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[the chairman elect] 08/9/2022 12:55

LSE:DELT & LSE:UOG //// Listening live to the ENERGY debate in the House of Commons - it's all a GAS, GAS, GAS

[noirua] 08/9/2022 09:54

GFIN starting to move towards 2p. I'm not sure whether that will be quick or slow but looks a good yellow brick road.

[noirua] 08/9/2022 08:28

GFINity trading in the range 1.2p - 1.3p well up from the floor at 0.8p - high point 5.85p in 2001. Improving trading wise and a recovery stock trying to regain past furore.

[noirua] 08/9/2022 08:23

RKH Rockhopper now back around 14.5p (allowing for annoying AT trades commanding the price) and repeating EK's tip at 17p to go much higher. Having pulled back to 12.5p the shares are on the move higher once more.

[the chairman elect] 08/9/2022 08:11

Tirupati Graphite plc (TGR.L, TGRHF.OTCQX) is pleased to announce that its subsidiary Tirupati Madagascar Ventures SARL (TMV) has entered into agreement to acquire three additional mining permits in Madagascar, covering a total area of 31.25km2 and located in the vicinity of the Company's existing projects in the country. The consideration agreed for the acquisition is a total of MGA 800 million (c.£167,000) to be paid in cash upon milestones in the process of completing the transfer of the permits to the Company. The transfer requires approval by the ministry of Mineral Resources and application thereof is in the process of being made to the Bureau du Cadastre Minier de Madagascar (BCMM).

Due to the proximity to its existing operations, the Company believes it can progress activities in the acquired projects in a timely and cost-effective manner alongside its other Madagascan projects. While no JORC 2012 compliant mineral resource statement is available for the permits, historical geological data and initial ground assessments made by the Company suggest that the new permits could have the potential to add two or three 18,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) modular facilities for flake graphite production. This could therefore significantly add to the Company's currently planned 84,000 tpa capacity across the Vatomina and Sahamamy projects.

Under the agreement, TMV retains the right to conduct studies in the areas during the process of transfer of the permits. The process of transfer is same as was executed by TMV successfully for the acquisition of the Vatomina project and the Company's in country team is well versed for progressing the transfer process. There is however no guarantee on if and when the transfer shall complete.

The acquisition of these permits aligns with the Company's strategy to continue to acquire resources so as to facilitate growth of its primary flake graphite operations to c.8% of global demand by 2030, estimated to be in the range of 400,000tpa. The Company considers acquiring additional resources in the vicinity of its current projects in Madagascar as a vital base to facilitate its strategy while it continues to progress its efforts for completing the acquisition of other projects in a second location.



Shishir Poddar, Executive Chairman of Tirupati Graphite, said:

"We are pleased to have agreed to acquire additional permits near our existing projects in Madagascar. It is our priority to increase ground in Madagascar alongside other locations to preserve our long-term capacity targets and resource security, and these acquisitions can help us enhance our overall output from Madagascar by up to an additional 48,000 tpa in due course.

"It is our stated strategy to develop capacity of circa 8% of the global flake graphite market or 400,000 tpa by 2030. Our intention is for c.50% of that capacity to be in Madagascar to take advantage of the favourable flake size distribution its deposits possess. Acquisitions like this will be instrumental in enabling us to achieve our aspiration to become one of the most significant players in graphite as global demand increases for this critical energy transition mineral."

[sweepie2] 08/9/2022 07:40

TB to look at DA now???




Offer Talks Terminated
DARKTRACE PLC
Released 07:12:08 08 September 2022

RNS Number : 7429Y
Darktrace PLC
08 September 2022


Further to the announcement made earlier today by Thoma Bravo that it does not intend to make an offer for the Company, the Board of Darktrace confirms that discussions with Thoma Bravo have terminated.

Discussions with Thoma Bravo were first announced on 15 August 2022, in response to media speculation, after Darktrace had received a number of unsolicited, preliminary and conditional proposals from Thoma Bravo.

Consistent with its fiduciary obligations to consider any credible proposal which may be capable of recommendation to Darktrace shareholders, early stage discussions took place with Thoma Bravo about a possible offer for the Company but an agreement could not be reached on the terms of a firm offer.

