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cheb wrote: Sun Jun 02, 2024 1:35 pm I've never insured any of my cats, they get regular tick and flea treatments and that's about it. Whether or not they make a one way trip the vets has depended on their age and what's wrong with them. One had its leg pinned, it was young enough to be worth it. The last one had a brain problem that was likely to impossible to cure so that was that.

I miss them when they die but it's only a cat to me, there's plenty more. The current one is a twice rehomed cat that came from a neighbour, very affectionate, very happy to see me but it's still only a cat.

I'm not fussed how people spend their money but it boggles me how much can be spent on pets. Neither do I get the breed thing unless it's a working animal.
I'm a bit like that - probably a bit more attached just because I've no family, so if I have one it's family!

But, it's very cheap, cheerful and quality of life based for me.

The last cat I had, the vet wanted to give it a special diet for a kidney issue and then have me keep it inside all the time to manage it's food etc. But it was an outdoor cat so for him, zero quality of life if I stopped him going out (he' wasn't particularly old). As it was the vet was wrong about the severity of the kidney issue and after an horrific weekend and calls to a vet, he was put down first thing Monday morning. It was right for the cat not to prolong his life if his quality of life was to be reduced so much :(

But, I'm a farmers daughter - whilst I may be attached to an animal/pet, it's all about quality of life and lack of pain; age to a point too as you say about the pinned leg.

Can't comment on dogs as I won't have one! LOL
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At the cat sit house, they have access to the MotoGP in English -TNT I think.

I missed the Moto3 but I had set it to record so wasn't too worried!!

FFS - HOW long for the faff and fannyarsing about before the race coverage? I reckon it's almost an hour of mostly fast forwarding it just to get to watch the Moto3. I saw the Sprint yesterday could have done without the rerun of that (I know, I'm a miserable old git!) and soooooo much stuff about almost everything except the Moto3!! I was very close to giving up and getting the iPad out and watching it in French!!!

If I'm here again, I'll make sure I don't miss it!!! :lol:
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Count Steer wrote: Sun Jun 02, 2024 2:28 pm There were moves afoot to look at/break up some of the big company monopolies on veterinary services. At the moment all the independents keep getting mopped up and the big outfits, in a cosy (incestuous) relationship with the insurance companies (and the drug companies) are cleaning up.

Vets put their bills up, insurance companies put the premiums up, kerrrching! They're all happy...because the actual costs haven't gone up that much. Then they manufacture demand by doing treatments that probably aren't necessary as well just to keep the cash flow going and make people think they're fortunate that they insured.

Ends up with those that can, paying through the nose. Those that can't with pets that need treatment not getting it or being euthanased unnecessarily or being abandoned. The only other resort being charities like the PDSA.

It whiffs rather a lot. Same thing with dentists etc. As soon as the insurance companies get a grip prices rocket.

Self insurance is obvs the way but people aren't very financially disciplined. (That and don't go for breeds with known issues...get a Heinz 57 mutt :D ).
I'm going down the self insurance path as it's just a piss take. Oh we've put the premium up by a £100 (20%) this year.....why, oh the dog will reach 5 this year. Piss off you greedy fucks.
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Touch sensitive controls on everything, I'd be fine if they were on budget things but they seem to be treated as a premium option when they are utter rubbish.
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Mussels wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 6:46 pm Touch sensitive controls on everything, I'd be fine if they were on budget things but they seem to be treated as a premium option when they are utter rubbish.
The latest cola machine in 5 guys now has a touch screen lcd display as the "dispense" button. That's literally all it does: turn on the pump.
Why the f@ck would you make it a touchscreen lcd display??
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The wife!
By trade she's a seamstress, ask her to cut shapes, edges whatever out of a piece of fabric.....done
Give her a bread knife and ask her to cut a slice of bread.........you get angles only Pythagoras could dream of, like some demented CNC programmer has been let loose on your bread.
This bmp as I then either have to follow the angle, or square it up, getting, quite literally a wedge of bread.
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Our EPH wireless central heating controller.

The second receiver has just shit itself within a 2 year period and you have to buy the Thermostat and receiver together at 80 quid thanks very much. I'll soon have a collection of the half which doesn't shit the bed.

