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How well do you remember the events of 2022? What stood out for you as interesting, important or memorable about the year that ends in a few hours’ time? Well, here is my take on some outstanding events and then…
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I just don’t get how knitting works. I have tried, God, how I’ve tried! I get the part about the wool being fed through two primitive sticks with pointy ends which eventually turns into objects with surface area, shape, weight…
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I took the short flight from London to Amsterdam last Sunday. I had an aisle seat and a middle-aged couple joined me; the woman taking the window seat and her oversized husband the middle one. He could just about push-fit…
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What noise gets your teeth on edge? Is it scraping of a sharp object across the blackboard? Could it be the drip, drip sound of a water tap? Maybe it is slurping soup, or the leaking sound from the headphones…
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“Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, once again we would like to apologise for the delay to our flight BA663 to London Heathrow Airport. We will now begin by boarding all those who require special assistance such as those in wheelchairs…
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I was minding my own business waiting for the Larnaca – Amman flight to take off when the last two passengers boarded the flight and began asking the flight attendant for something or another. The attendant finally walked up to…
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Pilot: Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We are now flying over the ancient city of Jerusalem, which can be seen clearly on the left side of the cabin. The middle-aged woman sitting next to me…
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Her: do you have room in your suitcase for a couple of small items? Me: How small? Her: oh you know, a couple of books and a few pieces of clothes Me: that’s already more than a “couple of items”…
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The main departure lounge of Vienna Airport is spread along a terminal with glass front overlooking airplanes parked along their various gates. It is not possible to walk up to the glass front because it is separated from the lounge…
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“Please turn off all electronic items including mobile phones, laptops and game centers as they may interfere with the aircraft navigation systems” There have been many studies into all of this nonsense and there is not a shred of evidence…
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