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    [Travel] First and last flights

    First I can remember would have been Helsinki to Heathrow in 1964. The last was Larnaca to Heathrow Feb 2020.
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    [Cricket] RIP Don Smith

    He had a Sussex accent, which I think now is pretty much extinct. If anyone dared put a foot on the school cricket pitches seemingly whatever time of day or night his rich voice would ring out 'get off that pitch!'.
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    [Cricket] RIP Don Smith

    He was coach and groundsman at Lancing College in the 1970s when I was a pupil, and cricketer, there. Lovely bloke.
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    Using the calculator when can you expect to be vaccinated?

    March to May. I did something similar last month and it said February for the first injection. I think I am Category 4 as I have been shielding due to blood cancer.
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    [Albion] Dan Burn - Time Up

    According to Sky Sports Traore is the new Jairzinho. Still an unfair match-up and Burn, who seems a very nice guy, needs to be played in positions that match his strengths.
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    [Albion] Dan Burn - Time Up

    Is Glen Thomas watching? The status of his peerless performance at Griffin Park could be under threat.
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    [Music] Best 3 Bands You Have Seen Live

    Led Zep (Earls Court 75) Clash (Portsmouth Guildhall 80) Elvis Costello & the Attractions (Top Rank 78)
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    [Misc] What did you get for Christmas

    Arturio Microbrute Analog Synthesizer. I know nothing about synthesizers and have shown no musical talent in my 61 years but I am already making interesting noises.
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    [Politics] Reintroducing the death penalty

    It is repulsive and degrades the whole justice system. Data from different states in the US provide no evidence that it works as a deterrent, actually the reverse. Do we actually trust the authorities to get every verdict 100% right particularly with the likely politicisation of cases that...
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    [NSC] How is your ‘Christmassy’ feeling?

    Lost my mother to Covid in October so not really in the mood to celebrate. She wasn't an easy woman, particularly in her older years, but her absence leaves a big gap and my thoughts have been going back to much better times spent together when I was younger. .
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    [Politics] Give the current government a score out of 10 for their handling of COVID-19

    4/10 and I think I have been very generous. The difficulty of the situation must not be underestimated but they had the advantage of being weeks behind other countries like France and Italy and never made use of that. The main reasons for the low score were these: The shambles they made of...
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    [Film] What films had the the most profound effect on you

    This was going to be my choice. I saw it when I was about 16 in the 70s and it made me question so much that I had been led to believe and contributed to the world view that I have had since. Not a film I would ever want to watch again though.
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    [Football] Grealish

    Decent but flawed player and we won’t really know how good he is until he gets to play in the finals of a major international tournament or against the very top sides in the Champions League. I just find him really irritating, the fact that he is endlessly on his arse, his constant moaning and...
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    [Politics] Brexit

    I am a Remainer but have accepted that we are leaving and must now look to make the new reality work as well as it can for everyone in the UK and start to bring an end to these horrible divisions. I accept your point that in any negotiation you must credibly be able to walk away from the table...
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    [Misc] Black History Month-Armistice Day

    I have been active in advocating for and making changes to things we do at work as a reaction to Black Lives Matter and am proudly wearing a poppy. There is no contradiction in taking a critical look at our imperial history and it’s legacy and showing gratitude for the sacrifices of our troops.
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    [Film] Favourite Bond moment?

    Red wine with fish? From Russia with Love
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    [Music] Style Council : Long Hot Summers - Sky Arts

    I saw Peter Hammill at the Dome on an unusual double bill with Brand X around 1979. Both very good. 'Over' is a go-to album if I want to feel a bit sorry for myself.
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    [Misc] Conspiracy theories

    Those examples started as hypotheses or concerns resulting from a inconsistencies between official messaging and experiences. In such cases they should initiate a process of investigation and examination of all the evidence. From what I can see in the case of conspiracy theories we tend to see...
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    Full national lockdown (not education) 4/11 - 1/12 possible

    I am really pleased that CAR-T has worked for your wife. I have myeloma and it presents the only possible cure at the moment although it is a long way from being widely available. I know it is a tough process to go through, I had a stem cell transplant last year and that has some similarities...
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    Full national lockdown (not education) 4/11 - 1/12 possible

    My mother died of Covid at the Royal Sussex 2 weeks ago, my aunt and a member of my work team died of it in May. Please excuse me for taking this seriously although maybe I am being hysterical.

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