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Fine collection of birds in your garden, Mr Gripper!


Judging by the antics of a couple of blue tits in the tree the other day


There are some ring-necked parakeets on the golf course nearby - they never come near us (I don't know if that's a good thing or not, but you occasionally see them or, more usually, hear them). They must have got fed up with London and moved out, but I'm surprised they not only made it this far north but have survived for a number of years, especially in the 2010/2011 winter.
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Southeast U K
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Great news about your Mum Juud.
Just noticed it whilst having a bit of a read-back. Super!!!
My Mum used to have a Poodle.
It was a lovely little dog, even if it was a bit mad.
She dumped it on us after my Dad got fed up with it.
We had the thing for quite a while, and even managed to
sort out some of it's problems, like NOT being FIRST in the
queue for any treats or goodies that were on offer.
My Mum announced one day that she had found another home
for it. Just like that!! It went to some people in Winchester.
I must admit to having been a bit upset when it went.
Just noticed it whilst having a bit of a read-back. Super!!!
My Mum used to have a Poodle.
It was a lovely little dog, even if it was a bit mad.
She dumped it on us after my Dad got fed up with it.
We had the thing for quite a while, and even managed to
sort out some of it's problems, like NOT being FIRST in the
queue for any treats or goodies that were on offer.
My Mum announced one day that she had found another home
for it. Just like that!! It went to some people in Winchester.
I must admit to having been a bit upset when it went.
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More than just an ATCO
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Minimum price of 40p proposed on a unit of booze in England & Wales.
Got to be a Good Thing if it cuts down on NHS costs and allows the police to go after more deserving cases.
Even more chavs heading off to their spiritual home in the Costas. I might go back to UK more often
Got to be a Good Thing if it cuts down on NHS costs and allows the police to go after more deserving cases.
Even more chavs heading off to their spiritual home in the Costas. I might go back to UK more often


Thread Starter
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Location: Newcastle/UK
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Bring back proper civilized opening and closing times for pubs and clubs and bring back proper off licences, only they allowed to sell drink and only at the same opening times as the pubs as it used to be.
Nobody under the age of forty allowed to leave the house unless accompanied by a responsible adult ie someone aged fifty or over.
Nobody under the age of forty allowed to leave the house unless accompanied by a responsible adult ie someone aged fifty or over.


Resident insomniac
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Our local weekly newspaper has a column that reprises short news items from years gone by.
50 years ago this week the Chief Superintendent of Police was perturbed by the behaviour of young people indulging in excessive alcohol.
Who? Moi?
50 years ago this week the Chief Superintendent of Police was perturbed by the behaviour of young people indulging in excessive alcohol.
Who? Moi?


Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: The Land of Beer and Chocolate
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Minimum price of 40p proposed on a unit of booze in England & Wales.
Got to be a Good Thing if it cuts down on NHS costs and allows the police to go after more deserving cases.
Even more chavs heading off to their spiritual home in the Costas. I might go back to UK more often
Got to be a Good Thing if it cuts down on NHS costs and allows the police to go after more deserving cases.
Even more chavs heading off to their spiritual home in the Costas. I might go back to UK more often
We don't have the same issues with pissed up yahoos over here, there are no "rivers of pee" down the streets? Why not? One suggestion is DROPPING that legal age for beer/wine/cider to 16 (spirits still at 18) and see if that brings in a new generation who don't think that getting off their faces is the be all and end all.
Has to be worth a try

OLD RED DAMASK
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Nobody under the age of forty allowed to leave the house unless accompanied by a responsible adult ie someone aged fifty or over.


Interesting article here, although a few years old it does have credibility. Maybe the government should re-consider the baccie tax.
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Pilot of the Airwaves
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Even more chavs heading off to their spiritual home in the Costas.
Time to bring in the "competent to travel abroad " test before allowing a lot of them to travel in the UK.

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The root of the drink problem in the UK is the cheap availability of 'white cider' which has a high alcohol content. It's 8% and around £1.00 per litre from supermarkets.
Folks buy it and preload before heading out to pubs and clubs (where alcohol is more expensive).
James Crowden - The murky world of white cider
Folks buy it and preload before heading out to pubs and clubs (where alcohol is more expensive).
James Crowden - The murky world of white cider

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I saw one of those consumer programmes a month or so ago about illicit booze being sold at "corner shops" in the UK. The vodka was being produced from industrial ethanol and a decent skinfull would likely blind the drinker. The crazy thing was that the trading standards just confiscated the stuff and let the shop keep trading!


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just heartwarming
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the police here are still allowed to give them a good clouting,

Join Date: Jan 2008
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The root of the drink problem in the UK is the cheap availability of 'white cider' which has a high alcohol content. It's 8% and around £1.00 per litre from supermarkets.
Folks buy it and preload before heading out to pubs and clubs (where alcohol is more expensive).
Folks buy it and preload before heading out to pubs and clubs (where alcohol is more expensive).
Don't blame it on the Diamond White, because the same thing was being done with other drinks for decades before the "white cider" came out

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I get the idea the Brit binge mentality may take a generation or two to breed out if someone gets around to it. Had a student out from the UK a few years ago. Hardly ever rolled up for a lesson and was permanently wasted. Turns out he figured the cheap beer in SA was a better reason for being out there than learning to fly so he spent all his time in the pub. Refunded the balance of his course fees and left him to it.
Might be age related as well. I find the older pub goers in the UK less inclined to get absolutely face down in the gutter, ratfaced howling drunk. A pint or four in the evening, good banter then drift off home at a reasonable hour. Of course this applies to all older folks I think. They realise their plumbing just isn't up to taking that much abuse any more and modify their drinking habits accordingly.
Might be age related as well. I find the older pub goers in the UK less inclined to get absolutely face down in the gutter, ratfaced howling drunk. A pint or four in the evening, good banter then drift off home at a reasonable hour. Of course this applies to all older folks I think. They realise their plumbing just isn't up to taking that much abuse any more and modify their drinking habits accordingly.

Nemo Me Impune Lacessit
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Turns out he figured the cheap beer in SA was a better reason for being out there than learning to fly so he spent all his time in the pub.
