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Comrade Fakename posted:I generally have very bad allergies, but I was actually thinking recently that it hadn’t been too bad this year. Same. Weird
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Jun 25, 2021 06:09
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I normally don't get hayfever too badly but it's been a worse year than normal for me. Maybe the types of pollen about have changed a bit
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Jun 25, 2021 06:27
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Critical respect to Matt Hancock for punching well outside his weight class.
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Jun 25, 2021 06:28
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My niece (in the UK) has had bad hayfever for the first time this year too. I have really really bad hayfever generally but obviously I'm in Canada now so can't comment on UK stuff directly. My recommendations: Get thee to an allergist. They can test you properly, find out what it is specifically that you're allergic to, and prescribe you the good antihistamines (Fexofenadine - works well for me and no side-effects, even when I take like 8 of them in a day). The best thing you can do is obviously to stay indoors with windows shut, but if you must go outside on a day with a high pollen count, wearing a mask outside may help, but something I used to do pre-covid was use either Vaseline or Haymax Relief (which is just beeswax and olive oil, I think: https://www.boots.com/haymax-pure-organic-drug-free-allergen-barrier-balm-5ml-10084612) around your nostrils and eyeholes - it helps to catch pollen and so lessens your exposure. Sounds like it wouldn't make any difference but it really does seem to help. Also recommend showering as soon as you get in, making sure you give your face and around your eyes a good soap, then changing into fresh clothes that haven't been outside. If you get symptoms at home / at night / in the morning then it can be worth running an air purifier particularly in your bedroom. Other dusts and pollutants in the air make allergies worse so there's a double effect of taking pollen out of the air and taking other stuff out of the air too. Keep your house clean, vacuum often. Tidy your room (Thanks Jorbo Pooperson). Exercising regularly also helps but who has the time for that lol. Local honey doesn't work, neither do any of the other folksy home remedies, as you might expect. Also note that if you are feeling tired and groggy, particularly in the mornings, even without any other of the "classic" hayfever symptoms (runny/itchy eyes/nose, scratchy throat, sneezing), that can still be due to hayfever or other allergies. This tiredness, for me, typically sets in a couple of hours after exposure - but I also just get it in general and on waking up. It's a particular kind of tiredness that feels different from just ordinary "haven't slept enough" and I can identify it easily now because it starts at roughly the same time every year. It can really heavily wipe me out if I've had a particularly bad exposure (which is typically on days where it's very hot and dry, and also windy). I remember I did a day out quad-biking and doing other stuff for my mate's stag do a few summers ago and I was absolutely hosed afterwards. Basically got back to the place we were staying and had a 3 hour nap starting at 6pm, then some people came and lifted me out of bed to come down and have a drink... stayed up a couple of hours then just slept again for like 14 hours and felt awful on waking up.
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Jun 25, 2021 06:34
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WhatEvil posted:Matt Hancock's been shagging his aide. Who can understand the affairs of the It could make one wonder - between having an affair with one of his aides and taking every opportunity to financially benefit from the pandemic, how did Matt Hancock find time to do any of his actual work? But that would imply that Matt Hancock ever does any of his actual work.
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Jun 25, 2021 06:37
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I would love to be a fly on the wall in the meeting where Boris loving Johnson has to tell Matt Hancock he's being fired for shagging around
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Jun 25, 2021 07:09
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So we're going to get something about Hancock every week until he finally resigns right? This is bananas.
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Jun 25, 2021 07:09
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This surely has to be the killer blow. He might have been able to survive an affair scandal but shagging his aide (with the implication that she was only appointed for that reason) is seriously damaging professionally as well as personally. Being caught in 4k (as the kids say) on the front page of the Sun is just the icing on the cake. You have to wonder who's known about this and for how long.
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Jun 25, 2021 07:20
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serious gaylord posted:So we're going to get something about Hancock every week until he finally resigns right? No one in this government will ever be brought down by evidence of actual corruption related to procurement and cronyism. Makes sense that shagging around that is the line crossed.
