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  1. kelvedon

    Have you topped up a UK pension to cover gaps?

    IMO it’s safe at the imminent Budget…but next year ? Like the NHS , it’s become a sacred cow that only a brave government would kill.
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    Have you topped up a UK pension to cover gaps?

    Yay for the triple lock… the one thing good about inflation
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    2025 F1 Thread

    That’s not the only time Schumacher cheated. Deliberately crashing on the last corner in Quali at Monaco to secure a pole position, or crashing into Villeneuve in 97. But he’s not alone in this single minded obsession to win at any cost. Other examples are the much lauded Senna hitting Prost at...
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    A disrupted reunion

    Arriving in London just in time for the Rugby match. Is it on your itinerary?
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    Have you been on a flight that diverted?

    Some LCC’s might consider Lillle to be a Paris airport.
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    2025 F1 Thread

    An exciting finish ruined by the VSC. The McLarens superiority is dulled when not in clean air.
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    2025 F1 Thread

    It looks like we’ll be getting another 4 years of Ben Sulayem as FIA President, as he’s poised to be the only candidate in December’s election 😕 https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/articles/c79v25zn9vqo
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    Beer in Germany

    Despite its name Oktoberfest runs mainly in September. In Munich this year it finishes next Sunday 5th October.
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    Your favourite photos taken of/from a plane?

    Antarctic pack ice from QF63
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    2025 F1 Thread

    Red Bull are paying Horner £52m (approx A$106m) severance pay for sacking him as team principle earlier this year. https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/articles/c147p0z1r1po
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    Emirates charges $2K to fly J angled seats!

    May not be relevant if you have status, but some Qatar J tickets exclude lounge access and seat selection.
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    Pets in the Cabin - Coming soon on Virgin Australia

    Assuming your’e not planning a visit to a National Park
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    Credit Card Offers Qantas Premier Platinum Offers & Discussion

    My points posted two days after the statement, in the past it was the same day.
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    QR909 Syd - Doh WiFi

    Yes, I think it’s only the 777 that have Starlink. Their website indicates which flights have it.
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    QR909 Syd - Doh WiFi

    QR909 is an A380 which don’t have starlink. Qatar indicate which aircraft it’s available on on their website.
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    Have you topped up a UK pension to cover gaps?

    I think the Aus government missed a golden opportunity to push for pension indexation when they signed the trade agreement with the UK. Johnson was desperate to show the new trade opportunities that Brexit gave the country.
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    2025 F1 Thread

    ATM I don’t think he has a super license, so would not be able to race even if he was called to do so, though he may have qualified for one by the end of the year, depending on his performances this year in F2
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    2025 F1 Thread

    Cadillac have announced that Colton Herta, the American Indy car driver, will be a test driver for the new team next season. So now at least they can name an American driver in the team. The article suggests he’ll leave Indy car next year to drive in F2, presumably to qualify him for the...
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    2025 F1 Thread

    Yes, you can see the logic in having two experienced drivers to help develop the car.
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    Qantas to outsource ground handling across Australia

    Nor for the current CEO. Referring to the arms length at which Joyce was kept from owning the decision, Justice Lee commented “with a sense of disquiet and uncertainty as to precisely what went on within the upper echelons of Qantas leading up to the outsourcing decision”.
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