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Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 26 Apr

I started writing a response to a post by @MarieCoyle about inventions, and the response got so long I had to make it into a post of its own. Years ago (in the 50 and 60s) there was much talk about the life of leisure that we...

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Fleur I think quite a few of my clothes are coming to the end of their lives, they are all about 20 years old and just not fit to be seen any more!

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Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 9 May

Every now and then we keep hearing that cash is now dead, and of course it is more convenient than ever to use cashless payment methods, especially after the pandemic when official guidance encouraged everyone to use contactless...

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Fleur That's true, although nowadays without electricity shop doors won't open, their price scanners won't work, their cash registers/tills won't work, etc, so that makes it difficult to use cash too!

15 May

pumpkinjam @pumpkinjam (8110) • United Kingdom 15 May

Hello to you all. I'm sorry about ranting again (or maybe I'm not sorry at all, who knows?). For various reasons, I've been quite stressed recently. Much of it related to my job (if you read my previous rant, you'll get an idea)....

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Fleur @pumpkinjam You've obviously thought of everything, I hope something works out soon!

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Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 9 May

Every now and then we keep hearing that cash is now dead, and of course it is more convenient than ever to use cashless payment methods, especially after the pandemic when official guidance encouraged everyone to use contactless...

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Fleur @Hannihar That's OK then!

15 May

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Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 9 May

Every now and then we keep hearing that cash is now dead, and of course it is more convenient than ever to use cashless payment methods, especially after the pandemic when official guidance encouraged everyone to use contactless...

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Fleur I can understand that, but nowadays if you don't use cash machines it can be hard to actually get your hands on your own cash!

15 May

Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 9 May

Every now and then we keep hearing that cash is now dead, and of course it is more convenient than ever to use cashless payment methods, especially after the pandemic when official guidance encouraged everyone to use contactless...

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Fleur @Hannihar If the cash card has the little Visa sign on it (or equivalent) it's a debit card.

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Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 17 Oct 16

Some people (or perhaps most?) just seem to prefer technology over human input. I recently had to meet an adviser at a place he didn’t know. I sent him the location and a map showing it marked. Then I waited. After I had waited...

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Fleur They don't bother to listen because they think they don't need to, they have the technology instead!

15 May

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Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 9 May

Every now and then we keep hearing that cash is now dead, and of course it is more convenient than ever to use cashless payment methods, especially after the pandemic when official guidance encouraged everyone to use contactless...

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Fleur @Hannihar Does your bank give you one? Here you just get one automatically with any bank account as long as you are aged over 11. Also use it in cash machines.

13 May

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GoAskAlice/Admin @GoAskAlice (5347) 11 May

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Fleur @Aquitaine24 Not sure which of us is furthest from Antarctica! I think it's me.

13 May

GoAskAlice/Admin @GoAskAlice (5347) 11 May

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Fleur @Aquitaine24 Nope, do you?

12 May

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Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 9 May

Every now and then we keep hearing that cash is now dead, and of course it is more convenient than ever to use cashless payment methods, especially after the pandemic when official guidance encouraged everyone to use contactless...

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Fleur I don't have a credit card but I do have a debit card and they recently increased the amount allowed by contactless payments to £100 per transaction so it's very easy to use.

12 May

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Sharon Elton @sharonelton (11096) • Lichfield, England 11 May

This letter was tweeted by the Doctor Who production news Twitter account. It concerns night filming on a street in Cardiff and is a letter sent to all the residents of said street explaining exactly what is going to happen....

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Fleur @sharonelton I'm not a die-hard fan but I used to watch as a child. Tom Baker is the one I remember too!

12 May

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (275025) • Rockingham, Australia 11 May

I’m making two discussions of this so Vince’s photos will display better. If I make a collage of them, they get too distorted. Back in 2010, we visited the Sistine Chapel. Our strongest memory is of the officials shouting...

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Fleur @JudyEv Some people just have a 'box-ticking' approach to any visitor attractions.

11 May

Arya @yoalldudes (33384) • Philippines 11 May

I was a victim of my hormones and idealism. I followed the voodoo philosophy of following your heart. What a fiasco it has resulted to. If I followed how I'm feeling right now I would jump a bridge but then again fear might stop...

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Fleur @yoalldudes That is a horrible situation. I hope you can get out of it soon.

11 May

Arya @yoalldudes (33384) • Philippines 11 May

I was a victim of my hormones and idealism. I followed the voodoo philosophy of following your heart. What a fiasco it has resulted to. If I followed how I'm feeling right now I would jump a bridge but then again fear might stop...

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Fleur @yoalldudes That's bad. Have you separated?

11 May

Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 9 May

Every now and then we keep hearing that cash is now dead, and of course it is more convenient than ever to use cashless payment methods, especially after the pandemic when official guidance encouraged everyone to use contactless...

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Fleur @JudyEv Wow, that really does seem like a different world now doesn't it?

11 May

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GoAskAlice/Admin @GoAskAlice (5347) 11 May

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Fleur @GoAskAlice They would be cold by the time they reached Antarctica!

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Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 10 May

It’s a common belief that a coffee will help one to work faster and generally be more productive. But for me I have to say it’s the opposite. I guess it does work if it’s the middle of the afternoon, I’m doing something rather...

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Fleur I think it's just a little treat at the start of the day. Once a friend accused me of being a caffeine addict. To test this I tried switching to decaff coffee, but I still wanted my morning routine!

11 May

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CarolDM @CarolDM (182085) • United States 9 May

Yes, I am sharing yet another rose from Dustin's garden. I cannot help myself. Until other blooms appear, roses are what I will talk about. I put a little swirly spin on this one. Just messing around with my photos. This one is...

swirly rose

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Fleur @CarolDM Oh that was handy.

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Fleur @Fleura (20118) • United Kingdom 9 May

Every now and then we keep hearing that cash is now dead, and of course it is more convenient than ever to use cashless payment methods, especially after the pandemic when official guidance encouraged everyone to use contactless...

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Fleur I can think of a few places where there is currently no other option, for example coin-operated laundry machines, as mentioned by @Chellezhere, or shopping trolleys at supermarkets, which have to be released by inserting a £1 coin. And what about those...

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