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    Sydney knife attack

    As quoted above, Andrew Cauchi, told reporters his son had battled with mental illness and recently come off his medication Isn't this what we hear all the time when mentally ill people do something terrible? My understanding is this is a common issue. Take the drugs. Either you feel better...
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    What’s the longest non-stop flight you’ve taken - distance or time?

    I flew Air Micronesia (a rebadged Continental Airlines plane) from Hawaii to Truk (now Chuuk). By the time I got there, we'd touched down at Johnston Atoll, Majuro, Kwajalein, Kosrae, Ponape (now Pohnpei), and were not allowed off at any of them. There was a technical problem with the plane...
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    What is the best car you've ever owned and a brief reason why?

    P reg VW Passat in Indian Red 1.9L Diesel (Mk3?) The engine only kicked out 90HP, but it seemed v quick off the line for pulling out (say from 0-20 mph), so great around town, and cruised beautifully Had a strange feeling of enormous width inside the cabin that gave it a luxury feel. Boot was a...
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    The Happy thread - Positive posts only :-)

    Thought this thread could do with a bump…and happy news to share My target retirement date was always May 2024, and I’ve been in good pension schemes, earned a reasonable wage, and been careful, as well as hammering my retirement spreadsheet all too regularly. Last June in a skip/skip/skip/skip...
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    Soham murderer Ian Huntley is suing the prison service after being attacked

    Mirror quality, 5’2” & 15 Stone and yet described as skinny
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    Fleecehold

    We are talking about shared spaces on private estates (?) The Council does not own the land, so why should it have any responsibility to take the burden of maintaining those shared spaces, unless it previously agreed to take them on?
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    Fleecehold

    I don't think that's a good idea - Councils' have enough on their plate
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    Dune: Part 2 (2024)

    I hope not - I thought it was an awful book...although maybe a film could improve on it! Anyway, saw 2 on IMAX on Saturday and was very impressed - I agree with what someone said above - it was spectacular as a cinematic experience Being overly familiar with the book was a bit irritating for...
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    Making The Bed

    Disappointed. I thought it was a rolled up newspaper in a septic tank
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    Making The Bed

    Not really - we got foam one from Dunelm for ~£170. If you get one too thick you'll have to buy new fitted sheets In reply to @throwaway4372 's nasty jibe :p, our mattress was very firm and quite expensive but over the years became more uncomfortable. It wasn't the mattress that was the...
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    Making The Bed

    Yep
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    Making The Bed

    Agree re the topper. We kept going on holiday and having great sleep, and when we returned home, having rubbish sleep. Went on for about 2 years before we realised it was our mattress vs our old bones. 1 mattress topper later and everything is great
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    Making The Bed

    Povs! Mattress Mattress Topper Electric blanket Sheet Sheet
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    So err, What’s Happened to the Princess of Wales?

    'cos we are all talking about...6 page thread that was only started this morning Hit them hot buttons!
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    So err, What’s Happened to the Princess of Wales?

    Phew - nice to know it's confirmed as a conspiracy
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    Obesity

    FTFY :D
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    So, this post office palaver then

    I'm a bit late in here, and have skimmed through the thread I haven't seen the documentary but there's a BBC podcast called The Great Post Office Trial which makes a good listen (apart from the endless repetition you get from short episode podcasts) The last few episodes are informative and take...
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    The Happy thread - Positive posts only :-)

    Me too. Applied Sunday and got it back Friday I applied online and used a photo I took with my phone..when you upload it, it gets checked to see if it’s acceptable
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    WFH - From Abroad - Why not?

    Why would your employer do that when they could employ someone locally for less?
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    WFH - From Abroad - Why not?

    The main reason companies don't allow it is for Tax If you have employees working in a foreign country, the local tax authorities may deem that your organisation has created a "Permanent Establishment", which can lead to multiple risks in relation to tax and corporate admin "A permanent...
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