I've wired the boiler directly into an on/off switch for the mean time,just to get hot water and allow me to get over myself.

Tech = more schitt to go wrong. :roll:
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Sadlonelygit wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2024 2:05 pm The wife!
By trade she's a seamstress, ask her to cut shapes, edges whatever out of a piece of fabric.....done
Give her a bread knife and ask her to cut a slice of bread.........you get angles only Pythagoras could dream of, like some demented CNC programmer has been let loose on your bread.
This bmp as I then either have to follow the angle, or square it up, getting, quite literally a wedge of bread.

oooo - I love a nice wedge of crusty bread....
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My mate was riding his "gravel" bike along a nearby country lane when 5 scrotes on 3 mopeds/125's, two of them without helmets on (wearing balaclavas) kicked him off. 6K bike trashed, badly bruised and shaken up, he spent 45 minutes on the phone to the police to be told we can't do anything, it'll be impossible to find them, the incident gets posted on local social media and the police response comes in for justifiable criticism, especially as the area of town they originate from gets pinpointed by a few posters as they are seen regularly casing motorbikes and push bikes (Eastbourne has a bad bike theft issue at the moment). He gets a call from the local police Sargeant saying we've seen your post, we think we know who they are but we're still not doing anything about it. He's done a bit more digging and probably the same scrotes kicked someone off their push bike a few weeks ago and they ended up in hospital with a collapsed lung! FFS.

Same scrotes are seen regularly riding their 'peds illegally in the local forest and tearing around the car park and still no police intervention.
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MingtheMerciless wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2024 2:40 pm My mate was riding his "gravel" bike along a nearby country lane when 5 scrotes on 3 mopeds/125's, two of them without helmets on (wearing balaclavas) kicked him off. 6K bike trashed, badly bruised and shaken up, he spent 45 minutes on the phone to the police to be told we can't do anything, it'll be impossible to find them, the incident gets posted on local social media and the police response comes in for justifiable criticism, especially as the area of town they originate from gets pinpointed by a few posters as they are seen regularly casing motorbikes and push bikes (Eastbourne has a bad bike theft issue at the moment). He gets a call from the local police Sargeant saying we've seen your post, we think we know who they are but we're still not doing anything about it. He's done a bit more digging and probably the same scrotes kicked someone off their push bike a few weeks ago and they ended up in hospital with a collapsed lung! FFS.

Same scrotes are seen regularly riding their 'peds illegally in the local forest and tearing around the car park and still no police intervention.
Yeah - but if anybody actually did anything the Daily Heil would be plastered in

"INNOCENT TEENAGERS PERSECUTED!!"
"My little Aaaron wouldn't hurt a fly, lovely little kid he is, them copas are just fascist bully boys" says Charlene (21), mum of 8."


... type stories.


and YES - I DO know that makes me look like a less-than reasonable person - but sometimes reason has fuck all to do with anything these days.
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How things have changed.
Many moons ago I came back from the pub to find my dirt bike had disappeared. Pissed off to the max, phoned the law up, and told them I could hear it blatting around the local scrote estate.
'not a lot we can do ATM sir'
'dont fret, I'll get it back myself'
Went for a 'walk', saw bike coming down the road towards me, kicked the handlebar/brake, scrote went down like a sack of shit. I then 'explained' to him how displeased I was.
I phoned the police back up to tell them I'd got it, a copper was round in 20 minutes wanting a statement.
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MingtheMerciless wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2024 2:40 pm My mate was riding his "gravel" bike along a nearby country lane when 5 scrotes on 3 mopeds/125's, two of them without helmets on (wearing balaclavas) kicked him off. 6K bike trashed, badly bruised and shaken up, he spent 45 minutes on the phone to the police to be told we can't do anything, it'll be impossible to find them, the incident gets posted on local social media and the police response comes in for justifiable criticism, especially as the area of town they originate from gets pinpointed by a few posters as they are seen regularly casing motorbikes and push bikes (Eastbourne has a bad bike theft issue at the moment). He gets a call from the local police Sargeant saying we've seen your post, we think we know who they are but we're still not doing anything about it. He's done a bit more digging and probably the same scrotes kicked someone off their push bike a few weeks ago and they ended up in hospital with a collapsed lung! FFS.

