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by Sandstorm
Sat Jul 09, 2022 10:18 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: IRE in NZ - ABs 2-9-16 July - Maori 29/6 & 12/7
Replies: 7666
Views: 259173

Re: IRE in NZ - ABs 2-9-16 July - Maori 29/6 & 12/7

AB scrum is dreadful after a season playing against Aussies and Fijians.
by Sandstorm
Fri Dec 31, 2021 1:20 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: International travel thread
Replies: 228
Views: 14071

Re: International travel thread

Dozy wrote: Fri Dec 31, 2021 12:42 am
You can call me Bill wrote: Sun Dec 12, 2021 11:27 pm
Wyndham Upalot wrote: Sun Dec 12, 2021 11:21 pm Not easy for UK - Philippines
Have you been before ?

They aren't allowing tourists yet are they ?

Do like PPines. Lovely people apart from the angry ones.
Wtf were you doing in the Philippines
Teaching the locals proper muay thai techniques.
by Sandstorm
Fri Dec 31, 2021 12:38 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: RIP the internal combustion engine!
Replies: 1699
Views: 217451

Re: RIP the internal combustion engine!

Would be interesting to see how that works in vast expanses like Australia? It could work well between certain urban centres like Melbourne to Geelong. But longer distances you would be better off using the existing rail infrastructure and perhaps adding more rail to service both freight and passen...
by Sandstorm
Fri Dec 31, 2021 12:26 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: New Kitchen
Replies: 100
Views: 6133

Re: New Kitchen

Comparing how many pieces of Miele kit you have in your massive utility rooms? Globus in 5…..4……3…..
by Sandstorm
Thu Dec 30, 2021 11:36 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: New Kitchen
Replies: 100
Views: 6133

Re: New Kitchen

camroc1 wrote: Thu Dec 30, 2021 11:32 pm Why the fúck do you want to conceal appliances that you use several times every day ?

It's a kitchen.
Noise
by Sandstorm
Thu Dec 30, 2021 11:28 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Official Covid Positive Club Thread
Replies: 153
Views: 7412

Re: Official Covid Positive Club Thread

You get over Covid infection in two days if you believe it’s just a Global Conspiracy.
by Sandstorm
Thu Dec 30, 2021 10:41 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Working from home and the decline of trust
Replies: 59
Views: 3970

Re: Working from home and the decline of trust

I work for a London based US engineering company. They could not wait to get everyone back in the office after both lockdowns and refused to entertain any kind of hybrid work from home system, it had to be 5 days a week. Needless to say people have been voting with their feet and resigning in numbe...
by Sandstorm
Thu Dec 30, 2021 11:15 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Official Covid Positive Club Thread
Replies: 153
Views: 7412

Re: Official Covid Positive Club Thread

Sandstorm wrote: Tue Dec 28, 2021 4:18 pm
Dozy wrote: Tue Dec 28, 2021 8:08 am Day 2 now, unjabbed, run out of lemsip. Will get some dropped later but not sure I need it.
Liar
No activity on Bored for almost 2 days. I hope the unvaxxed bastard isn’t too poorly. :(
by Sandstorm
Thu Dec 30, 2021 11:01 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Another Premiership Club Investigated for Salary Cap Breech?
Replies: 144
Views: 8655

Re: Another Premiership Club Investigated for Salary Cap Breech?

Can a player set up a company in a tax haven, and bestow their image rights to that company, and then have a significant proportion of their total salary paid into that company account? And if so, is there a need to ever bring that money into the UK and realise the tax burden? You mean like F1 driv...
by Sandstorm
Thu Dec 30, 2021 12:45 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: New Kitchen
Replies: 100
Views: 6133

Re: New Kitchen

Having made a fair few mistakes living with those errors a decade later I’d advise spend more than you what to. Go for a local recommended kitchen design and fit company. Also think about retrofit of appliances. Also have enough plugs in the right places. Also have the right and biggest/deepest sin...
by Sandstorm
Wed Dec 29, 2021 11:37 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Maxwell Trial: verdict, guilty on …..
Replies: 450
Views: 23151

Re: Maxwell Trail: verdict, guilty on …..

The is some tragic news hidden in this verdict and trial Jack Posobiec Latin cross @JackPosobiec · 9m Ghislaine Maxwell has been found guilty All details of Epstein’s Network ordered sealed To me that is the biggest concern here. The trial appears to be protecting the potential revelations of a lot...
by Sandstorm
Wed Dec 29, 2021 11:34 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Jingle Bells! One Player your team would love to have in their Christmas stocking
Replies: 34
Views: 2793

Re: Jingle Bells! One Player your team would love to have in their Christmas stocking

Olo wrote: Wed Dec 29, 2021 11:22 pm Malcolm Marx for the Wobs.
A hooker who tackles with his arms? That is indeed a new thing for Australia.
by Sandstorm
Wed Dec 29, 2021 10:54 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Don't buy cheap - false economy products
Replies: 127
Views: 9531

