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by OptimisticJock
Wed Jul 01, 2020 8:16 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 30187
Views: 2468861

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

Just in case people don't see the thread- new link for the new forum: http://notplanetrugby.com/bored/ Thread is here: https://forum.planetrugby.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=99610 A few teething problems initially but quite a few of us moved over now plus our numbers have expanded with a few lurkers. Ho...
by OptimisticJock
Sun Jun 28, 2020 11:09 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
Replies: 826
Views: 95792

Re: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff

Sturgeon has aleady stated that she does not have the power to close the border between Scotland and England - See Andrew Marr interview back in April when Marr explicitly asked that question. Reading both the Times & Telegraph - the Times buried way in the inside pages on both paper, and it wasn'r...
by OptimisticJock
Sun Jun 28, 2020 6:19 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
Replies: 826
Views: 95792

Re: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff

Yeah I can't see how that will be enforced. There's not enough polis to deal with the normal shite, poor fuckers were run more daft than us last night.
by OptimisticJock
Sun Jun 28, 2020 1:45 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 30187
Views: 2468861

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

topofthemoon wrote:
slick wrote:Any update of frillage, TOTM?
He's back in intensive care as he needs a lot of monitoring. Doctors and nurses at the Western General amazing as you'd expect. They're being positive but he's a long way to go before he'll be getting out.
All the best to him again
by OptimisticJock
Sat Jun 27, 2020 2:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Glasgow
Replies: 86
Views: 6878

Re: Glasgow

f**king terrorists Is there no regard for the workload on the woke, softcock, immigrantzia? We’re flat out here...FFS Has there been word as to the stabby one yet? No, but it seems that he killed 2 people in the stairwell and one of those has been described as “African”, stabber was apparently shot...
by OptimisticJock
Sat Jun 27, 2020 2:43 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Glasgow
Replies: 86
Views: 6878

Re: Glasgow

lorcanoworms wrote:
EverReady wrote:Hazmat suits for a stabbing incident. Who says the Brits aren't taking this covid shit seriously
They were probably already in them on duty.
Only for doing AGPs
by OptimisticJock
Sat Jun 27, 2020 2:24 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 30187
Views: 2468861

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

Cockers not in the market for another 10 outside of Scotland due to money constraints. Nothing we didn't already assume I suppose. Hopefully the young lads step up. Also still seems keen to stay where he is. https://www.theoffsideline.com/richard-cockerill-nathan-chamberlain/amp/?v=79cba1185463&__tw...
by OptimisticJock
Fri Jun 26, 2020 6:50 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Glasgow
Replies: 86
Views: 6878

Re: Glasgow

EverReady wrote:Hazmat suits for a stabbing incident. Who says the Brits aren't taking this covid shit seriously
Full PPE for any job that might require AGPs. Traumatic arrests definitely require it.
by OptimisticJock
Fri Jun 26, 2020 4:41 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
Replies: 826
Views: 95792

Re: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff

slick wrote:Prepare for an invasion...
Hopefully they keep it to the Glasgow thread, which looks to be fvcked now.
by OptimisticJock
Fri Jun 26, 2020 4:31 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Glasgow
Replies: 86
Views: 6878

Re: Glasgow

Now being reported the only one dead is the attacker.
by OptimisticJock
Fri Jun 26, 2020 3:26 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Glasgow
Replies: 86
Views: 6878

Re: Glasgow

Hearing its much worse than whats been reported so far. Possibly 7 including police officer killed and more than one shot by armed response. Not heard anything suggesting more - have heard 4 taken to hospital so might be 7 casualties, 3 dead 4 injured. That was a wee while ago and 3rd hand. Doesn't...
by OptimisticJock
Fri Jun 26, 2020 3:24 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
Replies: 826
Views: 95792

Re: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff

Beer gardens open from 6th July. She shouldn't have opened them on the 4th when I'm off no? No we'll wait til I'm night shift and have to deal with the fall out again. I swear she's doing it on purpose. Tbh I think it’s a more sensible approach to open on a Monday rather than a Friday or Saturday. ...
by OptimisticJock
Fri Jun 26, 2020 3:05 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Glasgow
Replies: 86
Views: 6878

Re: Glasgow

Looks like the police officer is still alive, being taken to theatre.
by OptimisticJock
Fri Jun 26, 2020 2:37 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Glasgow
Replies: 86
Views: 6878

