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Big cheese

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on a silver platter

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wrapped around his finger

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In a nutshell

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That’s the point though. I’m not meant to leave the house. At all. I do have colleagues locally who have offered to assist should it be necessary, but they are limited in what they can do. The point is that there is meant to be a priority system in place for people like me, but I cannot seem to acc...

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Had to laugh at this bit in the 1959/60 article:
"Lord was antagonistic, autocratic, argumentative and belligerent and some who had crossed him would say these were amongst his better qualities. "

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Inchy wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 28, 2020 8:59 am
People are dying without relatives being able to hold their hand as they slip away whilst others are arguing about grammar.

Can we get some perspective and stop trying to get one up on an internet stranger, they might be dead in the next 6 months anyway

Great post.

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Yes SilkySkills - that "turn turn turn" (based on Ecclesiastes)- I first came across by Pete Seeger or Peter/Paul/Mary but it was covered by the 18 year old Mary Hopkin in 1968/9 - after The Byrds had covered it. I think it mayve been on a single with "Those were the days (my friend)". She was a "ni...

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I also doubt they'll be using offices but, as you can see on the picture in the previously linked article, there are two ex-hangars there. I'd guess the smaller one is admin/ restaurants etc and the larger where they planned to do development/manufacture/testing etc. They'd planned a lot of activity...

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I'm not sure how big the sites are for the F1-involved companies (who obviously have huge engineering expertise) but the Malmsbury site is very big and probably underutilised currently (given the move to SE Asia). A photo of the site in this article (reporting the HQ move early 2019) https://www.swi...

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I dont do Spotify. My kids know how much I'm into music & think I'm mad for avoiding it but I still like to buy cds and listen to them whole a few times, read the inserts etc. On the subject of associating certain tracks with early uni days - I frequented the Union bar quite a bit between lectures a...

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Dyson has a site site at Hullavington (near Malmesbury) , it was the HQ until that, controversially, moved to Singapore a year or so ago. That's where these ventilators would be made. The idea is to quickly make 10,000 for NHS and also donate 5000 to health services worlwide (including 1000 to UK). ...

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I've taken WSC since it first came out (still got a few of the very old copies but I don't hoard so not kept lots). I've been a subscriber for at least 20 years. I generally like their book reviews and have used this section in the past to base purchases on. As mentioned by Rowls above, it's become ...

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Very surprising although one charge was "not proven".
Did the jury decide all the women were lying/ exaggerating? I'd've thought there'd be more "not proven" verdicts at the very least. Friom memory, the jury was more women than men so maybe even more surprising.

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I'm not a natural Tory, but I voted thus first time at the latest election. I'd much rather have Boris at the helm in the current crisis than Jezza/Macca/Abbott/Thornberry et al. I just cannot see Jezza (2 E-grade A-levels) coping with a crisis of this complexity. I hope the Labour party largely act...

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Is "stranded in Peru" better or worse than being "lost in France"?

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An article (re vaccine research/trials) in The Guardian today contains the following mentions of Porton Down (the PHE bit): " Miles Carroll, head of research at PHE's national infection service in Porton Down, said there was "an aggressive campaign" to get the vaccine evaluated during the peak of th...

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I was thinking of this one the other day- found a good (sound and pic) live performance by the Canadian writer/guitarist/singer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKjgJ3oLJqE

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Blimey Bfc- small world. I was working at Hoover up in Merthyr in those days. MD was Tony Williamson who was a chum of Gregory at QPR (and wrote a book or two on the history of that club). He liked to hobnob down Ninian Park and watch footy there when he wasn't at QPR. I think QPR were first divisio...

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Therefore the trend could be much more video conferencing that travel cutting down on planes, trains and automobiles, which can only be a good thing, especially when these companies review there travel spending for the month or so and start to dictate that more conferencing and less physical travel...

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I was at that one too; memorable for (as well being a big win) it being the only footy game I've ever watched from the Directors' Box (such as it was at Ninian Park). I was living & working in Merthyr Tydfil at the time (at Hoover HQ). The MD was a big footy man (director of QPR and mixing with such...

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Expecting to see John McEnroe appear somewhere through it with his 'you cannot be serious'rant. Good god, how bad must be the stuff that never sees the light of day. Can see Elton John putting in a challenge to that one. Elton John could do an adaptation of Candle in the Wind surely? Maybe get Bob ...

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Is our death rate "so high"? France is a similar population country with twice as many deaths. Spain has a smaller population with 5 or 6 times more deaths. Italy has slightly less population, loads more deaths.Nederlands population is a quarter of ours but half as many deaths. We'll only be able to...

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Sinclair

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Made a corned beef hash yesterday lunch, let it cool and then made a pie with it, never done it before but my boys said it was really good, prefer steak and kidney myself but it was enjoyable. I bought some corned beef today to make a hash (there were a few tins left -but not many). I like to make ...

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Here in Sweden they are hoarding toilet paper and flour. I was after some flour today, I mostly make my own bread and did a "granary type" loaf at the weekend and almost used that up, I called in Morrisons on the way to town late this morning to get a new bag and the whole flour shelves were empty ...

