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Food places I like to visit closing.

Annies Burger Shack closed this week.
TGI Fridays almost clossed, but Nottingham has been saved.

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I fully expect I will not get any treatment on first visit and that I will have a very large bill at the end of it. I tried phoning the urgent dental service but I was 30th in the queue.



Don't put it off any longer SnoopZ, false teeth (if you can stand having them in your mouth) will be far more expensive in the long run. I am lucky, despite my age I still have all my own teeth. :)

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Businesses that say that adult prices start at 13+, this means that charge 13-17 at sometimes double the price of the children's rates.

This includes greyhound stadiums, and then they can't bet because the law says 18+ is an adult.

It should be illegal for business to do this practice.

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Stuff packing up round me. Printer is US, answerphone is now dead and the power setting knob just fall off the oven. :rolleyes:

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Just do your wizzy fixing stuff on it. :D

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I try but sometimes stuff tries me.

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Gmail is down, and all my bills etc come via it.


I can send but not receive

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Seems OK for me. I have sent email from work to gmail.

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Just had some test results back (calprotectin). Not the news I wanted. The good news no signs of Crohn's (remission), the bad news, it confirms short bowel syndrome. I don't know whether to laugh or cry or both.

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999 for an ambulance in the wee hours last night was like an answering machine "Due to heavy demand, the current waiting time is over 5 hours".

One actually arrived after 3 and a half hours, and the Paramedic's decision was to immediately made to rush off to hospital, ASAP, "Critical Care Required".

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Blimey, all the best to you both :tu:

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Thinking of you both.
Jo <<hugs> xxxx

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small moan compared to others but with the weightloss I can really feel the cold and it is not even that bad yet

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I totally understand that. I usually float around 9-9.5st. And I basically live in thermal tops. Even with the heating on at 23-24c avg, the slightest draught goes still through me. It's really hard to warm up or stay warm. I'm constantly shivering when I'm outside even when it's 15-18c out and everyone else is fine.

The other downside to being thin is that everything hurts a lot more. Sitting on anything not cushioned is torture, lol.

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My bottom is still padded enough to be able to sit hahaha

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Peanut and Taf :sorry::hugs:

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Are you using your heating this year as I remember you said you would be last year due to your pip payments? My heats been on the last few weeks when home mainly first thing in the morning.

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No haha dropped PIP due to better mobility

my moan a blooming puncture 10 miles into my morning bike ride. 5 mile walk home.
Time to shake things up anyway body used to cycling now so time to shock it. Will maintain cycling fitness with shorter local rides and hit the gym again. The shock will do my body good

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Well done dropping pip when you didn't feel you qualified for it anymore, millions of people wouldn't have done that. :tu:

Yes Jay well done!!

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The DWP are doing a review of my bank accounts since 2022.


They are more than happy to take money away from me when they screwed up my carers allowance back in 2023 and taking back the £252 they overpaid.


I ask what can I do as I'm paying out £250 more that the UC give me, they said speak to the providers.

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According to Alexa there is no rain expected today only a 32% chance at 11am, but there is a flood warning. :shrug:

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We get flood warnings when the river levels rise much further up in the Welsh Valleys, despite having no rain down here.

We had one a few days ago, then the monitoring station went offline so we couldn't keep an eye on the levels.

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It's what the weather has been doing in the last week with rivers, not today.

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A couple of year ago, the Taff near us dropped to almost MINUS TWO metres.

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Getting an email like this saying account deletion, it turns out it's legit and it was for a MYSONY account last used donkeys years ago but it pissed me off as the email it was sent to is also my UK playstation account, so had to research what the hell it was for.

sonyeurope @ etmail.sony-europe.com

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I've had one from Virgin recently for an email account that I set up when I first had a dial up account with Virgin. (1998) It turns out that even though I am still a VM customer they can't change the addy over to my current account according to several threads over on the VM forum.

I'm sure it "could" be done but they can't be arsed to do it. After all it's only a field in the data set for that addy.

Very annoying as it's the login/contact on a number of sites that I will have to go and change over.

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Its the main reason not to rely on ISP email addresses.

I stopped using my ntl email years ago.
My wife has been switching away this year, as I plan to drop VM when my current contract is up.

I used to run my own email servers (as did the forum) but I got rid of them all.

I still have my own domain(s) but I now use Hostinger to host/run my incoming email, for outgoing I use SMTP2GO.
The forum (and my wife) now have email that runs on Dreamhost (for both incoming and outgoing mail).

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I’ve had an email address from Apple for so long, the @mac.com variation of it still works (the service changed to me.com and is now iCloud.com). I switched to using me.com when they made the change so most things I have to sign into online need that. One or two really, really old subscriptions need the mac.com version of my address when I sign in but I tend to forget which … :D

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The DWP is extracting the urine.


