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2 hours ago, Chipbarm said:
Did they bring a huge dining table in 2017? Then left it with tons of other crap on Monday morning.
That & the sofas. Was always a question as to how they did it.
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Did wonder if inflation would kill it. Noticed it was gone today
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I hope so too. Pre-covid, there was a thread about someone going for the 50th as their last trip - same sort of thing. Not sure if anyone else recalls it.
I know honestly, they have probably gone now, but who knows.
I hope Nige makes it, even just for the day.
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4 hours ago, Wilfko said:
Hi All, this year my group have got a cottage booked the Tuesday night about 20mins from site, ive never walked up Glastonbury Tor and thought it would be a great opportunity to do so with the full festival in place and bask in the impending glory!
As far as I can tell, I could just drive to Glastonbury town, park up and walk up the Tor. Are there any considerations past this assumption I need to take into account? Access issues? Parking issues etc?This year it is also Summer Solstice on the Tuesday. Expect more than the usual number of punters there for the sunrise on the Tuesday.
Last year there were a lot of people camping on the Tor. Almost a mini festival in effect. This was probably due to the Covid restrictions in place at the time, and no Glastonbury Festival (plus stonehenge was shut). The council ended up putting in a road with restriction by the Tor and National Trust put in a new fence / hedge after this event. Parking by the top is now pretty much impossible due to the works following the 2021 event. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/glastonbury-tor-turns-illegal-festival-24366495
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5 hours ago, parsonjack said:
Looks like Premier in Glastonbury also surprisingly has availability......from £118 though.
They extended the hotel a couple of years back - it is bigger than you might think.
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1 hour ago, steviewevie said:
Bloke I know from work who moved to US to office in California is(was) anti-vax...then he got covid and ended up in hospital for over a month with pneumonia and by all accounts was pretty lucky to survive.
Can be expensive too, from what I understand. Even with health insurance. I have seen posts on social medial saying that some insurance companies are bringing back their pre-covid excess and policy limits too, which is going to hurt people.
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There are some interesting stories of people who felt the vaccine was not for them and were quite vocal about this opinion. Until they got it, and it ended badly.
Worth passing on to the vaccine hesitant. OK, so it is America-specific, but I do not think the virus is bothered about nationality.
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Woah. Just caught some GBNews. Does anyone sell a conservative bingo drinking game set?
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19 minutes ago, Radiochicken said:
Is the rebooking to 8 weeks just for over 40s?
There REALLY need to sort out the booking site so you don’t have to cancel first.
I saw another poster on here talking about calling 119 to rebook. I tried but was told to cancel first. Took the plunge, cancelled my second visit due in just under three week - had the pick of hundreds of slots tomorrow at a location much closer than the original. Worth the gamble, but it was a "heart-in-the-mouth" moment when I pressed cancel without knowing if I was going to be better or worse off.
Forgot to add - am over 40.
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1 hour ago, st dan said:
A big issue surrounding all of this is that the company that is paying your wages has the right to want you in the office for whatever reasons they deem fit - probably more of a point for those who work for small/medium companies. They don’t have to take personal circumstances or preferences into account at all, and it’s probably easier to just have a blanket approach of everybody returning to the office rather than letting the employees decide themselves.
And with a difficult job market at the moment, people are are extremely unlikely to ‘lump it’ if they are asked to return to the office in the next few months, whether it’s what they want to do or not.I am curious to see how the potential impacts longer term play out. I was talking to someone the other day who has asked their employer if they could stay working from home, as they want to move abroad full time to a house they own. I thought it was an interesting idea, as they were expecting to keep their London salary, but the area they move to has significantly lower local wages. There are so many implications of this sort of a move that make it all very interesting to see how it all unfolds.
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9 minutes ago, zahidf said:
Many businesses can't afford to reopen if its outdoors only.
The hospitality industry has been on life support for the past year but not all months are created equal. January is shit, nobody missed that. On the other hand May is one of the best months of the year for the hospitality trade: with spring and the unofficial start of summer weather, 2 bank holidays, the end of the Premier League, Champions League semi final and final and so on.
And we're going to piss away most of that because of what? When there's negligible cases, negligible hospitalisations and negligible deaths - and all Phase I people are vaccinated.
