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macca 53 Mar 2022 3:11pm, 9 Mar 2022 29,648 posts	Quote Pin macca 53 My mistake - fortuna was the name of the bakery that fortuna dusseldorf was named after (originally)
GordonG Mar 2022 3:31pm, 9 Mar 2022 9,012 posts	Quote Pin GordonG that to stop Virgin Money from sending me junk mail, I can't press 'unsubscribe' and have to phone an 0800 number shocking.
GregP Mar 2022 3:32pm, 9 Mar 2022 133,535 posts	Quote Pin GregP Oh that's bad.
GordonG Mar 2022 3:42pm, 9 Mar 2022 9,013 posts	Quote Pin GordonG [what's making it worse is the the emails relate to "offers" on a credit card I used to have with them but closed it many months ago, so the info isn't even correct]
UltraDunc Mar 2022 3:49pm, 9 Mar 2022 14,385 posts	Quote Pin UltraDunc That my GP does telephone consultations after 19:00 😮 and I’m very appreciative of this 😀
Mushroom Mar 2022 3:49pm, 9 Mar 2022 2,208 posts	Quote Pin Mushroom The phrase 'passing the time' relates to the coachmen who arrived in towns from major cities (where good quality clocks were positioned in the Post Offices) who were met by crowds of people who, as well as wanting to know the correct time, wanted to hear the latest news from the cities.
GregP Mar 2022 4:22pm, 9 Mar 2022 133,536 posts	Quote Pin GregP Oooh. Like that.
swittle Mar 2022 5:53pm, 9 Mar 2022 84,643 posts	Quote Pin swittle Yes, that makes good sense. AIUI, time in UK was not 'standardised' until the railways were established. GMT became 'Railway Time' in Dec. 1847. https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/greenwich-mean-time-gmt#:~:text=GMT%20was%20ultimately%20adopted%20across,legal%20standard%20time%20in%201880.
swittle Mar 2022 5:54pm, 9 Mar 2022 84,644 posts	Quote Pin swittle Apols. Try this rmg.co.uk and search for GMT'.
Lip Gloss Mar 2022 5:59pm, 9 Mar 2022 59,817 posts	Quote Pin Lip Gloss That my feet will never get into half my shoes again. (They must have been so squashed)