PandaJuggler

I moved to Now not long ago, and have had a couple of problems with their router. First of all, it appeared to interfere with my TV signal; I had to mess about with the frequency on the router's settings. It seems to have settled down now, but it was a nuisance for a while. This was never an issue with my four previous routers/suppliers. Secondly, I have an Xbox 360 plugged directly into the router, but the connection is unreliable. Sometimes I switch the console on, and the online content appears as it should; but it often fails to connect, and I have to unplug and then plug the cable in again to get the orange 'connection light' (and the content) to appear. Again, this was never a problem with my old routers.

I regularly walk down Little London Road, so much dog mess down there. Someone is bagging it up but then dropping the bags everywhere. There are a couple of alcoves in the buildings where the stuff is building up. I swear some people would still do their business in the street if they could - let's bring back the Bubonic Plague!

I saw a good (bad) one over on Little London Road - a taxi entering the no entry near the Hardy Pick and racing down to, and under, the railway bridge to Chesterfield Rd.

None - but beer and bread don't like me. I had a cheese in France once, so mature it was a stinking puddle. I tried, but I couldn't eat it.

Not the worst special effects as a whole... but the scene in Apocalypto where the panther attacks, and the victim is clearly rolling around with a cuddly toy... ...in a 21st century movie which was touted as being all about authenticity and attention to detail. Really bizarre, reminiscent of Tarzan films from fifty years earlier.

Have same problem occasionally where I am too. I don't subscribe to the idea that once in a while is okay, when what you're doing is affecting other peoples' health. Similarly with noise - being kept up just one night all year is small comfort if you're ill, have an important day ahead next day, or whatever. I remember reading that the particulates from wood fires are particular hazardous, and don't disperse like some people might imagine, instead lingering and settling in nearby homes. Unfortunately the purpose of that article was to give an example of how people stubbornly cling to their lifelong habits.

This thread is fun. The arrows in the left lane say left or straight on. After that, there's never a break in the lane markings before the collision, so cars (like the white) obeying the arrows will *always* have cross those lane markings, 'changing lanes and causing the accident' according to those blaming white. An instructive point in the video that no-one has mentioned: if you pause it after the cars have made contact, there's a brief break in the lane markings towards the bridge. So rather than keeping in it's lane, I would say the dark car has mistakenly hugged the lane markings to it's left instead of staying on the right towards the middle lane (which it previously chose), where the lane markings resume beneath the bridge. Looking at the footage I believe the dark car was trying to turn left, but I can't prove that, and it's not really relevant. His middle lane opens up with the disappearance of the lane division markings to his right but he hugs that dividing line peeling off to the left, leaving the white car blocked and panicking.

Anyone (everyone?) experience an adjustment down the field this week at Sheffield Hallam? My email time no longer matches my website time (now about 10 -12 seconds slower).

I use the alcohol free version of the Corsodyl, but rather than using it as a mouthwash I dip the Tepe brushes in it. It lasts longer that way, and my dentist says my gums are improving. Used as a mouthwash, Corsodyl discoloured my tongue and left an increasingly odd taste in my mouth, possibly from contact with the caffeine in tea.

This old thread needs reviving... I read on the council website we're supposed to approach neighbours whose bonfire is causing a nuisance in an amicable manner before considering any serious action. The thing is, despite having my windows shut (so I guess my windows aren't up to much) today the inside of my flat stinks like burnt plastic, because somebody's burning stuff in the next street. Seems crazy to me that burning stuff in a built up area is allowed - read up on the particulates from wood smoke, you'll see it's no safer than cigarette smoke, particles too small for the body to filter entering the lungs and linked to increased strokes and heart attacks. Lovely to think that someone has filled my home with that stuff

Feel torn about this issue. Was handed a leaflet in the park on Saturday for the campaign to save the trees on Rustings Road, would be a real shame to lose them and I would like to know what practical measures, if any, can be taken to avoid this. I've just completed a short course on Mental Health, during which I learned of the link between urban environments and mental illness, specifically increased chances of psychosis. So to a person saying "forget a stupid bunch of trees, what about real issues like the NHS", I would point to that. I understand why people are concerned about insurance and maintenance costs and health and safety... but you have to wonder what a city would be like to live in were we to always prioritise these things. Surely it would become a sanitised and oppressive place where no-one will want to live. And for how long can Sheffield claim to be one of the greenest cities with an approach of "we've got loads of trees, losing a couple more won't make a difference". On the other side, I don't think hyperbole like 'tree murder' helps a cause. And why did they plant lime trees of all things, with their famously destructive roots, down an inner city road!? On balance I'm inclined to sign the petition, in the hope that the decision will be slowed down and options considered, rather than some corporate company bulldozing through it's agenda without consultation or consideration of alternatives.

