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[hellison]

Technically, just now, NI has no real government. We have a pretend assembly who sit around Not Talking to each other and fighting. So for day to day stuff, it's the councils running stuff really.

We're about to get a BIG rates hike - probably about 30%, possibly more. And we're going to get water charges, based on house value *not* what you might actually use. So, I wonder, what is my council doing to earn all of this new extra monies?

Arguing over how many days a year they can fly the Union flag
Money well spent, I think you'll agree. Now, if you'll excuse me, I must go *headdesk* for a bit.


Right, now on to matters of actual importance. tiquetoque DO YOU HAVE BBC? Tents and campfires and songs and people are All Very Well, but DR WHO is on. I hope you have made arrangements for this.

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[caramel-betty.livejournal.com]

If this isn't sensibly possible, I can probably record it and mail you a DVD. Or download it from evil communist torrent sites.

[hellison.livejournal.com]

Ooh ta, I may take you up on that :) I've missed a couple this season, so I really should go find somewhere to download...

[caramel-betty.livejournal.com]

Let me know what and I'll have a poke around for you.

[tiquetoque.livejournal.com]

Yes, I have BBC. Not that this is relevant, as the house is under lock and key for the weekend.

There's a sneaking possibility I might bring a portable out to the campsite for a huddled saturday evening of Whodom, but we'll see ;)

[hellison.livejournal.com]

BUuuuuuut DR WHOOOOO

and, um, the loo?

[being-here.livejournal.com]

*growls about councils, tax and ineptitude*

Why is the world so full of the stupid today?

[tiquetoque.livejournal.com]

By "the house", I mean "the bits of the house that aren't the extension", which happens to contain a loo and a shower, and also a big massive freezer :)

[adelpha.livejournal.com]

Oops! Which ones have you missed?

[kanaalzahir.livejournal.com]

What is this Dr Who anyway? The massive yapping about it is getting annoying.

[lazy-hoor.livejournal.com]

Whenever I feel glum, annoyed or down right pissed off about living in the Republic of Ireland, I can always cheer myself up by thinking that at least I don't have to contend with that sort of bollox. Shady dealing and corruption I can just about handle, Nordie issues I can't.

Still, you've decent roads up there.

See who the Doc's new assistant is?

[thipe.livejournal.com]

A shower? But what about getting back to nature!

[tiquetoque.livejournal.com]

It's fully optional, of course.

Just make sure your tent is at the far end of the site to mine.

[hellison.livejournal.com]

Ah good good. My days of Outdoor Toileting are thankfully far behind me and I'd like them to remain that way ;p

[hellison.livejournal.com]

Maybe it's just more noticable today? I don't know. But I do love that they took this all the way to the equality commisson and surveyed workers and SPENT ALL THAT MONEY COMPLETELY POINTLESSLY BECAUSE THEY ARE PACK OF PETTY IGNORANT CHILDREN.

Ahem. Obviously 'love' there = STAB THEM ALL IN THE FACE PLEASE

[hellison.livejournal.com]

Poor Poor Forners and your lack of Dr. Who :/ It almost brings tears to the eye.

[hellison.livejournal.com]

Aye I read it this morning, I missed it on Saturday tho, so I have no idea who she is really.
Why do they have to put it on saturdays in the SUMMER? why not winter when i never leave the house??

[hellison.livejournal.com]

Um... I missed the 'girl in the fireplace' on that everyone raved about, the one when we were in london, last weeks and possibly this weeks - this is the finale right?

Oh and the first half of the big devil monster/black hole one, but i'm not so bothered about that ;p

[jin-shei.livejournal.com]

You need last weeks before this weeks!

[jin-shei.livejournal.com]

It is inherited from parents and the stupid people are out breeding us. The most stupid person I know has six kids.

[kelemvor.livejournal.com]

The longest-running sci-fi series in the world! (I think. Jon Pertwee once bitch-slapped William Shatner in an understated way for not having heard of it at a convention!)

[lazy-hoor.livejournal.com]

I know. And it always clashed with the premiership games they suddenly decided to show on Saturday evenings, *sigh*

I can heartily recommend you join uknova - it's a bittorrent site and they always have doc episodes on. Actually most bittorrent sites do.

[being-here.livejournal.com]

I tried arguing this with mr being_here and he claims that this is not a good enough reason for us to have kids.

Honestly though, he's got a case this week where they're just taking the 9th child into care :-S

[jin-shei.livejournal.com]

My adoptive brothers and sisters were three of 13... from drug addicts whose latest baby was taken into care from birth.

The stupid gene will out breed us all

[being-here.livejournal.com]

That doesn't sound outrageous - I think talking to Dave about his work has jaded me.

I'm with the whole 'permit for parenting' idea. We can't be outbred *worries*

[jin-shei.livejournal.com]

We already are. Look around you, love.

Come live on the island with us. We plan to retreat from the world.