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Alternatively - have a way of giving half.  A lot of halves would make a lot of money. 

.....but it's true we're a selfish lot, when put in this perspective.

Well, my "rose-tinted glasses" were specifically around Sunday trading and you've just bought in a whole load of other points that aren't relevant!

I agree with you on many of your points (welfare state, technology, health care) but I still say we don't need Sunday shopping, and if you go because it's quieter how long do you think it'll stay that way? 

Originally Posted by Barney

“......The last time I went Sunday shopping was at Homebase, not my favourite shop, but it is local and Only wanted some snail/slug killer. I parked the van centrally in the parking bay, the person in the bay to the left hadn't.... As I walked away I can hear, "excuse me" "excuse me" deciding to ignore this I walked into the shop after 5minutes in store. I hear "Oi you, move your fffing van" "yer what?" was my response "your blocking my car in" "no I'm not I'm parked squarely in the bay" he thinks about it and then starts slagging me of for his bad parking. I then find the slug/snail killer. Not wanting to kill my cats I started to read the manufactures instructions and whether it was suitable, I read about 3 or 4 different makes, unbeknown to me a woman was standing behind me, who I eventually clock, I apologised to her and moved to one side. The amount of verbal abuse I received from this woman took the biscuit and I just flipped and I ended up calling her all the names under the sun..... All I've done is to pop out on a Sunday to get a £5.99 bottle of slug killer and all I've got in return is abuse....Which in turn just ruined my Sunday.... ”

See, there's a reason not to go Sunday shopping!

Wow!  So, 100% want to remove / reduce Sunday trading....    ..where are the people who want it?   (It can't be just the politicians)!

I'm always wishing those days were back, it was always nice to have a very quiet town on the Sunday - but not anymore.   Like Barney, I wonder sometimes whether it's my rose tinted specs.

The next question though is how many of you have shopped on Sunday.  If nobody turned up, they wouldn't open. 

Originally Posted by Barney

“It's on the to do list..... Apparently”

Excellent - rank up the pressure ;-) 

Would make logical sense to be fair and promote MLS at the same time....

Very good.  In the right place graffiti can cheer up a place and it is a skill but too often it's done where it ruins an area and/or building.

...Val Doonican - can't believe I remember him.  I wasn't even around in the 60s, clearly he was still big in the 70s and early 80s!  Not quite sure why I remember him so much - must be my parents or those jumpers!

Anyway, he has passed away.  I guess, I'm reaching that age, when the stars from my youth (& before) are all reaching that old age, so will be disappearing one by one.    In no particular order Eric & Ernie, Eamonn Andrews, Ronnie Barker, Tommy Cooper, Richard Briers, et al....   all remain in my memory and I could name a few more...  even the great John Noakes  temporarily went missing the other day as he has Alzheimer's. 

Gawd how depressing is this post - should really delete! 

..and worrying! 

Excellent - well at least it'll make it memorable!  

(glad it went well, though one question - did the Kimble really go down well? ;-)  )

Indeed they can crowdsource there way out of the crisis.   Currently, they've raised €1,212,855 by 70,567 people in 3 days, somewhat short of what is required.....