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I used to listen to LBC in the moning as Mr B had it on his alarm clock/radio but the signal was sometimes hit and miss (that's why I want DAB radio).

I have to say I have not listened radio since I moved out - I'm looking for one though but I have too high standards and not finding what I want. I want an alarm clock that has DAB radio and also Iphone dock. I have found them for Ipods or if there is one for Iphone then it doesn't have DAB - someone somewhere must do it for less than £100 and nice looking one too. I will find it one day. Until then.... well I'm off to lunch now actually Have a great day everyone

byee Zoonie and thank you I'll be off too - it's lunch hour and it's kind of sunny so I might go for a walk (even though it's very cold outside at least it's dry). Byee Kijo if you still lurking

as found on BBC: Greece has been brought to a standstill as angry workers stage a general strike over planned austerity measures. All flights are grounded and no trains or ferries are running as transport workers join public sector staff who began a 48-hour strike on Tuesday. Thousands are taking part in rallies in Athens and police have clashed with some protesters outside parliament. Spending cuts and tax rises are planned in return for a 110bn euro (£95bn) rescue package for Greece's economy. Parliament is to vote on the measures by the end of the week. Measures include wage freezes, pension cuts and tax rises. They aim to achieve fresh budget cuts of 30bn euros over three years, with the goal of cutting Greece's public deficit to less than 3% of GDP by 2014. It currently stands at 13.6%. A mass rally took place in central Athens before protest marches passed through the city. Outside parliament, a group of protesters swarmed up a flight of steps, taunting MPs to come out and calling them "thieves". Riot police forced them back with pepper spray, tear gas and stun grenades. The general strike is the third to hit Greece in as many months. Meanwhile, the German parliament has begun considering the bail-out plan for Greece. Chancellor Angela Merkel urged MPs to back the emergency loan package agreed by European finance ministers at the weekend. It requires Germany to pay the largest proportion of the loans. "Quite simply, Europe's future is at stake," she said. The EU has agreed to provide 80bn euros (£69bn) in funding - of which around 22bn euros would come from Germany - while the rest will come from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Flights in and out of Greece stopped at midnight, and trains and ferries were not running. Schools, hospitals, and many offices are shut. 'Anger mounting' The BBC's Malcolm Brabant in Athens says anger is mounting as people realise how much they stand to lose under the austerity plan. Tens of thousands of civil servants currently eligible for a lump sum on retirement have applied before the measures are passed, he says. The government has appealed to demoralised staff in the military, police, schools and hospitals not to retire, fearing the surge in demand for benefits could further drain treasury resources. Foreign governments and investors are watching events in Greece with concern. Chris Lowe of FTN Financial in New York told the BBC that the US financial community had been shocked by the violent protests. "The [US] reaction is that [Greek] people will simply refuse to accept the austerity plan," he said. "If the Greeks are this upset, then maybe we need to worry about the Portuguese and Spanish and Italians being upset with the cuts they're going to have to make." Union leaders say the cuts target low-income Greeks. "There are other things the [government] can do, before taking money from a pensioner who earns 500 euros (£430) a month," Spyros Papaspyros, leader of the public servants' union ADEDY, told Greek private television. In Athens, Greeks spoke of their anger at the tough economic measures. Businessman Dmitris Mentis told the BBC that wealthy Greeks had to pay their "fair share of the burden". "The rich class has been evading taxes for decades now," he said. Athens-based journalist Christos Michaelides told the BBC: "There is a big fear in the whole of society - a sense of injustice in most of the measures. "There is a fear that things could get very, very ugly if people don't feel that what they are doing now, in these austerity measures, is going to be worthwhile." On Tuesday, several thousand teachers and students marched to parliament carrying black flags and banners. The demonstration was largely peaceful but some scuffles broke out near the parliament building. The bail-out deal is designed to prevent Greece from defaulting on its massive debt. However, it must first be approved by some parliaments in the 15 other eurozone countries. Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has said the austerity cuts involve "great sacrifices".

I know and you think at this date and time people would be reduced to acting like that. I know they economical situation is not good right now and they have many many debts and will have to borough money from EU but there must be more to the story if people are acting like that.

