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I'm in the US and cheques are ridiculously common still. Their idea of hi-tech banking is taking a photo of the cheque with your phone to deposit it online. edit ffs cat  That is Piper. When she is bored she sounds rather like a high-pitched whiny foghorn. Unkempt fucked around with this message at 02:21 on Oct 30, 2019 |
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UnquietDream posted:As a usual boardrunner myself I am saying do not do this, it is bad practice. I would be very angry with someone who turned up pretending to be a member who wasn't one because it puts me in a supremely lovely position. This is exactly the sort of behaviour that would lead to me needing to see anyone's membership card if I didn't know them, which is a huge pain in the rear end. In the upcoming election we're going to get huge numbers of volunteers who want to help but haven't yet gone through the process of joining the party officially. Some doorknockers are not going to be members at the time, and It's not something worth policing still fail to see how asking for voting intention then telling someone else with a clipboard is a GDPR violation - actually running the board yes, but not simply asking questions of people.
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Oct 30, 2019 02:23
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actually this is all brave brexit patriots and sensible liberal democrat centrists coming to check out labour insanity, sweaty no one watched the tory video because everyone already knows that boris is good and smart and loves everyone 
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Oct 30, 2019 02:35
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Unkempt posted:I'm in the US and cheques are ridiculously common still. Their idea of hi-tech banking is taking a photo of the cheque with your phone to deposit it online. Where on earth are you? I've been to the arse end of nowhere, Montana, and barely even saw cash (Outside restaurants) because everything was contactless. She's an extremely good catte 
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Ms Adequate posted:Where on earth are you? I've been to the arse end of nowhere, Montana, and barely even saw cash (Outside restaurants) because everything was contactless. Cards are more common than cash, but for everything more than a couple hundred dollars checks are still pretty common, especially for rent payment, payroll, etc. I’ve still had to go get cashiers checks for rental down payments and my last car, and I keep a checkbook on hand just in case for rental properties (and on occasion, HOAs) who don’t know how to do online portals (a lot more common for hole in the wall places, less common for proper agencies)
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Oct 30, 2019 03:12
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remember folks, it's always darkest before the dawn but I genuinely believe labour can win this election. People are loving tired of being hosed over constantly.
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Oct 30, 2019 03:21
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Well, I'm in Vermont so possibly not typical. There's a shitload of cash/cheque places roynd here but maybe it's just a tax dodge.
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Oct 30, 2019 03:22
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Oh yeah I guess my ex does pay her rent with checks, now that you mention it!
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Oct 30, 2019 03:34
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I threw Momentum a few quid, and I'll do the same to Labour tomorrow. Things need to change, the prospect of another Tory government makes me feel physically sick.
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Oct 30, 2019 03:37
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Ms Adequate posted:Where on earth are you? I've been to the arse end of nowhere, Montana, and barely even saw cash (Outside restaurants) because everything was contactless. Even though I'm in Vancouver, a huge city, and most stuff you actually buy is by card/contactless, lots of stuff is still done by cheque. It's weird, although at least I'm paid by direct deposit. In election focused chat, I think what might be really important is the ability to talk about and challenge the idea that the Lib Dems will just save everything and we'll remain in the EU and be rosy and lovely. Anyone got any links or ideas?
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Oct 30, 2019 03:59
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Renewed my SNP membership 
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Oct 30, 2019 04:01
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Robot Mil posted:Even though I'm in Vancouver, a huge city, and most stuff you actually buy is by card/contactless, lots of stuff is still done by cheque. It's weird, although at least I'm paid by direct deposit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron%E2%80%93Clegg_coalition
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Essentially the lib dems aren't going to win a majority, so their only option is going to be coalitioning with the tories or labour, they've already refused to coalition with labour, and we've seen what a tory/lib coalition looks like, it's the tories doing whatever they want and the libs rolling over and letting them. Swinson in particular is more tory than most tories with her voting record, so she has absolutely no credibility whatsoever when it comes to "opposing" them in coalition or otherwise.
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Hah ok yes but I've already seen a lot of 'well they'd never do that again they've learned their lesson!' Maybe I just need a Twitter version of 
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Their party is literally like a third actual tories at the moment.
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Oct 30, 2019 04:14
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Just chipped in a tenner to help Momentum! Will spread some to Labour proper at some point soon too. As to the Piss Diamonds just keep hammering that Jo Swinson voted with the Tories more times than some tory cabinet members. Nothing about them can be trusted in any way shape or form.
