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Post by scoobydoogas on Jul 28, 2020 12:44:59 GMT
I had repairs done to Scrappydoo's bike and one of my bikes a few weeks ago so I've missed out on the vouchers. Oh well. Would I apply if I decide I need repairs to one of my other bikes? Darn right I will. This is where political hatred drives you. You end up being offered a free bike repair but can't see the value of it because the wrong party are issuing the qualifying voucher. All quite sad. If Labour came up with this I would stand and applaud; gets people mobile whilst public transport is running at reduced rates, keeps bikes safer, helps with personal health (which someone was complaining bitterly about just yesterday) good for the environment. I like it. Indeed. I don't even see the voucher as anything political. It's just a bloody voucher. And if it benefits me then I'll apply for it. Same goes for the eat out voucher. Mrs Scoobydoo is still very wary about going out to places like Harvester, restaurants, carvery, etc until things are demonstrated to be a bit safer but should we end up doing something like that during August I will certainly take advantage of the money off offer. will be interesting to see how many lefties take up the offer of having 2/3rds of their bill paid for energy home improvements. I will certainly be looking into replacing the windows on my house as they are over 20 years old. I read somewhere that replacing doors may also be included so I'll look into that as well.
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Post by scoobydoogas on Jul 28, 2020 12:27:10 GMT
So, come on, be honest. Who on here has applied for the £50 bike voucher? Come on, you know who you are. It's a great scheme, fully thought through, worthy of a "Banana Republic" You really cannot make this sh*t up. I had repairs done to Scrappydoo's bike and one of my bikes a few weeks ago so I've missed out on the vouchers. Oh well. Would I apply if I decide I need repairs to one of my other bikes? Darn right I will.
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Post by scoobydoogas on Jul 27, 2020 15:16:44 GMT
Now this is a bit worrying. I agree with something Oldie has said. Type 2 diabetes is a massive drain on the NHS, it's swallowing up around 1.5 million quid an hour, or 10% of the entire NHS budget. That's before we even begin with the personal tragedy it causes. Cost to the economy circa £8bn PA. Cost due to absenteeism circa £7bn PA. I don't know what it costs in benefits etc, but it's probably a big number. But again, this isn't a new problem, sure it's a problem that's destroying lives, but if you name call any particular government then you don't sound as if you actually want to have a grown up discussion about what the possible solutions may be. Type 2 diabetes is the thing that can be controlled easily, especially by diet. I had been feeling extremely tired in the afternoons for many months and it was affecting my work as I couldn't concentrate. Eventually my Dr diagnosed a sugar issue and I got a call last July telling me my blood sugar was right up into the diabetes category and I was at risk of actually developing type 2 diabetes. So, I did a lot of research, read a lot of NHS articles, and read up about diet controlled diabetes. Guess what, 5 months later, I had cut all added sugar (and a lot of natural sugar) from my diet, replaced sugar with essential fats, retrained my body to metabolise fat for energy rather than sugar, lost 2.5 stone in weight and feel much better and have loads more energy. I'm slim and trim and Mrs Scoobydoo is happier about it as well. My sugar levels have also come down to almost normal levels so I am currently not at any risk. I will say tho that the headaches from the sugar withdrawal lasted 4 weeks and were really nasty at times.
My point here is that I had to want to do something about it. It doesn't matter how many times you are told, how many warnings of doom are thrown your way, how much literature is thrust upon you. If you haven't the will power or simply don't want to change then you won't. It's nobody else's fault except your own.
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Post by scoobydoogas on Jul 27, 2020 15:03:16 GMT
We’re such a nation of entitled arseholes- just watching the whingers being vox popped flying to/back from Spain. Complaining about being shafted by the government and some saying they won’t self isolate. All because they had to have their holiday and feel that they should be able to go away risk free and do as they please. These are probably the same people who complained that the government didn’t lock down quick enough in March. One thing I think this mob have got right is they are not mucking about with tourism to protect our infection rates. I think they (for once) acted swiftly and correctly with regards to Spain. Anyone going abroad right now is basically taking the risk that they could be subject to sanctions and even be stranded. To complain about it is breathtaking. So the country should risk higher infection rates just to give *YOU* enough time to get home and go back to work, *then* they can close our borders? Pfffft. Winds me up. One of the whingers I saw quoted opened up with the much overused “I’m a key worker” phrase to presumably get some sympathy. She was a school teacher moaning about having to quarantine on her return and how inconvenient it would be - she didn’t mention she’s still got plenty of her summer holiday remaining! I really don’t understand why so many people rushed abroad. Everyone I speak to says the same - waiting a lot longer yet for things to settle down. Surely everyone knows this is a rapidly moving situation and overseas holidays carry some risk of interruption etc...? I’ve got no sympathy for them and would be bloody annoyed if they receive any financial support from taxpayers. Exactly. Some of those travelling are likely to have booked their holiday months ago and are now able to take up their holiday due to the relaxing of travel restrictions. I have a bit of sympathy for them especially if they aren't able to cancel and get refunds. However, I suspect that most were booked in the last couple of weeks cos for some reason people feel they need to go abroad just to have "fun". Weren't the Brits and Germans blamed recently for the Magaluf strip being closed and businesses along there suffering again due to these people not being able to social distance and behave themselves? And what sort of holiday is it when you have to wear a mask while sunbathing on the beach? Gonna look a bit of a twit when you come back all nicely tanned apart from your face that was behind the mask. Quite honestly, I don't particularly care if I'm exposed to the virus or not as I'm 99.9% certain I've already had it but I don't want to pass it on to someone else. For that reason I'll take the occasional day trip to somewhere that's not likely to be overly crowded but I'm not going to a beach any time soon. And I'm certainly capable of keeping away from other people. In fact, I prefer life that way in the first place.