Re: Don't buy cheap - false economy products

As someone who has worked extensively with a variety of overseas suppliers / manufacturers from a range of mostly third world countries, I’ll go on record as saying the dream of globalised supply chains and relationships is nothing short of a nightmare.. Firsthand, I’ve seen.. - unskilled workers i...
by Sandstorm
Wed Dec 29, 2021 6:52 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: New Kitchen
Replies: 100
Views: 6133

Re: New Kitchen

I shall follow this thread with interest as we're planning to put in a new kitchen next year. Current kitchen is fine but Mrs Ovals is fed up with it. Thought about just changing the doors but I think we'll go for a complete revamp, tiles, floor, appliances etc.. Want to get all the latest gadgets ...
by Sandstorm
Wed Dec 29, 2021 4:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: New Kitchen
Replies: 100
Views: 6133

Re: New Kitchen

As a builder I can attest to the kitchen being the most expensive room in the home. Do your homework on the cabinetry, the mark ups by some vendors are astronimical and we only use a select few for all wood construction cabinets. Often we simply let the homeowner do the cabinets and tops themselves...
by Sandstorm
Wed Dec 29, 2021 3:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: New Kitchen
Replies: 100
Views: 6133

Re: New Kitchen

Get Howdens or Benchmarx in to design a new kitchen for you. They will do proper drawings and measurements for your fitter to work to and handle all the supply. Trying to buy your own kitchen off diykitchens.net is a f**king nightmare! Choose all your cupboards/finishes/surfaces from Howdens/BM cata...
by Sandstorm
Tue Dec 28, 2021 7:08 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3323711

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans

Lots of things you cant do like drive legally without a seatbelt or go shirtless into a restaurant. These are things that most people just don’t stress about. Same with a QR code to go into that same restaurant. It’s just not worth marching angrily in the streets with a placard. Yeah...bad batch. Y...
by Sandstorm
Tue Dec 28, 2021 6:59 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3323711

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans

Lots of things you cant do like drive legally without a seatbelt or go shirtless into a restaurant. These are things that most people just don’t stress about. Same with a QR code to go into that same restaurant. It’s just not worth marching angrily in the streets with a placard. Yeah...bad batch. Y...
by Sandstorm
Tue Dec 28, 2021 6:52 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3323711

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans

Lots of things you cant do like drive legally without a seatbelt or go shirtless into a restaurant. These are things that most people just don’t stress about. Same with a QR code to go into that same restaurant.

It’s just not worth marching angrily in the streets with a placard.
by Sandstorm
Tue Dec 28, 2021 6:35 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3323711

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans I

It’s no ones business who I am, where I’m going or where I’ve been. So just like a drivers license, you can leave your phone at home. Digital ID beaten! Which is why they’re pushing for it to be shown and QR registered on entry to shop, pubs, football etc. So just like a social credit card. So you ...
by Sandstorm
Tue Dec 28, 2021 6:27 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3323711

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans

Open your mind, Bimbot
by Sandstorm
Tue Dec 28, 2021 6:23 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3323711

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans I

It’s no ones business who I am, where I’m going or where I’ve been. So just like a drivers license, you can leave your phone at home. Digital ID beaten! Which is why they’re pushing for it to be shown and QR registered on entry to shop, pubs, football etc. So just like a social credit card. So you ...
by Sandstorm
Tue Dec 28, 2021 6:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3323711

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans I

It’s no ones business who I am, where I’m going or where I’ve been. So just like a drivers license, you can leave your phone at home. Digital ID beaten!
by Sandstorm
Tue Dec 28, 2021 4:42 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Ashes: Australia v England 2021/22 Series
Replies: 1331
Views: 66044

Re: The Ashes: Australia v England 2021/22 Series

4 Day County Cricket in the Sumer months with very cheap beer on sale. Crowds come back and England improve for future Ashes series. Win win.
by Sandstorm
Tue Dec 28, 2021 4:18 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Official Covid Positive Club Thread
Replies: 153
Views: 7412

Re: Official Covid Positive Club Thread

Dozy wrote: Tue Dec 28, 2021 8:08 am Day 2 now, unjabbed, run out of lemsip. Will get some dropped later but not sure I need it.
Liar
by Sandstorm
Mon Dec 27, 2021 11:22 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Ashes: Australia v England 2021/22 Series
Replies: 1331
Views: 66044

Re: The Ashes: Australia v England 2021/22 Series

Thomas wrote: Mon Dec 27, 2021 11:16 pm Has England's obsession with becoming champs with the white ball ruined their test team?
Absolutely
by Sandstorm
Mon Dec 27, 2021 11:12 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3323711

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans

bimboman wrote: Mon Dec 27, 2021 11:03 am Also omicron is demonstrating perfectly well the transmission isn’t stopped by the vaccines at all.
No shit. Only Joe Biden claimed that’s why we need to be vaccinated.
by Sandstorm
Mon Dec 27, 2021 11:09 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread
Replies: 40890
Views: 2070190

