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Old Aug 1st 2017 | 10:57 am
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Originally Posted by Partially discharged
Did he wear a shell suit and talk like Carragher
Scouser said to his mate, "Look at the great stuff I got, new gas grill, bikes for the kids, all off the internet!"
"Which website?", asked his friend.
"Google Earth."
 
Old Aug 1st 2017 | 12:38 pm
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Originally Posted by caretaker
Scouser said to his mate, "Look at the great stuff I got, new gas grill, bikes for the kids, all off the internet!"
"Which website?", asked his friend.
"Google Earth."
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Old Aug 1st 2017 | 1:34 pm
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Anti-immigration Facebook group confuses bus chairs with women wearing burkas - National | Globalnews.ca
 
Old Aug 1st 2017 | 3:40 pm
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You may have an entry for post of the year there, my friend.
 
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Smart those folks are not.


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You may have an entry for post of the year there, my friend.
 
Old Aug 2nd 2017 | 7:59 am
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Anyone know what the cheapest way to send a parcel from Vancouver to the UK is? My parcel weighs 6lbs and I want to ship it privately without having to go through work.
 
Old Aug 2nd 2017 | 8:15 am
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Next time we have relatives coming remind me not to book anything without seeing some up front casheroonies - it's bloody expensive when it's only your own wallet opening!
 
Old Aug 2nd 2017 | 8:29 am
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Anyone know what the cheapest way to send a parcel from Vancouver to the UK is? My parcel weighs 6lbs and I want to ship it privately without having to go through work.
Is it a salmon that is going to get a bit pongey? Better not do CanadaPost then- Is it a fisherman's tale- six pounds , actually a pound and a half?
 
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Is it a salmon that is going to get a bit pongey? Better not do CanadaPost then- Is it a fisherman's tale- six pounds , actually a pound and a half?
No, it's paper. So it could go Canada Post.
 
Old Aug 2nd 2017 | 10:11 am
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Originally Posted by Oink
Anyone know what the cheapest way to send a parcel from Vancouver to the UK is? My parcel weighs 6lbs...it's paper....
Sounds like 150 sheets. Your life story?

x 150
 
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As you don't want to do much work, Fedex, UPS or Purolator all come to you to pick up, they are not generally cheap though.

Canada Post is likely your cheapest option from Canada, there is also the going to the US to send it, but that will require work.


Originally Posted by Oink
Anyone know what the cheapest way to send a parcel from Vancouver to the UK is? My parcel weighs 6lbs and I want to ship it privately without having to go through work.
 
Old Aug 2nd 2017 | 5:42 pm
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It was the UK doing the Vancouver fireworks display tonight. I'd like to say it was just a couple of blokes waving some sparklers about and a fat tart with a Catherine Wheel pinned to her arse, but the UK lit it up, they done a really good job.
 
Old Aug 3rd 2017 | 3:19 am
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Gas (petrol) price rise!

Yesterday. 84.9c per litre. Today 104.9........wtf! Why such a big jump?
 
Old Aug 3rd 2017 | 3:22 am
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Originally Posted by Yorkiechef
Gas (petrol) price rise!

Yesterday. 84.9c per litre. Today 104.9........wtf! Why such a big jump?
Here it's because there's a long weekend, maybe that's true in AB too.
 
Old Aug 3rd 2017 | 3:34 am
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I've just read that it could be because of a certain South American country beginning with V.

If it is because of the bank holiday, that is simply greed. You should boycott these stations.
 


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