Seemingly trivial things that annoy you
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I expected more growth than some pleasant pasture though.rjsterry said:
Grass does tend to grow over stuff after 600 years.pblakeney said:Excellent! Start building there. I do notice that they happen to be a nice shade of green though. I was expecting something a bit more unpleasant.
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
You’re into the joys of archaeological planning conditions then. Some Trust comprising a bunch of academics and enthusiastic amateurs with no idea of budgets or construction programmes who can charge what they want as there’s no competitive market. They’ll spend years digging , measuring and photographing your whole site before covering it all back up again and probably letting you build over it.rjsterry said:
Google deserted medieval villages. There are apparently around 3000 of them in the UK. We really need to get over the idea that there is no space left. We've only built on 6% of the country.pblakeney said:
Is it?rjsterry said:
Go on then. What is the 'other side' if not just fear of change. The country is littered with the remains of deserted villages that didn't change.focuszing723 said:
I've said before. I see both sides of this issue.rick_chasey said:The state of this:
My parents aren’t tbf. Cambridge uni built a £1bn new development behind their house and turned their little dirt road to the house into a bike path and they were the only people affected nearby who voiced in favour of it.focuszing723 said:Mark my words. That'll be you in thirty years.
Not everyone is a NIMBY.
There have been some developments for the local train station - a big noisy train washer and we refused to join the protestations the rest of the street had. What do they expect, they’ve bought a house that is 300m from the station and next to the train line - do they expect it to just be ossified until they leave?
I may be many bad things but when it come to politics I practice what I preach. That’s why I volunteered for the LDs. I had the time and I care so why not?
I only ask as surely there is potential given the housing crisis.0 -
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An impressive young lady but the content of what she discusses is very annoying. In many ways elite sports learned nothing from the human toll of Eastern European sports programmes of the 20th century.0 -
Meh. They've had 600 years to register an interest. That boat has sailed.Pross said:
You’re into the joys of archaeological planning conditions then. Some Trust comprising a bunch of academics and enthusiastic amateurs with no idea of budgets or construction programmes who can charge what they want as there’s no competitive market. They’ll spend years digging , measuring and photographing your whole site before covering it all back up again and probably letting you build over it.rjsterry said:
Google deserted medieval villages. There are apparently around 3000 of them in the UK. We really need to get over the idea that there is no space left. We've only built on 6% of the country.pblakeney said:
Is it?rjsterry said:
Go on then. What is the 'other side' if not just fear of change. The country is littered with the remains of deserted villages that didn't change.focuszing723 said:
I've said before. I see both sides of this issue.rick_chasey said:The state of this:
My parents aren’t tbf. Cambridge uni built a £1bn new development behind their house and turned their little dirt road to the house into a bike path and they were the only people affected nearby who voiced in favour of it.focuszing723 said:Mark my words. That'll be you in thirty years.
Not everyone is a NIMBY.
There have been some developments for the local train station - a big noisy train washer and we refused to join the protestations the rest of the street had. What do they expect, they’ve bought a house that is 300m from the station and next to the train line - do they expect it to just be ossified until they leave?
I may be many bad things but when it come to politics I practice what I preach. That’s why I volunteered for the LDs. I had the time and I care so why not?
I only ask as surely there is potential given the housing crisis.
Only my opinion though.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
There is very much a competitive market for archaeological services*, certainly for more urban development. Naturally some units are more commercially minded than others.Pross said:
You’re into the joys of archaeological planning conditions then. Some Trust comprising a bunch of academics and enthusiastic amateurs with no idea of budgets or construction programmes who can charge what they want as there’s no competitive market. They’ll spend years digging , measuring and photographing your whole site before covering it all back up again and probably letting you build over it.rjsterry said:
Google deserted medieval villages. There are apparently around 3000 of them in the UK. We really need to get over the idea that there is no space left. We've only built on 6% of the country.pblakeney said:
Is it?rjsterry said:
Go on then. What is the 'other side' if not just fear of change. The country is littered with the remains of deserted villages that didn't change.focuszing723 said:
I've said before. I see both sides of this issue.rick_chasey said:The state of this:
My parents aren’t tbf. Cambridge uni built a £1bn new development behind their house and turned their little dirt road to the house into a bike path and they were the only people affected nearby who voiced in favour of it.focuszing723 said:Mark my words. That'll be you in thirty years.
