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by CombatClaret
Mon Dec 19, 2022 11:08 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Forgotten and lesser known brilliant movies
Replies: 83
Views: 3359

Re: Forgotten and lesser known brilliant movies

Margin Call

The thinking man's Wolf of Wallstreet.
Takes place over 24 hours the board of a wall street investment bank decides to fire the starter pistol of the 2008 subprime market crash.

A stellar cast; Kevin Spacey, Zachary Quinto, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Stanley Tucci.
by CombatClaret
Sat Dec 17, 2022 7:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Boro: what a poor side
Replies: 52
Views: 3762

Re: Boro: what a poor side

Was out doing an Xmas social so couldn't watch the game and therefor can't speak to the quality of Boro.

But I showed a friend the scoreline at 0-1 down and said to them, "We'll win this".
by CombatClaret
Sun Dec 11, 2022 1:32 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Spades Claret
Replies: 98
Views: 6219

Re: Spades Claret

Thank you for sharing. Thoughts to her family and a great loss to the wider Clarets family of which we all are part of. She will be missed on here.
by CombatClaret
Sun Nov 27, 2022 9:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: New TV
Replies: 35
Views: 2488

Re: New TV

I have a Philips 'The One' or Performance series, mid-range, their top thier being the OLED panels. Good 4k picture, HDR where available. Android OS & Apps plus Ambilight which casts a glow of whatever colour is on that edge of the screen onto the wall. It may sound gimmicky at first but it's really...
by CombatClaret
Mon Nov 21, 2022 9:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Roberts watch - Wales v USA
Replies: 119
Views: 5924

Re: Roberts watch - Wales v USA

Good result for keeping the group exciting.
by CombatClaret
Mon Nov 21, 2022 8:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Roberts watch - Wales v USA
Replies: 119
Views: 5924

Re: Roberts watch - Wales v USA

64 years, let them enjoy a bit of hype.
by CombatClaret
Mon Nov 21, 2022 8:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Roberts watch - Wales v USA
Replies: 119
Views: 5924

Re: Roberts watch - Wales v USA

Assuming everyone will beat Iran, they really need something from this.
by CombatClaret
Sat Nov 19, 2022 1:03 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Benefit system to get a 10.1% pay increase
Replies: 631
Views: 19146

Re: Benefit system to get a 10.1% pay increase

Won’t speak for anybody else, but for me, I take people as I find them, so I’ll judge you how you present yourself on here - as a self satisfied, quite bitter, rude, moaner (ironically, for somebody who rails against such a trait). You may have helped people, who knows, but you have an obnoxiousnes...
by CombatClaret
Sat Nov 19, 2022 12:55 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Benefit system to get a 10.1% pay increase
Replies: 631
Views: 19146

Re: Benefit system to get a 10.1% pay increase

Guff..... We really really struggled to meet those monthly payments.... Long before paying for sky, amazon, broadband or whatever your monthly outgoings are now The truth is people like Nori did work hard, they played by the rules at the time. BUT the rules have changed and the game is harder now, ...
by CombatClaret
Fri Nov 18, 2022 4:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Benefit system to get a 10.1% pay increase
Replies: 631
Views: 19146

Re: Benefit system to get a 10.1% pay increase

So, it looks like I am going to be paying an extra 15k in taxes over the next 5 years to supplement the underclasses. What a country we live in. And that's why everyone from Europe and beyond wants to come here. You're being taxed in an attempt to curb inflation. Taxes do not pay for government spe...
by CombatClaret
Thu Nov 17, 2022 11:58 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Benefit system to get a 10.1% pay increase
Replies: 631
Views: 19146

Re: Benefit system to get a 10.1% pay increase

I don’t get the supply and demand argument, tbh. I do agree we should keep building new housing stock since like new cars, there always demand and need for replenishment, but I don’t see large parts of the population homeless. There are enough houses for us to all live in. There are just about enou...
by CombatClaret
Thu Nov 17, 2022 11:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Benefit system to get a 10.1% pay increase
Replies: 631
Views: 19146

Re: Benefit system to get a 10.1% pay increase

NewClaret wrote:
Thu Nov 17, 2022 11:04 pm
That chart right there shows exactly why we need them to come down and significantly.
That's a supply and demand issue.
Higher interest rates, pricing people out into every more expensive rental property, unable to save for deposits. I don't see how that helps.
by CombatClaret
Thu Nov 17, 2022 11:01 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Benefit system to get a 10.1% pay increase
Replies: 631
Views: 19146

