[they] are working at pace One of my least favourite expressions, and one which seems to be everywhere in business (and the Civil Service) these days. I’ve long imagined this to be a mishearing of the word “apace” which has become so common as to be generally accepted, but I’ve really no idea wheth...

MyWaitrose's withdrawal of its free newspaper for "something new" as I think they said is, actually, a return of the exact same personalised offers system that they withdrew around three or four years ago because customers found it "confusing". And they've now made it even more ...

Wilko are closing the following stores, Bournemouth, Stockton, Shipley, The Fort, Scunthorpe, Narborough Road, Grantham, Redditch, Rotherham, Skegness, Sutton Coldfield, Orpington, Edmonton Green, Llanelli, Merthyr Tydfil and Cleethorpes. The Stockton branch is in the Castlegate Centre, which is be...

I went to the cinema twice in 2021, which is two visits more than in either 2020 or 2019, so I consider myself something of a film buff. I saw Cruella, which was marvellous fun in the "mindless live-action Disney" mould, and C'mon C'mon, which was marvellous fun in the "gently reflect...

james2001 wrote: ↑Tue 07 Dec, 2021 21.12 It's like asking Mary Berry on how to make the perfect roast, because she cooks things and it's all the same, right?

I’m glad you asked. We all like hot dinners, right?

Significantly, several of them found that face visors which are considered perfectly acceptable face coverings do pretty much diddly squat in terms of stopping cough particles in a lab test. A face visor or shield may be worn in addition to a face covering but not instead of one. This is because fa...

Do we think this ‘just walk out’ setup is the future? It feels to me a little like CFL lightbulbs. Sold as being the future but probably not what ends up being used. I feel the same. I've given it a go at the Canary Wharf store, and found it a bit unpleasant. It's just the wrong side of the 'creepy...

It's so annoying to read and I'm sure I can't be the only one. I hadn’t noticed that, but have been very mildly irritated by the ever-increasing tendency for people to ask themselves questions rather than just making statements. Is it slightly annoying? Yes. Do I expect it to continue? Yes. Does it...

thegeek wrote: ↑Sun 01 Aug, 2021 21.10That's to distinguish it from their other business units (none of which operate in the UK), such as FedEx Ground, FedEx Office and FedEx Logistics)

Perhaps we could take inspiration and rebrand Parceforce as Royal Mail Parcels and distinguish the letters service using the title Royal Mail Mail.

According to the website, “TNT will become FedEx Express”, which is distressingly tautological.

The problem is that there are apparently three million over 50s/40s that don't want it. We can't be held to ransom by them, they have been offered the jab, if they get COVID and die it is their fault and their fault alone. The NHS should make preparation, and the gov should fund it in preparation f...