OMG that's bad!

I would say it's a different table - if you look at the cat in front of it - you will see the table height difference

They obviously don't have enough to worry about as it is - with the finacial problems they are having right now

I've never worked with Mac - how does that compare to PC? I know there has been lots of changes lately to make them more similar and stuff compatible with both

There is something up - the quotes coming out all funny and not how they used to be in darker colour to show the difference

I don't know but because of my nationality being different to where I live I can only vote in one country (and it's not this one). It doen't make sense in common sense style - I cannot vote where I live and I can vote where I don't spend more than few weeks a year. I don't know how much is a pint of milk (as I don't buy a pint) but I know my local shop sells 4 pints of milk for £1.53

No I am EU member so I have right to come and go as I please but still have Czech nationality and passport

Hi Kijo @Zoonie - that remind me of some phone calls transcripts with bank/credit card call centres that are obviously based abroad (did I post here the one with lady passing away and credit card charging here annual fee because she didn't cancel the account). I would say most of politicians are so out of touch with real world that they don't have a clue. Dare to ask them how much is a pint of milk and I bet they will be lost!

our postman here at work don't bother with signatures at all - all goes in the same bag that is left downstairs in the lobby - recorded or regular mail. I told Mr B to go onto DHL website and look for customer services number to speak to someone - dunno wether he did or no. Politics goes past me - I'm not allowed to vote for parliament in this country so I don't bother paying attention (I know it's not right but why should I if my opinion won't make any difference?). One more day and it will be over for some time. I take it you won't be voting Labour then (you don't have to say) personally I think Gordon Brown needs bit more than that - it will involve one's shoe and his backside

or your postman sings for your recorded stuff and then just put it through your letterbox (that happend to me few times and I was not impressed at all!) I wonder what happend with "Customer is always right"?

but the worse thing is that DHL only deliver during office hours and their depot is quite far from where we live. He tried to call the number they gave him to try to have it delivered to work but you get automated message only. They will have your parcel/item for 7 days then return it to sender - so very unhelpful.

lovely catching you for a bit

Hello Dawn @Zoonie - what are you going to do once all the work is finished and no-more drama with suppliers amd workmen? Aren't you going to be bored? Mr B sent his external hard drive for repairs. They said it will take up to 9 working days as it will have to be sent to France to original factory. The they send him e-mail saying work has been completed and he will get another e-mail soon letting him know that it's back on it's way to him. On Friday I was walking the dog for him as he went out after work and I was free (at home alone on friday night - shocking I know!) and there was a card from DHL saying they tried to deliver something. He said he didn't order/buy anything so it must have been the manufacturer or the supplier returning the hard drive but no e-mail to let him know that he should be expecting it.

what's new? You should start charging ...

Hello Army bit busy at work but doing well. How about you?

no-one. I have just spoken to people from office bellow and they didn't call it in as the lady who normally deals with it is on holidays. No-one in the office above us yet. Office manager said that (the only one in right now) partner/boss told him to tell the other one (once he arrives to work at about 11pm) to e-mail the complain in - this way is not going to be sorted today - but I can't call the landlord as I'm too low in chain of command, I'm only the one who has to suffer the consequences of it. GOOD NEWS I now have working shower. Had plumber in yesterday so I had to move all my stuff out of my room (luckily my housemate is in Australia so I slept in her room). There were suppose to be laying new pipes under the floor in my room but at the end they ended up running a pipe at the back of my wardrobe so he (my housemate's ex and co-owner of the house) had to take out all my stuff out of the wardrobe. He put it back but it's all over the place and no where near the way I had it so I will have to re-organise it again over next few days - I was too busy moping floors and moving my furniture back last night to do anything else. BUT I had lovely hot shower this morning and could wash my hair without going to Mr B's - it came at right time as he's having a mate moving to a spare bedroom so that would make things more difficult for me there. What's on program for you today Zoonie?

Good morning everyone - another day of excercise for me. Day 3 of broken intercom - keeps me fit because I have to keep waking up and down the stair to let clients in once they phone to let me know they are outside. I have asked our office manager if anyone called the landlord to report it (it started on friday) but he's not sure (and obviously he didn't himself).

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