I know no one will care but...........

[InnerVoice 1,021]

2 hours ago, unzippy said:

Fitzroy, Melbourne

Oh, that's a little bit far for a night out 

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On 26/05/2023 at 09:23, Parley said:

These days i don't think it is homemade.

In Australia it is generally packets of cigarettes smuggled in from China or similar countries. No health warnings and usually about $20 a packet instead of $50. Lots of Asian shops will sell it under the counter to regulars. Vapes will end up the same way soon.

As pointed out in a previous post banning anything just beans a few make a lot of money from the product banned. Which is why bans and the making of drugs illegal is supportive in certain sectors of course. 

[Bulya 2,827]

Anybody going to Origin this coming Wednesday? 

[Bobj 10,303]

4 hours ago, Bulya said:

Anybody going to Origin this coming Wednesday? 

WIll be watching it on tv. 900 km is a bit too far for an old bloke to travel.

I don’t care who wins, so long as the Blues come second…

Cheers, Bobj.

 

[simmo 21,836]

Philip Schofield sacked 

[InnerVoice 1,021]

1 hour ago, Bobj said:

WIll be watching it on tv. 900 km is a bit too far for an old bloke to travel.

I don’t care who wins, so long as the Blues come second…

Cheers, Bobj.

 

I'm not much into football Aussie-style but it's the one time of the year I become partisan. C'mon the Maroons! - oh, I mean the 'Marrons'.

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26 minutes ago, InnerVoice said:

I'm not much into football Aussie-style but it's the one time of the year I become partisan. C'mon the Maroons! - oh, I mean the 'Marrons'.

My husband was born in Brisbane but spent most of his schooldays in Sydney.  So he supports the Blues.

May the best team win.

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Haven't had fish and chips for a while. Maybe a year. I was shocked. It's basically doubled. Not Kidding. I thought my memory was playing tricks on me. But no. The fish and chips website even has last year's prices on their promotional photos. Obviously haven't had time to update it. Large Cod was £6. Now £11. Large chips was £2.50. Now £5. I'm gob smacked. Quite unbelievable. 

[InnerVoice 1,021]

1 hour ago, Blue Manna said:

Haven't had fish and chips for a while. Maybe a year. I was shocked. It's basically doubled. Not Kidding. I thought my memory was playing tricks on me. But no. The fish and chips website even has last year's prices on their promotional photos. Obviously haven't had time to update it. Large Cod was £6. Now £11. Large chips was £2.50. Now £5. I'm gob smacked. Quite unbelievable. 

I rarely ever bought British fish and chips because I never liked the chips (too stodgy), although I do love battered fish. It's one of the few things I miss from the UK, food-wise.

Those prices sound exorbitant - do you live in London or the South East? My mate was complaining that fish and chips was 'almost a tenner' in Stafford a few months back, which I guess means it was 8 or 9 quid. You can still get for a fiver in Blackpool so that seems like the place to go, although you might spend much more in petrol!

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/chippy-claims-cheapest-fish-chips-29894327

Edited May 27 by InnerVoice

[Parley 7,791]

18 minutes ago, InnerVoice said:

I rarely ever bought British fish and chips because I never liked the chips (too stodgy), although I do love battered fish. It's one of the few things I miss from the UK, food-wise.

Those prices sound exorbitant - do you live in London or the South East? My mate was complaining that fish and chips was 'almost a tenner' in Stafford a few months back, which I guess means it was 8 or 9 quid. You can still get for a fiver in Blackpool so that seems like the place to go, although you might spend much more in petrol!

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/chippy-claims-cheapest-fish-chips-29894327

Have to say the photo in the article doesn't look that appetising.

My local in Melbourne. I get a grilled snapper, minimum chips and 1 fried dim sim for $18. Delicious.

Hasn't gone up much in the last year either maybe $1.

My local Indian restaurant for example i get a takeaway lamb curry with rice and naan bread. That has gone from $23.50 to $30 in the last year.

[InnerVoice 1,021]

9 minutes ago, Parley said:

Have to say the photo in the article doesn't look that appetising.

My local in Melbourne. I get a grilled snapper, minimum chips and 1 fried dim sim for $18. Delicious.

Hasn't gone up much in the last year either maybe $1.

My local Indian restaurant for example i get a takeaway lamb curry with rice and naan bread. That has gone from $23.50 to $30 in the last year.

The fish looked nice but the chips looked awful, although I don't think the polystyrene container does much for the presentation! I only ever used to buy the fish when I lived in the UK, then take it home and eat it with a previously-made salad so it wasn't quite so unhealthy.

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2 minutes ago, InnerVoice said:

The fish looked nice but the chips looked awful, although I don't think the polystyrene container does much for the presentation! I only ever used to buy the fish when I lived in the UK, then take it home and eat it with a previously-made salad so it wasn't quite so unhealthy.

I always have my fish grilled these days.

