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by Montreal Wanderer
Mon Dec 04, 2023 5:43 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: General Chit Chat
Replies: 8847
Views: 614463

Re: General Chit Chat

First class stamp £1-25. (I ran a mailroom when they were thirty pence). When we were kids they were three old pence. T.V Licences £1-59 with a proposed 15 pence rise imminent.(These we supposed to be free to old-age pensioners, huh, what a hope. Britain has officially lost the plot. :shock: Police...
by Montreal Wanderer
Sat Dec 02, 2023 5:29 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: General Chit Chat
Replies: 8847
Views: 614463

Re: General Chit Chat

TANGODANCER wrote:
Fri Dec 01, 2023 4:11 pm
Words of solid sense from the number one citizen:

"King Charles III has said humans are carrying out a "vast, frightening experiment" on the planet, taking the natural world "outside balanced norms and limits".
To his credit, he has always been a tree-hugger.
by Montreal Wanderer
Sat Nov 25, 2023 5:31 pm
Forum: The Trotters
Topic: Beware of Grecians bearing gifts. Home v Exeter City, 25th Nov. 3-0'clock.
Replies: 210
Views: 6379

Re: Beware of Grecians bearing gifts. Home v Exeter City, 25th Nov. 3-0'clock.

What a remarkable change in GD in just two hours. Well done Blackpool and Cheltenham.
by Montreal Wanderer
Fri Nov 24, 2023 10:43 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: General Chit Chat
Replies: 8847
Views: 614463

Re: General Chit Chat

WOW! Massive shout out to HM Passport office. Applied on line last Tuesday, sent the old ones back first class recorded delivery same day, received our new ones today. Kept upto date with email and text, brilliant. At least somethings work :D Amazing! Over here you can apply online but I chose to g...
by Montreal Wanderer
Tue Nov 21, 2023 2:48 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: General Chit Chat
Replies: 8847
Views: 614463

Re: General Chit Chat

WOW! Massive shout out to HM Passport office. Applied on line last Tuesday, sent the old ones back first class recorded delivery same day, received our new ones today. Kept upto date with email and text, brilliant. At least somethings work :D Amazing! Over here you can apply online but I chose to g...
by Montreal Wanderer
Sun Nov 19, 2023 4:03 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: General Chit Chat
Replies: 8847
Views: 614463

Re: General Chit Chat

I stumbled across the video on X last night, without realising what it was. 😬 The ‘aggressor’ appeared to spin and thrust his rising skate at a seemingly ridiculous height towards his opponent. That’s where the video stopped, fortunately. Not sure why people are still posting it tbh, when we know t...
by Montreal Wanderer
Sat Nov 18, 2023 4:06 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: General Chit Chat
Replies: 8847
Views: 614463

Re: General Chit Chat

<t>Ooops! I've watched the video now. Though it wasn't very clear, it seems to me that it was not deliberate. I don't think the 'agressor' even saw Johnson. He was being checked by another player who spun him a little off balance. His leg went backwards and up because of the check. Johson was standi...
by Montreal Wanderer
Sat Nov 18, 2023 3:54 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: General Chit Chat
Replies: 8847
Views: 614463

Re: General Chit Chat

I stumbled across the video on X last night, without realising what it was. 😬 The ‘aggressor’ appeared to spin and thrust his rising skate at a seemingly ridiculous height towards his opponent. That’s where the video stopped, fortunately. Not sure why people are still posting it tbh, when we know t...
by Montreal Wanderer
Fri Nov 10, 2023 5:24 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: The Politics Thread
Replies: 20482
Views: 1181351

Re: The Politics Thread

^ Hear hear! I only found out today that 'A small Eva Braun' is an anagram of Suella Braverman Amusing but,alas, not accurate. Suella Braverman has 15 letters, 3 a's, 2 r's and 2 e's. 'A small Eva Braun' has 14 letters, 4 a's, 1 r and 1 e. But all is not lost. You can use 'smaller Eva Braun' and be...
by Montreal Wanderer
Mon Nov 06, 2023 3:57 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: The Politics Thread
Replies: 20482
Views: 1181351

Re: The Politics Thread

^ Hear hear! I only found out today that 'A small Eva Braun' is an anagram of Suella Braverman Amusing but,alas, not accurate. Suella Braverman has 15 letters, 3 a's, 2 r's and 2 e's. 'A small Eva Braun' has 14 letters, 4 a's, 1 r and 1 e. But all is not lost. You can use 'smaller Eva Braun' and be...
by Montreal Wanderer
Thu Oct 26, 2023 3:38 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: The Politics Thread
Replies: 20482
Views: 1181351

