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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17540   
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There's a lot more sense on this forum than there is in Government!
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30th Nov 2017 10:21pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443  
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Austerity? Where does that figure when you get the likes of Children in Need?
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30th Nov 2017 10:40pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20578
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Brexit Bashing Corporation. There I said it.
 
They've been up to silly things for years, I don't see why it should be payed when we don't got other channels. Again, it goes into salaries, over exploded ones as being suggested. Charity donations, again, go in exploded salaries and not what it is for. KEEP CALM AND Drill ON 🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🇮🇪🇺🇸⛽️🛢️⚙️🧰💪 |
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1st Dec 2017 9:47am |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897 
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The best way anyone can help a charity is to physically help its purpose rather than donate cash.
Wife and I have done that for most of our lives.  |
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1st Dec 2017 10:05am |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20578
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^^^^ That indeed is very true. KEEP CALM AND Drill ON
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1st Dec 2017 10:17am |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897
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Working with disabled kids is sooooo much more rewarding than dropping some money in a box.
Oooops! Sorry. I'm not beiing grumpy.  |
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1st Dec 2017 11:02am |
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| What puddle? Member Since: 25 Oct 2013 Location: Reading Posts: 952
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That's what my Mrs Puddle does. I couldn't do it, I'd be in floods of tears. I have to stop her telling me stuff. Now left.
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1st Dec 2017 12:53pm |
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| lambert.the.farmer Member Since: 11 Apr 2012 Location: harrogate Posts: 2006 
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Front line managers. That can't. Go back on holiday, the place runs smoothly without your shortsighted, manipulating, condescending input. Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon.
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6th Dec 2017 5:49am |
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| andydef90 Member Since: 09 Feb 2015 Location: yorkshire Posts: 617 
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i work in the public sector i am 18 percent behind on my wage what with the pay freeze most local councilors took a average of five thousand pound rise this year while we are looking to finish staff and cut backs on our kids education to make our books balance . when i first stated it was about the children now its money why would anyone need a 100.000 plus salary
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6th Dec 2017 12:42pm |
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| John P Member Since: 26 Dec 2013 Location: West Sussex Posts: 326 
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Now that we’re in autumn, people who attempt to burn their leaves, but only to create a massive cloud of smoke, which lingers around for the whole weekend, as their huge piles of leaves just smoulder all day and night, forcing us to go inside and close the windows. C
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6th Dec 2017 2:18pm |
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| ian series 1 Member Since: 17 Nov 2014 Location: south Posts: 3127 
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I feel you pain John
I had one of my Land Rovers outside with a cover over it, the neighbour lit his bonfire and showered the cover with burning fall out! Covered it in tiny holes. Thank god it never went up! 
Sunday's, or bank holiday Monday's are their preferred lighting times.....  80" 80" 86" 88" 90"
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6th Dec 2017 2:49pm |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3535 
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The main problem with bonfires are the amateurs who light them.
It's been quite good this year in our village, but usually, the nicest sunniest, warmest day of the summer, when all the windows and doors are open, and you are outside having a BBQ and the bonfires are lit. The art of the bonfire is this. If it's green or wet, it will smoke. Burn dry material, and it should only smoke for the first 10 minutes. Get a really good fire going, and within reason, you will burn anything without too much smoke. As John P says, too many amateurs trying to burn the unburnable (well unburnable on a fire that has no heat in it). Also lighting fires when the wind is blowing over peoples houses Grrrr! |
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6th Dec 2017 4:43pm |
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| ARC99 Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1831 
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People who decide to have a BBQ when its a hot day any I have the windows and doors open to keep cool, the stench of smoke gets into every fabric of the house and last for months. BBQ's should be banned under the clean air act. Don't make old people mad.
We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to us off.
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6th Dec 2017 5:38pm |
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| ian series 1 Member Since: 17 Nov 2014 Location: south Posts: 3127
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Our neighbours have a paddock which we back on to, They let us use their bonfire for all our garden waste, which is handy, Its usually left to me to light it, As he is the type to throw 5ltrs of unleaded over whatever is there, light it and walk away! This results in a good size explosion, 2 minutes of blazing heat, then a smouldering pile of blackened rubbish
That will then sit there until I get fed up with looking at it, and spend the time to actually get the thing going properly. I don't think he has ever lit one that went on to burn everything?..... 80" 80" 86" 88" 90"
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6th Dec 2017 6:01pm |
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