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    [News] Middle East conflict

    I'd like to believe that Palestinian and Lebanese civilians have only died where Hamas & Hezbollah have used them as a human shield. If the terrorists live and operate amongst innocent civilians, I don't know how else the Israelis could retaliate? [pagers & walkie-talkies only used by them...
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    [Finance] Premium Bonds - prize pool increased again - you ever have any luck?

    For those debating whether they might get a better return elsewhere, this article might be helpful.
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    [Finance] Premium Bonds - prize pool increased again - you ever have any luck?

    Maybe cash-out half and then reinvest. Yes you will miss a draw for one month, but after that you will be able to tell us all which half your winnings are now coming from, the new or the original half.
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    [Finance] Premium Bonds - prize pool increased again - you ever have any luck?

    It must be me!! I was born in 1960. How do I claim?
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    [Misc] Will Writing

    No problem with the question. Yes, ringfencing inheritance to remove from means tested care affordability. When mum had finished all the physio and therapy in hospital (4 months post stroke) we were told that her needs could now only be realistically met in a care home, it was totally...
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    [Football] Subs warming up on the pitch

    Probably happens because Chelsea has such a tiny pitch / ground? Think this is referred to as "tinpot" by some?
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    [Politics] Euthanasia

    Lots of valid points written, several from a personal perspective. Like many things in life there is never a straight yes or no. But I do believe there should be a maybe, a way to end a life prematurely, but only under the right circumstances. The difficulty is articulating the right...
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    [Football] I won a Brighton & Hove Football Shirt Signed By All The Players 2023/2024 with certificate,Anyone interested?

    ok, I get dosh is tight for some these days (me too) Best and final offer £1 (one British pound) and I'll auction it for charity ...
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    [TV] Prison Break - Massive cardiac arrest

    I do believe we have a specialist in our midst. One who very (too?) regularly posts on most threads - he'll be along soon enough ...
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    [Misc] Downer thread - breast cancer.

    Thanks for sharing ... Brutal, but hopefully worth it. Fingers crossed for Mrs Seagull to be declared cured in 2029.
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    It's not a Snickers...it's a Marathon!

    "Recklessly stupid" to "cognitive impairment"
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    [Football] Is it time to stop awarding teams points for a 0-0 draw?

    For a bit of crowd entertainment, have a penalty shoot-out BEFORE kick-off. Then, after the 90 minutes (I'd prefer 60 mins of ball in play time), as follows: 3 points of a win 1 point for a score-draw plus a bonus point to the team who won the pen shootout. for 0-0 only, the bonus point for the...
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    [Help] Online orders

    I've sold stuff on eBay and the buyer has claimed not delivered. Last one was a football shirt, sent 2nd class Royal Mail. I keep the Proof of Postage which has the tracking / barcode on it. Buyer contacted me so I called RM who (eventually - long call-wait time) confirmed item had been...
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    [TV] Sky glass

    I put off Sky for years but finally succumbed about 10 years ago. Free installation, including dish - great. After 18 months the Sky price hike pushed me over to Virgin - dish remained but unused, After 18 months the Virgin price hike pushed me over to FREE-SAT - one-off purchase of 1GB 4k...
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    [Help] Quickest way of getting from Brighton station to the Brighton Centre

    If only Top Gear was still running - could make a good episode. Freddie Flintoff on the eScooter - must wear a full-face helmet Paddy McGuiness on a motorbike Chris Harris in a Subaru Impreza Jeremy Clarkson in an Uber taxi - must pay the fare himself James May on a bus - don't think there is a...
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    [Politics] Russia invades Ukraine (24/02/2022)

    It's a given that we can only speculate how this will all end. I'm no historian, but I can only recall one instance in the last 150 years where Russia has backed down. In Afghanistan fighting the Muhadajine terrorists (now called Taliban?). From my recollection, they pulled out as eventually...
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    [Technology] IPTV

    Well, I only ever used Gwi's IPTV to watch Albion games, usually once a week, occasionally twice, occasionally (international break) not for a fortnight, so not me complaining every day. All I wanted was to watch the game without buffering and Gwi was unable to provide this. I'd tune in 10...
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    [News] Middle East conflict

    In physics, yes. But in the humanitarian world this is called "an eye for an eye". If this were applied, the whole world would be blind .... The human approach is E+R=O When an EVENT occurs a RESPONSE can be chosen (including nil) - the RESPONSE chosen will dictate the OUTCOME Simple in micro...
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    [Technology] IPTV

    Reactive, after losing lots of customers? Too late for me. Very happy with my new provider and cheaper too. I got the impression Gwi was a one man band and was too busy with work and family to react to messages about service issues. He even said once that if I wanted that level of customer...
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    [Technology] IPTV

    There were / are a few on here that were (are still?) with team Gwi. I was for a couple of years and every game I experienced severe buffering - made watching the game so frustrating Drove me mad, always made out it was my end, need to clear the cache / restart your fire stick / etc. After 2...

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