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• Greg. Tingey commented on Who ordered *that*?
  Nestor @ 263 With sdjacent neighbours who play beating "rock" non-music until 03.30 hrs, or have screaming kids, or nightly "domestics" - how nice. And, no matter how you slice it, on average 100% of the land is going to be owned by 25% of the people, or less, isn't it? [ Think about that! ]...
• anonemouse commented on Who ordered *that*?
  The former problem can be solved through the amending and application of a document known as "Building Standards." The latter is a little more knotty, yes, and I have no solution to propose....
• guthrie commented on Who ordered *that*?
  You'll never guess who gutted the building standards we used to have? Go on, guess... It's ridiculous these days that houses and flats are still built in the UK wherein you can hear any loud but normal things your neighbours are doing, and are so poorly insulated that you notice they aren't....
• douglas clark commented on Who ordered *that*?
  Y'know, Once upon a time I was horrified by 'One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich'. Nowadays it is commonplace. Gitmo, rendition, etc, etc. The West embraces the tactics of it's so-called enemy because of an expected dividend. We have become our own enemy. I am pretty sure, but unable to source it, that James Blish said this yonks ago. In order to protect ourselves, we become what we despise. It is ironic, is it not?...
• Greg. Tingey commented on Who ordered *that*?
  DG @ 267 Yes, we were having this conversation yesterday, re. the USSA & the USSR Russia. Putin is an old-fashioned Russian autocrat, but he knows what to do with a principled "holy fool" like Mr Snowden ... meanwhile, the USA is thrashing around, trying to jail him for 2000 years, whist Snowden protests his american patriotism, because he discovered his own guvmint breaking its own supposed rules ... As you say, the irony is delicious, provided it isn't falling on your head like a ton of scrap....