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Techie Or Suggestions / search bar
« on: October 31, 2023, 11:47:21 AM »
Not being a computer whizz...........

Over the past few days I have noticed stuff on my search bar that I know I didn't look up, mainly for iron tablets and foundation and beauty products {which I am totally uninterested in anyway} so they don't appear random they are specific products, I certainly didn't look them up or click on their specific sites so I'm just wondering how they got there.
Is there a possibility that someone close by is using my wi fi signal and if so how and how do I prevent it?

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Politics / Question time
« on: October 27, 2023, 12:12:33 PM »
I watched last nights question time on the beeb. On the panel was the local Tory candidate Lee Rowley and as the questions, among others,  ranged from Gaza to renting/buying property he basically had the cr*p kicked out of him as regards the parties line, his responses were weak to say the least and it got to the point where you could tell he wished he hadn't gone on.

You could tell he had been wheeled out to promote the Tory party and their policies possibly because no one else wanted to do it.
That's the trouble with q/t nowadays, your only getting the Z listers on there now instead of some of the "top brass" in politics.

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Chesterfield Discussion / DON'T mention the weather!!!
« on: October 24, 2023, 11:38:17 AM »
O.K. I won't.......

It's been very quiet on here these past few days, no doubt some of you have possibly had more pressing things on your mind lately, but every now and again it's nice to hear from folk and know your still out there.

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Entertainment / Netflix
« on: October 19, 2023, 08:25:44 PM »
We have been watching Netflix for about a year now, until about 12 weeks ago!
We piggybacked on the back of my daughters contract so got it free till Netflix sussed out what was happening and blocked us and as it turns out we were not alone, they obviously found out this "loophole" was costing them money.

According to the news today since Netflix started closing this loophole they have signed up over 8 million "new" customers and if that wasn't enough to satisfy them they are putting their monthly premiums up by at least £2 obviously to teach us all a lesson.

Thankfully it won't bother me........ what I never had I'll never miss.

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Politics / Nice work if you can get it
« on: October 06, 2023, 08:24:14 PM »
It is alleged:-
One member of Parliament who doesn't live a million miles away from Derbyshire gets {as their M.P.'s salary} £86:584 annually, they are also on their local County council which rakes in another £15:894 p/a. Plus as they have "special responsibilities" on the council that entitles them to a further {allowance} of £37:275 p/a making their pockets bulge to the tune of £139 and a half grand per year, that doesn't include the ten grand a year + they, as M.P.'s all get for expenses.

Reminds me of that saying....."Rich men go into politics, others go into politics to get rich".

I honestly think that the amount of money that filters through the houses of Parliament each year would dwarf the cost of HS2!!!!!


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General Discussion / "Killer" dogs
« on: September 12, 2023, 02:22:40 PM »
Well yet another breed of dog on the dangerous dogs list, but what will it actually achieve?

Many years ago we all thought Dobermanns and Rottweilers were bad enough, and they were {and still are} but they seem to be pussycats compared to this new breed of "death" dog now infiltrating the country. How are these breeds allowed to get a foothold in this, or any other country, they only serve one purpose and that is to guard a drug dealer and his stash, or wannabe hardmen, what happens to the innocent bystander should they get in the way of these vicious animals, they wouldn't stand a chance.

We need to immediately go back to dog licences {popular or unpopular is not the issue} these should contain information on the breed and moreover where it came from. This should prevent any person owning such an animal and the dog they may own in it's place would be registered {and FULLY insured} and penalties for owning breeds like these killer dogs should mean automatic massive fines followed by a compulsory prison sentence.

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Politics / To school or not to school, that is the question!
« on: September 03, 2023, 12:26:51 PM »
The fiasco over schools has finally caught up with the government. Two days before term time starts many schools will not be able to open as they are classed as dangerous.

The government have known about this for years, and it's not just the Tories, this subject has been on the books, in different guises, as far back as the early nineties so Labour has no need to crow about it. Most of these schools, that were built in the 50's and early 60's, were known to have a limited shelf life of about 30 to 40 years from the get go, so no one party is totally blameless but unfortunately now the brown stuffs hit the fan the Tories are the ones in power and left to sort it, so we'll just have to see just how good they are between now and the next election............the clocks ticking.

