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    Things in living memory which seem very anachronistic now

    It is good to have Argos still around in some shape or form as it helps competition hence slightly reducing the monopoly of Amazon In fact the other month I bought a game for £48.99 which was £59.99 on Amazon! Plus if you have plenty of throwaway email accounts at your disposal you can sign up...
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    World Cup 2026

    I was out on Sunday so just caught bits in silence on my phone, quite glad I did miss most of it really as it just seemed like Argentina were at the WWE final rather than the World Cup final As meaningless the third place match is that was a nice end to the tournament for me, just a good game...
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    Trivia: Railway stations primarily accessed through shopping centres

    One I just remembered that is perhaps slightly different - Stevenage has bonus access from the nearby Leisure Park
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    Transpenine Express 185 'burning' smell

    I was on the 0558 York - Manchester Piccadilly service this morning (unit 185146) and shortly after boarding I could smell 'burning' - the best way to describe the smell was similar to burnt toast! I thought it might have been coming from the heating but that was obviously turned off in the...
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    Budget hotels discussion

    I've chosen Premier Inn Sidcup for my stay as after doing some research it is literally directly opposite Sidcup railway station and a nice simple 20-25 minute ride into London Bridge / London Waterloo East / London Charing Cross which seemed a nicer alternative especially in this recent hot...
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    The Labour Party under Andy Burnham

    I've worked in the NHS since 2017 and now on the 10th Health Secretary so it isn't just PMs that rotate very frequently :D Technically 9 I guess as Steve Barclay had a second go
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    World Cup 2026

    BELLINGHAM!
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    World Cup 2026

    $1200 for a ball? Should have gone to Sports Direct where Mike Ashley is knocking them out for about 12 quid plus a free mug :D
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    World Cup 2026

    …And surely that is game set and match! Everyone is happy England in their best place since 1966 Mbappe in good standing for the golden boot A fantastic game of football which everyone wrote off!
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    World Cup 2026

    Can we have a replay of the semi final with this England team please :D
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    World Cup 2026

    The BBC have 3 ‘main’ Match Of The Day presenters at their disposal and haven’t even bothered dragging any of them out for the coverage :D
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    Supermarkets discussion

    My friend just got IDed for…eggs in Asda :D Joking aside in they didn’t have to prove they were over 18 the self service wouldn’t let them pay until a staff member had been over to approve the purchase!
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    The Labour Party under Andy Burnham

    Only time will tell and he has to hit the ground running (although he sort of gets the summer recess to prepare for the pitch forks at least) - I think it will be slightly more of a culture shock than even Andy himself expects though from Mayor of Greater Manchester to Prime Minister This...
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    Budget hotels discussion

    Booking for a week in London recently I'm just confused how Premier Inn manage to get custom around King's Cross / St Pancras at the prices being charged when Travelodge in the exact same vicinity are £300 - £400 cheaper for a week! I get Premier Inn are the 'better' brand but it certainly...
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    Companies That You Expect to Disappear Soon

    At one point they were selling toothpaste in hospitals for £7.99 which they claimed was a 'pricing error' when caught out... I totally understand the aim of companies to make a profit but WHS take it to an extreme https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-44084638
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    World Cup 2026

    I think the whole of England suddenly approve of these hydration break things :D
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    World Cup 2026

    The tackle somehow more impressive that the goal!
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    Budget hotels discussion

    Is Michael O'Leary staying in a Travelodge this week by any chance?! :D £12.50 (per every single amendment just to rub salt in the wound!) is ridiculous on top of the fact if the new date is priced higher you have to cough up the difference anyway Looking at a random night tomorrow somewhere...
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    Does the UK have a "premier" main line?

    I only occassionally use it but the Hope Valley line actually makes me get off my phone and look out of the window on a (rare) blue sky day!

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