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UK drivers - will Alistair Darling's £2k persuade YOU to buy a new car?

MichaelJay @MichaelJay (1100) 23 Apr 09

This seems a flawed argument and I don't think many people will be able to take advantage of it. If you drive a car that's 10 years old you do that because you can't afford an newer one. So if you can get a £16k car for £14k big...

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Who are these lucky people on Vinefire?

MichaelJay @MichaelJay (1100) 27 Mar 09

On the Vinefire site today (see my profile for the link) they claim to have paid out over $10,000 to people all over the world in 'early' payments. Previously they had stated their intention to remain in beta and payout not...

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This is an experiment with my novel - I'd love your feedback

MichaelJay @MichaelJay (1100) 17 Feb 09

I've started to record chapters of my novel Letter from Poitou as mp3's with a view to making a soundbook or maybe a regular podcast. I'd like to get your opinions and feedback to progress this experiment. You can listen to the...

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We won't be getting a White Christmas...

MichaelJay @MichaelJay (1100) 22 Dec 08

...here in England. The weather forecasters have said it will be grey and dull and mild temperatures. That's not untypical, I must say, though we did have snow and ice earlier in November and December. It's a bit disappointing as...

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If your birthday is close to Christmas...

MichaelJay @MichaelJay (1100) 22 Dec 08

...do you feel a bit 'cheated' somehow? At a time of year when many people are buying gifts as part of the seasonal celebrations do you often feel that your birthday and Christmas presents get combined into one, allowing...

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Things you may not know about Christmas

MichaelJay @MichaelJay (1100) 17 Dec 08

1.Think your Christmas Eve is stressful? Spare a thought for poor old Santa. He has less than one millisecond to deliver his presents to each household in the world - and that's if he does a 30-hour working day, allowing for the...

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Just got my hands on a very interesting report

MichaelJay @MichaelJay (1100) 16 Dec 08

It tells how to make realistic amounts of money at just $5 a day. That's a trickle of money but once you have your first $5 going, you start another, then another. Trickles become streams, and streams become rivers, and rivers...

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Cupboard or fridge?

MichaelJay @MichaelJay (1100) 13 Dec 08

OK, all the jars say 'refrigerate after opening'! But do you? Is the Branston in the cupboard but the jam in the fridge? Are the pickled onions on the top shelf but the mint sauce cooling with the butter? And what about the...

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Do you think employers are using the 'credit crunch' to get rid of people?

MichaelJay @MichaelJay (1100) 13 Dec 08

Ho much of the job carnage is for real and how much is bosses scaring the remaining people with the threat that they will be next? I was made redundant on 3st October, along with my boss. Thre used to be 4 of us doing the job all...

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Role Reversal

MichaelJay @MichaelJay (1100) 13 Dec 08

For over 40 years I have been fully employed and for the majority of that time in high-powered or stressful jobs. In 34 years of marriage my better half has worked sometimes part time but mostly concentated on making a home and...

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Sorry I haven't been around much

MichaelJay @MichaelJay (1100) 12 Dec 08

It's been a roller coaster couple of months here. I was made redundant from my longterm job on October 31st after nine good years. I loved that job - worked from home and travelled all over UK and Ireland, meeting people and...

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I cleaned up my profile

MichaelJay @MichaelJay (1100) 13 Oct 08

I don't know about you, but I'm something of a joinaholic. Show me a program and I'll join! I realised that this was getting out ogf hand. There are not enough hours in the day for a sane person to sit clicking this and replying...

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Is you cat an 'indoor' or 'outdoor' cat?

MichaelJay @MichaelJay (1100) 1 Oct 08

Over the years we have had quite a few cats choose to live with us and we have always treated them as outdoor cats. We are lucky to have quite a large space of open ground behind our garden and they all seem to love it as some...

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Anyone using email system 'Breakthru.com'?

MichaelJay @MichaelJay (1100) 26 Sep 08

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Your reputation could be at stake

MichaelJay @MichaelJay (1100) 23 Sep 08

What's worth more? A few quick bucks or a name that can be trusted on the internet? I recently joined one of those 'two dollar businesses' which is actually a legitimate sale of some e-books through an affiliate site. I only...

Kids without coats!

MichaelJay @MichaelJay (1100) 9 Sep 08

This morning (as usual!) in UK the rain was bucketing down. It's been such a bad summer three of my neighbours are building arks. I watched the kids going to the local high school and the vast majority of them did not have a...

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Stoke saw off mighty Aston Villa on Saturday

MichaelJay @MichaelJay (1100) 26 Aug 08

With a 3-2 win at the Britannia Stadium. So much for the doom mongers who said Stoke would not even score any points in the Premier League in their first season! Even in the first match when they were beaten 3-1 by Bolton they...

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Wheelie bin Tuesday or Bottle Wednesday?

MichaelJay @MichaelJay (1100) 26 Aug 08

I would like to sincerely thank my local council for not only providing me with the mans to dispose of my household rubbish and garden waste but also for providing m with mental challenges which keep my ageing brain nimble. It's...

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Given Gordon Brown's drubbing in the Glasgow East election...

MichaelJay @MichaelJay (1100) 25 Jul 08

...should he now call a General Election? Many people in Britain feel that h's failing as a leader and the Conservative leader David Cameron is calling on him to have the guts to hold a General Election so the whole of the nation...

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Will the arrest of Karadzic bring justice to th Balkans?

MichaelJay @MichaelJay (1100) 24 Jul 08

Here is the article http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080723/tpl-uk-warcrimes-karadzic-43a8d4f.html He clearly thinks his fellow Serbs just might let him off going to the Hague. I don't believe they will as Serbia tries to shake...

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