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    Pictures of Cov in the past and Coventry Pubs

    Christchurch. All but the spire was later demolished to make room for New Union Street.
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    Pictures of Cov in the past and Coventry Pubs

    That's a temporary pub to replace one bombed during the war. There was another in Jordan Well called the Mattock & Spade, bulldozed to make room for the Herbert. I've yet to find a good picture of it.
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    Things that annoy you

    The police drive that badly do they? ;)
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    Do you want to discuss boring politics?

    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/reform-poll-lead-tories-farage-putin-b2568005.html
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    Do you want to discuss boring politics?

    Badenoch would survive, Mordaunt would be out: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/06/19/kemi-badenoch-future-of-tory-party-general-election-2024/
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    The Nationwide £100

    Nationwide is still sending me updates addressed to a former tenant. I have to assume the latest one is about the bonus as I have been returning them unopened for nearly two years now.
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    The Nationwide £100

    The price cap may have dropped but the amount you actually pay might not. Octopus just raised my direct debit from £140 to £160 a month.
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    The Nationwide £100

    https://www.gbnews.com/money/nationwide-millions-of-customers-will-miss-out
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    Best TV shows or movies you can recommend

    Abigail https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27489557/reference/
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    Peter Kay

    Many years ago, before streaming became simple and popular, a friend asked if I wouldn't mind downloading a Peter Kaye concert and converting it to DVD for him. I said "Sure, which one?" He said: "All of them!" :mad:
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    Best TV shows or movies you can recommend

    Some of it is and some of it isn't. It's neither one thing nor the other.
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    Best TV shows or movies you can recommend

    Fallout is stupid beyond belief but the music and visual effects are very good.
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    Do you want to discuss boring politics?

    He'll only be there for a few months then Labour will win it back again.
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    Things that annoy you

    Perhaps it's a hint she wants you to buy her a watch? (Rolex do a very nice oyster watch for ladies)
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    Do you want to discuss boring politics?

    The Tories may offer Reform a deal, there's no chance they will honour it though.
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    Things that annoy you

    If you're using Firefox or similar I'm told its deliberate to get you to change to a different browser.
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    Do you want to discuss boring politics?

    https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/feb/01/labour-to-ditch-annual-green-investment-pledge-party-sources-say "Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are ditching Labour’s flagship policy pledge to spend £28bn a year on green investment, party sources have said. The sources said the party would...
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    Do you want to discuss boring politics?

    He's so 'principalled' he's forcing his hard-pressed local council to spend £250,000 on an election for a seat which is scheduled to be abolished at the next general election anyway.
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    Do you want to discuss boring politics?

    I'ts amazing how many MPs suddenly realise they're not really Tories (or Labour) just before an election which they expect to lose.
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