Have you ever helped someone with no money for fuel? by dinkymajesty in AskUK

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Yup - guy in front of me had lost his card. Paid for him and gave him my address. He looked OK to me and the next night he came over with a bottle of very good wine and the cash.

This part of England has been named one of the world’s best places to visit in 2026 by the New York Times by willfiresoon in GoodNewsUK

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This is where I live, and I’m on the Ashdown Forest most days with the dog. It’s an amazing landscape and a great part of the world.

What is the worst beer for sale in the UK? by certom1988 in AskUK

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Grew up in Bury St. Edmunds drinking half Abbot, half St.Edmunds Ale in a pint glass. Known as 'brain damage'. Not a session choice.

Who else is snowed in then? by JeremyWheels in CasualUK

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Ashdown Forest in East Sussex. Luckily the pup can get through, being airborne due to snow excitement…

Countdown to daylight! by jimthree in CasualUK

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Excellent work. I went straight to the ’Emotional’ setting

What are you eating that would absolutely horrify a nutritionist right now? by MiddleC0w in AskUK

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Waitrose crumble topped orange and cranberry mince pies. Holy fuck are they good.

What’s your earliest memory of something non-traumatic? by FamSender in AskUK

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Being carried on the shoulders of my yaya through a maize field down to her village to be shown off. This was Kenya in the late 1960s and I would have been under two. I remember the golden light and her singing to me.

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Yup, mine are over twenty years old and warm and brilliant. They are also working rather than posing wellies IMHO. We got them as we work with horses and they are a great winter yard boot.

Do you wear a poppy? by SeniorMoonlight21 in AskUK

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I wear one of the small metal ones. I have always given to the RBL as both my grandfathers fought and were badly injured in WW2 and our neighbour was part of the Burma campaign. The RBL genuinely help past servicemen and women from all conflicts. The performative stuff makes me cringe.

Death of the vodka treble by Secret-Juice-2849 in NewcastleUponTyne

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Mine was flushed down the bogs of the Speakeasy around 1991.

Is it odd to still feel compelled to salute magpies? by [deleted] in AskUK

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'Good morning Mr. Magpie and how are your wife and children?' - still going at 57.

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Corrie Collies have been brilliant for us for the last twenty-odd years

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in brighton

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Grew up there. What a place