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Went to the Waves car wash at Tesco today. Have used it for years as it's handy to leave the car to be washed while you do your shopping. It's always been busy. Lately the franchise changed hands, and it was closed for a while. This was the first time I'd been back. I parked, and sat in the car getting the car key off the bunch of other keys. The fellow came out of his booth and approached me. Well that's not normal, they're usually too busy for that, and it was then I noticed that there were no cars being washed. I thought he was going to tell me it was out of order or something like that. But no. He circled round the car and told me that it was too dirty! Wanted to charge me an extra £5 ! I said, no wonder you've got no customers. Why would I bring a clean car to be washed? He started arguing the toss and, indicating other cars, said "Do you see any other cars here as dirty as yours?" Naturally I told him to FRO and went elsewhere. Had a look at the local FB community page and it seems they make a habit of this. People are not going back. I certainly won't.

Team sent by PM. Now in my post on page 1.

That's all very well, but what is a "double suicide pod" and why is it necessary? Are they going to be gassed? Several years ago it was reported that an elderly couple had been found dead in a village near where I live. It turned out to be a retired doctor and his wife (he had been my doctor when I was a child and was lovely). She had dementia. He of course as a doctor had access to the means to peaceful death.

That explains why her appearances have become so infrequent. She did pop up recently at Wembley to do one song with Bruce, which was lovely. When he came on stage he said "It's Saturday night" which we took as a hint especially as someone had reported seeing her at the hotel. Towards the end Patti's sparkly top got tangled up in Bruce's guitar strings, which was amusing.

Mon 9 Sep 42 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife 42 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 42 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons +4 35 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 33 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette 32 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock 29 Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen — Mambo Italiano 27 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire 24 Paul Anka — Diana 24 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 23 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 20 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love 13 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up 06 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues -5 06 Frankie Laine — I Believe -1

Mon 9 Sep 42  The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 41 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 39 The Damned - Eloise 33 Madness - Baggy Trousers 33 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 28 Tears for Fears - Mad World 16 Ultravox - Dancing WithTears In My Eyes +4 12 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 10 The Vapors - Turning Japanese -6

Sun 8 Sep 46 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons +4 36 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 32 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife 30 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock 30 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 29 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire 25 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette 23 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up 23 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 22 Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen — Mambo Italiano 22 Paul Anka — Diana 22 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 20 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues 20 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love 20 Frankie Laine — I Believe 14 Alma Cogan — Dreamboat 12 Perry Como & The Ramblers — Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes 06 Mantovani & His Orchestra — The Song From Moulin Rouge 00 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day -6

Sun 8 Sep 48 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 41 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 41 The Damned - Eloise +4 36 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 30 Madness - Baggy Trousers 28 Tears for Fears - Mad World 22 Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes 14 Queen - A Kind of Magic 12 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 10 The Vapors - Turning Japanese 00 Queen - I Want It All -6

That link goes to Radar Online.

Laura Kuenssberg whining about the Tories being blamed for everything. Suck it up, bitch. Starmer's 'blame the Tories' strategy will not hold forever

For lovers of funerary art, I have just found this Facebook group. It's a public group, so should be accessible to all. Cemetery Arts https://www.facebook.com/groups/742494956570217 "This is a Gallery for Funerary art, featuring Victorian era statuary, landscapes, mausoleums, and history. We are looking for skilled photographers and artists to contribute. We are not promoting religion. This is not a Paranormal interest group. Please; No Cherubs...I just don't like them. Thanks for understanding. I don't mind a little Kitsch, but there's a limit. I prefer the old Victorian era art."