Re: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread

Rocketz wrote: Mon Dec 27, 2021 11:06 am Irish ports and ships have been changing since Brexit

https://healthcarebusiness.co.uk/irish- ... ce-brexit/
Was that written by a 6 year old and edited by his 8 year old brother?? Appallingly penned article.
by Sandstorm
Mon Dec 27, 2021 10:53 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3323711

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans

Could we make obese, unvaccinated people run away or they’ll get the jab?
by Sandstorm
Mon Dec 27, 2021 12:48 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Tutu gooooone
Replies: 16
Views: 1438

Re: Tutu gooooone

Eugenius wrote: Mon Dec 27, 2021 12:44 am

Always looked up to him .
Jeez, how short are you??
by Sandstorm
Sun Dec 26, 2021 11:41 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3323711

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans

Ted. wrote: Sun Dec 26, 2021 11:35 pm
Sandstorm wrote: Sun Dec 26, 2021 12:14 pm Ted, you’re getting unnecessarily personal here. Bimbot is a cnut, but there’s no need to go where you have on consecutive posts.
Sandy, which part of it do you object to in particular?

I'm happy to edit if it's not factual.
I can’t remember and I can’t be arsed any more.
by Sandstorm
Sun Dec 26, 2021 11:23 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Jingle Bells! One Player your team would love to have in their Christmas stocking
Replies: 34
Views: 2793

Re: Jingle Bells! One Player your team would love to have in their Christmas stocking

towny wrote: Sun Dec 26, 2021 10:31 pm
Zakar wrote: Sun Dec 26, 2021 4:44 am A healthy PSDT
What team are you talking about? Wallabies?
No, he was talking about his own STD.
by Sandstorm
Sun Dec 26, 2021 8:55 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3323711

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans

https://covvaxse.com/pfizer/ https://covvaxse.com/moderna/ If anyone wants to search the others https://covvaxse.com/ That has no perspective at all. Billions of people have had the vaccine. Any reasonable person would expect there to be a small minority that have experienced side affects. No-one s...
by Sandstorm
Sun Dec 26, 2021 8:54 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Another Premiership Club Investigated for Salary Cap Breech?
Replies: 144
Views: 8655

Re: Another Premiership Club Investigated for Salary Cap Breech?

Gynormus wrote: Sun Dec 26, 2021 7:43 pm Speaking with a mate who does some journalism for rugby who says there is another investigation about to kickoff!

Whats the guess?
Was it Jake?
by Sandstorm
Sun Dec 26, 2021 3:47 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Maxwell Trial...
Replies: 626
Views: 38466

Re: Maxwell Trial...

Is this the same Bill fruitcake from years ago? Is name was just Bill then. Not sure. I seem to recall posters pointing out that the Bill from years ago never reacted, went nutso or insulted people like this incarnation does when pushed. I think it was from a comparison with Bimboman You can call m...
by Sandstorm
Sun Dec 26, 2021 2:08 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3323711

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans

Mick Mannock wrote: Sun Dec 26, 2021 2:04 pm Govts have no intention of returning our freedoms. Ever.
Tim foil is on special in Tesco tomorrow.
by Sandstorm
Sun Dec 26, 2021 12:43 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Maxwell Trial...
Replies: 626
Views: 38466

Re: Maxwell Trial...

You can call me Bill wrote: Sun Dec 26, 2021 12:32 pm
Sandstorm wrote: Sun Dec 26, 2021 12:23 pm
You can call me Bill wrote: Sun Dec 19, 2021 9:13 am
It's not right for adults to pay teenage girls to come to their house and give them touchy feely massages. It's right that doing that is prohibited by law
...

Let us all know when you finally decide it’s criminal.
You still haven’t called what Maxwell did as criminal yet.
by Sandstorm
Sun Dec 26, 2021 12:23 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Maxwell Trial...
Replies: 626
Views: 38466

Re: Maxwell Trial...

From pages 1-9 Clearly that is oddball behaviour , and totally unacceptable behaviour. It does not equate though to torture followed by murder. Anyone suggesting that it is is out of the park mistaken. .... Clearly these activities were wrongful, and clearly doing this with people of that age is di...
by Sandstorm
Sun Dec 26, 2021 12:14 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3323711

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans

Ted, you’re getting unnecessarily personal here. Bimbot is a cnut, but there’s no need to go where you have on consecutive posts.
by Sandstorm
Sat Dec 25, 2021 10:49 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Best sh*t of 2021
Replies: 11
Views: 1822

Re: Best sh*t of 2021

This time of year again. Here is the definitive list: Best TV - Arcane. Will be surprised if this is bettered this decade. Also good - Succession final episode. Loki. Best Movie - Dune. Nailed it. Hopefully part 2 brings it home. Also good - not much else. Matrix Resurrection maybe. Bond was OK. Sh...