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Failed Imagineer posted:Hotel rooms are like €500/night in Dublin at the moment. If I were a different kind of person I could AirBnB my spare room and cover my mortgage but absolutely gently caress that Why absolutely gently caress that? Seems a pretty sensible idea to me, and it's not like it's exploitative to give tourists a cheaper option. I think.
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Maybe I should just take my place against the wall now, but I think the overall Airbnb experience is pretty good. Or it has been for me, anyway. You get to stay in unusual and cheap places, sometimes, and the only real function of the review system is just to weed out who the wankers are. I've only ever stayed in someone's actual spare bedroom once, and that was really nice. It's a weird but pleasant experience to be in someone's home and to socialise with them when you've never met them before. We had a lovely chat, then left very warm reviews for each other like were in an episode of Black Mirror.
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Jun 1, 2022 13:57
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Antrodemus posted:thank you for the advice, internet friends I know that US employment rights are utter dogshit, so I can probably guess the answer here , but surely if you're travelling for work then your employer should pay for essential travel expenses?
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Jun 2, 2022 06:13
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'Smirking Starmers Coalition of Chaos' lol. Clearly courting Heil readers is working out well for him.
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Jun 7, 2022 08:45
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Rang my local surgery this morning at 0802 (lines open at 0800)to book an appt, and I was number 23 in the queue. And this is just to book appointments for this morning. And our surgery only has one GP. Everything is fine.
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Jun 14, 2022 09:47
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I think for a lot of people in the south, the North basically starts wherever people have an accent which isn't just some variant of estuary English, so it can't be clearly delineated geographically. Same applies to 'the South West' as well.
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Jun 18, 2022 11:41
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I love how Tories point at the country burning down around them, after more than a decade of them being in charge, and just say, 'this is what things would look like under Labour!' Like, surely even their most ardent supporters can't be blind to the fact that, actually, Labour aren't in charge, and haven't been for ages?
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Jun 21, 2022 10:19
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Wow, what a ratio. A completely unnecessary extra self own on top of an already monumentally stupid interview.
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Jun 21, 2022 16:09
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I use Credit Karma. They're all much of a muchness really, but that one is free. Natwest also provide free credit checks on their app now, not sure if the other banks do. Sorry what happened to you, Dabir, anyway. Whether or not you've been robbed, knowing that someone has violated your privacy is a gross feeling, either online or irl.
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Jun 22, 2022 08:00
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feedmegin posted:The olds always turn out and vote, and they vote 80% for the Bad Things these days. Younger people with actual jobs and all that, less so. Yeah, i think maybe the British public isn't so bad. Whereas the British VOTER is a suspicious pie-faced gammon, twitching his net curtains, phoning the police about kids sat on the bench outside, and reading about enemies of the people in the daily mail.
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Jun 23, 2022 14:42
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God drat it, stop making me feel hopeful. A sudden surge in class consciousness in the UK, an articulate and likeable figurehead for the trade union movement slowly becoming a household name, more unions voting for strike action ugggh
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Jun 23, 2022 16:48
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So BJ has made his plan pretty clear at G7, which is to put absolutely everything he has on being an absolute pro Ukraine hawk. It means he can pretend to be Churchill at international conferences, hoping it will distract the world and the British public from the fash and scandals at home, and then if Ukraine wins then he can bask in reflected glory, riding that wave to the next election, and if Russia wins then he can resign and call supporting Ukraine his great misjudgement, securing his status as a martyr to freedom and democracy.
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Jun 27, 2022 08:29
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I really loving hate Captain Tom. Not for the person he was, but for all he represents as a symbol of modern Britain. Mawkish sentimentality, charity doing the job of the state, profiteering vultures, thick skulled WWII nostalgia... Ugh. Just the sight of him makes me annoyed. I'm sure this is perfectly healthy.
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Jun 30, 2022 10:15
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Is there somewhere I can cheer myself up by seeing that actually no, there are plenty of bees this year actually? I've noticed this year that there's basically like... No bees anywhere. My garden is normally alive with them (like there's a constant hum), and this year there are none. I go on walks specifically looking for them, and there just aren't any. I know they're in decline, but this year I feel like the paranoid crazy person at the beginning of a disaster movie who eventually gets proven right.
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Jun 30, 2022 18:01
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Immediately after I posted I spotted a few enjoying some blackberry flowers, which cheered me up a little. But my enormous clump of lavender which is usually completely smothered in them remains untouched.
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Jun 30, 2022 18:21
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DesperateDan posted:let's see is everything dead? Your photos are always nourishment for the soul 
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Jun 30, 2022 18:29
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What gets me is the fact that childcare is SO expensive, but at the same time the average childcare worker earns absolutely gently caress all, so it's unsustainable on both sides of the equation. OTOH I picked up my daughter from her 'requires improvement' nursery the other day, and the lady who runs the business had her brand new RS4 parked outside, so perhaps it is the private sector which is to blame?! No, no it can't be.
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Jul 1, 2022 12:07
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Tarnop posted:Congratulations! Sorry about the imposter syndrome; it sucks poo poo and knowing that everyone else gets it too can be a salve but is rarely a cure. It definitely sounds like your manager is playing games with your self esteem for either budgetary or control freak reasons which is not a great sign to get from your (new?) boss Yeah, we're all just playing a part and hoping we don't get found out. I've spent 75% of working hours during lock down playing video games and blagging it, but have somehow managed to move jobs twice and double my salary in that time. Just be likable and amenable to people around you, make sure you look good in front of the big cheeses, and you'll be fine. Shame your boss sounds like a dick, though. He's either trying to motivate you or underpay you (probably both). There's not much you can do about that, other than ignore it and have confidence in your worth.
