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- Thu 12 May, 2022 06.32
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
- Replies: 2158
- Views: 865078
Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
[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...
- Fri 25 Feb, 2022 06.16
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
- Replies: 2015
- Views: 917547
Re: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
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 ...
- Mon 10 Jan, 2022 16.03
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
- Replies: 2158
- Views: 865078
Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
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...
- Mon 10 Jan, 2022 08.57
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: The Movie/Cinema Thread
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1780
Re: The Movie/Cinema Thread
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...
- Wed 08 Dec, 2021 20.57
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: Coronavirus - Strange times
- Replies: 635
- Views: 187910
Re: Coronavirus - Strange times
I’m glad you asked. We all like hot dinners, right?
- Sun 05 Dec, 2021 11.34
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: Coronavirus - Strange times
- Replies: 635
- Views: 187910
Re: Coronavirus - Strange times
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...
- Tue 16 Nov, 2021 20.49
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
- Replies: 2015
- Views: 917547
Re: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
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...
- Sat 02 Oct, 2021 21.54
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: TV Live Forum Watch News and Information Board
- Replies: 865
- Views: 218327
Re: TV Live Forum Watch News and Information Board
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...
- Sun 01 Aug, 2021 23.54
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: Another High Street Rebrand
- Replies: 2524
- Views: 1168547
Re: Another High Street Rebrand
Perhaps we could take inspiration and rebrand Parceforce as Royal Mail Parcels and distinguish the letters service using the title Royal Mail Mail.
- Sun 01 Aug, 2021 11.19
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: Another High Street Rebrand
- Replies: 2524
- Views: 1168547
Re: Another High Street Rebrand
According to the website, “TNT will become FedEx Express”, which is distressingly tautological.
- Wed 21 Jul, 2021 09.23
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: Coronavirus - Strange times
- Replies: 635
- Views: 187910
Re: Coronavirus - Strange times
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...