Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary

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I've just got my annual electricity summary so I can see at a glance if I could be better off with a different tariff.

Simple my arse! it's the most confusing thing I've ever seen.

If they want to make it simple, why don't they just put me on the cheapest tariff automatically?

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Winter has finally arrived at Chez Red. We've put the heating on.

[TightEnd]

Scarred by war: Battlefield landscapes from WWI 100 years on

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-one/11221318/Scarred-by-war-Battlefield-landscapes-from-First-World-War-100-years-on.html

there are some tremendous photos in this

Click to see full-size image.

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No birds. No bees.
No leaves on the trees.
No wonder, November.

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Scarred by war: Battlefield landscapes from WWI 100 years on

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-one/11221318/Scarred-by-war-Battlefield-landscapes-from-First-World-War-100-years-on.html

there are some tremendous photos in this

Click to see full-size image.

Some poignant images there Rich. The one with the helmet especially.

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I was in Lidl the other day and I was eves-dropping on a bloke and his Mrs.

I'll get some of that granary bread shall I?

Don't like brown bread. Never have, never will.

Ooh!.. Shall we get a lasagne for tea?

Don't like lasagne (he pronounced it Le-sanja) Never have, never will.

He reminded someone, but I can't think who.

 

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I wonder why Italy is 20 places above us in the life expectancy stakes?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy

[Tonji]

I wonder why Italy is 20 places above us in the life expectancy stakes?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy

Olive Oil & Sunshine?

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I wonder why Italy is 20 places above us in the life expectancy stakes?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy

Olive Oil & Sunshine?

You may be on to something.


This is an interesting article, especially the comments.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21690003

[Tonji]

I wonder why Italy is 20 places above us in the life expectancy stakes?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy

Olive Oil & Sunshine?

You may be on to something.


This is an interesting article, especially the comments.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21690003

Iceland is high up, I put that down to clean air!

[Rod Paradise]

I wonder why Italy is 20 places above us in the life expectancy stakes?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy

Olive Oil & Sunshine?

You may be on to something.


This is an interesting article, especially the comments.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21690003

Iceland is high up, I put that down to clean air!

I think how they care for their poor & their pensioners could figure in as well.

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I wonder why Italy is 20 places above us in the life expectancy stakes?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy

Olive Oil & Sunshine?

You may be on to something.


This is an interesting article, especially the comments.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21690003

Iceland is high up, I put that down to clean air!

I think how they care for their poor & their pensioners could figure in as well.

I wonder what their health service, (especially cancer detection rates) are like?

I couldn't believe we were 27th in that table.

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I'm a happy bunny now.

I had a thing to write that I've been putting off for several days, but I've done it now and I've pressed 'Send'.

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I'll tell you what Tone, they don't post much, but I do get a lot of the blonde elite browsing my diary.


Look at this lot.

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I even had Mondo on yesterday, and he posted. He's blonde Royalty you know. A fully paid up clique member and everything.

[Jon MW]

I wonder why Italy is 20 places above us in the life expectancy stakes?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy

Olive Oil & Sunshine?

You may be on to something.


This is an interesting article, especially the comments.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21690003

Iceland is high up, I put that down to clean air!

I think how they care for their poor & their pensioners could figure in as well.

I wonder what their health service, (especially cancer detection rates) are like?

I couldn't believe we were 27th in that table.

Average life expectancy isn't just about people living for longer - it's also about people not dying as young (when we're talking about average life expectancy at birth - which is normally the case).

Had a quick look and Italy's infant mortality is lower than the UK's (for example).

I haven't got the numbers to see how much of an effect that has, but any quantity of zero (or close to zero) figures can have quite a big effect when working out averages.