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Re: The new £3.9m Food waste collections - a massive cost to the taxpayer, this is how to return your bins to the counci

Ooh, I need a battery charger. The problem is Wandsworth have never mentioned in their little leaflets that you need to wash the jars and can first.  They really have never said this. They say it all the time! It even says so on the orange sacks they distribute: Rinse food residues from containers
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Tue Apr 23, 2024 5:18 pm

Re: New bank scam - please be careful

Firstly, your friend should report this to Apple - if there is a flaw in the OS of the iPhone, then it needs to be fixed. If you scour the web you will find reports of malware distribution of this type – usually it is connected to national spy agencies, etc. I have never heard of this sort of scam f...
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Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:56 am

Re: Daughter's best friend and family quite religious and she is asking why we don't pray

For heaven's sake, take a look at the history of pretty much anything… Sure, the history of philosophy, logic and science, is littered with the corpses of all those fanatical thinkers knocking each other off and declaring war on each other… or perhaps not. As I wrote in my last post, the skisms of ...
Forum: Childcare
Replies: 30
Mon Aug 22, 2022 10:28 pm

Re: Taking the children on an extended holiday

Speaking from experience, after a week or so of separation your youngest will not recognise your partner… which may only last a short time, and the child will not remember it, but your partner will… Most people seem to be cheering you on. I have been on similar long breaks, with my child, but also w...
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Mon Aug 22, 2022 9:42 pm

Re: Daughter's best friend and family quite religious and she is asking why we don't pray

The only thing I can add is that, the UK is a Christian Country and this has helped shape the country. The UK is also a tolerant country. Unfortunately, these two statements don’t really go together. Skisms in christianity still stalk our fair islands. Different sects of christianity have persecute...
Forum: Childcare
Replies: 30
Mon Aug 22, 2022 9:37 pm

Re: Help - tradesman has presented us with totally unexpected bill

Two things I forgot to mention: 1) It definitely won’t look good in court for the tradesman if they try to collect the £2.5k but haven’t provided any written quote for the work in advance. 2) If they try to add VAT on top of the figure you say they quoted for the work, do not stand for it. They shou...
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Mon Aug 22, 2022 2:02 pm

Re: Help - tradesman has presented us with totally unexpected bill

chorister wrote: Sat Aug 20, 2022 10:06 pmIf you are paying £500 - £600 + VAT for a solicitor's letter for something like this then you've got the wrong solicitors…
Unfortunately, they all seem to be the “wrong solicitors” ;)
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Sat Aug 20, 2022 10:42 pm

Re: Help - tradesman has presented us with totally unexpected bill

Solicitors have a habit of charging, and charging, and charging… so unless they can resolve the problem with a single letter (likely to cost you £500-600 plus VAT), it is unlikely they are going to save you more money than they cost… Although you may prefer to pay the solicitor than the rip-off trad...
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Sat Aug 20, 2022 10:00 pm

Re: Minicab to Southampton Cruise Terminal?

Drop them off at Clapham Junction and let them take the train.
Forum: Travel
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Mon Aug 15, 2022 6:13 pm

Re: Does being privately educated mean discrimination at job interviews?

…for example, I know some private schools employ Oxbridge tutors to help candidates with Oxbridge entrance.  You'd never get that in a state school... While schools won’t employ “Oxbridge” tutors, that won’t stop parents doing so. And I have certainly heard of state schools with “Oxbridge” clubs, t...
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Mon Aug 15, 2022 6:11 pm

Re: How much do you think I can expect schools fees to increase by

I doubt private education is value for money. If you work out the sums involved over the course of a child’s schooling they add up to a considerable sum. When you start adding inflation and above inflation rises in fees you are probably adding another 50% (or more). Think about other uses for that m...
Forum: Schools
Replies: 18
Mon Aug 15, 2022 6:03 pm

Re: Daughter's best friend and family quite religious and she is asking why we don't pray

Uhh, you seem to have brought out all the zealots! Firstly, not one has to respect anyone else’s views, in a legal sense, you only have to respect their right to have those views, and not discriminate against them because of those views. This comes from the Equalities Act, which lists certain charac...
Forum: Childcare
Replies: 30
Mon Aug 15, 2022 5:37 pm

Re: Swimming clubs

Battersea Jacs swim at Tooting Leisure Centre three times a week https://www.bjsc.uk Merton Swordfish swim at Wimbledon Leisure Centre and Morden Leisure Centre. Streatham SC swim at Streatham Leisure Centre https://streathamswimmingclub.org/ Mitcham Marlins swim at the Canons Leisure Centre https:/...
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Mon May 23, 2022 6:26 pm

Re: SW11 car fines from a local cyclist's camera

SW11_Cycle wrote: > I was genuinely surprised how easy it was to generate a fine/points for > drivers around here and I wanted to post as I honestly think most people > don't understand how/why. I think all you are demonstrating is that people don't want to fight fixed penalty notices. You are proba...
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Mon Apr 04, 2022 7:58 pm