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4 years
Just to say I have been on this website for 4 years today, I joined on Oct 11th 2019 ... I have really enjoyed the chats and debates and games and also the practical advice and also have found a lot of support here, thanks.
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Returning and re-buying an item due to lower price
A family member recently bought an item for £85, 3 days later it is now £65. It's a large item - over 1 meter by 50 cm by 50cm and quite heavy - around 10kg. My relative is within their “right to return for any reason” window so they could send it back and buy it again. However, putting aside the inconvenience - to both my…
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ARTY FARTY
I can write a book talking about my experiences, if it can help others understand and appreciating themselves. My refuge is art. I have tried moving away from it many times, that is because it cost so much to maintain and practice but also it is so messy! I have always been described as messy. I have to say that I was so…
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National Dessert Day! (With a spooky twist!)
Oh my lovelies, it's nearly one of the best days of the year, National Dessert Day! A day to really celebrate all of your favorite after dinner treats! It's on October 14th, so there's plenty of time to get ready. :) As it's only a few weeks until Halloween (yay!) I thought I'd share an old childhood recipe. My family call…
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If you were trapped in one scary movie, which would you choose?
If I was trapped in a scary movie
where I was involved in the storyline, I’d probably choose IT as Pennywise
mainly goes after children. If I was watching the events unfold, then I’d like
to see Laurie Strode kick ass in Halloween. Which movie would you choose to be trapped in?
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BT Disability Discrimination?
BT offer a broadband discount to customers who are disabled. BUT only for their low speed broandband products. Maybe BT think that disabled customers only have limited broadband requirements.
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Intermittent problems accessing the online community
This has been going on for about 5-6 weeks.This morning I received these messages, 'Permission denied,' & { "type": "Error", "message": "Unsupported operand types", "code": 0
} several times. Previously in addition to the 'Permission denied' messages, I've had 'Something has gone wrong' & 'Web server down error 521.' I…
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Poem called child born in war-torn countries
Poem called child born in war-torn countries An incentive is children are born in war-torn Ukraine The fantastic pain edged their parents' faces. This leaves sour tastes in our mouths as we watch on at the terrifying pictures. A mixture of sadness filled our eyes I hope wise heads prevail over the leaders of Russia and…
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It's World Mental Health Day 2023!
Today (10th October) is World Mental Health day 2023. A day to increase awareness and get people talking about their mental health and the struggles people may face. This year's theme is Mental health is a universal human right. Disabled people are three times more likely to suffer from bad mental health and 38% of all…
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Boardgames
In the time of modern communications and online gaming, do many people still play boardgames on a regular basis? If So what games? I love a board game, but don't play as often as I want, but such is life. When I do pay it is generally Cludo (Downton Abbey version), Monopoly (Star Wars Version). Also when I fist met my…
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National Poetry Day
I know this is something that, for some of our members, is very close to their hearts. Today is National Poetry Day in the UK :) The Forward Arts Association set up National Poetry Day in 1994 to celebrate poetry and to spread it to a wider audience. I am sure many of us remember having to go through many poems in school…
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Disability Books by Disabled Authors
Hi all! I've proposed a disability section to my local library, and I'm looking for your book recommendations! I'm keen to get them to centre disabled authors first and foremost. So far I have books like: You are the best thing since sliced bread - Samantha Renke The view from down here - Lucy Webster Sitting pretty -…
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Anime nerd here !
Hi I'm Joshua, I am huge anime nerd. I am looking for other guys or girls who are fans of anime. Some of my favorite anime's are: Hunter x Hunter Demon Slayer Fairytail Would love to know everyone's favorite anime's!
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Animals in Halloween Costumes
As you may know, @Adrian_Scope has
a new addition to the family, Jelly. Although I nicknamed her Jaws because as
you would expect from a pup, she’s a little nippy! It made me remember all these
funny images I had seen on the internet of animals in costumes. Very much like
the Meme of the day! thread, I thought to create a…
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Pets!
I'd love to hear about what pets you all have? Or if you don't have a pet maybe one that you would most like to have! I'll start I've got 2 kitties, both adopted from a rescue. The first is a Tabby, called Trouble, who is a very shy little angel. He is a very handsome distinguished gentleman and is about 6 years old. The…
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Live music or studio version?
Do you enjoy listening to songs being played live, or do you prefer listening to the studio copy? By "live" this doesn't mean you have to be there in person, it could be on YouTube or on the television. I have never been to a live music concert myself but I always prefer the live version of a song and will try to find…
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Top tips to avoid scams online.
Heya folks! As there's a big online shopping day coming up, I thought I'd share some top tips to avoid those pesky scammers and keep you all a bit safer online. -Email links. Scammers are getting very good at making emails look very official these days. But there's a few ways of making sure the link you have is safe to…
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Poem called sun rays
Poem called sun rays Firstly I hope you are well and enjoying this beautiful sunny day The sun rays are giving me great warmth and pleasure to motivating me to get the things I need to get done, it’s so wonderful how much the sunshine gives us that lift we so desperately needed and feed our minds with the nutrients and…
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New car pictures
Sorry they are late and of not great quality but here are some pictures of my new car as I promised to share some. I have had the car for a week now and done 350 miles. The car is fantastic, even better than I imagined it would be. It is plenty fast and I haven't even used full acceleration yet because I am still running…
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Gift card scam
Gift card scam Old scam doing the rounds again - please don't get caught out! We have recently received a report from a resident regarding an email purportedly coming from someone he knows well. The resident was asked if he could help 'his friend' by purchasing an Apple gift card for his Niece who has been diagnosed with…
