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03 Mar 2018, 7:04 am

Not a bad idea Mr Ferris.

Although, there could be problems with people giving out their address.

I have lots of books to get rid of and other stuff.

I suppose you would have to know the person on here pretty well and trust them.



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03 Mar 2018, 7:12 am

Temeraire wrote:
Not a bad idea Mr Ferris.

Although, there could be problems with people giving out their address.

I have lots of books to get rid of and other stuff.

I suppose you would have to know the person on here pretty well and trust them.



Good point , forget I said it. Imagine someone having your actual address then turning nasty :shaking:


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03 Mar 2018, 7:22 am

SaveFerris wrote:
Temeraire wrote:
Not a bad idea Mr Ferris.

Although, there could be problems with people giving out their address.

I have lots of books to get rid of and other stuff.

I suppose you would have to know the person on here pretty well and trust them.



Good point , forget I said it. Imagine someone having your actual address then turning nasty :shaking:


Also, postal prices here are extortionate - if I sent a book the recipient could buy it cheaper in their own country.

We do not exactly promote overseas trade here.

This is where other countries are way ahead of us.



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03 Mar 2018, 7:28 am

Temeraire wrote:
SaveFerris wrote:
Temeraire wrote:
Not a bad idea Mr Ferris.

Although, there could be problems with people giving out their address.

I have lots of books to get rid of and other stuff.

I suppose you would have to know the person on here pretty well and trust them.



Good point , forget I said it. Imagine someone having your actual address then turning nasty :shaking:


Also, postal prices here are extortionate - if I sent a book the recipient could buy it cheaper in their own country.

We do not exactly promote overseas trade here.

This is where other countries are way ahead of us.



Unfortunately Royal Mail has the monopoly - don't get me started on one of the banes of my life


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03 Mar 2018, 7:29 am

Temeraire wrote:
Also, postal prices here are extortionate - if I sent a book the recipient could buy it cheaper in their own country.


I sent a book to North America - nearly £8!



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03 Mar 2018, 7:31 am

Yes and how can they justify those prices?

What a travesty.



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03 Mar 2018, 7:43 am

You can buck the system by declaring the book as printed papers not a book which technically it is , it is much cheaper to send printed papers , I've done it a few times , not sure if there is still a loophole. I've also been charged £30 to send a book to the US which only cost a fiver :evil:


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03 Mar 2018, 7:54 am

Anyway, it is not really viable so I am not going to worry too much.

I am going to ponder what to put in my leek and potato soup apart from the obvious.

The lentils and barley are bubbling away.



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03 Mar 2018, 8:07 am

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Anyway, it is not really viable so I am not going to worry too much.

I am going to ponder what to put in my leek and potato soup apart from the obvious.

The lentils and barley are bubbling away.


I would take out the leek and throw in some meat :lol:


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03 Mar 2018, 8:11 am

SaveFerris wrote:
Temeraire wrote:
Anyway, it is not really viable so I am not going to worry too much.

I am going to ponder what to put in my leek and potato soup apart from the obvious.

The lentils and barley are bubbling away.


I would take out the leek and throw in some meat :lol:


I may throw in some chicken tomorrow to change it up a bit with the left overs.

Nobody replied to the corned beef hash debate.
(is it a stew or mash potato n beans dish?)



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03 Mar 2018, 8:15 am

Temeraire wrote:
Nobody replied to the corned beef hash debate.
(is it a stew or mash potato n beans dish?)


It's a stew, surely?



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03 Mar 2018, 8:16 am

Tequila wrote:
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Nobody replied to the corned beef hash debate.
(is it a stew or mash potato n beans dish?)


It's a stew, surely?


You might not believe this Tequilla, but some people actually mix corned beef with mash and beans, mix it all up and call it corned beef hash - really, I am not lying!



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03 Mar 2018, 8:19 am

Why aren’t Maryland cookies called biscuits in the UK? They look like chocolate chip cookies to me.

What would Brits call Oreo cookies?

Why don’t they call computer cookies biscuits? :P



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03 Mar 2018, 8:20 am

Temeraire wrote:
Tequila wrote:
Temeraire wrote:
Nobody replied to the corned beef hash debate.
(is it a stew or mash potato n beans dish?)


It's a stew, surely?


You might not believe this Tequilla, but some people actually mix corned beef with mash and beans, mix it all up and call it corned beef hash - really, I am not lying!


Sounds delightful. Would take a rather sloppy character though.



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03 Mar 2018, 8:22 am

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What would Brits call Oreo cookies?


Oreos.

Also, I'm not personally keen on being called a Brit.



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03 Mar 2018, 8:23 am

Tequila wrote:
Temeraire wrote:
Tequila wrote:
Temeraire wrote:
Nobody replied to the corned beef hash debate.
(is it a stew or mash potato n beans dish?)


It's a stew, surely?


You might not believe this Tequilla, but some people actually mix corned beef with mash and beans, mix it all up and call it corned beef hash - really, I am not lying!


Sounds delightful. Would take a rather sloppy charactet though.


I do prefer the stew version, in fact, I have just added corned beef to my shopping list.
Right below choc n coconut cookies.