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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Can we please keep religion out of the corner? 
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • steveTusteveTu Posts: 3,219
    @steveTu, I don't think I understand what you mean. I haven't mentioned attacking people or not and, as far as I am aware, I've never attacked anyone on this forum. Maybe you misread me or are thinking of someone else.

    Sincere apologies @Busy-Lizzie - I had removed a tag by mistake.
    UK - South Coast Retirement Campus (East)
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Oh, now I see that @steveTu has changed Busy-Lizzie to @Dovefromabove.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Crossed posts @steveTu! Apology accepted.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • I am slowly resolving my refuse collection problem . Having had a second long conversation with the local council I had my first assisted collection made. Except the gent who came down the lane had obviously not been given my directions to go behind the cottages. He was wandering around in my 2 neighbours front areas, looking for the sacks. Fortunately, I spotted him.
    I still have not been given a wheelie bin, the man who lives in No 1 has been given a nice shiny new one which I assume should have been left for me. I am going to have to phone the council again. I have nothing to do with the chap, he is so belligerent I wouldn't dare ask for it.
    Why is nothing straightforward?!
    This last week I have phoned for a plumber, no response, also I tried to contact my dentist, no response but I had an email letting me know they have closed their car park again so I will have to park in a pay and display then walk. I also phoned an upholsterer to confirm they were still interested in recovering my sofa. No response.
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    @wild edges I agree with everything you have said there.  The problem is that we are seeing a situation where some won't accept that any opinion other than their own should be permitted, let alone that other opinions can actually be valid.
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Oh dear @Joyce Goldenlily, what a frustrating time you've been having. I hope you get some responses soon.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • ErgatesErgates Posts: 2,953
    The squirrel baffle on one of our bird feeders got blown down and broken in the recent storms. We’ve been trying to buy a new one, without much success. Looked in several garden centres, and emailed three others. Only one replied in the positive, so we trekked up there this morning only to discover that it was a different design, more decorative than functional. 
    On the way home, we remembered another local garden centre we hadn’t visited, but by then, were tired and couldn’t be bothered to detour off the main road. OH has just been searching the internet for one to mail order, which we’d prefer not to do. 
    I decided to ring the local garden centre on the off chance, and of course, they have them in stock and the same price to have one delivered. Now kicking ourselves that we didn’t stop off this morning. 
    On the plus side, it’s only four miles from home, and it’s  also a ‘destination’ garden centre, with loads of other tempting stuff, including clothing, craft items, garden furniture etc. One of the reasons OH isn’t keen on the place, but I love it! Might have to just take cash with me and leave the credit card at home, so I don’t get tempted!
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