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boppin said:
What else can I say about Great Britain.

Except James Bond and Aston Martin, I think of Spitfire, Sherman Firefly, wine gums, McLaren, Mr. Bean, the language, fish and chips, bagpipes, and something else.
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David Attenborough, Pam Ayres, the whole Dr Who saga, Cherrie Bramwell*

* Look her up
 
boppin said:
What else can I say about Great Britain.

Except James Bond and Aston Martin, I think of Spitfire, Sherman Firefly, wine gums, McLaren, Mr. Bean, the language, fish and chips, bagpipes, and something else.
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Pinewood Studios, responsible for many Hollywood classics like Starwars and Batman etc. JCB. Sense of humour. Royal Family.
 
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Earlier today, on the bus into the city, I politely asked two large strapping young men - the type with muscles and attired in shorts - who had cheerfully plonked themselves in the seats reserved for the elderly, people who are pregnant, the ill, and those of reduced mobility (the seats are hard to miss, as they come complete with signage both in words and in pictures, and have a markedly different coloured upholstery to the other seats in the bus) in an otherwise entirely empty (apart from me) bus - to change seats, and move elsewhere, explaining why. Besides, at that stage of the journey, it wasn't as though there weren't a great many alternative seats available to them.

Anyway, I could see that they were utterly baffled by the request, but, after some initial hesitation, they complied, sniggering, in that infuriating way of heedless young men.

Three to four stops later, the bus was full of elderly people, quite a few of whom clearly had issues with their mobility, as they stumbled and staggered to the seats reserved for them.

Somewhat sheepishly, the two strapping young men then vacated the seats they had taken after I had asked them to move from the seats reserved for the elderly, pregnant, or people with mobility issues, and moved fluidly through the bus allowing others to take their seats.

Perhaps there iare still some grounds for optimism.....
 
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Scepticalscribe said:
Earlier today, on the bus into the city, I politely asked two large strapping young men - the type with muscles and attired in shorts - who had cheerfully plonked themselves in the seats reserved for the elderly, the pregnant, the ill, and those of reduced mobility (the seats are hard to miss, as they come complete with signage both in words and in pictures, and have a different coloured upholstery to the other seats in the bus) in an otherwise entirely empty (apart from me) bus - to change seats, and move elsewhere, explaining why.

I could see that they were utterly baffled by the request, but, after some initial hesitation, they complied, sniggering, in that infuriating way of heedless, young men.

Three stops later, the bus was full of elderly people, quite a few of whom clearly had issues with their mobility, as they stumbled and staggered to the seats reserved for them.

Somewhat sheepishly, the two strapping young men then vacated the seats they had taken after I had asked them to move from the seats reserved for the elderly, pregnant, or people with mobility issues, and moved fluidly through the bus allowing others to take their seats.

Perhaps there is still some cause for optimisim.....
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Well done!
 
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You know, now that I have (more) free time for myself, I have to wonder why town has been so quiet this Memorial Day weekend. Usually there's people everywhere and the stores are packed, but yesterday was quiet for a Saturday. Are people really spending more time indoors or am I missing something? Maybe that's just what happens in a small town...
 
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Earlier today, on the bus into the city, I politely asked two large strapping young men - the type with muscles and attired in shorts - who had cheerfully plonked themselves in the seats reserved for the elderly, people who are pregnant, the ill, and those of reduced mobility (the seats are hard to miss, as they come complete with signage both in words and in pictures, and have a markedly different coloured upholstery to the other seats in the bus) in an otherwise entirely empty (apart from me) bus - to change seats, and move elsewhere, explaining why. Besides, at that stage of the journey, it wasn't as though there weren't a great many alternative seats available to them.

Anyway, I could see that they were utterly baffled by the request, but, after some initial hesitation, they complied, sniggering, in that infuriating way of heedless young men.

Three to four stops later, the bus was full of elderly people, quite a few of whom clearly had issues with their mobility, as they stumbled and staggered to the seats reserved for them.

Somewhat sheepishly, the two strapping young men then vacated the seats they had taken after I had asked them to move from the seats reserved for the elderly, pregnant, or people with mobility issues, and moved fluidly through the bus allowing others to take their seats.

Perhaps there is still some cause for optimism.....
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I had a guy (a fellow passenger) shout at me in the airport security line because I needed to retrieve all my stuff after it passed through the machine and apparently I was going just too slow for him (I didn’t think so, as no one else took any issue with me). Some people are just rude.
 
