Recent content by cb a1

https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/system/files/2023-09/Card%20Spending%20Update%20-%20June%202023.pdf If I'm reading that report correctly, debit card spending is about 3 times that of credit card spending.

I'm going to visit family. Although I'm going to Bare Lane I often buy a ticket to Lancaster just in case I'm in the mood to visit the Tite and Locke ... (and a return to Bare Lane is £6 on the train or £4 on the bus). I set up my search and then looked at the difference between the cheapest...

My sister is quite a bit older than me. I became a great uncle for the first time before I was 30!

That's one of the particularly frustrating aspects! I think words where the 3rd and 5th letter are as today can be tricky as there are so many possibilities.

Bah. 365 day streak came to an end today. :(

Pretty much of of those pros and cons apply to adults in the workplace too. To an extent, school is a microcosm of the workplace and a probably unwritten objective of the UK schooling system is to prepare children for the workplace. We need to educate children on when and how to use their...

As William Allen White wrote in 1932 (and possibly more famously repeated by Robert F Kennedy in 1968): "If our colleges and universities do not breed men who riot, who rebel, who attack life with all their youthful vim and vigor, then there is something wrong with our colleges. The more riots...

The more interesting one was Guyana to Brazil. Needed an 'exit stamp' on my passport. Asked around and got directed to this random house in the village. Knocked on the door which was answered by a man wearing only a pair of shorts. Turns out that he was the 'immigration official' and...

I've been wondering about the references to Norbiton. Is it something similar to needing a Passport to get to Pimlico?

Bearing in mind the adage that "If it's free you are product", is there any negative for Rail Forums UK if we, as users, reject all? I appreciate we have the right to reject all, I'm just wondering if this has any subsequent consequences on the service we collectively receive?

I feel a bit of a fraud in ticking Asia, but I have been to the part of Turkey which is classed as Asia.

Turn 4 I used AXING and scratching my head a bit. Had already eliminated P at an earlier turn. I guessed that there could be a version of ageing without the E knowing that generally American English is used. Was a little worried that I wouldn't make it to a 300 day streak (only a few days...

A 2014 poll reported in the Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/Average-Briton-has-visited-seven-countries/ That gives us a 'maximum' possible of 92%. This is adults only, so I would speculate children are less likely to have visited, bringing that figure down. I must admit I was...

Similar experience when I booked tickets for me and two pals. Advised that delay repay is recompense for an individual therefore each of us had to separately make a claim.

Not being able to bring your family is an interesting one. I know that for some countries, having someone in the family working abroad is a very important source of income for them (and their country). The upshot of this is that a substantial part of the income of whoever comes to the UK goes...