All Phase I people have been vaccinated, that vaccine is live within 3 weeks, by Bank Holiday Monday we ought to see life and businesses reopened. Enough is enough.Tough time to be a pub...
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Booked. Could have had tomorrow am, if it was not for work (and the small issue of 20-odd miles). No matter the combination & location (within 50 or so miles), 1st July was the date for the 2nd jab.
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2 minutes ago, Barry Fish said:
Go stand at the port of Dover for 5 mins and you will have your answer
Indeed.
It is not a source I admit, but it is the best I can do with a quick search- 190,000 seats on flights to Dubai for the month - in January.
I would be interested to learn how many flights there are to / from the UK in a "normal" day.
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1 hour ago, blutarsky said:
Spent 3 and a half hours today taking 54 bolts and umpteen screws out of the floor of the bus to remove the screws. Now to undo another 30 bolts (on the floor and below the van) to remove the aluminium frame they were mounted on. I suppose the bog positive is that’s loads of weight coming out of the vehicle.
Anyone want to buy a minibus seat?
Nice! I look forward to this thread - It looks like a decent van - a solid start.
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1 hour ago, crazyfool1 said:
Every customer must sign in when pubs reopen
rushing back to the pub ?
I did not think it worked well the last time, other than to enrich "selected companies / individuals" so to speak.
As in, to be blunt, my understanding of it was that it cost us all a lot of money, made a small fortune for a small select group, and did very little to prevent Covid.
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1 hour ago, Barry Fish said:
We have a number!!!
Chris Whitty says 25,000 people dead is a price worth paying to go down the pub!Paywall article I am afraid, so cannot comment on exactly what he said (becasue I cannot see it, and the tweet does not define it).
All I can do is look at the numbers. Is he refering to "Excess Winter Mortality" do you think? Is this number on top of the five-year average, or part of it? I could do with more detail - not a helpful tweet (to reference a paywall source).
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11 minutes ago, March Hare said:
I’m on a zoom call getting drunk and trying not to order a Deliveroo. I need all the distractions
+1 Radiohead (who are they? aoplogies as I had to have a look on wiki.)
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1 minute ago, Barry Fish said:
Don't sweat it mate. Get yourself to bed. Everything looks better after a good nights sleep x
Indeed. Although, clarity would be helpful. "You would of thought the Germans knew all about being humble to history" - why?
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14 hours ago, zahidf said:14 hours ago, Barry Fish said:
UK - Christmas 2020 - warnings from history...
You would of thought the Germans knew all about being humble to history...
More planes about to fall out of the sky sadly...11 hours ago, EasyUserName said:I am sorry but you lost me with this comment. Why would the Germans be humble to history over anyone else?
9 hours ago, Barry Fish said:Well I think us Brits and Germans probably want to be more mindful of past behaviours than lets say Sweden. Can't think why....
1 hour ago, EasyUserName said:Hi Barry, I am sorry to keep asking for clarity, but I still do not understand your comment.
Why would the Germans know all about being humble to history? I do not understand your reply about how “us Brits and Germans” want to be more mindful than the Swedes.
I do not want to upset you, but it would be helpful if you could be clearer.
Could I also clarify the “more planes about to fall out of the sky” comment? What is this in reference to?
1 hour ago, Barry Fish said:Buy a history book or spend more time listening in School in the morning in regards to the first comment. WW2 / British Empire / War Crimes and so on is all the help you are getting.
On the second point, its in relation to the current daily covid death toll. Sleep well x39 minutes ago, EasyUserName said:I have had this comment before - "it's the war" (paraphrase).
What does “WW2/British Empire/War Crimes” and the specific focus on Germany being humble about history, have to do with the current events (or more specifically, the comment you were replying to – the German Easter lockdown)?
I am afraid you are not being clear here – apologies as you are confusing me.
“You would have thought the Germans knew all about being humble to history …”
I have given you the courtesy of quoting the entire back-history of this comment, and my questions relating to it. I would appreciate it if you could explain, clearly, what it was you were trying to say.
32 minutes ago, Barry Fish said:lol no 🙂
Fair enough.
