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macca 53 Nov 2020 3:02pm, 1 Nov 2020 28,222 posts	Quote Pin macca 53 [I wonder why they’ve dropped the “Arms” from their name - they used to do fantastic food. About 10 miles from chez macca.]
Surrey Phil Nov 2020 4:16pm, 1 Nov 2020 5,148 posts	Quote Pin Surrey Phil Having to reiterate what lockdown means to certain neighbours who have a 'no-one will know' attitude with regards to having people visit.
McGoohan Nov 2020 9:35am, 2 Nov 2020 47,278 posts	Quote Pin McGoohan Getting this email from AirBnB just now: "Ready for a last minute break? Enjoy a discount for stays of a week or more. You'll find the host's weekly discount when clicking on the home you wish to go to. Applies to nightly rates. Excludes taxes & fees. Subject to availability." Turn off your spamming mailer, you ****s and watch the news.
Velociraptor Nov 2020 9:47am, 2 Nov 2020 49,536 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor I'm getting stuff like that too, but I was getting airport parking discount emails pretty much throughout the last lockdown.
-Monty- Nov 2020 10:07am, 2 Nov 2020 1,476 posts	Quote Pin -Monty- Constantly getting asked to accept cookies on websites. I understand the privacy laws etc but really just annoys the hell out of me.
Diogenes Nov 2020 10:50am, 2 Nov 2020 54,423 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes The BBC site is especially bad for that
Markymarkmark Nov 2020 12:08pm, 2 Nov 2020 13,141 posts	Quote Pin Markymarkmark [As is the local Press site. They add 1/3 screen adverts too, to encourage you to pay for their services. ]
alpenrose Nov 2020 1:31pm, 2 Nov 2020 47,179 posts	Quote Pin alpenrose [Isn't that partly why we all subscribe to Fetch? ]
Markymarkmark Nov 2020 3:44pm, 2 Nov 2020 13,149 posts	Quote Pin Markymarkmark [No, no, AR, it's because Fetch is such a good chappie and deserves our support! ]
SusiesueHarp Nov 2020 2:53pm, 10 Nov 2020 1,328 posts	Quote Pin SusiesueHarp a new audio book I've just started to listen to is narrated by a British actor who is putting on an American accent and it's really grating. If it's so important to have the accent surely there are no shortage of actual American actors/voice overs who could do it? I've deleted it after about 5 mins.