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  1. oyster

    Anti-tuning measures

    My experience, so far, is that most of the bigger and faster cars and vans have been pretty good even if going too fast. The ones that repeatedly scare me are the small cars, like Corsas, the drivers of which seem to think there is plenty of room to pass me without crossing the white line at...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I certainly agree there. Without that possibility there would be no point in any of it.
  3. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    There is a lot I don't like about Putin and the Russian establishment, but the very last thing I would do is suggest they would in any way be "easy".
  4. oyster

    I thought that I could smell something burning!

    I don't want to click on Like - it is awful.
  5. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    You can imagine a situation in which a general election has returned a remain government and the brexiteers would still be claiming WillOfThePeople.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Worse, by far, lack of loyalty to their constituents.
  7. oyster

    Anti-tuning measures

    The subject of derestricting is and will, inevitably, continue to be controversial. I think I have already clearly stated that in general, I am happy to live within the defined limits. However I can certainly see some potentially good reasons for special considerations to apply. (No novelty...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The famous George Brown Private Eye cover, well the one I remember, didn't appear until 1970. http://www.private-eye.co.uk/covers/cover-232 Seems somewhat more erudite (albeit it words put into his mouth) than BJ's unpleasant analogies - despite the crudeness implicit.
  9. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Heigh-ho - it wasn't meant to complain, just to understand. Thank you. :)
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Afraid all I see is
  11. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Mixing things up a bit, in 1966 we also saw a change of foreign secretary, with George Brown succeeding Michael Stewart. Also, a football team did quite well.
  12. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Mr TM: Theresa, you have just mis-spelled his name, it's not Bofris. There's no f in Boris. TM: I know! Great isn't it. :D
  13. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    One version of the end of Boris had it that his ministerial detail simply did not turn up for him.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    He should have quit before the end of the Chequers meeting. Adding: TM just might have a bit more style than we have given credit for. I like this threat. "Davis is said to have been “livid” about hostile briefing from senior figures in Downing Street about how Brexiters would be treated at...
  15. oyster

    HELP the wife went out to the garage

    Diplopia. Definitely suffering from diplopia, poor dear. It can come and go. (Yes - I know this from personal experience.) Perhaps she'll have got over it by the time she next goes into the garage?
  16. oyster

    Saddle sore

    I got a Lidl special earlier this year - and yes, I too like it better than the awful original or my first alternative (which wasn't too bad).
  17. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Hard Brexit could see Dutch electronics firm Philips quit UK Philips CEO says cost of exported products could increase if UK leaves single customs union https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jul/08/hard-brexit-could-see-dutch-electronics-firm-philips-quit-uk Is potential loss of companies...
  18. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I suspect that some of the impetus was to ensure the government doesn't end up footing any part of future bills such as for the Monarch airline collapse.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    A very real and serious loss on many levels.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I thought that a travel agent had some responsibility of the airline, hotel, etc., went bankrupt? Regardless, the claimed £1000 cost seems a mighty premium when in many cases it is inconceivable that a claim would be more than a few tens of quid. Even the sum of all claims in the case of a...