They are doing a review on my claim and the last 2 years bank statements.


Ok I managed to download them from HSBC, Santander is done yearly (Its a saving account) so I took a photo of my phone screen, one person said that's OK, but the guy no, so I went to Santander and had them print out a mini statement and uploaded it, then he says just know said it doesn't show anything (well apart from the fact the mini statement has Money going in and no money going out) so I know have to wait for Santander to send me a copy of the full statement.


I am totally fuming at these idiots, they only care about ever penny going into my account (I was asked if I had from Premium Bonds, up to Bitcoins and PayPal). But don't give a fig to the fact I'm payout out over £200 a month more than I get in, and just say speck to them.


I have just lost my dad and taken out all the household bill and these idiots are stressing to breaking point.

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Well I've sent a PDF and JPG copy of the Statement, hopefully these idiots sort out my review.
I bet they say I had too much money in my bank and will take even more money back.


It really annoys me when they only care what money I have in my bank(s) or owned and when it comes to out goings they say speak to the provider (Not our problem)

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I use to be around 7 stone but thanks to medication I'm advised to take my weight has doubled to 14 stone. The human body isn't made for extra weight. It cannot handle it. I'm soo drained of energy too which adds to the heartache. I'd love to do 5k runs to shed the weight. I was doing 5k at 7 stone on a treadmill easy.

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Really?? Wow that's something. I struggle to do the basic of things when I'm at 9st. I've been close but at 8st 4lb was my lowest and everything was a struggle. At 7st I don't think I'd be able to get out of bed. So 5k runs at 7st. Hmm, not sure about that.

Even now at 9st 4lb, just wearing my boots is a struggle on my legs.

What I'd give to be 14st. Honestly...

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I started exercise in January and I was still well over 20 stone. Built it up since then. I do not run but I cycle a lot and I mean a lot up to 40 miles in a session and walk up to 10 miles and I am still over 13 1/2 stone just

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How so if you don't mind me asking? I was incredibly mobile at 7 stone. I'd walk everywhere. Now I get on the bus home.

How's your energy levels?

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If you're 10 years old maybe. When you're in your 50s and if you you get anywhere near 9st, then there's a huge difference.

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My weight changed at 26 due to medication. I was fine before that weight wise. I'm now 34. I cannot speak for a 50 year old.

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Got to post this.. From Google AI.

A man who weighs 7 stone is considered very obese, and their health is at serious risk. Being overweight or obese can increase the risk of developing a number of health problems, including:
Heart disease
High blood pressure
Unhealthy cholesterol levels
Stroke
Type 2 diabetes
Osteoarthritis
Some types of cancer

Unreal.

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A hell of a lot higher than they were when I was 31 stone hahaha

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I am 55. I think you could build it up if you took it slow and did not expect to much too soon. Buying a spin bike and using it 15 minutes a day at first was the making of me

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How is an adult at 7 stone obese?

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Google AI hahaha

I am 5 foot 8 inches 55 and 13 stone 9lb and my BMI has me at overweight ( which I actually love because it is the first time in 15 years I have not been obese) so at 7 stone you would have to be like 3 foot tall to be obese

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Oh damn! Well done on your weight loss

I tried with the help of wellbeing in the town I live in but my energy levels are floored. I'm not motivated at all. I do know that if I loose a huge chunk of weight my energy levels will increase it's just getting down to around 8/9 stone first.

I was told by a dietician to fill my plate with half veg and the other half normal meal and the weight will drop but I just don't get full following that method :(

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7st is seriously not healthy for an adult.

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This is the first time I've ever checked my BMI and it's 25.4 so I'm just in the overweight category for someone who's 5ft11, not sure how many kgs I need to lose to be in the green.

But eating bacon rolls and very little exercise other than walking around at work(7000 steps) isn't helping. Lol

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I felt good though. The NHS calculator agrees with you I'd be underweight. It's suggested that 8/9 stone as a healthy number.

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How tall are you?

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Midget. 165cm

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How they measure BMI nowadays is pretty useless TBH. When I was in my 20s we used to go around certain parts of the body measuring fat under skin with callipers and used a long forgot formula to come to a more accurate number

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Light in the microwave has packed up. Now I need to open it up and find out what bulb it is.

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As others have said, BMI is not a great way to measure your health.

I'm 6ft and since the start of 2024, my weight has fluctuated between 16 and 16 and a half stone, depending on what type of weight training I'm doing.

According to my BMI of 31 (give or take 1 either way) I'm obese.

However, my body fat is 15% (Last checked it 2 weeks ago).

At 50 years old it's becoming harder and harder to maintain that percentage however the BMI measurement classing me as "obese" is clearly a pile of old arse-gravy.

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You'd need to lose 2kg.

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How to measure body fat?