Re: Glasgow

Hearing its much worse than whats been reported so far. Possibly 7 including police officer killed and more than one shot by armed response.
by OptimisticJock
Fri Jun 26, 2020 2:28 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Glasgow
Replies: 86
Views: 6878

Re: Glasgow

3 dead I'm hearing.
by OptimisticJock
Thu Jun 25, 2020 1:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
Replies: 826
Views: 95792

Re: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff

Look you lads want Indy, fine but dont kid yourselves or anyone else that it going to be fine, it wont be, it will be a massive deterioration in living standards and you want this in spite of that. Which tbh is to be admired even though i dont believe you understand what this will actually entail. ...
by OptimisticJock
Thu Jun 25, 2020 1:28 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
Replies: 826
Views: 95792

Re: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff

Faslane will be maintained until another sub port can be built. The SNP will obviously use this is a bargaining chip but I can't see it being a huge one as it will only be for a few years. The Royal Navy and rUK government won't have Trident sitting in a foreign country a day longed than necessary.
by OptimisticJock
Thu Jun 25, 2020 11:40 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
Replies: 826
Views: 95792

Re: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff

Beer gardens open from 6th July. She shouldn't have opened them on the 4th when I'm off no? No we'll wait til I'm night shift and have to deal with the fall out again. I swear she's doing it on purpose. Tbh I think it’s a more sensible approach to open on a Monday rather than a Friday or Saturday. ...
by OptimisticJock
Thu Jun 25, 2020 11:25 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
Replies: 826
Views: 95792

Re: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff

Beer gardens open from 6th July. She shouldn't have opened them on the 4th when I'm off no? No we'll wait til I'm night shift and have to deal with the fall out again. I swear she's doing it on purpose. Tbh I think it’s a more sensible approach to open on a Monday rather than a Friday or Saturday. ...
by OptimisticJock
Wed Jun 24, 2020 6:02 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 30187
Views: 2468861

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

Matt Smith has retired. No injury, just says he no longer enjoys it and found it a chore to get up for training. Real shame, I liked him as a player, best of luck to the guy. Shame he had a lot of potential. Still people become disillusioned with their careers all the time, hope he finds a career h...
by OptimisticJock
Wed Jun 24, 2020 1:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
Replies: 826
Views: 95792

Re: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff

Beer gardens open from 6th July. She shouldn't have opened them on the 4th when I'm off no? No we'll wait til I'm night shift and have to deal with the fall out again. I swear she's doing it on purpose. Pubs open on 15th July. If i was a pub owner i would just hold off from putting up a marquee typ...
by OptimisticJock
Wed Jun 24, 2020 12:55 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
Replies: 826
Views: 95792

Re: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff

Beer gardens open from 6th July. She shouldn't have opened them on the 4th when I'm off no? No we'll wait til I'm night shift and have to deal with the fall out again. I swear she's doing it on purpose.
by OptimisticJock
Wed Jun 24, 2020 12:48 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
Replies: 826
Views: 95792

Re: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff

I may have this wrong, but is owning property not quite a British thing (at least in europe)? Is the norm not to rent?
by OptimisticJock
Tue Jun 23, 2020 11:56 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Do you miss the times before the smart phone?
Replies: 58
Views: 4954

Re: Do you miss the times before the smart phone?

happyhooker wrote:
OptimisticJock wrote:Can solve arguments in seconds.
Are you new here?
:lol:

Obviously I was talking about the real world where someone won't spend half an hour dredging through the Internet to find some dodgy tenuous link purely to be belligerent.
by OptimisticJock
Tue Jun 23, 2020 11:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Do you miss the times before the smart phone?
Replies: 58
Views: 4954

Re: Do you miss the times before the smart phone?

One of the most annoying things is folk calling off at the last minute by text. It used to be you were meeting your mates in the pub at 7 and there were absolutely no call offs after 6.30 as everyone had left the house. Now there are always “sorry lads, not going to make it” plum Surely they just d...
by OptimisticJock
Tue Jun 23, 2020 2:28 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
Replies: 826
Views: 95792

Re: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff

Aye, not sure why she's gobbing off about the 2m rule when its been announced schools to 100% reopen.
by OptimisticJock
Tue Jun 23, 2020 1:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
Replies: 826
Views: 95792

Re: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff

I see Johnson opening pubs, restaurants and barbers (no hurry for this, gave myself a 2 all over on sunday) and reducing the distance to 1m in the next fortnight. Sturgeon making an announcement on Wednesday that will see further easing and things being eased early.
by OptimisticJock
Sun Jun 21, 2020 4:57 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Incident in Reading
Replies: 289
Views: 17303

Re: Incident in Reading

Hats off to all the first responders and members of the public assisting yesterday. Particularly the lone cop who tackled him and his colleagues trying their best with the casualties.
by OptimisticJock
Sun Jun 21, 2020 3:47 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Has anyone benefitted from Coronavirus pandemic?
Replies: 100
Views: 6461

Re: Has anyone benefitted from Coronavirus pandemic?

