Another Drive4show 'Anything goes' thread

by super_realist Tue Aug 17, 2021 1:21 am

First topic message reminder :

beninho wrote:Should we be there?

Well if you dont mind whats happening now and support sharia law then I guess not.

by JAS Thu Oct 07, 2021 11:12 pm

dynamark wrote:Yes sports direct may have some issues but pretty small compared to the Saudis

Having Fat Mike as CEO is certainly an issue for them, Absolute slug. Difficult one for Newcastle…On balance being owned by Saudis or Fat Mike? Quite frankly I’d take the Saudis

by McLaren Thu Oct 07, 2021 11:39 pm

pedro wrote:
JuliusHMarx wrote:
beninho wrote:Get ready for some prime whataboutery from Newcastle fans, when trying to defend being brought by the Saudis.

Wouldn't want to be a sports journalist covering them.
Pressers are held at an embassy in Istanbul.

It would be hilarious if the Saudis kept Bruce in charge.

by pedro Fri Oct 08, 2021 8:20 am

McLaren wrote:
pedro wrote:
JuliusHMarx wrote:
beninho wrote:Get ready for some prime whataboutery from Newcastle fans, when trying to defend being brought by the Saudis.

Wouldn't want to be a sports journalist covering them.
Pressers are held at an embassy in Istanbul.

It would be hilarious if the Saudis kept Bruce in charge.

Looking like a cross between a butcher and a mob hitman, he’d be ideal for the job.

by beninho Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:35 pm

The mail on Sunday is declaring working on home being a cause for the Taliban regaining control. While Duncan Smith is rambling on about blitz in comparison to working at home.

They really are pushing it, maybe people don't get as many free newspapers, such as the metro, which just happens to be owned by the same media group as the Mail.

by super_realist Wed Oct 13, 2021 5:53 pm

Tumbleweed

by dynamark Wed Oct 13, 2021 8:30 pm

Ah you've been to Burnley on a friday night Super .
My lads in Edinburgh all week installing a gym at Edinburgh Leisure Centre .Few nights out no doubt with the lads.

by super_realist Wed Oct 13, 2021 8:36 pm

I think that tue Edinburgh Leisure Centre is in a bit of a rough area Dyna. Best get the bus into town.

by McLaren Wed Oct 13, 2021 11:12 pm

Super

They are all over town. I think the tennis place not far from me might have a gym as well.

by super_realist Wed Oct 13, 2021 11:33 pm

Craiglockhart?

by McLaren Thu Oct 14, 2021 1:30 am

Yes. You can't say that is a rough area.

by super_realist Thu Oct 14, 2021 1:41 am

McLaren wrote:Yes. You can't say that is a rough area.

No, you've gone up in the world Mac from your tenement slum days.
The only Edinburgh Leisure centre I was aware of was Drumbrae, which is a sub human ghetto that not even Benhinho would allow illegal immigrants crossing the channel to be housed

by JAS Thu Oct 14, 2021 2:43 am

super_realist wrote:
McLaren wrote:Yes. You can't say that is a rough area.

No, you've gone up in the world Mac from your tenement slum days.
The only Edinburgh Leisure centre I was aware of was Drumbrae, which is a sub human ghetto that not even Benhinho would allow illegal immigrants crossing the channel to be housed

You sure? (Well I suppose you are as you know Edinburgh much better than me) I know I drove through it a few times when I lived in Edinburgh, I thought it was fairly affluent looking from that main road. I’m assuming that there’s pockets of ghettos somewhere in it?

by super_realist Thu Oct 14, 2021 2:57 am

JAS wrote:
super_realist wrote:
McLaren wrote:Yes. You can't say that is a rough area.

No, you've gone up in the world Mac from your tenement slum days.
The only Edinburgh Leisure centre I was aware of was Drumbrae, which is a sub human ghetto that not even Benhinho would allow illegal immigrants crossing the channel to be housed

You sure? (Well I suppose you are as you know Edinburgh much better than me) I know I drove through it a few times when I lived in Edinburgh, I thought it was fairly affluent looking from that main road. I’m assuming that there’s pockets of ghettos somewhere in it?