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I've gained 1.5 in the last few weeks.... :D

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You can lots of gyms have body fat measures but you can get scales like these

https://amzn.eu/d/iin98OR

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Thanks, I've never been to a gym, my idea of exercise is walking around at work, luckily I don't drink much and don't smoke but I'm trying to run up my stairs several times a day in quick succession, my feeling is if that makes me knackered and gets my cardio pumping eventually it'll do something good for me.

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And there’s nothing wrong with that. As long as it gets your heart pumping you’re in with a better chance of a calorie deficit.

The scales are handy to have though.

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I am so looking forward to not having to be in a deficit any more hahahaa will track till the end of time though to make sure I keep a handle on it

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I had my COVID and flu vaccines at the weekend. I was already fighting a cold but no fever (36.3C) so they gave me the vaccines.
Now I have a fever (38.3C) and feel crappy. Called doctor and recommended to take paracetamol and Ibuprofen with meals, when I can feel like eating.
First time I've ever had any bad reaction to a vaccine.

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‘Flu-like symptoms’ are common side effects of the flu vaccine. If you’ve never experienced that before, you’ve been lucky up til now!

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Hope you are both feeeling better, we get our Flu and covid jabs Saturday.:shocked:


My moan of the day, came home this afternoon to total carnage, once again a hawk had taken the life of a white dove, carcase and feathers everywhere.:bigcry:

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I get my Covid and Flu jags on Wednesday. I'm usually not too bad with them, but I'm meant to be going to a football match that evening so really hoping I'll be fine this time.

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I had mine on the 4th of this October month. The COVID jab felt like it left a slight bruise inside the muscles. The flu jab slightly blocked my sinuses. My arm was fine, the sinuses annoyed me :(. 6 COVID jabs here. I thought it was my fifth at most :shocked:

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I had my 8th Covid jab with a Flu jab on 4th October, an RSV jab on the 20th and my B12 inj on the 25th. Had full blood tests taken this morning resulting in my going back to hospital for a packed red blood cell (pRBC) transfusion early tomorrow.

Feeling a tad fed up at the moment with anything to do with needles but at least I'm getting my money's worth and I'm still around to be able to have a bit of a whinge. :D

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:sorry::hugs:

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Covid jab on Thursday, but no word from our GP (or even Tesco and Asda) about when they will start NHS flu jabs.

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Will they not automatically give you both? I get both together up here.

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I've got my flu jab in a few weeks, it was really difficult to find a time slot at Boots which I had to use as works medical is paying with code.

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We get Covid ad Flu jabs Saturday.

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Yeah, I got mine together (same last year as well).

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Mines been like that for the last few years. Got them tomorrow at 13:39. At a shopping centre this time. Up till now it's always been the big Mosque in Glasgow.

Im so sorry buddy.... I hope it goes away and you feel better soon!!

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NHS Wales is a strange animal, so logic goes out of the window, as it always has.

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l had my flu jab several weeks ago and the Covid jab last Saturday.

At our surgery the left hand does not seem to know what the right hand is doing.

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I qualify for the flu jab, but not covid. Makes sense to somebody. Probably something to do with money.

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Got both mine yesterday. NHS Scotland still sets up vaccine clinics, so just get a letter and told where and when to go. GPs don't do them now.

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Got mine at the local pharmacy (both free, and it supports a small local business) - I asked them the price for a flu jab for SWMBO, and they informed me that flu jabs are free from 64th birthday, so she's waiting till next Tuesday to get her's...

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Mrs B got offered the flu jab last year but not this one. I wasn't offered it last year but was offered flu (and covid) this year. :confused:

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This is the second year that both flu and covid jabs given at the same time!
One jab in each arm, makes sleeping a bit awkward as I am a side sleeper and aches for a week afterwards.

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So many local people complained to NHS Wales, that an investigation found that our local GP Surgery was refusing stocks of the flu vaccine due to "a lack of storage". But they had been given grants for fridges to store covid vaccines.

The practice manager apparently did not know this, so stocks have been requested from next Monday.

Then I got a call asking me to book my jab. I did, but for all the family in one session in 2 weeks. There will not be a walk-in clinic, though, so a lot of new Uni students who have not registered with a GP might fall through the cracks.

The covid jab location was overwhelmed yesterday until a very stern lady boss (think Head Matron), cracked the whip and got the system running as it should. In-and-out in 5 minutes.

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My town is doing a lot (and I mean a lot) of poxy road works several are right next to each other and they are on the main road out of the town and to the train station.

They say it's going to take 2 years to do!!

I mean WTAF are they using, hand tools??

China built and had running in less than 2 years an international airport.

Some times I can travel the 5 mile long way round to get from the shop home than the direct 2 mile route.

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That sounds like a major upgrade to a significant length of something very chunky … sewers most likely but could be a gas or water main.

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A week ?

My flu jab never aches, the covid one is usually a little sore over one night, ok after that.

