I totally agree, gutting and horiffic. However on a slightly lighter note can you imagine how the BA marketing manager felt when his new ad aired today.
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How To Ride A Wave.
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I am a member of a local film club, over the course of the last 5 years 6 of us have met every two weeks to see a film projected onto the wall of a building at the bottom of the garden (one of the others house not mine). Every session sees one of us turn up with 3 films which we then vote on (we have a 2 hour or thereabouts limit on films 'cos we want to make the pub afterwards, so Kirosawa's Rashomon and Apocalypse Now are unfortunately out). I have seen some brilliant films which I would not have picked to go to at the cinema.
Every year we have a vote as to what the best film was in the previous year and although we have talked about sending a mini Oscar to the director we have not actually gotten around to it yet.
We have seen well over 100 films over the course of the last 5 years and genuinely only 2 I can describe as being dogs.
What is the best film ever? There is no answer to that, it does not exist. Film portrays the human condition, it would be like asking what is the best life anyone has ever lived or the most interesting person ever. Enjoy each film for what it brings to you. Some will live for ever, some for only a few hours. All will change your perceptions. Enjoy them.
I Tweet what we see and a v short review after every filmclub and if you feel like having a look at what we see then follow me at #Wildfire_London
If anyone wants to know what we saw last time it was The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (yes I know it is 2.5 hours but it just crept in) which was great!
Every year we have a vote as to what the best film was in the previous year and although we have talked about sending a mini Oscar to the director we have not actually gotten around to it yet.
We have seen well over 100 films over the course of the last 5 years and genuinely only 2 I can describe as being dogs.
What is the best film ever? There is no answer to that, it does not exist. Film portrays the human condition, it would be like asking what is the best life anyone has ever lived or the most interesting person ever. Enjoy each film for what it brings to you. Some will live for ever, some for only a few hours. All will change your perceptions. Enjoy them.
I Tweet what we see and a v short review after every filmclub and if you feel like having a look at what we see then follow me at #Wildfire_London
If anyone wants to know what we saw last time it was The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (yes I know it is 2.5 hours but it just crept in) which was great!
Next time you have a bad day at work think of this guy.
Bob is a commercial saturation diver for Global Divers in Louisiana. He performs underwater repairs on offshore drilling rigs.
Below is an E-mail he sent to his sister. She then sent it to radio station 103 .5 on FM dial in Indiana, who was sponsoring a 'worst job experience' contest.
Needless to say, she won. Read his letter below.
Hi Sue,
Just another note from your bottom-dwelling brother..
Last week I had a bad day at the office. I know you've been feeling down lately at work, so I thought I would share my situation with you to make you realize it's not so bad after all.
Before I can tell you what happened to me, I first must bore you with a few technicalities of my job. As you know, my office lies at the bottom of the sea. I wear a suit to the office. It's a wet suit. This time of year the water is quite cool. So what we do to keep warm is this: We have a diesel powered industrial water heater. This $20,000 piece of equipment sucks the water out of the sea. It heats it to a delightful temperature. It then pumps it down to the diver through a garden hose, which is taped to the air hose.
Now this sounds like a darn good plan, and I've used it several times with no complaints. What I do, when I get to the bottom and start working, is take the hose and stuff it down the back of my wet suit.
This floods my whole suit with warm water. It's like working in a Jacuzzi. Everything was going well until all of a sudden, my butt started to itch. So, of course, I scratched it.
This only made things worse. Within a few seconds my ar*e started to burn. I pulled the hose out from my back, but the damage was done. In agony I realized what had happened. The hot water machine had sucked up a jellyfish and pumped it into my suit. Now, since I don't have any hair on my back, the jellyfish couldn't stick to it, however, the crack of my ar*e was not as fortunate.
When I scratched what I thought was an itch, I was actually grinding the jellyfish into the crack of my ar*e.
I informed the dive supervisor of my situation over the communicator. His instructions were unclear due to the fact that he, along with five other divers, were all laughing hysterically. Needless to say, I aborted the dive.
I was instructed to make three agonizing in-water decompression stops totalling thirty-five minutes before I could reach the surface to begin my chamber dry decompression. When I arrived at the surface, I was wearing nothing but my brass helmet.
As I climbed out of the water, the medic, with tears of laughter running down his face, handed me a tube of cream and told me to rub it on my butt as soon as I got in the chamber. The cream put the fire out, but I couldn't sh*t for two days because my ar*e was swollen shut.