There are certainly worse areas in Edinburgh for sure, bit its not pleasant at Drumbrae, poorly designed, run down estate.
Nothing compared to London or Northern desolation, but not somewhere you want to live.
In cities youre never far from a ghetto. When I lived in Glasgow I was an 8 iron away from the frightful Maryhill.

by dynamark Thu Oct 14, 2021 3:58 am

Ill check when he gets in at the weekend.Every city has its very rough areas and not a lot can be done about it.They usually work late and get put in yer travelodge but I did suggest he went up the hill to the top of town castle bit(whatever its called) for a bit of history.Trouble when you are working usually very little spare time.

by McLaren Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:39 pm

Super

Drumbrae is weird part of town for you to have been hanging out in. Perfectly pleasant working class/lower middle class area.

by super_realist Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:03 pm

I dont hang out there but i occassionaly run through it or drive through it.

by JAS Fri Oct 15, 2021 9:42 pm

dynamark wrote:Ill check when he gets in at the weekend.Every city has its very rough areas and not a lot can be done about it.They usually work late and get put in yer travelodge but I did suggest he went up the hill to the top of town castle bit(whatever its called) for a bit of history.Trouble when you are working usually very little spare time.

From what I thought I knew, the Poopie bits of Edinburgh were Pilton & Sitehill, definitely best avoided. When he comes back Dyna ask him if he’s visited the Pubic Triangle, small area between Lothian Road and the Grassmarket famous for erm….dancing of an exotic nature.

by super_realist Fri Oct 15, 2021 11:13 pm

Far more bad areas than Sighthill and Pilton

by McLaren Fri Oct 15, 2021 11:39 pm

Super, didn't you say at one point a guy got shot in your area? That is pretty rough.

by McLaren Fri Oct 15, 2021 11:43 pm

https://news.sky.com/story/conservative-mp-david-amess-stabbed-multiple-times-in-incident-at-constituency-surgery-12434498

That is a rough area.

by super_realist Fri Oct 15, 2021 11:55 pm

McLaren wrote:Super, didn't you say at one point a guy got shot in your area? That is pretty rough.

Yeah a "law abiding boxing gym owner and nightclub door staff comoany owner" was gunned down at his door.

Guarantee that this terrible stabbing you refer to Mac will be treated differently from Jo Cox. No doubt the likes of Owen Jones, Tash Sarkar and that fat acctress i cant remember tje name of will be publically hoping he dies.

by McLaren Sat Oct 16, 2021 12:00 am

super_realist wrote:

Guarantee that this will be treated differently from Jo Cox. No doubt the likes of Owen Jones and Tash Sarkar will be hoping he dies.

It's "amess", that's for sure.

by **Galted** Sat Oct 16, 2021 5:13 am

Hopefully this will finally inspire these pricks to do something about knife-crime.

by lostinwales Sat Oct 16, 2021 9:10 am

Galted wrote:Hopefully this will finally inspire these pricks to do something about knife-crime.

Remember there is only one thing that the pricks do about knife crime, and that is blame Sadiq Khan

by Soul Requiem Sat Oct 16, 2021 4:28 pm

lostinwales wrote:
Galted wrote:Hopefully this will finally inspire these pricks to do something about knife-crime.

Remember there is only one thing that the pricks do about knife crime, and that is blame Sadiq Khan

Pathetic comment but expected.

by super_realist Sat Oct 16, 2021 6:06 pm

lostinwales wrote:
Galted wrote:Hopefully this will finally inspire these pricks to do something about knife-crime.

Remember there is only one thing that the pricks do about knife crime, and that is blame Sadiq Khan

Khan does nothing but blame Tories when policing is his remit. He's so inept he gave Clarissa D1ck a contract extension.
Hes a useless, hopeless man doing a rotten job and all hes succeeded in doing is turn London into a traffic jam whilat he travels 5 miles in his 5 litre Range Rover to walk his dogs with his armed guards. Total and utter hypocrite and a loathesome man.

by lostinwales Sat Oct 16, 2021 10:14 pm

super_realist wrote:
lostinwales wrote:
Galted wrote:Hopefully this will finally inspire these pricks to do something about knife-crime.

Remember there is only one thing that the pricks do about knife crime, and that is blame Sadiq Khan

Khan does nothing but blame Tories when policing is his remit. He's so inept he gave Clarissa D1ck a contract extension.
Hes a useless, hopeless man doing a rotten job and all hes succeeded in doing is turn London into a traffic jam whilat he travels 5 miles in his 5 litre Range Rover to walk his dogs with his armed guards. Total and utter hypocrite and a loathesome man.

