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My opinion For what it's worth is that the site is extremely valueable as a rescource for photography and like a club is what you make it, E2 is very good value for money too, think how much you pay for tog mags during the year and you don't get half as much info, so stop ya bitchin' and enjoy what you have!!
I have had times when i have very nearly left the site co's i was pissed off at something or somebody, we all have bad days ok.
Terry.
I have had times when i have very nearly left the site co's i was pissed off at something or somebody, we all have bad days ok.
Terry.

Quote:OMG! Can you see me first thing in the morning, Dave?

Remember in the days of older tv's, when you turned them off the picture contracted to a small white dot in the middle of the screen? That was 'them' watching us. Today they are everywhere, they see you when you hold your mobile phone in front of you. Beware, they are the thought police...putting ideas into your brain...HDR is beautiful, oof is sharp...

Quote:Remember in the days of older tv's, when you turned them off the picture contracted to a small white dot in the middle of the screen? Err, no.

You must be REALLY young, SlowSong - like under 75.
You possibly won't even remember when the BBC played the National Anthem at the close of broadcasting every night. (I had a dog that always stood up for the National Anthem - it had learned that the tune signified that the TV was about to be turned off and it was time for "walkies".)

And the Interludes, a welcome peaceful break between the programmes.
Now we get loud adverts screaming at us to buy some useless gee gaw, or the newest super cleaner spray.
By the way, if all these anti-bacterials are so good why do we need an automatic dispenser?
Shouldn't it kill all the bugs from the spray button that get onto your hands?
Another glorious con trick!

Now we get loud adverts screaming at us to buy some useless gee gaw, or the newest super cleaner spray.
By the way, if all these anti-bacterials are so good why do we need an automatic dispenser?
Shouldn't it kill all the bugs from the spray button that get onto your hands?
Another glorious con trick!



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Now we get loud adverts screaming at us to buy some useless gee gaw, or the newest super cleaner spray.
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This is a wind-up. Right, macroman?
I simply do not believe that any contributor to this Forum actually watches commercial television. (Mark you, even BBC is now so dumbed-down that it might be hard to tell the difference. The days when BBC was for intelligent folk and ITV was for dumbos is fading fast.)

Quote:I simply do not believe that any contributor to this Forum actually watches commercial television.
on what basis do you deduce that?
Ah now, Ade. You are confusing a deduction with a belief.
It would also be my belief that ePz forumites are more likely to read a thought-provoking newspaper like the Grauniad than gutter trash like the Daily Mail - but I have no empirical data from which to deduce such a thing.


I never actually buy a newspaper because I think that they're far too expensive. Instead I read them online.
The Daily Mail because I like Richard Littlejohn and some of the columnists. Also, they quite often publish some worthwhile photographs.
But precious little real news.
The Telegraph because I like some of their columnists too. They also sometimes publish some worthwhile photographs.
And some news.
The independent. Because I like it.
I used to really like reading The Times as well but they lost my trade, if that's the right word, when they suddenly expected me to pay for it.
The Daily Mail because I like Richard Littlejohn and some of the columnists. Also, they quite often publish some worthwhile photographs.
But precious little real news.
The Telegraph because I like some of their columnists too. They also sometimes publish some worthwhile photographs.
And some news.
The independent. Because I like it.
I used to really like reading The Times as well but they lost my trade, if that's the right word, when they suddenly expected me to pay for it.

Some of my favourites are on commercial channels unfortunately, but I usually channel hop during the ads anyway. 
Mind you there's bugger all worth watching on TV anyway, unless you're house hunting, buying antiques, or learning to cook.
Re newspapers, we stopped having newspapers some years ago, apart from the weekly Local Rag, they have too many ads and not much news, unless you have celebritus, and are really interested in the doings of overpaid morons.
My big gripe is that ruddy awful intro to BBC news, about half an hour (well it seems like it!) of bleeps, burps, pings, pongs, morse code, and incessant loud drumming accompanied by a cacophony of 'music'.
I just use the mute button until the newsreader starts speaking, but even then there is a load of background drumming for about ten seconds.

Mind you there's bugger all worth watching on TV anyway, unless you're house hunting, buying antiques, or learning to cook.
Re newspapers, we stopped having newspapers some years ago, apart from the weekly Local Rag, they have too many ads and not much news, unless you have celebritus, and are really interested in the doings of overpaid morons.
My big gripe is that ruddy awful intro to BBC news, about half an hour (well it seems like it!) of bleeps, burps, pings, pongs, morse code, and incessant loud drumming accompanied by a cacophony of 'music'.
I just use the mute button until the newsreader starts speaking, but even then there is a load of background drumming for about ten seconds.