Took us about 3 years to stop getting calls from a cascade of increasingly threatening debt collector agencies that the debt was sold - and on again to - by a Calor gas supplier originally....for a debt belonging to a dead (murdered over another debt apparently) bloke whose phone number we inherited.Mussels wrote: Tue Oct 28, 2025 9:50 pm I had a demand (with threat of CCJ) for £170 from a debt collector for an unpaid parking charge. I politely told them their client was wasting everyone's time as it couldn't possibly be my car.
They sent a reply with a photo of a different car with a similar reg number and still demanded £170.
When are there going to be proper restrictions and punishments for these scam artists?
Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little
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The plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62eww646wjo
Journalists, again ...
Elderly woman left behind by cruise ship on Great Barrier Reef island found dead
What on Earth was the ship doing on the reef?
Journalists, again ...
Elderly woman left behind by cruise ship on Great Barrier Reef island found dead
What on Earth was the ship doing on the reef?
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I had to travel on the Elizabeth line yesterday. The management had managed to find an announcer who was unable to pronounce "Elizabeth". The first time the recording came on I thought "The Olympus line? I thought I was on the Elizabeth line". How the Hell do you mangle a four syllable word and make it sound like a completely different three syllable word?
Even though I knew what it was supposed to be it still sounded like "Olympus".
Even though I knew what it was supposed to be it still sounded like "Olympus".
Re: Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little
Swmbo playing gin against me.
Last night, 1 game she took 2 draws.....out. The next, 3 draws!
However if I took her to a casino, they'd have the Charles Tyrwhitt off me I'd wager.
Last night, 1 game she took 2 draws.....out. The next, 3 draws!
However if I took her to a casino, they'd have the Charles Tyrwhitt off me I'd wager.
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2 factor fucking identifi!catio
Trying to order something on line. 6 attempts, using 2 different cards and 2 phones, an hour wasted waiting and then 6 tests with 6 secret numbers all arrived within 60 seconds
Trying to order something on line. 6 attempts, using 2 different cards and 2 phones, an hour wasted waiting and then 6 tests with 6 secret numbers all arrived within 60 seconds
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Remember An Gof!
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People who decide to share details of their sexuality in everyday conversations.
Why do I care? I'm not planning on shagging you, so why do you think it's relevant? What you do with your genitalia is between you and whoever you decide to jump into bed with.
Honestly, I'd rather people tell me about their dreams and that's fucking tedious.
Why do I care? I'm not planning on shagging you, so why do you think it's relevant? What you do with your genitalia is between you and whoever you decide to jump into bed with.
Honestly, I'd rather people tell me about their dreams and that's fucking tedious.
Remember Anne Diamond!
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Attention seekers?gremlin wrote: Fri Oct 31, 2025 8:07 pm People who decide to share details of their sexuality in everyday conversations.
Why do I care? I'm not planning on shagging you, so why do you think it's relevant? What you do with your genitalia is between you and whoever you decide to jump into bed with.
Honestly, I'd rather people tell me about their dreams and that's fucking tedious.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c620lyx5p17o
Former England goalkeeper Mary Earps announces 'happy' same-sex relationship
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Why?
BBC wrote:A golf course in Nottingham was forced to close for a day after motorcyclists caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to its greens.
Steve Wells, course manager at Bulwell Forest Golf Club, said he discovered a number of the greens had been destroyed on Thursday morning.
He believes bikers caused about £2,000 worth of damage on Wednesday night.
The 40-year-old, who has been greenkeeping for 25 years, said: "It's a real shame because we prepare the golf course immaculately, and they've gone on with motorbikes and destroyed all that."
The course was temporarily closed on Thursday as a result of the damage, causing the club to lose between £1,600 and £1,700 worth of business, Mr Wells said.
Mr Wells said anti-social behaviour on the course had "got worse and worse every month" since his arrival two years ago.
He added a biker once threatened to stab him with a machete, and that one of the members was "badly beat up" for approaching another motorcyclist.
Mr Wells said he had also witnessed drug dealing "in broad daylight" on the public footpath that runs through the course.
"It's worrying, not just for members and those greenkeepers on the golf course working, it's for people who use the path to take their kids to school," he added.
Sgt Katie Taylor, of the Bulwell neighbourhood policing team, said Nottinghamshire Police received "a lot of feedback" about motorbikes "causing a nuisance" at the golf club.
