(05 Sep 2015, 6:09 pm)Malarkey wrote My Mother has went and bought Sainsburys Basics Cheddar Cheese, thats a Cheeserious Crime in my book.

I take it you like cheese

As ever Flickr is being a pig

Was waiting for a bus in a foreign land and this woman had a go at me my mam dad and others who were waiting for the bus she complained about a bus being late and going on about her phone and radio.com she was racist to this guy next to me who was listening to tunes she told me to switch my phone off when I was playing Candy Crush Soda now at Level 265 she ended up getting on the bus on the opposite side of the road

There are unpleasant people the world over, unfortunately.

I hope you're enjoying your holiday other than that incident and getting some good pictures.

(06 Sep 2015, 2:18 am)Diamond One wrote Was waiting for a bus in a foreign land and this woman had a go at me my mam dad and others who were waiting for the bus she complained about a bus being late and going on about her phone and radio.com she was racist to this guy next to me who was listening to tunes she told me to switch my phone off when I was playing Candy Crush Soda now at Level 265 she ended up getting on the bus on the opposite side of the road

This sounds like America... 

Hope you enjoy your holiday Bazza

Also this:

KFC Offering All-You-Can-Eat Chicken For Colonel’s Birthday.................then i read it was Japan only... i died a little inside =(

http://www.unilad.co.uk/articles/kfc-off...-birthday/

The guy who was playing bongo drums at Newcastle Monument at 10.15 this morning.

Its Sunday morning for Pete's sake. This guy should be given as ASBO or alternatively have his hands cut off.

Charles

(06 Sep 2015, 11:00 am)Charles41 wrote The guy who was playing bongo drums at Newcastle Monument at 10.15 this morning.

Its Sunday morning for Pete's sake. This guy should be given as ASBO or alternatively have his hands cut off.

Charles

By doing this that means there will be one less idiot in the world. Could be worse, could be 09:00 in the morning with some bloke playing tunes out loudly and having to shout down the bleeding microphone (Quaylink launch).

I don't know why everyone seems to have a problem with buskers. Yes, some are bad but they're not stupid, just trying to earn a living like the rest of us.

(06 Sep 2015, 1:11 pm)MurdnunoC wrote I don't know why everyone seems to have a problem with buskers. Yes, some are bad but they're not stupid, just trying to earn a living like the rest of us.

Exactly. They have as much right to be there as anyone else!

(05 Sep 2015, 3:32 pm)R852 PRG wrote Something that has really been bugging me since I returned to school, is the fact that I have been moved down a set in the three Sciences and uninformed of the change. While I was told about some changes in Maths, myself and many others have been demoted in Science and it's on my nerves. I feel that we should have been informed of the change in Science, as it is standard procedure. My parents are livid that we weren't told, trying to work out the best way to inform the school that what has happened has not gone down well. If I'll learn better in another set; that's fine by me, but it's the fact that I wasn't told that is taking the mick.

Thats a bit unfair Marcus, especially without being informed, have you had an explaination as to why???

A few ways deal with this...

1. Complain to science teacher...If that dont work...
2. Goto your personal tutor, head of year and Headmaster
3. If all else fails send your old's up to school

(06 Sep 2015, 3:31 pm)MrFozz wrote Thats a bit unfair Marcus, especially without being informed, have you had an explaination as to why???

A few  ways deal with this...

1. Complain to science teacher...If that dont work...
2. Goto your personal tutor, head of year and Headmaster
3. If all else fails send your old's up to school

Maybe Marcus has fallen victim to corruption, like this poor lass?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-34151528

(06 Sep 2015, 9:50 am)BusLoverMum wrote There are unpleasant people the world over, unfortunately.

I hope you're enjoying your holiday other than that incident and getting some good pictures.

So far good

(06 Sep 2015, 9:52 am)Michael wrote This sounds like America... 

Hope you enjoy your holiday Bazza

Loving it out here

(06 Sep 2015, 1:43 pm)northern156 wrote Exactly. They have as much right to be there as anyone else!

The quality does vary, even more so in Durham. We've had a few who can clear out thr marketplace in about 16 hideously butchered bars.

(06 Sep 2015, 6:35 pm)BusLoverMum wrote The quality does vary, even more so in Durham. We've had a few who can clear out thr marketplace in about 16 hideously butchered bars.

I remember when I went to the Arriva MAX X12 launch in Durham there was a busker and I got to spend half an hour listening to his singing and all his music sounded so depressing, it sure sucked all the joy right out of me that afternoon.

I have heard some good ones but I have also heard plenty of terrible ones in my time as well. One particular bad one was a saxophone player who only seemed to be able to play one song.

Don't get me wrong, I've witnessed some horrific buskers and, of course, there are buskers whose musical stylings aren't particularly to my taste. However, I don't think they are idiots for busking nor do I wish for any appendage of theirs to be forcibly amputated because I don't happen to appreciate their performance.

Overall, I enjoy street performers of any kind. I think city-centres would be duller places without their presence.