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I received an interesting message (email) earlier today in one of my email accounts purporting to be from Netflix, requesting that I confirm the relevant details with them of my Netflix account.

The thing is, I don't have a Netflix account; actually, for that matter, I don't even have a television.....

Obviously, this was yet another irritating example of the eternal and endless curse of spam.

Very tiresome.
 
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Scepticalscribe said:
I received an interesting message (email) earlier today in one of my email accounts purporting to be from Netflix, requesting that I confirm the relevant details with them of my Netflix account.

The thing is, I don't have a Netflix account; actually, for that matter, I don't even have a television.....

Obviously, this was yet another irritating example of the eternal and endless curse of spam.

Very tiresome.
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I keep getting those texts telling me to act now to claim for my missold car loan.
Thing is none of the 8 cars I’ve owned, or the 5 Mrs AFB has owned have been secured with any sort of financing.
 
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Well I have gotten phone calls I mistwakenly answered from unknown numbers when I hear a synthetic voice message, in English, pruporting to be from the Swiss police for which I hand up immediately. The actual police are aware of it but can't do anything except tell people not to answer unknown numbers or click on links from sms.

Otherwise a glorious weekend currently 28 and blue sky. So good for my soul.
 
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decafjava said:
Well I have gotten phone calls I mistwakenly answered from unknown numbers when I hear a synthetic voice message, in English, pruporting to be from the Swiss police for which I hand up immediately. The actual police are aware of it but can't do anything except tell people not to answer unknown numbers or click on links from sms.

Otherwise a glorious weekend currently 28 and blue sky. So good for my soul.
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I never answer calls unless you are on my contacts list.

I don’t get too many texts or calls as I rarely give out my number.
 
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Apple fanboy said:
I never answer calls unless you are on my contacts list.
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Likewise, especially on my personal phone.

Work phones, when I am working abroad, can be different.
Apple fanboy said:
I don’t get too many texts or calls as I rarely give out my number.
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Again, likewise.

And I prefer that people clear it with me in advance before giving my number to third parties, even if I already know the third party in question.
 
Lovely weather here in Northern Switzerland - probably similar to most places here in Europe.

Around 30°C during the day, dropping to a comfortable 15 overnight. I met a friend I've not seen in ages, and we had a picnic in my local park. Was busy, but as it's a public holiday tomorrow, I think many people have gone away for the long weekend.

Lots of stories of traffic jams on roads heading south. Sometimes it's best to enjoy where you are (if where you are is nice!).
 
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adrianlondon said:
Lovely weather here in Northern Switzerland - probably similar to most places here in Europe.

Around 30°C during the day, dropping to a comfortable 15 overnight. I met a friend I've not seen in ages, and we had a picnic in my local park. Was busy, but as it's a public holiday tomorrow, I think many people have gone away for the long weekend.

Lots of stories of traffic jams on roads heading south. Sometimes it's best to enjoy where you are (if where you are is nice!).
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I can’t think of anything worse than heading somewhere on a hot bank holiday weekend. Traffic is terrible at the best of times.
 
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What the hell is here problem? Why so excited about "German windows"?

Well, as far as I know, all German windows behave this way—with the exception of psychiatric facilities and hospitals, in order to prevent suicide.

 
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Windows in the UK open outwards as we tend not to have external blinds, but internal curtains and/or blinds, which make inward-opening windows tricky.

I like the UK ones as the windows don't intrude into your space, and you can put loads of plants etc on the inside window ledge.

I like the German style ones (same here in Switzerland) as they're easier to clean.
 
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Well I am having a problem with my external blinds. It seems pigeons like to sit on my ledge and leave "traces" behind. I was told to hang a CD or put some aluminum foil outside but it is impossible as my blinds are outside. I think borrowing a Swiss army rifle from a neighbour would not go down well either.
 
I borrowed a nerf gun (what we used to call a water pistol) from my neighbour to blast away pigeons that would land on my balcony.

However, the same neighbour has made friends with crows, and they seem to do the job much more efficiently.

CDs don't work. Plastic crows don't work. I once saw two pigeons shagging on the opposite balcony right next to a plastic crow. "Let's do it here. Make it watch" must be some kind of pigeon bdsm thing.
 
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