Not everyone is a NIMBY.
There have been some developments for the local train station - a big noisy train washer and we refused to join the protestations the rest of the street had. What do they expect, they’ve bought a house that is 300m from the station and next to the train line - do they expect it to just be ossified until they leave?
I may be many bad things but when it come to politics I practice what I preach. That’s why I volunteered for the LDs. I had the time and I care so why not?
I only ask as surely there is potential given the housing crisis.
*Brother is an archaeologist. North Africa is more his area but he has dug in the UK, too.1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
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And this sort of nonsense.
£40K on hats to fulfil somebodies uptight vision of how people should look.
By all means buy different at the next procurement round. Don’t dress it up as of quantifiable importance.0 -
Cant you talk some ambition into him?rick_chasey said:
The BIL lives in exactly one of those.morstar said:I assume the fact so many developments seem to be right next motorways is reflective of the fact that it is space that people are less precious about.
Picked up a 4 bed for less than £250k.
He’s lazy and likes to drive everywhere so it suits. He’s 20 mins away from 3 towns/cities, with enough room to park two cars in front of the house.
He overlooks a light industrial park, hears the roar of the motorway whenever he sticks his head out of the door and there’s nowhere to walk other than his estate but he loves it.0 -
Bleepin' iPadOS throwing another strop with PremInn WiFi and me struggling to get pairing through android phone to work. Phone screens are shite sized. Grrrrr0
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Ignorance is bliss, the blokes livin the dream.surrey_commuter said:
Cant you talk some ambition into him?rick_chasey said:
The BIL lives in exactly one of those.morstar said:I assume the fact so many developments seem to be right next motorways is reflective of the fact that it is space that people are less precious about.
Picked up a 4 bed for less than £250k.
He’s lazy and likes to drive everywhere so it suits. He’s 20 mins away from 3 towns/cities, with enough room to park two cars in front of the house.
He overlooks a light industrial park, hears the roar of the motorway whenever he sticks his head out of the door and there’s nowhere to walk other than his estate but he loves it.0 -
People not picking up dog $h1t. You just know when nobody is looking they let them $h1t everywhere. A field near me with a footpath is covered in $h1t by the side of it.
I think it should be law when dogs leave the house they have to wear some kind of nappy. The bloody lazy owners can then literally sort the $h1t out when they get back home.
Also when they do $h1t on the floor, how can the hapless owners pick it all up. The answer, YOU CAN'T!
God.
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Cat's should wear nappies, the same applies to those hapless owners too.
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The law when outside.0 -
Lad is, according to his parents, brighter than my wife, though his grades at all levels are several grades lower than my wife. I have had rows about this telling them to stop it - they don’t know how lucky they are with their daughter.surrey_commuter said:
Cant you talk some ambition into him?rick_chasey said:
The BIL lives in exactly one of those.morstar said:I assume the fact so many developments seem to be right next motorways is reflective of the fact that it is space that people are less precious about.
Picked up a 4 bed for less than £250k.
He’s lazy and likes to drive everywhere so it suits. He’s 20 mins away from 3 towns/cities, with enough room to park two cars in front of the house.
He overlooks a light industrial park, hears the roar of the motorway whenever he sticks his head out of the door and there’s nowhere to walk other than his estate but he loves it.
Took him 15 years to become a fully qualified accountant so I think the ambition ship has sailed ✌🏻.
He’s your classic modern - not retired - Tory voter who when rates turn ugly he’ll feel a hell of a lot poorer than he has done - everything is on finance.0 -
I suspect/fear that could be a major turning point for the country should interest rates go above 5%. Too many are in too deep.rick_chasey said:...who when rates turn ugly he’ll feel a hell of a lot poorer than he has done - everything is on finance.