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Jul 4, 2022 14:53
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JeremoudCorbynejad posted:Cut vat on energy bills lol. From what, the 5% it's already at? To what, nothing? So a maximum savings of 5%, when bills are going up by what is it now, 60%? They saw how well Rishis big fuel tax giveaway (£5 off every tank!!) went and wanted a slice of that action. PR stunt of Keith topping up an energy meter that isn't his, when?
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Jul 4, 2022 15:48
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jiggerypokery posted:#theclapforboris He was nauseating on the Today program today. 'Me, a working class lad from Cornwall, as prime minister? Well, its not something I've ever thought about, but a lot of very serious people are saying I should do it.'
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Jul 7, 2022 08:10
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Lol the BBC are saying they literally can't get any one from Number 10 to answer the phone, let alone answer any questions.
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Jul 7, 2022 08:30
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Jul 9, 2022 17:20
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Otoh, summer rules. I spent all weekend sat in our garden with my wife and kids, splashing about in the paddling pool, drinking beers, chatting with our neighbours and taking it easy. ALL COMPLETELY NAKED!!
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Jul 10, 2022 21:48
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Lol literally every single candidate other than maybe Dishy Rishi is just going for 'TAX CUTS!!' as their USP (with a side dish of culture war issues). This either means that he'll get instantly demolished in the first round, or he'll make it through to the final round as he sounds like he's talking marginally less out of his arse than all the others.
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Jul 11, 2022 12:05
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Tesseraction posted:My computer usually stays at 25° internally but has been climbing all day to its current high of 33° You'll never stay cool inside a computer, op
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Jul 11, 2022 15:20
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I think we all agree that simply handing out gang tags for free is completely unsustainable. I propose we means test the provision of gang tags, and tender their distribution to our private public service corporate partners. This will bring the dynamism of the free market to the thread, while ensuring value for money for the tax payer.
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Jul 11, 2022 18:36
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I thought your video was great, fuct, and you have a very pleasant voice. They should pay you to do more. I guess I am on the fence about the ripping huge bongs in the park thing. When I was a regular smoker, we only used bongs when we wanted to get absolutely off our heads, so I definitely understand the more negative connotations of using one in public. I guess, to use the same analogy as a previous poster, it's like the difference between drinking a pint in a Wetherspoons, and necking half a bottle of Jack Daniels in Wetherspoons. I've only ever smoked recreationally though, so I don't really know if the same use case applies when it's medicinal.
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Sanford posted:What why, don’t do that why julio WHY
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Jul 12, 2022 16:21
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Speaking of rodents, I recently learned there's a hedgehog living in next doors garden (under their shed), cos I saw her snuffling around when I was taking out the bins. Our neighbours got her checked out by a local wildlife charity, and she is happy and healthy and omg she's PREGNANT!!! When I sit in the garden in the evenings or early mornings I can hear her just going about her hedgehog business, and it brings me unbridled joy.
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To be fair there's basically no hedgehogs left in the UK either. Something like 90+% fall in numbers over the last couple of decades.
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Your life just sounds like something out of a novel, Sandford, you don't really exist.
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Tesseraction posted:I have to admit I am worried about how the country will handle the coming heatwave. We're likely looking at a mass death event that the government is incapable and unwilling to do anything to prevent. Yeah but it will only be elderly or vulnerable people so shut the gently caress up and eat an ice cream on the beach
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Jul 15, 2022 11:42
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After my previous post fretting about the lack of bees in my garden, I can now confirm that there are TOO MANY BEES and must propose a cull. Seriously the butterfly bush in my back garden is ALIVE with them. It's genuinely noisy to be around. It's awesome.
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Jul 16, 2022 09:38
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sassassin posted:Hang a big "gently caress the anti-social behaviour task force" banner outside. I love this option.
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Jul 16, 2022 13:35
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He's also got a typo in his own name, assuming Wikipedia is correct.
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Jul 16, 2022 16:08
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I can't believe we're actually gonna end up with loving Truss as PM. Johnson is a complete clown, but at least possessed some kind of animal cunning which explained how he got where he was, but Truss is just an empty bag of air propped up by the Heil. Maybe that's more dangerous?
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Jul 17, 2022 23:06
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TACD posted:
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Jul 18, 2022 12:25
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This feels like a dumb af question, but is the heat affecting Internet speeds? Our connection has been patchy and slow all day, and loads of people at work are having similar issues.
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peanut- posted:He knew and doesn't give a poo poo. He wants to help Liz Truss as Ellwood voted for Penny Mordaunt. Also revenge for this. They're both cunts, but Johnsons smirk at the end when the questions move on and he's successfully ducked the issue by talking about 1940s tank warfare just sums up everything he's about. Bullshit and bluster til the problem goes away for the time being, then smug because you've successfully dodged the issue for now.
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My daughters new nursery school has just sent out an email to the parents of everyone starting in September... And not bcc'd anyone, so we now have the email addresses, first and last names of the parents of every kid at the nursery. How are organisations still doing this?!
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