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Posted by2 months ago

[MEGATHREAD] Cost of Living - Energy, Interest Rates, Inflation, Fuel, etc

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Posted by9 hours ago

Are people earning over £150k detached from reality?

I’ve heard a couple of people complaining about the tax cut being scrapped because the extra money was needed to cover the considerable increase in their enormous mortgages. Whatever happened to living with your means like the poor people need to?

EDIT. I now get that everyone has a reality that they’re living, it’s just a different one. This financial shock will undoubtedly hit everyone. But the people earning £150k and above have so many more choices than the people on the breadline already. As they say, we’re all in the same storm, we’re just in different boats, and those on £150k have life rafts.

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Posted by12 hours ago

What is the creepiest encounter with a complete stranger that you have ever had?

I once gave a bloke a lift to the city centre. He was a young man and extremely generous (he gave me a tip that covered the fuel cost several times over).

However, there was something disconcerting about him. He said that he was going to have “some fun” (and listed the places he would be visiting) and then would be leaving the country for a while.

I thought nothing much of it, until I read later that there had been several attacks on young women in those areas.

I guess he had his “fun”.

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Posted by4 hours ago

Aside from government, what other jobs allow you to get away with sheer incompetence?

Looking for a career change and it looks like the money is really in just fucking things up.

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Posted by9 hours ago

Why do people on public transport now think it’s ok to blare their music/videos out loud?

Something I’ve noticed on public transport this past year has been that ppl seem very comfortable to have their music/videos on full blast whereas in the past everyone would use ear/headphones.

Idk if the rise of TikTok has meant more ppl are watching videos on their phone in general or just a lack of/apathy towards social niceties after coming out of lockdowns. All I know is that I hate it and it distracts me no end, it can’t be that heard to wear earphones, can it??

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I very much fancy the lady who walks past my house at 8:36am each morning. How can I justify being outside my house as she passes?

In order to increse my chances of speaking to said woman, I have recently started to empty my recycling at 8:35am. I have now down this 3 days in a row, achieving awkward eye contact and a polite smile each time. How else can I justify being outside my house at 8:36am without looking like a massive knob?

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