sweller wrote:
> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>
>> I'm quite happy to pay the extra if I"m honest, the online search and
>> discovery saved me hours.
>
> I'm sure I've managed to buy something I needed in a hurry at Dixons - it
> doesn't redeem them though.
>
> Halfords manager: "You can't have a Sat Nav on a car with a dynamo".
>

Did he give a 'reason' at all?

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darsy wrote:
> On Mar 13, 10:27 pm, ogden <og...@pre.org> wrote:
>> wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>> Halfords need defending?
>>
>> They're just about my favourite shop in the world.
>
> next to "PC World" and "Poundstretcher"[1], presumably.
>
> [1] I was in our local "ex-Woolworths" the other day[2] - it's now
> called "The 99p Shop". ****. ME. What a ****ing hole. It's worse than
> Netto, FFS!

You're bored, aren't you?

> [2] I was looking for a particular type of "pick'n'mix" sweets that
> haven't been available since about 2002, but which she keeps sending
> me out on missions to try and locate.

We have a traditional sweet shop round here. Personally I'll give it 6
months, tops, but if you want me to have a gander, I'm more than happy to.

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On Mar 14, 8:28*am, petrolcan <petrolcanS...@gmail.com> wrote:
> In article <0eab42c7-58f5-45a9-ae1b-
> cb4033749...@t20g2000yqe.googlegroups.com>, darsy says...
>
> > [2] I was looking for a particular type of "pick'n'mix" sweets that
> > haven't been available since about 2002, but which she keeps sending
> > me out on missions to try and locate.
>
> The joys of being a kept man.

oh, the amount of stuff I now do around the house is unreal, but
unacknowledged. It'll be interesting to see what happens if I get
another job.

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On Mar 14, 9:11*am, Paul Corfield <aoo...@dsl.pipex.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:32:51 +0000, Catman
>
> <cat...@rustcuore-sportivo.co.uk> wrote:
> >darsy wrote:
> >> [2] I was looking for a particular type of "pick'n'mix" sweets that
> >> haven't been available since about 2002, but which she keeps sending
> >> me out on missions to try and locate.
>
> >We have a traditional sweet shop round here. Personally I'll give it 6
> >months, tops, but if you want me to have a gander, I'm more than happy to.
>
> There is also such a shop in Barkingside High Street that I happened to
> spot when I went through there the other week. *It'd only take darsy 3
> buses [1] to get there from his palatial residence ;-)

we have a "Ma Bateley's" just 10 minutes walk away - they don't have
them[1]

> [1] assuming the driving ban is still in place.

[1] the things she's after are the "orange and lemon" slice things
that look like thin slices of oranges or lemons but are really just
gelatine and sugar and food colouring textured.

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it's strictly "theoretical" as far as I'm concerned.

In article <382c4e2e-c553-4910-b2e7-
(E-Mail Removed)>, darsy says...
>
> On Mar 14, 8:28*am, petrolcan <petrolcanS...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > In article <0eab42c7-58f5-45a9-ae1b-
> > cb4033749...@t20g2000yqe.googlegroups.com>, darsy says...
> >
> > > [2] I was looking for a particular type of "pick'n'mix" sweets that
> > > haven't been available since about 2002, but which she keeps sending
> > > me out on missions to try and locate.
> >
> > The joys of being a kept man.
>
> oh, the amount of stuff I now do around the house is unreal, but
> unacknowledged. It'll be interesting to see what happens if I get
> another job.

If?

On Mar 14, 9:29*am, petrolcan <petrolcanS...@gmail.com> wrote:
> In article <382c4e2e-c553-4910-b2e7-
> e46a52cb4...@g10g2000yqh.googlegroups.com>, darsy says...
>
>
>
> > On Mar 14, 8:28*am, petrolcan <petrolcanS...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > In article <0eab42c7-58f5-45a9-ae1b-
> > > cb4033749...@t20g2000yqe.googlegroups.com>, darsy says...
>
> > > > [2] I was looking for a particular type of "pick'n'mix" sweets that
> > > > haven't been available since about 2002, but which she keeps sending
> > > > me out on missions to try and locate.
>
> > > The joys of being a kept man.
>
> > oh, the amount of stuff I now do around the house is unreal, but
> > unacknowledged. It'll be interesting to see what happens if I get
> > another job.
>
> If?

well, "when", really - it's just a ****ing awful market out there at
the minute. I mean, I could get a job next week if I was prepared to
work for less than £50K/year or so, but **** THAT!

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In article <382c4e2e-c553-4910-b2e7-
(E-Mail Removed)>, darsy says...
>
> On Mar 14, 8:28*am, petrolcan <petrolcanS...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > In article <0eab42c7-58f5-45a9-ae1b-
> > cb4033749...@t20g2000yqe.googlegroups.com>, darsy says...
> >
> > > [2] I was looking for a particular type of "pick'n'mix" sweets that
> > > haven't been available since about 2002, but which she keeps sending
> > > me out on missions to try and locate.
> >
> > The joys of being a kept man.
>
> oh, the amount of stuff I now do around the house is unreal, but
> unacknowledged. It'll be interesting to see what happens if I get
> another job.

<bad form etc>

Have you checked ebay(1) for these elusive sweets?

(1) seriously

In article <5d324ea0-ea92-4a48-84ff-
(E-Mail Removed)>, darsy says...

> [1] the things she's after are the "orange and lemon" slice things
> that look like thin slices of oranges or lemons but are really just
> gelatine and sugar and food colouring textured.

http://www.silverspoon.co.uk/home/pr...kles/orange---
lemon-slices

On Mar 14, 9:46*am, petrolcan <petrolcanS...@gmail.com> wrote:
> In article <5d324ea0-ea92-4a48-84ff-
> 5dd25254b...@m37g2000yqf.googlegroups.com>, darsy says...
>
> > [1] the things she's after are the "orange and lemon" slice things
> > that look like thin slices of oranges or lemons but are really just
> > gelatine and sugar and food colouring textured.
>
> http://www.silverspoon.co.uk/home/pr...kles/orange---
> lemon-slices

good try, but not quite right - these are about 3 times the size of
those, and come in individually wrapped single sweet portions.

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In article <171cba32-496c-40c4-a735-
(E-Mail Removed)>, darsy says...
>
> On Mar 14, 9:46*am, petrolcan <petrolcanS...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > In article <5d324ea0-ea92-4a48-84ff-
> > 5dd25254b...@m37g2000yqf.googlegroups.com>, darsy says...
> >
> > > [1] the things she's after are the "orange and lemon" slice things
> > > that look like thin slices of oranges or lemons but are really just
> > > gelatine and sugar and food colouring textured.
> >
> > http://www.silverspoon.co.uk/home/pr...kles/orange---
> > lemon-slices
>
> good try, but not quite right - these are about 3 times the size of
> those, and come in individually wrapped single sweet portions.

http://burnssweets.co.uk/acatalog/sour.html