In reply to a post by therioman:

I am the employer but let's not worry about your lack of facts here.

And how would I know or care that you were the big cheese as until a couple of days ago I hadn't had the misfortune.


disclaimer: I don't literally mean 'big cheese' in case you were thinking of replying about the merits of various types of it.

SoGEA 80/20 UnchainedISP stable for 12 weeks with no issues using BTW backhaul

In reply to a post by dect:

In reply to a post by Greenbeans1:

SoGEA 80/20 Idnet ... 4 years very few issues good isp

Pleased to hear it but personally I wouldn't touch any ISP that uses Zen backhaul with a barge pole even if they were giving it away for free.

You can always ask them to change you to BT.

In reply to a post by Andrue:

In reply to a post by dect:

In reply to a post by Greenbeans1:

SoGEA 80/20 Idnet ... 4 years very few issues good isp

Pleased to hear it but personally I wouldn't touch any ISP that uses Zen backhaul with a barge pole even if they were giving it away for free.

You can always ask them to change you to BT.

Thats excellent advice, thanks for sharing that

Can one use the word "queer" nowadays in that context?

You wouldn't want to offend anyone else....

In reply to a post by broadband66:

Can one use the word "queer" nowadays in that context?

You wouldn't want to offend anyone else....

I would hope it wouldn't as its a very well known saying in certain parts of the UK and has nothing to do with the other context it can be used in. If it has offended anyone I apologise profusely.

Context is everything.

In reply to a post by Rhynchelma:

Context is everything.

Unfortunately that's often not the case these days. In this country even the word in question has only recently come back into circulation to have a sexual orientation meaning.

"Gay" had, and probably still does, to be used instead. Which cost us a centuries-old word associated with light-heartedness and happiness. I was in my teens before it was "appropriated". The use of Q in the acronym I expect came from the USA.

I can't disagree. However, that's the rule I use for myself.

Being ancient, it works for me. So far. Still waiting for plod to tear themselves away from crime and feel obliged to advise me to change my attidude.

Orwell was prophetic, would would have thought.

In reply to a post by Rhynchelma:

I can't disagree. However, that's the rule I use for myself.

Being ancient, it works for me. So far. Still waiting for plod to tear themselves away from crime and feel obliged to advise me to change my attidude.

Orwell was prophetic, would would have thought.

I think Scott Adams has just about nailed it with this Dilbert cartoon.