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When I lived in Cardiff years ago the local Tesco banned pyjamas. BBC News - Tesco ban on shoppers in pyjamas NEWS.BBC.CO.UK As a regular shopper there I can confirm it was common.

LI….. LinkedIn?

Thank you, I will.

I have read that adding a second cavity can have the reverse effect, but maybe you mean a bit further away? Thinking about it, I could maybe build an internal extra wall and fill the cavity with wood shavings. Not dense but should absorb sound well. Or would it?

I am thinking of constructing a music rehearsal room in a disused office, but I will need some fairly decent soundproofing. As I run a sawmill my instinct is to use timber, but my Google research suggests this may not be great. Clearly some timber would outperform others, but has anyone got experience of this that they can share? It seems a dense material is needed, but how can I look up relative merits of species and how effective they would be? By way of background the building is timber frame with plastered walls and timber clad. Floor is concrete pad. So it is the walls and ceiling I would need to sort out, not floor.

I totally agree with some of the comments above. I think gift giving has gone way too far. But of course if you say that you are called a scrooge. The expectation kids have these days is truly horrible. Luckily my two are at the age where they mainly receive money. But I always say to them expect nothing, and appreciate anything you get. I think they get it; but we live in a highly materialistic society. And then after everyone has overspent at Christmas some people have the cheek to whinge about the cost of living!

Well today Reform party membership has overtaken the Conservative Party. Nigel’s star is rising. And like it or lump it the two main political parties have no-one to blame but themselves. If either the Conservatives or Labour had done a good job over recent times Reform would be nothing. I personally think we will have a new government within a year or two. I can’t see Starmer and Reeves surviving another budget.

Ah I see….sort of. Thank you.

Can someone explain to me what a date laning is? Then maybe I will get the joke…?

Funny; but scarily close to reality!

Whatever next? Does he load up a truck and then push it along the road?! No I know, he gets a chainsaw chain and fells a tree without using the actual saw…

Another interesting thing….1969 Concorde first flight, moon landing, harrier vertical take-off and landing jet; a few years earlier we reached the deepest part of the ocean. I find modern technology rather underwhelming by comparison. What is the 21st century amazing equivalent? I mean this computer I am typing on which is also a phone and a camera is quite impressive; but not compared to supersonic flight or space travel! We are always being told these days how amazing technological advancement is, but what has it actually achieved that makes you go “Wow!”?

I don’t think anyone believes there will be another general election anytime soon. This petition is just another protest. Another way of trying to persuade your local MP that something has gone wrong.

You mean a link to the petition? OK. Petition: Call a General Election PETITION.PARLIAMENT.UK I would like there to be another General Election. I believe the current Labour Government have gone back on the promises they laid out in the lead up to the last election.

The petition has just topped two million. It has slowed down - currently about 40,000 per hour are signing.