> On Mon, 2 Jul 2007 10:52:50 -0500, "Viva" privacy.net>
> blethered:
>

>>....Glasgow kind of pushed the flood
>>out of our headlines.

>
> Because some numpty crashed a car into a door and managed to hurt only
> himself? Tell you what though, it'll be hellish trying to get a room
> in Glasgow or the surrounding area for at least week, what with all
> the journos who seem to have turned up. I watch the odd (NNYO) news
> report, mainly to see if I can spot any of my relatives in the
> background. :-)
>
>

>On Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:07:07 GMT, Richard Sherratt
>NOTHINGHEREbrunsley.com.au> blethered:
>

>>On Wed, 04 Jul 2007 22:33:19 +0100, Halla
>>drunkenbastards.spam.com> wrote:
>>...

>On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 01:15:58 +0100, JJ crydee.co.uk>
>blethered:
>

>>On Thu, 05 Jul 2007, Halla of Apollo Geese Rescue wrote:
>>[...]

>>>Do I sound like a Weegie? Really?

>>
>>No, you don't. I can understand you even when you've had a drink or
>>two! :o)

>
>Likewise. ;-)
>
>Anyway, it's not the drink or two, it's the drink or ten that makes
>the difference - although by that time everyone starts to sound a bit
>less clear.

>
>"Halla" drunkenbastards.spam.com> wrote ...

>> On Wed, 4 Jul 2007 09:34:17 -0500, "Viva" privacy.net>
>> blethered:
>>

>>>BTW .. as one red-haired Scot fellow told CNN what he witnessed, I had to
>>>translate for the Okies. They couldn't believe I understood every word he
>>>said. ;-)
>>>

>>
>> Well it's all English... mostly English... OK some of it is similar to
>> English. ;-)
>>

>Heh .. If I could understand what was going on in "Trainspotting" I'm ready
>for prime time.

> Again, I don't expect privacy in public places .. in this day of uber
> technology we have to take the good with the bad. Say I'm in the grocery
> store and they're watching me, so what? I don't steal. But I may do a little
> dance for them.

> In article <5f5j22F3ak76dU1@mid.individual.net>, Viva generously
> decided to share with us..
>
> Snippetry..
>

>> Again, I don't expect privacy in public places .. in this day of uber
>> technology we have to take the good with the bad. Say I'm in the grocery
>> store and they're watching me, so what? I don't steal. But I may do a
>> little
>> dance for them.

>

> It's not the surveillance per se that is the problem, it's who has
> access to it and what *can* be done with it.. as ever the problem comes
> down to the people in control of the information..

> "Gid" brynamman.org.uk> wrote

>> In article <5f5j22F3ak76dU1@mid.individual.net>, Viva generously
>> decided to share with us..
>>
>> Snippetry..
>>

>>> Again, I don't expect privacy in public places .. in this day of uber
>>> technology we have to take the good with the bad. Say I'm in the grocery
>>> store and they're watching me, so what? I don't steal. But I may do a
>>> little
>>> dance for them.

>>

>

>> It's not the surveillance per se that is the problem, it's who has
>> access to it and what *can* be done with it.. as ever the problem comes
>> down to the people in control of the information..

>
> Are you daring to imply that we can't trust authority figures? In
> _public_?! ...

> On Fri, 6 Jul 2007 11:05:34 +0100, "Charles W"
> btinternet.com> blethered:
>

>>"Gid" brynamman.org.uk> wrote

>>> In article <5f5j22F3ak76dU1@mid.individual.net>, Viva generously
>>> decided to share with us..
>>>
>>> Snippetry..
>>>

>>>> Again, I don't expect privacy in public places .. in this day of uber
>>>> technology we have to take the good with the bad. Say I'm in the
>>>> grocery
>>>> store and they're watching me, so what? I don't steal. But I may do a
>>>> little
>>>> dance for them.

>>>

>>

>>> It's not the surveillance per se that is the problem, it's who has
>>> access to it and what *can* be done with it.. as ever the problem comes ...

> Charles W wrote:

>> "Gid" brynamman.org.uk> wrote

>>> In article <5f5j22F3ak76dU1@mid.individual.net>, Viva generously
>>> decided to share with us..
>>>
>>> Snippetry..
>>>

>>>> Again, I don't expect privacy in public places .. in this day of uber
>>>> technology we have to take the good with the bad. Say I'm in the
>>>> grocery
>>>> store and they're watching me, so what? I don't steal. But I may do a
>>>> little
>>>> dance for them.

>>>

>>

>>> It's not the surveillance per se that is the problem, it's who has
>>> access to it and what *can* be done with it.. as ever the problem comes
>>> down to the people in control of the information..

>> ...

> "Halla" drunkenbastards.spam.com> wrote

>> On Fri, 6 Jul 2007 11:05:34 +0100, "Charles W"
>> btinternet.com> blethered:
>>

>>> "Gid" brynamman.org.uk> wrote

>>>> In article <5f5j22F3ak76dU1@mid.individual.net>, Viva generously
>>>> decided to share with us..
>>>>
>>>> Snippetry..
>>>>

>>>>> Again, I don't expect privacy in public places .. in this day of uber
>>>>> technology we have to take the good with the bad. Say I'm in the
>>>>> grocery
>>>>> store and they're watching me, so what? I don't steal. But I may do a
>>>>> little
>>>>> dance for them.

>>>>

>>>

>>>> It's not the surveillance per se that is the problem, it's who has ...