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I hear that there is also a TV quiz based on Brexit negotiations, Deal or No Deal. Bit of a rubbish quiz though as there only seems to be one question, but a range of answers. I suppose that it why it only got 5/10 on IMDB and the presenter had to escape to SE Asia.

Sorry missed last week and the A Levels. Met a boisterous and excited group of 18 year olds travelling from Bromley to Dartford nightclub last Thurs evening. All a long time ago for me!

Gone to good home thanks. Yes there are lots of issues about unwanted pets going wild, and the impact on native wildlife. But I wasn't going to knock him on the head (it is a him) and he isn't a rat with a furry tail or a rat with feathers or even a rat. RSPCA weren't interested but do have an advice sheet including - Terrapin ownership should not be undertaken on a whim. They require lots of care and equipment to keep them healthy for life. And remember, a dog isn't just for Christmas. You can have it cold on Boxing Day, curry it the next....

Ah my good chap or chapess, do refrain from using such alarmist/hostile titles to your thread. Our good dentist friends spend five years plus training, get a pretty rum deal from the NHS which is why so many do private as well, or it feels like you are in and out in five minutes when getting your NHS session. Hopefully they gave you some good advice about looking after your teeth, flossing, not rinsing after cleaning to allow the flouride to do its part. If you want a conspiracy theory then shame on progressive government's for not making fluoridation compulsory. Essentially half the country have good teeth and half bad due to this. You'll find it is ?20 and the rest to get a plumber out to change a 50p washer, and an electrician the same for a 10p fuse. Good to have some positive recommendations. Margaret at Bolney Court in Sydenham is excellent and has saved some of my teeth (in my jaw not a personal collection) that others would have extracted. It's worth getting a good personal relationship with a dentist.

What a sweeping statement. Perhaps rephrase "are all professionals a rip off?". Out of interest what profession are you and do you exploit customers through lack of knowledge, distress purchases and a non-competitive marketplace? Anyway thanks, the forum has got a bit dull recently

Know many of the walks well and may cycle out tonight if weather improves. Sadly too many of the pubs are the brewery wreckers Greene King - hopefully they have guest ales on or otherwise it is Guinness. He's missed out the wonderful Queens Arms at Cowden Pound, community run https://whatpub.com/pubs/TTW/24/queens-arms-cowden-pound

DeFrene fest at Sydenham Garden. Probably a bit too old for this but fun and cheap (and local) https://www.sydenhamgarden.org.uk/event/defrenefest18-summer-festival/

It's done a runner! Local fox wasn't interested so no predators I expect. It was last seen a month ago in the same area so seems to be able to cope in the dry hot summer. I'll put a post up on the for sale.

Yes it is not fit for purpose, as described, or causes injury. Nuff said. Not sure what all the fuss is about. Anyone want a terrapin? Sold as seen (no charge) so not covered under consumer legislation.

on the pavement in the Horniman area, either lost of dumped. Please take home. RSPCA do not come out as they can survive in the wild. Earlier social local social network didn't find an owner. Don't give me advice, just take it (PM me for location).

Come on ladies and gents. Even the who has a spare Saturday Guardian has more posts. This is a nice juicy one for you to get your teeth into. I wouldn't even mind if you want ranting on about Ben Stokes and the waste of government money. I doubt if we would have shaken hands with the lovely chap with his two broken bottles. Maybe he was from a broken family and it was a cry for help. Thanks John L - it sounds far more arbitrary in those days. The Oxfordshire constabulary probably thought that a bit of Saturday night violence was character building and 'rights of passage'

In deed, the Consumer Rights Act takes the relevant parts of SOGA and consolidates them nicely with other aspects of consumer law such as unfair contracts and competition law. It now also defines a reasonable time to inspect goods - 30 days, which before was rather subjective. The retailer is responsible (which always annoys me where they blame the manufacturer). Don't use a credit card but there are also advantages here as you have extra protection due to the contract with the card provider. It is much nicer when the retailer simply refunds you, and therefore there is good will and this also helps with word of mouth recommendations. Main issue I have had is with Dixons/Currys, there are numerous other good companies out there eg John Lewis Partnership and Richer Sounds. This is my personal experience.

