General News Thread

[leicsmac]

Anyhow, I'm having that whisky I was talking about earlier. This discussion can continue another time. 

 

Once more, going into another new year:

 

4 hours ago, leicsmac said:

And yes, peace and goodwill everywhere.

 

"...let us not be blind to our differences--but let us also direct attention to our common interests and to the means by which those differences can be resolved. And if we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. For, in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal."

That last part is as important as it has ever been. 

[danny.]

Happy new year all! 

[ClaphamFox]

The situation in Iran is worth monitoring. It could be significant.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c36810pkz96o
 

 

Edited 2 January by ClaphamFox

[Zear0]

42 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said:

The situation in Iran is worth monitoring. It could be significant.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c36810pkz96o
 

 

2026 with a nice calm start. That said, if the lunatics running Iran can be deposed that would be a result for the people. 

 

[leicsmac]

7 minutes ago, Zear0 said:

2026 with a nice calm start. That said, if the lunatics running Iran can be deposed that would be a result for the people. 

 

He's such a bloody hypocrite. 

 

Definitely agree with the second sentence. 

 

"The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don’t know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same." - Marjane Satrapi 

[Danizen]

1 hour ago, Zear0 said:

2026 with a nice calm start. That said, if the lunatics running Iran can be deposed that would be a result for the people. 

 

I don't know much about the Iran situation but from what I know about Donald Trump, I'm guessing these lunatics will be replaced by lunatics that provide access to billions of dollars worth of oil to Trump and his family. 

[Trav Le Bleu]

1 hour ago, Danizen said:

I don't know much about the Iran situation but from what I know about Donald Trump, I'm guessing these lunatics will be replaced by lunatics that provide access to billions of dollars worth of oil to lunatics.

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[RowlattsFox]

Can't see anything being said about the fire in Switzerland. Horrific, and all so young. 

Images of sparklers in champagne bottles and lots of people unaware of what is about to happen. Scary. 

 

 

[stripeyfox]

16 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said:

Can't see anything being said about the fire in Switzerland. Horrific, and all so young. 

Images of sparklers in champagne bottles and lots of people unaware of what is about to happen. Scary. 

 

 

horrific. And kind of a bit of a suprise to see such an incident in somewhere like Switzerland. You'd assume fire codes and regulations would be very strict there yet we seem to have acoustic foam on the ceiling which has been ignited and only one escape route up some stairs to get out.

 

The report I saw was that a waitress had put fireworks in a champagne bottle and was being carried on someone's shoulders, so the firework ignited the ceiling causing a rapid flashover

 

Absolutely horrific scenes 

 

 

[Trav Le Bleu]

14 minutes ago, stripeyfox said:

horrific. And kind of a bit of a suprise to see such an incident in somewhere like Switzerland. You'd assume fire codes and regulations would be very strict there yet we seem to have acoustic foam on the ceiling which has been ignited and only one escape route up some stairs to get out.

 

The report I saw was that a waitress had put fireworks in a champagne bottle and was being carried on someone's shoulders, so the firework ignited the ceiling causing a rapid flashover

 

Absolutely horrific scenes 

 

 

When we moved into our new house about 10 years ago, several rooms had polystyrene ceiling tiles, including, of all places, the kitchen.

First thing I did was strip them off, before we even spent a night there.

 

That said, it was stuff like that which meant we got it for a good price.

[foxy boxing]

2 hours ago, RowlattsFox said:

Can't see anything being said about the fire in Switzerland. Horrific, and all so young. 

Images of sparklers in champagne bottles and lots of people unaware of what is about to happen. Scary. 

 

 

Absolutely dreadful news ànd can't imaging how people cope after being involved or witnessing something so tragic. Fireworks and pyrotechnics in enclosed spaces where it would be difficult to exit in an emergency. We're proper safety rules and regulations  in place. Obviously not the time to apportion blame but these incidents don't just happen.

[Md9]

This guy isn’t lasting all this  year 

[Zear0]

31 minutes ago, Md9 said:

This guy isn’t lasting all this  year 

Perfectly normal to have 3 brain scans in 6 months after all.

[Wymsey]

Think Trump has made the same number of bloopers, albeit in a different way, as Biden ever did.

Edited 2 January by Wymsey

[Md9]

20 minutes ago, Zear0 said:

Perfectly normal to have 3 brain scans in 6 months after all.

The fact he is bragging about it and no one says a word is ridiculous as well. 

[leicsmac]

1 hour ago, Wymsey said:

Think Trump has made the same number of bloopers, albeit in a different way, as Biden ever did.

I'm going to be honest, I'm pretty sure that was apparent around five or more years ago. 

[Trav Le Bleu]

3 hours ago, Md9 said:

This guy isn’t lasting all this  year 

I think he's proved his country CAN be run by both stupid and incompetent people.

 

Just not very well.

Edited 2 January by Trav Le Bleu

[Sly]

7 hours ago, stripeyfox said:

horrific. And kind of a bit of a suprise to see such an incident in somewhere like Switzerland. You'd assume fire codes and regulations would be very strict there yet we seem to have acoustic foam on the ceiling which has been ignited and only one escape route up some stairs to get out.

 

The report I saw was that a waitress had put fireworks in a champagne bottle and was being carried on someone's shoulders, so the firework ignited the ceiling causing a rapid flashover

 

Absolutely horrific scenes 

 

 

Yes. I saw a video of it earlier and it looks horrific. 
 

Sparklers, confined space, foam on the roof and in close proximity to the flames was an accident waiting to happen. Shocking it’s somewhere like Switzerland. 

[MC Prussian]

30 minutes ago, Sly said:

Yes. I saw a video of it earlier and it looks horrific. 
 

Sparklers, confined space, foam on the roof and in close proximity to the flames was an accident waiting to happen. Shocking it’s somewhere like Switzerland. 

The bar was known to authorities for years. The owners are a French couple, as far as I can tell.

That part of Switzerland is a bit... special, with its own particular dialect – and its own rules. The home of Sepp Blatter, btw.

 

Remember it's a republic of will, with 26 different mini-states, each with its idiosyncrasies and its own laws.

[Lionator]

Air strikes in Caracas

[SkidsFox]

20 hours ago, Danizen said:

I don't know much about the Iran situation but from what I know about Donald Trump, I'm guessing these lunatics will be replaced by lunatics that provide access to billions of dollars worth of oil to Trump and his family. 

See also the attacks to take out the Venezuelan regime. But it' not just a case of simple corruption, which is bad enough. The right-wing US people pushing this are hoping to re-establish the US as sole world power, by taking out two key allies of China and Russia - Iran and Venezuela. This month will show us what the future will look like, and it could be horrific.

[Md9]

Beginning to think he didn’t really deserve his fifa peace prize after all 

[MC Prussian]

The Crans-Montana fire has me thinking of the Station Club situation in Rhode Island in 2003.

There's a video of it – you can look it up online, but it's nothing for the faint-hearted.

Edited 3 January by MC Prussian

[fox_up_north]

I know we protested the big clubs joining a super league before but I changed my mind. Can the US and Russia just sod off to another planet?

 

It's really not helpful

[Nalis]

21 minutes ago, MC Prussian said:

The Crans-Montana fire has me thinking of the Station Club situation in Rhode Island in 2003.

There's a video of it – you can look it up online, but it's' nothing for the faint-hearted.

Was shown it a few years ago, crazy how quickly it goes from a few flames to black smoke everywhere in seconds. If the filmer didnt make a move for the exit as quickly as they did the footage and filmer would be goners.