You have such a clear view all the way from Edinburgh I see. He's very popular in London, certainly more than the previous jelly expert. The Tories are the ones who cut police numbers in London, not him.

By the way who is Clarissa?

Worth pointing out that the head of the Met, currently Cressida Dick, is appointed by the Home Secretary although the mayor has some input.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/sep/08/cressida-dick-offered-two-year-extension-as-met-police-chief

Nobody else ready apparently

by Duty281 Sat Oct 16, 2021 10:21 pm

Sadiq Khan is hardly 'very popular' in London - he got 40% of the vote in a Labour heartland (down from 44% in 2016) and nearly lost to a Tory who got little backing from his own party.

by Soul Requiem Sat Oct 16, 2021 10:26 pm

Khan is very popular in London? That's news to me but then again I live miles away being within the M25 and all that.

by lostinwales Sat Oct 16, 2021 10:59 pm

Soul Requiem wrote:Khan is very popular in London? That's news to me but then again I live miles away being within the M25 and all that.

Doesn't mean that you get out of your bedroom much though does it?

by Soul Requiem Sat Oct 16, 2021 11:03 pm

lostinwales wrote:
Soul Requiem wrote:Khan is very popular in London? That's news to me but then again I live miles away being within the M25 and all that.

Doesn't mean that you get out of your bedroom much though does it?

Ouch, so witty. Your friends will be proud.

It doesn't however divert away from your fallacious opening statement.

by beninho Sat Oct 16, 2021 11:40 pm

I think in terms of popularity Khan is generally popular, overall first and second round voting was only just down on the last one, and pretty comfortably won. Maybe one day the Conservatives will put up another credible challenger though. Goldsmith and Baily have been atrocious.

by super_realist Sun Oct 17, 2021 1:19 am

He nearly lost to Shaun Bailey who had zero Tory backing.

Khan has virtually bankrupted TFL.

by beninho Sun Oct 17, 2021 1:40 am

He beat him by 10%, im unsure I'm what election that's classed as nearly lost. Though it was down by 3% over Goldsmith.

by beninho Sun Oct 17, 2021 1:42 am

How has Khan Bankrupted TFL. How was sonething so reliant on commuters carry on with no commuters.

by **Galted** Sun Oct 17, 2021 1:44 am

I recently plugged a US coffee machine into UK socket without using a step-down transformer and it no longer works.

This was allowed to happen in Khan's London. That c*nt.

by super_realist Sun Oct 17, 2021 7:06 pm

lostinwales wrote:
super_realist wrote:
lostinwales wrote:
Galted wrote:Hopefully this will finally inspire these pricks to do something about knife-crime.

Remember there is only one thing that the pricks do about knife crime, and that is blame Sadiq Khan

Khan does nothing but blame Tories when policing is his remit. He's so inept he gave Clarissa D1ck a contract extension.
Hes a useless, hopeless man doing a rotten job and all hes succeeded in doing is turn London into a traffic jam whilat he travels 5 miles in his 5 litre Range Rover to walk his dogs with his armed guards. Total and utter hypocrite and a loathesome man.

You have such a clear view all the way from Edinburgh I see. He's very popular in London, certainly more than the previous jelly expert. The Tories are the ones who cut police numbers in London, not him.

By the way who is Clarissa?

Worth pointing out that the head of the Met, currently Cressida Dick, is appointed by the Home Secretary although the mayor has some input.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/sep/08/cressida-dick-offered-two-year-extension-as-met-police-chief

Nobody else ready apparently

Yeah, because only if you live in a place do you ever hear anything about it eh? This isnt Dickensian Britain, we have media which reports from all over the world.
I dont need to live in Afghanistan to know what a mess it is, just like i dont need to live in London to see how Khan is a plank amd doing a bad job

by beninho Sun Oct 17, 2021 7:41 pm

As soneone born and brought up in London, and employed by a London Borough, I have no issues with Khan and don't think he's a plank. But, I get your point as I would much rather Sturgeon as PM over Johnson.

I do find it funny when Khan gets blamed for everything, like he should be sone sort if superman out stopping crime. Unfortunately for him the Met still falls under the home office, and has been impacted by the government cuts as much as all police forces over the last ten years or so.

