer, though it would be good to say. A Scarlets backline would be useless under Cement Head though.

luckless_pedestrian wrote:I used to love getting letters in the post. Not boring typed letters from the bank or whatever, but hand-written letters from friends or family. I still have some boxes of old letters that my mum and dad and sisters and some school friends wrote to to me when I first went to university. You get so much more from reading an old letter than you do from reading an email or a text. That's one of the bad things about the rise of the internet and instant communication: no one writes letters to each other any more.

Totally agree Lucky. Email is impersonal. It is the care taken to, think about it, sit down and write letters in the 1st place. Cant beat them. Same with birthday emails. Generic. I still write them and all the Christmas cards. Put an update in the cards for people you only see once in while. Its nice.

Gibson wrote:Hoi RDS! Great to see you back. That looks like a good site.

Cheers Gibbo. 'tis a mighty fine place, all like minded individuals who give up their time to help. I'm more of a taker than a giver from them these days, technology moved to fast for me!

I always send cards for birthdays and Xmas never emails. I like picking a card and then taking the trouble to write it.

Lucky,

I agree about letters. I think the way to receive them is to send them.


Feeling pretty down watching this programme.

Hoi Rev,
Excuse my ignorance, but WHO is Cement Head?

prop_lyd wrote:dreamer: the problem is they checked that specific care home 3 tiems in the past two years!!

seriously?!? a man that's diabolical.

The worst thing is that, in a really horrible way, I'm not completely surprised things like this are missed (and I know that sounds dreadful). I hear of things being missed where I work, and I'm just thankfull nothing bad has happened so far. The thing is though, there's just not the staff in place for a lot of these places to be run properly. Gibbo was right earlier when he said it mainly comes down to money, tis such a shame

Risca, aye you're right, Gats and co would just sap all the creativity out of the Scarlets players most probably.

Gibson wrote:Hoi Rev,
Excuse my ignorance, but WHO is Cement Head?

I think it's Warren Gatland.

Just saw that Ulster did a RT. Sound folk.

Red_Dragon_Spirit wrote:

Gibson wrote:Hoi RDS! Great to see you back. That looks like a good site.

Cheers Gibbo. 'tis a mighty fine place, all like minded individuals who give up their time to help. I'm more of a taker than a giver from them these days, technology moved to fast for me!

Yeah man Ive been in computers since steam and valves were around. Its passing me by too. I thought myself all about PCs by taking them apart, feicing them up and then fixing them again. Same with Windoze and security etc. I have 3 x Firewalls. And a feic load of virus-chekers and spam filters. Never been "invaded" since. I trust NOTHING.

Cement Head is Warren Gatland. It's what us Dragons supporters "affectionately" call him because of how stubborn he is.

Unfortunately it will probably backfire after Saturday when other supporters blame Brew etc should we slip up. People are already at it with Last Chance Saloon etc.

Swanny/Munsty,what do you,or anyone else, reckon to this:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/13613476.stm

seems feasible,but with County out of the League,won't Sharks be the senior partner,and Edgeley would be a better option.

Talking about security for yer computer, a very different kind of security in the news today;

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jun/01/man-uses-app-track-alleged-laptop-thief

But is it just a publicity stunt from the designers of the app?

I like Brew from what I have seen of him. Does he get a lot of sheet?

Oh roysh on Cement Head... hahahaha. Sorry, but everytime I see that square head being interviewed, that's what I'll be thinking. Cheers, thanks a lot Rev.

Cari did it to me with Deccie Kidney. He IS Elmer Fudd!

Gibson wrote:

Red_Dragon_Spirit wrote:

Gibson wrote:Hoi RDS! Great to see you back. That looks like a good site.

Cheers Gibbo. 'tis a mighty fine place, all like minded individuals who give up their time to help. I'm more of a taker than a giver from them these days, technology moved to fast for me!