As a result of the announcement made earlier today by Thoma Bravo, the Company is no longer in an offer period for the purpose of the UK Takeover Code.

RNS continues.......

[the chairman elect] 07/9/2022 11:47

Arc Minerals* (ARCM LN) – Anglo American is looking for a Senior Project Geologist to work on-site in Zambia

Investors are waiting for confirmation from Anglo American on the completion of its due diligence process on the agreed joint venture with Anglo American in Zambia.

Anglo’s due diligence process was delayed due to the temporary closure of the Zambian Cadastre (the government office/system for licensing mineral rights) by the Zambian Ministry of Mines and pending confirmation of certain information relating to the exploration licenses.

Arc Minerals, duly extended the 90-day exclusivity period for Anglo American to allow sufficient time to conclude the due diligence.

Recent intel tells us that other significant explorers are miners are actively signing up agreements on licenses close to Arc Minerals in Zambia suggesting to us that if Anglo do not complete their due diligence in time that other offers will be ready and waiting.

We also note that Anglo American are looking to recruit a Senior Project Geologist for their ‘GDG’ Group Discovery and Geosciences team which they see as a competitive differentiator for Anglo American.

“GDG contributes to achieving Anglo American’s Purpose of re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives. The Senior Project Geologist will be a key member of the Zambia exploration team, collaborating to safely drive a balanced portfolio of superior value opportunities towards discovery.”

The successful candidate will:

“Pursue excellence and innovation in effective exploration of sediment- hosted Cu and related systems, via application of a strategic and systematic mineral systems approach. Participate in the planning and execution of generative discovery programmes and preparation of technical proposals and progress reports. Integrate and analyse multi-disciplinary datasets in multiple dimensions at appropriate scales, delivering synoptic and practical recommendations.

Identify and evaluate possible new opportunities at different exploration scales and stages, applying both technical and commercial / business approaches. Support the development, classification and prioritization of the portfolio of opportunities, including critical input into strategic planning and tactics development.

Collaborate in the development and continuous improvement of the management of multidisciplinary geoscientific data. Participate in effective data compilation, generation, integration and interpretation; and selection and application of appropriate exploration tools. Etc, etc,etc….̶1;

Conclusion: Anglo appear to be gearing up for something in Zambia. This role is most likely to involve work on Arc Mineral’s licenses but could also involve other areas of exploration. Either way, Anglo appears to be moving back into Zambia after pulling out in the late 90s.

*SP Angel acts as Nomad and broker to ARC Minerals

[the chairman elect] 07/9/2022 11:11

LSE:TGR +c10%

[the chairman elect] 07/9/2022 09:10

Keep 'em peeled over @ London listed GRAPHITE & GRAPHENE play Tirupati / LSE:TGR has been looking pretty firm over the last few trading days....

[the chairman elect] 07/9/2022 08:35

FT: UK housing market on shaky foundations


House price growth has slowed but remains up about 10 per cent year on year. Housebuilders are pointing to robust demand, with upmarket developer Berkeley on Tuesday saying that strong sales and prices were helping to offset rising costs. Vistry on Monday said sales were going great guns as recently as last weekend.


Crisis? What crisis? Take a look at the market. The listed sector is down more than 40 per cent this year, after slumping in August. That’s pricing in a downturn in real house prices on a par with the financial crisis or the early 1990s, according to Liberum.

The likeliest outcome between these dual poles of untroubled strength and total pandemonium is, as ever, somewhere in between. That shares recovered slightly as speculation mounted about a multi-squillion pound support package freezing energy bills suggests that the period of absentee government over the summer had spooked investors, who were left contemplating the impending implosion of household finances.

The trouble is that, energy Armageddon aside, the housing market is still facing an affordability shock, as the era of rock bottom interest rates, elevated demand and ample government support for the sector grinds to a close.

The post-pandemic boom in house prices, up over a quarter since 2019, was propelled by bigger deposits thanks to lockdown savings and bigger mortgages. Loan to income ratios have risen to record levels, notes Andrew Wishart at Capital Economics, with house prices relative to earnings now above levels seen before the financial crisis.

