Today I'm angry about.....

[Worthy4England]

Fckg volume on TV.

How it leaps & varies between programmes. How in films it ranges from so quiet I think I'm going deaf, to, in action shots particularly, so loud it almost manages to make me deaf. Then when adverts come on the sound levels increase by about 50%.

I spend the night constantly tweaking the volume controls. So fckg annoying.


By the way, while I'm on about it, is it just me or is there a slight delay between sound and vision on digital TV, so mouths open & close about half a second before the actual sound ?

I'm with you on this one Bish - Especially the adverts. I've left the room when they're on because I don't want to hear them.

Not noticed any synch problems with digital.

that was bobo - but I agree (if it helps) - unfortunately this kind of anger is a sure sign of getting old!

So's getting peoples names mixed up. Sorry Mr Clown

[americantrotter]

ENGLAND AND THE US IN THE SAME GROUP. It'll be hell. This sucks.

[bobo the clown]

Fckg volume on TV.

How it leaps & varies between programmes. How in films it ranges from so quiet I think I'm going deaf, to, in action shots particularly, so loud it almost manages to make me deaf. Then when adverts come on the sound levels increase by about 50%.

I spend the night constantly tweaking the volume controls. So fckg annoying.

I'm with you on this one Bish - Especially the adverts. I've left the room when they're on because I don't want to hear them.

that was bobo - but I agree (if it helps) - unfortunately this kind of anger is a sure sign of getting old!

So's getting peoples names mixed up. Sorry Mr Clown

How dare you ... really, I've never been so insulted.

I've a good mind to .....

er ....

er ...what was I saying ??

[Always hopeful]

Talking about the telly, what about this digital switchover. Is it just me, or has everyone else's digitbox thing just given up and decided to pack up, just as the analogue signal's been switched off? I reckon it's all pre-programmed to fail on the actual date of the switch over, so the feckers make these things can cash in on everyone stupidly having to buy new ones.

[Worthy4England]

Talking about the telly, what about this digital switchover. Is it just me, or has everyone else's digitbox thing just given up and decided to pack up, just as the analogue signal's been switched off? I reckon it's all pre-programmed to fail on the actual date of the switch over, so the feckers make these things can cash in on everyone stupidly having to buy new ones.

Had to re-tune mine a couple of nights ago - 2nd Dec - which was anticipated for Winter Hill Transmitter. There are no further retunes anticipated.

[bobo the clown]

Talking about the telly, what about this digital switchover. Is it just me, or has everyone else's digitbox thing just given up and decided to pack up, just as the analogue signal's been switched off? I reckon it's all pre-programmed to fail on the actual date of the switch over, so the feckers make these things can cash in on everyone stupidly having to buy new ones.

Well, I've had to manually retune after the Mebion Glyndwr had done their bit and forced my receiver to pick up Telefission Cymraeg. Wankers.

So I was getting news about sheep farmers in Rhymney and a Thresher's in Porthcawl shutting. Like anyone up here gives a shite.

I now have reception on all sorts of channels but have at least regained pick-up from Winter Hill, which was a relief. The alternative was me starting a single issue political party called "move East Clwyd into Cheshire".

You may well have a similar problem, oh ye of the back bedroom.

[TANGODANCER]

Talking about the telly, what about this digital switchover. Is it just me, or has everyone else's digitbox thing just given up and decided to pack up, just as the analogue signal's been switched off? I reckon it's all pre-programmed to fail on the actual date of the switch over, so the feckers make these things can cash in on everyone stupidly having to buy new ones.

Had to re-tune mine a couple of nights ago - 2nd Dec - which was anticipated for Winter Hill Transmitter. There are no further retunes anticipated.

There've been three re-tunes needed (this week's the last one) and our TV sets are fine now. Only trouble is, not having Sky, the recorder is no use now and our video players can only be used for playing, not recording. That means about £150 or so for a new one (that's just a basic that records to disc, "Doesn't come with a scart lead sir, that's extra"). One that has pause on the live channels is £250. They really have you by the rollocks.

