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I have always thought the bbc was a rip off but I have reluctantly paid my licence fee. I can now only get a part picture on their channels.The bottom third of the picture is a red panel with white writing telling me the bbc will only be transmitting in H.D as from Jan. 6th. 2024, and I should update my nd inform my provider. I do not have an H.B to and I do not have a provider so I will not be upgrading  so I assume I will not be able to view any more of their rubbish after Jan,but I am still required by law to buy a licence.This is a National disgrace and will affect many people.How long is this useless government going to allow the bbc to fleece us .If I can’t get bbc I will pay no fee and I hope others do the same.

Well done DADDY  I've started by not paying my TV licence, energy D.D  to be cancelled on Wednesday after my last payment on a low price 2 year deal.

According to a recent T.V news bulletin hundreds of people were now cancelling their direct debits with energy companies because they can't afford the payments. As both the government and the energy companies have promised no cut offs perhaps this is something everybody should do. If we all cancel after our next D.D at leat we'll all get at least a months free energy  before the companies start screaming . We still won't be able to pay but at least the energy companies will have lost something and this useless government might take the proplem more seriosly than they are doing now, and give people some proper help.

If you can't find a leak it's probably the head gasket

On 07/09/2010 at 11:11, SILLY said:

I use 3 in 1 oil that can be bought in most hardware type shops. Wilkinsons have it.

Yes 3 in 1 is excellent but Wilkinsons own multi purpose oil is just as good but about half the price of 3 in 1.

My wife watches this program  but I always have a quick look to see what Claudia Winkleman is wearing. How on earth she can be BBCs highest paid female presenter is beyond beleif. She has no dress sence whatsoever, she just looks a mess.

On 13/11/2021 at 08:30, dave_the_m said:

I think a lot of people perceive the new LED street lighting as dimmer than the old sodium lamps simply because there is less sideways spill - the old ones lit up the sides of all the houses, whereas the new ones mainly illuminate the ground (and the people and things there). So if you look along a street at night now, all you see down the street is lots of dark unlit sides of houses and the black tarmac, which gives an overall impression of the street not being well lit. But close up, visibility is a lot better. You can better see dropped keys, muggers, parked cars etc.

You are wrong here.  The main problem with L.E.D lights is that you can't see parked cars properly.

Car lights seem to be getting brighter and brighter, many cars have lights which are now absolutely brilliant white and produce instant dazzle,  and are making driving at night more dangerous than it has ever been. There used to be a limit on light intensity but that now seems to have now  gone. On the other side of the coin Sheffield street lights are absolutely useless. The lights are too high and they are weak, there aren't enough of them,  and many are not even working.  Why on earth the sodium lights were removed is anybodies guess because they were far superior. I have no doubt it was a cost cutting exersise as usual and  not something to improve road safety. Just like removing the hard shoulder on motorways.

On 06/11/2021 at 09:28, dave_the_m said:

As was said earlier, the best advice is to go to the pepipoo or MSE forums where you'll get free expert advice.  Don't pay initially, but don't ignore.  They have six years in which to bring a claim against you in the county court, by which time you may have moved and the claim goes to the old address and you lose by default. That means your credit rating is wrecked for 6 years: no new mortgages, phone contracts etc. Many of these invoices can get  cancelled if the right steps are taken.

Absolutely correct, my son has just had to pay one for an offence comitted over 5 years ago.He had moved house twice  but he got a court notice for payment, and this had increased to £500.

On 07/11/2021 at 22:20, top4718 said:

A thing to remember in any negotiations on this is not to name the driver of the vehicle at the time of the breach in any correspondence.

Then the registered keeper has to pay even if they were not driving.

Hi. Don't know what part of Sheffield you live in but Grenoside Dental Practice on Norfolk Hill are taking on new NHS patients. Their number is  0114  2456130. It is only a small practice and only opens about 3 days per week but the dentist is excellent.

On 30/09/2021 at 16:40, geared said:

They'll be every bit as brutal as they were in the 90's, no-one is expecting anything less.

 

Whether the Afghan people will rise up is another matter, there were not many people willing to stand and fight a couple of months ago.

Of course they wont rise up, why should they when they can come over here and get a house and claim benefits.

On 30/09/2021 at 16:43, The_DADDY said:

Their country 

Their rules. 

 

Wish it was like that here.

The government raised the energy price cap in March. This increased the price of an average bill by about £95 a year. It would seem they are raising it again in September and this time it will increase the price by about £130 a year. In their wisdom the government have also allowed the energy companies to  include a  charge of £30 a year on all customers bills, to compensate tthem for defaulters. Energy companies are also refusing to allow customers who refuse to have a smart meter fitted ,sign up for a fixed lower price deal. We really are having to choose between eating and heating.

It was boring, it could easily have been written into an hour long programme.

