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[Deleted User] · 10 June 2017 at 9:01PM

Think it had better be Thrifty if she has time, I'm so technically unskilled I wouldn't know what to do or how to do it. I came late to computers and all I can do is turn this one on and find you lot and Fleabay!

Karmacat · 10 June 2017 at 9:47PM

MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

Think it had better be Thrifty if she has time, I'm so technically unskilled I wouldn't know what to do or how to do it. I came late to computers and all I can do is turn this one on and find you lot and Fleabay!

:kisses3: :A :T

thriftwizard · 10 June 2017 at 10:33PM

Sorry, everyone, it's our Big Weekend down here; you can't move for men with bells on, hankies waving everywhere and flowers all over everyone's heads. We have two young German lads staying who are undoubtedly going home under the impression that the English are completely bonkers - but a lot of fun!

I'll attempt to allocate some pages to all volunteers tomorrow, after running the gauntlet of accordions and stick-smashing one more time...

And thank you, Herbily!

[Deleted User] · 10 June 2017 at 10:47PM

GreyQueen wrote: »

BB, if you want to share skull-maintenance tips with us girlies.........? Mr Sheen or Pledge? Polishing with trad yellow duster or a microfibre cloth? Eager minds (and me, the p-artist) wanna know. :rotfl:

Well, I don't polish, but the things I have learned, over the years, include:-

Use shaving gel, in preference to foam.

Shave forward, from the back of the head.

Keep a styptic pencil on hand.

daz378 · 10 June 2017 at 11:30PM

hi fellow preppers .....does the recent election mean a softer brexit ? the woman on press review said leaving the single market would cost us 48 billion plus divorce costs 30Bil we may eventually become wealthier as we trade with more countries....... would it be a catastrophe if we had a left wing government ? would we eventually end up like greece is there a sensible Keynesian approach.? thinking of joining slimming wurld before going to see family in LA next year..... you all take care

GreyQueen · 11 June 2017 at 8:11AM

Morning all.

daz, good to 'see' you again.

Apparently, the UK is presently contributing 12% of the EU's budget, so we'll be ahead by that much and those EU countries presently free-riding on the original EU states will likely be expected to put their hands in their pockets. I expect this will go down about as well as a stinky f@rt in a lift.

There's also the interesting clash of opinions between the newly minted Scottish Tory MPs and the newly recruited DUP members about a few issues inc gay rights, which will likely mean they're not best pals and T M will have to try and square that circle if she wants all to vote with her.

Reminds me a bit of the later Thatcher years when she was only able to get legislation thru due to a handful of ulster MPs voting with her (which meant a small contentions part of the UK held the whip hand over the vast majority of the country, I loathed them for it at the time and had another heart-sink moment when this current compromise was declared).

The EU is a fatally-wounded beast, not because of Brexit (we should be so arrogant) but because of its inherent contradictions and overweening ambition to form the United States of Europe.

I think the EU will be long gone by the mid-century, possibly in less than ten years, and we're wise to get out in double-quick time when we can.

Karmacat · 11 June 2017 at 9:02AM

daz378 wrote: »

hi fellow preppers .....does the recent election mean a softer brexit ?

Hello daz, hope you're doing okay.

I think the recent election means a near-future election, frankly, especially after reading this morning that TM thought the cooperation with the DUP was a done deal, and they came out and said no.

thriftwizard wrote: »

Sorry, everyone, it's our Big Weekend down here; you can't move for men with bells on, hankies waving everywhere and flowers all over everyone's heads. We have two young German lads staying who are undoubtedly going home under the impression that the English are completely bonkers - but a lot of fun!

I'll attempt to allocate some pages to all volunteers tomorrow, after running the gauntlet of accordions and stick-smashing one more time...

:j:j:j hankies with knots tied in the corners :beer:

Enjoy the stick smashing

jk0 · 11 June 2017 at 9:30AM

I was musing on Landlordzone yesterday that Theresa called the election and lost on purpose, as she is really a Remainer. I think BoJo will have to take over, and no doubt call another election to get back a majority.

What a waste of time and effort Theresa turned out to be, eh?

[Deleted User] · 11 June 2017 at 10:03AM

Whatever happens politically I think the time has come for us each to look at our lives and do whatever we can to future proof them in all areas! The world has never been a 'given place' but I just feel that we reached the peak of what we're likely to achieve as a race a while ago and from here on in it's a downhill slope, all we can do is make sure we've got as good a set of brakes in our lives as we can create. I'm currently de cluttering like mad, it's surprising how effective emptying a cupboard/drawer of 'treasures' is when you leave them on display for a couple of days and can then realise that there are very few of them that you actually want to keep. Another and possibly bigger boot fair is rapidly becoming a reality. The same is going to happen in the kitchen cupboards and I'm going to keep in mind that most of the time it's just the two of us so all the bigger pans and extra crockery and cutlery that I've been keeping for 'when the family comes' will be offered to them and if they don't need , into the boot fair pile it shall go. It's a source of amazement to me just how much I've accumulated over the past 24 years since we came here and I'm certainly NOT going to drag it all with us when we move again now!!! I'm aiming for simple.

fuddle · 11 June 2017 at 10:04AM

Her very demeanour says to me that she never wants to lose face. In my opinion someone with that demeanour wouldn't lose on purpose for anything, never mind the greater good of the country.

I'm spitting feathers that the Conservatives made a statement that the DUP had agreed the principles of a deal to back them, the DUP then saying that no agreement had been made but talks were ongoing and then the Conservatives said they released that statement in error, releasing a much less overstated account in it's place.

It's continual upmanship and game playing and if our lives weren't at stake I'd give it a five star comedy review just based on the farcical elements of spin!

Tea!

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