Sat 7 Sep 36 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons +4 28 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 26 Bobby Darin— Mack The Knife 25 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock 25 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 24 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire 24 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up 22 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 21 Paul Anka — Diana 21 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 20 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette 20 Alma Cogan — Dreamboat 20 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues 20 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love 20 Perry Como & The Ramblers — Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes 20 Frankie Laine — I Believe 20 Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen — Mambo Italiano 16 Prez Prado & His Orchestra — Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 14 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day 14 Mantovani & His Orchestra — The Song From Moulin Rouge 08 Kay Starr — Comes A-Long A-Love -6 08 Rosemary Clooney — This Ole House 07 Doris Day — Que Sera Sera 05 Tony Bennett — Stranger In Paradise 

Sat 7 Sep 46 The Damned - Eloise +4 42 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 35 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 34 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 32 Madness - Baggy Trousers -6 28 Tears for Fears - Mad World 22 Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes 20 Queen - A Kind of Magic 13 The Vapors - Turning Japanese 12 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 11 Queen - I Want It All 07 Aztec Camera- Somewhere In My Heart 06 Roy Orbison — You Got It

On that subject, Amazon have dropped the question section. While it was annoying when people responded with unhelpful answers * ("Does this fit a VW Golf?" "Sorry, I don't know, I have a Ford Focus.") there's now no easy way to seek answers from other users. They've replaced it with a summary of all the reviews, which is pretty pointless. * To be fair, what happened was if you'd bought the item that was being enquired about, Amazon emailed you the question. It was not made clear that your reply was being sought for publication.

Careful!

Fri 6 Sep 32 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons +4 28 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 24 Bill Haley & His Comets — Rock Around The Clock 24 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 22 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 22 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire 22 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife 21 Paul Anka — Diana 21 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 20 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette 20 Alma Cogan — Dreamboat 20 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues 20 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love 20 Perry Como & The Ramblers — Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes 20 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up 20 Frankie Laine — I Believe 20 Rosemary Clooney & The Mellomen — Mambo Italiano 17 Prez Prado & His Orchestra — Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 17 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day 17 Mantovani & His Orchestra — The Song From Moulin Rouge 14 Rosemary Clooney — This Ole House 14 Kay Starr — Comes A-Long A-Love 07 Doris Day — Que Sera Sera 05 Tony Bennett — Stranger In Paradise 05 Johnston Brothers — Hernando’s Hideaway -6

Its hitherto constant position at the top has puzzled me. It's a fun song but there are much better songs that have been voted out.

Fri 6 Sep 57 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire 56 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife 53 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes +4 52 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 52 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 46 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 45 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette -6 14 Buddy Holly — It Doesn’t Matter Anymore 09 Jerry Keller — Here Comes Summer

Fri 6 Sep 45 The Damned - Eloise +4 42 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 38 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 34 Madness - Baggy Trousers -6 32 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 28 Tears for Fears - Mad World 22 Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes 21 Queen - A Kind of Magic 18 Roy Orbison - You Got It 16 Queen - I Want it All 15 The Vapors - Turning Japanese 12 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 09 Aztec Camera- Somewhere In My Heart

This told me all I needed to know about Jenrick. Proved himself to be a spiteful and petty cunt.

Thu 5 Sep 49 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 49 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife 46 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette 45 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire 45 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock 44 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes +4 41 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 24 Jerry Keller — Here Comes Summer 23 Perry Como — Magic Moments 18 Elvis Presley — One Night / I Got Stung 18 Buddy Holly — It Doesn’t Matter Anymore 14 Conway Twitty — It’s Only Make Believe 00 Emile Ford — What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For -6

Thu 5 Sep 46 Madness - Baggy Trousers 42 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 37 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 33 The Damned - Eloise 30 Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes +4 28 Tears for Fears - Mad World 24 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill -6 22 Queen - I Want it All 22 Roy Orbison - You Got It 20 Queen - A Kind of Magic 16 Aztec Camera— Somewhere In My Heart 15 The Vapors - Turning Japanese 13 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 12 Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye

Just booked my car in at the garage. I always do words for letters over the phone when giving the registration, eg my last car was DHM (Don't Hurt Me). Current car has a slightly saucy phrase which gave the chap some amusement. Unfortunately I ended the call by inadvertently saying "See you next Tuesday"

There's no way on God's green earth that Lady Saltoun won't get a QO.

Good to see that he wasn't too prissy to use the word DEAD.