Much has changed since 2007. Affordability checks, while loosened by the Bank of England this year, should mean that mortgage holders are more resilient to rising interest rates. Back then, much as it beggars belief, 45 per cent of mortgage lending went to borrowers without income verification, compared with 0.5 per cent now. Stronger balance sheets among the housebuilders and — for now — a robust labour market should mean less forced selling.

But still, it is the magic of negligible interest rates that has kept market metrics in check thus far. Even after a sharp rise in mortgage rates this year, monthly mortgage costs compared to income in the second quarter were in line with their long-run average, says Capital Economics.

As the outlook for inflation has deteriorated, expectations for interest and mortgage rates have risen, which quickly translates into a nasty picture for affordability. Stretched household finances, higher rates and risk aversion mean smaller mortgages for those that can get them, putting off would-be movers, and is likely to price many first-time buyers out of the market altogether. Citi sees a risk that volumes drop by a quarter to a third, with a knock-on effect for overall sentiment.

What distinguishes this downturn is also the sense that it is unlikely that the government swoops in to prop up demand. The stamp duty holiday put in place in 2020 is widely thought to have been either actively unhelpful, in pushing up prices, or expensive and unnecessary. In any case, the energy crisis should absorb all fiscal firepower.

The latest iteration of the divisive Help to Buy programme, which at least is usefully trained on first-time buyers, finishes at the end of the year. And such is the state of relations between the housebuilding sector and government, soured in particular over cladding and fire safety after the Grenfell Tower disaster, there are no calls for an extension.

If anything, industry concerns are focused on the government’s ambivalent attitude to boosting housing supply, since the Amersham by-election last June prompted alarm about discontent in the Tory shires.

The housebuilders’ are also keen to expand their homegrown Help to Buy alternative, an insurance-based private sector scheme called Deposit Unlock that enables new-build purchases with a 5 per cent deposit.

Given that the natural time for the government to implement a more effective scheme to unlock financing for younger, less wealthy people would be after a market correction and not before, the industry is right to think that it may be handling this downturn alone.

[sweepie2] 07/9/2022 07:29

Synairgen announces positive findings from analysis of lung samples from the SG015 trial of SNG001 in virally infected COPD patients

Southampton, UK - 7 September 2022: Synairgen plc (LSE: SNG), the respiratory company developing SNG001, an investigational formulation for inhalation containing the broad-spectrum antiviral protein interferon beta, today announces positive data from additional assessments of lung sputum samples from its Phase 2 clinical trial of inhaled SNG001 in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients with a confirmed respiratory viral infection ( SG015, NCT03570359 ).

In early 2020, due to the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, Synairgen's SG015 trial in COPD patients was paused with 109 out of the targeted 120 patients recruited. An interim analysis of the data was reported in September 2020 which demonstrated that SNG001 boosted lung antiviral responses as assessed using sputum biomarkers, and led to a significant difference in the lung function of exacerbating patients. ([1])

Key findings of the additional assessment include:

-- Viral clearance from the lower respiratory tract
Sputum samples were collected where possible at study visits conducted during and after the 14-day dosing period. Assessment of viral clearance focused on the most frequently detected virus, human rhinovirus (HRV), which accounted for approximately 50% of infections. The results suggest that HRV was cleared more rapidly in patients treated with SNG001 than placebo with a statistically significant difference in the proportion of patients with detectable HRV in sputum at Day 7 (post hoc analysis).

-- Markers associated with secondary bacterial infections
In COPD exacerbations, sputum purulence and elevated levels of serum C-reactive protein (CRP) are associated with the presence of bacteria in the lower respiratory tract. In the second week of treatment, a greater proportion of patients in the placebo group had purulent sputum or elevated serum CRP.

Richard Marsden, CEO of Synairgen , said: "Our new data from COPD patients shows that SNG001 can accelerate viral clearance from the lung and builds on our existing data supporting SNG001's mechanism of action and our focus on severe viral lung infections. This additional assessment supports continued and further investigation of SNG001 as a possible broad-spectrum antiviral."