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
I had a gf who lived in Polegate. Nuff said.
TBF, they carved through Polegate with the A27 'Polegate bypass' (a good idea 'cos you don't want to go there) and stuck a few roundabouts in and it's no longer a quiet 'village' but there is plenty of greenery around that area.
@Pross Whereabouts was this development in Cheltenham?seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
I object to urban sprawl because I think places should be designed around public transport and walking. I don't expect that to be a popular view.rjsterry said:
Go on then. What is the 'other side' if not just fear of change. The country is littered with the remains of deserted villages that didn't change.focuszing723 said:
I've said before. I see both sides of this issue.rick_chasey said:The state of this:
My parents aren’t tbf. Cambridge uni built a £1bn new development behind their house and turned their little dirt road to the house into a bike path and they were the only people affected nearby who voiced in favour of it.focuszing723 said:Mark my words. That'll be you in thirty years.
Not everyone is a NIMBY.
There have been some developments for the local train station - a big noisy train washer and we refused to join the protestations the rest of the street had. What do they expect, they’ve bought a house that is 300m from the station and next to the train line - do they expect it to just be ossified until they leave?
I may be many bad things but when it come to politics I practice what I preach. That’s why I volunteered for the LDs. I had the time and I care so why not?0 -
Lad drives the biggest merc. He’s on less than half of me. Gonna be sweaty.pblakeney said:
I suspect/fear that could be a major turning point for the country should interest rates go above 5%. Too many are in too deep.rick_chasey said:...who when rates turn ugly he’ll feel a hell of a lot poorer than he has done - everything is on finance.
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You're right though.TheBigBean said:
I object to urban sprawl because I think places should be designed around public transport and walking. I don't expect that to be a popular view.rjsterry said:
Go on then. What is the 'other side' if not just fear of change. The country is littered with the remains of deserted villages that didn't change.focuszing723 said:
I've said before. I see both sides of this issue.rick_chasey said:The state of this:
My parents aren’t tbf. Cambridge uni built a £1bn new development behind their house and turned their little dirt road to the house into a bike path and they were the only people affected nearby who voiced in favour of it.focuszing723 said:Mark my words. That'll be you in thirty years.
Not everyone is a NIMBY.
There have been some developments for the local train station - a big noisy train washer and we refused to join the protestations the rest of the street had. What do they expect, they’ve bought a house that is 300m from the station and next to the train line - do they expect it to just be ossified until they leave?
I may be many bad things but when it come to politics I practice what I preach. That’s why I volunteered for the LDs. I had the time and I care so why not?
Traffic in East Sussex is terrible. I couldn't cycle there like I used to.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
I would have thought plenty of lefties have a fair bit on tick, given they tend to earn less. The only thing I have ever borrowed to buy is property.rick_chasey said:
Lad is, according to his parents, brighter than my wife, though his grades at all levels are several grades lower than my wife. I have had rows about this telling them to stop it - they don’t know how lucky they are with their daughter.surrey_commuter said:
Cant you talk some ambition into him?rick_chasey said:
The BIL lives in exactly one of those.morstar said:I assume the fact so many developments seem to be right next motorways is reflective of the fact that it is space that people are less precious about.
Picked up a 4 bed for less than £250k.
He’s lazy and likes to drive everywhere so it suits. He’s 20 mins away from 3 towns/cities, with enough room to park two cars in front of the house.
He overlooks a light industrial park, hears the roar of the motorway whenever he sticks his head out of the door and there’s nowhere to walk other than his estate but he loves it.
Took him 15 years to become a fully qualified accountant so I think the ambition ship has sailed ✌🏻.