[Always hopeful]

Talking about the telly, what about this digital switchover. Is it just me, or has everyone else's digitbox thing just given up and decided to pack up, just as the analogue signal's been switched off? I reckon it's all pre-programmed to fail on the actual date of the switch over, so the feckers make these things can cash in on everyone stupidly having to buy new ones.

Well, I've had to manually retune after the Mebion Glyndwr had done their bit and forced my receiver to pick up Telefission Cymraeg. Wankers.

So I was getting news about sheep farmers in Rhymney and a Thresher's in Porthcawl shutting. Like anyone up here gives a shite.

I now have reception on all sorts of channels but have at least regained pick-up from Winter Hill, which was a relief. The alternative was me starting a single issue political party called "move East Clwyd into Cheshire".

You may well have a similar problem, oh ye of the back bedroom.

I think my back bedroom must be that bit closer to Winter Hill than you, since I've never had the delights of picking up any Telefission Cymraeg, even before the switchover, thank goodness! There must be a small hill of some sort blocking my access to a Welsh transmitter. Perhaps you don't have the same fortunate problem as me?

[Hoboh]

Talking about the telly, what about this digital switchover. Is it just me, or has everyone else's digitbox thing just given up and decided to pack up, just as the analogue signal's been switched off? I reckon it's all pre-programmed to fail on the actual date of the switch over, so the feckers make these things can cash in on everyone stupidly having to buy new ones.

Had to re-tune mine a couple of nights ago - 2nd Dec - which was anticipated for Winter Hill Transmitter. There are no further retunes anticipated.

There've been three re-tunes needed (this week's the last one) and our TV sets are fine now. Only trouble is, not having Sky, the recorder is no use now and our video players can only be used for playing, not recording. That means about £150 or so for a new one (that's just a basic that records to disc, "Doesn't come with a scart lead sir, that's extra"). One that has pause on the live channels is £250. They really have you by the rollocks.

Where do you shop? Harrods?

[Little Green Man]

That means about £150 or so for a new one (that's just a basic that records to disc, "Doesn't come with a scart lead sir, that's extra"). One that has pause on the live channels is £250. They really have you by the rollocks.

I got this one for my 94 year old Gran (and had to talk her through a retune for the third time on Wednesday). You can pause live TV with it and I think it came with a SCART lead. Seems to do the job.

http://tinyurl.com/ybjesm3

[TANGODANCER]

That means about £150 or so for a new one (that's just a basic that records to disc, "Doesn't come with a scart lead sir, that's extra"). One that has pause on the live channels is £250. They really have you by the rollocks.

I got this one for my 94 year old Gran (and had to talk her through a retune for the third time on Wednesday). You can pause live TV with it and I think it came with a SCART lead. Seems to do the job.

http://tinyurl.com/ybjesm3

Cheers LGM. Unfortunately they're all out of stock right now. Saw a decent one in Currys in Bury yesterday, only the demo model left. Seems a lot of folk have the same problem. Son's taking the wife out today to look further.

[hisroyalgingerness]

Fat Tubster Alan Green, commentating on the city match: "so what do you make of these pre-match antics (referring to City's new habit of dimming the light and having a Blue moon rise at the stadium). I think it's some nonsense thought up by someone in marketing". Showing a complete misunderstanding of the marketing function on one hand, and completely ignoring a valiant effort by the club on another to make the matchday experience better for the fans.

Then to top it off, Alan Shearer referring to it as "a great game of football". Which is funny cos I remember thinking what a stop-start load of shite it was.

[officer_dibble]

I like to hear what "someone in marketing" thinks of that tossers commentary.

[Lord Kangana]

People who invent really, really long lorries to transport stuff about.

Heres an idea, why not hook a few together to make it even longer, then help the driver to steer it by putting it on some tracks (I'm toying with the idea of calling them "rails"), and pehaps have pre-designated stopping-hubs? (does "stations" sound too twee, d'ya think?) This "train" of vehicles would then only require one really big engine to push it around, and save the roads form being chewed up and choked up with millions of "unlinked trains".

