Padded Cell

Chris DolanPosted: 18 May 2014Last Updated: 15 July 2014
Atletico Madrid win La Liga and  Arsenal sneak the FA Cup. Citeh's money taints the Premiership - sadly.   So who is going to win the FIFA World Cup (sponsored by McDonalds). Is Suarez is going be the top scorer - or would he fail to...
Don AtkinsonPosted: 30 June 2014Last Updated: 10 July 2014
I teach people to fly aeroplanes. Mainly Commercial Pilots and Flight Instructors, but also a few Private Pilots (PPLs).   Last year, on his 16th birthday, I sent one of my PPL students on his first solo flight. The minimum age for doing this is...
GraemeHPosted: 07 July 2014Last Updated: 09 July 2014
Quite often in the past few weeks when I click on 'last post' I get directed to a page with no posts and a box on the top right with 'continue reading'   Anyone else been getting this?   G
rupertPosted: 08 July 2014Last Updated: 08 July 2014
Hi Don't want spotify  on my ipad  under going trial period trying to follow removed instructions don't seem to work as any body got any ideas must be some body been in same boat regards.
mista hPosted: 03 July 2014Last Updated: 08 July 2014
Any of you financial whizzkids watch the article on TV yesterday where small firms needing to raise cash for expansion get loads of individuals to pledge small amounts of cash anything from £10 upwards. The idea being if large enough numbers chip in a few quid,they can raise enough money to move their company on,and investors with luck get a small return. Looks interesting to me,wouldn`t mind having a punt myself. Mista H
picture1984Posted: 03 July 2014Last Updated: 04 July 2014
* The Brazilian Jô (Atletico Mineiro) is the soccer player with the shortest name ever at a World Cup soccer tournament. * Brazil has twice as many Chelsea players in its soccer squad for the World Cup 2014 as England: 4 to 2. * Alberto Zaccheroni, currently coach of team Japan, played in his soccer career for arch-rivals AC Milan and Internazionale . The Italian now selected one player of each club for his World Cup squad: Keisuke Honda of AC Milan and Yuto Nagatomo of Inter * No country...
Disposable heroPosted: 27 June 2014Last Updated: 03 July 2014
Metallica are performing as headliners for Glastonbury tomorrow amid various controversies including being too extreme an act for the crowd to have to witness and hear, bear killing, other musicians and groups objecting (reported by media)....
Richard DanePosted: 02 July 2014Last Updated: 03 July 2014
We have had a technical fault with the implementation of a new Hoop La function which we are working on fixing as quickly as possible.  As such, many topics will temporarily appear closed for new comment.  Apologies for the inconvenience....
Mike-BPosted: 26 June 2014Last Updated: 03 July 2014
Naim or Hoopla   Can we have Padded Cell on the top banner with other topic listings such as Music Room, Hi-Fi Corner, Streaming etc   please   -  pretty please ???
CFMFPosted: 03 June 2014Last Updated: 02 July 2014
This report confirms that WTC Building 7 was brought down by controlled demolition, contrary to the US government's official claim that it was brought down by fire... Press Release: World Trade Center Bldg. 7’s Controlled Demolition: 9/11 Consensus Panel Releases New Evidence from Witness Testimonies and Architectural Drawings | Consensus 911 BBM
mista hPosted: 24 June 2014Last Updated: 02 July 2014
Thought it would be good to run this alongside the World Cup. I can always get tickets for this if i want them thru my Sports club. Went for the first and last time a few years back. had centre court tickets for the ladies singles & mens doubles final. Trouble i found with CC tickets is you are often stuck so far back for me it takes away all the enjoyment. Anyone else have any comments. Mista h
Richard DanePosted: 14 May 2014Last Updated: 02 July 2014
My second Sony Vaio has decided to die on me - the first was display and was never adequately fixed, the latest again lost display but this time rather more serious and seems to be motherboard related.  Must have happened when I packed it in my...
LokiPosted: 02 July 2014Last Updated: 02 July 2014
The majority of topics are coming up as not allowing additional comments or votes. Anything over 9 hours old. Is anyone else experiencing the same? Or is it just me? 
Char WallahPosted: 25 June 2014Last Updated: 01 July 2014
F###! How many do  you  receive during the day? We lose count here. What are they trying to sell you? It's new boilers with us, over and over again; and for some variation we get a numpty asking us to answer survey questions.   Just had...
Tony2011Posted: 01 July 2014Last Updated: 01 July 2014
I have a large batch of 35mm negatives that I'd like to transfer to digital format. I was thinking of purchasing a Nikon coolscan but they are not cheap and I'll probably never use it again. Any advice or alternative would be most appreciated. ...
rupertPosted: 01 July 2014Last Updated: 01 July 2014
Hi is this a cowboy film made in germany.
RussPosted: 16 December 2013Last Updated: 01 July 2014
I have noted the degree to which many on this forum are supportive of the UK National Health system.  And while I lean toward skepticism, I will not attack their views, because I do not have any personal information.  But I ran across this...
JamieWednesdayPosted: 22 June 2014Last Updated: 30 June 2014
I and most of my neighbours delight in the wildlife that visit our gardens around here. Numerous varieties of birds, small and large, squirrels a (huge) Hedgehog, a small number of badgers and foxes among them. Apparently not all the neighbours feel...
hungryhalibutPosted: 22 June 2014Last Updated: 30 June 2014
It's amazing, what a difference. Just pop a Hugo under your pillow and your rumpy pumpy will be transformed. I've also tried it in my Sebo vacuum, and can now pick up huge rocks that previously remained on the carpet.
rupertPosted: 29 June 2014Last Updated: 30 June 2014
hi   Can any body help may be a geek i send mail out on my ipad replys dont come back on it,But onanother pc on my network virgincant solve it any ideas regards
JamieWednesdayPosted: 26 June 2014Last Updated: 26 June 2014
...Starring Pete Duel & Ben Murphy" On one of the ITV channels right now. Ahhh a blast from my past, when TV and life was simpler...
George FredrikPosted: 06 December 2010Last Updated: 26 June 2014
Well part of my increasingly contented life is assisted in its happiness in the process of creating a great mid-1980s cycles as it should have been fitted out had the English cycle making business not been in terminal decline apart from great almost...
steven2907Posted: 24 June 2014Last Updated: 26 June 2014
3rd. Time. Surely a long ban this time
Mike-BPosted: 25 June 2014Last Updated: 26 June 2014
Just returned from a great 3 weektouring road trip around USA westcoast & deserts. Opening thegreatpost pile - 95% junk -I found the Dads Day cards - all as normal with something funny or mildly taking the p###, but one I just fell about laughing at. "Within a few minutes of DAD getting his first iPad he'd downloaded some great music" "Now he's trying to figure out how to burn it to VINYL" Just so apt for a new- bee NDX owner...
rackkitPosted: 24 June 2014Last Updated: 25 June 2014
& the merger with Focal accordion to this short review for the upcoming Muso: "Naim audio was founded in 1973 and are located in Salisbury, United Kingdom. They specialise in manufacturing hi-fi equipment and became successful after merging with the French company Focal-JMLab in 2011 who were already experienced in selling high fidelity audio systems." http://soundreview.org/equipme...;utm_campaign=buffer