Hold on a minute, @HastingsDirect, how do I know I'm not entitled? I mean, you sent me an email saying that if, as I do, pay by instalments, you'll pay not only the higher rate difference but interest, too. I mean, you even list the date I renewed!
So are you saying not only did you 'mistakenly' overcharge, but you've now mistakenly offered a refund? Are you sure you haven't made another mistake, and I should be refunded?
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Forty minutes of light, sugar-coating snow this morning. The roads are just wet now.
People are driving like there are ten-foot drifts, and the road surface is like Streatham ice rink. ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
We will never win another war; we're weak and feckless. 
#UKSnow
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๐๐ข๐๐: "I'm so glad you're back at work today!"
๐๐: "I'm so glad I'm back at work today!"
๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ
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Now that the dust has settled, #CastleCannon was incredibly underwhelmed with the final Gavin & Stacey. The cast seemed to be working extra hard to create comedy; it didn't come across naturally. The 'party' that led to Smithy oversleeping was a prime example, with the cast acting like they were having a good time rather than looking like they were having a good time. Pam (Alison Steadman) seemed wooden in her (stressed) performances, plus it didn't help that many loved characters were missing. Yeah, yeah. I know Doris is dead in real life.
Favourite bits:
Nessa - Mouth organ
Pete & Dawn
Gwen - Who's coming down the stairs?
Other than that, for me, meh.
#Shrug
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Just stop for a second, put down that nice coffee you're drinking in your secure Western country and think for a minute. Russia believes Ukraine is full of terrorists; Ukraine kills one of Russia's Generals on Russian soil in a bomb attack. Doesn't that sound like a terrorist attack to you? It's undoubtedly an assassination of foreign soil. Imagine if the roles were reversed and it was a Ukrainian General blown up; I bet you'd be ranting and raving then.
telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202โฆ
A man arrested over the killing of a senior Russian general in Moscow was offered $100,000 by Ukraine, authorities have claimed.The Telegraph
Campaigners say they were not properly informed of a pension age rise to bring them in line with men.Kevin Peachey (BBC News)
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This is just the tip of the iceberg. I'm convinced Israel is simply taking advantage of events. I find it hard to believe that with the leading intelligence service in the world, they were unaware of the terrorist attack about to happen on their soil. It gave them, in their view, the mandate to invade and eradicate Palestine "๐๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐ข๐จ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ!" the opportunity to provide Lebanon with a bloody nose and with the current invasion of Syria and access to Eygipt Israel has managed to almost double its landmass without the West batting an eyelid.
Far be it from me to suggest that the UK, America, France, and a few others are lining up to restock Israel's dwindling arms
#Gaza #Lebanon #Syria #israel
amnesty.org/en/documents/mde15โฆ
This is the executive summary of the report โYou Feel Like You Are Subhumanโ: Israelโs Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza (Index: MDE 15/8668/2024).Amnesty International
So Labour's 'quick fix' of halving prisoners' sentences hasn't worked then; it just bought a bit of time. Of course, far be it from me to point out that any political party could have done that!
#politics
independent.co.uk/news/uk/poliโฆ
The Ministry of Justice has announced plans for four new prisons, but Shabana Mahmood said it is โstill not enoughโMillie Cooke (The Independent)
I'm starting to change my mind about #GreggWallce. I'm now thinking this is political correctness going too far yet again, and the so-called "distress" is exaggerated for media consumption.
Jim Davidson hit the nail on the head.
๐๐๐: "Did he touch your bum?"
๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป: "No."
๐๐๐: "Did he touch your breast?"
๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป: "No."
๐๐๐: "What did he do?"
๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป: "Well, I'm still too traumatised to tell you; I haven't slept since he told me the joke.
Old mother Hubbard went to the cupboard to get poor Rover a bone, and when she bent over, up jumped Rover and gave her a bone of his own."