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Jun 25, 2021 07:30
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Matt Hancock not knowing that government buildings have CCTV is classic Matt Hancock. My money is on some security guard looking to make some extra retirement money
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Jun 25, 2021 07:38
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Just lmao if Boris has to fire anyone for being unfaithful to their wife.
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Jun 25, 2021 07:38
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Yeah hayfever has been poo poo this year, though obviously I'm in Ireland so might be a bit different. Also I think I'm usually more triggered by spores and poo poo than regular pollen, or at least my worst days don't sync up with others. Sadly, if you have a big beard you should shave it or at least wash and brush once you come inside. I also just beat the antihistamines into me twice a day from spring to autumn - use a second-generation antihistamine like cetirizine so you don't give yourself brain damage and it's not so drowsy-making. A years supply is a couple of quid on amazon
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Jun 25, 2021 07:43
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Party Boat posted:This surely has to be the killer blow. I don't know. These Tories seem to be somewhat bulletproof. It's still entirely possible we'll have all forgotten in a week or two.
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Jun 25, 2021 07:44
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Do any of you personally care, in the way you would care if he was caught diddling a kid or something? Feels like regular affairs have lost any salience to public morality
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Jun 25, 2021 07:51
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It’s obvious that certain parts of the Conservative Party have it in for Hancock and it makes an excellent pretext to get rid. Good opportunity to pin every failing of the COVID response on him retrospectively too
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Jun 25, 2021 07:52
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When you have texts between the Cum Dom and Johnson agreeing "yeah Hancock is a useless oval office" it's pretty clear he's not wanted
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Jun 25, 2021 07:54
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OwlFancier posted:This might be a silly question but is there any information as to whether the vaccines interact with hayfever? Because mine has been absolutely poo poo this year while last year I hardly had it at all. This time last year there was far less traffic on the roads - my hayfever basically didn't happen at all.
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Jun 25, 2021 07:55
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She's not an aide she's a lobbyist who managed to cosy up to power as an aide https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/matt-hancock-gina-coladangelo-health-advisor-b1760004.html
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Jun 25, 2021 07:56
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OwlFancier posted:Has anybody really "won" a war against irregulars in recent history? the abrupt end of the Sri Lankan civil war is the contemporary go-to example stunning defeat of a popular rebel government that few observers could have predicted just years beforehand
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Jun 25, 2021 07:59
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https://twitter.com/samimousa86/status/1408173168292990988 We've gone from rights for renters to the government needs to see who's driving rental cars.
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Jun 25, 2021 08:15
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Gonzo McFee posted:https://twitter.com/samimousa86/status/1408173168292990988 Do people actually rent high powered cars just to drive them fast down residential streets at night? Is this a thing that actually happens?
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Jun 25, 2021 08:19
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wtf is even the logic with that, who's renting cars to do their "antisocial driving" (whatever tf that means), as if the rental companies won't just tell the DVLA/pigs/whomever who rented the car if it comes up (& slap on a tasty admin fee to the driver in the process) Literally just authoritarianism for its own sake 
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Jun 25, 2021 08:21
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Noxville posted:Do people actually rent high powered cars just to drive them fast down residential streets at night? Is this a thing that actually happens? It's definitely A Thing in Muslim communities to celebrate various events like weddings, exam results, etc - the parents will rent the kids a Lamborghini or an AMG or similar flashy, fast car. Of course this gets right up the noses of a certain type of curtain twitching notaracistbut, who are Starmers apparent only target.
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Jun 25, 2021 08:24
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When I were a lad we had to steal a car to joyride, kids today with their rentals smdh.
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Jun 25, 2021 08:25
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Will this apply to an app based "car sharing" scheme lol.