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Hi Leadbelly, out of interest do you have any so-called "Underlying health issues"? I had heart bypass surgery 5/6 years ago but no problems since though I take precautionary medicines to control BP (which is OK nowadays). Heart itself is in good shape & my heart rate is under 50 resting (60 withou...

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Yes that Dorries story gives hope that, for some people at least, it isnt always that debilitating an illness. Dorries is 60+ I think and her mam 80+.

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There are two reasons why they want older folk to stop at home. Both reasons are because they don't want older people to get the virus, but there are two separate reasons why that's important. 1. To stop them dying. 2. To stop them filling hospital beds. If it was only for reason 1, that would be s...

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Could I have paid on the virtual gate?

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My local newspaper's site (Basingstoke Gazette) has gone down his late afternoon too.

Big Brother taking over control of the media, tanks on the street in the morning

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It's in the crimp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMlnMISoYOE

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Too many topics there to discuss each in detail Kate. In short.... between races at Cheltenham.....to get the ball rolling.... Alex Salmond : The things he's accused of aren't in the same class as the Harvey Weinstein crimes but, if true, would mark him as somebody taking advantage of people because...

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Almost breaking even after 3 days, see if I can creep into the black today......

1:30 Solo (NAP)
2:10 Le Ligerien
2:50 Ramses De Teillee
3:30 Clan Des Obeaux
4:10 Shantou Flyer
4:50 Chosen Mate
5:30 Espoir De Romay

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Thread title should be changed to ‘RUMOURS that English football is to be played behind closed doors’ then. Agreed, this site is getting as bad as the Daily Express, waiting for the........ "New Ice Age to SMASH uk tomorrow"; Tsunami from Atlantis to DESTROY Europe next week"; "Astroid will WIPE OU...

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Day 3, need an improvement on days 1 and 2.......

1.30 Itchy Feet
2.10 Jatiluwih
2.50 Min (NAP)
3.30 Paisley Park
4.10 Simply the Betts
4.50 Minella Melody
5.30 Deise Aba

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Blimey, the field is reduced further in the Queen Mother Champion Chase (15.30), as if the loss of Altior wasnt enough

I had Chacun Pour Soi, would like to change to...

3.30 Sceau Royal

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Looks like Day 1 was good for the bookies (judging by our performance summary above).
See if day 2 improves for this punter...

1.30 Envoi Allen
2.10 Copperhead (NAP)
2.50 Protektorat
3.30 Chacun Pour Soi
4.10 Easyland
4.50 Palladium
5.30 Ocean Wind

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I used to quite like his commentaries but, like a lot of media folk, he became more than a bit self-absorbed. Increasingly played the "grumpy uncle" role, always whining about something or other. I expect he'll be well grumpy about being ditched. There was a tabloid story a couple of years ago about...

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Thanks for running this, always makes watching the races on TV more interesting.

1.30 Fiddlerontheroof
2.10 Rouge Vif
2.50 Who Dares Wins
3.30 Pentland Hills
4.10 Honeysuckle (NAP)
4.50 Espoire de Guye
5.30 Lord de Mesnil

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B Rioche. Is this the guy who used to play for Derby and Scotland? What's he doing it Waitrose now, selling Whisky or Bakewell Tart?

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Dean Smith has a fair job on his hands lifting them after that. They've a game in hand but the approaching run of games is: Home to Chelsea Home to Wolves Away Liverpool Home Man United. 3 at home is the good bit but Wolves at 6th are the lowest placed of that lot and Man U & Chelsea are beginning t...

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I missed the first 5-10 minutes but Leicester have been all over Villa whilst Ive been watching, Villa lucky to be only 1 down.

Difficult to see how Villa can change it much - maybe bringing on the dynamic Drinky can turn things round.

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Does Rachel Hayhoe Flint still play ?

Aye- she plays celestial harp.

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When I see these old bands still performing having had people come and go and barely an original member, I always think of Trigger's broom in Only Fools and Horses.

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I last saw them almost 20 years ago. As above, they had Carl Wayne (ex Move) as the Allan Clarke replacement & were very good value. They're on at my local large venue in October; I dont go in much for tribute bands/nostalgia bands (prefer to watch up-coming talent at smaller venues) but I'm tempted...

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I follow women's cricket, I like the game. I've been watching most of the games in this competition in "India's backyard" (ie Australia, about 6,000 miles away from India). I have a lot of sympathy for England who played below par in their first group game (thus finishing 2nd in their group) and did...

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I've come across Pieminster at a few events in the last couple of years (cricket maybe?), got to say I enjoyed the one I had. When I did a tour of supermarkets walking into town the other day, I noticed a few of theirs too (maybe Sainsbury or Waitrose). I'm off into town later this aft on other busi...

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Very nice & informative charts posted by Grimsdale. We've just about scraped ahead of cumulative points for that 2017/18 season now but It'll be a fantastic effort if we could somewhere near track that for the rest of the season, I think somewhere between 45 & 50 points would be a huge achievement f...

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They eat Pukka pies down here in Notts I lived in Leicester in 1975-1977 and first came across Pukka pies in the chippies there. It was (maybe still is) a family run business based just north of that city. Pukka pies are everywhere now though - they seem to be stocked in all the supermarket chains....

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