TBI

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  1. 2 hours ago, Brew said:

     

    This clique ( a small close-knit group of people who do not readily allow others to join them), is not actually a clique at all. What you find if you can be bothered to look is a group of people who share a common interest and you are welcome to join any of the myriad posts that are under comment and discussion.

    As the News of the World once boasted - All human life is here.

     

    Brew, I think you've overlooked the post to which the 'clique' comment alluded to - as classic an example of cliquism as I ever saw. More so, the likes your post has attracted.... Just sayin' ...:)

     

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  2. You do not have to have your car serviced at the main dealer to maintain warranty, that hasn't been a requirement for years under EU regs.

     

    I have found Mercedes are one of the worst for servicing costs and I've picked them up a number of times for  mistakes too. I wouldn't buy another. Our current Jaguar had a 3 year servicing deal for, I think about £450, bargain.

     

    The problem with not having a main dealer FSH with prestige vehicles reflects on re-sale values when you want to change it.

  3. Well, no-one is allowed to make his mark as a social comment on another person's property without permission - that is criminal damage.

     

    Whether graffiti is art or vandalism is entirely subjective, depends on one's point of view but most will regard it as the latter. In this specific case, as Banksy is an artist whose work fetches high prices, the owner of the wall would probably be much more likely to consider themselves extremely fortunate rather than take umbrage  .... their wall has suddenly increased considerably in value!

     

    Anyone who subsequently damages the now more valuable wall is guilty of an even greater level of criminal damage. 

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  4. 4 hours ago, radfordred said:

     

    I do feel for the young & the fit & well, they have little or no risk of dying of Coronavirus, they even have to have a test to see if they have this deadly virus :crazy: they should be allowed to get on with their lives as normal.

    Yes, they certainly do have the lowest risk of dying. Unfortunately, as a social group, they also have the greatest capacity to spread it to those who may be at the highest risk.

     

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  5. 1 hour ago, philmayfield said:

    This is where the on line sellers are coming to the fore. For years we’ve been ripped of by the high st. merchants. Even Specsavers are more expensive. A prescription is all you need. You don’t have to buy from where you get your eyes tested. Their prices will become realistic now they know they have competition.

    Well, don't hold you breath. Up to the eighties opticians charged an arm and a leg for glasses because the had a monopoly under the Opticians Act. Operators like Specsavers and Vision Express came on the market with cheap frames and took over old established independent opticians. What did they do next?

     

    Put all the bloody prices back up again!   

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  6. 1 hour ago, DAVIDW said:

     Wondering what store that was ? About 15.50 in .   Big Woolies?  

    Yes, Listergate. The left side between Sawyers and Stanford St.  

     

    That side of the store, apart from the Food Hall, would normally be clothing, haberdashery, textiles etc and at Christmas they were replaced with all the seasonal stuff that can be seen. The camera first comes down from the back of the store towards the front and then returns, front to back, the record department being shown at the end and the rest of the store to the right.

     

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  7. 3 hours ago, DJ360 said:

    I can understand why people might think it's Arnold Road shops.. but I'm not convinced. There were shops in similar style in a lot of places.

     

    Proof of the pudding would seem to be ... the present Select & Save is 119-121 Arnold Rd... 1950's maps show the address of the properties that would be behind the bus as ... 119-121.

  8. Mess's post above, which was attributed to me, was of course written by philmayfield.

     

    I realised it was a mistake when I got down the bit ...

     

    " I used to eat out a lot, especially when I was in business. I was usually the customer so I was wined and dined in top restaurants both in the UK and Europe" ...

     

    now if it had said Little Chef I might not have realised..

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