OllyK

So what else in the news today to lighten things up?

800 Marconi staff cut in shake-up
'Pope's car' sold for huge price
Ruth Kelly's office is attacked

suprabeast

i like this thread

OllyK

Well I thought it may provide a little light relief from the political post mortem out there! Mind you, trying to find non-political news isn't easy.

suprabeast

yeah i bet, cant be arsed with 15 threads having the same discussion, with the same points being made by the same people all the way across

Hanslow

Thanks Olly

As an ex-Marconi employee, it's a bummer for the friends I have still there, but I'm not really surprised.....

...and now for the weather.

It's sunny here in Eastwood, Notts, and according to my desktop weather bar, it's 9 degrees C with a WNW 21 km/h wind. Temperatures expected to reach 12 degrees C later

Brendan Hughes

It's sunny as hell here in Lisbon, should easily break 20C, and I'm preparing for a 3-day weekend

Hanslow

OllyK

Eastwood? Well well, I'm the otherside of the A610!

Hanslow

Aye, don't you recall the speed limit thread of the A610?

Still not seen you on there, but then you admitted that you are the other person that adheres to the limits, so in theory, we should only ever see each other waiting at one of the exits Will have to meet up for a lunchtime drink sometime and put the world to rights

It's 11 degrees C now

OllyK

Oh yeah!

Mind you, if you work in Eastwood you are more likey to be going the opposite way - I work in Bilborough. Mind you, I peel off by Ikea now and cut through the back way through Awsworth and Cossal. It's actually quicker as well

Hanslow

I take it you come from the west then and come off at Ikea? I come from J26 on the M1 and exit the 610 on the Ikea exit....that would leave us a very narrow passing window

Do you hit that wicked hairpin on the Awsworth - Cossal road (after you have left the south side of Cossal)? I'm soooo tempted to boot my likkle MR2 round there sometimes, but too cautious on whether or not there is oncoming traffic (older = more sensible ). I occasionally head that way into / out of work as I live near J25 on the M1 and sometimes fancy some nice bends on the way home

OllyK

Ahhh - that could well explain it. And with my new route, it looks like it would be a roundabout meet up only!

The one over the river? The Trowell to Cossal road is a cracking bit of road if there are no slow coaches on it. Loads of fun to be had at or below the NSL Shame it isn't longer

Hanslow

That's the one, it's nicely cambered into the apex as well

In fact, I might head back that way tonight. If the weather holds up, I can drop the top and go for a country cruise

OllyK

Yup - that's a nice bend! Well if you are there at about 17:45 don't cut the corner too much or you may become a scooby hood ornament

Shark Man

Oh yes...and how many UK jobs are going IBM.

Rather slick and unsuprising the large corporations announce the job cuts right on the election days whilst the majority of eyes are turned - bravo!

I wonder how many others are itching to cut jobs...just waiting for a big news story to pop up to give them the right opertuninty?

OllyK

There are mutterings at other places as well - the economy can only be proped up by borrwing for so long before people start wanting to be paid back. If people have to tighten belts then they buy less and manufacturing suffers, luxuary goods go first. I won't be at all surprised to see unemployment on the increase