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I am very tempted to get myself some Hue bulbs for the bedroom, so I can turn off the missus's bedside light after she dozes off with it on. I hate having to get up and walk ALL THE WAY AROUND THE BED just to be able to reach.

Squirt wrote:

I can't help but feel there's an easier solution.

Squirt wrote:

They're on 3 for 2 at meethue.com til the 30th if Amazon aren't still punting them out at >40% off now black Friday week is over.

I made the mistake of reading yesterday's exchanges in the Commons. It wasn't very enlightening, and some of the Prime Minister's responses only made me feel angry again rather than making me rethink my positions on things. I need to stop doing this and focus on looking at pictures of bears or reading about railway trains or something.

I don't think I'll watched any TV head-to-head special between the Prime Minister and Jeremy Corbyn either.

I think we'd get that agreement though, in all fairness.

Hearthly wrote:

I think we'd get that agreement though, in all fairness.

You don't think (say) Spain would withhold it until it extracted some concessions over Gibraltar?

The problem is that while the negotiators all speak as a bloc, the EU27 don't necessarily, and Britain isn't the only country capable of being stubbornly idiotic.

"may was on Northern Ireland to sway public opinion on her before deal."

What the fuck for, we haven't got a say in it!

Bobbyaro wrote:

"may was on Northern Ireland to sway public opinion on her before deal."

What the fuck for, we haven't got a say in it!

She's walking amongst her people like a modern Gloriana.

House prices falling, well, you know, every cloud.

JBR wrote:

House prices falling, well, you know, every cloud.

Unless you own a house.

Grim... wrote:

JBR wrote:

House prices falling, well, you know, every cloud.

Unless you own a house.

Unless you own a house and are planning on moving and upscaling soon.

JBR wrote:

House prices falling, well, you know, every cloud.

Unless you own a house.

Grim... wrote:

JBR wrote:

House prices falling, well, you know, every cloud.

Unless you own a house.

Unless you own a house and are planning on moving and upscaling soon.

Yeah okay, cheers.

Send me the keys.

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

Grim... wrote:

JBR wrote:

House prices falling, well, you know, every cloud.

Unless you own a house.

Unless you own a house and are planning on moving and upscaling soon.

Well, no, that's fine, right? In fact that's better.

If you're planning on downgrading soon, it's a bad thing.

The era where things can be done by convention is done.

So... British adults literally are opposed to everything, apart from the one option that isn't available to us.

Trooper wrote:

So... British adults literally are opposed to everything, apart from the one option that isn't available to us.

Indeed. For which I broadly blame May and her government, for spending the last two years on rhetoric instead of managing expectations.

Author:	Grim... [ Mon Nov 26, 2018 15:03 ]
Post subject:	Re: Taking the Brexit
Squirt wrote: I am very tempted to get myself some Hue bulbs for the bedroom, so I can turn off the missus's bedside light after she dozes off with it on. I hate having to get up and walk ALL THE WAY AROUND THE BED just to be able to reach. I can't help but feel there's an easier solution.

Author:	GazChap [ Mon Nov 26, 2018 15:05 ]
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Grim... wrote: Squirt wrote: I am very tempted to get myself some Hue bulbs for the bedroom, so I can turn off the missus's bedside light after she dozes off with it on. I hate having to get up and walk ALL THE WAY AROUND THE BED just to be able to reach. I can't help but feel there's an easier solution. Giphy "clap on clap off": https://media0.giphy.com/media/l0MYBpeV7RVgmjelG/giphy-loop.mp4

Author:	BikNorton [ Mon Nov 26, 2018 17:25 ]
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Squirt wrote: I am very tempted to get myself some Hue bulbs for the bedroom, so I can turn off the missus's bedside light after she dozes off with it on. I hate having to get up and walk ALL THE WAY AROUND THE BED just to be able to reach. They're on 3 for 2 at meethue.com til the 30th if Amazon aren't still punting them out at >40% off now black Friday week is over.

Author:	markg [ Mon Nov 26, 2018 18:00 ]
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BikNorton wrote: Squirt wrote: I am very tempted to get myself some Hue bulbs for the bedroom, so I can turn off the missus's bedside light after she dozes off with it on. I hate having to get up and walk ALL THE WAY AROUND THE BED just to be able to reach. They're on 3 for 2 at meethue.com til the 30th if Amazon aren't still punting them out at >40% off now black Friday week is over. We've got a steadily growing collection. They always seem to be on some sort of offer, it's almost like the Oral B toothbrush pricing model.

