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by ClaretDiver
Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:26 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Passport problems
Replies: 52
Views: 1592

Re: Passport problems

Is it re-schedulable? Or if booked with a travel agent, can they be persuaded that it was their fault for not telling you so they can help with rescheduling? Or even compensating? Unfortunately the travel agent is under no obligation to explain to a customer the passport rules. That lays with the c...
by ClaretDiver
Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:18 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Passport problems
Replies: 52
Views: 1592

Re: Passport problems

Even with all of these ‘we only get 9 years 6 months’ etc…you pay less than £1 per month for the privilege of having your £1000 holiday in the sun every year, if you don’t agree with it then just stay in the UK?? Simple!
by ClaretDiver
Wed Mar 27, 2024 6:59 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Passport problems
Replies: 52
Views: 1592

Re: Passport problems

“Because you can renew them up to 9 months before they expire. So you would then have a passport with a life of 10 years and 9 months.” You would if it was managed and run by someone with a brain Pete. Firstly, we shouldn’t be “buying” a passport…. If you are a British national, the passport should...
by ClaretDiver
Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:30 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Malaysia
Replies: 4
Views: 636

Re: Malaysia

Personally I would just get a taxi meter at the airport but it is pre covid since I was there..
by ClaretDiver
Fri Mar 22, 2024 6:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Princess of Wales
Replies: 82
Views: 3479

Re: Princess of Wales

Goliath wrote:
Fri Mar 22, 2024 6:33 pm
Choosing to doctor images rather than tell the truth is not the mature way to go about it and is what fueled the fire.
Again….troll off!
by ClaretDiver
Fri Mar 22, 2024 6:36 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Princess of Wales
Replies: 82
Views: 3479

Re: Princess of Wales

Of course they got a lot of coverage, what do they expect when they lie to the public. If anything it shows the importance of honesty. Unfortunately being in such a priveledged position comes with drawbacks, primarily a lack of privacy. She cant just choose to hide when she wants to, thats what she...
by ClaretDiver
Sat Mar 02, 2024 12:26 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Assisted dying
Replies: 77
Views: 2713

Re: Assisted dying

Just saying, I did ask how the carers would know my mum has a DNR in place. Reply was they don’t, they only need to remember the 3 that don’t. So sorry to hear of your situation Lowbank. DNAR’s are a big part of my job in transporting patients to and from appointments, care homes etc. we have to be...
by ClaretDiver
Tue Feb 13, 2024 12:27 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Car Park Apps
Replies: 21
Views: 1294

Re: Car Park Apps

Recently had to visit someone in Durham hospital and quite conveniently the coin operated machines were all out of order ‘forcing’ me to use the app which was 20p an hour more than coinage..I know it’s not a massive deal but it all adds up for the parking company! Also have been warned about using t...
by ClaretDiver
Wed Feb 07, 2024 6:40 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: My Prostrate Diagnosis
Replies: 65
Views: 3010

Re: My Prostrate Diagnosis

All the best Beddie!! Hope all goes well….
by ClaretDiver
Fri Feb 02, 2024 9:03 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: A59 at Blubberhouses
Replies: 17
Views: 2057

Re: A59 at Blubberhouses

Thanks for the heads up, was meant to be heading over that way in the morning… guess it’s the M6 then!
by ClaretDiver
Fri Feb 02, 2024 4:17 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lift to Clitheroe after the Fulham match
Replies: 7
Views: 827

Re: Lift to Clitheroe after the Fulham match

Cheers everyone! Looks like I might grab the buz!
by ClaretDiver
Fri Feb 02, 2024 2:18 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lift to Clitheroe after the Fulham match
Replies: 7
Views: 827

Re: Lift to Clitheroe after the Fulham match

Never thought of the train to be honest! Cheers
by ClaretDiver
Fri Feb 02, 2024 2:11 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Lift to Clitheroe after the Fulham match
Replies: 7
Views: 827

Lift to Clitheroe after the Fulham match

Hey guys, as the thread title suggests, is there anyone going to the game tomorrow from Clitheroe that could give me a lift back after the game?

