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ChatGPT offers all this. Dunno whether it's worth at least trying to rule them out in turn? Given that two machines (old and brand-new) leak in the same place, this almost certainly points to an installation or setup issue, not a faulty appliance. Here are the most likely causes, in...

Poor old Guardian, still getting it in the neck over problems they fixed circa 40 years ago. 😄

Wednesday night's Traitors confused me.

At least this explains why whenever I'm in Newport I see hundreds of oiks lingering in the city centre. They're waiting for their passports.

Yes, might be thick plastic. It seems a bit of a crap viewing option to me, especially if fans in front of the box stand on their seats.

And I'd fully deserve it. I actually joined one of those Facebook groups where they mock dry robe wearers, but thankfully my photo has yet to appear.

They look bleedin awful, granted, but on bitterly cold days, once I've dressed the dogs ready to go out 🤣 I reach for my dry robe because it's fabulously warm.

A (Leeds-based) mate said he last saw him a couple of years ago, drinking alone and looking in a pretty poor state. I can't bear to imagine the pain of losing a child, and the knock-on impact on one's marriage.

That's fair.

You seem to have assumed that I used "woke" pejoratively. I didn't. At least that wasn't my intention.

I'll give an example. Some years ago a close acquaintance worked on the production of a BBC programme in which prizes were awarded for a competition. Entries were judged and the winners (first, second, third) contacted and sent their prizes. However, before the programme was broadcast the BBC...

Yes. I agree. I wasn't referring to that.

I'm sorry you're hurting, Smurph.

seemed woke. 🙂 I wondered whether the programme-makers might have encouraged folks to highlight their differences during their intros rather than during the course of the series. Having said that, I don't think Amanda mentioned her sexuality until episode 3.

Followed me over here, have you? Oh gawd.