It would seem that Ofgen,backed by the government, has allowed energy companies to increase their prices twice this year already. Firstly they have been allowed to increase every customers bill by around £25 per year. Unbelievebly this has been allowed to compensate the companies for the massive increase of payment defaulters. Secondly the price cap has been increased, and this will add about £95 per year on the average bill.  The final nail in the coffin for consumers is the fact that the majority of companies will not allow customers to have a lower price deal unless they have a smart meter fitted. So I assume that as so many customers couldn't pay their bills last year there will be even more this year. We really are choosing between eating and heating now, thanks to our caring government.

All the BBC have offered over the Xmas period is a mass of repeats, hardly any new programmes at all. They don't even offer a plus one hour channel and they can't even keep to time.Anybody who records a BBC program will be lucky if they get the ending as programmes are often several minutes late finishing.For this abysmal mess we are required by law to pay about £170 per year.It would be nice to know just what The BBC are spending our money on ,it certainly isn't new programmes, it must be on obscene wages to second rate presenters. The BBC is now unfit for purpose and it is time the licence fee was stopped.

On 25/12/2020 at 13:41, rudds1 said:

In some instanRuddsces the owner might have changed a bulb but not seated it correctly 

 

Yes you are right Janus,I have been wondering about this.These vehicles with one dazzler always appear to be almost new.I have also noticed newish vehicles also seem to have headlights that appear to brighten when the vehicle goes over a bump. When one of these vehicles is following me it gives the impression the driver is flashing me to stop,in fact when this first happened I did stop,but of course the other driver didn't. I have been wondering if both of these problems are caused by a faulty light levelling system which is now fitted to many new cars.

On 28/12/2020 at 10:04, buddysbuddy said:

I suppose one way round this would be to put product on at half price,-then you could buy one or two as you wish.

 

I've always said that it should be done like this anyway, sometimes people don't really want two but they buy the BOGOF offer and then one gets wasted. What really bugs me is the shops that have offers something like: £5 each,buy 4 for £8. These items really should be priced at £2 each.

On 28/12/2020 at 10:59, zach said:

I would imagine the shops will just play a new game with the mindless rule makers. Instead of BOGOF, they would simply make it something like: Buy one for £1 or two for £1.05. The second being only 5p but gets round the silly BOGOF rule.

Holland and Barrett already do this with therr 99pence sale. You buy one item at full price and another of the same for 99 pence.

Has there been a second lockdown then? I thought it had been cancelled. When this was due to start I thought things would be the same as the first lockdown so I stayed in for the first week. I then decided to go and get some grub,I was amazed. There were cars and people every ware.I decided to avoid the traffic and go to Fox Valley.The car park was packed as were the shops. Most of them appeared to be open including those I didn't  think were allowed to  open,I gave it up as a bad job.It came as no surprise that the death toll has since continued to rise.The governments answer, lets have five days of doing anything,mixing and going anywhere over xmas. Start a third wave and force another lockdown.The mind boggles at such gross incompetence and total lack of consideration for NHS workers.

There was yet another example of this on Jeremy Vine this week. The discussion was weather or not Pritti Patel should resign over the bullying claims. A viewer rang in and said he thought she should not resign because she was the victim of racism,other politicians wanted her out because she was coloured. At this point Jeremy held up his hand and said "woman of colour " and cut the viewer off. I still don't see the difference so perhaps  black or white should be the terms used, or would this upset somebody?

This question was briefly discussed on Jeremy Vine last week, but the so called experts couldn't come up with an answer. Apparently to refer to someone as coloured is disrespectful,a person of colour is the correct term.I couldn't see the difference, so I checked to see what was on the internet and there were umpteen different opinions .Some sites said coloured was the disrespectful one, others said people of colour was the disrespectful one, so I am still at a loss .I know  Dianne Abbott asked for an apology when Amber Rudd referred to her as coloured but I heard Matt Hancock use the term last week. Whatever term is used it would seem that some people will be upset, so it would be really interesting to know what is the correct and accepted version so that no offence is caused.

Energy companies are laughing all the way to the bank .Because of two lockdowns people are staying in and therefore using more energy. My usage is up about 40%, the same can be said for water usage with the extra hand washing advised. No surprise if this surcharge isLooks as though it will be sensible to join the non payment club. implemented as we already pay extra council tax to compensate for non payers and extra insurance for uninsured drivers. Looks as though it would be sensible to join the non payment club.

On 27/10/2020 at 16:52, PRESLEY said:

Not hard to do, when you work out how long your stuck in traffic jams on the way in and out in the summer months.  

Good answer Presley,I'm daft enough to do it every week when i come away from Rowsley car boot.

58 minutes ago, Longcol said:

Where are these stats? I've asked before but  nobody has ever come forward with any except a small increase in cancer deaths over a five year period.

Why do people keep asking for stats,stats can be made to prove anything? I suspect covis is caused by potatoes.After all i bet 95% of people with covis eat potatoes.