Once you've been away 15 years you lose the right to vote @Lyn and the British system doesn't know where we are in a collective, joined up sense. They only know you can vote in the UK if you register on the electoral roll so they just blitz every residence regardless.
One thing about the Belgian ID Card is that the council knows where you live, you can be identified in case of accident cos the chip now contains medical data like blood group and allergies and the rescue services know who to look for in the event of fire etc so they can ensure buildings are cleared. Nor do the Belgian politicians generate as much paper waste.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Funnily enough - 'Peter' had called the previous day @philippa smith2. Don't think he was anywhere near the Pearly Gates though. He was annoyed at me for wasting his time
Sharon tried very hard, but when I called her an effing ambulance chaser, she was quiet for a moment. I think the clincher was when I then asked her if she had a response for that on her script.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
We don't seem to get a lot of political carp through the letter box ... one party knows we're members so 'in the bag' and the others presume we're a lost cause but we just had 'our' candidate turn up on the doorstep ... nice chap ... we had a few minutes of pleasant chat ... the poor man was mortified when he discovered that he'd walked in something unmentionable and it was all over our doorstep ... OH wielded a bucket of soapy water and a broom after he'd gone.
I suppose it was better that he left it on our doorstep rather than on the doorstep of someone he was trying to convert
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Back in the day when candidates got off their well-padded fundaments and knocked on people's doors, I was in the front garden weeding when one foolishly made eye contact from behind the fence. I gave him a look that would kill J K W at twenty paces. He moved on with his entourage. Sometimes words are unnecessary.
I see @Hostafan1 has updated you all on 'my word' I knew my sister had spent too much of her life in the dark side of the country [Edinburgh] when I had to explain that word to her
There's an American burger chain called Fuddruckers. I've always thought it would have some popularity in Scotland.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
I suppose another approach would be to invite them in, offer them tea flavoured drinks, but discreetly add a laxative. It would be fine as long as you got them back outside reasonably quickly...
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I missed your post @wild edges It would be very popular in Glasgow, although I expect it would take ages to order them because everyone would instantly revert to being a nine year old schoolboy
Elmer Fudd - brilliant. I often wondered about the creators of Bugs Bunny when they came up with that character's name
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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One thing about the Belgian ID Card is that the council knows where you live, you can be identified in case of accident cos the chip now contains medical data like blood group and allergies and the rescue services know who to look for in the event of fire etc so they can ensure buildings are cleared. Nor do the Belgian politicians generate as much paper waste.
Sharon tried very hard, but when I called her an effing ambulance chaser, she was quiet for a moment. I think the clincher was when I then asked her if she had a response for that on her script.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I suppose it was better that he left it on our doorstep rather than on the doorstep of someone he was trying to convert
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
It would be fine as long as you got them back outside reasonably quickly...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
It would be very popular in Glasgow, although I expect it would take ages to order them because everyone would instantly revert to being a nine year old schoolboy
Elmer Fudd - brilliant. I often wondered about the creators of Bugs Bunny when they came up with that character's name
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Then there was this lady.