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Jun 25, 2021 08:26
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Azza Bamboo posted:Will this apply to an app based "car sharing" scheme lol. If Zipcar ever start black boxing their cars I'm hosed. I mean what's the point of a hire car if *not* to do impromptu performance testing? as P.J. O'Rourke put it: quote:You have to get a car that handles really well. This is extremely important, and there’s a lot of debate on this subject – about what kind of car handles best. Some say a front-engined car; some say a rear-engined car. I say a rented car. Nothing handles better than a rented car. You can go faster, turn corners sharper, and put the transmission into reverse while going forward at a higher rate of speed in a rented car than in any other kind. You can also park without looking, and can use the trunk as an ice chest. Another thing about a rented car is that it’s an all-terrain vehicle. Mud, snow, water, woods – you can take a rented car anywhere. True, you can’t always get it back – but that’s not your problem, is it?
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Jun 25, 2021 08:31
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Old Kieth sure does love an incredibly niche policy to set the headlines alight doesn’t he? High powered rental car menace right up there with his thrilling government bonds
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Jun 25, 2021 08:31
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It’s dumb as gently caress because I guarantee you any rental business that deals in powerful exotic cars has already fitted them with trackers/black boxes to ensure they aren’t abused or stolen. I know of some that have gone as far as remote killswitches to shut the engine down remotely if certain conditions arise. Round where I am late night anti social driving is usually the domain of old underpowered hatchbacks with obnoxious exhausts/blow off valves and mopeds. Who this policy is aimed at is beyond me.
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Jun 25, 2021 08:33
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Failed Imagineer posted:When you have texts between the Cum Dom and Johnson agreeing "yeah Hancock is a useless oval office" it's pretty clear he's not wanted Remember when he had to go on TV defending Johnson calling him loving useless? Good times
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Jun 25, 2021 08:36
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It's a beer trap policy. You're supposed to oppose it so Starmer can go "I can't believe they actually want yobbos driving around at night!"
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Jun 25, 2021 08:38
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Azza Bamboo posted:It's a beer trap policy. You're supposed to oppose it so Starmer can go "I can't believe they actually want yobbos driving around at night!" Yes I’m sure the 12 people it affects will be up in arms
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Jun 25, 2021 08:39
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Exactly, the best thing to do is just ignore it.
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Jun 25, 2021 08:40
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Party Boat posted:This surely has to be the killer blow. Yeah buddy, politicians facing consequences for their actions, yeah that's a thing that totally happens Also Cummings probably fancied this aide and that's what got him so angry at him, much more believable than hating him for poor performance. This is why he likes Give, he knows ain't nobody lining up for a piece of that
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Jun 25, 2021 08:41
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Starmer : We must emulate New Labour Voters : you mean being polished and professional while offering transformative policies? Starmer : No.
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Jun 25, 2021 08:42
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It's so obviously the result of asking a focus group of suburbanites what annoys them.
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Jun 25, 2021 08:52
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Labour: Tough on rented Lamborghinis, tough on the causes of rented Lamborghinis
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Jun 25, 2021 08:55
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When I got married I looked into renting something stupid with 12 cylinders for the ceremony and the costs of something fast and flashy was really stupidly high and had hidden costs/restrictions Like most of them in the cheaper rental tiers would be limited on acceleration and top speed, fitted with GPS trackers so you couldn't take them to tracks without being caught etc You don't need an expensive car to do silly speeds in built up areas, the average mid range hatchback has more power/ability to lay it down than many "performance" cars from my youth but aye kieth you go off on one, not like the climate is falling apart and the youth have literally no future and a growing awareness of that, we need to go after some mischievous tykes on 2 stroke trail bikes with yet more laws a tattered system can't enforce anyway
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Jun 25, 2021 09:00
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Lol I just remembered they plastered the Queen feeling sorry for him over the front pages.
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Jun 25, 2021 09:07
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Necrothatcher posted:It's so obviously the result of asking a focus group of suburbanites what annoys them. It has the same energy as the people who don’t work for ferrari who live in Maranello complaining about all the ferrari
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Jun 25, 2021 09:09
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goddamnedtwisto posted:If Zipcar ever start black boxing their cars I'm hosed. I mean what's the point of a hire car if *not* to do impromptu performance testing? as P.J. O'Rourke put it: Can confirm, writing off a rental car is much more fun than writing off your own car. Although I can't really recommend either.
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