Same scrotes are seen regularly riding their 'peds illegally in the local forest and tearing around the car park and still no police intervention.
He needs to play the game and make it one of their priority crimes.
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Public Priority 3 – Support and safeguard victims and tackle violence against women and girls
He's at a disadvantage being a man but if he claimed anti-social behaviour by an organised gang then he might have got a better response. He could identify as a woman, it might help.
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SussexPCC wrote:The Commissioner has developed three Public Priorities for 2021/24:
Public Priority 1 – Strengthen policing, tackle crime, prevent harm and anti-social behaviour
Public Priority 2 – Relentless disruption of serious and organised crime
Public Priority 3 – Support and safeguard victims and tackle violence against women and girls
They didn't quote secret priority 4: Obey all commands from OCP executives.
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Working in central London, I have colleagues from most of the home counties. Seems most have lost faith in their local Police forces as most forces won't respond to crimes such as shoplifting, anti-social behaviour etc. They claim to respond to violent crime but the reality is often "they don't have an available car in the area".
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Sadlonelygit wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2024 2:05 pm Give her a bread knife and ask her to cut a slice of bread.....you get angles only Pythagoras could dream of
Filly's the same. Just hasn't sunk in that if you press on the loaf for cutting through the crust, the loaf will collapse.
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Skub wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2024 2:06 pm Our EPH wireless central heating controller.
We have a Vaillant boiler. I'm told they are very good, reliable, long-lasting.

But their wireless controllers? FFS I think we're on the fourth in 11 years.
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Taipan wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2024 3:18 pm Working in central London, I have colleagues from most of the home counties. Seems most have lost faith in their local Police forces as most forces won't respond to crimes such as shoplifting, anti-social behaviour etc. They claim to respond to violent crime but the reality is often "they don't have an available car in the area".
I may have read this on here (can't remember where so apologies if you've heard it).

Bloke phones in a crime. Gets the usual 'sorry no cars/manpower available'. Says 'Oh, don't worry, I've sorted it. I shot the bastard. I was just letting you know'.

Neeenawww! 5 cars, half the force there pronto.

Copper - 'You said you shot him!'
Bloke - 'And you said no cars/manpower are available'.
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Horse wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2024 3:24 pm
Skub wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2024 2:06 pm Our EPH wireless central heating controller.
We have a Vaillant boiler. I'm told they are very good, reliable, long-lasting.

But their wireless controllers? FFS I think we're on the fourth in 11 years.
Ah. It's a thing then. Maybes.
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Count Steer wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2024 3:31 pm
Taipan wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2024 3:18 pm Working in central London, I have colleagues from most of the home counties. Seems most have lost faith in their local Police forces as most forces won't respond to crimes such as shoplifting, anti-social behaviour etc. They claim to respond to violent crime but the reality is often "they don't have an available car in the area".
I may have read this on here (can't remember where so apologies if you've heard it).

Bloke phones in a crime. Gets the usual 'sorry no cars/manpower available'. Says 'Oh, don't worry, I've sorted it. I shot the bastard. I was just letting you know'.

Neeenawww! 5 cars, half the force there pronto.

Copper - 'You said you shot him!'
Bloke - 'And you said no cars/manpower are available'.
That always struck me as a good way to get banged up for "wasting police time".
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Rockburner wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2024 3:44 pm
Count Steer wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2024 3:31 pm
Taipan wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2024 3:18 pm Working in central London, I have colleagues from most of the home counties. Seems most have lost faith in their local Police forces as most forces won't respond to crimes such as shoplifting, anti-social behaviour etc. They claim to respond to violent crime but the reality is often "they don't have an available car in the area".
I may have read this on here (can't remember where so apologies if you've heard it).

Bloke phones in a crime. Gets the usual 'sorry no cars/manpower available'. Says 'Oh, don't worry, I've sorted it. I shot the bastard. I was just letting you know'.

Neeenawww! 5 cars, half the force there pronto.

Copper - 'You said you shot him!'
Bloke - 'And you said no cars/manpower are available'.
That always struck me as a good way to get banged up for "wasting police time".
If it actually happened, then yup. I think it's made up.
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