Cheers in advance CD
by ClaretDiver
Tue Jan 30, 2024 10:17 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Men - you must read this
Replies: 51
Views: 8882

Re: Men - you must read this

Just got my results back and it’s at 3.49 so recommended to follow up with doctor!
by ClaretDiver
Sun Jan 28, 2024 9:42 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: India Vs England 1st Test
Replies: 148
Views: 7576

Re: India Vs England 1st Test

What a wicket!!!
by ClaretDiver
Mon Jan 22, 2024 7:22 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Men - you must read this
Replies: 51
Views: 8882

Re: Men - you must read this

Hope all goes well Ralph, on the back of this I have just ordered my test!
by ClaretDiver
Mon Jan 22, 2024 4:18 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Fulham Tickets
Replies: 7
Views: 920

Re: Fulham Tickets

Cheers Leisure, not sure why I couldn’t find that…got me a ticket!!
by ClaretDiver
Mon Jan 22, 2024 4:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Fulham Tickets
Replies: 7
Views: 920

Fulham Tickets

Just been on the website…have they changed the way they are reselling tickets? I can’t find any tickets other than hospitality??
by ClaretDiver
Sun Jan 21, 2024 8:38 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Burnley v Arsenal Perth Australia
Replies: 0
Views: 233

Burnley v Arsenal Perth Australia

Any Perth based Clarets up for meeting up and watching the Arsenal game? I am over for a couple of weeks to see my stepdaughter so fancy taking in the game….
by ClaretDiver
Sat Jan 20, 2024 11:51 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Fully Electric Cars
Replies: 812
Views: 39735

Re: Fully Electric Cars

My wife recently got an EV and we love it, we have a charger at home and we are on an EV tariff with EDF which is 7.5p kw/h between midnight and 5am. We get about 200 miles from a full charge which costs about £4 to fully charge….
by ClaretDiver
Thu Jan 18, 2024 5:30 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Online banking using a smartphone…
Replies: 90
Views: 4515

Re: Online banking using a smartphone…

interesting thread. I was watching Rip Off Britain on break the other morning and they had a case where a guy had been a victim of fraud to the tune of £29k from his Barclays account. They refused to refund after investigation as it was shown that all the authentication factors via online banking on...
by ClaretDiver
Fri Jan 05, 2024 9:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Joey’s in bother again
Replies: 394
Views: 27297

Re: Joey’s in bother again

HahaYeah wrote:
Fri Jan 05, 2024 8:03 pm
I like him, good luck to him.
Maybe says more about you than him!
by ClaretDiver
Sat Dec 09, 2023 7:44 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: TV Licence
Replies: 52
Views: 7357

Re: TV Licence

GodIsADeeJay81 wrote:
Fri Dec 08, 2023 9:22 pm
Maybe so, but as I’ve said most jobs don’t bother checking
They don’t even really check your past work history
Really? Where is your evidence backing this up? It’s a pretty broad sweeping comment…
by ClaretDiver
Thu Dec 07, 2023 10:21 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Broadband
Replies: 29
Views: 2753

Re: Broadband

Yes, I did it with last time I was out of the cheap period" - told them I'd accepted I'd lose Internet for a few days but would be signing back up and they just changed a few bits to get me back on the same package but in my name still. It wasn't with Sky though - it was plusnet But that’s not the ...
by ClaretDiver
Thu Dec 07, 2023 7:03 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Broadband
Replies: 29
Views: 2753

Re: Broadband

Sign up as a new customer in your partners name if they truly don't budge..... Or just tell the retfntion team you'll do it for the new customer offer. They'll usually just match it for sake of saving the mess about. If you do switch... Then do it through a cashback site as you usually get Bout £80...
by ClaretDiver
Sat Dec 02, 2023 4:54 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Can we please avoid saying...
Replies: 9
Views: 2469

Re: Can we please avoid saying...