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Post by scoobydoogas on Jul 27, 2020 13:01:58 GMT
December 29th I think china reported CV, UK locked down end of march? Plenty of notice/awareness that if you are going on a sun holiday (especially to a virus hot spot), be prepared to quarantine if sh1t hits the fan. Where do you end this though? Spike occurs in the UK and the Govt says anyone who's been in a pub in the last 3 weeks needs to isolate? I've sat next to people coughing and sneezing on flights before and no one mentions more die of flu & influenza than covid. I'm not beliitling the thing, but it needs more perspective. Quite. If you were really unlucky you could spend half the year self isolating. Imagine you get your hair cut only to get a call a couple of days later saying that someone who had their haircut at the same barbers earlier that day had tested positive so you have to isolate for 14 days. At the end of that period you go to the pub to distress a bit and the following day you get another call saying you need to isolate again cos someone in the pub had tested positive. Then after that isolation period ends you go swimming and get another call. Then you go for a daytrip and eat out somewhere and end up with another call. I imagine someone would get pretty sick of this very quickly, especially if they are at risk of losing their job due to the amount of time off. So one of the following will likely happen :-
- People will give false details so they can't be contacted
- People won't go out to places where they have to leave details
- They will get contacted and choose not to self isolate
I'm sure all of the above goes on now anyway.
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Post by scoobydoogas on Jul 27, 2020 10:45:00 GMT
ButtPlug
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Post by scoobydoogas on Jul 27, 2020 10:40:51 GMT
I don't see anything wrong with the two messages it's about eating healthily not about not eating at all doh!!. The issue is surely where do people, in the main, "eat out"? Macdonalds, Burger King, KFC, Pizza joints? Pub lunches (Brakes Bros frozen products), greasy spoons, Indian or Chinese? Fish & Chips? None of that can be considered "healthy" in terms of their chemical content. You can eat out healthily,but it costs. So I will contend that the Government has now sent out mixed messages, in a desperate attempt to get people back to spending per normal they are actively incentivising people with a tenner to eat sh*t, whilst at the same time telling you it makes you obese and increases your morbidity factor by 40% if you happen to catch Covid19. It's bollox. The problem though Oldie is that an incentive of a tenner is not going to stop people eating sh**. Those people will eat the same amount of sh** but have a tenner still in their pocket when they leave. This isn't about asking people to eat healthily - it's about restarting the economy in that sector. McDonalds et al have been open for a while now but I believe (you'll correct me if I'm wrong) the offer only applies during August and then only Mon to Wed when traditionally that was the quietest time for pub lunches, Harvester, restaurants, carverys and places like that. As soon as the fast food places reopened there were queues at them all. It was almost immediate that police cars and ambulance cars were in the queue at McDonalds in my area. Aren't NHS staff meant to promote healthy eating? And what were the unhealthy people eating before these places reopened? Probably those disgusting Rustler burgers in plastic wrappers that they sell in supermarkets. The ones with the use by dates well into the future which should be an immediate clue as to the sh** that must be in them. The point I'm making is that the offer of 50% off (up to a tenner) won't change anyone's lifestyle or eating habits but it might help the economy. I don't see why there has to be an issue with it coinciding with obesity week or whatever it is. You can still get your discount and eat something healthy.
As an example, a place that myself and Mrs Scoobydoo used to frequent before lockdown has emailed me with an offer of 30% off of all main meals for any day of the week. Is that wrong as well as I may go and stuff myself with pies and chips or is it acceptable as they are trying to attract customers in order to remain in business and save jobs? I guess opinions will differ.
