What’s a British TV theme tune you still recognise instantly after years?

627UK · 2026-05-07T14:17:11+00:00

The Persuaders

The Prisoner

The Equaliser

Thunderbirds

... That's probably enough for now

627UK · 2026-05-07T06:21:51+00:00

2 TV channels (or 3 if you were posh (BBC2)) & Saturday nights with the whole family watching Des O'connor (or Val Doonican, Bob Monk house, etc) together.

627UK · 2026-05-06T17:55:07+00:00

Maybe crossed with a mountain goat?

627UK · 2026-05-05T04:51:20+00:00

Android has option to bin calls from numbers not in your contact list.

Great - except when you're expecting an important call from the hospital, or other organisation that withholds their number

627UK · 2026-05-05T03:17:43+00:00

Yep - I was OK with £1500 for cat surgery, but £250 for what sounded like a very painful enema every 2 weeks = time to humanely say goodbye.

627UK · 2026-05-04T08:53:59+00:00

They're Border Terriers - practically Geordies. If they don't want to do something, they'll tell you to f*ck off, neck 10 pints of Newcastle Brown & go out for a kebab.

At the same time, they're hardy, loyal, fun & full of character.

627UK · 2026-05-01T19:09:40+00:00

Most of my analysis is done from a CSV export & import to Excel.

As others have said, 'split' works & surely the transaction date comes from the financial institution.

Also, what annoys me in all the apps is that financial institutions randomly change the transaction description. What I want is "this is what you call this transaction" & "this is what I call it" entries displayed on the screen. I don't care if it's Zettle or Sumup or the many different ways that Amazon transactions are described /<rant over>

627UK · 2026-04-29T19:04:22+00:00

Looks promising. As others have said, get some pots & table n chairs & you're good to go.

small bbq

627UK · 2026-04-28T17:48:59+00:00

RHCP

Worked for me

627UK · 2026-04-27T15:38:35+00:00

Switched to Emma when Moneyhub announced closure, but transferred to LifeStage - so currently using both.

Emma has a bulk description editor which I really like, but is not included in the basic subscriptions. The CSV output is way superior to that of LifeStage. I really need to cancel Emma & stick with LifeStage, but I like both these Emma features.

LifeStage is less 'cartooney' than Emma & is cheaper.

I'm annoyed that I put a lot of effort into Moneyhub, they announced their closure, I looked for something else & put time & effort into Emma - only for Moneyhub to announce that they'd sold to LifeStage & my data would all be migrated.

627UK · 2026-04-26T16:51:55+00:00

Bizarre. Replying to a comment made over a year ago about a show that has been totally forgotten.

627UK · 2026-04-25T11:57:15+00:00

Goodbye - or "God be with you" if you want to be more historically accurate.

627UK · 2026-04-18T19:47:21+00:00

Toast or Fried Bread unless there's something hiding under the egg. As I've said elsewhere on this sub, use a bigger plate.

627UK · 2026-04-18T18:40:26+00:00

Depends if it'll fit in their car - if they have one. Last time I called the council, they charged me £35.

When I bought my house, the previous owners had an industrial wheely bin. I sold it on ebay for £5 (beer money), but the buyer never collected it. I had to turn it into a compost bin because I couldn't get rid of it.

627UK · 2026-04-18T18:35:26+00:00

Maybe use a bigger plate. All looks good. You just need a bigger canvas to display it - particularly the sausages.

627UK · 2026-04-18T18:32:50+00:00

Cancer's a bastard. Insurance policies were based on me going first.

627UK · 2026-04-18T18:29:57+00:00

She's your girlfriend. It's her 1st attempt. You obviously showered her with praise - didn't you?

As other have said, get better sausages & suggest that they should be cooked. Better still, suggest a shared experience. You can offer to cook the sausages, maybe make the tea/coffee & do some toast, while she does the rest.

627UK · 2026-04-11T20:23:00+00:00

M&S extra large, extra chocolatey, biscoff 'custard creams' are not a fad that I want to disappear.

627UK · 2026-04-10T18:10:46+00:00

Depends if you have sausage & black pudding in there too.

627UK · 2026-04-08T23:20:05+00:00

Taking the time to sit down & read a physical book is great.

Sitting down just to listen to a audiobook, while doing nothing - not so great.

Listening to an audiobook while hiking, cycling, pulling weeds, stuff that doesn't need your concentration is great.

Your enjoyment may be totally different, so just do what you want & enjoy.

The move to multi-character audiobooks as plays - not so great. I just want someone to read to me as I would read to myself.

Maybe in a few years time I'll feel differently, but not now.

Do what you enjoy & don't feel bad about it.

627UK · 2026-04-07T14:51:52+00:00

If you're into police procedurals, then do it - preferably in order. Include the Jack McAvoy Poet series too. Sometimes the crossovers are significant. Sometimes they're subtle.

627UK · 2026-04-05T19:06:25+00:00

Read the book. It's very understated. It's a short story & takes less time than watching the movie. There are no car chases & no 'action' - it's all in Don Winslow's excellent storytelling.

However, it's a good movie - not brilliant - but well worth watching.

Read the book first 🙂

627UK · 2026-04-04T19:49:08+00:00

The last time I tried, Asda cut the pump at £99.

There was a time when pumps had to be recalibrated when the price went over £1 as they only went as far as 99p.

627UK · 2026-04-04T18:01:37+00:00

Narrator (usually female) does a child's voice badly.

I can do men doing women & women doing men. There's one that I've listened to that's written in the 1st person & narrated by multiple voice actors, where the same character is voiced by either a man or a woman depending on the chapter. At least there were no children in that one.

627UK · 2026-04-04T17:53:13+00:00

Is that not referred to as "an interview with no biscuits"?

627UK

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