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  1. dutchman

    Things that annoy you

    It also avoids condensation forming on the eggshell which can breed bacteria. Only bleached eggs should be stored in a fridge.
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    Things that annoy you

    Having a small private pension can actually leave you worse-off as you are then disqualified from claiming means-tested benefits such as pension credit, rent allowance and council tax rebate. That's possibly why the government is so keen on everybody having one.
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    Things that annoy you

    It's to compensate for the years when pensions failed to keep pace with the rise in earnings. It would have cost too much to do it in one go so the formula was devised to close the gap gradually over a number of years. In spite of that a million and half pensioners are forced to claim...
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    Things that annoy you

    I don't have a Linked-in account and still get emails from them. When I asked them to stop sending me emails they told me I need to enter my Linked-in password. How can I can I enter a password for an account I don't have?
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    Things that annoy you

    Debt-collectors again. How is it my job to prove somebody I've never heard of doesn't live at this address?
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    Do you want to discuss boring politics?

    I'm old enough to remember when sickness benefit was paid at the exact same rate as unemployment benefit and there were very few claims for sickness benefit back then. It was also a lot easier to claim unemployment benefit than sickness benefit. It was only after the Thatcher administration...
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    Lucy Letby again

    Do we really need more than one Lucy Letby thread?
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    20 facts you might not know about the Coventry Blitz

    The demolition and reconstruction of the old medieval city actually began long before the Blitz. There was a joke at the time that Hitler had done much of the city planner's job for them.
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    Stranded Astronauts

    What amuses me is that their names are Butch and Sundance! (or something very similar?)
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    Things that annoy you

    I did it once after taking a wrong turn in an unfamiliar road layout. A police car passed me and never said a word!
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    Things that most Supermarkets no longer stock

    Those tiny 50g jars of Gold Blend, looked almost like samples. I don't use very much myself, for a long time I only ever served it to visitors who preferred it to real coffee and it goes stale very quickly after breaking the seal if not used up.
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    Do you want to discuss boring politics?

    Ours was left outside to freeze in winter while in summer the birds pecked at half the foil tops and shit all over the others! :mad:
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    Things that annoy you

    It's in case the Martians invade. They'll all die from it and the world will be saved.
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    Gaming thread

    Hearts of Iron IV, I prefer the earlier version without all the silly add-ons. I also like playing as Indonesia rather than Holland.
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    Best TV shows or movies you can recommend

    It's intentional. Scriptwriters know their only chance of continued employment is to write an open ending even when they're told long in advance it will be the series finalé. There's always the hope a series will be brought back at some future date (which it sometimes is).
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    Drones in the US

    For weeks they've been saying they're no danger but they've now imposed a no-fly zone and authorised the use of deadly force to shoot them down! 🙄
  17. dutchman

    Xmas number 1

    It's No1 for a second week in the Official Singles Downloads Chart (whatever that is?)
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    Coventry pubs

    Yes. The entrance on the right used to be low enough to drive a horse and cart through to a grassed area at the back. The rag & bone man used to park his cart there and us kids left outside handfed his horse with the grass while our parents were drinking inside.
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    Drones in the US

    The Department of Defense have categorically denied it's anything to do with them so it's definitely something to do with them.
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    Coventry pubs

    The six in Gosford Street were The Colin Campbell, The Oak Inn, The Mermaid, The Fox and Vivian, The Peacock and The New Inn of which only the Colin Campbell is still open. The others you mention were in FAR Gosford Street.
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