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Fun Stuff / Lads night out
« on: August 12, 2023, 09:01:44 PM »
I have never understood why lads and men {of all shapes and sizes} go out of an evening wearing football jerseys!
You wouldn't go out in your overalls at night, unless you've JUST finished work, or that's the only clothes you possess.
Professional footballers don't go out at night with a football jersey on and they PLAY football, to them it's overalls, they would sooner watch some overweight wannabee splash out for one then walk round in it giving the clubs sponsor free advertising.

I like the music of Mozart but I wouldn't go out wearing knee length breeches and a powdered wig.

And it's not as though these shirts are cheap {unless it's a knock off} and most of the time clubs change their "strip" so an ardent fan is constantly shelling out for them.


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Politics / The whitest of white elephants
« on: August 12, 2023, 11:50:52 AM »
It all started in 2010, some bright visionary thought up HS2  this miracle of the age was very quickly approved and fully costed at £31 billion {a hefty some even then}

By the time 2015 came round HS2 was already beset by many problems, with calls for it to be scrapped, these calls were ignored and it was re costed to about £57 billion.

Now in 2023 and not even half completed it has had another audit and the new sum is £97 billion {and counting} if by some miracle they could complete it without more problems the total bill will be somewhere in the region of £106 billion.
Monetarily it will take the country DECADES to recoup the money even before anyone sees any benefit. Just think how they could have improved the WHOLE of Britain's rail system with only half that amount.


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Politics / Bibby Stockholm barge
« on: August 08, 2023, 01:48:14 PM »
Well asylum seekers are starting to be loaded onto the barge, about 50 today but it sounds like they have a mutiny on their hands already as some are refusing to go aboard.
I'll give it a month before there's a death on there.

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General Discussion / It certainly pays to shop around
« on: July 28, 2023, 08:23:25 PM »
Last week a significant electrical item in my house threw a seven.... so buy a new one {why not!} so checked on line and......

The identical item per store was:-

B&Q.................£140
Amazon............£136
Wickes.............£125
Screwfix...........£119

So after a discussion with the guy who is fitting it I got it from Toolstation..£99


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Sport / Olympics Paris 2024
« on: July 26, 2023, 10:34:15 AM »
I must be hallucinating, I could have sworn I saw on the news the other day that a "new sport" is to be introduced to the 2024 Olympics.

BREAKDANCING.. because that's all it is.......what's next, synchronized nose picking. relay shoplifting.

I don't watch the Olympics anyway but there's even less incentive to start watching it.


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Sport / Clare Boring!!!
« on: July 11, 2023, 11:25:18 AM »
Is it me or is Clare Balding like dog sh*t, she's everywhere, she's never off the screens. Every sport event or programme she's there and now she's taken over from Sue Barker introducing Wimbledon {which I knew was going to be a mistake} I've read that Wimbledon watchers are far from impressed with her, and yes you've guessed it I don't like her.

I think the B.B.C. should try and woo Sue Barker back for next year and by the looks of it {if she does} she can write her own ticket.

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General Discussion / Titanic tourist sub
« on: June 20, 2023, 12:28:42 PM »
I know it's early days but it's not looking good.

It took YEARS to locate the Titanic and look at the size of it, they are now searching in the same area for something about the size of a family saloon, even then the recovery {once the sub is hopefully found} will take at least a couple of days!
One things for sure this should have put paid to further trips.

Lets hope it turns out to be good news.

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General Discussion / Disgusting language!
« on: June 09, 2023, 09:02:24 PM »
Nice evening, decided to take a stroll to my "local" watering hole {minus 'er indoors} had the first pint outside went in for seconds and decided to sit inside. There is something wrong with a pub on a Friday evening having a total of TEN punters, but that's not the reason for this post.

Altogether the age range of said punters was about mid twenties PLUS one child about eight or nine..... and the language!!!!

I swear {yes I do} but there's a time and a place, I was swearing even before 80% of this village were even born but why the younger generation think it's o.k. to effuack every other word especially in front of children beggars belief.
It's a sad state of affairs.

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