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Post by nob on Jan 3, 2018 16:43:57 GMT
A city the size of Newcastle coming every year there's only one man ever says that on telly, the MPs don't mention it. Not just hospitals its schools and housing but Labour are quite happy to let it continue, Will they get their arses kicked in the council elections in May, I hope so.
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Post by clint on Jan 3, 2018 19:34:59 GMT
Hmmmm, and here I am with an appointment in a few weeks to have my new bionic knee fitted. I only received the sodding admission letter from the LGH last week and now most of the MSM are reporting that 'non urgent' operations will have to be cancelled due to a winter crisis causing a shortage of beds. Well of course, it couldn't possibly be the extra seven million people that have come into the UK since year 2000 that have owt to do with it ....... no sir! Naturally, the other old nag being trotted out is the 'chronic lack of funding' one. Just as before, this lack of funding is absolutely nothing at all to do with the 12/13 million that we bunged out in foreign aid last year. Nope, nothing at all. But folks, the good news is that most of those employed by the MSM and the 'authorities' will deffo get their 'non urgent' operations done, 'cos they of course will have private health insurance cover as part of their salary package. After all..... "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others"
Oink!
It is unwritten Tory dogma/manta to do away with the NHS and make everyone have private medical insurance. Unless we plebs do something they are going to succeed
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Post by Ratae on Jan 10, 2018 14:48:00 GMT
Anyway, today I have received another one of those nice letters from those lovely folk at the TV licensing centre. I'm guessing that they must be concerned about me 'cos they say that as I didn't reply to their last letter, they think that they should send someone round to Chateau Rats to check up on me! Well, I'm thinking that one of you kind and caring folks at the Squatters has probably told them about my dodgy knee and they have become concerned. So, I hope they send someone with a tool kit 'cos I have a couple of little DIY jobs that need sorting out before my op.
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Post by jal on Jan 10, 2018 15:15:10 GMT
When you get to 75 David you'll get a FREE TV licence that lasts for 3 years, before needing to apply again.
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Post by pierre on Jan 10, 2018 15:32:02 GMT
I think this licence is for as long as you survive.At least that is what mine says
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Post by jal on Jan 10, 2018 16:31:39 GMT
Hi Pierre
Now when you get to or approaching 75 it tells you to apply to the licencing authority for your free licence, which I did and it came back with a 3 year licence, but after this initial 3 years I would imagine it will be automatically sent to me either with another 3 year licence or a lifelong licence.
But I'll wait and see what happens after this first 3 years as elapsed.
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Post by Ratae on Jan 10, 2018 17:34:48 GMT
When you get to 75 David you'll get a FREE TV licence that lasts for 3 years, before needing to apply again. Well I'm applying for nothing, I've told them once that I don't need a license and once is enough. Anyway, I seem to remember that when my old Dad gave up driving he told the MOT that he no longer needed a license and that was the end of it, they never bothered asking him again. Fixed....the same applies as far as I'm concerned.
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Post by jal on Jan 10, 2018 18:48:48 GMT
But in your good old dad's days they understood these things that members of the paying public told them.
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Post by Ratae on Jan 12, 2018 16:47:44 GMT
So anyway, t'other day I realised that my my mobile fone contract was due for renewal, tomorrow in fact. My present 12 month sim only deal with EE is £13pm for 1000 mins, 5000 txts and 1gb data per month.
So today I'm in town and before I go to the EE store I rock up to the Virgin one to see what they have to offer. I do this 'cos I like to have some leverage before the ducking and diving starts with my present provider. Well, I don't need more minutes nor txts, but I would like more data. I'm not however prepared to pay one farthing more than I do presently. The man in the Virgin store gets on his puter. This is what he comes up with. £9pm for 1500 mins, unlimited txts and 5gb data. Obviously this is big improvement on my present deal. I slope over to the EE place. The man informs me that due to retail price bollox, after tomorrow my present deal will be £16pm for 1000 mins, unlimited txts and 500mbs of data. ... IOW a worse deal than the one I presently have. I played what I thought was my trump card and told him about the Virgin offer, his answer was that the Virgin network wasn't as good as the EE one. Hmmmm No prizes for guessing where I told him to shove his deal!
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Post by nob on Jan 12, 2018 16:55:49 GMT
I'm on PAYG with O2, pay a tenner a month and get loads of stuff don't pay a tenner and you use what credit you have on the card. It suits me,
I have some spots in the kitchen ceiling and one blew so off I trots to B&Q for another GU10 halogen spot lamp. Nope they are all LED now thanks to the lovely EU we must live in caves. Went into Tesco and they had boxes of 10 halogen they were getting rid of for £5. Bought a box next time ill get another if they still have them.
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Post by duyuthinkysaurus on Jan 12, 2018 17:07:17 GMT
Nowt wrong with LED, gradually converting the whole house to LED lighting. Costs a LOT less to run. Standard GU10s 50 watts each, LED equivalent 4 watts.
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Post by nob on Jan 12, 2018 17:10:32 GMT
Nowt wrong with LED, gradually converting the whole house to LED lighting. Costs a LOT less to run. Standard GU10s 50 watts each, LED equivalent 4 watts. Whats the light output like Dinky have they cracked them are they as good as bulbs now they were a lot dimmer a few years ago? The bulbs worked out at 50p each LEDs were about £4.
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Post by duyuthinkysaurus on Jan 12, 2018 18:02:02 GMT
Light output now compatible, a little more expensive , BUT THEY LAST A HELL OF A LOT LONGER.
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Post by nob on Jan 12, 2018 20:09:45 GMT
Well Dinky we are all going to be forced to use them thanks to the EU. Glad to hear the light output is better. I thought I would need a head torch to read a paper.
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Post by banjo on Jan 12, 2018 23:46:35 GMT
Best beloved insisted on LED lamps in her new kitchen. It was against my better judgement, but I have to admit I was wrong because they're brilliant.
Until they go wrong that is, as these things do...and that was my only real objection.
e&oe...
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