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  1. Accident

    That's a very good point that we should all bare in mind. I had the same when someone reversed into my bike with his van. Even 'though the van driver admitted liability, my insurer said that it would increase my premium. That's ****ing disgraceful!!
  2. Swallow, Swift and Martin watch!

    I've spotted several Swallows this week in North Cornwall/N Devon. Still getting our regular Woodie visiting.
  3. No great loss to mankind!

    I doubt that many tears will be shed for this POS!! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c80jmm00379o
  4. Small name, online banks

    I use both. :thumb::tiphat:
  5. Girl with cancer sets 8000 birthday card target.

    It brings a lump to your throat and a tear to the eye! For anyone that's interested, here's the link :- Black Country girl with neuroblastoma sets 8,000 birthday card target
  6. My old house gone in the fires.

    Jeez, and they thought we had it bad last week in the UK :eek::eek: It was nowt but a breeze compared to that lot!!
  7. The dirty dunny thread,any plumbers on SD?

    I've done some pretty shitty sewer jobs over the years, but that takes the biscuit🤮🤮
  8. Hearing aids

    I have constant tinnitus, hissing, like a punctured tyre. The Specsavers private aids made no noticeable difference!
  9. Hearing aids

    I took a patient for an NHS audiology appointment last Friday. He has Phonak aids which my Specsavers Audiologist told me are not available from Devon and Cornwall healthcare trust, the guy I took is covered by the same trust. The tests and adjustments that his audiologist carried out on his...
  10. Hearing aids

    I think that so much depends on the level of expertise of your audiologist. I've recently gone the private route with Specsavers own brand "Advance Elite" I trialled them for a couple of months, but didn't find that the £2K price tag gave me much, if any, improvement over my NHS Signia aids...
  11. bull breed again.

    That seems fairly conclusive JG!!
  12. Toast - buttered hot or cold

    Incoming--if I have scrambled egg or marmalade, definitely no butter (plant butter in my case). If accompanied by MARMITE, butter the Hot toast, then spread Marmite while the butter is still melting. Yum yum:tiphat:👌
  13. Groupon Software deals

    Has anyone used Groupon for Office software? I'm a bit of a numpty when it comes to this sort of stuff, so would appreciate views from those more knowledgeable. Are their deals "too good to be true"? https://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/get-software-deals-8?msclkid=c24a1f9438db129f703976b0ea00cc5f
  14. The bricklayers thread.

    Subsidence maybe?:rofl:
  15. Which SD members?

    Bogtrotter Sikamalc Tim.243
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