"David, have you ever started a thread that isn’t about politics? Just wondered and apologies if I missed such a post in this Forum."Yes, in April 2015. See:-Date/Time: 14/04/15 21:37:00I posted:-"If you Google "david beckham adorable", in 0.4 seconds you get 2,890,000 hits.And, before you ask, I Googled it because I seemed to be bumping into the word combination in headlines rather regularly. Saccharin, yet Orwellian. Does the "journalist" who posts the 3 millionth usage win a prize?Nothing to do with Putney, I know."BUT when I posted that non-political item, I got the response:-From Joseph PhritessleDate/Time: 14/04/15 21:49:00"No. Get a life."ANDFrom Lucille GrantDate/Time: 14/04/15 23:01:00"Haha! Great response even though Beckham IS 'adorable' and played a mean game of footie not long ago."I must have somehow put off Mr Phritessle, as he never appeared again. Ms Grant on the other hand does ring a bell.AND in 2018:- 18/05/18 12:41:00I wrote:-"I don't see why a recently bought old-style two-bar radiant electric fire should have triangular-slot headed screws which hold the grill onto it? Am I not supposed to want to clean the fluff off the reflector? Surely slots, cross-heads or Allen keys are more than enough?"It was suggested that it was for my own protection.AND in 2016:-Date/Time: 09/09/16 13:32:00I wrote:-"Am I over-sensitive, or is there never a day goes by in this area (SW18/SW15) without the sound nearby of power saws, tilecutters, drills or generators?"Which got the response (amongst others):-"Surely we can't complain about living in an area where residents have the means to improve their homes!""Surely we can't complain" - just watch me!
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