(05 Sep 2015, 3:32 pm)R852 PRG wrote Something that has really been bugging me since I returned to school, is the fact that I have been moved down a set in the three Sciences and uninformed of the change. While I was told about some changes in Maths, myself and many others have been demoted in Science and it's on my nerves. I feel that we should have been informed of the change in Science, as it is standard procedure. My parents are livid that we weren't told, trying to work out the best way to inform the school that what has happened has not gone down well. If I'll learn better in another set; that's fine by me, but it's the fact that I wasn't told that is taking the mick.

You've went down a set so my school don't ell us we've gone up/down.

(06 Sep 2015, 8:10 pm)DanPicken wrote You've went down a set so my school don't ell us we've gone up/down.

They also don't seem to have told you how to form sentences.

(06 Sep 2015, 6:48 pm)MurdnunoC wrote Overall, I enjoy street performers of any kind. I think city-centres would be duller places without their presence.

They are. I like Northallerton, but it's so bleeding quiet. It lacks buzz.

I've been enjoying the brass group that have been busking in Newcastle. Good jiggly music.

The guy who, many years back, strummed on his banjo and very quietly sang George Formby songs always amused me. He was often outside M&S, well out of earshot of the bagpiper who terrorised Blackett street - I worked in one of the upstairs shops there long before it was modernised and turned into North Face and we'd groan if he turned up on  a Monday and all the steam presses were going full pelt because it meant that we couldn't close the windows!

And no, I'd never wish any harm on the bagpiper, no matter how loud and annoying, but I did silently plot a freak accident involving needle, thread and pinking shears coming into contact with his instrument.

(06 Sep 2015, 6:48 pm)MurdnunoC wrote Don't get me wrong, I've witnessed some horrific buskers and, of course, there are buskers whose musical stylings aren't particularly to my taste. However, I don't think they are idiots for busking nor do I wish for any appendage of theirs to be forcibly amputated because I don't happen to appreciate their performance.

Overall, I enjoy street performers of any kind. I think city-centres would be duller places without their presence.

Pretty sure the buskers playing bongo drums in Newcastle went something like this...



...if only!

Taking the advice of some friends, and I'm going to be booking a doctors appointment sometime this week.

It's been suggested that I may have serious anxiety problems which has caused me to suffer with trust / jealous / panic issues, and probably contributed to the end of the relationship.

Why is it in this thread, well the fun of trying to get a doctors appointment of course.

I updated Facebook message app on my phone, but since I updated it I cannot get on it, the screen goes white, I have tried restarting my phone, deleting and re-installing the app and nothing's changed!

(06 Sep 2015, 10:27 pm)GMitchelhill wrote Taking the advice of some friends, and I'm going to be booking a doctors appointment sometime this week.

It's been suggested that I may have serious anxiety problems which has caused me to suffer with trust / jealous / panic issues, and probably contributed to the end of the relationship.

Why is it in this thread, well the fun of trying to get a doctors appointment of course.

Hope you get sorted, the doctors is the best place.

Trying to get an appointment at the doctors is annoying as out.... i have to wait 3 weeks for an appointment to see a DR about my knee...

(06 Sep 2015, 10:37 pm)Davie wrote I updated Facebook message app on my phone, but since I updated it I cannot get on it, the screen goes white, I have tried restarting my phone, deleting and re-installing the app and nothing's changed!

I've now sorted it.

(06 Sep 2015, 10:27 pm)GMitchelhill wrote Taking the advice of some friends, and I'm going to be booking a doctors appointment sometime this week.

It's been suggested that I may have serious anxiety problems which has caused me to suffer with trust / jealous / panic issues, and probably contributed to the end of the relationship.

Why is it in this thread, well the fun of trying to get a doctors appointment of course.

Glad you're taking care of yourself

(06 Sep 2015, 10:40 pm)Michael wrote Hope you get sorted, the doctors is the best place.

Trying to get an appointment at the doctors is annoying as out.... i have to wait 3 weeks for an appointment to see a DR about my knee...

Where as me on the other hand has already seen the Doctor 3 Weeks ago, and will be seeing a Knee Specialist on Friday.

Was going to book an appointment, but I slept in until 11 which meant there was no point phoning them, you have to phone up at 8am if you want an appointment. Was going to go down before heading to work to make an appointment, but they are shut from 12 until 1.30.

Arriva's website it crap. No interactive timetable for the 44 towards Morpeth and the PDF version is crap.

(07 Sep 2015, 6:52 pm)GX03 SVC wrote Arriva's website it crap. No interactive timetable for the 44 towards Morpeth and the PDF version is crap.

It seems to take ages for them to put new timetables up. There wasn't one for the Durham 22 for ages when the service went sapphire. Blank page on the main site but no actual links on the arrivasapphire site.

(07 Sep 2015, 9:45 pm)BusLoverMum wrote It seems to take ages for them to put new timetables up. There wasn't one for the Durham 22 for ages when the service went sapphire. Blank page on the main site but no actual links on the arrivasapphire site.

I'm eagerly awaiting for the new X66/X67 timetable to appear as I'd quite like to know if I can still get to/from Middlesbrough as easily as I can now with the X66 going down to half hourly.

Not the biggest fan of Arriva's website.