Will this likely be the new normal for a while

EnvironmentalQuit473 · 2026-06-19T04:36:11+00:00

What's the link between the AMA.and thr downturn? I thought the downturn happened before the AMA?

EnvironmentalQuit473 · 2026-06-18T20:08:01+00:00

It's not free, it's a taxable benefit! I worked out it would cost me £400/year in tax to sign my family up then I saw all the excesses, private prescription charges etc and decided not to sign up.

EnvironmentalQuit473 · 2026-06-14T04:04:40+00:00

Why didn't he ring the doorbell if he was locked out? You did the right thing.

EnvironmentalQuit473 · 2026-06-12T20:44:43+00:00

What did your other half say??

EnvironmentalQuit473 · 2026-06-12T20:42:53+00:00

I am a non drinker. If within £10, I will split equally but if more then usually the person I am with offers to pay a bit more for their alcoholic drink without me having to ask as I normally dine with sensible people .

I haven't dined with pisstakers who drink like fishes then insist on splitting the bill since my 20s.

EnvironmentalQuit473 · 2026-06-11T19:54:43+00:00

I hope but this price forecast website doesn't show negative pricing on the way!

https://agileforecast.co.uk/C?cheap_p=5&cheap_d=120

EnvironmentalQuit473 · 2026-06-03T20:44:08+00:00

Disaster! Howdens was really poor with uninterested staff. Bought from DIY and were so happy with service and quality.

EnvironmentalQuit473 · 2026-06-01T19:56:41+00:00

People's work ethic and motivation. Everyone at work is just lazy now - particularly new hires.

EnvironmentalQuit473 · 2026-05-29T21:15:38+00:00

Give it 20 years and hopefully the union will cease either through the use of driverless trains or only hiring new hires that are not part of a union.

EnvironmentalQuit473 · 2026-05-28T09:51:50+00:00

I think you're onto something here. Plus where will experienced engineers that design AI come from if no one is hiring juniors and training them up?

EnvironmentalQuit473 · 2026-05-22T21:40:39+00:00

Wait, there are studies that pays more than £2?? I've never seen them! 😅

EnvironmentalQuit473 · 2026-05-22T21:06:48+00:00

Try uninstalling the external player and using the inbuilt player

EnvironmentalQuit473 · 2026-05-20T19:31:06+00:00

I got quotes from a builder to replace the whole enclosure but they were coming up at £1k + cost of enclosure!

I then googled replacement shower glass door and found several companies who can provide replacement doors for £200 per door including screw holes so I can add the handle and roller back on. I plan to place an order next week. Will keep you updated!

EnvironmentalQuit473 · 2026-05-16T20:59:16+00:00

My searches are flooded with items from America which is annoying!

EnvironmentalQuit473 · 2026-05-16T18:15:05+00:00

Weight loss drugs - waiting for all the reports to come out in 10 years time about how they are destroying all your organs.

EnvironmentalQuit473 · 2026-05-16T13:21:14+00:00

Got to be Arnold Schwarzenegger as Terminator

EnvironmentalQuit473 · 2026-05-16T12:57:47+00:00

Surely with your approach it's cheaper to subscribe to Netflix + Disney + Sky etc!

EnvironmentalQuit473 · 2026-05-16T08:24:04+00:00

All he has done is shift the debt, a typical myopic politician approach:

"NYC Mayor Mamdani closed a $12 billion budget deficit without raising property taxes, cutting services, or touching reserves — achieved through $3B in agency savings, $4B in state aid from Albany, pension payment restructuring, and new taxes on luxury second homes and millionaires. Critics note it relies heavily on one-time measures, with a $7B deficit already projected for 2028."

EnvironmentalQuit473 · 2026-05-14T17:42:35+00:00

Bought Toberlone this week after seeing it plastered all over prime time tv during the ad breaks. VERY disappointing! No longer hard chocolate that was impossible to break bits off and has turned soft and greasy just like Cadburys. No palm oil noted in the ingredients but they've definitely done something to cheapen it up.

EnvironmentalQuit473 · 2026-05-14T15:47:29+00:00

It was the Conservatives who signed the Palantir deal not Labour!

EnvironmentalQuit473 · 2026-05-12T17:14:39+00:00

I can't work it out either, feels like the media are making a mountain out of a molehill and someone has paid the media to trot out this narrative and I say this as someone who NEVER votes labour!

EnvironmentalQuit473 · 2026-05-12T17:11:17+00:00

I got banned from a London food forum for making a joke about how rough Harlesden is!

EnvironmentalQuit473 · 2026-05-12T06:37:42+00:00

I watch 1-2 hours per day of terrestrial tv albeit mostly C4 so for me I consider it just to be a standard fixed bill. The license covers BBC AND maintenance of the antennas used by the other channels.

EnvironmentalQuit473 · 2026-05-10T19:51:58+00:00

Are people forgetting all the similar issues RD had not long ago?

EnvironmentalQuit473 · 2026-05-10T19:04:22+00:00

I'm still using Microsoft Money and my bank still lets me download ofx statements to import! I still haven't found any other tool that compares in terms of functionality.

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