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Oct 30, 2019 04:19
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The Canadian banking system is way better than the sad shitshow of the states but I do miss my UK visa debit, interac is a bit naff (though is a lot cheaper for businesses)
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Oct 30, 2019 04:28
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Also I'm actually bothering to register for a postal vote this year that's how invested I am
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Robot Mil posted:Even though I'm in Vancouver, a huge city, and most stuff you actually buy is by card/contactless, lots of stuff is still done by cheque. It's weird, although at least I'm paid by direct deposit. Might be an industry thing cause I’m also in Vancouver and haven’t written or received a cheque in almost a decade. Grats on your election UKMT, hope its a new day.
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Beeb's top story atm is that Boris has said the election "will be tough" and the subheader is about Jezza saying this is a "once-in-a-generation" opportunity. I'm not gonna say this means very much at all, but between this and the hilarious disparity between the social media videos today, there certainly seems to be more energy on one side that the other...
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Oct 30, 2019 07:08
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I went a bit wrong last night and ate five jacket potatoes, is this election fever?
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Oct 30, 2019 07:34
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It's probably scurvy.
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Ms Adequate posted:Beeb's top story atm is that Boris has said the election "will be tough" and the subheader is about Jezza saying this is a "once-in-a-generation" opportunity. When are the media required to start giving impartial coverage, by the way?
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Sanford posted:I went a bit wrong last night and ate five jacket potatoes, is this election fever? Oh no, you did a Brian Harvey, please be careful throwing up out of your car door.
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Oct 30, 2019 07:41
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I am scared about this GE & generally not in great health atm but gently caress IT LET'S DO THIS. Death before surrender. If anyone even vaguely near Swansea needs ferrying to swing seats hmu, always happy to help get more boots on the ground
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Oct 30, 2019 07:41
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Don't see why we should bother with two threads when there's literally nothing else gonna be happening in UKPOL for the next 6 weeks besides election. Plus, y'know...
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Here's my election prediction: The other thread will be mostly UKMT posters shitposting for like another day. Then, most people will get bored, & it'll pretty much be a few weirdos talking to 'flaps for old times' sake or w/e. That'll probably carry on long enough for a few American liberals to come in thinking the thread is relevant & they will patiently listen to TIBFJC for a bit before getting bored and coming here, and the thread will die.
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alphabettitouretti posted:In other news, there's a guy stuck upside down at the top of a 270ft chimney in Cumbria. Let me tell you about my amazing submarine that will save this poor chimneybound peasant 
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Oct 30, 2019 07:55
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Election meme game idea - Beaver Bother but herding Borises into a ditch
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Oct 30, 2019 07:57
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Good luck all of you, you deserve getting to yeet Johnson out of government for good. Christ I hope Corbyn absolutely murders it.
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Goddammit, how does he seem so genuine? We've got one of the top PR firms focus grouping this, it's costing us millions and it's still not working! What do we have to say to get the public to think we are trustworthy humans? Which set of lies is the correct one?
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Keep it together, Bozza old chap. You may be surrounded by ethnics, but this is a necessary step on the road to becoming World King. Just feign polite interest until you can get back to your ministerial car and away from this horrible place. You're a winner, your reflection says so every morning. Don't cry. Don't cry. 
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Jo Swinson is on R4 claiming that the Lib Dems have internal polling showing that they're only "a very small swing" from winning hundreds of seats.
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Jo Swinson is on R4 claiming that the Lib Dems have internal polling showing that they're only "a very small swing" from winning hundreds of seats. I imagine at least 50% of their party membership.polled would vote LD
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Jo Swinson is on R4 claiming that the Lib Dems have internal polling showing that they're only "a very small swing" from winning hundreds of seats. i hope those are Tory seats, I'd be not entirely disappointed by Labour / LD (ed: in retrospect, i should make it clear i'm suggesting the only way it happens is if Corbs gets taken out by MI5) CGI Stardust fucked around with this message at 08:34 on Oct 30, 2019 |
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Jo Swinson is on R4 claiming that the Lib Dems have internal polling showing that they're only "a very small swing" from winning hundreds of seats. The only way a "very small swing" leads to a LibDem majority is if it's what every other candidate is caught noncing on.
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Ms Adequate posted:Oh yeah I guess my ex does pay her rent with checks, now that you mention it!  Their alternative offering was to automatically post a cheque to my landlord on my behalf every month. US banking is staggeringly far behind, they only got chip + PIN a couple of years ago.
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Oct 30, 2019 08:31
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The election isn't even technically on yet, the bill for it needs to pass the lords like any other legislation because it had to bypass the FTPA. Parliment still sits until sometime next week I think at the earliest.
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