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RE: [VIDEO] Arsenal 24/25 season

Despite going one down and having players on and off the pitch suffering from 'a bug' I'd describe that as comfortable.

Annoying that we can add Timber to the list not available for Brighton but if we can do that to Brentford then we should be able to do it against Brighton.

We're really going to test squad depth this month, nine fixtures in January.

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RE: Happy New Year 2025

Quote:
Par Mizan says...
"but usually the leaders that started it all, survive"
Which is why they start them.
Any risk that they may have to be in the front line and they'd be diagnosed with bone spurs or the like.


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RE: Happy New Year 2025

I hope 2025 is good to you all and you end up better for it come 2026.


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RE: The naughty and nice list of this year

Naughty?
How many pages would you like me to fill.
The vast majority of the Conservative party, Reform and all their assorted a**e kissing acolytes.
Internationally. Trump Maga and the GOP.

Nice.
I'm struggling here but if we're giving it to someone raising dosh for charity I'd have to go for someone from my city of residence for the last 33 years.
Speedo Mick.

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RE: Johnnie Walker RIP

I remember him more from the early and middle years of his career.
Always came across as a fundamentally decent bloke.
The fact my musical taste seemed to parallel his quite closely was always a plus.
There's an awful lot of my generation that will have a soft spot for the man.




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RE: [VIDEO] Arsenal 24/25 season

That was a lot more stressful than I'd have liked in the second half.
Still three points and move on.
Saka doesn't need surgery so should be back a little sooner though it still looks like a longish recovery.


Quote:
RJS says...
" Ford vs Chelsea is my pick."
Was a good one.
I've a liking for the first one though, Mead vs Leicester, because of the teamwork leading up to it.

My lovely kids have got me tickets for the WSL derby on Feb 16th.
Not entirely sure what t'other half will make of it. As far as I know she's never been to a match before. 

EDIT:
Somebody got the story completely wrong.
Apparently Saka's had surgery and is out for 'more than' two months.
I'll go back to what I said.
A cup maybe but I think his absence and Odegaard's before him mean I doubt the league is possible.

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This item was edited on Saturday, 28th December 2024, 01:03

RE: Wallace & Gromit

Quote:
Pete-MK says...
"I'm trying desperately to remember where that final bit"
Italian Job.

The whole thing needs a re-watch to pick up all the movie references.


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RE: Merry Christmas 2024

Quote:
RJS says...
"Ow"
Indeed.

Not committing yet.
Bro-in law who's an electrician but one who does factory level heavy duty stuff says they had a similar problem with theirs.
He reckoned if heavily used there was too much humidity getting around and if left to dry out it may revive and still work as a microwave.

Have my doubts but we'll wait a few days and see.


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RE: Wallace & Gromit

75 minutes of daft grin.

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RE: [VIDEO] The All New Doctor Who Thread...

Quote:
marksparks999 says...
"And still the best Doctor by far!"
'Would you like a Jelly Baby?'.

I'm afraid I never went back after that half of the first episode with the new bloke.

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RE: Merry Christmas 2024

Quote:
Snaps says...
"An eventful day including the cooker tripping a fuse halfway through serving dinner for eight.
"
It's the microwave bit of a double oven.
First time in forever we used it as an oven.

£650 to replace.
I'm sure a couple of you could fix it but once I'm past loose wire or fuse it's out of my pay grade.


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RE: Merry Christmas 2024

For the eagle eyed amongst you the picture on the wall is because my son thinks he's funny.
To the extent he bought me a Maga hat and I'm 'A bloody misery' for not putting it on for a photo according to Mrs Snaps.

An eventful day including the cooker tripping a fuse halfway through serving dinner for eight.

Hope all yours ran smoother.

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RE: Merry Christmas 2024

Hope Santa bought you all you wanted
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RE: Sending a mild Xmas complaint to EE

Not intending to hijack your thread but briefly add to it.

The problem I alluded to in the New phone and E sim thread.

Phoned EE to ask about rolling my already existing BT broadband contract into one seeing as they were now the same company.
About a 90 min phone call resulted in me being assured I would have everything I already had plus a brand new phone for just three pounds extra a month (no brainer)

Long story short
No roaming which I should have had.
Very long text and phone call exchange whilst in USA, call dropped 'Don't go away I'll call back' never did.

Emailed a complaint 'We will respond within two days'. Never did.

Long phone conversation when I returned
'I've raised your complaint and will ring you back when we've listened to the original call'. Never did.

Eventually went into a store which only results in them phoning and handing you the call.
Hopefully sorted but I'm waiting for bills to arrive to be convinced.