Good luck with that. My knees say no to more than 10k, and who am I to argue ---------- Post added 17-06-2014 at 20:04 ---------- Turns out there was a wider problem with a scanner on Saturday at Hallam. The results have been revised and they've suggested anyone suddenly missing from the list get in touch on Facebook or email. So any Sheff Hallam parkrunners here might want to take a look

I suppose I'm asking whether they (parkrun) are interested in feedback if things aren't quite working. Accepted it's not a race, but they *are* going to the trouble of timing and displaying results each week. I thought I'd make myself look like a pedant here, rather than to the organisers, just to see how it went down I was happy with my time, I guess I'll leave it at that

Unless I'm misunderstanding either you or the parkrun setup - which is very possible, I'm not a seasoned runner - there is no chip time at parkrun, only gun time. There's no record of when an individual crosses the start line, so if you start from the back of the field, the time it takes you to reach the start line is simply lumped in to your final time. (I've only run Sheff Hallam, but I presume the system is the same everywhere so that people can drop in to any parkrun)

Some oddities in the order around me in this weeks Sheffield Hallam parkrun results; a phantom VM50-54 in the position ahead of me who definitely wasn't there on the day. Is it worth reporting these things, or is a little mistake here and there accepted as inevitable? I doubt the mistake would impact on my time/position, the VM probably belongs further up the field judging by his times.

It's not in my mind then, that's a relief. I'm just up the hill from Hunters Bar roundabout. I was struggling to sleep last night and opened my window about 4.30am to let in some fresh air. Three hours later I awoke to a room stinking like burnt plastic

In the interests of balance then, this will be my first trip to my local sorting office (after two years) because the service has been smooth until this past week. A round of applause for good postmen :clap:, and down with awkward, ungrateful customers.

Perhaps our regular one is on his hols. Fingers crossed.

This thread's quiet, time for a moan. Think I have a new postman. In the space of a week I've had a load of my neighbours post through my door, the posty ringing the bell then vanishing even though I answered immediately, and today a card for a parcel despite me being in and nobody ringing the bell On the plus side, it's a nice weather for a trek to the sorting office.

I was at Hallam and can confirm that there were 4553 people there I took two steps forward at the start, got sandwiched between two people and couldn't move.

Sheffield Forum decided to send me an update about this thread today, I don't know why, I wasn't logged in and hadn't contributed since 2012 I revisited my ancient comment and saw your reply for the first time. I prefer the solution of points to fines (although they have to be enforced), more so if the law is going to be applied without discretion. A good, honest driver is unlikely to have lots of points on their licence, and can afford to make one mistake. If they persistently break the law or make mistakes, eventually they will be penalised, and that's fair enough. Ruling out fines would 1) Remove the temptation for the law makers of raising revenue through draconian application of laws - and prevent accusations from the public that this is the case - and 2) create a fairer system, because a fine is nothing to the wealthy.

I never claimed it was any kind of emergency. I clearly stated that the individual parked illegally by mistake. She had even moved on from another space having decided it was too close to a junction. Here's what I would hope: that the adjudicator would see a genuine story, a local resident forced several streets away from her home by match day traffic, who drove around in circles on packed dark streets and then made a mistake when at last she spotted a space. Some people (though not the above) are tempted to park illegally, just as some people are tempted to ignore a persons story to gather in fines and meet targets.

The initial post is begging the question by placing God at the centre of the discussion. Creation by a god (or gods) hasn't earned it's place there - it's there because old habits die hard - those ancient notions are part of our culture, despite them having no evidence and bringing nothing new to the debate since they were put down in writing. Evolution isn't in question either. Scientists are probing the real big mysteries - how life got started on Earth (or elsewhere), and the nature of the Universe (eg. did it even have a beginning?). These are the questions for the 21st century in my opinion. Who or what is God? - a figurehead from human imagination, born from superstition, turned cult, turned worldwide organised religion and probably completely unrecognisable from 'his' beginnings.

His first act was to appear on local news banging on about Tory cuts - perhaps he didn't mean his own political interference Problem is we don't know the proportion of the 100 that are deliberately spoiled. I imagine that yes - there were a higher proportion of deliberate protests given the general mood coming across in the media - but it was also an AV system which people could've messed up.

Why is this considered a moral stance? Would it be considered a respectable moral stance if he refused to drive with an ad promoting racial equality? This man is not a moral person.