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    Sight loss in one eye can you claim benefit.

    Absolutely not! We have social security in the US that I paid into for almost 50 years. The government’s make it sound like it’s their money!! Galveston TX city employees were allowed to put their money into a private fund, their payout upon retirement is almost 3 times the national average and...
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    Barrows Stores

    I love oysters but not more than a day old and certainly not a week old, frig or not!
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    Barrows Stores

    Unfortunately they are just days to make extra money with cards, sweets, dining etc. Halloween has become a little scary in the US (no pun intended).
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    Gino's Italian Restaurant

    Welcome to BHF debtysall, a great place with super people! I am in Franklin TN.
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    D.N.A. TESTING

    Most data in the US is only being received through secure portals (larger organizations for now) that are actually “scrubbing” it before anyone can access and then the access is VERY selective.
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    D.N.A. TESTING

    Makes perfect sense to me! I would expect someone to have th3 data somewhere!
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    New Street Station From 1854 - 1966

    Thank you! Enjoyed it from a GWR person :)
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    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    Kudos to Steve for sending the seeds and good work Janice, hopefully we can follow their/your progress!
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    D.N.A. TESTING

    I haven’t used but that would be very disappointing & not very smart on the hackers part.
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    D.N.A. TESTING

    I would say Stokkie you are probably correct about the lack of confidence. I think too many firms are a little too casual with the data. Regarding the hackers, there needs to be more sever penalties to the hackers. Two large hospitals in Nashville were hacked last year and have severely...
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    Articles: The Iron Room, Birmingham Libraries. Recent Articles

    That is a lot of terabytes! Of note recently, there has been a lot of scamming of data at institutions causing them to install robust systems to block before integrating into their systems.
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    Scams: telephone, email, texts 2025

    If it was an Amazon card, they have the number.......I have a card with a store that sells fishing shooting and stuff like that. Mine just go updated, expiration date and that had that. Turns out at least it seems that the exp date is also a part of the number even though it has not passed.
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    Hobbies

    I lived on Alfred Street in my early years which was not too far away, but my uncle Bill and aunt Agness lived on pat Lane, toward the end nearer the park.
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    Hobbies

    Was that Park Lane Aston?
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    New Street City Centre Birmingham

    Very good point!
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    Hobbies

    Didn’t want to say that but that’s what my dad did most of the time! When I got older, 16/17 I did comment but lived (barley) to tell the tale :-(
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    Hobbies

    I can only imagine!
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    Grove Lane Handsworth

    Not quite as I remember it in either photo & certainly did not remember the trams.......The dual carriage way I remember very well as it was always safer to ride my bike delivering meat for the butcher on it.
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    Hobbies

    My dad always had one of those little cards with different gage fuse wire on it. He never used the thin wires :-)
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