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In the early eighties, I shared a rather small office with a pipe smoker!

I don't think they depended on passing trade. I think they mainly provided clothes for theatre productions etc. Sorry to hear they've closed.

Eh? Yes of course it's often busy, but this must be its busiest time of the year. Should I have put a smiley after my first paragraph? Would that have helped? Do you disagree with what I said? I haven't even bought any cards or presents yet - I wasn't excluding myself 🙄

To get bread?

Trouble is, the damage is done. Who would take over? They are all vile/evil, but definitely more intelligent and possibly less malicious, though I'm not sure about that.

We can but hope.

What an extraordinarily mean comment 😭 Why should someone get all that done for free? The OP haven't said they are doing this for a student project which is part of their course. They are using their knowledge (and their initiative) to help small local businesses. Good for them. Many students do paid work. How is this any different?

It's Christmas. People are sending presents they've left to almost the last minute, and returning stuff they've bought online for presents and then regretted. That's on top of all the usual transactions. The Post Office only has a max of four people on the counter, if you include the one nearest the street. They can't suddenly magic up more space! I imagine going when they open would be the quietest time, but what would I know?

What has that got to do with their being potentially terrified when loud fireworks are set off? To the best of my knowledge nobody is suggesting the firework noise is actually killing the animals.

Sorry? Did I misunderstand your post? I'm not sure why you find my post so funny? If I misunderstood it, I apologise. Please explain. I assumed you were referring to the bus diversion. Do you think that's because repairs are not being properly carried out, or because the whole infrastructure is not fit for purpose? Or both? I know in my road a leak recurred in exactly the same place very shortly after it had been "repaired".

Well, annoying and inconvenient as it is, Tfl can hardly be held responsible for water and electricity work on the P13 route. Though you would think they might be able to get the names of roads right (I presume they mean Barry Road, as I've never heard of Barry Street?)

What are your opinions about the Tory years beforehand, out of interest?

"Decimated the economy"? Labour only relatively recently took over from the Tories. Do you think the Tories left the economy in a wonderful state which Labour has now "decimated"? As regards London, do you think Sadiq Khan is "presiding over London" in some kind of bubble separate from the rest of the UK ?

I'm guessing that most people with pets would not bring either the pets or fireworks into their day to day conversations, to complain or otherwise. Are you suggesting that only "timid" pets are scared by fireworks? What evidence do you have for that, exactly? Or are you equating being scared of fireworks with being "timid"? And what about the foxes and other wildlife? Is it ok for them to be scared? Firework noise is not a noise that "comes with normal city living" ! What a very strange thing to say! Are you one of the people who have been constantly letting off fireworks recently? I'm assuming you don't have any pets yourself, or you wouldn't have these opinions, but if you do have pets, please share how they react when they hear loud bangs. Unless they are goldfish, in which case you probably wouldn't be able to tell.

The fault of the Labour Party? How?

I don't think it works like that. It's not like the fireworks are on a regular daily schedule. And in any case, why should animals be badly frightened on several occasions in order that they "become accustomed" to them? Do you really think that's ok?

People already have....

I couldn't work out if that was serious or supposed to be funny 🤣

Two lots tonight? I don't think they were from the same place, but both quite loud 🙄 Snap!

I liked the bee.

I'd say it was karma, except I don't believe in it.

Well, you're a cheery sod 🤣

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Are these people connected to Reform? I googled what you googled, and I couldn't see anything about that?