So, next time you're having a bad day at work, think about how much worse it would be if you had a jellyfish shoved up your ar*e.
Now repeat to yourself, 'I love my job, I love my job, I love my job.'
Whenever you have a bad day, ask yourself, is this a jellyfish bad day?
Bob is a commercial saturation diver for Global Divers in Louisiana. He performs underwater repairs on offshore drilling rigs.
Below is an E-mail he sent to his sister. She then sent it to radio station 103 .5 on FM dial in Indiana, who was sponsoring a 'worst job experience' contest.
Needless to say, she won. Read his letter below.
Hi Sue,
Just another note from your bottom-dwelling brother..
Last week I had a bad day at the office. I know you've been feeling down lately at work, so I thought I would share my situation with you to make you realize it's not so bad after all.
Before I can tell you what happened to me, I first must bore you with a few technicalities of my job. As you know, my office lies at the bottom of the sea. I wear a suit to the office. It's a wet suit. This time of year the water is quite cool. So what we do to keep warm is this: We have a diesel powered industrial water heater. This $20,000 piece of equipment sucks the water out of the sea. It heats it to a delightful temperature. It then pumps it down to the diver through a garden hose, which is taped to the air hose.
Now this sounds like a darn good plan, and I've used it several times with no complaints. What I do, when I get to the bottom and start working, is take the hose and stuff it down the back of my wet suit.
This floods my whole suit with warm water. It's like working in a Jacuzzi. Everything was going well until all of a sudden, my butt started to itch. So, of course, I scratched it.
This only made things worse. Within a few seconds my ar*e started to burn. I pulled the hose out from my back, but the damage was done. In agony I realized what had happened. The hot water machine had sucked up a jellyfish and pumped it into my suit. Now, since I don't have any hair on my back, the jellyfish couldn't stick to it, however, the crack of my ar*e was not as fortunate.
When I scratched what I thought was an itch, I was actually grinding the jellyfish into the crack of my ar*e.
I informed the dive supervisor of my situation over the communicator. His instructions were unclear due to the fact that he, along with five other divers, were all laughing hysterically. Needless to say, I aborted the dive.
I was instructed to make three agonizing in-water decompression stops totalling thirty-five minutes before I could reach the surface to begin my chamber dry decompression. When I arrived at the surface, I was wearing nothing but my brass helmet.
As I climbed out of the water, the medic, with tears of laughter running down his face, handed me a tube of cream and told me to rub it on my butt as soon as I got in the chamber. The cream put the fire out, but I couldn't sh*t for two days because my ar*e was swollen shut.
So, next time you're having a bad day at work, think about how much worse it would be if you had a jellyfish shoved up your ar*e.
Now repeat to yourself, 'I love my job, I love my job, I love my job.'
Whenever you have a bad day, ask yourself, is this a jellyfish bad day?
I was given a Kindle for Christmas, I love it! I am a major book worm, simply cannot be trusted within 300 meters of Waterstones (Bank Manager took out ASBO on the subject) and now I have the whole of Amazon (around 520k books in the UK store and 590k in the US one) at my disposal whenever I want.
It is nothing like using a computer screen and the reading experience should not be compared to one, it is much more like a book. Light and easy to use. About the only thing it cannot replicate is the feel of the book when you are approaching the end and the tingly excitement of the climax to come (did I just say that here?:-D )
It won't replace books but for definately has a place and is here to stay.
It is nothing like using a computer screen and the reading experience should not be compared to one, it is much more like a book. Light and easy to use. About the only thing it cannot replicate is the feel of the book when you are approaching the end and the tingly excitement of the climax to come (did I just say that here?:-D )
It won't replace books but for definately has a place and is here to stay.
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) which is the bible of psychiatry does not recognise sex addiction as a condition, although some lazy journalists have credited it. In my opinion it has been made up by uptight Americans who know they can charge big bucks to "cure" something that their society has real problems with. Interestingly DSM does recognise low libido as a disorder (and even has several categories for it).
Sexual addiction, like most other behavioural compulsions outside of gambling, has never made it into the DSM. In fact, the DSM-IV, the most current revision of this book, makes absolutely no mention of the concept of sexual compulsions or addiction other than , Necrophilia, ( ) & Paraphilia, not even under categories for further study. Given that the DSM-IV was published in 1994, a full decade after the concept of "sexual addiction" made it onto the research scene, it does suggest that this is a category that was never seriously considered a full-blown disorder unto itself.
