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[Rostfritt]

SistersofPercy said:

Christmas lights bloke is back. Incidentally, his lights are never on when I pass and he's still to post the evidence of him donating his proceeds. But I digress, he's looking for a sofa.

I can't for the life of me decipher what 'Do u have got of them' could possibly mean.

[Rostfritt]

NapierDeltic said:

A bit like local "Through Time" pages. You think it is going to be about your local town during WW2 or the Jacobite uprising or something, but it ends up being "I remember when there was a greengrocers where the Greggs is now" or vague nostalgia "who remembers being allowed to play in the river when they were wee?".

I like to wind ours up, because they are a group of obnoxious old farts who hate how the world is today, not because of what it is like, but because they are all old and they don't like all the young people enjoying it.

They hate any area of the town that isn't like it was in the 1960s. Apparently the town is now ruined because we got rid of two lanes of traffic outside all the shops and let people walk around in that space. The city centre was much better when it was literally an enormous roundabout with a garden in the middle. The council ruined everything etc. Basically everything they can get away with saying when they just want to be racist etc.

It seems to have descended into people just randomly sharing the names of people they are trying to catch up with like 'Does anyone remember Miranda Sharples who worked at the marmalade factory 1967-73 blue shift?'.

[NRS]

Rostfritt said:

SistersofPercy said:

Christmas lights bloke is back. Incidentally, his lights are never on when I pass and he's still to post the evidence of him donating his proceeds. But I digress, he's looking for a sofa.

I can't for the life of me decipher what 'Do u have got of them' could possibly mean.

I reckon it’s ‘do you still have them’ if they think they’re being sold. Or ‘have you got any yet?’?

[CanAm]

Rostfritt said:

SistersofPercy said:

Christmas lights bloke is back. Incidentally, his lights are never on when I pass and he's still to post the evidence of him donating his proceeds. But I digress, he's looking for a sofa.

I can't for the life of me decipher what 'Do u have got of them' could possibly mean.

Reading the advert, I think he meant "Do u have TWO of them'

[5pen]

I hope that the kids don’t trickle at my front door…

[Camelot1971]

anonymous said:

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Seen that too, agree as well. So many NIMBYs in this area!

[OzzyR1]

anonymous said:

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I moved to Braintree earlier this year and joined a few of the local FB groups then - know exactly what you are talking about.

[bimsb6]

Loads of anti firework posts, omg those poor fur babies type posts ffs and this gem on the marketplace , she wants £50 for it!

[thetapeworm]

Our new resident Jay Rayner is suggesting this is the best Sunday lunch she's ever had.

[nessiemac]

Well, how do you.....?

[vaud]

thetapeworm said:

Our new resident Jay Rayner is suggesting this is the best Sunday lunch she's ever had.

It may well be though. Depends what junk she has eaten before...

[GliderRider]

Steve vRS said:

I’ll keep my eye on this one.

Could you please ask him when he's shooting the people with the sparklers and catherine wheels, to use a silencer, so he doesn't upset the dog.

[chip*]

thetapeworm said:

Our new resident Jay Rayner is suggesting this is the best Sunday lunch she's ever had.

Maybe their fav restaurant is the Harvester?

(Many years ago, I made a school boy error and left my mate to select the lunch venue, and he picked Harvester. I still haven't forgiven him!!!)

[toastybase]

thetapeworm said:

Our new resident Jay Rayner is suggesting this is the best Sunday lunch she's ever had.

Looks like it fell on the floor, walked on and then scooped back onto the plate

[Frimley111R]

Edited by Frimley111R on Monday 1st November 09:51

[dundarach]

[thetapeworm]

dundarach said:

Can't reach the hatch to get photos but is quite happy to sell the thing they can't reach...

Is this a trap?

"Here's my lovely face, come open my hatch, up you go, it's up there.... " and the next thing you know it's a scene from Hellraiser and you're a snack for some poor sod who thought they were playing with a Rubik's Cube.

[KAgantua]

Frimley111R said:

Edited by Frimley111R on Monday 1st November 09:51

dyel

[Rostfritt]

GliderRider said:

Steve vRS said:

I’ll keep my eye on this one.

Could you please ask him when he's shooting the people with the sparklers and catherine wheels, to use a silencer, so he doesn't upset the dog.

Excellent logic there. I will threaten someone with a firearm, then I will call the police.

[GreatGranny]

bad company said:

My local group are up in arms about a proposal to build a prison on a disused airfield about 7 miles away. I really don’t see why it’s an issue.

Up to the age of 20 I lived 4 miles from Risley Remand Centre (now HMP Risley) and they actually built an estate to house the prison officers and other staff who worked there. Over 30 years later it still provides lots of employment locally.

Absolutely no issues with being that close.

Charles Bronson spent some time there when he was 16!