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ASCPFC Flag Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 22 Jan 21 12.35pm Send a Private Message to ASCPFC Add ASCPFC as a friend

I suspect when you wrote all of this out, you answered your original question.

 

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Palace Old Geezer Flag Midhurst 22 Jan 21 12.57pm Send a Private Message to Palace Old Geezer Add Palace Old Geezer as a friend

I disagree with the drive for Scottish Independence, especially the fanatical way Nicola Sturgeon leads the SNP.

So strongly did I feel that I stopped buying Scotch whisky and now only buy American, Irish and Welsh brands.

However, my son-in-law gave me a rather fine single malt Scotch as a Christmas gift. I received it with thanks and have since enjoyed drinking it.

You can take these prejudices only so far don't you think?

 

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ASCPFC Flag Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 22 Jan 21 1.32pm Send a Private Message to ASCPFC Add ASCPFC as a friend

Originally posted by Palace Old Geezer

I disagree with the drive for Scottish Independence, especially the fanatical way Nicola Sturgeon leads the SNP.

So strongly did I feel that I stopped buying Scotch whisky and now only buy American, Irish and Welsh brands.

However, my son-in-law gave me a rather fine single malt Scotch as a Christmas gift. I received it with thanks and have since enjoyed drinking it.

You can take these prejudices only so far don't you think?

Yes, exactly. Don't do yourself any harm over things like principles.

 

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BlueJay Flag UK 22 Jan 21 1.57pm

Originally posted by cryrst

It may be cynical but to me it seems like hes hinting to put dollar in an envelope. Quite sly but logical for people as it's easier than checking the item specifics.

Your may well be right there. Some people are too sneaky by half! Maybe if they change it to 'no gifts from planet earth' we'll know for certain .

 
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becky Flag over the moon 22 Jan 21 2.29pm Send a Private Message to becky Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add becky as a friend

So he'd be quite happy with a gift made by a 7 year old working 12 hours a day in a pakistan sweatshop?

 

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croydon proud Flag Any european country i fancy! 22 Jan 21 2.31pm

Originally posted by Harpo

Impossible.

My wife has no sisters.

Maybe you are both married to a bigamist.

 
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Forest Hillbilly Flag in a hidey-hole 22 Jan 21 2.32pm Send a Private Message to Forest Hillbilly Add Forest Hillbilly as a friend

Can't the guy just wrap the gift back up and wait until a Birthday/Christmas and pass it on ?

I hope the OP's (Shek's Crows eye) mate has no existing materials in his house that may be made in China ?
Did he check where the carpets were manufactured ? double glazing/door panels ? door fittings and security ?

I think the receiver of the gift has an applaudable moral compass, but pretty poor judgement of its application.

I was surprised to read last week (can't remember where i read it) that about 30 Chinese gold miners were stuck in a mine collapse since the beginning of January 2021.
Does anyone remember Bhopal and Union Carbide ? The USA company built a chemical plant so dangerous, it wouldn't be authorised in America. So they built it in India and it blew up killing loads of people and poisoning groundwater for generations.

I wouldn't have anything anything from Europe in my house now. Except that young Dutch Au Pair

 

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cryrst Flag The garden of England 22 Jan 21 8.10pm Send a Private Message to cryrst Add cryrst as a friend

Originally posted by becky

So he'd be quite happy with a gift made by a 7 year old working 12 hours a day in a pakistan sweatshop?

Part time older workers,
The governments gone soft

Edited by cryrst (22 Jan 2021 8.11pm)

 
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Forest Hillbilly Flag in a hidey-hole 23 Jan 21 9.10am Send a Private Message to Forest Hillbilly Add Forest Hillbilly as a friend

I am not buying petrol any more, because of Saudi involvement in the situation in Yemen.

So please, no gifts containing any plastics (or oil derivatives) for Forest

 

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batcountry Flag Melbourne 23 Jan 21 10.05am Send a Private Message to batcountry Add batcountry as a friend

Hi a may soon be the only country willing to trade with the UK.
You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone.

 
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doi209 Flag Fighting for the weak and innocent... 23 Jan 21 10.47am Send a Private Message to doi209 Add doi209 as a friend

Originally posted by ASCPFC

Yes, exactly. Don't do yourself any harm over things like principles.

Wasn't it Groucho Marx who once said:
" I have principles. If you don't like them, I have others"

 
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phewwhatascorcher Flag Wembley 26 Jan 21 5.09pm Send a Private Message to phewwhatascorcher Add phewwhatascorcher as a friend

Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly


I wouldn't have anything anything from Europe in my house now. Except that young Dutch Au Pair

I know I don't post very often but in the spirit that we're all Palace together I'll take care of the Swedish exchange students, French au pairs, German Girl scouts , etc,etc

 
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