That said, I take the view that ANY behaviour taken to an extreme can be considered pathological, especially those behaviours which bring a person some degree of pleasure (such as watching television, pathologically following a particular sports team, gambling, texting, drinking coffee, reading a book, or shopping, amongst the dozens of behaviours that people pathologically take to an extreme everyday). Those behaviours with a social component not surprisingly seem to be more attractive to people than those without. (Heady insights here, I know.)
I am not clear where one draws the line with such behaviours, except to use that always reliable catch-all that accompanies all diagnoses in the DSM --- "the behaviour causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning." With that in mind, however, I would suggest a far broader pathological behaviour category that encompasses all reinforcing stimuli, since there's absolutely zero research to show that engaging in mutually consensual sex, playing games on the Internet, or texting one's friends are inherently dangerous or maladaptive behaviours.
An excellent take on the subject is on Wikipedia
Phew, rant over, pause for breath!
Sexual addiction, like most other behavioural compulsions outside of gambling, has never made it into the DSM. In fact, the DSM-IV, the most current revision of this book, makes absolutely no mention of the concept of sexual compulsions or addiction other than , Necrophilia, ( ) & Paraphilia, not even under categories for further study. Given that the DSM-IV was published in 1994, a full decade after the concept of "sexual addiction" made it onto the research scene, it does suggest that this is a category that was never seriously considered a full-blown disorder unto itself.
That said, I take the view that ANY behaviour taken to an extreme can be considered pathological, especially those behaviours which bring a person some degree of pleasure (such as watching television, pathologically following a particular sports team, gambling, texting, drinking coffee, reading a book, or shopping, amongst the dozens of behaviours that people pathologically take to an extreme everyday). Those behaviours with a social component not surprisingly seem to be more attractive to people than those without. (Heady insights here, I know.)
I am not clear where one draws the line with such behaviours, except to use that always reliable catch-all that accompanies all diagnoses in the DSM --- "the behaviour causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning." With that in mind, however, I would suggest a far broader pathological behaviour category that encompasses all reinforcing stimuli, since there's absolutely zero research to show that engaging in mutually consensual sex, playing games on the Internet, or texting one's friends are inherently dangerous or maladaptive behaviours.
An excellent take on the subject is on Wikipedia
The American Psychiatric Association publishes and periodically updates the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), a widely recognized compendium of acknowledged mental disorders and their diagnostic criteria. The most recent version of that manual, DSM-IV-TR, was published in 2000 and does not recognize sexual addiction as a diagnosis. Although some authors had expressed that excluding sexual addiction from the DSM represents a problem, the proposed diagnosis was rejected for consideration for inclusion in the DSM-5. Darrel Regier, vice-chair of the DSM-5 task force, said that "Although 'hypersexuality' is a proposed new addition... was not at the point where we were ready to call it an addiction."
The DSM-IV-TR does, however, include a miscellaneous diagnosis called Sexual Disorders Not Otherwise Specified, and includes as one of the examples of it: "distress about a pattern of repeated sexual relationships involving a succession of lovers who are experienced by the individual only as things to be used." Other examples include: compulsive fixation on an unattainable partner, compulsive masturbation, compulsive love relationships, and compulsive sexuality in a relationship. Hypersexuality, by itself, is a criterion symptom of hypomania and mania in bipolar disorder and mania in schizoaffective disorder as they are currently defined in the DSM.
Phew, rant over, pause for breath!
Watch this space, against all my Tory friends insistence 6 months ago that the election was a done deal, I predicted a Hung Parliament with the Tories as the largest party. Here is my prediction for the Labour leadership.
Leader - David Milliband
Deputy - Alan Johnson
It's a bit of a shame really because anyone who has a top lip that demands a moustache but does not wear it like Milliband (10 mins after he has shaved, the thing is back, Major was the same with a top lip you could land the Space Shuttle on) is clearly more interested in image than substance.
However all of the above is likely to be largely irrelevant as there is a very real prospect that politics has changed for the foreseeable future and that Labour will in future be consigned to the 3rd party role in British Politics.
Everyone I speak to down here is saying how they think the new arrangement will work well overall.
Fascinating stuff.
Leader - David Milliband
Deputy - Alan Johnson
It's a bit of a shame really because anyone who has a top lip that demands a moustache but does not wear it like Milliband (10 mins after he has shaved, the thing is back, Major was the same with a top lip you could land the Space Shuttle on) is clearly more interested in image than substance.
