I missed the fun!!!!

[DeRoux's Broux]

Yep, we still have to pay the TV license fee over here in the UK.

It's over £100 per year for a colour TV license, and it all started with the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), here's a little history...

TV licence - a brief history

• 1922 - start of a national radio service as a state monopoly. Rather than to be funded by advertising, the government decides to finance the British Broadcasting Company Ltd by a General Post Office licence fee of 10/- (10 shillings or 50p), on and from 1 November.

• 1936 - first regular BBC television broadcasts begin but with no requirement for a TV licence. These ceased in 1939, owing to a war.

• 1946 - Radio licence sees its first increase, doubling to £1. Combined radio & black & white TV licence introduced for the first time, at £2. The BBC's television service resumes on 7 June, on 405 lines (405 lines closes nearly 40 years later, in 1985).

• 1952 - first TV detector van introduced, with some fairly exaggerated claims. Evaders at the time were estimated at between 100,000 and 150,000 people watching television without a licence.

• 1954 - over 3 million licences issues, with an audience of over 20 million, with most watching outside their own homes.

• 1955 - first ITV broadcast, funded not by the licence fee but advertising, thereby ending the BBC monopoly in television....

In conclusion...it sucks!

your better than the History Channel Blighty!

 

[BlightyBrewer]

your better than the History Channel Blighty!

I just cut and paste from another web site...but thanks!

 

[Catfish]

We have tv tax here too. The NHK (Japan's BBC) come to your door and harass you into paying. One guy I know went inside, got his TV, handed it to the NHK guy and closed the door. The guy was dumbstruck, stood around for a few, put the TV down and left. My mother in law made fun of me for paying once.

We don't seem to have a tax on burboun here, so a bottle of maker's is about 2000 yen, 17ish bucks US.

 

[BlightyBrewer]

With the amount of utter sh!te on the BBC nowadays, I feel like dumping my TV outside broadcasting house with a polite note informing them to ram it!

Do you know they even get poor students to pay, even if they live in a hall of residence...how tight is that! I dislike all media corporations, run by the devil...all of them!!! (I bet they have investments in corn sugar too! )

 

[DeRoux's Broux]

tv pretty much sux here too. and we have to pay $45 a month to get 79 channels of squat. lame.....

 

[Orfy]

When the TV Licence came out it paid for 100% of the UK TV available. Up to a few years ago it funded 50% of the TV available. Today it funds around 10% of the TV available but the cost still goes up each year.

The annoying thing is it only funds the BBC. Even if you choose not to watch/recieve the BBC you still have to Pay it. If you do not have any type of reciever but a video recorder just to play tapes you still need a licence, the same goes if you have a radio!

When you buy a TV your name is passed to the Licencing Authority!

 

[BlightyBrewer]

Yeah, I bought a new TV recently, and got a second license bill even though I was paying my license!

 

[Pumbaa]

I would almost like to see Congress try to do something like that here. Not that I want to pay more taxes but can you imagine the drama it would stir up?

Whiskey Rebellion all over agian . . . . /shrug were about due for a good revolution

 

[Orfy]

I would almost like to see Congress try to do something like that here. Not that I want to pay more taxes but can you imagine the drama it would stir up?

Whiskey Rebellion all over agian . . . . /shrug were about due for a good revolution

Revolutions are only called Revolutions if they are successful. Until then they are Riots or terrorism!
Can't complain abot Rebelions though.. (Or can you?)

I think I need to drink more and be less philospical.

 

[Genghis77]

Congress has considered an Air Tax. They would strangle anyone not paying up.

 

[Edmond Dantes]

I would like to apologise for the lack of tact and decency displayed by someone claiming to be a Marine. I personaly am an ex Marine, and i am beyond offended at the way umscruz behaved. I hope that his ignorance and brazen attitude will not have given all of you a bad opinion about the rest of us Marines out here.

Once again I apologise for the indecent display of one who claims to be a Marine.

 

[Orfy]

I doubt very much if he is a Marine, I'm sure if he is he wont be for long.

 

[homebrewer_99]

We have tv tax here too. The NHK (Japan's BBC) come to your door and harass you into paying. One guy I know went inside, got his TV, handed it to the NHK guy and closed the door. The guy was dumbstruck, stood around for a few, put the TV down and left. My mother in law made fun of me for paying once.

When I was living in Germany as an Army civilian and they came to my door I just told them I was an American and exempt from the tax. They have a detector that can tell if you are using airwaves - the satellite dish for the American channels helped them too, but I also had German cable). They sent me a bill anyway and I took it to JAG and they took care of it. I got another bill the following year and took it to JAG. I never got another notice.

 

[Dude]

I would like to apologise for the lack of tact and decency displayed by someone claiming to be a Marine. I personaly am an ex Marine, and i am beyond offended at the way umscruz behaved. I hope that his ignorance and brazen attitude will not have given all of you a bad opinion about the rest of us Marines out here.

Once again I apologise for the indecent display of one who claims to be a Marine.

