
Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (13289)
Ireland
Joined myLot 10 years ago
An Irishman who has called many places home, enjoys whiskey in moderation and reads Dostoyevsky frequently.
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Sharon Elton
@sharonelton (30258)
• Lichfield, England
17h

I went to the big Tesco again this afternoon. I went on my own again, and my Mum stayed at home to phone my brother and tell him we had some In Sympathy cards for them.
When Syd dropped me off at the shop I got a trolley that...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (224354)
• Walnut Creek, California
20h

I received an invoice needing my signature this morning. It was supposedly from Geek Squad, the installation and tech support arm of Best Buy, a large electronics retailer in the US. Do they have Best Buy where you live?
Anyway,...
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LooeyVille
@LooeyVille (53)
• United States
19h

Our utility company, in an effort to reduce the need for meter readers, who incidentally get bitten by dogs and sometimes lack access to meters due to fences, have rolled out "smart meters."
They are digital now and can be read...
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LooeyVille
@LooeyVille (53)
• United States
22h

It's Spring-like weather, which means sandals, which means I need to get my feet looking pretty.
Hubby and I just got back from working out for an hour at the gym and then we're headed to the nail salon where he'll wait for me...
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@mayka123
@mayka123 (16891)
• India
21h

Holi, the colourful celebration, is rapidly approaching! This spring festival celebrates the triumph of good over evil and is mostly observed in Nepal and India. ?? During this period, there will be happiness, unity, and,...
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Fiacre Banks @mayka123 I remember seeing the 1984 film Holi, set of course, during Holi.
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Fleur
@Fleura (31261)
• United Kingdom
22h

This follows on from my post about annoying features in my car…
The one thing I can’t resolve in our now-shared car, is that with this car, you can’t open the boot (trunk) just by lifting the catch in the ‘old-fashioned’ way –...
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Fiacre Banks @fleura What I need in a car is that it starts in the morning and will take me from A to B. I hate automatic seat warmers - I always worry that I’ve wet myself when they take me unawares. I don’t use sat nav because I don’t like being told what to do and when...
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Always smiling
@allknowing (142028)
• India
12 Mar

Despite my decision not to go for seasonal flowers I see some sunshine in the garden and that has tempted me to try and grow some seasonal flowers
I will start with zinnias as they are quick, colourful and easy to grow
The lot...
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Fleur
@Fleura (31261)
• United Kingdom
10 Mar

We have a rotary washing line outside. It was here when we bought the house and I think it must have been here almost 20 years before that because it’s concreted into the patio that the previous owners created when they revamped...
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (347964)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Mar

We have the motor-home outside our door and are packing it ready to head off later this morning. We’re going to our house-sit place to meet with the people, who used to be our neighbours. After getting instructions on feeding the...
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Fiacre Banks @judyev Obviously the funeral won’t be very enjoyable but I hope you enjoy everything else.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (347964)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Mar

Are any of you old enough to have heard of Lech Walesa? He was Poland’s first democratically elected president since 1926 and the first to be elected by popular vote. He led the movement which ended Communist rule in Poland in...
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (347964)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Mar

An old couch-surfing friend has got back in touch lately. She is now qualified as a metallurgist and is a FIFO (fly in fly out) worker on a remote mine site.
She doesn’t know many people here and looks to us as someone she can...
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Fiacre Banks @judyev Chit chat from the potty is very bad form. Several times I have been offended during a phone conversation when it has been accompanied by a thunderous flush and I’ve just hung up. Equally unpsetting, offensive and disturbing is being addressed by...
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (121849)
• United States
3 Mar

Tomorrow will be my first time. Honestly I was shocked to be selected. Hundreds of people either were given hardship exemptions or simply were dismissed after being interviewed by the judge. Then after 14 of us were seated and...
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LooeyVille
@LooeyVille (53)
• United States
3 Mar

Have you seen those commercials for Capital One credit cards that ask, "What's in YOUR wallet?"
Well, I'm asking, what's in your wallet? Not your purse or backpack or sling bag. Just your wallet.
Mine has paper money, coin...
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Fleur
@Fleura (31261)
• United Kingdom
3 Mar

According to the UNHCR, at present the UK is hosting over 350,000 refugees and asylum seekers. But how many of these people are genuine refugees in need, in the way it would normally be understood?
Obviously I know people are...
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Fiacre Banks @Fleura I wanted to retire to India but wasn’t allowed even though I’d not be taking an Indian job or pension, and would be self financing, spending my British pension in India and paying for my own healthcare etc. they stopped issuing retiree visas. But yes,...
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