Yeah man Ive been in computers since steam and valves were around. Its passing me by too. I thought myself all about PCs by taking them apart, feicing them up and then fixing them again. Same with Windoze and security etc. I have 3 x Firewalls. And a feic load of virus-chekers and spam filters. Never been "invaded" since. I trust NOTHING.

Same here, break it to fix it is the only real way to learn! My only experience with "steam" computers though was with a water cooled solution hehe

Gibbo but Mr K IS Elmer O'Fudd

Just read that 250'000 people including Boris Johnson missed out on Olympic tickets and yet one man got £11'000 worth! What a blydi farce. I'm glad I wasn't applying for any.

Risca - I'm not sure last chance in relation to Brew is having a go. I think people realise he's talented and got a lot to bring, but they're just looking at it from how the Welsh coaching set up are looking at it, if you follow me. Like they personally might want to give him another chance, but they know Gats and co probably won't. Brew himself is in a tough position on the wing, as he has to rely on his team mates to provide him with good ball. Without it he's not going to be able to prove himself which would be a shame.

Risca Rev wrote:Unfortunately it will probably backfire after Saturday when other supporters blame Brew etc should we slip up.

The flip side of that is that if we win and play some good rugby, it will, of course, be because Gavin Henson's in the side - even if it's other players who were instrumental in the win.

Notch wrote:Talking about security for yer computer, a very different kind of security in the news today;

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jun/01/man-uses-app-track-alleged-laptop-thief

But is it just a publicity stunt from the designers of the app?

Hey Notch, good story but defo looks like publicity stunt. Just seemed to easy?

It's probably to do with his head shape too. My friends and I call my bro Warren Gatland.

I think Brew gets a lot of stick. People say he has been given a chance on the basis of the Fiji debacle, but we could have had any decent winger on the wing that day and the way they played nobody would have stood out. You can't give somebody one game to prove themselves, particularly in meaningless friendlies.

Dreamer, people might mean it like that, but then Tom James got brought back in pretty quickly. A number of caps with dire performances hasn't done Bennett any harm either.

I started on one of these... It had a mass of flashing lights. I was a real Trekkie in those days. Still am. When we got a "screen" as shiftleader I wouldnt let anyone near it. Ha!

http://www.uh.edu/engines/ibm360.jpg

It ran Fiat UK. 512k. Half a meg storage. That picture alone takes more.

Seen a few changes ...

Gibbo I thought you started with...

http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/jfa0317l.jpg

rugbydreamer wrote:Risca - I'm not sure last chance in relation to Brew is having a go. I think people realise he's talented and got a lot to bring, but they're just looking at it from how the Welsh coaching set up are looking at it, if you follow me. Like they personally might want to give him another chance, but they know Gats and co probably won't. Brew himself is in a tough position on the wing, as he has to rely on his team mates to provide him with good ball. Without it he's not going to be able to prove himself which would be a shame.

I may be in that group.. looking at it the same way as Gats and co!!!

I posted on another thread tho' that I don't think it's fair to judge the whole team on the baa baas game. They won't be playing against an established side so I don't see how they will be able to be judged on how they could perform against one. Depending on individual performance (i.e. fitness, ball handling errors etc) give the same group a run out against the Argies for example?

Like say Jonathan Davies plays really well on Saturday. It might be less because he's got Henson in midfield with him and more because he doesn't have Jamie Roberts in midfield with him (and the limited tactics we use when Roberts is there.) It's not Jamie Roberts's fault, but it's like when Peter Crouch plays for England: he's really good with the ball at his feet, but because he's tall they just lump the ball up to him and expect him to win it in the air.

BTW, is it me or is everyone on this Appentice gig, complete and utter insufferable t8ats?

Gibbo, there are some real plums on the Apprentice, but my word it's good TV!

I don't watch The Apprentice for that reason Gibbo. I'm watching the doc series about a hospital A & E.

Cari wrote:Gibbo I thought you started with...

http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/jfa0317l.jpg

Not far off Cari.

Gibson wrote:Fiat

Fix It Again Tomorrow (FIAT)

Cari, looks like we've come full circle. Tablet to Tablet!