What on earth are you doing in Chelmsford?TheGreenAnger wrote: ↑Sun Jan 29, 2023 4:51 pmSitting in the Chelmsford Everyman cinema having a pre film meal. All very civilised.
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And what film to be viewed?Mrs Ex-Ascot wrote: ↑Sun Jan 29, 2023 5:12 pmWhat on earth are you doing in Chelmsford?TheGreenAnger wrote: ↑Sun Jan 29, 2023 4:51 pmSitting in the Chelmsford Everyman cinema having a pre film meal. All very civilised.
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UK: Government hand-out of £400 to help impoverished people pay their electricity bill.
Spain: government authorises electricity companies to add €475 to every consumer's January bill to help impoverished utility companies make a profit.
Spain: government authorises electricity companies to add €475 to every consumer's January bill to help impoverished utility companies make a profit.
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Dark and windy on the Humber,a stiff westerly breeze and 6C, has been 8.
Just got back from a trip over the other side of the river. Afternoon tea at the Beverley Arms with the grandchildren, their Christmas present to us. An excellent afternoon.
Just got back from a trip over the other side of the river. Afternoon tea at the Beverley Arms with the grandchildren, their Christmas present to us. An excellent afternoon.
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Canada:
Provincial government hands out $450 to help impoverished people pay their fuel bill.
Provincial government also ups property taxes by $250, wage taxes by $100, and fuel duties by $200 to pay for handout (plus expenses for arranging handout, such as a nice break in Ottawa to discuss handouts with other Provinces
plus something for the accompanying spouse to spend shopping whilst discussions take place)
Provincial government appoints "independent" commission to review rent increases, to avoid political interference.
Provincial government over-rides "independent" commission because public can't afford recommended rent increases due to cost of living and increases in provincial government taxes.
Provincial government keeps "independent" commission in being and fully salaried.
Provincial government arranges handouts for landlords due to no rent increases being allowed.
Next week: Provincial government discusses tax increases to pay for landlord subsidies.
..it's clowns all the way down!
Provincial government hands out $450 to help impoverished people pay their fuel bill.
Provincial government also ups property taxes by $250, wage taxes by $100, and fuel duties by $200 to pay for handout (plus expenses for arranging handout, such as a nice break in Ottawa to discuss handouts with other Provinces
plus something for the accompanying spouse to spend shopping whilst discussions take place)
Provincial government appoints "independent" commission to review rent increases, to avoid political interference.
Provincial government over-rides "independent" commission because public can't afford recommended rent increases due to cost of living and increases in provincial government taxes.
Provincial government keeps "independent" commission in being and fully salaried.
Provincial government arranges handouts for landlords due to no rent increases being allowed.
Next week: Provincial government discusses tax increases to pay for landlord subsidies.
..it's clowns all the way down!
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Bright lights, big city Mrs-Ex Ascot!Mrs Ex-Ascot wrote: ↑Sun Jan 29, 2023 5:12 pmWhat on earth are you doing in Chelmsford?TheGreenAnger wrote: ↑Sun Jan 29, 2023 4:51 pmSitting in the Chelmsford Everyman cinema having a pre film meal. All very civilised.
One has to see the Wid and the Chelmer (a tributary of the Blackwater after all) once in a while!
In truth it is the pleasure of the large couches and cushions at the Everyman cinema that drew me to Chelmsford to see (answering PHXPhlyer's question) "Empire of Light" which we both thoroughly enjoyed!
Hoi polloi put off by the art house nature of the films and higher prices, with the pleasures of a good meal and even a glass of wine with the film. No hideous children or chavs!
Good God, what an awful snob I have become!
My necessaries are embark'd: farewell. Adieu! I have too grieved a heart to take a tedious leave.
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Correct use of 'Hoi polloi', so a cultured snob, at least
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Walk ended early tonight. Got down by the recycling bins, loud and menacing grunt from the bushes behind. Home, mucho pronto...
