Things that don't deserve their own thread

[Sandstorm]

Just saw a profound question that deserves an explanation.

Why does no-one disappear in the Bermuda triangle any more?

They’re all fully shaven now Enzed.

Quality

[TB63]

Just saw a profound question that deserves an explanation.

Why does no-one disappear in the Bermuda triangle any more?

They’re all fully shaven now Enzed.

[Slick]

A good mate of mine died suddenly today. 50 years old.

For fucks sake

[Uncle fester]

Sorry to hear slick
Heart attack?

[Slick]

Sorry to hear slick
Heart attack?

Thanks mate. Not sure yet, but all was fine this morning then his wife got a call that he had been taken to hospital and he was gone by the time her and the boys got there.

[Kiwias]

A good mate of mine died suddenly today. 50 years old.

For fucks sake

Terrible news. Condolences

[Slick]

A bloody bird has just flown into my living room..

[inactionman]

That's terrible, sorry mate, really sad news.

[inactionman]

That's terrible, sorry mate, really sad news.

I was replying to your first post btw - although you have my sympathies if a seagull has got in after your breakfast.

[Slick]

That's terrible, sorry mate, really sad news.

I was replying to your first post btw - although you have my sympathies if a seagull has got in after your breakfast.

Thank you. re first message.

I was a seagull on the balcony a while back, but that was easy to wrap a towel round and release. This looks like a small Yellowmammer or Wagtail and has got itself down behind a set of drawers facing a window - no idea how I'm going to remove it. Have shut the door and left t for a while...

[Sandstorm]

That's terrible, sorry mate, really sad news.

I was replying to your first post btw - although you have my sympathies if a seagull has got in after your breakfast.

Thank you. re first message.

I was a seagull on the balcony a while back, but that was easy to wrap a towel round and release. This looks like a small Yellowmammer or Wagtail and has got itself down behind a set of drawers facing a window - no idea how I'm going to remove it. Have shut the door and left t for a while...

Send in a cat....

[TB63]

Become the bird..

[tabascoboy]

No need to worry about anything...except barber's shops?

[Guy Smiley]

A good mate of mine died suddenly today. 50 years old.

For fucks sake

Sorry to hear that Slick, my condolences.

[SaintK]

No need to worry about anything...except barber's shops?

Watched it earlier
Absolutely barking. Tice comes over as a complete cunt.

[tabascoboy]

No need to worry about anything...except barber's shops?

Watched it earlier
Absolutely barking. Tice comes over as a complete cunt.

And this reported surprisingly by a Torygraph (art and culture) journalist

[Slick]

No need to worry about anything...except barber's shops?

Watched it earlier
Absolutely barking. Tice comes over as a complete cunt.

I think its a fair comment to be honest, it doesn't make much sense all these shops springing up.

[ASMO]

No need to worry about anything...except barber's shops?

Watched it earlier
Absolutely barking. Tice comes over as a complete cunt.

I think its a fair comment to be honest, it doesn't make much sense all these shops springing up.

Have to agree, the number of Turkish barber shops in my little town is crazy and they are never busy, same with vape shops, 2 or 3 of them in town, they cannot be making proper money.

[inactionman]

No need to worry about anything...except barber's shops?

Watched it earlier
Absolutely barking. Tice comes over as a complete cunt.

I think its a fair comment to be honest, it doesn't make much sense all these shops springing up.

I've noticed this as well.

We've not really got a high street near us per se, but there is a row of shops that sort of constitute a centre. The weirdly obsessive Scottish nationalist shop and the mini-supermarket have both closed down, and we were hoping that a cafe or a bar might take at least one of those places. Instead it's another nail bar and another hairdresser.

By my count, aside from the Margiotta supermarket we're very grateful for, we've got 2 hairdressers, a nail bar (I can't work out if the new one is truly new or just the old one shifting to bigger premises), office equipment seller and undertaker on that row of shops. No cafe, pub, bar or restaurant, or anything you'd want to visit.