Re: Benefit system to get a 10.1% pay increase

Nori1958 wrote:
Thu Nov 17, 2022 9:34 pm
When I bought my first house the interest rates were 18%......we managed, we adapted.... As did millions of others
https://mojomortgages.com/mortgage-scor ... h-the-ages

OK Boomer.
by CombatClaret
Wed Nov 16, 2022 8:09 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Benefit system to get a 10.1% pay increase
Replies: 631
Views: 19146

Re: Benefit system to get a 10.1% pay increase

Here’s something that puzzles me. Perhaps someone can throw some light on it. At peak covid the government broke all records to open the Nightingale Hospitals although they then remained nearly empty. Now the current NHS crisis seems to be caused by bed blocking whereby patients are not being disch...
by CombatClaret
Mon Nov 14, 2022 3:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Fireworks - A Disgrace
Replies: 64
Views: 5825

Re: Fireworks - A Disgrace

How do you control something that is outside your control? If the firework was lit inside the ground then fair enough, but if it came from outside, then there’s nothing the club could have done to prevent that Controls in this instance mean precautions or mitigations you put in place. There does co...
by CombatClaret
Mon Nov 14, 2022 2:55 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Fireworks - A Disgrace
Replies: 64
Views: 5825

Re: Fireworks - A Disgrace

So if my neighbours have a fireworks display, and some of them come down in my garden then I'm responsible?? Come off it. Burnley FC 100% not liable. If you charge people entry to your garden for commercial purposed yes, you have a duty of care to keep them & your staff safe. I would need to see yo...
by CombatClaret
Sat Nov 12, 2022 1:12 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's footie 12/11
Replies: 105
Views: 3855

Re: Today's footie 12/11

Celebration all gathered around Toney to support him after missing out on England call-up.
Could also see Ben taking the lead, telling everyone to keep their heads, exactly the type of experience you want in this situation.
by CombatClaret
Sat Nov 12, 2022 1:08 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's footie 12/11
Replies: 105
Views: 3855

Re: Today's footie 12/11

Ben Mee assist
by CombatClaret
Fri Nov 11, 2022 1:37 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Totally Football Show - Sunday Preview
Replies: 0
Views: 781

Totally Football Show - Sunday Preview

Won't be much news for anyone on here but nice to have a good five minutes dedicated to the game with a look at both clubs.

https://theathletic.com/podcast/200-the ... pisode=277

Available for free through most podcast apps. Google, Apple etc.
by CombatClaret
Thu Nov 10, 2022 12:04 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Protests
Replies: 9
Views: 1592

Re: Protests

Prior to staging a protest in public, be it Just Stop Oil or Manchester United owners, etc are the organisers legally obliged to produce Risk Assessments, plans, etc? No, because it's not a workplace or professional activity. There is no employer with a duty of care just individuals acting in a coo...
by CombatClaret
Wed Nov 09, 2022 11:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 'Town to Turf' investment
Replies: 51
Views: 4633

Re: 'Town to Turf' investment

Broken paving replaced!?
Better LED street lighting!?
Wider pavements for matchday walking!?
Benches for old people to sit on?!
Trees!!!!!

Down with that sort of thing.
by CombatClaret
Tue Nov 08, 2022 9:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Crawley Cup Game
Replies: 465
Views: 23252

Re: Crawley Cup Game

CombatClaret wrote:
Tue Nov 08, 2022 9:40 pm
When Vincent's lad score
At the mighty Turf Moor
That's Zaroury
When it's over and done
and the the Clarets have won
That's Zaroury!
by CombatClaret
Tue Nov 08, 2022 9:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Crawley Cup Game
Replies: 465
Views: 23252

Re: Crawley Cup Game

When Vincent's lad score
At the mighty Turf Moor
That's Zaroury
by CombatClaret
Sun Nov 06, 2022 5:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's footie 6/11
Replies: 53
Views: 1625

Re: Today's footie 6/11

Sounds like Hasenhuttl is gone
by CombatClaret
Sat Nov 05, 2022 2:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Muric
Replies: 687
Views: 27931

Re: Muric

He's the reason we'll be relegated.

