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    goosehd
    Mod Squad
    Joined: 8 Apr 2016

    @goosehd:

    @neph93:

    @Matt:

    @Giles:

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-62985430

    Where in the world did you find a news site that actually shares GOOD news.  I don’t think we have those here.

    The BBC! It’s glory is somewhat dimmed, but still a bastion of journalism. The Guardian actually has a weekly column with only good news too, a little something weigh up for war, planet death, capitalism and so on.

    I read most of the world news on the BBC website as I find they still put a little effort into articles.  Sadly, a lot of Canadian news is just a video clip with a vague title and an even worse description of the clip.  On written articles, they are either so extremely biased in either one way or another that you doubt the validity of the article or the journalist has just written a puff piece with no fact checking or investigation of the subject.

    I know it was bad for the environment, but I miss newspapers and journalists who used to work for a week on an article to be published on the weekend.  None of this breaking news continuous news cycle with little or no effort put into it.

    Rant over…

    "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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      mclaincausey
      見習いボス
      Joined: 12 Apr 2013

      British journalism in general is so much better than what we have in the states. British journalists will keep asking you the same question if you don't sufficiently answer, will challenge nonsensical answers, and we let people off the hook too easily. "Access journalism," in which you burn bridges by doing your job and only get opportunities by effectively becoming a prop in a given subject's infomercial, has turned journalism into propagangistic entertainment instead of truth seeking here, and the gray line between entertainment, opionion, and actual journalism has resulted in spinning talking heads instead of serious journalists.

      Think it, be it.

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        louisbosco
        啓蒙家
        Joined: 21 Feb 2013

        when I was living in Australia, my family (aunt and uncle) and a couple of mates worked for Australia post and have good relationships with the contractors. my parcels were all hand delivered while they're at work.  😉 😉

        "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

        • Harvey Specter
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          EdH
          Iron Heart Deity
          Joined: 2 Jan 2022

          @endo:

          @EdH:

          Scotomas…

          migraine with visual aura, poor man @EdH  hope you have a good neurologist

          PM me in case not

          I've been getting them on and off for a few years - I think I've had maybe 5 in the last decade. I've logged them all but no uptick in frequency. My NHS GP thinks its nothing to worry about as they are so infrequent. Maybe I should go private to get them checked out properly tho, d'you think?

          Take the dive...

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            goosehd
            Mod Squad
            Joined: 8 Apr 2016

            Roger Waters is an idiot.

            "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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              endo
              見習いボス
              Joined: 29 May 2020

              @EdH:

              I've been getting them on and off for a few years - I think I've had maybe 5 in the last decade. I've logged them all but no uptick in frequency. My NHS GP thinks its nothing to worry about as they are so infrequent. Maybe I should go private to get them checked out properly tho, d'you think?

              It sounds quite typical, and you don't have to worry. Difficult to do anything against the aura (the scotoma), for the headache you could try a triptane if ibuprofen doesn't work.

              si tacuisses

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                goosehd
                Mod Squad
                Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                  goosehd
                  Mod Squad
                  Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                  No snow yet, just ice pellets:

                  "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

                  last edited by 18 Oct 2022, 20:34 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    neph93
                    見習いボス
                    Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                    ‘Tis the season… had our first morning ice and snow on the mountains last week.

                    “Some of those that work forces
                    Are the same that burn crosses”

                    • Virginia Woolf
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                      goosehd
                      Mod Squad
                      Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                      @neph93 The price we pay to wear IH year round and heavy gear for 9 months  😃

                      "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                        neph93
                        見習いボス
                        Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                        @goosehd:

                        @neph93 The price we pay to wear IH year round and heavy gear for 9 months  😃

                        Yeah… I’m good with it. Enjoying the warmth and comfort of my IHJ-79 already. Having had a summer of exclusive sneaker usage, I’m also happy it is finally Wesco time.

                        “Some of those that work forces
                        Are the same that burn crosses”

                        • Virginia Woolf
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                          goosehd
                          Mod Squad
                          Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                          @neph93 BTW, I thought of you while taking my outdoor shoes off which were soaked from rain and ice pellets.  Thinking about how nice it would be for heated floors and somewhere to sit down…

                          "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                            neph93
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                            Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                            @goosehd:

                            @neph93 BTW, I thought of you while taking my outdoor shoes off which were soaked from rain and ice pellets.  Thinking about how nice it would be for heated floors and somewhere to sit down…

                            That reminds me. Need to call the sparky tomorrow [emoji38]

                            “Some of those that work forces
                            Are the same that burn crosses”

                            • Virginia Woolf
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                              goosehd
                              Mod Squad
                              Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                              😃

                              "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                Weft 4 Dead
                                Raw and Unwashed
                                Joined: 14 Feb 2021

                                My metabolism used to be my superpower. Eat shit all day every day; lose weight. Now I’m in my early 30s and gain a stone if I dip a rich tea into me brew.  😢

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                                  goosehd
                                  Mod Squad
                                  Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                  @Weft 4 Dead  It gets worse… 😢

                                  "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                    endo
                                    見習いボス
                                    Joined: 29 May 2020

                                    @Weft:

                                    Now I’m in my early  …

                                    hahaha, wait for it

                                    si tacuisses

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                                      neph93
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                                      Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                                      @goosehd:

                                      @Weft 4 Dead  It gets worse… 😢

                                      QFT

                                      “Some of those that work forces
                                      Are the same that burn crosses”

                                      • Virginia Woolf
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                                      • Bfd70B
                                        Bfd70
                                        Raw and Unwashed
                                        Joined: 22 Mar 2018

                                        I’ll say. For me the wheels didn’t fall off the bus til 45. Up til then i could eat what i wanted. Now same diet same exercise 3” bigger in the waist.

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                                          Jeanmoreau
                                          Joined: 19 May 2022

                                          Figured I didn’t need an expensive denim jacket because it doesn’t get worn that hard like jeans.
                                          Got wrangler in black. 40 dollars
                                          Less than 1 month later it’s already broke . The snap button came off the right pocket and I don’t know where it went.

                                          The other budget option is Levi’s which is made with stretch denim…

                                          And I really hate the feel of this. It’s so thin and cheap feeling. Are there no decent black denim jackets for under 300 dollars??

                                          Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                                          last edited by 4 Nov 2022, 16:21 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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