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General Discussion Area / Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

« on: 10 January 2022, 07:30:29 »

70 years. Some going.

Should be good for the UK economy. Hopefully We will be in England during all the celebrations. Is armed forces day early June too?

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General Discussion Area / Mandatory vaccination against Covid

« on: 06 January 2022, 20:22:50 »

Anyone watching how many European countries are making vaccination mandatory.

Italy is the latest for the over 50s .

Doesnt apply in Spain or UK as a high take up already but does make one wonder…….

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General Discussion Area / The masked singer

« on: 02 January 2022, 20:16:22 »

This programme is a microcosm of the plumbed depths of tv.

Take it off, take it off.

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General Discussion Area / London midnight display

« on: 01 January 2022, 00:13:29 »

Absolutely stupendous.

Britain certainly is good at pageantry.

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General Car Chat / Old cars - investment.

« on: 22 December 2021, 19:04:10 »

Every so often we have suggestions that the Omega will/ won’t become a classic.

Here is a thought. In ten years time the average omega will be about 30 years old. Just as the folk who drove them in their hay day are reaching retirement age and unlock cash to spend. Probably no point in putting it in the bank as interest rates may still be v.low. International travel may still be doubtful.

There will still be no new cars to buy ( well a slight exaggeration) but might be true if Covid 2031 has struck and the chip makers never recovered.

What to buy? Stuff from 30, 40 years ago. Just as people now snap up stuff from 30 , 40 years ago from toy cars they had to the real thing.

I am thinking the price of a good Omega could well be high then.

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General Car Chat / E extreme on Itv now

« on: 19 December 2021, 13:38:06 »

Anyone follow this?

Looks pretty tame

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General Discussion Area / Do you know how wide your car is?

« on: 14 December 2021, 08:35:34 »

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-59641534

I wish the resident would put his camera on a lamp post. It would be even funnier

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General Discussion Area / Abu Dhabi F1 wont contain spoilers

« on: 11 December 2021, 21:03:46 »

Well it might if you recorded it.

The start on Sunday will be interesting with mix of mediums and softs.  We don’t need a safety car-messing up the running.

Bring on the race.

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General Discussion Area / BT takeover?

« on: 11 December 2021, 16:44:51 »

Anyone following Drahi?

Could be a tricky time for the government between Monday and the end of December..

Whatever the outcome, should be good news for medium time holders.

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General Discussion Area / F35 recovered from Med

« on: 08 December 2021, 09:14:17 »

Well done recovering the F35 from the depths of the Med.

Apparently a mile deep. Some operation.

101

General Discussion Area / Ukraine-Russia, NATO, USA

« on: 04 December 2021, 14:39:30 »

Russia has been massing 90,000 troops on the Ukraine border. Also using the same rhetoric used before annexing the Crimea. Another 90,000 on the way.

It will be interesting to see what ( if anything) the West does when it all kicks off in the New Year.

Might give the news channels something else other than Omicron to analyse to death.

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General Discussion Area / Boycott Chinese goods

« on: 30 November 2021, 22:11:23 »

We have a weekly Group Skype. One guy stunned us by announcing his household is now boycotting Chinese goods. We all had a good laugh and wished him luck as everything comes from China one way or another. He is however serious. Not because of the China Virus but because of their human rights record and not signing up to cutting use of coal to name two things. His view is governments ought to do more but people can do more.

We have some good Spanish friends who never knowingly buy Chinese and have done so for years. A sort of buy Spanish campaign like our faded buy British campaign.

Anyone else following boycotting Chinese goods? If so how are you managing?

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General Discussion Area / CBD advert

« on: 25 November 2021, 19:31:48 »

Doesn’t make any claims. I guess punters have to google.

Anyone a fan?

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General Discussion Area / Black Friday

« on: 23 November 2021, 10:24:02 »

Never ending. I honestly thought it was last week such is the hype but it is this week. I suppose it would have helped if I was a Thanksgiver.

How long before it has a more neutral name in the future?

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General Discussion Area / Qatar F1 may cntain spoilers

« on: 20 November 2021, 19:23:19 »

Had to wait to see quali on poor mans tv ( CH4).

Well done Lewis.

What the hell happened to Perez even after listening to post quali interview.?

More sour grapes from Jos Verstappen! Mercedes and Hamilton are doing something illegal apparently.

I wonder how Max will fare in front of the stewards on Sunday for failing to slow during yellows forGasly incident? 3 place grid drop? A fie for Lewis?

Bring on the race.