"Tackling antisocial behaviour has long been one of our policing priorities, which is why we regularly conduct operations designed to target these offences," she said.
"We regularly complete days of action as a team to try and cut out this behaviour.
"This will typically see us work with officers from the force's off-road bike and drone teams to spot and take action against anyone speeding around the fields and causing problems."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3kk8wnkyyo
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I hope for the sake of the crims the course isn't owned by the National Trust.
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New cars not having a jack or wheel brace.
FFS it's bad enough you're not providing a spare wheel but at least give us the sodding tools to take the knackered one off and run it into town to get fixed.
I usually wouldn't give a monkeys, except for the wife finding a flat tyre this morning, and my trolley jack deciding to disappear half of its oil and not being up to the job
FFS it's bad enough you're not providing a spare wheel but at least give us the sodding tools to take the knackered one off and run it into town to get fixed.
I usually wouldn't give a monkeys, except for the wife finding a flat tyre this morning, and my trolley jack deciding to disappear half of its oil and not being up to the job
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Take Oakley sunglasses off and leave them on the side. Pop them on this morning and there's several deep scratches on both lenses that weren't there yesterday evening. I know the dog hasn't used them, wifey denies touching them, so I must have been mistaken and trashed them myself.
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It'd be harder to find a female footballer who isn't a rug muncher these daysMussels wrote: Fri Oct 31, 2025 9:27 pmAttention seekers?gremlin wrote: Fri Oct 31, 2025 8:07 pm People who decide to share details of their sexuality in everyday conversations.
Why do I care? I'm not planning on shagging you, so why do you think it's relevant? What you do with your genitalia is between you and whoever you decide to jump into bed with.
Honestly, I'd rather people tell me about their dreams and that's fucking tedious.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c620lyx5p17oFormer England goalkeeper Mary Earps announces 'happy' same-sex relationship
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So which is it?Taipan wrote: Sat Nov 01, 2025 10:55 am Why?![]()
BBC wrote:A golf course in Nottingham was forced to close for a day after motorcyclists caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to its greens.
He believes bikers caused about £2,000 worth of damage on Wednesday night.
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I know what you mean, but it's correct.ZRX61 wrote: Sun Nov 02, 2025 2:06 pmSo which is it?Taipan wrote: Sat Nov 01, 2025 10:55 am Why?![]()
BBC wrote:A golf course in Nottingham was forced to close for a day after motorcyclists caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to its greens.
He believes bikers caused about £2,000 worth of damage on Wednesday night.
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Grab'n'go breakfast
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Even bland can be a type of character 
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I've got a friend who is sexually ambiguous and he has the opposite issue, people asking him if he's gay. That's his approach, 'what does it matter unless you want to shag me'.gremlin wrote: Fri Oct 31, 2025 8:07 pm People who decide to share details of their sexuality in everyday conversations.
Why do I care? I'm not planning on shagging you, so why do you think it's relevant? What you do with your genitalia is between you and whoever you decide to jump into bed with.
Honestly, I'd rather people tell me about their dreams and that's fucking tedious.
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That looks disgusting.
I mean, who on earth eats a banana for breakfast?
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I thought that since I'm in the valley now I don't need to cut corners on the mountain road (or rather, straighten the road
) so I am trying out not switching off the "between the lines " thingy.
I was ok with it until I realised that it fucking well picks up those tar lines in the road. They aren't white so I originally thought maybe I was actually too close to the white line (I was sure I wasn't, but . . . . . . )
Anyway - I got to drive a rather lovely coach today and that had the same issue and was set off by black tar lines - only more fun, cos the steering wheel doesn't get pulled out of my hands, the seat vibrates
could get distracting tho

I was ok with it until I realised that it fucking well picks up those tar lines in the road. They aren't white so I originally thought maybe I was actually too close to the white line (I was sure I wasn't, but . . . . . . )
Anyway - I got to drive a rather lovely coach today and that had the same issue and was set off by black tar lines - only more fun, cos the steering wheel doesn't get pulled out of my hands, the seat vibrates
Life is for living. Buy the shoes. Eat the cake. Ride the bikes. Just, ride the bikes!! 
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Brains Faggots. What a disappointment! 
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Not enough cerebral matter?
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