It might not come across sufficiently, but I depsair as to the sheer moronicness that humans seem to aspire to.

[KeeeeeeeBaaaaaaab]

Fat Tubster Alan Green, commentating on the city match: "so what do you make of these pre-match antics (referring to City's new habit of dimming the light and having a Blue moon rise at the stadium). I think it's some nonsense thought up by someone in marketing". Showing a complete misunderstanding of the marketing function on one hand, and completely ignoring a valiant effort by the club on another to make the matchday experience better for the fans.

Then to top it off, Alan Shearer referring to it as "a great game of football". Which is funny cos I remember thinking what a stop-start load of shite it was.

I think those "pre match antics" look fantastic, and I bet that Baron Greenback wouldn't moan had it happened at the Superbowl. Or Anfield. I still think he's scripted so that he panders to all things Big Four. Biggest c*nt in media, Green. And that's some acheivement.

[hisroyalgingerness]

Fat Tubster Alan Green, commentating on the city match: "so what do you make of these pre-match antics (referring to City's new habit of dimming the light and having a Blue moon rise at the stadium). I think it's some nonsense thought up by someone in marketing". Showing a complete misunderstanding of the marketing function on one hand, and completely ignoring a valiant effort by the club on another to make the matchday experience better for the fans.

Then to top it off, Alan Shearer referring to it as "a great game of football". Which is funny cos I remember thinking what a stop-start load of shite it was.

I think those "pre match antics" look fantastic, and I bet that Baron Greenback wouldn't moan had it happened at the Superbowl. Or Anfield. I still think he's scripted so that he panders to all things Big Four. Biggest c*nt in media, Green. And that's some acheivement.

I agree. Much better than the piped crowd noise effort of a few years ago. I mean, ffs, the 5.30 and midweek kick offs have awful atmospheres, awful, so why not try to create something that's going to give the place a buzz.

[thebish]

....being told there was tons of parking in the centre of Birmingham before rolling up in a 12-seater minibus to find that it's virtually all NCP multi-storey and my minibus is 6'7 tall and it won't fecking fit in any of them! And on a saturday when the Cologne Market is in the town centre - it is feck busy and raining and everybody wants to park and the road-system looks like it was designed by a 2yr old child and a bowl of spaghetti....

[Hoboh]

The missing press conference!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[seanworth]

Today I come in to work expecting to prep for Christmas instead I have a party confirmed in my email box with 5 hours notice for 65 people. I have to call in extra staff to do the prep, and send out to market to buy extra products. The quote had been given to the party 4 weeks ago, of which I gave them a good discount but on the condition that they give me at least 3 days notice. Now I have to run around like my head is cut off for the next few hours and the party will still be expecting their discount even though their late notice means I have to incur unnecessary expenses. They knew the date of the party, and i have been informed that they even knew the party was confirmed at our location but neglected to inform me until the very last minute despite a couple emails requesting confirmation. They didn't even tell me the date. Luckily for them it was today and not yesterday otherwise I would have been off and they would have turned up to a totally unprepared staff.

[Worthy4England]

Today I come in to work expecting to prep for Christmas instead I have a party confirmed in my email box with 5 hours notice for 65 people. I have to call in extra staff to do the prep, and send out to market to buy extra products. The quote had been given to the party 4 weeks ago, of which I gave them a good discount but on the condition that they give me at least 3 days notice. Now I have to run around like my head is cut off for the next few hours and the party will still be expecting their discount even though their late notice means I have to incur unnecessary expenses. They knew the date of the party, and i have been informed that they even knew the party was confirmed at our location but neglected to inform me until the very last minute despite a couple emails requesting confirmation. They didn't even tell me the date. Luckily for them it was today and not yesterday otherwise I would have been off and they would have turned up to a totally unprepared staff.

You seriously don't have time to be posting on here mate. Get to feckin work.