Paul Cook

Rock and blues,rugby, nostalgia,old movies,good new ones,horse racing,nature,English Countryside,Brexit, Queen Elizabeth,God Save the King.

[Paul Cook @exponytailpaul]

@lady_valor_07 The Shootist

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My friends earn less than an MP and have managed to put through their son in private school. To do this my friend a late father is still working in his seventies and anticipated another three years of sacrifice.

[Rt. Hon. Anna Turley MP @annaturley]

Note to all the pearl-clutching Tories out in force today…

You don’t HAVE to send your kids to private school. We have universal education provision in this country.

If you *choose* to do so, the rest of us shouldn’t pay for you to have a tax break for the privilege.

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@johndotwills Must be a communist ?

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@420_moment As a brit just seeing the suggested gratuities would get my back up and she is right why should you really pay a % of the bill. You have a £50 brandy or a £5 one but pay ten times more service for the same service

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@BhattiLaib9960 Miserable sod !

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@Beno10_MFC 5

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In the UK its called stalking and can get dangerous. Report it to the police.

[Her_Nonymous_Diary @Her_Nonymous_D]

Last year, a man I met once at a community fundraiser asked for my number while we were packing up chairs.

He was at least 20 years older than me. I thanked him, said I wasn’t interested in dating, and thought that was the end of it.

It wasn’t.

A few days later, he somehow found my professional profile online and sent a lengthy message about how we had a “special connection.” I didn’t respond.

Then he started showing up.

First, he attended a networking event I was speaking at. He sat in the front row and waited afterward to talk to me. I kept the conversation brief and left.

The next week, a box of gourmet chocolates arrived at my office.

A few days later, a handwritten card showed up.

Then a book he thought I’d enjoy.

Then another card.

Every individual gesture, taken alone, could be described as thoughtful. That’s what made me question myself for a minute.

But the issue wasn’t the gifts.

The issue was that…..

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Well, in the UK they are paid a living wage approx £12.50 an hour and if service is included that’s 10% which we can remove or reduce if bad service. If it’s really good we might add a bit. Some places don’t add service charge so we add what we like which is usually 10% again etc

[Emma @Avabelly__]

You walk into a restaurant and see this. What’s your first thought?

[Aliza 🇬🇧 @iqrafatma1278]

I looked outside today and realized my fence is apparently part of my neighbor’s firewood business now.

I wish I was exaggerating, but this has slowly turned into one of those neighbor problems where you stare at it every day and feel your patience leaving your body. He gets trees delivered, cuts them up for hours, and then stacks the wood like he is running a lumber yard right behind our property line.

The part that really has me annoyed is where he is stacking it.

We have a cedar fence, about 40 feet wide and 6 feet tall, and he has piles and piles of wood pushed directly against it. Not beside it. Not near it. Against it. Today he was out there adding even more, like our fence is some kind of free support wall for his woodpile.

I keep thinking about the weight, moisture, bugs, damage, leaning, and the fact that if anything happens, it will probably become my problem to fix. And honestly, this guy is already difficult enough that I do not want to go over there and start a conversation.

So what do you do when your neighbor is damaging your property without technically being on your side?

Would you report it, document it, or just finally say something?

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@LisaWeaver43741 Who are you ? Who is Hannah eyc. This is AI

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@Avabelly__ Well a pair of shorts and a cropped top is hardly nakedness. If its hot outside it’s perfectly normal,

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@CrazyVibes_1 AI

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@Anna1849 Cynical

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@TaraBull This attitude putting tourism at rest. Friends just came back from USA. In Uk waiters are paid a minimum wage and we tip up to 10% depending on service. Several waiters were extremely rude when they did this and felt blackmailed. To go into s bar and the barman lifts the lid, 20%

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@AngelaRayner Good, your better deal would just cripple businesses and clobber your much vaunted growth

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@mbmarino Dunhill lighter, I had one.

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@lady_valor_07 In the UK 10% so £50, however I believe in USA 20% is normal so 100 dollars

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@4rtamez 48

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@SqSehrish Silver not Sliver