Well its good construction the wheels are solid rubber,the axle is a steel
bar right through..I think it'll stand up to shift heavy loads. ;-)

Well worth 13GBP.

Did anyone buy one of those nail/stapler guns in Aldi last week,if so how
much where they? they have three still left and was pondering on buying one
but couldn't see the price anywhere?

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

Whilst in Aldi this morning I was a bit set back at what I saw...
I thought pensioners in this country where on a pittence of a pension,now
I'm not sure.
Seen two pensioners humping the flat screen TV's on their trollys at
699.99GBP a go?

I've always said no one is poor in this country.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Seen two pensioners humping the flat screen TV's on their trollys#
at 699.99GBP a go?

Simply frightful. I'd expect this sort of behaviour of ****ed-up
teenagers out of control on Saturday night.

These LCD & plasma sets are rubbish, anyway.

FU set.

In article ,
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Seen two pensioners humping the flat screen TV's on their trollys at
699.99GBP a go?

I've always said no one is poor in this country.

The Queen & the DoE are pensioners. They can probably afford a 700 GBP TV -
but that doesn't prove that all pensioners are rich - and certainly doesn't
prove that no-one is poor.

Of course a far greater concern is the number of people who don't understand
simple logic.

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On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 12:27:14 GMT The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote :
Whilst in Aldi this morning I was a bit set back at what I saw...
I thought pensioners in this country where on a pittence of a
pension,now I'm not sure.

There's no doubt some are but ...

"The average UK pensioner is nearly twice as well-off financially now as
they were back in 1979, a report from insurer Clerical Medical has said.

Average weekly pensioner income rose from £47 in 1979 to more than £300 by
2004, the study found.

However, after stripping out the impact of inflation, the average pensioner
is now 97% better off than in 1979.

... Average pensioner incomes rose 3.5% a year in the five years up to
2004. This compares to average annual rises of 2.5% in the 1980s and 2.7%
in the 1990s."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4900204.stm

Probably not to be found on the Daily Mail website g. Usual caveat about
averages applies.

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On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 14:05:02 +0100, John Cartmell
had this to say:

In article ,
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Seen two pensioners humping the flat screen TV's on their trollys at
699.99GBP a go?

I've always said no one is poor in this country.

The Queen & the DoE are pensioners.

Are they? Do they actually receive a pension?

Just because they are of pensionable age doesn't mean that they get a
pension!

--
Frank Erskine

In article ,
Tony Bryer wrote:
"The average UK pensioner is nearly twice as well-off financially now as
they were back in 1979, a report from insurer Clerical Medical has said.

Probably without bothering to define their use of the word 'average'.

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John Cartmell wrote:
In article ,
Frank Erskine wrote:
On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 14:05:02 +0100, John Cartmell
had this to say:

In article ,
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Seen two pensioners humping the flat screen TV's on their trollys
at 699.99GBP a go?

I've always said no one is poor in this country.

The Queen & the DoE are pensioners.

Are they? Do they actually receive a pension?

Just because they are of pensionable age doesn't mean that they get a
pension!

I must admit to not having seen them in any Post Office queue...

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You won't, most pensioners have changed the way they withdraw their money
nowadays through the the gov iniative of the bank withdrawl...damn big que
at the bank on a thursday now. :-(

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"John Cartmell" wrote in message
...
In article ,
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Seen two pensioners humping the flat screen TV's on their trollys at
699.99GBP a go?

I've always said no one is poor in this country.

The Queen & the DoE are pensioners. They can probably afford a 700 GBP
TV -
but that doesn't prove that all pensioners are rich - and certainly
doesn't
prove that no-one is poor.


In order to obtain a 'Pension' ; off the state, one is required to have made
the appropriate number of _contributions_ - they used to be called 'stamps'
but are now a percentage of salary. [One can, of course, pay for the
contributions oneself].
I doubt that either the Queen or DoE (Dept of Enviroment?} have made the
contributions. They have attained 'old age' but (presumably) are not
pensioners


Of course a far greater concern is the number of people who don't
understand
simple logic.


Ooh! Fancy! A do-it-yerself petard hoist! [the only relevance to d-i-y in
the post]

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Brian

On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 06:29:12 GMT, "Brian Sharrock"
wrote:

I doubt that either the Queen or DoE (Dept of Enviroment?}

Duke of Edinburgh

"Nobody" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 06:29:12 GMT, "Brian Sharrock"
wrote:

I doubt that either the Queen or DoE (Dept of Enviroment?}

Duke of Edinburgh


However DoE is/was an official abbreviation ... Department of Environment
(UK), Department of Energy (US) ... as an abbreviation for HRH Prince Philip
KG KT etc. etc. what can I say? "Nobody" use that !

--

Brian

In article ,
Brian Sharrock wrote:

"Nobody" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 06:29:12 GMT, "Brian Sharrock"
wrote:

I doubt that either the Queen or DoE (Dept of Enviroment?}

Duke of Edinburgh


However DoE is/was an official abbreviation ... Department of Environment
(UK), Department of Energy (US) ... as an abbreviation for HRH Prince Philip
KG KT etc. etc. what can I say? "Nobody" use that !

