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by Charlie Wells
Sat 24 Feb, 2024 15.10
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Pres Cafe Watch News and Information Board
Replies: 581
Views: 391077

Re: Pres Cafe Watch News and Information Board

Perhaps time to wheel out this graphic (which I think I nicked from someone else here years ago)...
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by Charlie Wells
Thu 22 Feb, 2024 16.51
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Technology Thread
Replies: 50
Views: 93484

Re: The Technology Thread


Agree A series are perfectly competent devices. The standout feature of S series over A (and even Z) series for me is the quality of the camera. A and Z series phones have 'good', S series is 'great' (rule of thumb, I'm sure there are exceptions).

I think OLED screens were a differentiator ...
by Charlie Wells
Thu 22 Feb, 2024 08.55
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Pres Cafe Watch News and Information Board
Replies: 581
Views: 391077

Re: Pres Cafe Watch News and Information Board

Dare I say it but I'm inclined to complement the mods/admin for allowing the recent Radio 1 and The Nine discussion to flow without any obvious interruption. Whilst I'm sure they've been reading and monitoring those threads any actions (e.g. moving thread into different forum) has been 'light touch ...
by Charlie Wells
Tue 13 Feb, 2024 08.36
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: With all the recent inflationary price rises, is there stuff you just won’t pay for now?
Replies: 33
Views: 52531

Re: With all the recent inflationary price rises, is there stuff you just won’t pay for now?

A few years ago I axed Virgin Media to cut costs, as I was fed up of paying a premium for what essentially was the ability to record the basic Freeview channels. Previously I'd do the old 'phone up asking to disconnect' trick when out of contract to get an offer from retentions. Moving from Virgin ...
by Charlie Wells
Wed 27 Dec, 2023 19.47
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The rise of the dodgy shop
Replies: 26
Views: 57488

Re: The rise of the dodgy shop

It's notable when some of those shops have a notice on the door/window stating "CASH ONLY". Definitely no chance of a tax dodge there.
by Charlie Wells
Mon 25 Dec, 2023 10.33
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Media Talk Forum Watch News and Information Board
Replies: 47
Views: 36554

Re: Media Talk Forum Watch News and Information Board



Purely out of interest, what did you think about moderation at the blue and purple places?

If you don't know my views on the blue place, you must be extremely young and very new here.

Well I thought the mods & admin were always well liked, and very popular over here and never criticised.

In ...
by Charlie Wells
Fri 22 Dec, 2023 18.32
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Fragrances
Replies: 11
Views: 13040

Re: Fragrances

In the past year after using up Xmas presents I've been buying https://saltoftheearthnatural.com/ sprays. As well as online they're sold in Holland & Barrett, and some were in TK Max earlier in the year. I like the use of natural ingredients, and that they are refillable.
by Charlie Wells
Sun 29 Oct, 2023 08.13
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Pres Cafe Watch News and Information Board
Replies: 581
Views: 391077

Re: Pres Cafe Watch News and Information Board


I feel like the non-news side of the forum is really quiet these days. Major new Saturday night primetime show on BBC One with unusual presentation into the start of it - no posts apart from mine.

Could in part be a reflection of the state of linear TV these days, which overall these days is ...
by Charlie Wells
Sat 28 Oct, 2023 18.32
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Replies: 2269
Views: 1275274

Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake



It's a pretty shrewd way of getting The Range into the high street using an established brand in Wilko.

No surprise that the Plymouth based company will open up two stores in Devon first in Exeter and er...Plymouth.

I wonder if one of the two 'South East' openings will be a London store ...
by Charlie Wells
Mon 09 Oct, 2023 15.39
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Barclays and other non-Lloyds/TSB Bank thread
Replies: 287
Views: 402461

Re: The Barclays and other non-Lloyds/TSB Bank thread



Nationwide have rebranded. Their old logo was dated but the new branding has got a very 90s feel.

They’ve taken the heavily stylised church behind the house out of their logo. I think that would have attracted the ire of the right-wing press a decade ago, but I suspect even they won’t care ...
by Charlie Wells
Mon 09 Oct, 2023 15.02
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: What's going on with all this gender stuff?
Replies: 56
Views: 21398

Re: What's going on with all this gender stuff?


As far as I can tell, a trans identity is understood to be any of the strands below, each building on the one above - for simplicity, since we're both guys, let's assume we are referring to me going through a male to female transition:

1. I tell you that I feel like I am a women, but make no ...