Sale of Good Act, reverse burden of proof for the first six months ie they have to prove that the product was not faulty. If you feel ill it is faulty. Also covers describing things accurately but probably best for going for the faulty argument. End of. You can Google the exact wording of the Regs. (Another good thing from the EU eh?). You've also got distant selling regs too. Trading Standards do not take enquiries anymore so you will be redirected to CAB, who will tell you similar to me. Ultimately take them to court. But expect a stiff letter will do. I occasionally also post this as this can often have better results. Despite how I may come across I don't spend all my time complaining, but get peed of by retailers for being ignorant of consumer rights.

Sorry for the facetious post but I always wonder why people use the sarcastic or passive aggressive tone in the title of a thread. It makes me want to say "it was a pleasure". Reminds me of the episode of Captain Pugwash where he sees a poster which has his picture and a "wanted for piracy". So he turns up at the authorities as he thinks that the poster is a job advert. https://www.pinterest.co.uk/richardswift90/captain-pugwash/ {before anyone starts most of the 'suggestive' characters are an urban myth). I see that there are other posts on this thread that are similarly of no value too!

There are two Americas, one continues as normal, diplomacy, the rule of law etc. The other is Trump's. There will be relations between the UN, the Foreign Office, US Foreign policy and Counter-terrorism. I don't see the timing of this being suspicious. Others may.

Just seen the Rees Mogg headline about a show trial, can#t be assed to read it but the point is right, and all a distraction from the general mire we are in (but perhaps indicative of this). To get on my soap box I hate what I believe has happened in the last couple of years with the polarisation of society and the move towards 'popularism' on both the left and right. We had a blip in the 90s with the lad and ladette culture but that didn't manifest itself in racism. On the contrary giving Bromley as an example I take great pleasure in amusing/cutting remarks about boring suburbia, monoculture, right wing, the chattering classes moving there for the school. But in reality it moved like most of the rest of society and has become more tolerant and multicultural (OK still small town violence at the weekend....) But was having this conversation with friends near Cambridge - intellectual liberal area, albeit not diverse.... What polarisation of society they said. Wonder which one of us was living in a bubble. Disclaimer, apologies for the discursive post.

From time to time they do a suit with shorts. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jun/10/suits-with-shorts-trend-men-dandy-panic And here is a dapper gent from around 40 years ago, long brown socks, brown boots, what's not to like?

Thoughtful thread Cat. I'm glad I waited until after the Last Leg to post. Boris set a trap and we fell for it. Just increasing his popularity among his core demographic, maybe picking up a few of the more traditional working class vote. As for the question - gammon similarly feels like we (or many of us) are falling into a similar trap of simply name calling against the Brexiteers and the like. Having said that I have been using 'angry of Tunbridge Wells' for years and this type of behaviour has long since parodied. Don't diss this thread.

Not difficult to find info on line https://www.zap-map.com/pts/18dif3h/ And contact/lobby Southwark about on-street parking. Plenty of government money here https://www.southwark.gov.uk/transport-and-roads/electric-cars There's so much information on line, better to do your research and then share with others rather than whinge on this site Mode shift, Zero emission cars, autonomous vehicles, and changes to ownership models are the future. You are the perfect demographic https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/724391/road-to-zero.pdf

Nope I am after some sartorial advice. Some good postings.

All the coverage of Ben Stokes' case (making no comment on the case itself) got me thinking Back in the mists of time two gatecrashers at a house party started a fight. One was picking on vulnerable people until someone stood up to him - who received a punch from his good citizenship. The other picked up two bottles, broke them underarm on the sink (clearly knew what he was doing) and scarpered by the time the bizzies arrived. One mate went off to A&E with cuts to his back, another badly beaten, and even in front of the police a third got a punch to the face. The reaction of the fuzz was that it was Saturday night and typical small market town and no action. No shortage of witnesses. So (a) have things changed over intervening decades (b) is this simply a different approach between Oxfordshire constabulary and Somerset and Avon police © large city vs small market town?

Got me thinking of the fashion for trousers four inches off the shoe, and those mini socks which shows bare ankle. Hmmmm