I did think the phrase "Queen or DoE" in relation to being pensioners might
*just* give sufficient clue! ;-)

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On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 19:35:29 +0100, John Cartmell
wrote:

In article ,
Brian Sharrock wrote:

"Nobody" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 06:29:12 GMT, "Brian Sharrock"
wrote:

I doubt that either the Queen or DoE (Dept of Enviroment?}

Duke of Edinburgh


However DoE is/was an official abbreviation ... Department of Environment
(UK), Department of Energy (US) ... as an abbreviation for HRH Prince Philip
KG KT etc. etc. what can I say? "Nobody" use that !

I did think the phrase "Queen or DoE" in relation to being pensioners might
*just* give sufficient clue! ;-)

He just didn't realise that you were on acronym terms with the
Royals.:-)
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The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:

Did anyone buy one of those nail/stapler guns in Aldi last week,if so how
much where they? they have three still left and was pondering on buying one
but couldn't see the price anywhere?

£17.99 today in the Blackwater Aldi.

I already have a cheap pneumatic nailer (cosmo) I picked up off ebay.
I'm not overly impressed as it won't shoot the longest nails it carries
into anything like decent wood.

Shorter ones are ok.

Don't think i'll try another cheap nailer on this basis ..

Paul.

wrote:
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:

Did anyone buy one of those nail/stapler guns in Aldi last week,if
so how much where they? they have three still left and was pondering
on buying one but couldn't see the price anywhere?

£17.99 today in the Blackwater Aldi.


7.99GBP in Aldi,I bought one. :-)

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
zymurgy wrote:
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:

Did anyone buy one of those nail/stapler guns in Aldi last week,if
so how much where they? they have three still left and was pondering
on buying one but couldn't see the price anywhere?

£17.99 today in the Blackwater Aldi.


7.99GBP in Aldi,I bought one. :-)

I must have only glanced at the price

How is it ? Think i'll need you to test drive it before I take a chance
..

P.

wrote:
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
zymurgy wrote:
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:

Did anyone buy one of those nail/stapler guns in Aldi last week,if
so how much where they? they have three still left and was
pondering on buying one but couldn't see the price anywhere?

£17.99 today in the Blackwater Aldi.


7.99GBP in Aldi,I bought one. :-)

I must have only glanced at the price

How is it ? Think i'll need you to test drive it before I take a
chance ..

P.

Works fine on the nails/staples it came with,lots of punch to it.
I basically only got it for stapling, I'm recovering a 3 piece suite and it
was either an hand stapler of this ilk...
http://www.diytools.co.uk/diy/Main/P...roductID=20799

But the Aldi won. :-)

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
. uk...


Works fine on the nails/staples it came with,lots of punch to it.
I basically only got it for stapling, I'm recovering a 3 piece suite and
it
was either an hand stapler of this ilk...
http://www.diytools.co.uk/diy/Main/P...roductID=20799

But the Aldi won. :-)

Just as well really as that T59 stapler isn't much good for fabrics (unless
you want them insulating). 8-)

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
zymurgy wrote:
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:

Did anyone buy one of those nail/stapler guns in Aldi last week,if
so how much where they? they have three still left and was pondering
on buying one but couldn't see the price anywhere?

£17.99 today in the Blackwater Aldi.

7.99GBP in Aldi,I bought one. :-)

Still up for 17.99 there. Weird

Paul.

wrote:
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
zymurgy wrote:
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:

Did anyone buy one of those nail/stapler guns in Aldi last week,if
so how much where they? they have three still left and was
pondering on buying one but couldn't see the price anywhere?

£17.99 today in the Blackwater Aldi.

7.99GBP in Aldi,I bought one. :-)

Still up for 17.99 there. Weird

Paul.

I'd have a word with the store manager,someone has obviously priced it
wrong? they where priced at 7.99GBP in the flyer and website.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

In article ,
John Cartmell wrote:
The Queen & the DoE are pensioners.

Are they? Do they actually receive a pension?

Just because they are of pensionable age doesn't mean that they get a
pension!

I must admit to not having seen them in any Post Office queue...

Only the poor pensioners queue up. Most would have it paid direct into
their bank account.

--
*How about "never"? Is "never" good for you?

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

In article ,
tonytrans wrote:
Whether people queue up for their pension or have it paid into their
bank account is not related to how well off they are.

Perhaps not - they may like to get out and queue up. I just assumed the
majority of those who do don't have a suitable bank account.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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Just one or two comments on the wealth of pensioners.
Firstly, increases in the state pension may have been greater than the declared (frigged) inflation during the period. Since when did the declared inflation rate reflect the rise in the cost of living in any way?
Pensioners have contributed to their pension and have the right to spend their cash on anything they like without comment from anyone else.
Whether people queue up for their pension or have it paid into their bank account is not related to how well off they are.
There is no reason why pensioners should not be well off, particularly if they have saved for their retirement.
Kind Regards, Tony.

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember tonytrans
saying something like:

Since when did the
declared inflation rate reflect the rise in the cost of living in any
way?

Exactly; which makes looking over declared historical rates of inflation
suspect at best and downright wrong most of the time.
--

Dave