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After complaints from the kids about missing too much school, Sanirajak K-12 school in Nunavut has lowered its closing temperature from a windchill of -55 to -60.
Recess (breaks) will be in the gym.
Recess (breaks) will be in the gym.
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Eco-warriors, probably.
Should have disturbed them - goodness knows we don't need them breeding!
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D2 and family returning from holiday in Boulder, CO with D1 & husband. Daughters get on much better since they've lived in different countries.
Workshop day today, will start on lining for a presentation box.
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Workshop day today, will start on lining for a presentation box.
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Just returned from following H around, just until he had emptied as it'sPiss raining hard.
5c still trending down.
No boar tonight, although they are around, but H seems to have found where the local Fox hangs out.
Out of the undergrowth and away in hot pursuit again.
5c still trending down.
No boar tonight, although they are around, but H seems to have found where the local Fox hangs out.
Out of the undergrowth and away in hot pursuit again.
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Morning folks. Nice day, forecast to cloud over. Mammoth watering. Yesterday was surprisingly quiet on the lagoon. After Christmas shortage of funds? He was charging 38 quid for a three hour cruise including some awful food over the holiday period. That is a fortune for here. The minimum wage here is 50p an hour. Our staff are on double that.
Had a very pleasant chap approach us for a job the other day when in town. He even had what looked like a CV in a plastic folder under his arm. You never see beggars here. They ask for a job or offer to clean your windscreen but don't beg. We had a blind busker outside Safari Spar for years he seems to have gone. The problem was that he only knew one tune. It was bad enough sitting there for an hour. I would have hated to be a security guard on the door. He has gone now. Someone probably smashed the guitar over his head. There was a 'blind' busker outside a restaurant by the airport for some years. He would bump into pillars and trip over things then look left and right before crossing the road.
Had a very pleasant chap approach us for a job the other day when in town. He even had what looked like a CV in a plastic folder under his arm. You never see beggars here. They ask for a job or offer to clean your windscreen but don't beg. We had a blind busker outside Safari Spar for years he seems to have gone. The problem was that he only knew one tune. It was bad enough sitting there for an hour. I would have hated to be a security guard on the door. He has gone now. Someone probably smashed the guitar over his head. There was a 'blind' busker outside a restaurant by the airport for some years. He would bump into pillars and trip over things then look left and right before crossing the road.
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A balmy 6 degrees Celsius here. It is amazing how many people are about at this time of the morning. Just bumped into our postman walking in shorts (as usual) to the depot on the high street. He also sorts mail before he goes out delivering. I should see him again at about 10:00 AM.
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Another freezing morning, and that's indoors despite heating being on. Glimmers of light in the sky to the east.
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TGA that is a brilliant film. Very well written and cast. We have seen it many times in fact may watch it again tonight now you have reminded us of it. Glad you enjoyed your night at the flicks. Hate the cinema but that sounds civilised.
Waiting for our man to tile the safari bathroom shower. Just been on to the CCTV people AGAIN. He said that they will send an estimate. I said just get yourself here NOW with an invoice and I will pay it in front of you on Internet banking before you start the job. He says 14.00. we will see. I reminded him that we have big signs up saying Security Systems 24 hour surveillance but we haven't. 10 days now without cameras. If we get no action today I am going to the top. It is a huge company and I think that their operations director is British. You can hire a trained guard dog from them! They also do 'covert surveillance' . Once asked them what that meant but never got a proper answer.
Waiting for our man to tile the safari bathroom shower. Just been on to the CCTV people AGAIN. He said that they will send an estimate. I said just get yourself here NOW with an invoice and I will pay it in front of you on Internet banking before you start the job. He says 14.00. we will see. I reminded him that we have big signs up saying Security Systems 24 hour surveillance but we haven't. 10 days now without cameras. If we get no action today I am going to the top. It is a huge company and I think that their operations director is British. You can hire a trained guard dog from them! They also do 'covert surveillance' . Once asked them what that meant but never got a proper answer.
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