Oh wait...
by CombatClaret
Sat Nov 05, 2022 2:19 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Sheff U vs Burnley Match Thread
Replies: 667
Views: 17713

Re: Sheff U vs Burnley Match Thread

3 points clear at the top, the first defeat in 14 games.

Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Thrilled to be where we are, bad game, move on.
by CombatClaret
Sat Nov 05, 2022 2:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Sheff U vs Burnley Match Thread
Replies: 667
Views: 17713

Re: Sheff U vs Burnley Match Thread

Robbo1882 wrote:
Sat Nov 05, 2022 2:14 pm
I don’t want to see Muric in a Burnley shirt again
Bye
by CombatClaret
Sat Nov 05, 2022 2:00 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Sheff U vs Burnley Match Thread
Replies: 667
Views: 17713

Re: Sheff U vs Burnley Match Thread

kenyon6923 wrote:
Sat Nov 05, 2022 1:58 pm
We have been spoilt with Heaton and Popey
When it comes to shot-stopping. Pope's distribution was worse than Evri
by CombatClaret
Fri Nov 04, 2022 9:21 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: In the town where I was born
Replies: 47
Views: 3577

Re: In the town where I was born

One for the kids.

Now it's raining goals with Tella
Taylor, Roberts, Harwood-Bellis
Josh Brownhill's better than ever
Josh Brownhill's better than ever
Tella, Tella Tella, Eh Eh Eh

To the tune of 'Umbrella' by Rihanna
https://youtu.be/CvBfHwUxHIk?t=67
by CombatClaret
Wed Oct 19, 2022 9:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Birmingham v Burnley match thread
Replies: 484
Views: 16971

Re: Birmingham v Burnley match thread

Deeney looking fired up today after the triple lock pension news.
by CombatClaret
Wed Oct 19, 2022 7:54 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: STREAM. V BRUM
Replies: 29
Views: 2097

Re: STREAM. V BRUM

Can't bear to listen to the Birmingham City commentator pair.
by CombatClaret
Mon Oct 17, 2022 4:34 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Could Kompany leave this season?
Replies: 51
Views: 4354

Re: Could Kompany leave this season?

Leave now and it looks like he's willing to jump ship at the earliest opportunity.
But the summer, who knows.
One thing's for sure, Premier League manager positions are going to open two or three times a season. I don't I think seeing us through to the summer is going to dent his chances.
by CombatClaret
Tue Oct 11, 2022 5:47 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Fully Electric Cars
Replies: 812
Views: 39736

Re: Fully Electric Cars

Murger wrote:
Tue Oct 11, 2022 5:42 pm
There’s gonna be a lot of dormant cars when the country runs out of electricity.
I've got some bad news about oil.
by CombatClaret
Tue Oct 11, 2022 5:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Fully Electric Cars
Replies: 812
Views: 39736

Re: Fully Electric Cars

It goes into another discussion. How about we let cars drive themselves? But then when that happens, we'll be complaining about those. It we could get it right we could nearly remove all jams caused by accidents and then all the jams caused by nothing more than human inefficiency, laziness, and imp...
by CombatClaret
Tue Oct 11, 2022 4:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Fully Electric Cars
Replies: 812
Views: 39736

Re: Fully Electric Cars

After pollution, EVs need to tackle the other two problems with vehicles. Safety: Speed limit cars. With GPS in vehicles no reason we cannot limit cars to the correct speed limit, even a blanked 85mph would be better than nothing. Amazing we've speed-limited e-bikes before cars/vans/lorries. Congest...
by CombatClaret
Wed Oct 05, 2022 7:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Rome holiday recommendations
Replies: 28
Views: 1190

Re: Rome holiday recommendations

Did 5 days in Sept 2019 The only time I've used a flights & room site (Expedia), actually worked out really well. Accept you'll probably not see everything there is. Did a day on foot: Spanish Steps, Trevi, Pantheon in the morning, Colosseum/Forum afternoon. The first two you don't need to spend a l...
by CombatClaret
Tue Sep 27, 2022 12:35 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Central Heating
Replies: 121
Views: 11326

Re: Central Heating

Likewise, on Octopus, their graph which shows your projected usage and credit balance is very useful. They've dropped my DD but I'll probably increase it and pay the same as I have done on top of the £65pm deduction, no guarantee high fuel prices are not around for a very long time. My fix ends mid ...
by CombatClaret
Wed Sep 14, 2022 9:44 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Tonight's Footy
Replies: 70
Views: 2386

