The Succeeder Stronghold

dj_venom · Post by **dj_venom** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:48 pm

That's how half the stuff is fixed. You twiddle enough, and eventually, it works. Then you step away slowly, and never EVER mess with it again, and it continues to work perfectly. If it works, and you change something to make it better, it'll stop working, and the last thing won't fix it anymore.

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:50 pm

Well I'm a bit scared to turn it off, I admit.

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:51 pm

*nods* Understandable.

Oh, I found out more about that TV license thing...

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:52 pm

Don't tell me.....they are going to put me in jail, right?

dj_venom · Post by **dj_venom** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:52 pm

Yep, don't worry, it'll be fine...

And if it isn't, then just threaten it a few times, that always works.

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:54 pm

Threaten it! I was very close to throwing it out the window, and I am 4 up. It was not daunted. It a very brave machine

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:55 pm

[QUOTE=Fiona]Don't tell me.....they are going to put me in jail, right?[/QUOTE]

Ha. No. Apparently my mother was getting mixed up with what had happened with his Council Tax when telling me about this.
He just throws away letters from the TV licensing people apparently. If they had ordered him to court, he wouldn't know, as he would have thrown the letter away.

dj_venom · Post by **dj_venom** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:55 pm

Brave... or stupid?

That's one way to avoid threatening letters...

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:57 pm

As is often the case - both

Rav, I do not believe they will ever go to court. I think what they are doing is illegal and they know it.

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:57 pm

[QUOTE=dj_venom]That's one way to avoid threatening letters...[/QUOTE]

And even if bailiffs arrived, seeing as he had done nothing wrong and they need a warrant they can't get in... *shrugs*

[QUOTE=Fiona] I think what they are doing is illegal and they know it.[/QUOTE]

And supported or ignored by the government too.

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 8:01 pm

Er...I think they are the government

TonyMontana1638 · Post by **TonyMontana1638** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 8:04 pm

[QUOTE=dj_venom]Tony, indeed. Haven't talked to you in ages.
How are you?[/QUOTE]

I'm alright, just went out for pizza, needed some food. Now I got an hour or so to watch the Basketabll all-star game before going out for the night.

How are you is the bigger question?

Hello everyone!

Lestat · Post by **Lestat** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 8:05 pm

Under impulse of the (Flemish) socialists, license fees for TV & Radio (called "Kijk en luistergeld" = "Watch & Listenmoney") were abolished some years ago and operating costs of the public broadcasting company are now mainly financed by general taxes. Socialists felt that the license fee type of tax for TV was unfair (since the same for poor & rich) and better to be financed out of the general taxes, which are progressive. Move over to the continent mi-lady.

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 8:05 pm

@Fiona, Yeah, they're probably a part of the government, but not above scrutiny...
Or not supposedly.

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 8:07 pm

[QUOTE=Lestat]Under impulse of the (Flemish) socialists, license fees for TV & Radio (called "Kijk en luistergeld" = "Watch & Listenmoney") were abolished some years and operating costs of the public broadcasting company are now mainly financed by general taxes. Socialists felt that the license fee type of tax for TV was unfair (since the same for poor & rich) and better to be financed out of the general taxes, which are progressive. Move over to the continent mi-lady.

[/QUOTE]

I wish.

Of course that's the sensible way to do it. So there is precisely no chance of it happening here.

dj_venom · Post by **dj_venom** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 8:08 pm

Sounds like fun... I wish we got basketball games on TV out here, well, on free-to-air that is. They have it on foxtel... but we aren't paying for that.

I'm alright, back at school, so sadly, I have to do some study later today.

:laugh:

@Les: I think that's how they do it here in Aus too.

Lestat · Post by **Lestat** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 8:11 pm

[QUOTE=dj_venom]@Les: I think that's how they do it here in Aus too.[/QUOTE]It's Oz. Not Aus.

You have a wizard! And an emerald city! And Munchkins!

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 8:12 pm

A friend of Dorothy? I didn't know you swung that way, Lestat

dj_venom · Post by **dj_venom** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 8:13 pm

I'd say Oz, but then it sounds all American (don't ask me why).

Maybe with things like Ozzy Osbourne (he is not Australian)

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And those munchkins are ours by right!

TonyMontana1638 · Post by **TonyMontana1638** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 8:14 pm

[QUOTE=dj_venom]Sounds like fun... I wish we got basketball games on TV out here, well, on free-to-air that is. They have it on foxtel... but we aren't paying for that.

I'm alright, back at school, so sadly, I have to do some study later today.

:laugh:
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Yes, I love basketball more than I do some of my family members. I'm a sports freak, but basketball has been my favorite since I was little to both play and watch. Love it, wouldn't have anything to do with my time without it and is the source of all my physcial excercise. I'm sorry you don't get it, I'll try and give you play by play on occasion

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Sorry you're at school again, were you off for a break or something?