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SWMBO has decided we need to revamp the living room, so to that end we had the joy of visiting a large furniture retailer in Leeds that stocks the items we (we, hah!) want - Parker Knoll / G Plan large two seater and standard two seater power recliner sofas, and some new fitted carpet for them to rest upon.

I may have to sell one (or two) of my internal organs to help pay for them…

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Should have waited for the January sales Hugh, when all sofas miraculously become half price. Even if they don't she might have forgotten about it and be set on a new kitchen instead ;)

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I managed to convince her of that approach…

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If it's the big shiny one on Regent Street, we got an extra discount there by telling them we've previously shopped at Nettletons in Horbury - all part of the same company. They didn't ask for proof or anything just gave us another discount.

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Take a look here

https://www.wbfurniture.co.uk/

4 years ago I bought a g plan set consisting of a 2 seater and 3 seater power recliner and an armchair power recliner for less than the price of the 3 seater in the usual places. Still in perfect condition

Last year I bought a g plan 3 seater power recliner for the snug for a third of the price.

I’ve seen them have Parker knoll stuff in as well

Highly recommend them


My whinge: just had the quote back for the new kitchen 18k and that’s without flooring worktops,appliances or fitting but does include a 42% discount as it’s being purchased by a friend who is in the trade

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What are they making it with, gold?


8k is still too much

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There's no limits on what people will pay. If you've got it then what's the issue. Got to keep up with the trends and the Joneses...

But what do annoys me is those that have the kitchen of your dreams with every mod-cons you can think of, but you can't touch or use anything as it's all for show. They'll probably don't know how to use anything and all they'll do or can do is heat up a tin of beans or reheat a takeaway. That's life....

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I bought all the parts for a full kitchen from Wickes for under £3k. Their quoted price to supply and fit it was £7k without worktops or sink. And that was about 12 years ago. Labour is the biggest cost.

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Bad reaction to Flu or Covid jabs received on Saturday. Shivering with the cold, couldn't get warm, ended up going to bed with dressing gown on and several layers of extra blankets, still freezing and thumping headache. Lasted all through the night, back to normal Sunday thank goodness.

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It cost me about 9K, back in 2017.

Tinky I am sorry..... I am glad your back to yourself now :)

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One thing: a taxi turns up, but it's not the one you ordered. To me it makes perfect sense just to swap the two fares around on the system; doing that might give a taxi company an edge in terms of a) saving a passenger's time, b) saving on fuel/electricity - after all, the driver's there. Far cheaper, surely, to swap them about?

Same with dropping someone off where you want to be picked up - why can't they just pick you up? In this case, you're there.

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If you are talking about a private hire taxi then they can only take a passenger that has pre-booked them as only hackney cabs are allowed to accept passengers without prior booking – it is illegal for drivers of private hire vehicles to pick up passengers unless they have pre-booked. A driver would risk his licence and also could have problems with his insurance if a passenger who wasn't pre-booked needed to make a claim.

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It really winds me up when hospital departments send out appointments with no indication as to where they are being held in the hospital complex. And then they don't answer the phone but send you on an automated wild goose chase around other numbers before someone finally says "We don't have that information, you'll have to go through the switchboard to contact them directly".

And that takes you back to square one yet again!

Recently an appointment letter arrived, and it took me 3 days to get to talk with someone and their response was "Oh, they have used the wrong letterhead, we are now in the other site miles away". But before I could ask where on that site the clinic was being held, they hung up!!!

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I want a white chocolate magnum bar :(

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When you have a FAIL 3 on your bank physical security key pad,and you phone the bank 16 miles away only to speak to someone you cant understand :D

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That's the problem with foreign call centres. They speak English but they don't understand it.

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They are cheap though, and that's the main thing. Would consumers pay more for UK call centres? Would you do the job ? I wouldn't.

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This has been my bugbear with these calls centres, especially the Indian ones. They speak English but they don’t use it the way we do. As an example if you get through to an Indian call centre and you’ve told them why you’ve called, they always say “I will surely help you with that”.

Nobody in the UK says I will “surely” help you.

What they mean is “I will certainly help you”. In Indian languages the word for sure and certain is the same so they say this blissfully unaware of how wrong it sounds.

Now that’s just a basic example but if I’m speaking to my bank, dealing with MY money, I don’t care about “cultural differences”, I want to make sure I fully understand what they’re talking about and vice versa.

That’s why I now only use a bank that uses UK customer services only.

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Evidence of mice existence in my house! Found partially eaten chocolate biscuit and droppings in kitchen drawer.

Last time I had a mouse issue 10 years ago I caught several in the kitchen and loft where there is a down pipe between them both so I've put 4 large traps around the mouse. I really hope I can sort this problem out quickly. I never could figure out their entry point but I'm guessing around the eves into the loft.