He’s your classic modern - not retired - Tory voter who when rates turn ugly he’ll feel a hell of a lot poorer than he has done - everything is on finance."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
It's very inefficient not to have leverage. The amount of which is clearly important to manage, depending on your circumstances.Stevo_666 said:
I would have thought plenty of lefties have a fair bit on tick, given they tend to earn less. The only thing I have ever borrowed to buy is property.rick_chasey said:
Lad is, according to his parents, brighter than my wife, though his grades at all levels are several grades lower than my wife. I have had rows about this telling them to stop it - they don’t know how lucky they are with their daughter.surrey_commuter said:
Cant you talk some ambition into him?rick_chasey said:
The BIL lives in exactly one of those.morstar said:I assume the fact so many developments seem to be right next motorways is reflective of the fact that it is space that people are less precious about.
Picked up a 4 bed for less than £250k.
He’s lazy and likes to drive everywhere so it suits. He’s 20 mins away from 3 towns/cities, with enough room to park two cars in front of the house.
He overlooks a light industrial park, hears the roar of the motorway whenever he sticks his head out of the door and there’s nowhere to walk other than his estate but he loves it.
Took him 15 years to become a fully qualified accountant so I think the ambition ship has sailed ✌🏻.
He’s your classic modern - not retired - Tory voter who when rates turn ugly he’ll feel a hell of a lot poorer than he has done - everything is on finance.0 -
I'm sure we learnt that as part of our professional training. Although I personally don't like debt.shirley_basso said:
It's very inefficient not to have leverage. The amount of which is clearly important to manage, depending on your circumstances.Stevo_666 said:
I would have thought plenty of lefties have a fair bit on tick, given they tend to earn less. The only thing I have ever borrowed to buy is property.rick_chasey said:
Lad is, according to his parents, brighter than my wife, though his grades at all levels are several grades lower than my wife. I have had rows about this telling them to stop it - they don’t know how lucky they are with their daughter.surrey_commuter said:
Cant you talk some ambition into him?rick_chasey said:
The BIL lives in exactly one of those.morstar said:I assume the fact so many developments seem to be right next motorways is reflective of the fact that it is space that people are less precious about.
Picked up a 4 bed for less than £250k.
He’s lazy and likes to drive everywhere so it suits. He’s 20 mins away from 3 towns/cities, with enough room to park two cars in front of the house.
He overlooks a light industrial park, hears the roar of the motorway whenever he sticks his head out of the door and there’s nowhere to walk other than his estate but he loves it.
Took him 15 years to become a fully qualified accountant so I think the ambition ship has sailed ✌🏻.
He’s your classic modern - not retired - Tory voter who when rates turn ugly he’ll feel a hell of a lot poorer than he has done - everything is on finance."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
To view that from the other side you could argue it’s a problem of centralising employment / retail / leisure etc. There is only so much space for people to live around the key attractors so beyond that people will have to travel. We perhaps also need to reset people’s views of what is a walkable / rideable distance. Most people won’t think much about driving or travelling by public transport for an hour but would consider walking 3 miles or cycling 10 miles to work as ridiculously long even though it would take less time.TheBigBean said:
I object to urban sprawl because I think places should be designed around public transport and walking. I don't expect that to be a popular view.rjsterry said:
Go on then. What is the 'other side' if not just fear of change. The country is littered with the remains of deserted villages that didn't change.focuszing723 said:
I've said before. I see both sides of this issue.rick_chasey said:The state of this:
My parents aren’t tbf. Cambridge uni built a £1bn new development behind their house and turned their little dirt road to the house into a bike path and they were the only people affected nearby who voiced in favour of it.focuszing723 said:Mark my words. That'll be you in thirty years.
Not everyone is a NIMBY.
There have been some developments for the local train station - a big noisy train washer and we refused to join the protestations the rest of the street had. What do they expect, they’ve bought a house that is 300m from the station and next to the train line - do they expect it to just be ossified until they leave?
