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    Pronounciation of Lewes

    Ask a Sussex/Lewes local if any are members here? Place names can be peculiar if pronounced differently as to written on paper especially those in Yorkshire - (Slawit)!
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    Companies That You Expect to Disappear Soon

    Ha ha, Savers is especially bad for this as their older stores are quite tiny & cramped which can feel claustrophobic but their lower pricing outweighs this also their newer stores are bigger. Flying Tiger & Sostrene Grene are also the same. Pretty awful at busier times. Getting back to...
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    Introduction of European Entry-Exit Scheme (EES)

    The whole thing is a real shambles indeed. I read somewhere there is advice for British travellers to keep every documentation - flight tickets, hotel bookings etc - for some time after the trip as evidence in case things go wrong, the system may wrongly accuse them of something thus blocking...
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    Thoughts on the Trump presidency

    Newsweek reports a number of people (including the Jan 6 Capitol rioters) pardoned by the Orange Swamp Creature have already reoffended with 20+ convicted also approx 100 more are accused of further crimes. Bet he will be pardoning many more cretins as he leaves office (if he is willing without...
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    Budget hotels discussion

    The Travelodge boss may have resigned, hope this would not automatically make her immune from investigations and scrutiny. She once cancelled meeting with MPs when the brown stuff hit the fan when recent relevations came to light. Reminds me a bit of the Post Office scandal with the boss...
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    Companies That You Expect to Disappear Soon

    Question mark over Poundland's future as it is up for sale again?
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    Is 'South Central' a better name than 'Southern'?

    Does it matter as it will be all GBR soon anyway? Unless GBR gets sectorised like a new form of NSE in a way for that part, whether the name will be LSE, Greater Southern, SouthCentral, SouthEastern etc.
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    Level Crossing Pedestrian Signal

    On GSV, go back in time to 2009 and 2014 - there are different designs!
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    Level Crossing Pedestrian Signal

    3 locations in Poole: - High Street level crossing - Poole lifting bridge - Twin Sails lifting bridge
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    Thoughts on the Trump presidency

    Fingers crossed for the midterms to topple the Orange Emperor - - - - Just seen a clip from 2 days ago, Trump's aides were ushering the press out of the oval office when the press gathering ended abruptly when Trump began to ramble incoherently. Looks like something may be up healthwise?
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    Companies That You Expect to Disappear Soon

    It is disappointing about Argos, it is really useful for avoiding Amazon (due to its peddling of randomly named Chinese junk to wade through). Sainsburys previously were about to sell Argos to JD/Joybuy (another ghastly Chinese company in the vein of Temu & Shein) but then abandoned the sale...
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    Great British Railways - First Train in New Livery

    Those stuck-on vinyls probably will be "Great British Railways | Northern"
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    Thoughts on the Trump presidency

    There's a viral video clip going round of Lindsey Graham's funeral service, a bloke was seen grimacing in disgust behind the Orange Oaf likely being flatulent as he dozed off
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    Budget hotels discussion

    They probably will, I've seen some Ibis Budget hotels in Europe that have a tiny cafe area, only open for breakfast, with few tables in the foyer area. I wouldn't be surprised if they'll put in a Costa Express self service machine if they haven't already.
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    Thoughts on the Trump presidency

    Oh dear, looks like tarmac like a runway for Trump's grifted Kuwaiti AF1 to land on!
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    Thoughts on the Trump presidency

    More of the usual ranting & rambling diatribe from the Dear Orange Leader at last night's press dinner, slurring about "fake news" etc. Word is going round he's on the downward decline healthwise (hasn't he been since 2016 or even before that??) and looking irreversible, make of it what you...
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    Budget hotels discussion

    A Beefeater near me is being converted into a Wetherspoons, a Premier Inn is located behind it. Not sure if there will be cross promotion between the two, more likely they will ignore each other. Also McDonalds are next door & Starbucks are inside Sainsburys across the road, so PI guests of...
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    Thoughts on the Trump presidency

    Stresses of the job, with the Big Bad Orange Monster as your boss
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    Introduction of European Entry-Exit Scheme (EES)

    Yes, this is not helped by the EU Commission being dismissive and insisting everything is fine, and tone deaf to it all. The EES obviously wasn't well thought out. It should have been rolled out in say 5 phases over 5 years, with a group of countries each year starting with more efficient...
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    Companies That You Expect to Disappear Soon

    Not looking good for Easyjet, being asset stripped by unscrupluous American corporate giants. I really hope this wouldn't reduce choice of budget airlines, if Wizzair etc get into trouble in the future, that we may go back to the old days of being forced to use overpriced legacy flag airlines -...

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