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FEMALE celebrities are said to be keen to appear on MasterChef after having previously turned it down in the past. In the wake of Gregg Wallace stepping down from his role as a host on the hit cookโฆOliver Grady (The Sun)
๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ: ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฐ๐จ๐ข๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฐme ๐ช๐ฅ๐ช๐ฐ๐ต '๐๐ด๐ด๐ถ๐ฆ ๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ต' ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ด ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ง๐ง.
We have a local cafe and sandwich shop that was very successful, although owned by a woman who was so large she could barely walk and her husband, who wore one of those medical boots you see a lot these days. I wanted a poached egg sandwich, but every time I phoned the cafe both on a mobile and landline, it immediately cut off, so I walked down the road to the cafe, where I was presented with a guy who had one arm and a stressed-looking young girl. "๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ" I said. The guy told me they had purchased the cafe, but the original owners didn't know the passwords to the Google account, and BT are being arseholes about giving him the original number. So, no telephone orders, then?
While my poached egg was cooked, it was probably the worst, pointless sandwich I've ever had. The yoke was everywhere inside the kitchen foil. It was slightly upsetting to watch him chase the fast-moving egg around the plate with his drainer spoon in an attempt to scoop it up onto the toast.
I await the business to go up for sale or to go under. ๐คทโโ๏ธ
Yet another #Raspberrypi CM module you wont be able to buy.
#CM5
Every year, they do this. Christmas is only four weeks away, and it's an ideal gift for yourself or your geek friend. All the 'influencers' are raving about it, and yet again, it's on pre-order. Do me a favour, Pi Foundation, and announce new stuff in the spring so you can have stock on the shelves by winter.
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Oh, I fully understand the technique. It's about raising desire. Many moons ago, when I was selling mobile phones, the ones that you had to carry the battery around in a suitcase. There was a ploy of handing the prospect the phone and letting them fondle it for a few minutes, and then I'd reach across and almost snatch it from their hands. You'd be amazed at their response, it was like you'd taken something from them and they wanted it back even though they didn't own it. You could see it in their eyes. I'd mess for a few seconds and hand it back, then hit them with the price. 99% of the time, they'd sign right away in case you snatched it from them again, even though I was going to because they hadn't bought my demo phone.
I think the Pi Foundation should do what most of the mobile guys do: talk about it, loan out a few presale models and then announce a release date.
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European equities slip as investors digest vow from president-electArjun Neil Alim (Financial Times)
MPs on the right of the Conservative Party and from Reform UK have been sharing the petition - with Elon Musk also commenting on its launch.Alix Culbertson (Sky News)
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We can only hope. Interestingly, I see from the news this morning that teenagers, the very people who voted #Labour in, will be forced to find work or lose their benefits, which will be difficult given Labour has ensured there are fewer jobs by raising business NI. You've gotta laugh.
๐๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฒ?
If you think it's OK for Israel to fire missiles at Lebanon and Iran because those countries fired rockets at Israel, then Russia has every right to fire missiles at the UK and US targets in Europe, given they fired on Russia via their proxy #Ukraine.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62j1gโฆ
BBC Russia editor Steve Rosenberg assesses the Russian leader's next move.Steve Rosenberg (BBC News)
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That's a cop-out. The US supplied the missiles, and the US (The same as the UK) had to give permission to fire them, so your argument is it's the one who pushed the button or pulled the trigger is to blame.
By your definition, if we or the US, for that matter, give Zelenskyy Trident II SLBM and he fires them, it wouldn't it be our fault?
If you give someone a weapon and they go out and wound or kill someone, even in self-defence, you are complicit.
I thought #Labour had a magic wand to make everything better?
Inflation is on the rise. Pensioners are forced to use their life savings to keep warm, farmers are being squeezed out of business, and energy prices are on the rise.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz6jvlโฆ
I loved the biased BBC presenter trying to put a positive spin on it by telling us that the rise isn't as high as when Ukraine was invaded, But it's getting there, you moron!
