Recent content by red_harrington

Non Boro Non England First thing that comes to mind is Zidane goal vs Tokyo, simply sublime I must have watched it over and over 100s of times, like the Bergkamp goal vs Newcastle

Patrick Bamford Sorry, was never a fan of him Also Adam 'Jinky' Johnson People raved about him.... but he was a paedo

OK so I haven't thought this through a great deal, but one of the greatest wastes of fresh water isn't from leaky pipes, but rivers flowing into the sea. Literally billions of gallons of fresh water flows into the sea, each and every day. So why can't it be tapped just before it gets to the...

Examples: Wembley Stadium Budget £300m Final cost £1.1bn Channel Tunnel Budget £4.6bn Final cost £9.5bn NHS IT system Budget £2.4bn Final cost £10bn+ Did anyone lose their job as a result of this overspending? I doubt it There have been some on target eg Heathrow Terminal 5 but on the whole...

You could say the same about any government spending project, except it's the scale of this that makes it so galling. Whenever there is no incentive to stick to a budget - why bother? If your job is secure regardless, why take the time and trouble to negotiate prices down? If there is a...

Happy Birthday Rob Thanks for all the work you have put into FMTTM over the years

Like all banks they make money out of me by lending out what I have in my account

Yes I'm a capitalist too in that I run a business to make a profit so I can live What I don't do is run the business to make as much money as humanly possible, and then try and make more and more and more, each and every year, that's just greed. There is a difference.

Possibly because I'm always in credit so they don't make any money charging me interest for overdrafts etc, I don't know. Even so, my point is one of despair that no matter how much money they make, some companies (and individuals for that matter) are just never satisfied.

I've had my business banking with Santander for 10+ years Now they've decided to levy a £9.99 monthly charge for no apparent reason and no extra benefit This despite the fact that their profits went up 14% last year to £12.5 billion I find it very difficult to get my head around the fact that...

The 'club model' should be in the same rubbish bin as 'club philosophy'

Good point Taking it a bit further, did the pilot ask 'Why did you do that?' in an angry or agitated manner, knowing the implications, or was it more benign? It would be very helpful to hear ALL of what was said, I am sure there was LOT more than just the two sentences we've been provided with.

Opinions mean absolutely nothing unless they are backed up by evidence, facts, proof etc Far too many people form their beliefs on the opinions of others with scant evidence behind them If I was to offer an opinion on whether or not this eruption had an effect on the weather for example, I'd...

Pneumonic plague, not bubonic Also there are several cases per year in the US, so although very rare (single figures), it's not altogether unknown

That's what happens when you rely on fax machines