I may be many bad things but when it come to politics I practice what I preach. That’s why I volunteered for the LDs. I had the time and I care so why not?0 -
You are kidding, right? Or exaggerating to make a point?Pross said:
To view that from the other side you could argue it’s a problem of centralising employment / retail / leisure etc. There is only so much space for people to live around the key attractors so beyond that people will have to travel. We perhaps also need to reset people’s views of what is a walkable / rideable distance. Most people won’t think much about driving or travelling by public transport for an hour but would consider walking 3 miles or cycling 10 miles to work as ridiculously long even though it would take less time.TheBigBean said:
I object to urban sprawl because I think places should be designed around public transport and walking. I don't expect that to be a popular view.rjsterry said:
Go on then. What is the 'other side' if not just fear of change. The country is littered with the remains of deserted villages that didn't change.focuszing723 said:
I've said before. I see both sides of this issue.rick_chasey said:The state of this:
My parents aren’t tbf. Cambridge uni built a £1bn new development behind their house and turned their little dirt road to the house into a bike path and they were the only people affected nearby who voiced in favour of it.focuszing723 said:Mark my words. That'll be you in thirty years.
Not everyone is a NIMBY.
There have been some developments for the local train station - a big noisy train washer and we refused to join the protestations the rest of the street had. What do they expect, they’ve bought a house that is 300m from the station and next to the train line - do they expect it to just be ossified until they leave?
I may be many bad things but when it come to politics I practice what I preach. That’s why I volunteered for the LDs. I had the time and I care so why not?
People in my street drive 150m to the convenience shop.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Neither to be honest. I don’t disagree with your assessment just making the point that if you are prepared to commute an hour by car then why not an hour by ‘sustainable’ means. One of my annoyances when I use the bus is the frequency it stops as someone will always stay on one stop further to say walking a couple of hundred metres rather than getting off with the previous person.pblakeney said:
You are kidding, right? Or exaggerating to make a point?Pross said:
To view that from the other side you could argue it’s a problem of centralising employment / retail / leisure etc. There is only so much space for people to live around the key attractors so beyond that people will have to travel. We perhaps also need to reset people’s views of what is a walkable / rideable distance. Most people won’t think much about driving or travelling by public transport for an hour but would consider walking 3 miles or cycling 10 miles to work as ridiculously long even though it would take less time.TheBigBean said:
I object to urban sprawl because I think places should be designed around public transport and walking. I don't expect that to be a popular view.rjsterry said:
Go on then. What is the 'other side' if not just fear of change. The country is littered with the remains of deserted villages that didn't change.focuszing723 said:
I've said before. I see both sides of this issue.rick_chasey said:The state of this:
My parents aren’t tbf. Cambridge uni built a £1bn new development behind their house and turned their little dirt road to the house into a bike path and they were the only people affected nearby who voiced in favour of it.focuszing723 said:Mark my words. That'll be you in thirty years.
Not everyone is a NIMBY.
There have been some developments for the local train station - a big noisy train washer and we refused to join the protestations the rest of the street had. What do they expect, they’ve bought a house that is 300m from the station and next to the train line - do they expect it to just be ossified until they leave?
I may be many bad things but when it come to politics I practice what I preach. That’s why I volunteered for the LDs. I had the time and I care so why not?
People in my street drive 150m to the convenience shop.
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In my experience "sustainable means" commutes that can come close to meeting car speeds neither start nor finish near my route. Logical people will use PT when it does.
Bus stops. The first person may be walking 50m back and the next person 50m forward to their destinations.
Summary. Public transport is rarely door to door. If people used cars at £2/l then there are practical reasons or no cost of living crisis for them.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Liverpool!
Not trivial, but coming out on national news now the major problems it has.
It’s a staple of north west news of stabbings and shootings.
Like many coastal towns, it is a closed society that looks inwards. Not sure how they manage to portray this image of being a vibrant, attractive city.0 -
In principle, sure. Polegate has a station and is small enough that you can walk to that station from anywhere within it. It's a very sensible place to build. We are not going to fulfil housing needs by pretending there is some untapped reservoir of urban brownfield land with great public transport already in place.TheBigBean said:
I object to urban sprawl because I think places should be designed around public transport and walking. I don't expect that to be a popular view.rjsterry said:
Go on then. What is the 'other side' if not just fear of change. The country is littered with the remains of deserted villages that didn't change.focuszing723 said:
I've said before. I see both sides of this issue.rick_chasey said:The state of this:
My parents aren’t tbf. Cambridge uni built a £1bn new development behind their house and turned their little dirt road to the house into a bike path and they were the only people affected nearby who voiced in favour of it.focuszing723 said:Mark my words. That'll be you in thirty years.