If I had to guess I'd suspect its the cash-intensive nature of these businesses that make them attractive to owners, staff/commission paid before the money hits the books. Cafes don't really return much revenue for the level of effort, unless it's somewhere busy with significant footfall.

[SaintK]

Watched it earlier
Absolutely barking. Tice comes over as a complete cunt.

I think its a fair comment to be honest, it doesn't make much sense all these shops springing up.

I've noticed this as well.

We've not really got a high street near us per se, but there is a row of shops that sort of constitute a centre. The weirdly obsessive Scottish nationalist shop and the mini-supermarket have both closed down, and we were hoping that a cafe or a bar might take at least one of those places. Instead it's another nail bar and another hairdresser.

By my count, aside from the Margiotta supermarket we're very grateful for, we've got 2 hairdressers, a nail bar (I can't work out if the new one is truly new or just the old one shifting to bigger premises), office equipment seller and undertaker on that row of shops. No cafe, pub, bar or restaurant, or anything you'd want to visit.

If I had to guess I'd suspect its the cash-intensive nature of these businesses that make them attractive to owners, staff/commission paid before the money hits the books. Cafes don't really return much revenue for the level of effort, unless it's somewhere busy with significant footfall.

Blimey!
I must go around with my eyes shut then. The "Turkish" barber shops I've noticed locally all appear to have customers. Like all barbers there will be quiet times of the day though.

[tabascoboy]

I think its a fair comment to be honest, it doesn't make much sense all these shops springing up.

I've noticed this as well.

We've not really got a high street near us per se, but there is a row of shops that sort of constitute a centre. The weirdly obsessive Scottish nationalist shop and the mini-supermarket have both closed down, and we were hoping that a cafe or a bar might take at least one of those places. Instead it's another nail bar and another hairdresser.

By my count, aside from the Margiotta supermarket we're very grateful for, we've got 2 hairdressers, a nail bar (I can't work out if the new one is truly new or just the old one shifting to bigger premises), office equipment seller and undertaker on that row of shops. No cafe, pub, bar or restaurant, or anything you'd want to visit.

If I had to guess I'd suspect its the cash-intensive nature of these businesses that make them attractive to owners, staff/commission paid before the money hits the books. Cafes don't really return much revenue for the level of effort, unless it's somewhere busy with significant footfall.

Blimey!
I must go around with my eyes shut then. The "Turkish" barber shops I've noticed locally all appear to have customers. Like all barbers there will be quiet times of the day though.

Indeed, while this may or may not be an issue - why the emphasis on this rather than other known tax evasion and fraud on a corporate level? Think I can guess!

[Slick]

I've noticed this as well.

We've not really got a high street near us per se, but there is a row of shops that sort of constitute a centre. The weirdly obsessive Scottish nationalist shop and the mini-supermarket have both closed down, and we were hoping that a cafe or a bar might take at least one of those places. Instead it's another nail bar and another hairdresser.

By my count, aside from the Margiotta supermarket we're very grateful for, we've got 2 hairdressers, a nail bar (I can't work out if the new one is truly new or just the old one shifting to bigger premises), office equipment seller and undertaker on that row of shops. No cafe, pub, bar or restaurant, or anything you'd want to visit.

If I had to guess I'd suspect its the cash-intensive nature of these businesses that make them attractive to owners, staff/commission paid before the money hits the books. Cafes don't really return much revenue for the level of effort, unless it's somewhere busy with significant footfall.

Blimey!
I must go around with my eyes shut then. The "Turkish" barber shops I've noticed locally all appear to have customers. Like all barbers there will be quiet times of the day though.

Indeed, while this may or may not be an issue - why the emphasis on this rather than other known tax evasion and fraud on a corporate level? Think I can guess!

I think you can probably do both.

In our short bit of High Street of about 25 shops a new Turkish Barbers has opened about every 6 months. We now have 5 in the short stretch - and also 3 other hairdressers - it just doesn't make any sense.

[Lobby]

I've noticed this as well.

We've not really got a high street near us per se, but there is a row of shops that sort of constitute a centre. The weirdly obsessive Scottish nationalist shop and the mini-supermarket have both closed down, and we were hoping that a cafe or a bar might take at least one of those places. Instead it's another nail bar and another hairdresser.

