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sime42

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  1. No. I just refuse to get drawn into an argument about Covid, despite the incessant provocation. It's futile, it's boring, and it's long since time to move on. I have an opinion on the subject, you very clearly have another. I realised long ago that we're obviously not going to reconcile these, that's fine, shit happens. If you want to stoop to this level that's up to you.
  2. I'd recommend going round and knocking on doors of local firms, as well as looking online. Nothing like introducing yourself in person. You're right about a driving licence; it's pretty much a must, so I'd prioritise that.
  3. What happened to your info about the superiority of Scottish water? On a par with Scandinavian I think it said. Meanwhile the privatised English water companies are dumping so much into crap into the sea that we're pissing off our continental neighbours. https://www.itv.com/news/2022-08-25/french-meps-accuse-uk-of-turning-english-channel-into-sewage-dumping-ground
  4. Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking it at all. I'm glad there's people prepared to attempt hold the ££££ makers/stealers to account. I'm just not very hopeful with such a broken system.
  5. I've just noticed Cyclamen out in flower in the garden already. Too early.
  6. For all the good it will do ........
  7. I've heard a general rule of thumb being that if your house has less occupants than bedrooms then it's worth being on a meter. It was the case for us, £800 > £~500. No doubt the unmetered water rates were calculated long ago with some now outdated formulae. (Rateable Value of the property). The sooner we're all on a meter the better. I believe that there's also a big difference depending on where you are in the country. Rural areas being more expensive than urban for example. SW being particularly high.
  8. I have a few good friends and family in the Health Service. One, an A&E consultant in one of the big London hospitals told me back in July that they had just gone into Code Purple status, (used to be called Code Black, but that's a whole other story). Something that normally only happens in the depths of winter. My sister in-law is an ICU consultant in a Midlands hospital. She's currently off work with stress, on the edge of a nervous breakdown unfortunately. Due to her department being crazily undermanned and having nowhere to discharge patients to. Neither are paid enough, and indeed have too much integrity of character, to be participating in the mythical "Great Lie". It's no wonder we still have so many excess deaths.
  9. That's not too bad at all, similar temp. to a decent swimming pool. Guessing you won't be swimming quite so much in the winter though. Can you skate?!
  10. Whilst Michael Gove is like old school Coke;- full of cocaine.
  11. What temperature is the water? I mean is it pleasant or "bracing"?
  12. Pozidrive have an extra 4 points/ridges, mini intermediate ones that sit in between the principal 4. That's why they won't fit into Phillips screws. As well as the angles being different.
  13. Brilliant analogy that. Even more applicable to the current PM. (Actually, have we even had one for the last couple of months?)
  14. Were you searching for vegan corn on the cob or a vibrator?
  15. WTF? People really will buy anything. Here's part of the description;- "Suitable for white meats such as turkey, pork, chicken and venison"
  16. Thanks. Why not just say a silly or foolish person then? 🤔 I really am inept. Can you help me out again and point me in the direction of this evidence of the alleged misdemeanours of the Finnish PM please? Much obliged.
  17. What's a Simp, anyone? And a Cuck? I'm not very fluent in Trollish yet, despite what we read on here everyday.
  18. I foresee a lot of wet wood being "burnt" this winter, and beyond. As supplied by unscrupulous firewood producers and used by inexperienced consumers. Lots of work for chimney sweeps over the coming years on the positive side!
  19. This is an interesting development;- A new method boosts wind farms’ energy output, without new equipment | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology NEWS.MIT.EDU MIT engineers have developed a method to increase wind farms’ energy output. Whereas individual turbines are typically...
  20. And breath ............and relax! You've either had a few too many beers, or are in need of a few. Anyway, wrong thread bud. However, since you insist; if you actually do think that Banks have suddenly become parasitic and this whole mess is due to the advent of CV-19 then you must be even more than I realised.
  21. First harvest of a new potato variety for us. Manitou. Good yield, very good flavour and texture. They seem to have been more reliable, less adversely effected by this year's challenging climate than lots of other fruit and vegetables.

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