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yorksgirl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > How about restarting the communal Spring Clean? > Within living memory entire streets would spring > clean on the same day. That way you have some > chance of breaking the breeding cycle of > persistent misery-causing critters like bed bugs > and moths. > > Trying to clear individual flats won't work, if > the beasties are still reproducing 2 doors down > they will find you again. Same with Victorian > houses. > > There's said to be a bed bug infestation front > running south from Elephant and Castle and another > running both sides of the Piccadilly Line (ie > radiating out from Heathrow). Spotting several > people scratching scratch scratching on the DLR > recently also wonder whether City Airport / Excel > is now having same effect. LOL - wash my clothes in Bio and I'll scratch mind - even though many people say non-bio has more chemicals it bio will set me off. Celtic skin I call it, and don't get me started on moles and the like - i'd love to have clear skin:)

edcam Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I would imagine after what happened they'll now > the be the safest planes to fly in. Why would > they take any chances? I still get nervous at the name DC10 - and that was way way back.

Cummings has a major operation in early November apparently which is why his contract only ran to 31 October.

Where'd you get the bag Dom ? "An independent publisher which celebrates forgotten female authors said it is "devastated" after pictures emerged of Dominic Cummings carrying on its tote bags." https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/independent-book-publisher-devastated-after-dominic-cummings-is-pictured-carrying-its-tote-bag-a4269566.html

Some Airlines (these seem to be US ones) are considering allowing passengers to avoid it although not seen by all as a good idea "Rupert Younger, the director of Oxford University's Centre for Corporate Reputation, told Business Insider that airlines' plan to let passengers rebook their flights was a bad idea, as it leaves customers to make their own decision about the safety of the plane." https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-737-max-airlines-consider-telling-passengers-about-plane-2019-9?r=US&IR=T

I don't like flying at the best of times. They won't call them 737-MAX though. A Ryan Air one was called 737-8200 earlier this year, they also maybe called 737-8 or 737-10 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jul/15/boeing-737-max-ordered-by-ryanair-undergoes-name-change

Hmm interestingly it's against Mastercard/Visa rules to require a minimum transaction. (2018). Not snitching though as it seems a good cause :) https://www.mobiletransaction.org/should-you-set-a-minimum-for-card-payments/

fishbiscuits Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Interestingly, the Peckham Rye station coffee > stand has gone the other way. Now a ?3 minimum... > i.e. you can no longer buy a coffee on card. Which > means I'll be using it less often. Shame. They sell Old Spike coffee which has links to homeless people. So maybe cash helps more in this case (I have no idea if that is true though).

uncleglen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Now the puppet Swede is telling people to break > the law- should be arrested forthwith > https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10154011/extinction- > rebellion-greta-thunberg-break-law/ right that's it. Pinging thesun.co.uk [192.0.66.2] with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 192.0.66.2: bytes=32 time=8ms TTL=59 access-list in extended deny ip 192.0.66.2 any any

It's all kicking off for the semi's this week and looking tasty. Can't wait. :) "All four nations competing in the Rugby World Cup semi finals held press conferences this morning as they prepare for this weekend's games. England coach Eddie Jones used his media event to accuse someone of filming his team's training sessions from a nearby apartment block. He also accused some New Zealand journalists of being "fans with keyboards"."

Here's the Evening Standard report :( https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/police-probe-triple-stabbing-in-peckham-as-males-hospitalised-a4267181.html

imasnookercue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > im aware i jumped the gun a bit with that comment, > but i would be pretty confident that these people > (two 18 years olds and a 23 year old) stabbed in > broad daylight in Peckham are not likely to be > innocent bystanders, rather already hardened > criminals with nothing decent to offer society > other than a foul attitude and misery, which is > why they hang around in the circles they do that > has led to this incident. deleted as is silly responding to this.

Blah Blah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > uncleglen Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Brendan O'Neill is a voice of reason in all > this- still the comments on this topic are so > > predictable > > Would that be the same Brendan O'Neill who called > on leavers to riot on Politics Live but then had > an issue with Extinction Rebellion breaking the > law by protesting? Is that all you have Uncleglen? > Yet more support for hypocrisy over balanced > debate? Lots of moans that Mogg & Sixtus took a bit of abuse now. I don't approve but it wasn't that much compared to what some have gone through.

keano77 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Off topic I know but I supported the Iraq war > > It?s no use slagging off Brendan O?Neill above if > you supported Sadam Hussien > Goes right back to the first Gulf War - and that was Iraq versus Iran in the 1980s Everything then was a chess game between the West and the Soviet Union.

Surely one was sober and should have taken responsibility.

Wales are not mates with the Refs. No we are not. https://twitter.com/ArnaudCoudry/status/1185982849138081792/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1185982849138081792&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walesonline.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby%2Frugby-news%2Fwales-v-france-referee-jaco-17117390 They just asked him to stick his elbow out and he did :)

Sephiroth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I see Raab is rolling out lines about it being "a > cracking deal for Northern Ireland because it will > keep friction-less access to the single market" > > But if that is A Good Thing.. etc etc gung ho Brits don't need single market access I guess

There's no difference to me why trains are late - it seems to happen with about the same frequency XR superglue, no driver turned up, person under train, train broke down, this train is cancelled because of . https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/jubilee-line-delays-commuters-hit-with-morning-rush-hour-chaos-due-to-unavailability-of-trains-a4264626.html And how does superglue work so well for them whenever I use it nothing sticks for more than a few minutes :)

LOL someone loudly humming the Russian national anthem as Sky News interview Clair Fox from Brussels.

Captain Marvel Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Could one of the clever types on here please > explain what the difference is between the 300 > mile NI border (with a redrawn EU) and the 1,000 > mile Norway border with Sweden (EU)? > > Ta Good Friday Agreement which passed referendums on both sides of the Irish border.

It is an annotated version of Theresa Mays deal https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta-political/files/revised_withdrawal_agreement_including_protocol_on_ireland_and_nothern_ireland.pdf

"*EU law on VAT will apply in Northern Ireland. *UK shall be responsible for collecting VAT and excise. *Special treatment for some goods - UK could choose to apply Ireland's VAT reduced rates and exemptions in NI. *Regular review by Joint Committee" Imagine if Theresa May suggested that (she may have at one stage).

malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Far worse than even leaving, is having that > duplicitous loathsome person running the country > for another five years. I can't see him going a year without some kind of big scandal. Whether he'd just plough on Trump like I don't know.

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > JohnL Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > rumour that any labour MP voting for a Boris > deal > > will get de-selected. > > > Rumour from where? Owen Jones :) but he is usually close to the leadership "A Johnson deal is class war from above, a Tory heist, a scalpel taken to the country?s social fabric. And if a Labour MP votes for such a deal, their betrayal of the most basic reasons their party even exists means they should no longer be a Labour MP, that the party?s leadership should withdraw the whip, or the national executive committee should deselect them." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/16/johnson-brexit-deal-labour-mps-lose-whip

Deal is done apparently - must have been without the agreement of the DUP.