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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (13222) • Ireland 6h

I bought a hand-held vacuum with which to clean my car. But aren’t all vacuum cleaners hand held? I hold the vacuum cleaner in the house in my hand - always have, always will. And it seems that a large section of English people...

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LooeyVille @LooeyVille (56) • United States 9h

Yes, it's official. I turn 60 today. That means I'm what you'd call a "woman of a certain age." That expression refers to a woman middle-aged or older. Mostly older. The phrase " of a certain age" dates back to the 1700's and...

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville The first sixty are the worst. Now that you’ve got them over you life will start to pick up.

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Fleur @Fleura (30776) • United Kingdom 7h

We have a ceiling-mounted drying rack at home and that’s where I hang up the washing in winter. Yesterday I was taking down the dry things, then I went round with the basket, distributing clothes to their owners. And I found I was...

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Fiacre Banks @fleura Not mine. In the past when I swam a lot I often came across items of mostly underwear in the wash that we not mine. I assume that I just bundled up whatever was lying near me upon changing and went home and thrust it all in the machine, not knowing...

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (13222) • Ireland 10h

All schools here have just been ordered to close tomorrow because of wind. Storm Éowyn is going to lay waste to all of Ireland from 07.00 hours until 14.00 hours precisely. It is expected that there will be a lot of damage to...

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Fiacre Banks @snowy22315 You can just hold onto your weather please and we’ll hold onto ours!

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Pitstop @pitstop (14400) • Australia 17h

Yes, this is one of those twisted posts I make here on mylot. When we first got introduced to these snakes, there was no way I was going to try them, but my kids are them and were very happy. No, these aren't the creepy reptiles...

snakes

sweets

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Fiacre Banks @pitstop India. It appeared on a menu as snak burger and I thought it was a typo that should have been snack. It should have been snake.

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (13222) • Ireland 10h

All schools here have just been ordered to close tomorrow because of wind. Storm Éowyn is going to lay waste to all of Ireland from 07.00 hours until 14.00 hours precisely. It is expected that there will be a lot of damage to...

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Fiacre Banks @fleura Yes, the press gets very excitable about the weather. Naming storms heightens the sense of doom. Wind is wind. It blows.

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (344037) • Rockingham, Australia 18h

The photo has nothing to do with the post. It was taken at the dog cemetery near Corrigin in Western Australia. I spoke about a German saying about making an elephant out of a mouse. We have a free paper here called Have A Go...

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Fiacre Banks @judyev There’ll be plenty of time for that sort of thing in the next life, we sometimes say.

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (13222) • Ireland 10h

All schools here have just been ordered to close tomorrow because of wind. Storm Éowyn is going to lay waste to all of Ireland from 07.00 hours until 14.00 hours precisely. It is expected that there will be a lot of damage to...

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Pitstop @pitstop (14400) • Australia 17h

Yes, this is one of those twisted posts I make here on mylot. When we first got introduced to these snakes, there was no way I was going to try them, but my kids are them and were very happy. No, these aren't the creepy reptiles...

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Fiacre Banks @pitstop I did eat real snake once unwittingly. I have a phobia regarding serpents and when I realised what I was eating all I could think of was snake inside me and couldn’t wait to get rid of it. Even the process of getting rid of it was creepy.

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Fleur @Fleura (30776) • United Kingdom 13h

A post by @kaylachan inspired this. How do you respond when people keep trying to sell you something? Pushy salespeople are a personal bugbear. If I want something I will get it. If I say no then that’s that, thank...

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Fiacre Banks @fleura Pushy salespersons soon learn that it won’t wash with me. I’ve even been known to start singing at them operatic style to express my refusal to buy and that embarrasses them even if no-one is around watching. I’m sure I’m on quite a few black lists.

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LooeyVille @LooeyVille (56) • United States 11h

Now that I missed out on my birthday trip to Japan, my travel friend and I are talking about our next several trips, which have already been planned, booked and on the books for a while, but we're now starting to add some more...

travel

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville What a pity I’ll not be here in May to welcome you.

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LooeyVille @LooeyVille (56) • United States 22 Jan

So there's a couple of ways to look at this. Context: I had a hydrafacial and dermaplaning done at the spa today. The technician said I had beautiful, wonderful skin, well-maintained, nothing needed to be done with it more than...

skin

complexion

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Fiacre Banks @looeyville I can see your glow from here. Happy birthday for tomorrow.

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Sharon Elton @sharonelton (29766) • Lichfield, England 22 Jan

We went to the big Tesco again today. We were late setting off because Mum couldn't get one of her slippers off to get her sandals on. She gave me some money, her club card and the shopping list before we set off. When we set off...

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Fiacre Banks @sharonelton Your mum doesn’t half seem to send a lot of cards. I forget what all I did today.

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (13222) • Ireland 22 Jan

I’ve been looking at accommodation in Edinburgh for three nights in March when we hope to visit our daughter. The place we stayed in before Christmas is available, and cheaper than previously by about £300!! So I played about...

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Fiacre Banks @snowy22315 Even if I could afford it I just wouldn’t pay. It’s obscene. And it really wasn’t at all fancy as I told them in my review.

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snowy @snowy22315 (183912) • United States 22 Jan

I have tried becoming a vegtarian (not a vegan) several times in the past. It never works for more than a month. I start craving a hamburger like mad, and a veggie burger just isn't going to do it. I do think vegetarinism is...

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Fiacre Banks @snowy22315 I was veggy for a year once and have tried again but failed. Ideally I’d be vegan - not going to happen.

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (13222) • Ireland 22 Jan

I’ve been looking at accommodation in Edinburgh for three nights in March when we hope to visit our daughter. The place we stayed in before Christmas is available, and cheaper than previously by about £300!! So I played about...

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Amber @AmbiePam (95261) • United States 22 Jan

The first online only bank that comes to my mind is Chime. I don’t ever see myself using an online only bank, although I imagine it appeals to certain generations. I like being able to visit a branch if I have a problem. Maybe...

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Fiacre Banks @ambiepam I have one, and the beauty of it is that I can lodge cheques through the app. Never had any problems. Of course I wouldn’t use one that doesn’t come with our government’s guarantee that if the bank goes belly up they’ll reimburse us up to £75000 - as...

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Fiacre Banks @xFiacre (13222) • Ireland 22 Jan

I’ve been looking forward to the end of January, the time when I get busy in the garden again. I only do garden work in short bursts out of respect for my bad back, but it’s amazing what can be accomplished in 3 fifteen minute...

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Fleur @Fleura (30776) • United Kingdom 22 Jan

Yesterday I finally got around to making marmalade from the oranges I bought a week ago. I cooked the oranges already, but then needed plenty of time for the next stage so yesterday morning I tied on my apron and got to work. To...

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Fiacre Banks @fleura Disappointing.

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Fleur @Fleura (30776) • United Kingdom 22 Jan

I don’t usually comment on the skimpiness or otherwise of the outfits worn by any ‘famous’ people, but this one did make me laugh. Regardless of whether or not it was appropriate for the occasion, or if it was made by some fancy...

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Fiacre Banks @fleura Is Bezos trying not to look down Sanchez’s cleavage?

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