By my count, aside from the Margiotta supermarket we're very grateful for, we've got 2 hairdressers, a nail bar (I can't work out if the new one is truly new or just the old one shifting to bigger premises), office equipment seller and undertaker on that row of shops. No cafe, pub, bar or restaurant, or anything you'd want to visit.

If I had to guess I'd suspect its the cash-intensive nature of these businesses that make them attractive to owners, staff/commission paid before the money hits the books. Cafes don't really return much revenue for the level of effort, unless it's somewhere busy with significant footfall.

Blimey!
I must go around with my eyes shut then. The "Turkish" barber shops I've noticed locally all appear to have customers. Like all barbers there will be quiet times of the day though.

Indeed, while this may or may not be an issue - why the emphasis on this rather than other known tax evasion and fraud on a corporate level? Think I can guess!

Some nail bars and Turkish barbers may well be linked to people trafficking and money laundering, but the increasing number of them can also be accounted for by people's desire to be pampered at a relatively low cost, and the recent popularity of skin fades and sculpted beards, which are a speciality of Turkish barbers. They are also the type of business that can be set up and run relatively cheaply, which will make them an attractive proposition for small businesses.

However, Reform's concentration on this issue is much more to do with their appeal to racism (foreigners ruining our British cities) than any concern about fraud or money laundering.

[inactionman]

I've noticed this as well.

We've not really got a high street near us per se, but there is a row of shops that sort of constitute a centre. The weirdly obsessive Scottish nationalist shop and the mini-supermarket have both closed down, and we were hoping that a cafe or a bar might take at least one of those places. Instead it's another nail bar and another hairdresser.

By my count, aside from the Margiotta supermarket we're very grateful for, we've got 2 hairdressers, a nail bar (I can't work out if the new one is truly new or just the old one shifting to bigger premises), office equipment seller and undertaker on that row of shops. No cafe, pub, bar or restaurant, or anything you'd want to visit.

If I had to guess I'd suspect its the cash-intensive nature of these businesses that make them attractive to owners, staff/commission paid before the money hits the books. Cafes don't really return much revenue for the level of effort, unless it's somewhere busy with significant footfall.

Blimey!
I must go around with my eyes shut then. The "Turkish" barber shops I've noticed locally all appear to have customers. Like all barbers there will be quiet times of the day though.

Indeed, while this may or may not be an issue - why the emphasis on this rather than other known tax evasion and fraud on a corporate level? Think I can guess!

I'm just whinging as I've no need for nail bars but I'm crying out for a good coffee shop. It was just a bit of a let-down when the mini-market closed and we hoped a cafe would take its place, and instead it's another hairdresser, in an area where I can't really see a pressing need for another hairdresser.

We don't have a very strong high-street feel at my local shops, and having services that people need typically once a month - and will travel directly to and from - doesn't really help.

As above my assumption is that people can make good money from hairdressers that they can't make from craft shops, cafes etc.

Assume Farage and Tice were angling at Asians in nail bars and Turks in hairdressers though, so I can see your and Saint's point.

[tabascoboy]

Some nail bars and Turkish barbers may well be linked to people trafficking and money laundering, but the increasing number of them can also be accounted for by people's desire to be pampered at a relatively low cost, and the recent popularity of skin fades and sculpted beards, which are a speciality of Turkish barbers. They are also the type of business that can be set up and run relatively cheaply, which will make them an attractive proposition for small businesses.

However, Reform's concentration on this issue is much more to do with their appeal to racism (foreigners ruining our British cities) than any concern about fraud or money laundering.

Nail bars for sure have been very much linked to trafficking and exploitation to the point of actual slavery. Pretty sure though this is simply an attempt at rabble rousing than any true concern over illegality.

[David in Gwent]

That drugs money isn't going to launder itself now, is it.

[tabascoboy]

I'm sure that if they have actual proof of illicit activity they will pass it to the appropriate authorities...