Author:	Kern [ Mon Nov 26, 2018 18:11 ]
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It's reassuring to know that post-Brexit Britain will be well lit.

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Author:	Grim... [ Mon Nov 26, 2018 18:14 ]
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Well lit, bruv.

Author:	markg [ Mon Nov 26, 2018 18:15 ]
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In patriotic red and white!

Author:	MaliA [ Mon Nov 26, 2018 22:56 ]
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I suppose in a way there has been some sport at the expense of the more vocal "leave the EU" crowd regarding May's deal. They can bark and snap at it, but if they reject it and a no deal gets played out and is terrible, they are to blame. If they accept it, they lose face as it is terrible, but it is the best they can get, or they can back remaining as an option.

Author:	Kern [ Tue Nov 27, 2018 0:09 ]
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My fear is that if it looks likely that the government would collapse whilst Labour are on the rise, the Tory Party’s natural instinct will kick in and they’ll all suddenly return to the fold. The only thing worse than this deal to a Conservative, after all, would be a Corbyn premiership.

Author:	Kern [ Tue Nov 27, 2018 10:12 ]
Post subject:	Re: Taking the Brexit
I made the mistake of reading yesterday's exchanges in the Commons. It wasn't very enlightening, and some of the Prime Minister's responses only made me feel angry again rather than making me rethink my positions on things. I need to stop doing this and focus on looking at pictures of bears or reading about railway trains or something. I don't think I'll watched any TV head-to-head special between the Prime Minister and Jeremy Corbyn either.

Author:	Curiosity [ Tue Nov 27, 2018 10:23 ]
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Kern wrote: I made the mistake of reading yesterday's exchanges in the Commons. It wasn't very enlightening, and some of the Prime Minister's responses only made me feel angry again rather than making me rethink my positions on things. I need to stop doing this and focus on looking at pictures of bears or reading about railway trains or something. I don't think I'll watched any TV head-to-head special between the Prime Minister and Jeremy Corbyn either. I don’t understand what the point of a debate would be. Two people 100% committed to Brexit, trying to influence their own parties, with no public involvement or anything to vote on.

Author:	Kern [ Tue Nov 27, 2018 10:27 ]
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To save time, I've summarised the debate for you: Code: May: Immigrants! Corbyn: The NHS! [repeat for 90 minutes]

Author:	Hero of Excellence [ Tue Nov 27, 2018 12:01 ]
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May versus Corbyn... Two elderly low-intellect racists repeating catchphrases at each other. Will probably join hands occasionally to spread some xenophobic hate towards foreigners, then go back to their usual stuck-record routines.

Author:	Doctor Glyndwr [ Tue Nov 27, 2018 13:10 ]
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EU Council has decided that, in its view, Article 50 notification cannot be unilaterally withdrawn ie. we must leave the EU in March even if we say "no we don't want to go" unless we also get agreement from the entire EU27. https://twitter.com/davidallengreen/sta ... 7988815872 Now this is interesting. It appears EU Council's formal view is that (unless ECJ says otherwise) that unilateral revocation not possible. Only by unanimous consent. If so, this is bad news for Remainers. https://t.co/Apa0qa3JCh — David Allen Green (@davidallengreen) November 27, 2018

Author:	Hearthly [ Tue Nov 27, 2018 14:10 ]
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It's a possibility but I think the prize for the EU of having us look into the abyss and decide the grass wasn't greener after all, would take precedence - especially given the discontent in other EU member states at the moment. As such, them having a 'The UK tried this and baulked at it' card to play would be seen as worth having, I would think. (I hope so, anyway. Anything that means Brexit doesn't happen I'm kind of clinging onto a bit, TBH.)

Author:	Doctor Glyndwr [ Wed Nov 28, 2018 17:57 ]
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https://twitter.com/katie_martin_fx/sta ... 9407351808 BOE: Worst case 'disorderly' brexit would mean 8% fall in GDP short term, unemployment 7.5%, inflation 6.5%, house prices down 30%, sterling 25% weaker. But apart from that, all gravy — Katie Martin (@katie_martin_fx) November 28, 2018

Author:	devilman [ Wed Nov 28, 2018 18:13 ]
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https://twitter.com/AdamBienkov/status/ ... 8174914560 Buried in the analysis of May's Brexit deal is fact it's based on UK successfully signing new deals with US, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Brunei, China, India, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain. https://t.co/Y2h25BzXBs pic.twitter.com/RgXKzBoMBb — Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) November 28, 2018 Well that'll be plain sailing then.

Author:	Hearthly [ Tue Nov 27, 2018 13:50 ]
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I think we'd get that agreement though, in all fairness.