I don’t care who it was…..3 points is 3 points and 5 goals!! Whoopeeee!
by ClaretDiver
Fri Dec 01, 2023 3:09 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Public Information Broadcast - They're There Their
Replies: 60
Views: 5487

Re: Public Information Broadcast - They're There Their

Pacific instead of specific!!
by ClaretDiver
Fri Nov 17, 2023 5:51 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Rossendale house care home, non footy
Replies: 28
Views: 2467

Re: Rossendale house care home, non footy

It’s great to hear anecdotes like this. As part of my job I am in and out of different care homes here in the North East on a daily basis…all too many are shocking and would hate to see one of my relatives in one of them. However, like the OP, there are some real gems out there…imo it is all down to...
by ClaretDiver
Wed Nov 15, 2023 8:27 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Price if a pint where you live
Replies: 144
Views: 12459

Re: Price if a pint where you live

Spoons in my village/town is a decent one and I pay £2.55 for guest ales…Monday it’s 2.25 and Tuesday 1.91…can’t complain! A lager for the missus, San Mig about 3.00 a pint
by ClaretDiver
Fri Oct 27, 2023 6:43 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Christmas Eve football
Replies: 72
Views: 4339

Re: Christmas Eve football

Burnley1989 wrote:
Thu Oct 26, 2023 4:28 pm
Depends if you’ve young uns mate
The wife had to regularly work Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day when the 3 kids were growing up! Gotta suck it up and get on with it if you work on certain industries….
by ClaretDiver
Thu Oct 26, 2023 4:24 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Christmas Eve football
Replies: 72
Views: 4339

Re: Christmas Eve football

I am working Christmas Eve and My missus is working nights on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day night…what’s wrong with staff working on Christmas Eve?
by ClaretDiver
Tue Oct 17, 2023 4:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: HDMI Wireless extender
Replies: 15
Views: 1527

Re: HDMI Wireless extender

steve1264b wrote:
Tue Oct 17, 2023 4:49 pm
Claretdiver. Lounge tv just on the main box but i hooked the minibox straight into the modem so not on wifi, strangely its that tv that lags.

I should have thoight of this when the floor was laid?
That’s a new one!!
by ClaretDiver
Tue Oct 17, 2023 4:51 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: HDMI Wireless extender
Replies: 15
Views: 1527

Re: HDMI Wireless extender

Firthy wrote:
Tue Oct 17, 2023 4:36 pm
So would the same apply to a Sky Glass TV because it's wifi based. Not that I will ever get one, just curious.
Technically yes….as an ex Sky employee I wouldn’t touch Sky Glass unless you were desperate due Tia your living circumstances, same with Sky Stream
by ClaretDiver
Tue Oct 17, 2023 4:07 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: HDMI Wireless extender
Replies: 15
Views: 1527

Re: HDMI Wireless extender

By the vey nature of how the mini boxes work you will never get real time sport and it will always lag due to them being Wi-Fi based..
by ClaretDiver
Sun Oct 15, 2023 5:06 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 20 MPH in Wales
Replies: 156
Views: 8002

Re: 20 MPH in Wales

Regardless of the reasons, what I did find strange was it went straight from a national speed limit to a 20, that’s a hell of a step down, especially if you don’t know the roads as it’s on a bend
by ClaretDiver
Sun Oct 15, 2023 4:16 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: 20 MPH in Wales
Replies: 156
Views: 8002

Re: 20 MPH in Wales

We were up in Eyemouth, Scotland, last month and there are a bunch of roads up there made to 20mph…..struggle to get out of 3rd….not great for the planet lol
by ClaretDiver
Sun Oct 15, 2023 2:18 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Qatar's Sheikh Jassim
Replies: 11
Views: 1800

Re: Qatar's Sheikh Jassim

firstclaret wrote:
Sun Oct 15, 2023 2:15 pm
I’m of the same opinion & am deeply concerned as to who may already have invested money in our club.
Give over you melt!
by ClaretDiver
Sat Oct 14, 2023 5:42 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Rugby Saturday
Replies: 45
Views: 3431

