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The Guide by RK Narayan (1958). This is our book from the 50’s as this year we are going to work through the decades of Queen Elizabeth’s reign. I chose that as I don’t think we’ve done an Indian author and it sounded a bit different. Plenty of used copies available. Discussion will start on Saturday 11 March. Here’s the list we’re using. https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/books/2022/04/22/big-jubilee-read-the-list-of-70-books-that-celebrate-queen-elizabeths-platinum-jubilee/ -
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Does anyone else find it worrying that political posts aren’t welcome on other groups in SL? This group is fine but it isn’t exactly busting with members. I think it’s one if the biggest problems in the UK. People don’t want to engage with the less desirable sides of life, and analyse the causes. They don’t want to face reality. That leaves them malleable and unquestioning, easy prey for the Daily Mail. -
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I’m a bit late kicking this off - apologies. I very much enjoyed reading this novel (though it reads more like a memoir) but I’m not quite sure why I enjoyed it. I think she’s a very good writer, though the story was rather bleak. I didn’t like any of the characters but felt I recognised the personality types. I wanted more of the back story; why was the daughter quite so harsh towards her mother? I felt the Dad was the most fully sketched out character and I could squirm at his behaviour. It was a sparse novel that left me wanting more. What did others make of it? Where did your sympathies lie? -
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I use my phone (iphone 7) for absolutely everything. I am short of memory and can no longer download updates. I have deleted lots but am running out of stuff to delete. Do I need to get a new phone or a new sim or do something else? Please advise using only words a 3 year old would understand. Thanks in anticipation. -
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It’s very easy to feel everything in life is deteriorating and we can easily become entrenched in a feeling of hopelessness. So just for a change let’s focus on what’s getting better. ONLY positives allowed on this thread. I’ll kick us off - if you don’t know how to do something there will be someone on YouTube available to show you how. -
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I think this is a very powerful novel, with wonderful characters who I could readily picture. And their various traumas were well portrayed. I enjoyed reading it and wanted to know how it all turned out. I was pleased it had a proper ending which tied up all the loose ends, though I wasn’t sure life was that neat. I found some of the bits where ‘the book’ is speaking a bit confusing and am not sure how much they added to the story, except length. Perhaps it could have benefited from a bit more stringent editing. It was a mammoth read - only finished today! How have the rest of you got on? -
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If ever you’re near Machynlleth in North Wales check out CAT. We went there a couple of days ago. It’s an inspiring place. They offer a free information service. The one thing that I learned which made a big impression was that we don’t need any new technology to become carbon zero- we have all the knowledge and technology that we need - we just need to act. https://cat.org.uk/ -
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Not a happy topic but I have just been reading the very sad twitter posts sent by Molly Russell to various celebrities. She was the teenager who later went on to take her own life. So often it’s extremely difficult for parents to know what to say and do if their children are depressed. This guide seems very helpful. https://www.youngminds.org.uk/parent/parents-a-z-mental-health-guide/suicidal-thoughts/ -
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We fried some fish over a week ago. It left the house smelling awful. We had some washing drying on an airer and have had to rewash it. We still keep smelling fish especially when the windows have been shut. The odour seems to have got into the fabric of the house. Any suggestions? I’ve obviously sprayed air freshener around. -
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I have been trying to create space on my iPhone so that I can install latest update, which seems to be quite an important one. I have reduced my apps. I have cleared cache on safari, cut a load of photos and videos. One of the apps that is taking up a lot of storage (2.12GB ) is Scooploop! Can I do something other than delete the whole app? -
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I have slightly mixed feelings about this book. I think it makes a very enjoyable read without ever truly convincing me of its 13th century setting. It has some good characterisation, except I didn’t feel Aisha was particularly well drawn. It has some very tender moments such as the illness and death of Jacopo but I felt the love affair was described in quite corny and clichéd ways. Parts were very interesting- I found the effort that went into securing lapiz and ultramarine quite astonishing - I will lavish more love on it next time I pick up a paintbrush. So overall I was entertained, sometimes moved, and learned quite a lot - can’t be bad! -
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Copied from elsewhere but doesn’t half make you think. So... let me get this straight: * British Gas made a profit of £1.3bn between January & June * BP announced profits of £6.95 billion between April and June alone * Shell has profited by £9.4bn in a year The MEN at the top: * John Pettigrew, boss of National Grid received £6.5m bonus on top of his salary * Chris O’Shea, chief executive of British Gas owner Centrica was paid almost £2m last year in salary and benefits * Centrica's non-executive directors were paid almost £1m * Scottish Power's CEO Keith Anderson is on £1.15m. * E.On boss Michael Lewis is on £1m * EDF's Simone Rossi is also on £1m * And their top execs enjoyed a share of £4.65m * Peter Simpson of Anglian Water earned a £1.3m pay package * Welsh Water bosses awarded themselves bonuses of over £930,000 * Severn Trent bosses awarded themselves bonuses of £5.56m * Thames Water's Sarah Bentley, received a £727,000 bonus on top of her £2m annual salary Meanwhile there are... * People who haven't had breakfast and/or lunch TODAY, because they can't afford it. * People using FoodBanks because food is becoming more of a luxury than a necessity. * Children celebrating a birthday without presents. * Parents worrying about new school uniforms - and some schools enforcing rules which are not cost-effective. * People who can't get to work because they can't afford to put petrol in their cars/pay for public transport anymore. * People who are working so much they're making themselves ill, and they STILL CAN'T AFFORD to pay their bills. * People who have been given fines by these same energy/water companies because they couldn't afford to pay their bills in the first place - increasing their debt. * Customers being told to do STAR JUMPS TO KEEP WARM for crying out loud! * Hose pipe bans when gallons of water leak away everyday. * Elderly people NOT DRINKING because they're worried about running out of water!!! All this and energy prices are set to rise up to 75% in October... THIS IS MADNESS!.. I'm all for supporting profits ..I'm not for supporting greed at the cost of lives of others.. Something needs to change.. Why are customers' money being used to make life more comfortable for those who are making life more intolerable for the rest of us? I actually don't understand how the energy companies are allowed to get away with this and why the government aren't stopping them instead of handing out money..... Copied & pasted from others. Keep this going around for all to see. -
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