Author:	MaliA [ Tue Nov 27, 2018 14:08 ]
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote: Hearthly wrote: I think we'd get that agreement though, in all fairness. You don't think (say) Spain would withhold it until it extracted some concessions over Gibraltar? And the rebate.

Author:	Cras [ Tue Nov 27, 2018 14:26 ]
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The problem is that while the negotiators all speak as a bloc, the EU27 don't necessarily, and Britain isn't the only country capable of being stubbornly idiotic.

Author:	Curiosity [ Tue Nov 27, 2018 15:14 ]
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Cras wrote: The problem is that while the negotiators all speak as a bloc, the EU27 don't necessarily, and Britain isn't the only country capable of being stubbornly idiotic. Though our British Exceptionalism dictates that we’re the best at being stubbornly idiotic.

Author:	Bobbyaro [ Tue Nov 27, 2018 18:29 ]
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"may was on Northern Ireland to sway public opinion on her before deal." What the fuck for, we haven't got a say in it!

Author:	Kern [ Tue Nov 27, 2018 18:59 ]
Post subject:	Re: Taking the Brexit
Bobbyaro wrote: "may was on Northern Ireland to sway public opinion on her before deal." What the fuck for, we haven't got a say in it! She's walking amongst her people like a modern Gloriana.

Author:	MaliA [ Tue Nov 27, 2018 19:04 ]
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Kern wrote: Bobbyaro wrote: "may was on Northern Ireland to sway public opinion on her before deal." What the fuck for, we haven't got a say in it! She's walking amongst her people like a modern Gloriana. Or Charles 2nd.

Author:	Kern [ Wed Nov 28, 2018 10:19 ]
Post subject:	Re: Taking the Brexit
Just in time for Christmas, the Chancellor's announced that after Brexit we'll all get to live a humble and meek a life as Baby Jesus had. Hooray!

Author:	markg [ Wed Nov 28, 2018 10:24 ]
Post subject:	Re: Taking the Brexit
I'm cool with that as long as we get the magic powers too.

Author:	Zardoz [ Wed Nov 28, 2018 10:33 ]
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concentrates on bottles of water

Author:	MaliA [ Wed Nov 28, 2018 11:05 ]
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gets cross

Author:	markg [ Wed Nov 28, 2018 18:01 ]
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I honestly reckon that the average Brexiter would think that sounds like the price worth paying, at least up until it actually happened.

Author:	JBR [ Wed Nov 28, 2018 18:05 ]
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They just think it's a short term thing, price to be paid for future growth, etc. And if that doesn't materialise, they'll blame the implementation. This from a conversation pre-vote with my dad, who was sure it wasn't about immigration (I really hope he has changed his mind since) and that there would be a cost, but ultimately, good stuff. House prices falling, well, you know, every cloud.

Author:	Grim... [ Wed Nov 28, 2018 18:12 ]
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JBR wrote: House prices falling, well, you know, every cloud. Unless you own a house.

Author:	Squirt [ Wed Nov 28, 2018 18:15 ]
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No way near as bad as the Great Recession! Poor Remoaner Snowflakes, crying because they won't be able to get their avocado and soy milk lattes!

Author:	ApplePieOfDestiny [ Wed Nov 28, 2018 18:17 ]
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Grim... wrote: JBR wrote: House prices falling, well, you know, every cloud. Unless you own a house. Unless you own a house and are planning on moving and upscaling soon.

Author:	Grim... [ Wed Nov 28, 2018 18:34 ]
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ApplePieOfDestiny wrote: Grim... wrote: JBR wrote: House prices falling, well, you know, every cloud. Unless you own a house. Unless you own a house and are planning on moving and upscaling soon. Well, no, that's fine, right? In fact that's better. If you're planning on downgrading soon, it's a bad thing.

Author:	myp [ Wed Nov 28, 2018 18:45 ]
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Grim... wrote: JBR wrote: House prices falling, well, you know, every cloud. Unless you own a house. The next house you want to buy will be cheaper too!

Author:	Findus Fop [ Wed Nov 28, 2018 18:50 ]
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ApplePieOfDestiny wrote: Grim... wrote: JBR wrote: House prices falling, well, you know, every cloud. Unless you own a house. Unless you own a house and are planning on moving and upscaling soon. Doesn't work if you can't sell your house because buyers are waiting for the brexit drop. Anyone want a three bed in forest hill?

Author:	Grim... [ Wed Nov 28, 2018 19:02 ]
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Yeah okay, cheers. Send me the keys.