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Post by lou105 on Oct 11, 2019 21:53:15 GMT
Don't worry, Dawnstar, the toffee penny lives on! |
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Post by Dawnstar on Oct 12, 2019 11:05:15 GMT
Don't worry, Dawnstar, the toffee penny lives on! Ah, I see I missed the bit saying it was a chocolate covered toffee. I don't actually remember that sort. There was the pink chocolate covered fudge that was my other favourite. |
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Post by lynette on Oct 14, 2019 21:30:11 GMT
‘Learning haven’?
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Post by FrontroverPaul on Oct 17, 2019 9:45:54 GMT
I'm old enough to remember what a hassle it could be to book tickets back in the 1970s and 1980s. Queueing at the venue for hours, or at a ticket agency with a hefty fee, or sending off by post with a stamped address envelope and cheque. No choice of seats and sometimes just getting the cheque back with a sorry sold out compliments slip. Touting was rife.
Makes it very satisfying to receive notification of a tour by a favourite artist as I did early this morning, booking a front row seat at nearest venue, and having the ticket safely printed and filed away all in less than 3 minutes. Not often quite that easy but great when it is !
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Post by daisy24601 on Oct 17, 2019 11:19:51 GMT
I have a concert coming up I booked through TicketMaster, should I be worried that my address is nowhere in the booking email or on my account? My postcode is on my account and it will be the address attached to the billing card, but it's a bit odd the delivery address is nowhere to be found.
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Post by daisy24601 on Oct 17, 2019 12:13:23 GMT
Thanks for the reassurance. They keep sending emails saying it'll be no later than 5 days before, now they've sent one saying 3! Why do they insist on this stress? I booked it months ago!
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Post by NeilVHughes on Oct 18, 2019 10:47:48 GMT
Finally getting to see a recording of the News Quiz.
Taking place in the Shaw Theatre Euston, first time visit and quite impressed, not sure why it hardly ever has anything scheduled, the Jermyn St season unveiled yesterday would fit in here perfectly.
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Post by showgirl on Oct 18, 2019 18:15:28 GMT
Finally getting to see a recording of the News Quiz. Taking place in the Shaw Theatre Euston, first time visit and quite impressed, not sure why it hardly ever has anything scheduled, the Jermyn St season unveiled yesterday would fit in here perfectly. Yes, the Shaw Theatre is a real puzzle, isn't it? Though @theatremonkey may be able to shed some light on the issue. I haven't been to anything there for years though I have seen a few things there at intervals over several decades and think the last was a concert by a US country star. I have no idea why what seems so ideal a theatre is apparently so little-used; it can hardly be the location as though it is well away from the West End, other venues which also are continue nevetheless to thrive and with the right programming people will travel. Maybe there is some planning restriction in place but whatever the reason, it seems to result in a great loss of potential income. |
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Post by lou105 on Oct 19, 2019 7:31:18 GMT
Trying to cross Shaftesbury Ave last night, I decided it was wise to wait for a green signal at a pelican crossing. A guy behind me (60ish) said "Come on, we could go". It was only as I said "actually there's a car moving" that I realised he'd put both hands on my hips in an attempt to (gently) nudge me forward. I said "Please don't touch me like that" and the lady he was with announced that he'd been told about that before. Now I'm totally sure that his only intention was to persuade me to cross so that he could move too. But as I went on my way I had a fresh understanding of why people who have worse experiences just freeze..it took me a few seconds to process what he was doing. Shame I didn't have a Thatcher style handbag.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2019 8:48:15 GMT
I hate people who are all touchy. I used to do backstage work at a local theatre and there was someone else on the crew who used to hold you as he squeezed past, and it made my skin crawl. I don't know why anyone thinks that's an acceptable thing to do.
When I have to pass someone I do it like they're made of antimatter.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2019 18:08:05 GMT
My* exhaust started rattling loudly today. Had to stop off at a garden centre to buy some strong wire to loop round it in case it fell off. You really notice how bumpy the roads are when every one results in ominous clangs and clonks.
* To be strictly accurate, my car's exhaust. My own exhaust rarely rattles, and almost never needs to be tied on with wire.
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Post by xanady on Oct 19, 2019 21:03:47 GMT
^lou105,that is assault in my view...what a disgrace!