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Post by scoobydoogas on Jul 27, 2020 8:54:56 GMT
I think you will find, true to the "populist"playbook, it's known as making it up as you go along. Cue arm waiving, bluster, schoolboy jokes and appealing to the "great British public" I don't see anything wrong with the two messages it's about eating healthily not about not eating at all doh!!. Quite. It doesn't matter what the Govt say or do. The usual suspects on here will just say it's wrong. I haven't seen anywhere where the Govt have told people to go out and stuff themselves silly and by the way here's a tenner to help you get fat. It's about asking people to make an attempt to return to their normal eating out habits in order to restart that part of the economy and prevent businesses ceasing to trade and people losing their jobs. As for obesity, do people really believe that overweight people have been sittingvat home waiting for someone to offer them a tenner before they start stuffing their face again? The mind boggles at just how much people want to complain about everything.
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Post by scoobydoogas on Jul 26, 2020 21:23:11 GMT
Initially the ECHR told us that we couldn't deport Qatada, they later overturned their decision. I would rather that our own domestic courts decide who is allowed in our country and who isn't. Some prisoners vote via the postal ballot system, some prisoners don't vote. ECHR has told us that we must review whole life sentences after 25 years. Points of detail, it remains that we don't require an outside body to dictate UK law, any more than we need Brussels to impose tax on female sanitary products. We imposed VAT on sanitary products when we first became members in the 1970s, same with VAT on fuel, that was a UK decision. It's the removal that is a bone of contention. The point is that we were involved in setting up of the ECHR in the 40s and 50s and it isn't an EU institution, only that membership is now a prerequisite. If we sign up to any international supranational body, there will be a need for arbitration, whether that is the UN, NATO, WTO or even sporting bodies like FIFA. Somebody has to decide on rules. That will be the same if we join the CPTPP, which is what started this off. The ECHR in itself is a side topic to the need for a trade arbitration body. Anyway, I'm off for a few days and don't I need it after recent events. Have a lovely weekend all. Your lad again or recent announcements at work (stating no company names and providing no details on an open forum)?
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Post by scoobydoogas on Jul 26, 2020 21:21:04 GMT
BobChampion
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Post by scoobydoogas on Jul 24, 2020 12:43:02 GMT
This is a thread about Brexit, please can you apologise to Stuart on the relevant thread? I'll apologise to Stuart anywhere he would like me to, I have no desire whatsoever to upset him or to ruin this thread for him. If he really wants an apology via PM, just ping a message saying so and I'll reply with a full and sincere apology, no problem whatsoever. I am struggling to see what apology is required. Stuart is not moderating this thread. If we go down this road of apologising where nothing has happened then most of these threads in general chat will have pages dedicated solely for apologies when something has actually happened and an apology is warranted. Madness.
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Post by scoobydoogas on Jul 22, 2020 15:02:16 GMT
16 years without an opening day win? Get outta here. Seriously? I think we beat Wimbledon in 2011/12 3-2 at their place, but otherwise have to go back to Mansfield and Scunthorpe in 04/05 and 03/04 respectively. Seem to be poor starters even before then. Isn't that what Wilkimania said? Once since 2004. He didn't say the last opening day win was in 2004. The win in 2004 was 2-0 win against Mansfield on 7th August.
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Post by scoobydoogas on Jul 21, 2020 17:38:14 GMT
Colossus
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Post by scoobydoogas on Jul 21, 2020 11:38:04 GMT
Hopefully the BG knockers will now go away-if ever there was a time to get behind the Club and give total support this is it-The Club is moving forward,be part of it and enjoy Strangely, the first time I read this post all I saw was BIG knockers and I was thinking "no, we must keep the big knockers".
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Post by scoobydoogas on Jul 21, 2020 11:32:20 GMT
RugMunch
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Post by scoobydoogas on Jul 21, 2020 11:30:23 GMT
I don’t want Peter Crouch delivering my groceries. (His wife can though!) Tradesman's entrance?
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Post by scoobydoogas on Jul 16, 2020 16:32:47 GMT
InTheFuture
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Post by scoobydoogas on Jul 16, 2020 16:31:50 GMT
You'll eat those words like alphabeti spaghetti In Bolders case more like a mouthful of cu..... well, you know what I mean. Cucumber?
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Post by scoobydoogas on Jul 13, 2020 13:15:06 GMT
Brilliant film about an amazing story. If it wasn’t real I’m sure you couldn’t make it up. Although I never quite understood the context of why they kept going up that damn place though........! It was the high ground. Had to be taken, I guess, no matter how many attempts were needed. It was basically a true story, but you know how Hollywood like to embellish the facts. Take “Troy”. According to Homer, the siege lasted ten years. According to Hollywood, it lasted seventy two hours. Quite. And there were no Americans that escaped from Stalag Luft III but that didn't stop Hollywood completely changing The Great Escape film to appeal to the yanks.
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Post by scoobydoogas on Jul 11, 2020 10:34:00 GMT
FingerOfFudge
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