Re: The Politics Thread

Yeah, know it's not leading headline, Monty. But it's just lying a fraction under the surface on pretty much a daily basis. Can't decide whether it would actually strengthen his base if they dumped him in pokey for a bit for contempt or whether it would just help things quieten down... :-) As for S...
by Montreal Wanderer
Tue Oct 24, 2023 2:02 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: The Politics Thread
Replies: 20482
Views: 1181351

Re: The Politics Thread

All gone quiet this Trump stuff, which is not really surprising. What's the latest over there MW? Over here, we've got our government putting migrants on a giant barge at an expense greater than it would have cost to put them all on an all-inclusive year long Round-the-World trip on a luxury cruise...
by Montreal Wanderer
Thu Sep 21, 2023 7:57 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: General Chit Chat
Replies: 8847
Views: 614463

Re: General Chit Chat

Prufrock wrote:
Thu Sep 21, 2023 2:44 pm
GM, the "border" is between Horwich and Adlington/Blackrod.
I checked. Alas, Lostock and Horwich are entirely within Greater Manchester.
by Montreal Wanderer
Thu Sep 21, 2023 2:42 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: General Chit Chat
Replies: 8847
Views: 614463

Re: General Chit Chat

University of Greater Manchester ??? Get off it. https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/23802268.university-bolton-vc-speaks-greater-manchester-plan/ I never accepted this Greater Manchester business. I was born in Lancashire. Actually I'm not sure where the boundary is. I was born in Lostock and our...
by Montreal Wanderer
Sat Sep 02, 2023 5:44 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Today I'm happy about......
Replies: 9035
Views: 523703

Re: Today I'm happy about......

Short time ago I got a letter from our new doctor informing me I needed a blood test. Paramedics came (I'm on a Zimmer) and did the test at home. Surgeon ordered bowel and bladder samples, wasn't entirely happy and booked me in for a full-body scan on one of those Dr Who, Tardis things. I duly unde...
by Montreal Wanderer
Sat Aug 26, 2023 3:37 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Today I'm angry about.....
Replies: 19900
Views: 1006968

Re: Today I'm angry about.....

About every line you could cross in 2023, he's managed it. Whether it's Internationally newsworthy? I think there's probably bigger news stories - but it isn't passing with no comment, TD.. Heck, it even had a ten minute segment on CNN tonight competing with the Wagner plane crash and the Trump mug...
by Montreal Wanderer
Sat Aug 26, 2023 3:29 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: The Politics Thread
Replies: 20482
Views: 1181351

Re: The Politics Thread

Not at all quiet, but it's all over. Trump is producing an IRREFUTABLE and CONCLUSIVE report on Monday, to show he was right all along. Move over sleepy Joe. He's used capitals, which is always a sign of something being true and it's probably been written by Mike Lindell. Wonder if they'll flip a f...
by Montreal Wanderer
Tue Aug 22, 2023 5:27 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: The Politics Thread
Replies: 20482
Views: 1181351

Re: The Politics Thread

Not at all quiet, but it's all over. Trump is producing an IRREFUTABLE and CONCLUSIVE report on Monday, to show he was right all along. Move over sleepy Joe. He's used capitals, which is always a sign of something being true and it's probably been written by Mike Lindell. Wonder if they'll flip a f...
by Montreal Wanderer
Sat Aug 19, 2023 2:54 pm
Forum: The Trotters
Topic: Match Thread: Pasties and Pies - A Tasty affair! Bolton v Wigan (H) - Saturday 19th Aug / 12.30
Replies: 285
Views: 11550

Re: Match Thread: Pasties and Pies - A Tasty affair! Bolton v Wigan (H) - Saturday 19th Aug / 12.30

I got lucky today. I didn't realize it was an early start so have just signed on. Therefore I missed this shambles. Small blessings.
by Montreal Wanderer
Tue Aug 15, 2023 4:47 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: The Politics Thread
Replies: 20482
Views: 1181351

Re: The Politics Thread

All gone quiet this Trump stuff, which is not really surprising. What's the latest over there MW? Over here, we've got our government putting migrants on a giant barge at an expense greater than it would have cost to put them all on an all-inclusive year long Round-the-World trip on a luxury cruise...