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On The Way To The Forum

A strange thing happened to me just now. I decided to see what was going on on AB and on bringing up the home page, at the top of the list of most recent questions (if that is what actually came up)...
18:48 Wed 26th Dec 20186 answers, last by douglas9401 09:09 Thu 27th Dec 2018
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Comparison

The latest version of the gender equality list is available here http://reports.weforum.org/global-gender-gap-report-2018/results-and-analysis/...
14:51 Tue 18th Dec 20182 answers, last by dave50 13:38 Thu 20th Dec 2018
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Some Interesting Figures

A report has been issued which shows tables of comparison within Europe of costs of certain items - it is available here...
22:31 Sat 15th Dec 20181 answer, last by -Talbot- 22:42 Sat 15th Dec 2018
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Impossible To Check In On Ryanair

As I type this I am on a chat line to Ryanair because I cannot check in. I cannot get past the stage where I select free c heck in which is supposed to be available now at 46 hours before the flight....
15:48 Thu 08th Nov 201814 answers, last by Barmaid 23:11 Thu 08th Nov 2018
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Another Brilliant Move

A while back we (my household) ended up unavoidably paying more for a utility because the Ombudsman ruled that an "improvement" to the regime should be introduced. All suppliers were forced to make...
14:26 Sun 21st Oct 201815 answers, last by KARL 20:12 Mon 22nd Oct 2018
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Odd Problem, But What Might Be The Cause

I used a different computer yesterday and had strange manifestations. Without seeming terse, I would like advice from someone who has very good knowledge about these things, I don't need my concerns...
09:03 Fri 12th Oct 201811 answers, last by ToraToraTora 11:15 Sun 14th Oct 2018
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Airport Trolleys

I recently entered the UK from abroad at a well known airport. At the baggage collection carousels there were no trolleys - not one in the entire hall. On the way out of the terminal, after customs, I...
15:30 Sat 06th Oct 201813 answers, last by 1ozzy 08:07 Mon 15th Oct 2018
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List

Another interesting list has been published: https://www.socialprogress.org/ where social conditions are ranked, independent of wealth (you may have money but still not be well off). In this list it...
16:44 Fri 21st Sep 201820 answers, last by KARL 22:04 Tue 02nd Oct 2018
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Petrodollars And Clearances

I had a conversation with someone who was under the impression that Petrodollars are a type of currency concept and that the USA benefits directly from its use, everytime any amount is transacted. I...
11:11 Wed 22nd Aug 20184 answers, last by KARL 22:08 Wed 22nd Aug 2018
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Out Of Print Magazines

Apart from eBay and perhaps Amazon, is there anywhere else likely to be promising for finding back issues ?
11:28 Mon 20th Aug 20182 answers, last by Old_Geezer 12:15 Mon 20th Aug 2018
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Embedded Photos

I have just received some photos that are embedded i n the text of an e-mail as opposed to being attached/attachments. I would like to see them as "full screen" images (they are rather small in the...
18:00 Fri 10th Aug 20184 answers, last by RichardSlade 20:07 Fri 10th Aug 2018
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Satellite Images

Satellite images available on Google are always a year or two old. It would not surprise me if obtaining, say, a 2-7 day old image is fairly costly but I would expect it to be possible. Does anyone...
13:32 Wed 08th Aug 20189 answers, last by ABerrant 14:43 Fri 10th Aug 2018
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Landline Telephone And Internet

To the best of my knowledge, nobody (in the UK) offers landline internet on its own and all providers offer services consisting of both telephone and internet (no option for internet only, although...
21:43 Mon 30th Jul 201816 answers, last by tatty678 15:07 Thu 16th May 2019
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Renewal At 73

Has anyone on here recently renewed a photo card driver's licence by post (i.e. not through the internet portal) post age 70, i.e having already gone through the "at 70" transition and now needing to...
20:53 Mon 16th Jul 20186 answers, last by bhg481 06:30 Tue 17th Jul 2018
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Another Comparison

The OECD has published statistical comparisons in relation to such things as employment rate and average income in 2017. Looking at the UK's position in these tables it becomes clear why there is the...
21:22 Wed 04th Jul 20185 answers, last by -SharonA- 00:07 Fri 06th Jul 2018
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Wonderful Technology

For less than a year my wife has been using a ZenPad80 tablet running on an Android type OS from new and has taken a number of photos and videos. Yesterday she noticed that none of the photos or...
13:18 Sat 23rd Jun 20183 answers, last by KARL 14:58 Sat 23rd Jun 2018
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Paypal - Scam Message ?

I know someone who has received a message supposedly from PayPal saying that her browser will soon not be supported unless updated. Some links are provided in the e-mail, to be used a) to check the...
18:49 Sun 17th Jun 201814 answers, last by ABerrant 14:08 Mon 18th Jun 2018
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Accepting Cookies

Dear Ed, Can you please arrange for the tedious repetition of having to again and again click on acceptance of cookies multiple times in the same visit to AB ? It is extremely irritating to be asked...
09:18 Wed 06th Jun 2018
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Nhs Performance

Those who saw the last one can see the latest international comparison list here (2016 statistics) https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/tl-tlg052118.php. At no.23, with quite a few...
22:58 Mon 28th May 20187 answers, last by KARL 19:18 Tue 29th May 2018
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Trading In Bank Notes

Is there any way to, on the UK mainland, trade in Jersey bank notes for mainland Sterling at parity rather than at a mark-down ? Only a few notes are involved including some £1 ones....
12:15 Mon 28th May 20182 answers, last by DTCwordfan 19:32 Mon 28th May 2018

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