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A quick Google found this, amongst other things: "Social impact models are frameworks or approaches that guide how organizations or initiatives address social or environmental problems."

Crikey. How did you know it was Immigration Enforcement?

If memory serves, there was rather more to things than that. Young people were being coerced in some way to sell these things by the people running the scam. I am guessing the relevant forum threads no longer exist, as this has been going on for decades round here, and I imagine in other places as well.

Yes but the point of saying "through" or "thru" is that it unambiguously includes Friday!!! "Monday to Friday" might or might not include Friday. "Monday through Friday" very clearly does include Friday. Nothing wrong with a useful expression that just happens to come from America, surely? Much of our modern language does originally, just as much of their language came from us originally. Times change, and all that ....

I'd say sending them the affidavit and offering them a full refund for the return of the machines is a great idea. By far the least hassle for you, and will put them on the spot if they have been telling lies. If you end up having to give them the refund, you will be no worse off than you were before the sale (assuming they don't damage the machines, of course). But I know nothing about the legal issues (if any) around all this. Citizens Advice might help if you run into further difficulties? Good luck!

The point is that these door to door sellers are doing it under false pretences, and claiming to be part of a project that doesn't exist.

There are several threads on here about door to door sellers with similar false stories, but I don't know what the thread headings were or how to find them. Someone else may have a better memory! No idea who to contact, possibly the police non urgent number, can't remember what it is, sorry.

Is your objection to the spelling of through, or to the whole phrase (which I think is useful)?

I would have been interested in this, but it seems extremely expensive for a one hour online event? Also, there are free self assessment tests online for things like autism.

Crikey. Well as I was inside the house, I only saw it through the glass in my front door, so probably it wasn't strictly "ball lightning" as such. It certainly wasn't moving about! And if it struck Alleyn's, it can't have been in two places at once. But as I said, it "looked like" there was a huge ball of light outside in the road. I was very glad I wasn't standing outside, put it like that 😂 My partner heard the bang in Surrey Quays!

No, and it's very easy to register with another one. Just check you live within its catchment area, research its reviews, then just walk in and ask to register with them. They do all the rest. You don't even have to tell your old surgery that you are leaving. I've done it twice. I honestly can't understand why people put up with such extremely poor service. The NHS is in a bad state generally, I know, but nevertheless some GP practices seem to be a lot better than others. Please put your health first!

Years ago there was something similar locally, but out of a bright blue sky, so completely unexpected. A bolt from the blue. I heard this massive bang, the loudest thing I'd ever heard (until today!) I went out to investigate and found lightning had struck a house in Whateley Road (I think it was Whateley Road. Other people may remember, as quite a few other people were also gathered around). The lightning had gone down the chimney. The fire service were there for some time. It was quite exciting, though I don't suppose the people in the house it struck thought so! https://www.essearth.com/what-is-a-lightning-bolt-from-the-blue/

I was standing in my hall and it looked like there was a huge ball of light right outside in the road. It lit up the hall 😮 Then the immediate bang 😮

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