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  1. Otis

    I know this is a long, long shot (trains again)

    But does anyone want any free train tickets? Feel free to mock me, it's fine, but this is due to sad circumstances this time. I have trains going from Nuneaton to London on Thursdays and coming back Tuesdays. As I say, it's a long shot. They are senior railcard tickets, so that makes it a...
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    How not to run a train service

    So this is a tale and a half. My train from St Pancras was supposed to be at 15.50 Train was already in and on platform 13 when I got there. Couldn't get on it though. Doors were closed and it was in darkness. Waited 20 mins on the platform (piles of passengers now queuing up) and they...
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    Care homes

    Anyone got any experience of a father or mother, or loved one (or unloved one) going into a care home and their house having to be sold to pay the weekly cost of the residential stay? What I really want to know is in terms of how much money can my dad give away/spend, on a week by week, or...
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    Leicester - Kit price fixing

    BBC News - Leicester City facing £880k fine for fixing replica kit prices https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-66110620
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    Great unanswered questions

    I'll start, because it's been bugging me all night. What's the larger number out of the two, umpteen or eleventy? 🤷
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    Potential retained list

    Is this the way it will go I wonder. Don't get promoted, retained list... Wilson Cuffy McFadzean Panzo McNally Bidwell Sheaf Allen Eccles Howley Palmer Godden Tavares The two Stevenage lads Plus one or two others Do get promoted, retained list.... Gyokeres Hamer 😂
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    Thanks for all your support

    I was touched by the amount of messages I got from everyone on here. Thank you. It was very much appreciated. We truly are like one big family at times and we look out for each other and give tremendous support when it's needed don't we. 😎 Anyway, all clear. All tests, all clear, so I'm...
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    Situations where timing is everything

    I was on the tube today and we stopped at a station and the announcement came over the tannoy system saying "this station has step free access" and just as she said it, I looked down the carriage and saw this...... Couldn't help but laugh.
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    Musical tastes throughout your life

    Reading the thread where people are talking about the first band they ever saw and the best gig they ever went to and the next one to come, got me thinking. Have you always been a metal fan/punk/pop person etc, or have your tastes changed over the years? For me, I was a big fan of the Beatles...
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    Euro qualifiers 2024

    England line-up for tonight's game against Italy Pretty attacking line-up I think. Especially with both Saka and Grealish in
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    Phone settings

    I know this might sound a little inane, but just wondered how everyone has their settings on their phones as their standard defaults. 🤷 Yes, a little bored today. 🤪 I just have always picked up on little stuff, like the fact that every phone I have had, has had the factory default screen...
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    Still driving at 97 years old?

    So, firstly, I have no idea how he is still alive at 97. All that dancing across the chimney pots in Mary Poppins does me in, even just watching it. And secondly, do they really still allow people to drive at that age? 😱 What's the law over here? Is there a limit in the UK?
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    Elderly care/safeguarding question

    Don't know if anyone has been in the same boat here. So, my dad is 93. He lives alone and ended up in hospital after falling twice in two days just before Christmas. He got discharged after 6 weeks, with a care package of 4 care team visits a day. He was told not to walk and for the care team...
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    School unisex toilet attack

    https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/coventry-schoolgirl-taken-hospital-after-26418069 Was always going to happen I think. I don't know how you can police it. 😢
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    Red button through an Amazon Fire stick remote

    This is my using NowTV through the Fire stick. Is that doable? Always had Virgin before and the Sky Sports package. Now no longer have Virgin, but have just gone and got Sky Sports through NowTV. I use my Amazon remote though for NowTV. No idea how I can now access red button games, as there...
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    Phone fast charging

    Right, here is a question. I can't seem to find anything on Google. When I have charged my phone in Coventry (USB C lead to charging plug, to socket), it super fast charges. I get super fast charging with the plug that came with the phone. If I use a different charging plug, I get fast...
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    Broadband/dongles/short term fixes

    Okay, So, have been with Virgin. Our contract was up at the end of this month and because of my moving away and divorce, we cancelled the contract. Trying to switch and chose Plusnet. Only trouble is, when I get to checkout, the first available connection date is 28th Feb. 😱 So, my question...
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    NHS and ambulance waiting times

    Anyone else had any very long waits? My dad had a fall. It's it's second in two days and he's 92. Been waiting for an ambulance since 6.30am. I am guessing this is quite the norm. 🤷
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    This could change the game completely couldn't it

    BBC News - Scottish football to ban heading the day before and after matches https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-63767548 Thin end of the wedge?
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