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Replied to the thread Official TV/Film Video Entertainment Apps & Services thread.Post -
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Replied to the thread What's Annoyed or Irritating You Today.PostWhat irritates me is the way so many people keep droning on about their mental health. We’ve gone from the sublime, where nobody talks about it, to the ridiculous, when people can’t leave the subject alone.
It’s the latest fad, following everyone and… -
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Replied to the thread What's Annoyed or Irritating You Today.Post(Quote from LoC)
I’d invest in one of the streamers if I were you. Watching Eurovision is an act of desperation! -
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Replied to the thread The Great British Weather Moan thread.PostNot long after I wrote my message last night, the heavens opened and it pelted down!
This morning has dawned cloudy, but the sun should come out ibn a couple of hours and it should be a pleasant day. -
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Replied to the thread The Great British Weather Moan thread.PostThunderstorms forecast tonight and here in the Thames Valley, there’s plenty of lightning flashing away. Not too much rain as yet though. -
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(Quote from Armitage Shanks)
Yes, and that was actually a good idea. But I think you are right - it’s taken on too much and needs to get back to basics. -
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In theory, but it’s not been happening in practice. Money the government gave to the NHS recently to assist them in referring people on for private care was never used. The NHS management appear to be making decisions on ideological… -
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Well, I say if the NHS can’t cope, they should be finding them treatment in the private sector until we can get the waiting lists down to acceptable levels.
We need better co-operation between the two sectors to get maximum benefits for patients. -
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Replied to the thread The Great Debate on Immigration.Post(Quote from Armitage Shanks)
However loud the media and Opposition shout out, the voice of the people is louder.
The Brexiteers proved that! -
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Replied to the thread News you didn't know you wanted to know.Post(Quote from Little Wing)
You're not wrong, Little Wing. -
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Replied to the thread Tories illegal Christmas party..Post(Quote from Fred)
Starmer will live to regret banging on about parties. Serves him right. -
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Replied to the thread Yet another nutter involved in mass shooting in the USA..PostGiven that the right to bear arms is in the US Constitution, I can’t see the laws over there being revised to ban firearms in my grandsons’ lifetimes, let alone mine! -
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Replied to the thread News you didn't know you wanted to know.PostHas anyone told her the story of the Emperor’s New Clothes? Someone should take her to one side…. -
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Posted the thread New commissions for Sky channels.ThreadWith so many shows now being denied to the pay TV channels, Sky will need to up its game and produce more original content. Nice to see they are commissioning some new factual material as well as stepping up productions at Sky Studios as announced last… -
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Replied to the thread OLD BOY’S TV CHOICE.PostLook out for this one, which might be a bit of good science fiction!
The Time Traveller’s Wife
Imagine you have a genetic disorder that has you whisked off occasionally to a different time-zone. Trouble is, your clothes don’t come with you, so you arrive… -
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I wouldn’t be so worried if he was at death’s door, but he could hang on for quite a while yet. How many more ill-informed and disastrous decisions will he make in the meantime? -
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Replied to the thread The Great Debate on Immigration.Post(Quote from Norra Batty)
The mines had to close. They were unprofitable and were impoverishing us.
I feel sorry for the miners who were left without a job, some of whom never found work again. There was no real alternative though, and Labour would have had…