On the plus, he hasn't pumped money into a bridge that couldn't be built like his predecessor, including 30m from TFL.

But, maybe one day a credible challenger could emerge.

by Soul Requiem Sun Oct 17, 2021 8:12 pm

The Met is under the primary control of the Mayor's office for policing but does receive 70% of its funding from central government. The Home Office is the secondary governance.

by beninho Sun Oct 17, 2021 8:36 pm

But we do know that the London police budget dropped in 2013/14 by 340m and stayed at a similar and at times lower amount until 2019 when it went to a similar amount as 2013.

The police, like many public services have been hammered over the past 10 years or so.

by super_realist Sun Oct 17, 2021 8:52 pm

beninho wrote:As soneone born and brought up in London, and employed by a London Borough, I have no issues with Khan and don't think he's a plank. But, I get your point as I would much rather Sturgeon as PM over Johnson.

I do find it funny when Khan gets blamed for everything, like he should be sone sort if superman out stopping crime. Unfortunately for him the Met still falls under the home office, and has been impacted by the government cuts as much as all police forces over the last ten years or so.

On the plus, he hasn't pumped money into a bridge that couldn't be built like his predecessor, including 30m from TFL.

But, maybe one day a credible challenger could emerge.

You want to endorse ineptitude like Khan, D1ck and Sturgeon because "there's no credible alternative" ?

Sturgeon by the is every bit as useless as Johnson is and just as vile. Horrid, wretched woman.

by beninho Sun Oct 17, 2021 9:10 pm

I voted Khan this time, mainly because I have no issues with him. Not sure if I voted him last time, I was mainly a Lib Dem voter, most other elections, not a fan of Livingstone and Obvs not a fan of Johnson. I'm still probably a lib dem naturally but the last leader really put me off them.

by beninho Sun Oct 17, 2021 9:13 pm

On a separate note, with the talk of this Salt Bae nonsense, what's the most expensive meal you've had?

by Soul Requiem Sun Oct 17, 2021 9:30 pm

beninho wrote:On a separate note, with the talk of this Salt Bae nonsense, what's the most expensive meal you've had?

Benares in Mayfair a few years ago probably. I love Indian food and everything Atul Kochhar cooked on great British menu looked delicious so tried it out, very good but obviously over priced.

by dynamark Mon Oct 18, 2021 4:34 am

Not sure Ive ever spent silly money on a meal but Swiss and Sweden are very costly.In Switz price rises with the altitude .

by beninho Mon Oct 18, 2021 5:00 am

Just looking at that Nus Rat, it's ridiculous. I'm sure I've had some expensive meals but can't pick out the most expensive. I've bever done one if thise tasting menus of 12 courses. Woukd quite fancy it though.

by Soul Requiem Mon Oct 18, 2021 5:17 am

Salt Bae comes across a right tool, you can tell that his stuff isn't cooked particularly well and the celebs are too stupid to realise what good food is.

by McLaren Mon Oct 18, 2021 6:19 am

The most expensive meal I have paid for would probably be one of those taster menus with paired wine affairs.

I am actually not super keen on that sort of wannabe (or actual) michelin star type food. Much prefer to find a small place that does a really good version of a dish it specializes in like Ramen or something.

by beninho Mon Oct 18, 2021 6:22 am

It's always the booze that makes a meal expensive anyway, while I like a nice Red, I'm no way near enough an expert to go for anything fancy!

Think my choice of a good meal woukd be a tapas bar.

by Soul Requiem Mon Oct 18, 2021 6:40 am

McLaren wrote:The most expensive meal I have paid for would probably be one of those taster menus with paired wine affairs.

I am actually not super keen on that sort of wannabe (or actual) michelin star type food. Much prefer to find a small place that does a really good version of a dish it specializes in like Ramen or something.

I went to a 'fancy' restaurant many years ago just after me and the other half got together, the food which came in small portions was both bland and expensive. The wine was ok but again overpriced, we ended up in Mcdonalds afterwards.

To the chagrin of S_R I enjoy eating in places like Nandos and Wagamamas. It's nothing special but you know exactly what you're getting and is reasonable enough. Before the pandemic we went to Bella Italia every tuesday for £5 pizza/pasta with a couple of drinks, decent food and didn't break the bank. If someone tastes good it's good irregardless of price.

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