Freddie Ruddick

Railway Telecoms Engineer
// Volunteer @stjohnambulance
// Proud Trade Unionist // M7FRR
// Views my own, and often don't represent my employer (or anyone else)

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@DraytonManor I'm trying to book tickets with your Wowcher offer, but it's saying no dates available. Should be valid tomorrow according to the T&C's - any ideas?

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@MartinSLewis Salaries into joint AC for household/family spending, and joint savings. Transfer equal amounts to both our ACs on payday for individual savings, clothes, treats etc. No meetings, but discussion before big buys or things change. Works for us 🙂

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@nightflightdan Can't be as much help with Köln, I was 15 when I last went.

The cathedral is genuinely impressive if that's of interest. Kölsch is excellent. There's a Lindt chocolate museum with a generous approach to samples...

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@nightflightdan Tollwood Festival is on in München, that had a really nice vibe when we went a few years ago. Deutsches Museum is a great science museum. Viktualienmarkt is good for a wander, cheap daytime food, and beer. Can't really go wrong with the beer.

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@brionytheliony 100% sensible.

Booking flights is a laptop job too, can't be doing that on a phone, that needs The Big Internet.

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@MartinSLewis Bought a big mixed bag of unused stamps from a stamp dealer 5 years ago for less than face value. Lots of First Class and some with pence values (all pictures so didn't need swapping for barcoded ones). Oldest one I've used was from 1977 - The Queen's Silver Jubilee 😮

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@cursedconnector @toybuilder Yep. Loads of telecoms gear uses these (or the 3pin version)

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@NorthWestNurse What did you get?

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@nightflightdan @SJANorthMRT @SJALondonMRT @sjaeastmrt Optimistic sunnies there

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@NickBadley Far less @BoothsCountry darn sarf though 👀

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@medic_m_a_c My work boots are Steitz Secura, which are amazingly comfortable and tick all of your boxes I think. Rubber toecaps over the leather for kneeling on unpleasant stuff.

https://t.co/0LEZnLeyj7 are the ones I have, but they do a big range.

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@brionytheliony Big fan of the Lake District - Armathwaite Hall is a lovely hotel, with nice walks if you're feeling active, and a spa if you're not.

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@nightflightdan I'm afraid I can't agree with the position taken by yourself here.

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@Morrisons Not been in to my local store for a while, but had the feeling today I was being watched... Hundreds of these cameras all over the store! Is it AI face tracking, preparation for robotic shelf stacking, or just plain old anti-theft CCTV?

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@ZeeshParamedic It was on that day that @ZeeshParamedic decided, "Never again shall anyone be in any doubt as to what I am...a PARAMEDIC badge shall be visible from every direction"

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@RantyHighwayman It's amazing how well it works. I did mine on Saturday night. It arrived *yesterday*.

Nothing in this country works that well!

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@MallinsonT @ThomasJPaddock @mark_tehan @ZeeshParamedic @NARU_org @IG_Bennett @JamesLindleySJA They definitely predate NARU - I was trained using them in 2010, if nothing else.
https://t.co/ulPCmQgcEe covers a lot of the same ground - Momboisse (1967) is referenced, which comes very close in some of the wording, but doesn't have the actual images

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@TheDreadShips @threadreaderapp unroll

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@helenpidd @northernassist The standard anytime/off-peak fares on this route are set by @BeeNetwork /TfGM according to the fares data (https://t.co/Gwo0LSZvOJ), so may be worth checking with them as well.

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@santanderukhelp Fantastic, thank you! 😁

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@santanderukhelp Hello - I've switched an account under the £185 bonus scheme (including 2 DDs). I note the T&C's say I need to set up 2 DDs within 60 days. Do the ones I've transferred count, or is it 2 additional new ones? Thanks