PeachTea

recent watch:- The Last Of Us - great watch. Looking forward to series two

Current read is a non fiction book about ancient egypt. Fascinating read about egyptian culture and its history.

I went to see Davy Knowles on Saturday evening at the Gaiety. Despite not knowing any of his songs i really enjoyed the gig. He is a fantastic singer and guitarist. He also came across as a really nice down to earth bloke. Did anyone else watch whilst he was here last week?

its a heart attack in a mug but tastes good 😋😀

update on postage times. I have recently ordered online and both orders arrived within 5 days and that included the day when the weather was dire so the boat was cancelled.

i have no idea whether this person has a second property on the island. It is of course very possible but i was under the impression that he lives in Hong Kong. I do know ( because i walk past said property on a daily basis - twice) that it sits empty for the majority of the year except for his annual two week jolly jaunt ( which he has just recently had) .

I always thought that there was a notice put up in Peel . I think its in the noticeboard where they keep track of wildlife sightings which imo is a stupid place to put the notice in the first place. It should be on a sign on the actual beach rather than a noticeboard designated for wildlife updates.

going back to the point about hospitality i think its wrong for the gov to not at least reconsider their stance on the 22% tax for those on a lower income . They do have the power to rethink this decision. The VAT will be more difficult especially given the UK don't have any plans to review this currently. https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn06812/ I also do agree the market is saturated with coffee shops ( there are 4 within a 2 min walking distance in port erin alone). All offer more or less the same . Would maybe help if there was cafe's with different offerings but then there may not be the market for this ( i was thinking veggie/vegan cafes, or cafe that serves only hot chocolate - as in made from real chocolate that is melted similar to the link below) but they are probably seasonal as lets face it who wants to drink hot chocolate on a warm day. hot choc cafe> https://www.italianbearchocolate.com/

yes - I have one as a neighbour.

you must pour really small glasses of wine. I dont think have ever got 5 from a bottle 😂

The people they have helped are property developers only. These properties sit vacant having being bought by millionaires who return once a year so they can claim to be a resident. Wouldn't be such an issue if developers price their houses appropriately - a 2 bed in Ballasalla ( Dandara) starts at an eyewatering £324k. Its all about profits for the few and balls to anyone else. The gov don't give a monkeys about the hospitality sector or the people who work in it. sorry if i come across as shouty? Just utterly fed up of these fuckwits at the top.

never mind. I can see its been discussed earlier in the thread.

I have not read this thread so apologies if this has been addressed already but why have we partnered with a Singapore AI team? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cxez9z4xd25o

Since i moved back to the Island i have stopped paying attention to any of the tracking. It is never right and always shows as being sat in a hub somewhere despite it having arrived. This is the same for amazon parcels which more or less all show that they are yet to be delivered and could apply for a refund if i wanted. As its the seller who would lose out I leave it but post feedback so the seller is notified of the parcels arrival. As for IOMP and postage - i recently sent a small parcel to a friend for her birthday and paid for the parcel to arrive before her birthday ( I didnt post last minute either) and yet despite paying close to £10 to ensure a faster delivery the parcel still arrived a day late. I would blame the RM but whilst living in England I did not experience similar issues therefore i put this down to a combo of IOMP dithering with the mail whilst on island and RM for prioritising other mail over the IOM.

Not sure they needed a police car to stop people driving up to PSM though. Surely some signage would have sufficed. It was pretty obvious that the mess was being cleaned up.