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General Discussion Area / Re: Kingswood and Wellingborough By Elections

« on: 17 February 2024, 23:39:18 »

Went out for a pint with my Lefty mate tonight and he was crowing about the Byelections. 

Until I pointed out that as shite as the Tories are, Labour only just increased their vote in one election by 100 votes and actually lost 5000 votes in the other. He quietened down!   

Then he pointed out that "that far right lot took votes off the Tories as well!" 

Later the conversation turned to climate change and he thinks it's great that farmers are covering the countryside with solar panels... Dear god. 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Not long now.

« on: 17 February 2024, 18:36:14 »

They say that once you've caught the cruising bug it's hard to kick. 

I've always wanted to cross the Atlantic and when I was younger wanted to get crewing gig on a yacht, but never did it. I physically couldn't do that now, so doing it on a cruise liner is probably my only realistic option. 

Maybe I'll find a wealthy heiress!     

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General Discussion Area / Re: Kingswood and Wellingborough By Elections

« on: 17 February 2024, 14:29:44 »

OK let's look at the Tory numbers for Nick's benefit and to answer Uncle STEMO's question. 

Kingswood 2019 - 27,712 votes for Conservatives
Kingswood 2024 - 8675 votes for Conservatives

Turnout 2019 - 49,314
Turnout 2024 - 24,905

The Tories got 19,037 less votes on Thursday than they did in 2019, but the turnout was 24,409 less on Thursday than it was in 2019. If just over 10% of the stay at homes had turned out and voted Conservative the Tories would have held the seat.

Wellingborough 2019 - 32,277 votes for Conservatives
Wellingborough 2024 - 7408 votes for Conservatives

Turnout 2019 - 51,193
Turnout 2024 - 30,145

The Tories got 24,869 less votes on Thursday than they did in 2019, but the turnout was 21,048 less on Thursday than it was in 2019. If just over 30% of the stay at homes had turned out and voted Conservative the Tories would have held the seat.

I'm not saying that it wasn't a bad night for the Tories, it was and deservedly so. Their voters mostly stayed at home and Reform nibbled away a chunk of those that did turnout. I wonder what on earth possessed Tory HQ to select Peter Bone's girlfriend as their candidate? 

It wasn't the famous victory for Labour that Britains corrupt biased media have been telling us it was either though, and I expect Labour strategists are wondering how they didn't improve their votes in Wellingborough and managed to lose 5000 odd votes in Kingswood. 

As for Sir Starmer going round claiming there was a massive swing to Labour on Thursday and the British people want a Labour Govt, that just utter bollix! 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Not long now.

« on: 17 February 2024, 11:11:26 »

Nice!     

Where are you flying/sailing to/from etc? 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Kingswood and Wellingborough By Elections

« on: 17 February 2024, 02:07:18 »

You can be as boring as you like Nick, but my post was specifically about Labours vote tally. 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Kingswood and Wellingborough By Elections

« on: 16 February 2024, 21:51:50 »

Ooops wrong section!     

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General Discussion Area / Kingswood and Wellingborough By Elections

« on: 16 February 2024, 21:50:33 »

Today the media have been presenting Labours wins in the Kingswood and Wellingborough by elections last night as stunning victories. 

Have a look at this though.

Kingswood 2019 - 16,492 votes for labour
Kingswood 2024 - 11,176 votes for labour

Wellingborough 2019 - 13,737 labour votes
Wellingborough 2024 - 13,844 labour votes

In Kingswood Labour got 5316 less votes than they did in 2019 and in Wellingborough they got just 107 more votes than they did in 2019.

Both by elections had low turnouts, but it hardly represents a massive swing to Labour in my view, but you can draw your own conclusions. 

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General Car Chat / Re: Project anyone?

« on: 16 February 2024, 20:59:50 »

Just needs a Rover V8-----------

The chassis didn't come close to handling the power from the standard engine!

That's why they were fun to drive! 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Dead Person

« on: 16 February 2024, 19:45:21 »

Apparently felt unwell after taking a "walk" , where the hell would he go for a walk in Siberia in the middle of winter ? 

Anywhere the men with AK47's behind him told him to walk. 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Dead Person

« on: 16 February 2024, 18:14:17 »

Did he fall out of a window?

I think he went for a walk and fell over.....

If Tucker Carlson is still in Russia, maybe he should do something useful and investigate conditions in Russia's penal system? 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Dead Person

« on: 16 February 2024, 16:41:15 »

Alex Navalny, long time Putin critic, and a bit too brave for his own good.

I think his fate was sealed the moment he set foot on Russian soil and it was only a matter of time IMO.

As you say, very brave, and becoming a martyr is one thing, but ultimately he's no good to anyone six feet under. 

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General Car Chat / Re: Project anyone?

« on: 16 February 2024, 01:04:35 »

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/276328654542                 

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General Car Chat / Re: Adblu top up

« on: 15 February 2024, 16:54:10 »

I saw a YouTube vid a while ago from an Irish mechanic who said to avoid buying pigs piss if it's stored outside, for example at a garage, as the UV light can form crystals in it and if they go in the tank it can cause expensive problems.

No idea if that's true or not, so don't shoot the messenger, but thought I'd share that little nugget of Irish wisdom with all you pigs piss consumers. 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Covid

« on: 15 February 2024, 16:47:23 »

The nurse I see weighs roughly the same as an ocean going liner. Yet she still has the cheek to say I should weight about a stone and a half less so my 15 stone 6' 1" frame can cope better.

I really should say "have you looked in the mirror lately because you look like a beached whale"......but I'm too polite.

Plus you probably want to shag it

At his age I expect Lord Opti likes a bit of cushion for the pushin! 

Might as well be comfortable! 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Covid

« on: 14 February 2024, 13:58:10 »

I think when I had it last year I got off quite lightly, as it just knocked me out for about 2 weeks.

It was better than any fad diets as well, I lost loads of weight

You're spot on, Jaime, I weighed myself this morning and I've lost 6lbs over the last couple of weeks.

How many bags of sugar is that?  Three? 

Er, 6

6 1lb bags, 3 2lb bags or 1 6lb bag. 

I was thinking of the bags of sugar that are roughly about the size of a house brick. The bag at the back of my cupboard is 1KG or 2.2lbs, although I suppose they would have used fractions in the olden days. 2 and 1/5 lb, or more likely the bags were just 2lbs pre the metrification of weights and measures.

I'm too young to know about this you see.