However all of the above is likely to be largely irrelevant as there is a very real prospect that politics has changed for the foreseeable future and that Labour will in future be consigned to the 3rd party role in British Politics.
Everyone I speak to down here is saying how they think the new arrangement will work well overall.
Fascinating stuff.
Just for sheer out and out insanity, the game of Mornington Crescent just over a year ago gets the biscuit. Still makes me laugh out loud at the inventiveness of meaningless humour.
http://www.swingingheaven.co.uk/swingers-forum/viewtopic/284579.html
http://www.swingingheaven.co.uk/swingers-forum/viewtopic/284579.html
Damn, I hate to spoil a good story (and this is a good story) but I have now read The Outer Space Act 1986 (yes I know I should get out more) as I really wanted to see how they had worded this and it clearly states the following:
2.-(1) This Act applies to United Kingdom nationals, Scottish firms,
and bodies incorporated under the law of any part of the United Kingdom.
So unless the aliens are Brits (I know, I know. But that is a different discussion) they don't need a licence.
Shame really, I was hoping to apply for one on their behalf just to see what response I got. :twisted:
2.-(1) This Act applies to United Kingdom nationals, Scottish firms,
and bodies incorporated under the law of any part of the United Kingdom.
So unless the aliens are Brits (I know, I know. But that is a different discussion) they don't need a licence.
Shame really, I was hoping to apply for one on their behalf just to see what response I got. :twisted:
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Perhaps it would help if you expanded on it a bit.
Who is he?
What did he win?
Who is the woman he is associated with?
You obviously don't watch Big Brother
Me neither ... is he famous ?
If he was on Big Brother then - no. LOL
Suddenly, I don't feel quite so lonely.... :lol:
Whats Big Brother? Don't remember an Alex Reid in 1984.
I have to first declare an interest or rather a counter interest. Chocolate? Don't like the stuff. It just leaves me cold. Can't see what all the fuss is about 
For all those who say it is like having sex I say you are having the wrong kind of sex!
However if the Cadbury - Kraft merger goes ahead there may be a consolidation of brands in the interests of enhanced efficiency.
For all those who say it is like having sex I say you are having the wrong kind of sex!However if the Cadbury - Kraft merger goes ahead there may be a consolidation of brands in the interests of enhanced efficiency.
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My list is very different:
Spirit - Al-pha-x
First Transmission - Al-pha-x
summer sun - Ambient mix - Blank & Jones
Walk on the wild side (ibiza dream mix) - DJ Disse
Almost full moon - Enigma
Paris (aeroplane remix) - Friendly Fires
Adore - I:Cube
Natural Thing - Innocence
Love's theme - Malik Adouane
Cleopatra in New York - Nickodeum, Carol C
The Modjo radio gang - Parov Stelar
Slave to the rhthm (the glimmer twins remix)- Shirley Bassey
Little bit of feel good - SomethingALaMode
Morenito (original version) - St?phane Pompougnac
I need to add more stuff I think
Told you my list dated me!
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Great mix of tunes Though Elton is a bit suss but hey live n let live. How about adding the timesless classic that is, Middle of the roads "Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep" and maybe a Beegees track? Go on you know you want to.:thumbup:
Tease! I know that the list is a bit M.O.R. but it's not that bad!
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Wildfire,can i just have your list,its fab! :thrilled:
Anytime Kaznkev, anytime
can we replace the some elton john with joni mitchell then
i love these boundary negotiations :twisted:
Well not sure I am ready to drop an Elton as these three are real fav's however am putting in Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now on a pro bono basis and also remembered that Dire Straits - Private Investigations, Telegraph Road, Love Over Gold & Brothers In Arms need to be on the list as well, so they are in.
My Spotify grows (where nobody knows) by the day. :bounce:
I seem to be spending my life adding tracks to my Spotify as I remember how much I enjoyed them.
My List currently has
Bob Dylan – Blowin' In The Wind
Bread – Guitar Man
Bruce Springsteen – I'm On Fire
Bruce Springsteen – Born In The USA
Bruce Springsteen – Dancing In The Dark
Bruce Springsteen – Thunder Road
Bruce Springsteen – Streets Of Philadelphia
Charlie Daniels – The Devil Went Down To Georgia
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 1 In D Major, "Titan": I. Langsam Schleppend
Gustav Mahler : Symphony No.5 in C sharp minor : I Trauermarsch
David Bowie – This Is Not America
David Bowie – Space Oddity
David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust
David Bowie – Rebel Rebel
David Bowie – Life On Mars?