The new findings are included in a presentation today entitled, "Don't be resistant to going antiviral: Could a broad-spectrum inhaled antiviral reduce the incidence of secondary bacterial chest infections?" by Richard Marsden at the World Anti-Microbial Resistance Congress in National Harbor, Maryland, USA.

The full results of the SG015 study will be submitted for publication in a peer reviewed journal.

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 ('MAR').

For further enquiries, please contact:

[sweepie2] 07/9/2022 07:12

("Chariot", the "Company")

Pipeline Tie-in Agreement Signed in Morocco

Moving Anchois Gas Project closer to FID

Chariot Limited (AIM: CHAR), the African focused transitional energy company, is pleased to announce it has signed a Pipeline Tie-In Agreement with the Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines ("ONHYM") securing access to the major Maghreb Europe Gas Pipeline ("GME") in Morocco. The GME, owned and operated by ONHYM, runs from eastern Morocco through to Tangiers in the north and subsequently across to Spain. This agreement will enable the gas produced from the Anchois Gas Project, offshore Morocco, to be transported via the GME to different potential offtakers.

Pierre Raillard, Head of Gas Business & Morocco Country Director at Chariot, commented:

"I am very pleased to announce the signing of this Pipeline Tie-In Agreement with our partner on the Lixus licence, ONHYM. This moves Chariot a step closer towards delivering first gas from the Anchois gas field to potential customers using the GME pipeline. The Anchois Gas Project is a highly strategic asset given the continued volatility of global energy markets and combined with its proximity to the international GME pipeline, we are well placed to bring gas online as quickly as possible."

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014, as retained in the UK pursuant to S3 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.

[sweepie2] 06/9/2022 14:51

TORONTO, Sept. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Copper Lake Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: CPL, Frankfurt: WOI, OTC: WTCZF) (“Copper Lake” or the “Company”;) is pleased to provide the following exploration update pertaining to its Marshall Lake copper-zinc-silver VMS project, situated in northern Ontario, as well as a general corporate update.
Large-loop Electromagnetic (EM) Survey

A large-loop, deep penetrating EM survey was recently completed over the new high-grade base and precious metals occurrence known as the Deep IP discovery. Drilling of the Deep IP discovery (MAR-22-01) yielded 3 significant intervals yielding:

8.13% Cu 1 , 0.05% Pb, 7.26% Zn, 240.80 g/t Ag & 0.33 g/t Au (13.59% CuEQ 2 ) over 2.11 metres ;
5.81% Cu, 0.01% Pb, 7.32% Zn, 171.20 g/t Ag & 0.02 g/t Au (10.45% CuEQ) over 1.95 metres ; and
2.37% Cu, 0.01% Pb, 1.75% Zn, 413.15 g/t Ag & 0.37 g/t Au (7.00% CuEQ) over 6.00 metres . Included in this last intercept is a bonanza-grade interval returning 2.26% Cu, 0.01% Pb, 2.66% Zn, 1,580 g/t Ag (55.7 oz/t Ag 3 ) & 1.28 g/t Au (18.12% CuEQ) over 1.21 metres.
Preliminary results of the large-loop EM survey were recently received & when combined with borehole EM data, delineate a conductive centre comprising strong to very strong conductors, 300 metres below surface. The conductive center (600 metres X 300 metres) is situated along trend and at greater depth than the high-grade intervals obtained in hole MAR-22-01. This is very encouraging and suggests excellent expansion potential for the discovery of additional high-grade mineralization in this area (see Figures 1A and 1B). A final interpretation for the EM survey should be received shortly. Supplementary findings and results will be released in due course.

Due to extremely swampy conditions that create significant logistical problems in the summer and fall, it will not be possible to complete additional diamond drilling on the Deep IP discovery until freeze-up conditions are in effect in late 2022. The large-loop EM survey did yield other conductors on the survey grid, which have not been tested by diamond drilling (see Figure 2). It is anticipated that drilling of some of the Priority 2 conductors will be completed this fall, following field preparation work.

Copper Lake to Present at Metals Investors Forum, Vancouver, September 2022

Copper Lake is pleased to announce that it was invited to present at the Metals Investor Forum, being held in Vancouver on September 9-10, 2022. The Company will be presenting on Friday September 9 at 3:40 pm PST. The session will be moderated by John Kaiser of Kaiser Research Online.

