Hobgoblin
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Given the sh  t on the news, are they worth the hassle.
Considering the increase in taxes we are being TOLD we have to pay because of 'Global Bollo s' what size BOOT print will 2012 have  I'm not as good as I once was........but I'm as good once as I ever was.
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simon
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Exactly what I was thinking... and I bet there is no congestion charge for Olympic types during the games in 2012 
Biggest waste of time and waste of resources considering we are supposed to be frugal to save the planet - hypocrites.
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| Wed Apr 09 2008 11:13pm |
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Hobgoblin
Joined: 15 Nov 2007
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Makes me wonder how the hell are they going to lift the restictions on firearms, as our own atheletes can't even train/practice in their own country 
They are building a shooting ground @ £20,000,000.00 for the event, and then bulldozing it when it is over, how the FU K does that work I'm not as good as I once was........but I'm as good once as I ever was.
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| Wed Apr 09 2008 11:33pm |
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sideview
Joined: 02 Dec 2006
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What kind of firearm restrictions do you have now? I thought gun related crimes were very low in England even with loose restrictions, at least that's what they taught at Cambridge in the 90's. I'm not so good at giving advice...may I offer you a sarcastic comment instead?
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| Thu Apr 10 2008 12:58am |
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sideview
Joined: 02 Dec 2006
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...and does anybody even watch the olympics any more?   I'm not so good at giving advice...may I offer you a sarcastic comment instead?
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| Thu Apr 10 2008 1:06am |
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DiscoStu
Joined: 09 Apr 2006
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simon wrote:... and I bet there is no congestion charge for Olympic types during the games in 2012
They're actually going to cordon off entire lanes just for atheletes/entourage 
Don't they realise what the traffic's like round here normally? Perhaps the CC is to drive us all off the roads before 2012 arrives  The whole ting will be a farce, knowing 'our' great organisational skills - think Millenium Dome, Wembley and Terminal 5 all rolled into one.
Still, the security will be top-notch   Tunisia 1 2 3 Power by TorqTune
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| Thu Apr 10 2008 7:26am |
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Ken
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is somthing happening in 2012
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| Thu Apr 10 2008 7:26am |
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SN
Joined: 03 Jan 2006
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Con Charge doesn't reach to the east - Red Ken wouldn't want his voting block being penalised now would he? Steve N | 2006 TDV6 S Auto in Buckingham Blue | Member of the top ten club | Am I online?
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| Thu Apr 10 2008 7:31am |
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Berlin Warrior
Joined: 29 Nov 2007
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sideview wrote:I thought gun related crimes were very low in England even with loose restrictions.
Compared to America or South Africa - yes, but that's hardly surprising considering the almost unresricted nature of gun ownership in thos countries.
Also Sideview, if you do not want to incurr the wrath of Scotsmen, Welshmen and Irishmen, it's the United Kingdom or Great Britain, not just England. Knowledge & Reason - the arch enemy of faith
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| Thu Apr 10 2008 7:32am |
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DiscoStu
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SN wrote:Con Charge doesn't reach to the east - Red Ken wouldn't want his voting block being penalised now would he?
I really hope it stays that way, mate  If he stays in I can see an inside M25 CC Tunisia 1 2 3 Power by TorqTune
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| Thu Apr 10 2008 7:35am |
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SN
Joined: 03 Jan 2006
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DiscoStu wrote:Just England paying for it though. Or should I say, just London.... 
Ahem.... theres that stupid greenball lottery thingummy.... Dream Number? At least you have the option to NOT enter it.... Steve N | 2006 TDV6 S Auto in Buckingham Blue | Member of the top ten club | Am I online?
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| Thu Apr 10 2008 7:45am |
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DiscoStu
Joined: 09 Apr 2006
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That's not paying for it - that's playing the lottery. It comes out of our (Londoners) Council Tax
And then half the facilities get taken down and shipped round the country, and the other half get knocked down  Tunisia 1 2 3 Power by TorqTune
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| Thu Apr 10 2008 7:51am |
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Berlin Warrior
Joined: 29 Nov 2007
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DiscoStu wrote:Just England paying for it though. Or should I say, just London....
Hi Stu,
Wasn't talking about the Olympics specifically, just a general comment regarding the perceived synonimity between England and the UK. Probably considered as trivial by most but it does wrankle in the colonies. Knowledge & Reason - the arch enemy of faith
MY2008, Java Black TDV6 HSE, Alpaca with straight grain Wood, 19" alloys, fully loaded with all the toys
Discovery 3, you know it makes sense.
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