A couple of years ago, my neighbour and his wife wanted to have Christmas dinner at our house and said they’d bring all the ingredients from Blagdon Farm Shop.
Excellent food, but when I saw the bill, I had to have a stiff drink, even though they payed for it ! LOL !
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They estimate that an open top bus ride through the city will be too disruptive due to the expected crowd, so they are having a day on the Town Moor with a stage and music and speeches, I can’t understand it because as Paul Scholes so eloquently put it ; “ what’s all the fuss about, it’s only the f***ing league cup”.
Prick.
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I’m a little bit ambivalent on this; but I tend to go with the theory the pyramids are extravagant mausoleum’s for the pharaohs, rather than power generators built by aliens.
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I think education in the UK is heading in the direction you imply.
It will only get worse with the Marxist Labour Education Secretary Bridget Philipson ! She seems to be determined to bring education down to the lowest common denominator and crush excellence, innovation and personal achievement.
My grandson attends an International school abroad and its dedicated to learning, no woke or D.E.I. allowed and if any teacher dared to mention LGBTI+ they would be out the door immediately!
We’ve decided he will go down the International Baccalaureate route, rather than the A level rout
Thames Water thought they had the perfect Ponzi Scheme;
Interest rates were below 1% so they borrowed £billions to pay huge salaries to their directors and huge dividends to their investors, safe in the knowledge that income from water rates would cover the interest they had to pay on the loans.
Then came covid and Russias invasion of Ukraine; interest rates went above 6% and the water rates collected went nowhere near covering the interest , so Thames Water suddenly found themselves £Billions in debt and heading rapidly for bankruptcy.
The government asked the shareholders to p
Pheasant Stew;
Eight pheasant breasts, onions, turnip, potatoes, leeks and Romano sweet peppers, in the slow cooker with a chicken stock pot, soy sauce, a splash of fish sauce and Worcestershire sauce, garlic and ginger.
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It’s being reported that the stand by diesel generators were removed “to meet net zero commitments “…..
Electric driven generators were installed instead……
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My missus has just booked flight to Saudi.
She would usually go by Emirates, NCL-DBX-JED return, but now the connection times are too long so she has decided to go British Airways , NCL-LHR-JED return on Wednesday, I hope it’s all back on line by then !
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What stuff is that ?
I think the pyramids are fascinating; how and why did ancient peoples build such magnificent monuments ?
When you stand and look up at them, a lot of thoughts run through your head, but very few conclusions.
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mC said he’s had lads on his land and run one hare and gave up and asked to go somewhere for easier hares, basically.
Don’t sound like genuine coursing lads to me, surely you want to test your dog against the best ?
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