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What is the mileage by the shortest route from Brazzaville to Kinshasha? Usual rules apply. You may look at the map, may not use online mileage calculators. Your guess must be different to previous guesses. Because the cities are very close you have to get within half a mile of the answer. Good luck. -
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A new contract with VirginMedia at a lower monthly price for the 2nd renewal in a row. About 18 months ago my monthly bill had crept up to £145 for everything. So I phoned them to say, "I don't really want to leave but I need to pay less. Maybe take off the Sky Cinema channels". Instead the man said "we can do you a new 18 month deal. All that you have now, upgrade to fastest broadband, upgrade the Hub, Netflix included, all for £116 a month". So I said yes. This week I had an email from VM. Special offer to renew my contract for only £99 a month. Even says not to worry about the notified April 2024 price increase. My £99 a month is locked in until April 2025. -
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Today I was 3rd in the checkout queue in Tesco. First in the queue were two ladies. All their shopping had been scanned, a full trolley, except one item that was missing a barcode. The checkout person was Suleyman, an Asian man. First he stood up and waved to try to attract attention but was ignored. Then he pressed his intercom to call the woman who walks around the store with a headset mic on. We heard her answer, but when Suleyman tried to tell her the issue, she cut him off. He tried to call her again but she was ignoring. So he went back to trying to attract attention waving his arms. After another few minutes being ignored he made the decision to leave his position and find a replacement item with a barcode himself. The woman ahead of me said to the two women with a full trolley of scanned items, " you could just walk out now without paying". We agreed that he shouldn't have left his position but what choice did he have. So, was he a victim of racism by the fact that he was being ignored. -
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When the timer on your gas boiler or thermostat randomly changes the heating on and off times. All last week my heating has come on just after 4.30pm as it should. The radiators get hot to start with. Then a few hours later when I go into the kitchen I see the boiler has turned off. So I have to put it back on. This morning I checked the times on the display. Firstly that the clock was correct. Then the programmed on and off times. The evening one should be On 4.30pm Off 10.30pm. It had randomly changed, because their is no need to touch the control panel, to On 4.35pm Off 5.30pm. I've reprogrammed it, so will see what happens tonight. -
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A different one to guess today. The next two bordering countries on our journey around Africa are Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. Unfortunately it is not possible to drive between the two capitals, Yaounde and Malabo because Malabo is on Bioko Island and there is no ferry from the mainland. So instead you have to guess the shortest flight time from Yaounde to Malabo. Your guess has to be within 30 minutes to win, and be different to previous guesses. Rules are you may look at the map, but no flight searches allowed. This may or may not help. It is not a direct flight, you change planes twice. Good luck -
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This is the first time ever the motorway has been closed in the daytime. From 9pm on Friday 15 March to 6am on Monday 18 March and covers the five-mile stretch between junction 10 and 11. Diversions: Junction 10 to junction 11 Clockwise: Northbound A3 to Painshill Junction, A245 towards Woking, and then A320 to M25 junction 11 Junction 11 to junction 10 Anti-Clockwise: A320 south towards Woking, A245 towards Byfleet and Painshill junction, Southbound A3 to junction 10. -
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