#politics
It means someone paying by direct debit and using a typical amount of energy will pay ยฃ21 more a year.Kevin Peachey (BBC News)
The fundraiser's family damaged public trust by not donating any money from his books, a report finds.Jon Ironmonger (BBC News)
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair tells the BBC he's "devastated" by the death of his former deputy at the age of 86.BBC News
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It seems that the outgoing president, Joe Biden's parting gift, will be to push Russia to the brink of war with the West, regardless of whether Putin is the aggressor in all this. Try to keep in mind the Russians are not just fighting Ukraine but twenty-six other countries as well, all of whom are supplying not only weapons but soldiers too.
Remember, children, the Russians have an ingrained devotion to their country. That's why they called WWII "The Great Patriotic War." and you thought Trump was dangerous, I'm more scared of Biden.
bbc.co.uk/news/live/c20726y20kโฆ
It comes after Ukraine used US-made longer-range missiles for the first time to strike targets inside Russia.BBC News
I pray to The Pond Gods that the UK never goes to war with Russia because if the driving standards are anything to go by with a smidge of snow we've had where I live, we'll lose within forty-eight hours! It's taken me fifty-five minutes to travel seven miles on an extremely busy road.
๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐'๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ผ๐, ๐๐ข๐ก'๐ง ๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐!
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The missus and I came home after a trip to Wickes, and the kitchen fitters had slung the extractor fan out with the cooker. I lept out of the car to retrieve it quickly, and a guy in a van on the main road shouted: "I'm fooking having that!" I replied, "No, you're fooking not!" and took it in the house.
The next thing I know, the bloke had walked up my drive, through my side gate, appeared at my kitchen back door, and said to the kitchen fitter, "Your mates just took my metal." I went out and said, "It's my metal mate, and this is my house, so fook off!"
Cheeky caaant then says, "Are you ripping out the boiler?" Mate, fuck off!
Thank The Pond Gods, I've booked the next five days off!
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One of the presenters made a good point on the BBC coverage of the US elections this morning. 40% of the voters in Georgia are black or Hispanic. Playing the race card didn't work, and as was pointed out, Hispanics who can vote are legally American; they are not illegal immigrantsโa distinction a lot of people should take on board.
Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign co-chair, Cedric Richmond, addressed those gathered at Harris' alma mater at Howard University in the early morning hours of Wednesday.Alec Schemmel (Fox News)
Watched Caitrรญona Perry on the BBC this morning, struggling with the US Election results. "He's not won yet!" seemed to be the catchphrase. At one point, I am sure she was slightly sick in her mouth when she said "Trump." ๐คฃ
I don't think she's a fan. ๐ค
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s'bout right. I doubt they're going to show reruns of American Apprentice. I dunno why everyone is so shocked. I didn't think for definite that he was going to win, but I was definitely "I wouldn't be surprised."
I know it's controversial, and you're not supposed to say anything, but the average person in the street is sick to death of illegal immigration. And it's not just that; the point is there's a general feeling that people seem to be doing what the hell they like these days: shoplifting, going to ASDA in your pyjamas, and nobody is doing anything about it. If anything, socialists et al. are making excuses for it! This then opens the door to people with right-wing views, and Eric down the pub saying: "I'm voting Reform UK!"
The #NHS is not underfunded; it's swimming with money just not being spent on patients.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy0lkxโฆ
Some consultants are being paid ยฃ200 an hour for working extra hours, a BBC News investigation finds.Nick Triggle (BBC News)
So tonight, Britain, as usual, gets it wrong and celebrates the capture and death of Guido Fawkes in 1605. Robert Catesby and his co-conspirators were the ones who planned to blow up the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament on 5 November. They employed Guido (Guy) Fawkes, a mercenary expert in gunpowder, to do the deed, so in my book, Catesby is more the villain. I suppose "Robert Catesby Night" doesn't sound as good. ๐คทโโ๏ธ
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in reply to dick_turpin • •We have a light dusting of white stuff, not exactly what you'd call snow, though.
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Probably freeze tonight, Pleased I dont have to travel.
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