Terry MacDonald, CEO of Copper Lake, comments: “We are very pleased to be presenting at the 2022 Metals Investor Forum to provide an update on our Marshall Lake VMS project as we are about to start the highly anticipated 2022 drill program, which follows up on the very high-grade drill results from last winter, and our recent large-loop EM survey.”

Annual General Meeting

The Company will be holding its Annual General Meeting on Thursday October 20, 2022 at 11:00 am (Toronto time). The meeting will be held at The Pilot, 22 Cumberland Street, Toronto, Ontario. Only registered shareholders and/or their duly appointed proxyholders may attend the meeting. As attendance at the meeting will be restricted, the Company will hold a shareholder update presentation at 12:30 pm (Toronto time) on the same day as the meeting. The Company will provide a link to access the presentation in due course.

Private Placement

On August 11, 2022, the Company announced that it had closed the first tranche of private placement of units of the Company (the “Private Placement”) for gross proceeds of $1,346,250. The Company is looking to raise of total of $2,500,000 in the Private Placement, consisting of up to 8,333,333 Non Flow-Through Units (“NFT Units”) at a price of $0.09 per NFT Unit and up to 17,500,000 Flow-Through Units (“FT Units”) at a price of $0.10 per FT Unit. Each NFT Unit is comprised of one common share in the capital of Copper Lake (a “Common Share”) and one Common Share purchase warrant (a “Warrant”;). Each FT Unit is comprised of one Flow-Through common share and one-half of one Common Share purchase warrant (each whole warrant a “Warrant”;). Each Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one additional share at an exercise price of $0.15 per Common Share for a period of 36 months from the closing date. The Warrants shall be subject to an accelerated expiry date clause whereby. At any time following the expiry of the four-months and one day hold period, should the weighted average closing price of the Common Shares on the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSX-V”) be more than $0.25 for a period of 15 consecutive trading days, the Company shall be entitled to accelerate the expiry date of the warrants to a date which is 30 days following the date on which the Company announces the accelerated expiry of the Warrants by press release.

The final tranche of the financing is expected to close on or about September 30, 2022. The net proceeds of the financing will be used for exploration at the Company’s Marshall Lake project and for general working capital purposes. In accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws, all securities issued pursuant to the private placement will have a hold period of four months and one day from the date of issuance.

1 Analyses completed by Activation Laboratories in Ancaster, Ontario, Ontario utilizing the 1A2 – Fire Assay AA finish, IH INAA (INAAGEO)/Total Digestion (Total) and the UT-7, Sodium Peroxide Fusin (ICP & ICP MS) analytical packages

2 % CuEQ calculated using metal prices of US$3.87 per lb. for Cu, US$0.89 per lb. for Pb, US$1.65 per lb. for Zn, US$21.39 per oz. for Ag & US$1839.40 per oz. for Au

3 Conversion rate: 1 gram/tonne = 0.03527396 o z . /tonne

ABOUT COPPER LAKE RESOURCES
Copper Lake Resources Ltd. is a publicly traded Canadian mineral exploration and development company with interests in two projects both located in Ontario. www.copperlakeresources.com

The Marshall Lake high-grade VMS copper, zinc, silver and gold project, comprises an area of approximately 220 square km located 120 km north of Geraldton, Ontario and is accessible by all-season road from the Trans-Canada Highway and just 22 km north of the main CNR rail line. Copper Lake has a 79.45% interest in the joint ventured property, which consists of 233 claims and 52 mining leases. The project also includes 148 claim cells staked in 2018 and 2020 that are 100% owned and not subject to any royalties, which add approximately 30 square km to the original property.

In addition to the original Marshall Lake property above, Marshall Lake also includes the Sollas Lake and Summit Lake properties, which are 100% owned by the Company and are not subject to any royalties. The Sollas Lake property consists of 20 claim cells comprising an area of 4 square km on the east side of the Marshall Lake property where historical EM airborne geophysical surveys have outlined strong conductors on the property hosted within the same favorable felsic volcanic units. The Summit Lake property currently consists of 100 claim cells comprising an area of 20.5 square km, is accessible year-round, and is located immediately west of the original Marshall Lake property. The Marshall Lake project is located in the traditional territories of the Aroland and Animbiigoo Zaagi igan Anishinaabek (“AZA”) First Nations.

