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Snowed a little on and off this afternoon , but nothing major on the ground, just rooftops . It might snow heavier later. Im supposed to be out with running club 19.30 so hoping its not worse by then

I have had a fairly mixed year. A good point was visiting my sister and nephew and bro in law over in Ireland at Easter for the first time in over 4 years. A less good one was finding out my friend and former colleague died , he was only 61 and had quite a few personal issues with money, his...

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Hope you all had a Merry Christmas and have a Happy New year

What happened to companies giving employees a turkey at Christmas time? Does anyone have experience of this? It would certainly be a more useful gesture than a cheap gift voucher for something that you or a family member are unlikely to ever use.

Was out last Saturday night with a few friends, pre Christmas drinks as we won't see each other over the holidays. I had about 6 Guinness, and then a can of cider at home, should have eaten just before going out or during the night as I felt knackered Sunday . I used to be able to drink more...

I'm 37 and haven't got the money for a deposit, I don't earn a lot. I have been considering buying property somewhere cheaper ,rural Ireland where my sister and her family live, and renting it out until I retire and then moving into it. I don't know what my options are as I'm not going to...

Average pension pots [UK]: Ages 16-24: £2,700 Ages 25-34: £9,500 Ages 35-44: £30,600 Ages 45-54: £81,200 Ages 55-64: £189,700 Ages 65-74: £190,000 Ages 75+: £90,300 It's worrying how far behind I am. Periods of unemployment in the past, changes of jobs , mostly low paid agency work have left...

Hi to all, I have set up with Pension Bee as I have had several jobs in the past with pensions and therefore wouldn't be much in each one. It's quite good in that you get 25% added to whatever you contribute as a tax relief from HMRC. In my mind though, other than this, which Is sensible if...

Last film I watched , Monday night, was Platoon (1986) where a young American Army recruit played by Charlie Sheen gets exposed to the horrors of Vietnam and gets sucked into the conflict between two of his superiors, Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe. I missed the ending, but what I saw was good

I used to literally start working from the end of my road when I cleaned streets for my council until June last year, Then train cleaning in the next town, only 9 minutes on the train after 5 minutes walk to the station. Left due to new contractor, cutting OT rates and generally poor to work...

Hello all. A little late to the discussion but I don't buy or sell tickets online for events until today. Just wanted to ask if anyone has negative feedback for Viagogo, I went to Wembley Stadium website for tickets for Tyson Fury v Dillian Whyte and it sends you through to Ticketmaster but...

Just thought of this reading the above thread Reverend Lovejoy: Ned, Maude, what brings you here? Ned: Well... sometimes God bless her, she underlines passages in my bible because she can't find hers! Homer: Oh, lucky you don't keep guns in the house.

Last Christmas I just stayed in , turned my phone off, cooked dinner for myself, ate some minced pies , drank a few cans of beer, watched whatever was on TV, dozed off in my armchair, it was kind of good to not deal with other people for a change. I'll most likely be going to my mums house...

I have paid at the ticket office now for tomorrow for 7 days, registered with the Key as required to, same price as online.

OK thanks. I do know that weekly have always been cheaper overall than paying 5 daily returns but it was the having to register that threw me.

Hello, just replying to this thread as it's fairly recent, I'm not a regular commuter, but have become one for the period up to Christmas and New year, temporary work. I travel on Southeastern trains as I'm going from Tunbridge Wells to Rochester, wanted to buy a 7 day season ticket as I'm...

This is the first thread I've seen on here about gyms and training. I have just got back into weights at my local gym. Has anyone tried the Mathias Method , (there are books you can order or get some free information online) for strength training ? It's primarily for powerlifting , ie...

Where I live there's usually notice of roadworks in advance to allow people be aware . Signposted for about a week plus at least. They do try to balance inconvenience to the public with trying to get the work done. Perhaps they should do more at night so people can get Where they're going...

I do use it for Google and YouTube and email for job applications and online banking I don't have a computer at home and I don't work in an office. Very rarely call people it's more for emergencies and if I have applied for jobs. I'll occasionally have a day, usually a Sunday, where I...