Re: Rugby Saturday

Looks like Wales could choke!
by ClaretDiver
Sat Oct 07, 2023 11:47 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: JJ and Kealia Watt invest in Burnley FC
Replies: 426
Views: 33491

Re: JJ and Kealia Watt invest in Burnley FC

I think some people will definitely ‘buy merch’ and maybe fall in love with the team if they’re looking for a team to support and their favourite player / legend of Houston is bigging one up…. I started supporting the Dolphins in 2003 because of Ace Ventura (and because I like the colours) I think ...
by ClaretDiver
Wed Oct 04, 2023 6:20 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Newcastle v PSG
Replies: 40
Views: 3282

Re: Newcastle v PSG

My stepson just called me from the bus in the centre of Newcastle, he s going to the game and my wife is working at the hospital tonight! Says it is absolutely manic!!!
by ClaretDiver
Mon Oct 02, 2023 12:49 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Luton game not on TV
Replies: 41
Views: 6431

Re: Luton game not on TV

Question: if accessing NBC or Peacock via a VPN, how to people pay for a the NBC or Peacock subscription because I get it rejecting me presumably due to the address of the payment card or Paypal? I don’t have IPTV and just use a VPN. I think it can tell if your card is issued in the UK and therefor...
by ClaretDiver
Sat Sep 30, 2023 6:55 am
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Sycamore Gap Tree
Replies: 124
Views: 8787

Re: Sycamore Gap Tree

It was a very nice looking tree. I always considered Sycamores a bit of a weed tree. It often arrives via its seed by fences and walls or just in the garden. That's what obviously happened with this one as no-one would plant it so close to a wall, especially an important one like Hadrian's. I belie...
by ClaretDiver
Thu Sep 28, 2023 3:04 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Sycamore Gap Tree
Replies: 124
Views: 8787

Re: Sycamore Gap Tree

HagridsHut wrote:
Thu Sep 28, 2023 1:48 pm
Treesured memories, well now they have a stump - im sure there will be a plaque or something in its place.
Not quite sure if you are fishing or truly just a complete and utter ****
by ClaretDiver
Tue Sep 26, 2023 9:28 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Salford v Clarets Match Thread
Replies: 179
Views: 14757

Re: Salford v Clarets Match Thread

claretandy wrote:
Tue Sep 26, 2023 8:59 pm
SSN keep going to the Women's Nations League like anyone gives a sh!t.
Some people do…..
by ClaretDiver
Tue Sep 26, 2023 9:27 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Salford v Clarets Match Thread
Replies: 179
Views: 14757

Re: Salford v Clarets Match Thread

Boss Hogg wrote:
Tue Sep 26, 2023 9:06 pm
Exactly why I’ve turned it off and put the Man Utd game on. You have to scroll through all the Women’s scores on the BBC site before you reach the men’s but not on Sky. They come first even though there is less interest in them.
Didumms
by ClaretDiver
Tue Sep 26, 2023 8:33 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Salford v Clarets Match Thread
Replies: 179
Views: 14757

Re: Salford v Clarets Match Thread

4midable wrote:
Tue Sep 26, 2023 8:32 pm
Training ground stuff for the reserves
Wasnt going to be any different
Bundle of joy you are!
by ClaretDiver
Tue Sep 26, 2023 7:41 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Coverage tonight?
Replies: 18
Views: 3760

Re: Coverage tonight?

Ignore, found it!
by ClaretDiver
Tue Sep 26, 2023 7:39 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Coverage tonight?
Replies: 18
Views: 3760

Re: Coverage tonight?

Can’t find the commentary anywhere
by ClaretDiver
Sat Sep 23, 2023 8:45 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today’s thread
Replies: 188
Views: 8930

Re: Today’s thread

********! Completely against play
by ClaretDiver
Sat Sep 23, 2023 8:43 pm
Forum: The Bee Hole End
Topic: Today’s thread
Replies: 188
Views: 8930

Re: Today’s thread

Kgun5 wrote:
Sat Sep 23, 2023 8:41 pm
Video now down in US.
My newly converted Merkin mate is watching in the US on Peacock and his has gone down!