[Tulip1 4,853]

40 minutes ago, InnerVoice said:

You can still get for a fiver in Blackpool so that seems like the place to go

It’s not often that Blackpool is suggested as the place to go.  Many would lose their appetite at the mere thought of going there. 

[InnerVoice 1,021]

1 minute ago, Parley said:

I always have my fish grilled these days.

I'd never pay for grilled fish unless I was in a restaurant. Aldi salmon fillets (4 for $12) in the air-fryer for 10 minutes - absolutely delicious!

[Parley 7,791]

This Philip Schofield guy is attracting lots of attention. Quitting because he had an affair with a young male colleague. It is even in The Age in Melbourne today how he has quit ITV. He probably only came out because the young guy threatened to expose him (verbally speaking).

It is all quite salacious reading. But do people really care what the TV personalities get up to in their private life.

Edited May 27 by Parley

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12 minutes ago, Tulip1 said:

It’s not often that Blackpool is suggested as the place to go.  Many would lose their appetite at the mere thought of going there. 

I used to stay with a friend who lived in Fleetwood and we would get a tram to Blackpool and meet up with other friends there.  Had a lot of fun.  Shame it seems to have gone downhill over the decades.  All the factories in Glasgow used to close for a fortnight during summer and all and sundry spent the 2 weeks in Blackpool for their holidays.  It definitely was a bit rough to put it mildly when they hit town.  Aaah the good old days.  Fond memories.

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11 minutes ago, Parley said:

This Philip Schofield guy is attracting lots of attention. Quitting because he had an affair with a young male colleague. It is even in The Age in Melbourne today how he has quit ITV. He probably only came out because the young guy threatened to expose him (verbally speaking).

It is all quite salacious reading. But do people really care what the TV personalities get up to in their private life.

Never heard of him.  No, I don't care what 'celebs' and TV personalities get up to.

[Tulip1 4,853]

2 minutes ago, Parley said:

This Philip Schofield guy is attracting lots of attention. Quitting because he had an affair with a young male colleague. It is even in The Age in Melbourne today how he has quit ITV.

It is all quite salacious reading. But do people really care what the TV personalities get up to in their private life.

It’s because he repeatedly lied about it when asked (honesty and integrity are core values within ITV) and because of his senior position.  Having a relationship with a young employee keen to succeed could be seen as taking advantage of his position.  He did nothing illegal but his employer clearly feels they don’t want someone like that in their team. 

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5 minutes ago, Parley said:

This Philip Schofield guy is attracting lots of attention. Quitting because he had an affair with a young male colleague. It is even in The Age in Melbourne today how he has quit ITV. He probably only came out because the young guy threatened to expose him (verbally speaking).

It is all quite salacious reading. But do people really care what the TV personalities get up to in their private life.

He came out about 3 years, so I don't think that's the case.

He used to endorse that We Buy Any car company. They offered me £500 for my car when I left the UK, but when I turned up they found some very minor damage and suddenly the offer went down to £120. I was flying back to Australia the following day so I had no choice but to accept. The 2 people who were in front of me got exactly the same treatment. One had a Land Rover Discovery and they offered him two grand less. Talk about sharp practice! I can vividly remember Philip Schofield's cheesy grin on this billboard in the office, so I don't really have much sympathy for him!

[Parley 7,791]

18 minutes ago, InnerVoice said:

He came out about 3 years, so I don't think that's the case.



He was still married and living with his wife when the affair happened.

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14 hours ago, Bobj said:

WIll be watching it on tv. 900 km is a bit too far for an old bloke to travel.

I don’t care who wins, so long as the Blues come second…

Cheers, Bobj.

 

You’re off my Xmas list!

[Bulya 2,827]

13 hours ago, InnerVoice said:

I'm not much into football Aussie-style but it's the one time of the year I become partisan. C'mon the Maroons! - oh, I mean the 'Marrons'.

It was originally an English game.  And it’s marones, not maroons. 

Edited May 28 by Bulya

[Lavers 1,447]

14 hours ago, simmo said:

Philip Schofield sacked 

Seems most kids tv personalities are of a certain type.

[Lavers 1,447]

1 hour ago, Toots said:

I used to stay with a friend who lived in Fleetwood and we would get a tram to Blackpool and meet up with other friends there.  Had a lot of fun.  Shame it seems to have gone downhill over the decades.  All the factories in Glasgow used to close for a fortnight during summer and all and sundry spent the 2 weeks in Blackpool for their holidays.  It definitely was a bit rough to put it mildly when they hit town.  Aaah the good old days.  Fond memories.

Still a cracking place to go for a night out.

The Scots still invade Blackpool I think at the end of August for the long weekend.

 

 

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8 minutes ago, Lavers said:

Still a cracking place to go for a night out.

The Scots still invade Blackpool I think at the end of August for the long weekend.

 

 

Back in the day we only got a fortnight's holiday so I thought that today with their 4 weeks they would all be off to Florida or Spain.