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Post by alvoram on May 30, 2012 17:03:32 GMT
Macca- I like the Elder scrolls games too, although I've only played Marrowind and Oblivion, I will sit down to Skyrim at some point.
Beeratz- I only usually play people I actually know for that reason, too many people want to write the word, I mean, what's the point? Am I missing something? I don't mind people writing a little clue, something not too revealing, but really annoys me when they write the whole word every time.
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Post by alvoram on May 30, 2012 16:49:33 GMT
Oh and regards the posts above, Virgin and BT are both FTTC/FTTN (fibre to cabinet/fibre to the node,) which are both basically fibre optic cable up to the point of the cabinet, as far as I was aware. Since our VM cabinet is a few houses away, we do quite well on it. To understand the differences between different types of fibre services see this page. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber_to_the_x
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Post by alvoram on May 30, 2012 16:39:50 GMT
Well I just had BT Infinity installed - just checked and I am getting 33Mbps download, hmm it has gone down a bit, now where is that smug emoticon At the moment I get 31mb d/l on VM 30mb, soon to be upgraded for free. And I only pay £15 a month "unlimted" download. Now where's that even bigger smug smilie! Yep, same here Disco, On 30, currently getting 33.2mb, We get put up to 60mb next month for no extra charge. VM is fantastic, I've been through quite a few, started on Virgin, went to BT, to TalkTalk, to Sky, only to end up coming back to Virgin, as the rest were terrible at best in my area. I really like VM. Sorry you had problems though Perps, I guess like most technology, it's only great when it works.
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Post by alvoram on May 29, 2012 20:59:09 GMT
Out of interest... Is anyone else addicted to "Draw Something?"
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Post by alvoram on May 24, 2012 23:33:48 GMT
There's a point. If you're going to have surgery, you're told, if you smoke, to give it up. (Just like that ) Why is this? If it's because of nicotine, then we're no better off in that respect. Don't quote me on this as I could be wrong, but I imagine that having carbon monoxide in your bloodstream might well affect your requirements for oxygen support and so forth as it does affect the body's ability to absorb and transport oxygen. Vapers (of course) do not have CO in their blood because they are no longer inhaling any combustion products. I've had two customers who have been into hospital for procedures under general anaesthetic and in both cases I advised them to make sure their anaesthetist was aware that they were using an electronic cigarette. I'm pleased to say that both times they came back and told me that the anaesthetists were absolutely unworried by it, and (almost best of all) neither of them said "Electronic cigarette? What's that then?" which I found rather reassuring. I would still recommend that anyone here does make sure that the medics are aware that you are vaping as nicotine DOES have some effects on the body. You are always asked about any medication you may be taking prior to any operation and that would be the time to mention it. After I'd explained what e-cigs were and how they worked to my GP (who DID say say "Electronic cigarette? What's that then?"!) he changed my records (unasked) to show me as a non-smoker probably over 2 years ago, which I must admit suprised me. I was totally open about the fact that I was still using nicotine and had every intention of continuing to do so. He couldn't care less, as long as I don't smoke tobacco. I accompanied my partner to the hospital about 6 weeks ago, for surgery, under a GA, she vaped in the hospital, both on the ward waiting for her to be taken down, and after she had come round in recovery. The doctor was fully aware of this, as were the nurses, who we vaped in front of (although one nurse was her friend, the other my sister, who also vapes.) No mention of any problems with nicotine and a GA. Come to think of it she was told both by the doctor the day before, and an information leaflet that there were several things she couldn't do starting the night before, such as no eating, only clear fluids etc, but no mention of no smoking.
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Post by alvoram on May 23, 2012 16:12:32 GMT
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Post by alvoram on May 22, 2012 21:26:07 GMT
Made me laugh too.
He's right though ya' know!
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Post by alvoram on May 22, 2012 18:27:35 GMT
Though i do stand by my thinking that they made far more money from taxes on cigs than they paid out when a smoker got ill. I agree, in fact I'd go as far as to say that from my experience, they use the fact that someone is a smoker as a cop out from treating them for certain things.
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Post by alvoram on May 22, 2012 15:28:48 GMT
To be fair mate I use trains on a Saturday for away games quite a lot, never had a problem vaping, but then I think they have bigger concerns with a train full of football fans all drinking. I have used the London To Sheffield and back train quite a few times, to get from Derby to Chesterfield, and I vape on there with no problems.
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Post by alvoram on May 22, 2012 15:21:08 GMT
Yeh we've been through this before Jay... Some, like me, consider myself to have stopped smoking, but I still have a nicotine addiction, I believe that smoking is the act of burning tobacco and inhaling the smoke, and no one will convince me otherwise, therefore I have quit smoking...
However, some people, quite rightly so, don't want people to speak of it as a matter of quitting smoking, because of all sorts of possible complications in the future should certain official departments see them as an aid to quitting smoking. So it's all a bit confusing.