[robmatic]

Blimey!
I must go around with my eyes shut then. The "Turkish" barber shops I've noticed locally all appear to have customers. Like all barbers there will be quiet times of the day though.

Indeed, while this may or may not be an issue - why the emphasis on this rather than other known tax evasion and fraud on a corporate level? Think I can guess!

I think you can probably do both.

In our short bit of High Street of about 25 shops a new Turkish Barbers has opened about every 6 months. We now have 5 in the short stretch - and also 3 other hairdressers - it just doesn't make any sense.

I spent a few years doing immigration consultancy for Turks moving to the UK and I imagine this is mostly because it is an easy route to citizenship if they came on the old Ankara Agreement visa route. There's a low barrier to entry and after a few years of cooking the books to make it look like a viable business they will get ILR. There is potentially some money laundering involved as well but not necessarily.

[Slick]

Indeed, while this may or may not be an issue - why the emphasis on this rather than other known tax evasion and fraud on a corporate level? Think I can guess!

I think you can probably do both.

In our short bit of High Street of about 25 shops a new Turkish Barbers has opened about every 6 months. We now have 5 in the short stretch - and also 3 other hairdressers - it just doesn't make any sense.

I spent a few years doing immigration consultancy for Turks moving to the UK and I imagine this is mostly because it is an easy route to citizenship if they came on the old Ankara Agreement visa route. There's a low barrier to entry and after a few years of cooking the books to make it look like a viable business they will get ILR. There is potentially some money laundering involved as well but not necessarily.

Oh, that's interesting

[Enzedder]

I'm sure that if they have actual proof of illicit activity they will pass it to the appropriate authorities...

Proof??? Don't need proof to cast aspersions.

[fishfoodie]

Could be very expensive for a company that everyone already hates !

Ticketmaster confirms data hack which could affect 560m globally


Ticketmaster owner Live Nation confirmed "unauthorised activity" on its database after a group of hackers said they had stolen the personal details of 560 million customers.

ShinyHunters, the group claiming responsibility, says the stolen data includes names, addresses, phone numbers and partial credit card details from Ticketmaster users worldwide.

The hacking group is reportedly demanding a $500,000 (£400,000) ransom payment to prevent the data from being sold to other parties.

In a filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Live Nation said that on 27 May "a criminal threat actor offered what it alleged to be Company user data for sale via the dark web", and that it was investigating.

The number of customers affected by the data breach has not been confirmed by Live Nation.

....

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw99ql0239wo

[TB63]

We've 12 "Turkish" barbers in town now...all staffed by Armenians.......

[Sandstorm]

We've 12 "Turkish" barbers in town now...all staffed by Armenians.......

Ours are all from Iraq.

[TB63]

https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1796 ... mDMng&s=19

[Enzedder]

The best word from the 1500s - should be used again

https://www.wordnik.com/words/quafftide

[Lobby]

Three abandoned children all to the same parents

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5115e7k2eno

I hope they can identify the parents at some point to stop them doing this again. Chances are they are quite dysfunctional and need help if they can be found.

[Blackmac]

Blimey!
I must go around with my eyes shut then. The "Turkish" barber shops I've noticed locally all appear to have customers. Like all barbers there will be quiet times of the day though.

Indeed, while this may or may not be an issue - why the emphasis on this rather than other known tax evasion and fraud on a corporate level? Think I can guess!

I think you can probably do both.

In our short bit of High Street of about 25 shops a new Turkish Barbers has opened about every 6 months. We now have 5 in the short stretch - and also 3 other hairdressers - it just doesn't make any sense.

You're absolutely spot on. There is a huge upturn in things like Turkish Barbers, Tanning studios, sunbeds and Chinese nail bars. A huge proportion are linked to OCG money laundering. We are not talking about tax evasion here just laundering proceeds of crime.

[Biffer]

This is what they used to say about Indian restaurants and corner shops in the sixties.

[Slick]

This is what they used to say about Indian restaurants and corner shops in the sixties.

Don’t be silly

[BnM]

Marmot hold my beer

https://x.com/Bulldog78932701/status/17 ... 8422495555