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    State Pension Payments

    Hence the newest proposal from the Government is to raise NI - over 65s even if still working won't pay a penny, higher earners will be impacted less (proportionally) than lower earners. Hard to guess which demographics have a higher proportion supporting the Conservative party...
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    Quality non stick frying pan?

    If you're happy with non stick then try not to let them go from hot to cold too quickly (especially don't stick them in water when they're only just off the hob as this is what kills the coating) If you want a 'natural' non-stick you don't necessarily need cast iron; consider carbon steel -...
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    Panic Buying

    Argos offers and deals always used to run Fri-Thu so it might have been back to full price. Usually if you complain that you could have paid the night before and picked up today the manager will honour the offer price. Things may have changed since I worked there as a student
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    Flying cars. Drone-delivered pizzas. 5G

    Some kind of postal delivery of a high quality web-connected camera (maybe evem remotely controlled). Sweep/scan around the room and let a 'digital artist' do their thing with that raw material.
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    Sydney Harbour Live - Fireworks

    Maybe you could add a quote or two for people who read initial claims in thread but not counter evidence. Far more balanced IMO
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    Beware Amazon's Alexa

    Why do you think targeted ads are a problem? Adverts are inevitable unless you're paying for a service so would you rather see something that might interest you or some random crap? No different to (famously) Target sending coupons to people who they guess to be pregnant based on their in store...
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    Any runners on here?

    Set a 5k pb this morning at 27:59.1, the last 100-150m hurt. Didn't run much over winter so trying to get back to running 3 times a week
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    Legal / moral conundrum

    My friend used to a be a farm/large vet and got called semi-regularly to assess deer, because of this she carried a syringe of pentabarb in her car (in locked case etc.) If she was at home when she was called she'd also take her gun; depending where the animal was hurt she'd use the pentobarb...
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    Sony RX100

    https://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/Sony/Sony-Compact-Cameras/Sony-Cyber-shot-RX100-Camera
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    planetary health diet

    Or eat rice and beans (most cultures have a similar combo of cheap, staple crops) that provide all amino acids between the two of them.
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    Japan Travel company recommendations

    I can't recommend Trailfinders enough; they make things so easy for you & the staff are very knowledgable. The first time we used them it was to go to Costa Rica and the person who initially answered took some basic info like time of year we were considering, length of trip etc. and said that...
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    Magazine subscriptions

    Totally agree - over the years I've had BBC Wildlife and a few photography ones. I found that after about 18 months things felt very familiar and comparable to some of the old magazines. I'd probably go back to some of the magazines after 3 or 4 years off. £8 a month sounds a lot if you're only...
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    Mobile Phone operators

    I moved to smarty about 4 months ago and it's been great so far. I got 1 month free whe I signed up which was nice. Rolling 1 month contract so can leave at any time which is pretty good :) I pay £10 a month for unlimitted calls & texts and up to 4GB data. This month I was at home a lot so only...
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    The world's gone mad(der)

    I ignore use by dates and use my nose, eyes and common sense however ketchup never used to say keep it in the fridge until fairly recently - I think they removed (had to?) some preservatives and as such it is now recommended
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    The world's gone mad(der)

    the one's that read the bit on the bottle telling you to...
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