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    [Brighton] Old Brighton Postcard

    My 96 year old dad tells a story of being at Varndean and out on a school trip on the cliff tops near Roedean when a Dornier German bomber dumped a load of bombs close by, all landing harmlessly in the sea. He reckons it was because the schoolboys were all wearing red caps so easy to spot from...
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    [NSC] New Feature: Ignore Threads

    This is great, perhaps use this to move the most ignored threads into the beat pit when x number of thread ignorers is reached
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    [Misc] What would you do?

    If you eventually win them over, remember to remind them that as they charge interest on late payments, you expected to be treated no differently ... Fair's fair in love & war [and taxes]
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    [Misc] What would you do?

    A Pedant writes: Universal Credit is operated by the DWP, not HMRC ....
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    [Technology] Open Reach & new Fibre Installs - Warning!!

    I have an Ethernet wired house with RJ45 sockets in most rooms. The original BT master was on a wall in the lounge but has been relocated to the loft - just a blanking plate now. To be honest, I use internet for a bit of on demand streaming, emails, and web browsing so could probably get by...
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    [Albion] Someone at the Argus has been on the sherry

    Job share with Albanian refugees? Giz a job!
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    [Misc] What was better in the 90s than today?

    My health and fitness. Oh and income as I had a job then and I'm retired now ....
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    [Football] Italian footballers' betting investigation

    I wonder if gambling will migrate to "not good/cool" in the populous opinion like smoking and drink-driving have over the last 2-3 decades?
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    [Albion] RIP Gerry Ryan

    Nothing else I can say that hasn't already been said in the above 130+ posts. THIS to all of them .... RIP Gerry
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    [Misc] Hotel non-refund

    UK contract law is very clear. The contract is between the person who pays and the person who receives payment for goods or service, person can also be business. Is Accor a UK business? If not, it falls upon the contract law of the country as notified on the contract document. As others have...
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    [Food] Enough of these x or y threads. The ultimate question is….

    But Shirley the Marmite label must be worth a quid, therefore making the Marmite product better VFM And, the label tastes nicer than the contents of the jar, win win, no?
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    [TV] Coogan as Saville on BBC One

    Apart from TOTP my earliest recollection of him was the clunk-click adverts - must have saved thousands of lives. I was intrigued by the comment from one of his victims that Savile himself may have believed that all his good charity etc. work negated his sexual predatory activities. Must be...
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    [Football] RIP Lady Cathy Ferguson

    There's a saying: Behind every great man you'll find a great woman! Many great men can attribute much of their achievements to the support of a spouse lurking in the shadows. RIP Mrs Fergie
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    [Albion] Help needed - Jacket and glasses left in Starbucks Marseille Terminal 2

    To complete the story, please tell me the prescription glasses were found intact in the jacket pocket .... NSC at its very best!
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    [Misc] Twelve months paid leave for the male menopause

    Another International break coming up soon I believe ...
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    [Albion] ** Europa League - Score Predictor - Now in its 13th SEASON !!! **

    Time to go back to the old 1-1 favourite. But as we score for fun AND have become a bit leaky - gone for 2-2
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    [TV] fire stick

    PayPal, but latest was bank faster payment transfer £70 Expensive?

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