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Post by lou105 on Oct 19, 2019 22:14:29 GMT
I got more angry the more I thought about it! He just got fed up waiting for the road to clear and thought it was ok to try to steer me physically. It really helped me understand how difficult it is for people to react quickly enough in incidents like groping on public transport or in crowds.
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Post by Dawnstar on Oct 20, 2019 20:03:20 GMT
Earlier today I attempted to do some Hoovering. The Hoover spent about a minute making not-quite-right noises then spat out an inch-wide dust ball. I took that as an indication to abandon the attempt!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2019 20:10:18 GMT
Amazon don't seem to have got the environmental message yet. Several months ago I ordered the BD of Toy Story 4. It turned up today, but instead of arriving in the familiar small cardboard package it was in a huge plastic bag with no identifying mark on it to say what type of plastic it was and whether it could be recycled. It did have a URL for their website for recycling information but all that says is that some councils may recycle the bag, and without an identifying mark there's no way to know whether my council is one of them.
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Post by anita on Oct 21, 2019 13:18:51 GMT
Just acqired a very cheap ticket to see "Big" again tonight & now find last train running to my station tonight at 10.24pm due to engineering works. Looks like I will be coming home on either a different route & then a bus or a replacement bus service if they lay one on.
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Post by TallPaul on Oct 21, 2019 15:16:26 GMT
Earlier today I attempted to do some Hoovering. The Hoover spent about a minute making not-quite-right noises then spat out an inch-wide dust ball. Anyone else wondering why Dawnstar was attempting to hoover the carpet with her cat? Better than carpeting her cat with the Hoover, surely? 🐈 |
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Post by david on Oct 21, 2019 15:24:06 GMT
nyone else wondering why Dawnstar was attempting to hoover the carpet with her cat? Better than carpeting her cat with the Hoover, surely? I'wonder if there is material here for a scene from a new Mischief theatre show in the future? |
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Post by Dawnstar on Oct 21, 2019 16:22:14 GMT
nyone else wondering why Dawnstar was attempting to hoover the carpet with her cat? Better than carpeting her cat with the Hoover, surely? I'wonder if there is material here for a scene from a new Mischief theatre show in the future? Given the death rate for seagulls & hamsters when Mischief get their hands on them, I can only assume that you dislike cats david. And @theatremonkey, cats cough up hairballs, not dustballs! I'm now wondering what monkeys cough up... |
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Post by david on Oct 21, 2019 17:55:15 GMT
I'wonder if there is material here for a scene from a new Mischief theatre show in the future? Given the death rate for seagulls & hamsters when Mischief get their hands on them, I can only assume that you dislike cats david . And @theatremonkey , cats cough up hairballs, not dustballs! I'm now wondering what monkeys cough up... I’m definitely a cat person! Though I’m not sure what 🐒 cough up I’m afraid. Whatever it is, I’m sure plenty was coughed up when @theatremonkey found out that Sam Barks won’t be appearing in Pretty Woman. |
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Post by Dawnstar on Oct 21, 2019 21:35:45 GMT
I'm now wondering what monkeys cough up... You really, really don't want to know, Dawnstar, you really don't... I'm guessing bananas are involved in some way... This is really not my evening transport-wise. First the tube was held for 10 mins at Piccadilly Circus & now the train has ground to a halt. Apparently the delay is due to balloons caught in the overhead wires. Honestly, you couldn't make this stuff up if you tried. |
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Post by Dawnstar on Oct 22, 2019 20:30:43 GMT
I feel that the board's adverts need to try to keep up better. It's just given me an ad for the Royal Ballet's Manon, which I've already seen 5 performances of this month (one to go)!
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Post by foxa on Oct 23, 2019 10:58:53 GMT
LOL.
It's my birthday - just got back from a morning walk/coffee with friend and dog. Being taken out for a meal and 'surprise' play tonight I'm betting and hoping 'Come From Away' but don't know.
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Post by foxa on Oct 23, 2019 22:53:31 GMT
We did see 'Come From Away' - and enjoyed it!
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Post by foxa on Oct 25, 2019 15:08:04 GMT
A neighbour has left a full bed in a shared alleyway for many weeks. Dealing with it and her has turned me into Victor Meldrew.
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