I get half price brewdog if that counts.
by OptimisticJock
Sun Jun 21, 2020 3:47 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
Replies: 826
Views: 95792

Re: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff

Just passed 2 different street parties and seen at least a dozen other people staggering about. Its a joke we're pretending this isn't happening whilst small businesses go under. Yup, lots of parties going on around here last night. During the day Inverleith Park was very busy with a few big groups...
by OptimisticJock
Sun Jun 21, 2020 2:00 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Bored Legends /Hall of Fame
Replies: 266
Views: 28520

Re: Bored Legends /Hall of Fame

Openside wrote: Have you read three days in June?? Utterly gripping (although since I knew half of the guys mentioned I may have a heightened interest) when I joined I had twoMM’s and a CGM in my platoon.
That popped up on my twitter feed. Will need to add it to the list :thumbup:
by OptimisticJock
Sun Jun 21, 2020 1:07 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
Replies: 826
Views: 95792

Re: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff

Just passed 2 different street parties and seen at least a dozen other people staggering about. Its a joke we're pretending this isn't happening whilst small businesses go under.
by OptimisticJock
Sat Jun 20, 2020 11:03 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 30187
Views: 2468861

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

Hang on. Are you not a weegie fan and him Embra?
by OptimisticJock
Sat Jun 20, 2020 7:17 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 30187
Views: 2468861

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

Glad to hear it :thumbup:
by OptimisticJock
Fri Jun 19, 2020 9:36 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: American Cops behaving Badly (All inclusive thread)
Replies: 6897
Views: 704656

Re: American Cops behaving Badly (All inclusive thread)

JM2K6 wrote:Qualifying for the Heineken Cup is enough
Close as I'll get.
by OptimisticJock
Fri Jun 19, 2020 9:14 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: American Cops behaving Badly (All inclusive thread)
Replies: 6897
Views: 704656

Re: American Cops behaving Badly (All inclusive thread)

Yes, NATO uses Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) rounds, it's a general agreement between the worlds military's (although the US is now going to use 9mm Jacketed Hollow Points (JHP) in their service pistols). FMJ has better penetration through objects and since assault rifles are full auto you aren't as worr...
by OptimisticJock
Fri Jun 19, 2020 7:18 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: American Cops behaving Badly (All inclusive thread)
Replies: 6897
Views: 704656

Re: American Cops behaving Badly (All inclusive thread)

The choice there seems to be let him get away and everyone lives, or shoot him, and he probably dies. And as pointed out, they know who he is and can find him again surely. Sure, by their laws they're probably just about justified, but that doesn't mean the laws are right. I'm no gun guy so am all ...
by OptimisticJock
Fri Jun 19, 2020 2:29 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 30187
Views: 2468861

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

Construction started again at the beginning of the week. Not sure when its likely to be finished though. https://www.theoffsideline.com/edinburgh-announce-that-work-has-re-commenced-on-mini-murrayfield/?v=79cba1185463 Offside line we’re saying there was 12 weeks work pre-Covid, so place your bets f...
by OptimisticJock
Fri Jun 19, 2020 12:43 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3324096

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans

In my local Trust we have started antibody testing and nearly a half of the staff have signed up already. Watch for the numbers being paraded around by Hancock and Boris soon. It means nothing at this stage tbh. Another colleague is in the vaccine study group as well. I was going to sign up to the ...
by OptimisticJock
Fri Jun 19, 2020 12:42 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3324096

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans

Saint wrote:
OptimisticJock wrote:
Saint wrote:And in other news NHS serology testing mow being rolled out en mass to front line. Mrs Saint gets her test tomorrow
Assuming just England? Not heard anything about this.
Primarily Oxfordshire still, and ramping out from there
:thumbup:

Hopefully we follow suit at some point.