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Does Anyone Know

I may have missed such a thread, Is Miss Flip Flop going to claim her 115k a year for 10 years for her 44 days in the job? Thanks.

pastafreak

Why Are There Pink Spots On My Egg?

I just peeled some boiled eggs...and one was like this. No sign of pink inside the shells. It looks like it was dabbled with a bright pink marker. https://i.postimg.cc/RFpP72Pz/20221023-140029.jpg...

gulliver1

Around 10. million older pensioners will receive £226 less p/a from their state pensions,under the triple lock system. While new retirees will see an increase of £972 a year. Doesn't seem very fair to...

naomi24

Eds: Error Message Accessing Ab

I’ve been trying to access AB via my phone for quite a while but kept getting the error message ‘Too many redirects’. I’ve not seen that before so I looked it up and it doesn’t sound good. I’m back in...

Sqad

Strictly....awful

Music appaling and an isult to the dancers to have to perform. The dancers did well in the circumstances....

barry1010

Soft Sentencing Again!

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11343949/Spanish-teen-15-killed-parents-brother-10-poor-school-grades-jailed-six-years.html This paragraph intrigues me "If he had been a year older when he...

emmie

A House Through Time

currently on BBC i Player, series 4 and well worth a watch. David Olusoga is the presenter of the programme about an individual house and the residents who have inhabited the property since it was...

joko

Software To Find Duplicate Paragraphs

Does anyone know of any good software - (preferably free obvs - but interested in paid too) that i could copy & paste various sized 'paragraphs' or large chunks of text & find duplicates? After a...

ZebuSanctuary

Toast

Is 'piping hot' toast a myth? By the time I have applied butter and evenly spread the marmalade, at best, the toast is warm!

LadyCG

How Much Is Netflix

And do you think it's worth it? Finally, any good recommendations on what to watch. Thanks, as always....

Raidergal2022

Before Mobile Phones How Did People Contact Emergency Services

Before most people had mobile phones, how did people manage to contact emergency services? For example say if you were out on a walk and collapsed and one or two people noticed you on the floor - they...

Atheist

Creepy Attentions In The Olden Days.

Has anybody got memories of "odd bods" doing odd things when they were young? I have a few. We took them in our stride; we knew when things were a bit odd, and we avoided people like that. It seemed...

mrs mop

Light Bulbs

I have discovered my mum had a stock of old light bulbs.....they are not energy saving or halogen does anyone use them any more or should I just ditch them?

10ClarionSt

Children In Need......

.....again! Lets see where the poverty and austerity is in this country when Children In Need gets going. Everyone's loaded aren't they? Money to burn! Poverty and austerity are just myths! Myths I...

Khandro

Attaching A Pdf File To An Email

I'm trying to send a pdf file as an attachment, but I get a message; 'There is no email programme associated to perform the requested action. Please install an email programme, if one is already...

zabado

Vietnamese Trains.

How long does it take to get from Ho Chi Minh City via Nha Trang to Da Nang by train. Thank you.

barney15c

Could Liz Truss Reward Cronies In A Resignation Honours List.

Only 44 days in power , but she could already get upto £115k for life, could she really stick the knife in and recommend a number of her cronies for honours, in her resignation honours list. Would she...

jennyjoan

Opinion - That's All

2 sisters (60s) and a daughter (30) are going to the Vienna market for 3 days. Husband of one sister (60) wants to go too and is going. Would that be ok to you - not to me. FGS - let 3 women go...

emmie

Good Morning Early Birds

morning, Saturday already, the weekend is here. I hope that you are all in good health and that your day is a pleasant one. Do you have any plans for today? I have an eye test at 12.00, my two yearly...