Advert…..

for those who need exercise.

P

Public service broadcast brought to you by The Filthy Engineer.

The open register.

A couple of days ago I received a letter from my district council confirming that I was registered to vote. All well and good. That’s me free to vote for UKIP if I so wish.

However there was another section informing me that unless I opted out, I would also be on the “Open Register”. On reading the blurb it would mean that the council would be able to sell information about me to any Tom, Dick, or Harry, whenever they saw fit.

Users of the open register include:

• Businesses checking the identity and address details of people who apply for their services such as insurance, goods hire and property rental, as well as when they shop online;
• Businesses selling age-restricted goods or services, such as alcohol and gambling online, to meet the rules on verifying the age of their customers;
• Charities and voluntary agencies, for example to help maintain contact information for those who have chosen to donate bone marrow and to help people separated by adoption to find each other;
• Charities, to help with fundraising and contacting people who have made donations;
• Debt collection agencies when tracing people who have changed address without telling their creditors;
• Direct marketing firms when maintaining their mailing lists;
• Landlords and letting agents when checking the identity of potential tenants;
• Local councils when identifying and contacting residents;
• Online directory firms to help users of the websites find people, such as when reuniting friends and families;
• Organisations tracing and identifying beneficiaries of wills, pensions and insurance policies;
• Private sector firms to verify details of job applicants.

They must be joking if they think they can get me to agree to the above.

Anyone else received such a missive yet?

Ice

 

That’s me dead, four times over.

Peace in Palestine?

Certainly not while the arab children are brought up watching this type of TV programme.

Old technology.

Only in the Guardian.

These two paragraphs in the guardian describing, who?

Last year, the British Labour shadow Transportation Secretary even called out XXXXXX for its lack of females, saying that the franchise setting a bad example for girl wannabe train engineers everywhere.

At first blush, XXXXXX and his friends seem rather placid and mild. And there are certainly a lot worse shows in terms of in-your-face violence, sexism, racism and classism. But looks can be deceiving: the constant bent of messages about friendship, work, class, gender and race sends my kid the absolute wrong message.

FFS. Some stupid woman is railing(sic) against the childrens’ programme, “Thomas the Tank Engine”.

I especially loved this comment after the article.

Go and read the drivel HERE.

Outside with you.

 

Of course I couldn’t even think of inflicting that, as I’ll never be a rabid Anti-smoker.

Tobacco control’s worst nightmare.

Vapers.

I really should stop posting “Downfall” vids, but this one says it all about the war against smokers and vapers.

If it just makes readers of this blog realise how they are being duped by the fake charities and public health quangoes, then it’s worth posting these vids.

It makes me despair how many people I know, don’t bother to check the truth in what they’re told. The word “Sheeple” springs to mind.

Murderer

It would appear that Malaysian airlines flight MH17 may have been shot down by pro Russian separatists. And reportedly admitting it.

Igor Strelkov, the military commander of pro-Russian rebels Donetsky People’s Army, has reportedly admitted that he ordered the missile strike against the Malaysian jet, according to the Kyiv Post.

Obviously he hasn’t bothered to read up on the Geneva convention.

Before 1949 the Geneva Conventions protected wounded, sick, shipwrecked and captured combatants. The “civilians’ convention” recognized the changing nature of warfare and established legal protection for any person not belonging to armed forces or armed groups. The protection also included civilian property. Such protection was later reinforced with the adoption of the Additional Protocols to the Geneva Convention in 1977.

Ukraine Reporter ‏@StateOfUkraine

#Russian cmdr Strelkov commented on downed #MH17 (thinking it was Ukrainian): "We warned - do not fly in our skies" pic.twitter.com/hkXoaD3xvT

• Reply
• Retweet
• Favourite

 

Bastard should be strung up if that’s true.

Anyone able to translate the above into English?

Medical Identification

There is a medical distinction in anatomy. We've all heard about people having guts or balls, but do you really know the difference between them?

In an effort to keep you informed, the definitions are listed below:

GUTS - Is arriving home late after a night out with the guys, being met by your wife with a broom, and having the guts to ask: 'Are you still cleaning, or are you flying somewhere?'

BALLS - Is coming home late after a night out with the guys, smelling of perfume and beer, lipstick on your collar, slapping your wife on the bum and having the balls to say, "You're next, Chubby."

I hope this clears up any confusion on the definitions.

Medically speaking there is no difference in the outcome. Both result in death.