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  1. Liefrich

    Am i overreacting?

    That's one way of looking at it, although it comes across as rather thin-skinned. I think Junglist's approach seems very reasonable and healthy. Do we want children growing up to believe they are the centre of everything and everyone (outside the immediate parental unit) must drop everything to...
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    Laurence Fox

    Have you got a source for this? Legal aid has essentially disappeared in these types of civil cases.
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    why all the hate for hs2?

    I agree with your points and I certainly would never trust the Sun or Spiked. I'm all in for just building it properly as originally intended. Massive infrastructure projects in advanced democracies on small islands where the value of land is high are always going to cost astronomical amounts...
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    Freeman of the Land / Bonkers Theories

    Is this on appeal? The civil court fees are essentially the same whatever level of court. There are some minor differences with hearing fees but the biggest fee is always the issuing cost which is linked to the claim value. They are readily available if you search for Civil Court Fees (ex50).
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    What watch do you wear?

    Thanks, I will do that. I wasn't even sure it was a thing so I just wanted to check before launching into a potential haggle
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    What watch do you wear?

    I'm a watch novice and looking to purchase either a 39mm Zulu time or a Seamaster in Green for my wedding. I know there is a significant price difference, but my Mrs keeps saying buy the one watch I want rather than compromise. It would be great if I could get anything off the rather steep...
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    why all the hate for hs2?

    I don't like Spiked but that article is decent. Do we have a source for those figures about the DEI managers being paid £200k a pop? I've had a look, but her link goes to the Sun website which doesn't really provide them...
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    why all the hate for hs2?

    The time for debate was when it was in proposals not afterwards. They should have just built it and not disclosed how much it was going to cost. Infrastructure costs are always insane, especially on a small island where land values are ever-increasing. That being so, of course, there were...
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    Road Cycling

    My commute is 16 miles each way. It is also 1000ft of climbing on country lanes in both directions, so it's fairly attritional. That being so, I only commute about 40% of the time between April and October because if I cycled in each day I'd not want to ride on the weekends. I also tend to...
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    Road Cycling

    There are loads of little loops you can do around Puerto Pollenca. If you look on Strava you will see tons of small roads and you can easily make a 25 miler out of those. You could head to Alcudia old town (not the resort). A longer route would be to Muro and back which is a lovely town...
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    What book are you reading...

    The Road is a great book. Cormac McCarthy has a unique writing style, but he is up there with the finest authors of the past 100 years. I personally like Ken Follet, but they are very different types of authors!
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    Cycling Holidays

    Have you ever actually been allowed to cycle on one of your holidays? :cry:
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    Road Cycling

    The Mille GT Bib Shorts for around £120 are really good. They are Assos' entry-level shorts but I find they are better than my Rapha and Castelli offerings. There was a Strava code for 15% off last month which you may have bagged.
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    Wales may ban fake grass

    I live in Wales and I'd support a ban. Is that okay for you?
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    Road Cycling

    I find Shimano standard shoes fit well for more normal-sized feet. They also do wide-fit version. I have the RC7 which I prefer to my old Fiziks. Their top-of-the-range line is Shimano RC9 S-Phyre and their latest model has just been released too decent reviews.
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    Best phone call recording app?

    I understand the need to do this in some official settings but really do you want to be that person? I'd recommend watching the Black Mirror episode The Entire History of You
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    Mortgage Rate Rises

    ChrisD has the correct approach.
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    Mortgage Rate Rises

    Conversely, to secure a better "retirement" you really want to try and stretch yourself with your mortgage as much as possible when you are young and your salary is likely to increase. Historically, houses have been appreciating assets and the mortgage is one of the best and most secure...
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    Mortgage Rate Rises

    Part of my mortgage is up for renewal on 30.6.23 (124k worth). We've been offered 2 years fixed at 4.26 or 2 years on a tracker at 4.48. We have also been offered 5 years at 3.91, but I think interest rates will decrease within that time so I'd rather not fix it for that long. Until today I...
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    Tiling kitchen advice - best tile trim and way to edge /trim external 3 sided corners for tiles?

    Lovely kitchen. This is unrelated to the tiles, but I am having my kitchen done shortly. Would you mind letting me know what floor that is? Was it laid on top of the existing tiles?
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