I've met many Marines, and I have to admit although a bit abrasive, every one of them is a better man than I. I'm active Air Force, and it so happens in our career field that we go to training school with the Marines. I know our latest troll is the exception to the rule. I respect you guys immensely. Thank you for serving.


(I couldn't help but think everytime usmcruz posted something idiotic, what Chesty Puller would have said or done or thought of that guy. )

 

[homebrewer_99]

It was so funny to see some of you guys make him look like a moron.

Uh, I think he did it to himself.

 

[DeRoux's Broux]

yep, i've known many too, and have nothing but respect for you guy's. thank you for the sacrifice and service (you too orrelse and HB 99!)

 

[Genghis77]

A bad Marine is simply "rotten to the Corp."
When I think of a great Marine, Carlos Hathcock is right at the top.

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

I would like to apologise for the lack of tact and decency displayed by someone claiming to be a Marine. I personaly am an ex Marine, and i am beyond offended at the way umscruz behaved. I hope that his ignorance and brazen attitude will not have given all of you a bad opinion about the rest of us Marines out here.

Once again I apologise for the indecent display of one who claims to be a Marine.

I've met a few Marines and while many tend to be a bit. gruff.. They would never dishoner themselves by acing like a whiney child on the internet.

If usmcrus is a Marine then he's probably not a very well liked Marine. I just hope he's not in charge of other Marines. Man, could you imagine that guy as your superior???

 

[homebrewer_99]

Man, could you imagine that guy as your superior???

Reminds me of a movie I saw a long time ago. The detective was asking Michael Caine about this guy who was murdered. He asked, "he was your superior, wasn't he?" And Michael's character said, " no, he was my boss". Great line....

Thanks DeRoux!

 

[The Happy Mug]

Wow - I'm barely mentioned, and not even in a bad way. That's a good sign, but I still feel bad.

I must apologize for the way I came in on it. I handled myself in a manner less than becomming of myself. For anyone who read the posts I made that night, I apologize for antagonizing the fool and littering our boards.

I saw his posts start popping up. The first one was simple, and I told him his screen name was insulting and did not belong here. I told him to get an education and try again at life. I was happy with my first response, and should have left it at that.

As his posts started popping up everywhere, I got mad. I like coming here, and the thought of somebody ruining this place really got my goat. Since I was drunk, it made it worse. The more of these threads I read, the madder I got. The "body" thread was after I started a new thread to try to contain him, and was trying to send him there to keep him in one place. This is where I tried "baited" him to. I didn't want him spewing over the rest of these forums. Dumb idea on my part.

The moderators did a great job of removing all traces of him. The only traces of his crap were those left by me. So, after he was gone, there was just a bunch of posts by me that sounded bad.

I was honestly considering changing my screen name out of shame. I should have handled myself better than I did, and I apologize to everybody. I am sorry for the manner which I have conducted myself.

 

[DeRoux's Broux]

don't sweat it Mug. really. it's was cominh from somebody, if not you.

i forgot to thank SAM75 TOO!

 

[Genghis77]

.... I respect you guys immensely. Thank you for serving.

I think that is one of the best compliments given to our military. I like seeing the Welcome Home signs for the troops. Our military still represents the best of our best.

 

[Dude]

I was honestly considering changing my screen name out of shame. I should have handled myself better than I did, and I apologize to everybody. I am sorry for the manner which I have conducted myself.

Dude...don't worry about it. You did what MANY people on this forum wanted to do. I applaud you for it. It goes to show what a great group we've got here--and that we won't put up with egos and attitudes.

I'll admit, I'm a hothead (and a hop, for that matter )--and I actually wrote some posts to that idiot and deleted them before i sent them. I just had that inkling about the guy by his first few posts. I knew he'd be a troublemaker.

I give you a thumbs up. Thanks.

 

[BlightyBrewer]

I just had that inkling about the guy by his first few posts. I knew he'd be a troublemaker.

Me too! There was just something "aggressive" in the way he would reply / talk to people.

Being polite costs nada!

 

[Darth Konvel]

Ditto that, Orrelse & Blight. His posts seemed abrasive from the getgo.

Thanks for being the ass we all wanted to be happy mug I joke, but I mean it, way to stick up for the team.

 

[loopmd]

Man Oh Man Did I miss out on all the fun. I only got in a couple of times, but I kinda started it off by calling him a d1ck.

Actually I wanted to say thanks to everyone. It was nice to see us stick together on this one. I feel like family now.


loop

 

[The Happy Mug]

Thanks folks. It really did feel good to go after him like that. It's also really nice that he is gone - it makes the forum feel a lot friendlier.

 

[El Pistolero]

Man Oh Man Did I miss out on all the fun. I only got in a couple of times, but I kinda started it off by calling him a d1ck.

I thought you were just giving him your best medical opinion.

 

[SwAMi75]

i forgot to thank SAM75 TOO!

My pleasure.

At first I didn't know what the hell you were talking about....had to go back a page.

 

[DeRoux's Broux]

i shoulda quoted! :~)