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I emailed my Labour MP asking a very simple question; “ how do you intend to vote in the upcoming debate on the removal of the pensioners winter fuel allowance ? “. She didn’t afford me the courtesy of a personal reply. One of her “team” replied saying before the MP can put my request to the relevant Minister she would need my full name and address, date of birth and my National Insurance number ! I replied saying I wasn’t putting a question or request to a Minister . As one of her constituents I was asking how MY MP intended to vote and that I found the request for my personal de
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Watching the various news channels, it’s only the far left Marxist fanatics that are supporting this . Normal working class Labour voters are waking up and asking “ what have we done ?” Well, they say repent at leisure, well, you’ve got five years to ponder your mistake ….. Cheers.
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When my missus is talking to our grandson she drops in Geordie words that only people of our age would understand and he gets quite perplexed! Who has heard of words like lisk, oxter, hinnie, gallowa, gully,etc? Cheers.
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My nieces in New Zealand were taught Japanese at school . I asked why and they said it was the best language to learn if you wanted a good job. My grandson is still learning Japanese but how difficult must it be to learn four languages; English, Arabic , Japanese and French especially when two of them have completely different scripts to the other two, and one of them writes from right to left ? I loved taking exams and courses and still have an insatiable thirst for knowledge so I guess he takes after his old granda ! Cheers.
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Hope your French is up to scratch ! My grandson called us the other day and, although he is fluent in English and Arabic, insisted in talking to us in French ! My French is decidedly pidgin but he is being taught French at his new school and wanted to impress me, not bad for a nine year old ! Cheers.
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Is that two six months trips away each year…from each other ? Sounds like the perfect marriage , marra ! LOL ! Cheers.
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Are you back in Canadia mate after your oriental retreat to “find yourself and cleanse youre soul” ? Namasay.
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Missus was making a Thai green curry so I brought a few fresh ingredients from the allotment; Onions, spring onions, sugar snaps and Chang Rai chilli’s; Prawns, Thai green paste and coconut milk; As good as I’ve had, even in Thailand ! Cheers.
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On a far smaller scale, when I lived in Saudi a mate who was leaving asked me to sell his washing machine for him, it was one of those big yank GE things. He only wanted sr300, about £50, an absolute bargain. Anyway, the first person to view it was a Pakistani woman; she asked if I would take sr200 for it; I said no, I want sr400 for it. She said “you advertised it for sr300 !”. I replied “ yes but you offered sr200” . My wife was watching on, knew what was coming, shook her head and left. The Pakistan woman said “OK, I’ll give you the sr300”, I replied “no I want
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Sorry mate, my mistake, but the same advice applies to Attendance Allowance. Speak to Age UK and they will do a benefit check for you and if you qualify they will arrange for the relevant government department to do the application on the ‘phone. It takes about 20-30 minutes and they will make a decision then and there. Some years ago when the job centres were closing down and going on line, I did three month pro bono work teaching claimants how to create a c.v. and an email address and write things like covering letters. I was both amazed and saddened at how many people were missing
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Contact Age U K, Age Concern, Citizens Advice, and they will help. Or even call them, you can claim by phone or Pension Credit: How to claim - GOV.UK WWW.GOV.UK Pension Credit is extra money for pensioners to bring your weekly income up to a minimum amount - what you'll... Cheers.
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Dead…… I liked him. R.I.P.
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Yes mate, the one my mother had was three legged, but the dolly tub in the picture was identical. My older brother got his thumb caught in the mangle, not the rollers but the cogs on the side….well named “mangle” it certainly mangled histhumb ! Cheers.
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Poss stick. Cheers.
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No worries mate, I was joking , I’m growing old gracefully, or disgracefully, depending on the point of view ! Cheers,
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You can still get them on eBay, and it’s “Burco” not “Berko” Cheers.
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I had a “Baby Berko” boiler that was used for boiling the old cloth nappies. It was in the back yard bubbling away boiling sheeps heads that I got from the abattoir for free. Before that when I first got married we had a wash house in the back yard of the old pit house with a copper set pot that you would light a fire beneath to do the washing. Yes, I really am that old ! LOL ! Cheers.
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Astanley told me it’s Tomo who keeps reporting people but I don’t believe him ! Cheers.
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A classic case of how “levelling up” doesn’t work was HS2 ! Started in London and only going as far as Birmingham; the Manchester and Liverpool legs scrapped and it was never meant to REALLY go “up north” to places like Leeds, Middlesbrough, Newcastle. Why was the work, jobs, wages started in the south ? Why wasn’t it started in the north ? Billions of pounds over budget and never to reach its potential. Cheers.
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There has always been a big discrepancy in wealth between the affluent south and the poorer north but it got worse due to de-industrialisation. The closure of the coal mines, steel works, shipyards, car manufacturing left entire communities with no employment. A conscious decision by successive governments to move from manufacturing industries to service industries like banking, insurance, financial institutions meant the money and well paid jobs are overwhelmingly situated in London and the south east. Cheers.
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Seen my fair share of Northumbrian hares but I’ve never seen an albino or Melanistic one. I have seen a few that appeared more “gingery” than normal. Cheers.
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These are added to the mince and onions in the oven so the tops are almost crispy and the underneath is doughy, just the way we do them here, other recipes are available ! LOL ! Cheers.
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Unless your companions in ale are visiting from the Newcastle area or are actually locals, please don’t refer to them as “Geordies”, they tend to get upset. They call themselves “ Northumbrians” ! A simple, but unforgivable faux pas for a stranger to make ! And of course I care ! It’s what us cantankerous old c**ts do; disagree with our peers but disagree even more with people who disagree with us ! f**k sake, I’m starting to sound like you now ! LOL ! Cheors! ( no not a spelling error, just my attempt at Northumbrian dialect ) !
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Are you going through some sort of crisis mate ? You’re posting some weird stuff, well weirder than usual. You know we are here for you ! The THL massive is well known for its understanding and empathy ! Cheers.
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They cook through better than big’uns. Lots of little ‘uns instead of fewer big’uns. But I will pass on your observations to the missus ! LOL ! Bon Apetit.