Not everyone is a NIMBY.
There have been some developments for the local train station - a big noisy train washer and we refused to join the protestations the rest of the street had. What do they expect, they’ve bought a house that is 300m from the station and next to the train line - do they expect it to just be ossified until they leave?
I may be many bad things but when it come to politics I practice what I preach. That’s why I volunteered for the LDs. I had the time and I care so why not?1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
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What about all those abandoned railways? There's a ton of YouTube videos of bearded men exploring them.rjsterry said:
In principle, sure. Polegate has a station and is small enough that you can walk to that station from anywhere within it. It's a very sensible place to build. We are not going to fulfil housing needs by pretending there is some untapped reservoir of urban brownfield land with great public transport already in place.TheBigBean said:
I object to urban sprawl because I think places should be designed around public transport and walking. I don't expect that to be a popular view.rjsterry said:
Go on then. What is the 'other side' if not just fear of change. The country is littered with the remains of deserted villages that didn't change.focuszing723 said:
I've said before. I see both sides of this issue.rick_chasey said:The state of this:
My parents aren’t tbf. Cambridge uni built a £1bn new development behind their house and turned their little dirt road to the house into a bike path and they were the only people affected nearby who voiced in favour of it.focuszing723 said:Mark my words. That'll be you in thirty years.
Not everyone is a NIMBY.
There have been some developments for the local train station - a big noisy train washer and we refused to join the protestations the rest of the street had. What do they expect, they’ve bought a house that is 300m from the station and next to the train line - do they expect it to just be ossified until they leave?
I may be many bad things but when it come to politics I practice what I preach. That’s why I volunteered for the LDs. I had the time and I care so why not?
I should be in government, I really should.0 -
https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/news/tfl-publishes-plans-for-property-company-with-potential-to-deliver-up-to-46000-homes-71524First.Aspect said:
What about all those abandoned railways? There's a ton of YouTube videos of bearded men exploring them.rjsterry said:
In principle, sure. Polegate has a station and is small enough that you can walk to that station from anywhere within it. It's a very sensible place to build. We are not going to fulfil housing needs by pretending there is some untapped reservoir of urban brownfield land with great public transport already in place.TheBigBean said:
I object to urban sprawl because I think places should be designed around public transport and walking. I don't expect that to be a popular view.rjsterry said:
Go on then. What is the 'other side' if not just fear of change. The country is littered with the remains of deserted villages that didn't change.focuszing723 said:
I've said before. I see both sides of this issue.rick_chasey said:The state of this:
My parents aren’t tbf. Cambridge uni built a £1bn new development behind their house and turned their little dirt road to the house into a bike path and they were the only people affected nearby who voiced in favour of it.focuszing723 said:Mark my words. That'll be you in thirty years.
Not everyone is a NIMBY.
There have been some developments for the local train station - a big noisy train washer and we refused to join the protestations the rest of the street had. What do they expect, they’ve bought a house that is 300m from the station and next to the train line - do they expect it to just be ossified until they leave?
I may be many bad things but when it come to politics I practice what I preach. That’s why I volunteered for the LDs. I had the time and I care so why not?
I should be in government, I really should.
Chances are if someone on here thinks of a solution the people who make money from these things have already come up with it or it isn't practicable.1 -
I've noticed on a couple of TV dramas recently that we (the viewers) are not properly shown the message on a phone even though it appears crucial to the story. We get a glimpse of it at a bad angle and barely have time to work out who it's from let alone what it says.
I wonder if it's because they think that everyone now has a 50 inch plus TV?
The older I get, the better I was.0
