Commo

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  1. I cannot believe the closed minds and biased views on here. As with the political thread, will the mods please make this thread only available when logged in so that those of us with a more questioning mind and sense of reason no longer are subjected to such offensive material.

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  2. I hope and pray for the sake of the three thousand poor people imprisoned and terrified in those tower blocks in Melbourne that the administration and bureaucracy of the authorities there is a darn sight better than it would be here. Feeding and caring for those prisoners is a mammoth task and I have little faith in the ability of the authorities so to do.

    Regarding mass gatherings, we can obviously expect a "surge" in London following the mob gatherings there over the last few weeks.

  3. You are correct Ben, this thread is becoming political, unless the whole thing is of course to achieve a political agenda, so could you please put your political opinions on the "Anything Political" thread please so  that those of us who do not want to read your political views can avoid them.

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  4. An endorsement for Dyson vacuum cleaners. Had ours for over five years and it is still as efficient and effective as it was when new.

    My daughter has a Shark upright which is very good, but seems somewhat more aggressive on carpet pile than the Dyson!

  5. Don't think it will be long before we can enjoy ourselves in self imposed house arrest for a few more months when the second wave engulfs us. Oh for something less dangerous like a bubonic plague.

    Does anyone else remember the Asian 'flu pandemic in 1968? I don't recall any panic then  and if you caught it, as my wife and I did, you stayed off work and took great quantities of Beechams Powders until you got over it.

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  6. In the mid Sixties couldn't afford clubs and pubs so used to have a weekly coffee in the Wimpy at the bottom of Huntingdon Street, just down from the Central Tavern.

    Seems as though Ian has been deplatformed, the way of the World it would seem nowadays.

  7. Predominantly malt vinegar in England and Wales, white vinegar North of the Border. Traditionally vinegar was a by product of the brewing and distilling process, so from beer brewed in the South and white from the distillation of whisky up North.

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  8. The ruling Elites understand the power of invoking fear in people as a means of social control.

     "No passion so effectively robs the mind of all it's power of acting and reasoning as fear." - Edmund Burke

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  9. 1963, a time before Sandwich shops. The first Sandwich shop I came across was on Bridlesmith Gate around 1967/8 and I remember thinking that it was a good idea but would never catch on because folk just couldn't afford to pay that much just for a sandwich, let alone a shilling for just one apple!!

  10. Certainly tastes like it!

    Edit. Supposed to be a response to Phil's comment about lorne sausage and grass clippings, but didn't realise that post was at the bottom of the previous page, so loses it's impact somewhat now it's out of place !!