I have seen people block you today, people complain about the content of your posts. I sought to engage you, to allow you to demonstrate the content of your comments.
I will not be blocking you myself, but I am dissapointed. You post a lot. A lot of content. A lot with a statement, meaning. It is a shame that you will not stand by it, and it ... diminishes ... your contribution.
I will still read your contribution, but ... with less interaction. As I say, a shame.
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Just now, OG said:
@Barry Fish is being all 2 world wars and 1 World Cup @EasyUserName is being far too eloquent.
I'm not sure who annoy me the most, the ones who post shit or the ones who reply to the shit knowing it's shit that they're going to get replied with from the original shit that posted the shit.
As Martin says "Shitting shit on it"
Apologies OG. Sometimes, I feel something needs calling out. The problem here is that I want Barry to "own" his comment. It was (I feel) intentionally vague, a "Daily Mail" style comment designed to annoy. I get that.
Well, “own it” then.
The real problem I have here is cultural. I *think* I understand his trolling, but I would like him to spell it out to me so I can be sure I understand it.
As seen though, he will not “own” his comment, and will not explain it.
Disappointing.
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13 hours ago, zahidf said:13 hours ago, Barry Fish said:
UK - Christmas 2020 - warnings from history...
You would of thought the Germans knew all about being humble to history...
More planes about to fall out of the sky sadly...10 hours ago, EasyUserName said:I am sorry but you lost me with this comment. Why would the Germans be humble to history over anyone else?
9 hours ago, Barry Fish said:Well I think us Brits and Germans probably want to be more mindful of past behaviours than lets say Sweden. Can't think why....
20 minutes ago, EasyUserName said:Hi Barry, I am sorry to keep asking for clarity, but I still do not understand your comment.
Why would the Germans know all about being humble to history? I do not understand your reply about how “us Brits and Germans” want to be more mindful than the Swedes.
I do not want to upset you, but it would be helpful if you could be clearer.
Could I also clarify the “more planes about to fall out of the sky” comment? What is this in reference to?
13 minutes ago, Barry Fish said:Buy a history book or spend more time listening in School in the morning in regards to the first comment. WW2 / British Empire / War Crimes and so on is all the help you are getting.
On the second point, its in relation to the current daily covid death toll. Sleep well xI have had this comment before - "it's the war" (paraphrase).
What does “WW2/British Empire/War Crimes” and the specific focus on Germany being humble about history, have to do with the current events (or more specifically, the comment you were replying to – the German Easter lockdown)?
I am afraid you are not being clear here – apologies as you are confusing me.
“You would have thought the Germans knew all about being humble to history …”
I have given you the courtesy of quoting the entire back-history of this comment, and my questions relating to it. I would appreciate it if you could explain, clearly, what it was you were trying to say.
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6 hours ago, steviewevie said:
So much "I would do differently, if I knew it was coming". How many people will plan for the next one, even though the last one was 100 (ish) years ago? I know I will be putting a fiver aside for the bet on the next one, despite the odds being so poor!
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12 hours ago, zahidf said:12 hours ago, Barry Fish said:
UK - Christmas 2020 - warnings from history...
You would of thought the Germans knew all about being humble to history...
More planes about to fall out of the sky sadly...9 hours ago, EasyUserName said:I am sorry but you lost me with this comment. Why would the Germans be humble to history over anyone else?
8 hours ago, Barry Fish said:Well I think us Brits and Germans probably want to be more mindful of past behaviours than lets say Sweden. Can't think why....
Hi Barry, I am sorry to keep asking for clarity, but I still do not understand your comment.
Why would the Germans know all about being humble to history? I do not understand your reply about how “us Brits and Germans” want to be more mindful than the Swedes.
I do not want to upset you, but it would be helpful if you could be clearer.
Could I also clarify the “more planes about to fall out of the sky” comment? What is this in reference to?
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Just now, fraybentos1 said:
He's clearly trolling. Why are you giving him attention? What could it possibly achieve?
I just do not understand the reference. Much of his trolling I can keep up with, but that one lost me. It makes no sense.
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Great place, and walkable to Glastonbury (town & Tor) too. Worth staying the night before and walking up for sunset on the Tor.