JohnL

Sajid is getting confused Today "telling business leaders in Davos that he would not seek to move UK regulations away from those in the EU ?for the sake of divergence?." Last week ?There will not be alignment, we will not be a rule-taker, we will not be in the single market and we will not be in the customs union.?

diable rouge Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Leaving aside we can't even organise a bong to go > with it, it's highly symbolic that we will be > leaving the EU at midnight Brussels time, not UK, > thus immediately becoming a rule-taker not > rule-maker. Welcome to the future... Didn't notice this but it's true. EU rather miserable about signing the document whilst UK Government thinks it's the best thing since sliced bread is ominous to me.

I'm past caring As long as I don't get hurt too much (I very well might) just let this play out until the demographic changes.

Spartacus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > dbboy Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > It's not gossip nor am I moaning, just stated > > facts. > > > As stated, tell the store manager, putting it on > here won't give the store the information it needs > to rectify the situation unless the manager is an > avid reader of the forum. My suspicions are that > they don't read the EDF. > > If the manager isn't interested then contact head > office I've had calls from companies after bad reviews on TrustPilot or TripAdvisor - which I will then update if my issue is put right. Social Media works but it has to be a valid complaint. EDF gets quoted regularly in certain newspapers I've noticed :)

seenbeen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm surprised at the number of people who do not > lock the mortice when they are indoors as each > insurance company I have used in the last 20 years > have specified using a BS mortice lock and a Yale > lock on the front door and window locks and at > least triple bolts on the french windows etc etc > in order to actually BE insured I haven't even got content insurance and haven't for 10 years (single man you see). I'm renewing my entire flat contents after 10 years however so may be thinking about it soon - it will still only be 1,000s rather than 10,000s total value - I don't own very expensive stuff. Mind you security is about personal safety more so than things - so door security comments noted.

I'm planning on banning EVERYTHING Once you're all in jail you can then arrange to prove your innocence Love and Kisses Pritti

micromacromonkey Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > sorry to hear :( > > You say that it was because the deadlock wasn't > on, so I guess they operated the lock from inside? > Was it a hand through the letterbox or did they > just smash the window and reach in? Or I guess > they could have picked the lock but not sure how > many local scallies have those skills. There are other ways - a locksmith took 10 seconds and showed me (I won't repeat) But I still don't like deadlocking from the inside when in my flat (in case of fire etc.).

A few years ago I asked my bank to switch correspondence to a bank near my work and I'd pick it up specifically with my passport. I think I've said before beware the fraudsters have a way of getting to mail (maybe really simply as in following the postie around and pulling back - maybe more complex). They also seemed to be able to 'get' to certain bank branches - not the one I used - I went through a phase of feeling paranoid.

Strong Strong ground coffee and lashes of peppermint oil will get rid of the smell

TSMP Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So.. if Cafe Aneto is for sale (see Rightmove) for > 150,000 how many people woul dip into their pocket > to buy the site and get Brickhouse to move in!?!? > Probably not enough. > > Doubt it?s really going for 150 though. It isn't the down payment so much as the monthly rent there "with next rent review in Jan 2020 with an agreed uplift to ?60,000"

It's pigeons where I am - I'd love a bit of variety - but all I see is pigeons. They even tried to nest in my flat a few years back (came in the window and brought loads of stuff)

Actually Americans hate Starlings which were introduced from the UK (LOL take that Trump) but even the Americans fully loaded can't get rid of them so as the Parakeets seem harmless I guess leave them be. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-invasive-species-we-can-blame-on-shakespeare-95506437/ "People quickly realized what a pest these birds could be and tried to get rid of them. In Hartford, Connecticut, in 1914, residents tried to scare the birds away from their nests by fastening teddy bears to those trees and firing rockets through the branches. The White House tried speakers that emitted owl calls. Columns around the U.S. Capitol were outfitted with electrified wires. People have tried shooting, poisoning, trapping, repelling and frightening the birds, but the population still grows. They have plenty to eat and lots of habitat to live on?what else does a species need?"

Fitzgeraldo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I was wondering whether trained predators, ferrets > perhaps or similar creatures might be dispatched > to the tree-tops in the hope that they might > disturb the nesting birds, eat their eggs/young > (along with possibly the nesting parents-to-be > themselves) and thus solve the problem? Or maybe just some ear muffs :)

ed_pete Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Agreed. I've seen no change in drivers attitudes > (including my own) to the 20mph limit and police > numbers are too thin to bother. Interestingly the > City of London Corporation are proposing a 15mph > limit. > https://londonist.com/london/transport/city-speed- > limit-15mph In a few years the roads will be filled with driverless cars and taxis - all these will never break the speed limit and perhaps function better in a slow environment.

The Glass shop (https://glassinlondon.co.uk) is currently being demolished to build a new 7 storey block of flats.

What would a Quentin Tarantino film be without a bit of swearing (and violence too)

fishbiscuits Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Saying that, Levan is a fantastic restaurant and > I'm sure that "Larry's" will be good. Named after the 10 Downing St cat no doubt ;)

seenbeen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I don't know when it started but in schools there > is a 'use it or lose it' culture. Every year we > are allocated an IT specific budget which has to > be spent on IT in that year in our department- or > we lose it- and the fear is that when it's gone, > it's gone so stuff is purchased for the sake of > it. I daresay this phenomenon occurs all over the > public sector.... It used to happen back in the day too. I was told that in my first job - IT training in the NHS in 1990, spend it or we lose it and we used to spend it all in March before the April deadline :)

Yea - Dom Cummings has his first applicant https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/uri-geller-job-number-10-government-a4329501.html

Raab meeting with EU partners in Brussels before travelling to US. "The so-called ?E3? - Britain, France and Germany - will then meet to discuss the tensions between the US and Iran, with all three pushing for de-escalation, a Foreign Office spokesman said." I'd never heard of E3 before.

They're selling the bakery equipment. sad as I thought they might try somewhere else (Catford always seems to come up in these conversations) https://www.instagram.com/p/B63aYhwAx3j/?igshid=1kfverk5caxpa

This reminds me of that well known twitter post where the girl gets into a suitcase - the cat which was just relaxing goes crazy and attacks (she ends up with a claw mark over her eye). Seemed to be something where the cat doesn't recognise what's happening.

Jules-and-Boo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > JohnL Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > It's impossible with modern flats at the moment > - > > there's a big mouse problem around me. > > > > My traps don't catch anything at the moment but > I > > see the mouse every now and then. Used > peppermint > > oil this week but thinking of poison as they > will > > chew cables and could cause fires ? > > If you poison the mice, it will potentially poison > the cats/ foxes too. There are other posts around > safer controls I thought that might be the case - although our Landlord (housing association puts rat bait stations all over). Glue traps are much to cruel although I did threaten the mouse with one - doubt it understood. Snap traps - I'm pretty sure the mice have worked these out now. Live catch - what do I do with it once I catch it ? I'll have a look as I do remember some threads.

RichH Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Pollypops Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > The removal of the option of being able > > to store your money as cold, hard cash (should > you > > wish) means it is no longer fully yours to > > control. > > You could buy gold, silver, platinum, palladium, > diamonds etc. and use those as "cash". As most credit cards are 20%+ (and 0% deals aren't as common as they used to be) maybe peer to peer lending will be popular.

It's impossible with modern flats at the moment - there's a big mouse problem around me. My traps don't catch anything at the moment but I see the mouse every now and then. Used peppermint oil this week but thinking of poison as they will chew cables and could cause fires ?