The New Coffee Room

@Doctor-Phibes said:
We're still unpacking after moving 4 years ago.

Same here, after 4years & 3months down from 350 to about 5 hamiltonsremovals boxes. So irritating when swmbo wont unpack the last handful dumped in our garage.

Then in April a daughter moved (her 3 bedroom flat) in for a year so we have 60 new boxes, furniture, dogs and everything else. It's lovely to have her around. But.

Re the batteries I suppose they have to be extra careful. I've had a power drill battery literally explode.
And I was just warned about my phone battery which appears to have slightly expanded within the case. Risk of it catching fire, so now expecting a new phone to be delivered on Friday.

Certain sites will be made over 18 only

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqdny4l3jdo

Or he's had work done on his teeth

@Mik
Talking of phones and driving without due care & attention:
Latest Merc CLA has a continuous superscreen; a 10inch driver screen and two 14inch screens for...? Plus in windscreen info
Door to door, not joking. They do a practical electric shootingbrake

The man with probably the worst job in the world.
Imagine what he's thinking on his commute to work, and later in the evening reflecting on his day with youknowwho.

It's about protecting kids under 16 years old. From addiction, grooming, exploitation, fraud.

Will be interesting to see how the law is effected and policed.

The way online fraud has increased surely we all need protection of sorts.
I attempt to keep my online presence to a minimum.
But we need phones, credit cards and purchases, bills paid, email. And leisure forums?

The real problem with modern day wars is they are like boxing matches where only jabs are allowed. And that even includes Gaza, despite the destruction and loss of life.
Pussyfooting about instead of demanding and ensuring unconditional surrender by every means.

We've had nearly 50 years of this internationally murderous Iranian regime and can only look forward to it continuing.
Any funds released to it will certainly end up in the hands of Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis.

I'm going to buy an electric car.
Over the last few decades the whole professional British military has been reduced to the point where can now fit inside a football stadium!

Meanwhile on a positive note, Ukraine are doing well against Russia, and Putin will be dead within a decade.
And China will soon be coming to terms with its young population crisis. So hopefully both countries will be less helpful towards Iran and N.Korea

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18ygBZeJyd/
'Wine in a Can'
A short poem that gets increasingly funny (not that you'd recite it at a Christmas party)

He's won again, how does he do it

Holy s**t
I recognised him immediately from the best ever NCIS episode, where he plays an aging Medal of Honor recipient called Ernie Yost, tortured by his war memories of Iwo Jima.
Who knew he was actually on the French beaches!

Hezbollah really need to stop firing into Israel.
Poke poke poke that grizzly.

And what's this rumour about Trump buying the Chagos Islands ?

Is it true you can see Trump's ego from space?

100 days into the war, Israel precision bombed the Hezbollah command centre for Lebanon, 10 missiles hit a tower block in Beirut.
Retaliation has been promised.

Am I a regular Brit? Pibes seems to be an educated regular.

Hard to say what goes on in anyone's mind unless you've known them for years.

Probably an awful mistake, perhaps pressured by the various skin colours/attitudes involved at an intense moment.

A lot of people still regard our police as rather average intellectually and ready for a bit of a punch up when needed.
You know, neanderthal crossed with neonazi.
The ones I have personally known in my family and close friends have been family men, and most thoughtful, and or Christians.

As for Farage, I shall never vote for him or his party. He's a two faced political slimeball rabble-rouser. The worst of our politicians and that includes those of the recent SNP debacle now enjoying accommodation at HM pleasure.

Best PM Britain never had, Tony Benn

Fought for years to give up his hereditory peerage in order to continue serving as MP.
There when times were hard yet some great things (NHS) were done by politicians.

A democratic socialist for the people who, despite being brought up a posh boy, stuck to his ideals and liked a simple cuppa and his pipe.

And a very engaging personality who was never afraid to go to the heart of things.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Ka5eCsA8U/

Five good questions.

I'm pretty certain the West's military-industrial complex is up to the job of replacing whatever is used quicker than any of us imagine; and also of prioritising production, e.g. of useful new arms such as long range drones.

I was just reading the Homes part of the weekend Financial Times and feel compelled to share this:

p/w
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