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I bought a big badass petrol Flymo second hand when we were living in Norfolk- I had a big mound to trim :unsure:

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Hopefully snoopdawg didn't suffer any chafing.

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She said it looked great, much better when nicely trimmed
Using that was much easier than the ride-on ;)

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Suppose it's better then nothing.

Province's 'incredibly disappointing' disability rate increase panned by disability advocate - British Columbia - CBC News

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Don't I just lol

We are going to Dublin on Monday and London the week after so he will get to see it all, it's just my shopping and stocking up on certain things that are better/cheaper then the Canadian equivalent is much much more important right now :)

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Asked for his ID. I said that I was buying, not him and it was for use in the family home. The guy said he would sell it to us 'this time'.

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I took OH to Darlington on our first trip to the UK together... :sneaky:

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He sounds like a right jobsworth.
Is the law that minor can't purchase, but can be served by parents?

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I had a bit of a song & a dance at a Toronto Beer Store, with an American friend who looks like she's about 12, but is actually 29. Staff member was very shirty about the validity of accepting non-Canadian ID. We ended up walking over to the next outlet.

It's taken me years to remember/register that when visiting Ontario I can't just "pop out" to buy beer/alcohol at the corner store at 10.55pm...

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Basically the law is that it's illegal for under 19 year olds to drink but that does not apply when the alcohol is provided by the parents in their own home. The guy got upset because apparently my son touched one of the cans, he wasn't carrying it, he didn't even put it in the basket, he just touched it. It is legal for 18 year olds to serve alcohol at their place of work, so I am not sure why the touching it was such a big deal either.

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I had heard of this happening to so many people that when my son (also 18) wanted to buy a bottle of wine to give to his gf's Mum for xmas I made him wait in the car just in case. Ridiculous.

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I have never had a problem before which is why I was a bit shocked. Most of last year it was just the two of us in the house (other son at University and OH working away). My son isn't much of a drinker but he does like to try new things so we had got into the habit of checking out the weird brews at the liquor store . We pick out the ones we like the look of and share a can just before dinner. It's hardly encouraging over drinking and it has been a lovely bonding thing as while we drink our small glass each we chat about the day. I am sad that I can't really do that now without worrying about being accused of child abuse at the checkout.

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That's crazy. If it's ok for your son to be in the store (age wise) you should complain about the staff member. He's basically harassing you.

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Let your son peruse the different beers online with you, then pop in and purchase them yourself perhaps? Some you can order online too. Beer & Cider

Some people are just jobsworths, sigh.

:)

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On our way back from Quebec this afternoon . It's a 8km drive from our house. There it's legal for him to drink and in public places too.