Comments for 98th Entry Halton Apprentices

Comment on Topsy Turvy World View by Peter deP

Peter deP — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:46:39 +0000

Now that’s what I call thinking _both_ inside and outside the box! Excellent idea

Comment on Light at the end of the tunnel by brogers

brogers — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:45:48 +0000

Obviously this poor chap is on a light diet.

Comment on St Leger by Barry

Barry — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:53:43 +0000

My Brother and I tried that once. 6 horse race - 3 certs, 3 no-hopers. We covered the 3 certs every way. No prizes for guessing what came 4th, 5th and “is still running!”

Comment on St Leger by Peter deP

Peter deP — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:16:14 +0000

Backing the winner is dead easy - put a bet on all the runners. It’s making a profit that’s the difficult bit

Comment on Aid to India by Mike Mason

Mike Mason — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:22:11 +0000

I was the victim Geoff. I had to pay another rail fare to get a bloke out of my wife’s seat which was booked and paid for from Delhi to Bangalore. She was what they call waitlisted. It means, unless you are prepared to pay more money to the superintendent you don’t go any where. Corrupt everywhere you go in India but strangely, I find them to be lovely people. Lovely corrupt people.

Comment on Aid to India by Geoff Yalland

Geoff Yalland — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:08:34 +0000

Mike, I was surprised to hear you say you have firsthand experience in corruption and backhanders, there was me thinking that Magistrates are honest. If you have any tips please let me know, it might supplement my pension.

Comment on Aid to India by Mike Mason

Mike Mason — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:46:35 +0000

I write so much rubbish I am not sure if it was India or Pakistan. Nevertheless, they both get great dollops of our money and both spend a fortune on defence. Its absolutely nuts for our politicians to be carrying on in this way giving our money away to these corrupt countries and ring fence that budget also! It just isn’t cricket. Oops! That’s typical of how these countries operate. Corrupt back-handers everywhere you go, that’s the way it works and I have first hand experience of it.

Comment on Aid to India by Peter deP

Peter deP — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:34:28 +0000

And while I’m [once again] on my rant soap-box, you can include the dozens who DAILY read these posts regularly and rarely bother to make any contribution !!!

Comment on Aid to India by Peter deP

Peter deP — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:31:37 +0000

There’s a whole raft of social injustices, both at home and abroad, touched upon in various postings in this blog. The big question that forever remains is how does anybody ever manage to do something about them? There’s the rub!

Many opinions expressed here are held by a common sense employing majority of the electorate. Irrespective we still keep getting the same old chestnuts severely upsetting both our lives and our bank accounts. All sweeping policies made in our name.

What’s to be done about immigration, street crime, holiday-home prisons, quangos, bankers bonuses, overseas aid to those able to afford looking after their own population and pernicious political ‘troughing’ from all sides of the spectrum for a start?

I’m once again reminded of another of mother’s expressions: Too much tongue-pie and not enough ‘do’! Come back Mum and get into No. 10 - your not-so-common sense is sorely missed.

Comment on Fairness by brogers

brogers — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:02:43 +0000

There are only two things in life which are fair, birth and death. Everything else can be deemed unfair, better be contented with your lot and make the best of it. Tomorrow is a whole new ball game and if you are lucky it will be on a level playing field. Its unlikely, instinctively someone will always try to get some advantage.