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General Discussion Area / June 21st

« on: 01 June 2021, 11:28:04 »

There seems to be a groundswell of opinion forming that Covid restrictions will have to be extended from June 21st due to the spread of the Indian Variant. 

Is it just media stoking up a bit of hysteria?  Or is it necessary? 

Will they or won't they? 

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General Discussion Area / What The Hell Happened.....

« on: 25 May 2021, 17:21:34 »

...... To Argos?!

Seems that they have moved to online and Click n Collect outlets in in Sainsbury's?   

I need a new printer and the nearest Argos about 15 miles away has closed, which is a pisser because living in a rural area there's not much nearby and that one was handy.   

Amazon wins again! 

138

General Discussion Area / Global Heating!

« on: 23 May 2021, 17:35:07 »

Not much sign of it round here. 

What about you lot? 

139

General Discussion Area / Eurovision

« on: 22 May 2021, 23:33:42 »

Nil Pois...                                                                

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / FS - F/L Front Bumper

« on: 22 May 2021, 10:14:36 »

Front bumper for a facelift Omega in good used condition. Nocturno Blue.

Free to collector or whatever P&P costs.

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General Discussion Area / Traffic Lights

« on: 21 May 2021, 19:40:18 »

Much hoo haa from the medjaa and everyone else who dislikes Boris about the government's traffic light system for travel, as apparently it's too confusing for people to understand and is causing chaos.   

Here's how I understand it :-

Red: Essential journeys only. Quarantine in a government approved hotel for 10 days on return. Take a bunch of covid tests before, during and after.

Amber: Essential journeys only.  Self isolate at home for 10 days on return.  Take a bunch of covid tests before, during and after.

Green: Any journeys allowed including holidays.  Go have a good time, come home, no quarantine required. Take a bunch of covid tests before, during and after.

Seems quite simple to me.   

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General Discussion Area / Ship Tracking Sites

« on: 07 May 2021, 19:32:25 »

Anyone know a good ship tracking site that will give an accurate location of Royal Navy ships? 

One of the aircraft carriers was in Lyme Bay last night and I assumed it was HMS Queen Elizabeth, so I posted a photo on our local facebook page.  Now everyone's piling in on me and telling me it was HMS Prince of Wales.   

I can't seem to find a tracking site that will give me the location (probably for obvious reasons) and the best I can find is that QE arrived back in Portsmouth today which would have put her in Lyme Bay last night and PoW is in the NE Atlantic on her way to Leith, which seems unlikely that they'd go round the top of Scotland unless it's part of her sea trials. 

I so want to be right.... 

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General Discussion Area / Three Lions

« on: 07 May 2021, 11:43:42 »

I see the FA are changing the England badge from the traditional three lions to a more 'inclusive' badge with a lion, lioness and a lion cub. 

It makes the old song a bit of a mouth full though...

"One lion, one lioness and a lion cub on yer shirt and we believe in England...."  

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General Discussion Area / Carrie's Flat

« on: 28 April 2021, 18:21:34 »

Well the hysteria about how Boris paid for the renovations to the flat in Downing Street shows no sign of abating, with the media seemingly determined to inflict as much damage as they can before the elections. 

I don't really care to be honest, but from the pictures I've seen it looks feking 'orrible!     What's wrong with nipping down to B&Q for a couple of tubs of magnolia and a tin of white gloss like the rest of us?   

Especially when the tenancy might end prematurely!

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General Discussion Area / Net Zero.... Not Enough!

« on: 22 April 2021, 18:20:21 »

Biden has been holding a Climate Change conference today where all the world leaders have been trying to out do each other with ambitious targets to reduce CO2 emissions. 

The quote of the day however comes from John Kerry former US Secretary of State and currently Joe Biden's Special Presidential Envoy for Climate who said...

"...... that reaching net zero - a formidable challenge - will still not be enough."

"Even if we get to net zero, we still have to get carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere," he said. "This is a bigger challenge than a lot of people have grabbed on to yet."

So now they're talking about eradicating CO2 from the atmosphere completely!   

What the hell does John Kerry think that plants, trees, and crops etc depend on to survive?        

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General Discussion Area / GP Surgery

« on: 20 April 2021, 17:16:23 »

I tried to book an appointment to see the Dr this morning and was offered a telephone consultation next Tuesday.   

According to Worldometers the UK recorded 2524 new Covid infections today and 33 deaths.  I'd wager that more people died in RTA's today.....    Although if they'd had a positive Covid test within the last 28 days they'd be one of the 33 Covid deaths...... 

It's getting ridiculous! 

Sigh..... 

147

General Discussion Area / Get Ahhht Ov My Pub!

« on: 19 April 2021, 18:20:05 »

Keir Starmer Banned! 

148

General Discussion Area / European Super League

« on: 19 April 2021, 17:29:18 »

Well this is proving controversial! 

It's a good little wheeze though for the clubs involved, so that they get to play guaranteed European footie every year without having to qualify, nor get relegated.  Kerrrrrrching! 

I wonder though if they've really thought this thing through properly and whether they counted on getting kicked out of the EPL, FA Cup and other competitions? 

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General Discussion Area / Chipped!

« on: 12 April 2021, 21:18:36 »

We've had a few jokes about the Covid vaccines containing a 'Bill Gates nano chip', but it seems that it might be nearer to the truth than we think! 

America's DARPA have been working on an implant that constantly monitors the blood and will tell you if you are developing Covid before you develop symptoms.  "It's like a 'Check Engine' light" they say. 

So maybe we will be chipped like dogs after all. 

More details here!

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General Discussion Area / Bad Parking

« on: 24 March 2021, 12:37:08 »

Ooops!   

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-56505413

Apparently a gust of wind blew it off course and it ran around.    Hmmm.