Copper Lake also has a 69.79% joint venture interest in the Norton Lake nickel, copper, cobalt, and palladium PGM property, located in the southern Ring of Fire area, is approximately 100 km north of the Marshall Lake Property. The Norton Lake property has a NI 43-101 compliant Measured and Indicated resource of 2.26 million tonnes @ 0.67% Ni, 0.61% Cu, 0.03% Co and 0.46 g/t Pd. The Norton Lake property is located in the traditional territories of the Eabametoong (“Fort Hope”) and Neskantaga First Nations.

On behalf of the Board of Directors,

Copper Lake Resources Ltd.
Terry MacDonald, CEO
[phone]
[e-mail]

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

PDFs accompanying this announcement are available at:

hxxp://ml.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/ae0339cc-3fcd-4a35-af1b-057d6007a644

hxxp://ml.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/9594dbbb-8f5c-4e60-88ee-89710570a4ad


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[the chairman elect] 06/9/2022 10:42

FTSE100 SHELL's GAS drilling partner in the North Sea namely AIM listed DELTIC ENERGY / LSE:DELT has a very bullish looking chart. Take a look!

[christmasworker] 05/9/2022 19:54

Many have lost shirt off their back

Thomas cook he says was a
Double bagger
Forgets to say it went bust

Way aye man as we say in Newcastle

[noirua] 05/9/2022 15:32

RKH Rockhopper showing some recovery and backed by EK at 17p to go a lot higher.

[the chairman elect] 05/9/2022 09:05

LSE:ADV & LSE:CLON

BOBBIE8702 Sep '22 - 14:35 - 98 of 98

big talk of a jv between clon and adv on a new project


From the LSE:CLON RNS this a.m.

"In Australia, Clontarf is studying, with its partners, the deeper plays on its 10% Working Interest in WG-519-P Block on the North Western Shelf in Australia. The high Asian gas prices, and likely LNG feedstock shortage have increased interest in both our existing acreage, and additional projects which have been proposed to Clontarf."

The CLON CEO

"In oil and gas, tightening hydrocarbons supply-demand balance promises a revival of exploration and the farm-out market. Shortages of piped gas and LNG feedstock have driven prices to record levels. There has rarely been a better time to hold prospective acreage".

[sweepie2] 05/9/2022 08:51

Wyld Networks and Bayer Crop Science deploy the world’s first hive lid contact sensor
Virtual satellite operator Wyld Networks today announce the deployment of contact sensors integrated with Wyld Connect, designed and developed by Wyld Networks with Bayer Crop Sciences entomology team, to deliver hive interaction data to the global apiculture sector.
The first prototype IoT beehive lid contact sensors in North America have been installed on hives in North Carolina and are now uploading data automatically. The first install was in France and more units will be deployed in 2022 on beehives in Utah, Missouri, and the Varroa-free island of Newfoundland, Canada.

The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystems services (IPBES) reports that globally numbers of managed honey bees are increasing with a current estimate of 81 million managed beehives.

Bayer and Wyld, in collaboration with visionary and pioneering beekeepers, are in the pilot phase with the solution, using LoRaWAN gateways for internet connectivity. A transition to low-earth orbit satellite connectivity is scheduled with testing in France underway and with full satellite service for Bayer to commence in early 2023. Data is passing via Wyld Fusion to a Bayer end user application.


Further analyses of aggregated data from contact sensors, hive scales, and inspections will yield benefits for the global apiculture sector supporting sustainable crop production.

“Across the globe, apiarists are looking to access increased data,” said Alastair Williamson, CEO of Wyld Networks. “Wyld are delighted to be partnering with Bayer to deliver that data to enable increased hive yields and pollination and deliver improved sustainability.̶1;

[drew lonmenob] 04/9/2022 21:50

They deserve to lose all 100 pct All clowns

[christmasworker] 04/9/2022 20:53

People should ask for 30pc of their money back

He has not delivered what he said