Deep Purple – Fireball
Deep Purple – Child In Time
Deep Purple – Highway Star
Deep Purple – Smoke On The Water (1971 Recording)
Elton John – Nikita
Elton John – Candle In The Wind
Elton John – I'm Still Standing
Eurythmics – Here Comes The Rain Again
Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Eurythmics – Love Is A Stranger
Eurythmics – Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves
Iron Butterfly – In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Live Version
James Brown - Sex Machine
Joan Baez – The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Live (1975)
Joan Baez – Blowin' In The Wind
Joan Baez – Joe Hill
Joaquin Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez
Kenny Rogers – The Gambler
Leonard Cohen – Suzanne
Leonard Cohen – Sisters Of Mercy
Leonard Cohen – So Long, Marianne
Leonard Cohen – The Partisan
Leonard Cohen – Famous Blue Raincoat
Lou Reed – Perfect Day - 2003 Remaster
Lou Reed – The Gun
Lou Reed – Walk On The Wild Side - 2003 Remaster
Marilyn Manson – Tainted Love
Nana Mouskouri – Amazing Grace
Prince & The Revolution – Purple Rain
Pulp – Common People - Full Length Version / Album Version
R.E.M. – Everybody Hurts
R.E.M. – Losing My Religion
Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel – The Sound Of Silence
Simon & Garfunkel – Mrs. Robinson
Simon & Garfunkel – The Boxer
Simon & Garfunkel – Homeward Bound
The Cars – Drive
The Beatles – The Ballad Of John And Yoko
The Temptations - Masterpiece
The Velvet Underground – Sunday Morning
The Velvet Underground – Heroin - Album Version (Stereo)
The Who – Pinball Wizard - Original Album Version
The Who – See Me, Feel Me - Single Version
The Who – Won't Get Fooled Again - Original Album Version
The Who – Behind Blue Eyes - Live
The Who – Who Are You
Led Zeppelin – Stairway To Heaven
I am really enjoying the wandering down memory lane, although my choices, eclectic though they are, probably date me horrendously.
What does it say about me? Whats on your list? What does it say about you?
edited because I added a couple of tracks, oh and the only reason why there is no Floyd is that it is not available!.
My List currently has
Bob Dylan – Blowin' In The Wind
Bread – Guitar Man
Bruce Springsteen – I'm On Fire
Bruce Springsteen – Born In The USA
Bruce Springsteen – Dancing In The Dark
Bruce Springsteen – Thunder Road
Bruce Springsteen – Streets Of Philadelphia
Charlie Daniels – The Devil Went Down To Georgia
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 1 In D Major, "Titan": I. Langsam Schleppend
Gustav Mahler : Symphony No.5 in C sharp minor : I Trauermarsch
David Bowie – This Is Not America
David Bowie – Space Oddity
David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust
David Bowie – Rebel Rebel
David Bowie – Life On Mars?
Deep Purple – Fireball
Deep Purple – Child In Time
Deep Purple – Highway Star
Deep Purple – Smoke On The Water (1971 Recording)
Elton John – Nikita
Elton John – Candle In The Wind
Elton John – I'm Still Standing
Eurythmics – Here Comes The Rain Again
Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Eurythmics – Love Is A Stranger
Eurythmics – Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves
Iron Butterfly – In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Live Version
James Brown - Sex Machine
Joan Baez – The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Live (1975)
Joan Baez – Blowin' In The Wind
Joan Baez – Joe Hill
Joaquin Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez
Kenny Rogers – The Gambler
Leonard Cohen – Suzanne
Leonard Cohen – Sisters Of Mercy
Leonard Cohen – So Long, Marianne
Leonard Cohen – The Partisan
Leonard Cohen – Famous Blue Raincoat
Lou Reed – Perfect Day - 2003 Remaster
Lou Reed – The Gun
Lou Reed – Walk On The Wild Side - 2003 Remaster
Marilyn Manson – Tainted Love
Nana Mouskouri – Amazing Grace
Prince & The Revolution – Purple Rain
Pulp – Common People - Full Length Version / Album Version
R.E.M. – Everybody Hurts
R.E.M. – Losing My Religion
Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel – The Sound Of Silence
Simon & Garfunkel – Mrs. Robinson
Simon & Garfunkel – The Boxer
Simon & Garfunkel – Homeward Bound
The Cars – Drive
The Beatles – The Ballad Of John And Yoko
The Temptations - Masterpiece
The Velvet Underground – Sunday Morning
The Velvet Underground – Heroin - Album Version (Stereo)
The Who – Pinball Wizard - Original Album Version
The Who – See Me, Feel Me - Single Version
The Who – Won't Get Fooled Again - Original Album Version
The Who – Behind Blue Eyes - Live
The Who – Who Are You
Led Zeppelin – Stairway To Heaven
I am really enjoying the wandering down memory lane, although my choices, eclectic though they are, probably date me horrendously.