Their customer relations are atrocious.



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RE: [VIDEO] Alternate Christmas playlist

Quote:
admars says...
" the Waitresses one I love, gets played a lot,"
Isn't it always the Spice Girls one that gets a hammering?


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Alternate Christmas playlist

Fed up with Witney and Wham?

Add your own to this
I Believe In Father Christmas. Greg Lake
Run Run Rudolph. Chuck Berry
Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis. Tom Waits
Getting Ready For Christmas Day. Paul Simon
River. Joni Mitchell
Gaudete. Steeleye Span.
Must Be Santa. Bob Dylan.

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RE: [VIDEO] Arsenal 24/25 season

Oh ****
Many weeks

Sterling out for a few weeks as well which I really couldn't be bothered about.
I don't think he's been much use since he arrived.

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RE: Wallace & Gromit

Quote:
RJS says...
"Search is fine! I blame the users!
"
Guilty.
Must've missed the previous post.

The 2015 program on the history of Aardman is on iPlayer.
Sure I saw it when it came out but still had a daft grin watching it again.


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Wallace & Gromit

On Christmas day
Vengeance Most Fowl

I'll probably catch up with it a bit later on iPlayer but it's a must watch for me.

If someone wants to give me a Christmas pressie I'll have a day in Aardman's studio please.
I appreciate that would probably amount to not even a raise of a Gromit eyebrow but I don't care if you sat me in a corner and gagged me I'd still be made up.

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RE: [VIDEO] Star Trek: Lower Decks

Quote:
Pete-MK says...
"I have no idea why I never bothered watching this before. Only started yesterday and already binged half of season one. No wI know what I'm doing over xmas
"
If you've not bothered with Strange New Worlds, personally I loved it.
There's a crossover episode with Lower Decks in season two (of Strange New Worlds)


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RE: [VIDEO] Arsenal 24/25 season

Quote:
mbilko says...
"Never mind that, the important thing is its actually looking like KT might be coming home"
May be but quite a reduction in salary if he wants the move I think.
Happy for him if he gets a move.
He's by no means at the end of his career and he deserves to play.


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RE: [VIDEO] Arsenal 24/25 season

As enjoyable as that was Saka leaving the ground on crutches with a possible hamstring is more than worrying.

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RE: Death of a Unicorn

Not entirely sure about this.
Richard E Grant opening the drawer and pulling out his stock over acting role.
I like the guy but it wears thin after a bit.

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RE: [VIDEO] Superman

Have to ask why the dislike?

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RE: [VIDEO] Arsenal 24/25 season

Yup
Thoroughly enjoyable evening apart from the, far too many changes, start.
I think we should be treating the league cup a lot more seriously this season.
It's a cup and this team needs to win something.
I should have had faith in my own predictions and placed a quid or two mid match. As soon as he scored I said hat trick to myself.

Tried to watch split screen with the women's match which is never a good idea so ended up watching the men with just half an eye on the women.

Quite agree.
Very happy with Slegers and I hope she keeps the job.

Let's see if we can do Palace again at their place on Saturday.

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RE: Secret Level (Amazon Prime)

Same team as Love Death and Robots which was excellent.

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RE: Cloud storage

Thanks for the suggestions 
It may be Google Prime as that was part of the deal with EE but I need to resolve my arguments with them before uploading stuff and having to do it over again on another site.
One drive seems to be a top choice but I'm quite happy with Libre Office and 365 works etc seems to be a major part of the deal.
Dropbox is a possibility as I use that for documents and accounts.

I'll have to bite the bullet and stump up a few quid though whichever choice.

BTW after I gave up fighting the Amazon Photo app to try and upload from where it stopped about the beginning of November I look on the app today and it's all on there. **** knows when or how.



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This item was edited on Tuesday, 17th December 2024, 22:03

RE: Spotify

Stumped up for Spotify in the end.
Managing the music side of things.
Surprised and happy to find a range of audiobooks included and currently into and enjoying Karla's Choice which is a Smiley novel written by Le Carre's son. I still struggle with the idea that it's a book though. Can't cope with the fact you can listen to a book.
Podcasts though.
I've tried but given up and gone back to Podcast Addict. It had it's faults but I find it a lot better than Spotify.

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Cloud storage

Which cloud storage do people use as I'm really getting the ar** ache with Amazon photos.
I find it bloody difficult to navigate and it's forever stopping backing up stuff from my phone no matter how many times I tweak the settings.

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RE: [VIDEO] Arsenal 24/25 season

We can grasp straws but it's down to one of the cups if we get any silverware this season.
My vote goes for the Champions League but right now the league cup would be a start.

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