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Strathclyder

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That's another blackout I've experienced, the 3rd in just over 12 months.

Not entirely sure what caused this one, but not getting enough sleep, staying up for 15+ hours at a time & running myself utterly ragged while doing so most likely brought it on this time. Need to get on top of this issue, otherwise it'll end up killing me before my 25th birthday.
 
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Strathclyder said:
That's another blackout I've experienced, the 3rd in just over 12 months.

Not entirely sure what caused this one, but not getting enough sleep, staying up for 18 hours at a time and running myself utterly ragged while doing so most likely did it this time. Need to stop this staying up for so long without sleep, otherwise it'll end up killing me before my 25th...
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Oh dear. Well I know it's a cliche but life's a marathon not a sprint Strathclyder.
Twenty five is pretty young to be experiencing the symptoms of burnout. :)
Have a day off and get some sleep, because everything always seems better and easier to deal with when you're not tired...
 
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Cowley said:
Oh dear. Well I know it's a cliche but life's a marathon not a sprint Strathclyder.
Twenty five is pretty young to be experiencing the symptoms of burnout. :)
Have a day off and get some sleep, because everything always seems better and easier to deal with when you're not tired...
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Indeed, but having a day off nowadays is almost impossible for me. Something has gotta give, though. Thanks, BTW. :)
 
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Does anyone reckon I could make it from Euston (P2) to St Pancras (P11) in 17 minutes?
I'm trying to work that out for Saturday, so as I know whether I can make Maidstone by 9...
 
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Alex 2901 said:
Does anyone reckon I could make it from Euston (P2) to St Pancras (P11) in 17 minutes?
I'm trying to work that out for Saturday, so as I know whether I can make Maidstone by 9...
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It's do-able provided:

1) Your train into Euston is on time.

2) Your train into Euston doesn't get stuffed into one of the higher numbered platforms instead.

3) You can run like lightning and absolutely know the way beforehand - it's signposted these days, which does help a bit, but it still helps to know the way first.

4) You don't try going via Euston Road - you need to be able to cut directly across at St P from the side entrance.


I certainly wouldn't plan on the connection.
 
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Peter Mugridge said:
It's do-able provided:

1) Your train into Euston is on time.

2) Your train into Euston doesn't get stuffed into one of the higher numbered platforms instead.

3) You can run like lightning and absolutely know the way beforehand - it's signposted these days, which does help a bit, but it still helps to know the way first.

4) You don't try going via Euston Road - you need to be able to cut directly across at St P from the side entrance.


I certainly wouldn't plan on the connection.
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I've made it between the Moor Street & New Street in Birmingham in 5 minutes, so I'm certainly up to the run; I'm assuming that the side entrance is on Midland Road?
I'm arriving at 07:36, I'm not expecting the station to be that busy on a Saturday (famous last words!) Also, I'm assuming there's no problems with the tube planned that day?
 
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Alex 2901 said:
I've made it between the Moor Street & New Street in Birmingham in 5 minutes, so I'm certainly up to the run; I'm assuming that the side entrance is on Midland Road?
I'm arriving at 07:36, I'm not expecting the station to be that busy on a Saturday (famous last words!) Also, I'm assuming there's no problems with the tube planned that day?
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Moor Street and New Street are a bit closer to each other than Euston and St P and with a straighter road alignment between the two.

Yes, the side entrance is on Midland Road by Brill Place.

Don't try the tube between the two; that'll actually take longer than walking / running it and probably even involve a higher number of paces!
 
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DaleCooper said:
I broke the handle of my rake this afternoon so I need to get new one, I was thinking I might get some fork handles, Os and peas while I'm at it..

(I googled "fork handles" and the Two Ronnies video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz2-ukrd2VQ was the top result, I can remember when there were hardware shops like that.)
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I can remember when there were sketch shows and wordsmiths like that...
 
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Excellent. You should keep them, they might be worth some money.
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The secret is not to just keep the first year's issue but to keep the new ones every year. As part of a complete collection each coin is worth more than it would be by itself.
 
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Apparently, according to a school friend who has a dad who works in a bank, the new £1 coins cost more than a pound to make...
 
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Apparently, according to a school friend who has a dad who works in a bank, the new £1 coins cost more than a pound to make...
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I find that surprising as my understanding is that 5p coins cost less than 5p to make. The 2p is about breakeven.
 
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I'm not sure he was joking either, when he told me yesterday...

On the bright side, they look absolutely fabulous! :D
 
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I have one of the new coins too and they look pretty cool. Not planning to keep any though especially given how quick the new fivers went into circulation. Haven't seen an old one for ages!

Seeing Domh245's avatar reminded me to go watch this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrmZIgVoQw4
 
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SS4 said:
I have one of the new coins too and they look pretty cool. Not planning to keep any though especially given how quick the new fivers went into circulation. Haven't seen an old one for ages!

Seeing Domh245's avatar reminded me to go watch this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrmZIgVoQw4
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I received one in my change today. I was surprised that they weren't quite as angular as I had expected. There's a BBC radio interview about it if anyone's interested:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04y96k9
 
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SS4 said:
I have one of the new coins too and they look pretty cool. Not planning to keep any though especially given how quick the new fivers went into circulation. Haven't seen an old one for ages
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That's not surprising. At the rate that fivers circulate I would imagine there are very few of the old ones about now.
 
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I'm a bit miffed about the new fivers. Our local post office was distributing the Clydesdale ones for a bit. I noticed on ebay that some people were selling "uncirculated" fivers for anything up to £80 a go.

I should have grasped the nettle when I had the chance.
 
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najaB said:
The secret is not to just keep the first year's issue but to keep the new ones every year. As part of a complete collection each coin is worth more than it would be by itself.
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Would it beat inflation though, to beat the loss of spending power of a £1 over time? :|
 
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