What does it say about me? Whats on your list? What does it say about you?
edited because I added a couple of tracks, oh and the only reason why there is no Floyd is that it is not available!.
As some on here know I am a bit of a film buff, however it's hard to recommend anything as you have not said what previous films you have liked. I would however recommend the following
Dead Man's Shoes - Directed by Shane Meadows
Jamon Jamon - Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Ne le dis à personne - Directed by Guillaume Canet
Amelie -Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
The Kite Runner - Directed by Marc Forster
These are just a few of the more recent gems. Personally I love B/W British movies of the 30's - 50's. However its a bit of a niche market so I have not included any.
Dead Man's Shoes - Directed by Shane Meadows
Jamon Jamon - Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Ne le dis à personne - Directed by Guillaume Canet
Amelie -Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
The Kite Runner - Directed by Marc Forster
These are just a few of the more recent gems. Personally I love B/W British movies of the 30's - 50's. However its a bit of a niche market so I have not included any.
Tiz a bit limp, tree that is not the thread. Our council (Ealing)gave us £50 for Christmas. Apparently the first/only council to give a refund to all council taxpayers. Jury is still out as to whether or not services have been compromised to pay for it but it's an interesting experiment.
Quote by Steve
Can anyone help please.
I am having real problems with the new site. I can log in and it takes about 5 minutes to bring each page up, whether it is the forum pages or just browsing the site. I have tried clearing temporary internet files etc but still taking forever to load pages. Getting a little frustrated now as cant access the forum pages as taking too long to bring the pages up :-(
IF you are using Internet Explorer....stop.
Use Mozilla Firefox.....do not have any problems at all with it.
Only a suggestion though.
Not only Firefox - Safari or Google chrome. Each one is better on a bad day, than Internet Explorer is on a good one
You need a new pc
Thats what you kept telling me when I had problems
If ya keep practising minx .....you`ll find that they`ve moved the quote button !!
Ya git, I deleted that quote when I realised, how did you get there before me? :shock:
Totally agree about Firefox/Chrome Vs IE which is a pile of junk. Unfortunately it appears the developers of the new site have not fully tested it in the alternative browsers as profile photo's don't work in FF and neither does the bug report link! I have raised a ticket lets hope they can fix quickly as I only use IE at the point of a gun.
PS just found the Smileys and More Smileys link do not work in FF either. grrrr
I find all the buttons work and I am using Firefox
Support came back with Ctrl F5 force refresh which sorted the gallery issue :lol: :lol: and appears to have sorted smiley issue too! hurray for support
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Can anyone help please.
I am having real problems with the new site. I can log in and it takes about 5 minutes to bring each page up, whether it is the forum pages or just browsing the site. I have tried clearing temporary internet files etc but still taking forever to load pages. Getting a little frustrated now as cant access the forum pages as taking too long to bring the pages up :-(
IF you are using Internet Explorer....stop.
Use Mozilla Firefox.....do not have any problems at all with it.
Only a suggestion though.
Not only Firefox - Safari or Google chrome. Each one is better on a bad day, than Internet Explorer is on a good one
You need a new pc
Thats what you kept telling me when I had problems
If ya keep practising minx .....you`ll find that they`ve moved the quote button !!
Ya git, I deleted that quote when I realised, how did you get there before me? :shock:
Totally agree about Firefox/Chrome Vs IE which is a pile of junk. Unfortunately it appears the developers of the new site have not fully tested it in the alternative browsers as profile photo's don't work in FF and neither does the bug report link! I have raised a ticket lets hope they can fix quickly as I only use IE at the point of a gun.
PS just found the Smileys and More Smileys link do not work in FF either. grrrr