Re: Tonight's Footy

Long ball city just booting toward the big man :P
by CombatClaret
Wed Sep 14, 2022 2:46 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Kitchen upgrade - future proofing
Replies: 10
Views: 1124

Re: Kitchen upgrade - future proofing

I've got an all-electric flat and renovated the kitchen replacing an old electric hob with an induction hob and very happy with it, no waiting to warm up and the 0-9 levels are very responsive, I can always find the right one to fry/simmer/boil. etc If you're thinking about saving also consider an a...
by CombatClaret
Sun Sep 11, 2022 12:31 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Russia Invades
Replies: 10694
Views: 790677

Re: Russia Invades

https://twitter.com/noclador/status/1568701282214641666 Ukrainian infantry crossing the Oskil River If all Ukrainian units involved are carrying similar amounts of anti-tank weapons, then its going to be very hard for anything armoured to move freely to seal gaps and stop the penetration It was suc...
by CombatClaret
Sat Sep 10, 2022 1:10 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: HRH Queen Elizabeth has passed.
Replies: 151
Views: 8348

Re: HRH Queen Elizabeth has passed.

I tended to think of Para-social relationships as a relatively modern phenomenon with the rise of social media: YouTube, Twitch, TikTok etc. It's been quite staggering to see it existed on a nearly nationwide scale. Parasocial relationships are one-sided relationships, where one person extends emoti...
by CombatClaret
Thu Sep 08, 2022 11:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Game postponed
Replies: 441
Views: 19671

Re: Game postponed

I'm sure that she would say that any decision to postpone any event was unnecessary and that we too should show that same spirit and just get on with it. This take has been repeated a few times and I've a strong feeling it's the opposite. The queen knew better than anyone that the Monarchy survives...
by CombatClaret
Thu Sep 08, 2022 11:05 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Game postponed
Replies: 441
Views: 19671

Re: Game postponed

It's a global event but the event itself is done with now until the funeral. The TV will have already repeated itself a thousand times already today, there's not really anything else to say. Sure, have a period of mourning for those who want to mourn for however long but there's no need to stop eve...
by CombatClaret
Thu Sep 08, 2022 10:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Game postponed
Replies: 441
Views: 19671

Re: Game postponed

By postponing the game it goes against everything the Queen and the Royalty stood for. Continuing through adversity and getting on with life. Their main aim is the continuation & relevance of the monarchy so this is exactly what they will expect and hope for. It is going to feel very out of place i...
by CombatClaret
Tue Sep 06, 2022 12:48 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Are we human...
Replies: 32
Views: 2978

Re: Are we human...

Tailed off in the later years in my opinion but first three albums were outstanding. From then on it's just a couple of tracks per album. Sam's Town is probably the strongest of them all. Underrated tracks include. Andy Your A Star For Reasons Unknown Everything Will Be Alright Spaceman Bones I thin...
by CombatClaret
Mon Sep 05, 2022 11:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Extinction Rebellion
Replies: 196
Views: 8354

Re: Extinction Rebellion

I'd personally love to know what countries rich with fossil fuels think of global warming. Unfortunately news from those parts of the world have been banned. Much to the delight of a good portion of our society. George Orwell didn't warn us about any of this stuff obviously Whatever they think of c...
by CombatClaret
Mon Sep 05, 2022 11:19 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Wout Weghorst Debut at Besiktas
Replies: 234
Views: 21374

Re: Wout Weghorst Debut at Besiktas

Given his vaccination status, I expected him to catch it.
by CombatClaret
Sat Sep 03, 2022 5:14 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's footie 3/9
Replies: 135
Views: 5169

Re: Today's footie 3/9

Unlucky Cornet, deserved that one. Great goal that will never be.
by CombatClaret
Sat Sep 03, 2022 4:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today's footie 3/9
Replies: 135
Views: 5169

Re: Today's footie 3/9

Nottingham Forest 2-2 Bournemouth

Avoided the big teams and picked the right game to watch.
by CombatClaret
Fri Sep 02, 2022 10:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Worse ref ever
Replies: 82
Views: 5193

Re: Worse ref ever

VAR gives that pen. Maybe spots that foul.