Basically, I personally consider myself to have quit smoking, by my standards. But by current official UK medical standards we have not quit smoking, as Ecigs don't currently have a program of gradual nicotine reduction, and so we continue to use nicotine. Most Doctors will still be happy that you are using Ecigs instead of cigarettes, as Ecigs fall in line with the policy shift toward harm reduction.
I think anyway... #icon_rofl#
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Post by alvoram on May 22, 2012 0:40:32 GMT
This is really bad, assuming he left because of this allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=private&action=display&thread=7096&page=1Haven't always agreed with everything Macca said, (although I often agreed with him too,) but when I have disagreed, I've found him easy to have a discussion/debate with, without it getting silly. I have no idea why things got so bad in that thread, but he seemed pretty annoyed, and with what was posted on FB I'm not surprised either. I guess this means I can't auction him off any more either...
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Post by alvoram on May 21, 2012 23:45:57 GMT
Yep, thems tiger barbs, nippy little buggas -would happily have a munch from the fins of any passing fish no matter how big it is I resolved that by putting a dozen of them in there and they spend so much time keeping each other in check that they leave the other fish alone The bog wood does indeed leech tannins but if you leave it to soak for a couple of weeks in a container, changing the water every couple of days then the tannins will dissipate, I replace the wood annually. They soften the water but no where near enough to bother the fish that prefer a more brackish environment but they soften it enough to make a very comfortable home for an angel making an affable compromise. Carbon will remove the tannins but WILL also strip out any treatments or medicines that you have in there so don't rely on it, just soak the tannins out first. Bit concerned about you having a plec in a 4ft tank though, some of them can grow to a couple of feet long, which type is it? Haha, Don't worry, I'm quite funny when it comes to tanks sizes and people putting large fish in. It's the female Bristle Nose Pleco (Ancistrus spp) in the pictures, she'll grow to around 6 inches, (although I have heard 8 inches before, possibly the larger male) and she has the bottom of the tank to herself. I guess you were worried it was a common or another L number. Have seen some commons in some really poor conditions, tanks that are far too small for them, but what really winds me up is when people say that they will "only grow to the size of their tanks." Well yes, in some cases they may only grow to their tanks, but that isn't natural, it's because being in a smaller tank can stunt their growth, causing harm to the pleco, Grrr > BTW I have more Fry, I looked in the tank earlier, and wondered why the fry were all just lying there, on leaves, on the gravel. I watched for a while, then I noticed my older fry swimming around their usual spots, looking much bigger than these new ones. so I carried on watching and one by one all the new ones started swimming. I must have looked just after she'd given birth to them all. It surprised me as I thought they were born free swimming, by the time I'd found them last time they were all free swimming... Anyway, Long story short, all of the new fry I can see are now free swimming amongst the plants, not being bothered by the bigger fish surprisingly, so for now I'm going to leave them in, see how they do. I didn't like the fry trap I used on the last lot, had to pour tank water into it about 5 times a day to cause some surface agitation. We should start a thread for fishy talk blakey...
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Post by alvoram on May 20, 2012 20:03:38 GMT
Nice photos blakey, That angel is beautiful. Are they Tiger Barbs in the last picture? If they are, how are they with the Angels? Not nippy I guess, I see you have them in a decent sized group, which usually stops them nipping fins.
I need some bog wood for the plec, he'll need it as he grows, but I want some that's already been soaked long enough to prevent it leaching out too many tannins. The plan is to find the right piece, soak it for a few weeks, then start some java, or christmas moss off on it. But I really don't want the tannins that usually come with it. I could use Carbon in the filter, but that is thought to remove the nutrients that I'm dosing for the plants too, plus it only actually works for a few weeks, so needs replacing too often.
I know some types of bog wood soften your water, but I do hope it's not all types, because my other fish (Tetra aside) prefer the slightly harder water that my mains water currently provides. Gonna have to look into that, because if it is all wood, then bog wood is out of the question in my current tank, and I may have to move the plec over with the tetra, just so he can have some bog wood.
Oh dear Blakey, you've got me worried about finding some bog wood now, lol, not sure if I want to get some any more... Basically my choices are, find some that won't change the ph, find some that will change it very little, move the plec over with the tetra, or just don't get any.
BTW your water doesn't look too green, or brown, how did you get around the tannins, or have you just had it in there that long that it's stopped leaching tannins?
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Post by alvoram on May 19, 2012 22:17:23 GMT
dave i echo what you say as a saints fan (armchair) i thought we should have won the championship but came through second whu we are all there now but i reckon our footie last season will be the best passionate games we have seen and will be here yes on merit but not be able to compete with the money game at this level of which i firmly lay the blame at sky for paying the obscene tv rightswell done tho whu and yer team see ya in the pub I'll buy you a drinkies And the FA, UEFA, FIFA for allowing the trend, of rich owners plowing money into clubs in obscene quantities, to continue for so long.
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Post by alvoram on May 19, 2012 16:29:04 GMT
Oh I almost forgot, was heavily into Battlefield 2 and the earlier CODs on PC, Before I got into COD4 on the PS3 as well. BF2 was a great game, another I'd like to give another try now. I was a bit of a tank whore though
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