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  1. shiney

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    Totally agree. I file everything in my office in an easy to access way and I find it much easier on my eyes and easier to spread papers out on my desk so that they are all in view at the same time if I need them to be. It's much easier to spot errors and I regularly find them.

    Some companies try to charge extra for paper details but there is always a way around it. I have a genuine reason as I have difficulty spending too much time reading things on a screen. As an example companies such as BT charge if you want paper bills but if the customer has sight problems they can ask for large print bills and those carry no charge. Banks will always send paper bills if asked, but they sometimes need a bit of pushing.
     
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      "Darling" or "Love" isn't gender specific. :thumbsup:
       
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        It depends on the gender of the person saying it.;):biggrin:
         
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          Not necessarily. :noidea: At a local pub we go to for lunch one of the girls (sorry! I should have said staff :whistle:) calls everyone "love". :heehee:
           
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            But if you cried her "Love", that would be considered sexist.
             
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              pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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              Quite right love, sorry, I mean @Jocko .:biggrin:
              Its a bloody minefield.
               
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                Unless she was one of my lovers! :whistle: :loll:
                 
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                  Welcome to North East to be filled with Darlings Luvs Pets and Dears everywhere you turn. I love it :)

                  Regarding addressing people with gender specific terms or assuming their gender, it's about time we get a bit more educated in order to be able to be polite and accommodating. Gender fluidity is not a new situation, and the things that may at the first glance look like modern faff (pronouns in the title and so on), are in fact useful and sort of highlight that our society is moving into kinder direction. :)

                  My daughter had a playground friend who was called Jean- Marie and had a lovely, long hair. I called her "she", and the mother pointed out that actually it's "he". But it obviously wasn't a big thing at all, the main thing was that the kids were friends and played together. Who cares what bits Jean- Marie has and when s/he grows up, what genders s/he would identify with.

                  Nothing away from me, a thing or two to learn and a nice feeling that the society is starting to publicly allow people to be their authentic selves. :)
                   
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                    When I shout at other drivers I use the non-gender specific term Ar$eh*le. Surely that cannot offend anyone.
                     
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                      I wondered what other drivers were shouting at me! :ideaIPB:
                       
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                      I usually show other drivers a sign that I only take one sugar:whistle:
                       
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                        Do you mean a Rodney? :heehee:

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                          I just say "Morning" or "Afternoon" "thankyou" "have a nice day"
                          If they're a pain in the back side i just walk away from them

                          Shiney i should report you for a rude picture :whistle::heehee:
                           
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                            That's the bit just before they chase him for miles along the road.
                             
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                              Oh! I didn't know that was rude. :nonofinger: :whistle: :heehee:
                               
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